Dr Lu Musetti
@drlumusetti.bsky.social
She/her. Entomologist. Taxonomist. 🐝🦋🐞 Museum Curator. Ally 🏳️🌈 Opinions my own. I post pictures of dead & live insects.
We spent the past 2 months hunting for nymphs of the spotted lanternfly in the garden. Found & removed hundreds. Now adults are emerging. 😭
July 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
We spent the past 2 months hunting for nymphs of the spotted lanternfly in the garden. Found & removed hundreds. Now adults are emerging. 😭
First word at opening this drawer was “whoa!” 😮💓
Neobarrettia spinosa (Caudell, 1907),
Greater Arid-land Katydids. The highlighted specimens are from Texas.
Neobarrettia spinosa (Caudell, 1907),
Greater Arid-land Katydids. The highlighted specimens are from Texas.
May 17, 2025 at 12:28 PM
First word at opening this drawer was “whoa!” 😮💓
Neobarrettia spinosa (Caudell, 1907),
Greater Arid-land Katydids. The highlighted specimens are from Texas.
Neobarrettia spinosa (Caudell, 1907),
Greater Arid-land Katydids. The highlighted specimens are from Texas.
Join the fun that’s #Invertfest ! We’re no artists around here, but we use stencils, recycled materials, & creativity to spread awareness & share our love & appreciation for #insects These gift bags have sparked so many interesting conversations.
April 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Join the fun that’s #Invertfest ! We’re no artists around here, but we use stencils, recycled materials, & creativity to spread awareness & share our love & appreciation for #insects These gift bags have sparked so many interesting conversations.
April 25, 2025 at 1:11 AM
I’ve been reorganizing parts of the #collection, incorporating material, replacing old trays, & building a #taxon catalogue as I go along. Recently I worked on these neat spotted-winged antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Dendroleon obsoletus).
#museumtalk #insectcollection #entomology
#museumtalk #insectcollection #entomology
April 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I’ve been reorganizing parts of the #collection, incorporating material, replacing old trays, & building a #taxon catalogue as I go along. Recently I worked on these neat spotted-winged antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Dendroleon obsoletus).
#museumtalk #insectcollection #entomology
#museumtalk #insectcollection #entomology
@orthopterar.bsky.social Hey there, orthops ppl!! 🙋🏻 guess what I’ve been doing on my *free* curatorial time?!
April 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
@orthopterar.bsky.social Hey there, orthops ppl!! 🙋🏻 guess what I’ve been doing on my *free* curatorial time?!
State of Illinois is hiring. Check it out & share.
March 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
State of Illinois is hiring. Check it out & share.
At a bookstore today. “The inside out of flies” by Dr. Erica McAlister @nhm-london.bsky.social Brought a smile to my face. #insects #flies #naturalhistory
February 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
At a bookstore today. “The inside out of flies” by Dr. Erica McAlister @nhm-london.bsky.social Brought a smile to my face. #insects #flies #naturalhistory
I’ve got so many it’s hard to choose. But the Daisies were particularly spectacular last summer … so here, dear 💜
January 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
I’ve got so many it’s hard to choose. But the Daisies were particularly spectacular last summer … so here, dear 💜
@sangmilee.bsky.social Hi Sangmi!! (Sorry, don’t have photos of mini moths handy 😉)
January 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
@sangmilee.bsky.social Hi Sangmi!! (Sorry, don’t have photos of mini moths handy 😉)
Hey Cory!! @corysheffield.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Hey Cory!! @corysheffield.bsky.social
First big overseas shipment of specimens in 2025. It took days to prepare the specimens, the boxes, the paperwork associated with them. 😣 #collections #naturalhistory #museums #curators #insectspecimens
January 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
First big overseas shipment of specimens in 2025. It took days to prepare the specimens, the boxes, the paperwork associated with them. 😣 #collections #naturalhistory #museums #curators #insectspecimens
Hey Crystal!! We keep in touch. @cynipid.bsky.social i need more photos of wasps. Here go more bumblebee greetings. 👍🏼
January 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Hey Crystal!! We keep in touch. @cynipid.bsky.social i need more photos of wasps. Here go more bumblebee greetings. 👍🏼
Hello, Juanita!! @juanitarodriguez.bsky.social Sorry, cldn’t find a wasp i. My photos, so bumblebee greetings it is. ❤️🔥
January 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Hello, Juanita!! @juanitarodriguez.bsky.social Sorry, cldn’t find a wasp i. My photos, so bumblebee greetings it is. ❤️🔥
January 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Happy New Year, friends! This one won’t be easy, but together (with compassion & determination) we’ll overcome the obstacles. Or so I hope. Stay healthy!
#justice #equality #inclusion #climatechange
🎊🦋🐝❤️🔥⚖️🫂🌈
#justice #equality #inclusion #climatechange
🎊🦋🐝❤️🔥⚖️🫂🌈
January 4, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Happy New Year, friends! This one won’t be easy, but together (with compassion & determination) we’ll overcome the obstacles. Or so I hope. Stay healthy!
#justice #equality #inclusion #climatechange
🎊🦋🐝❤️🔥⚖️🫂🌈
#justice #equality #inclusion #climatechange
🎊🦋🐝❤️🔥⚖️🫂🌈
Looking back at 2024 in my photo gallery. In January I got to examine & photograph the tymbals (sound-producing organs) of the Okanagana rimosa ohioensis holotype specimen.
December 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Looking back at 2024 in my photo gallery. In January I got to examine & photograph the tymbals (sound-producing organs) of the Okanagana rimosa ohioensis holotype specimen.
@dearnamjoonssi.bsky.social Hey Kelly! It’s me, the one with the bugs. 🤗💜🦋
December 12, 2024 at 11:42 AM
@dearnamjoonssi.bsky.social Hey Kelly! It’s me, the one with the bugs. 🤗💜🦋
I’ve been moving a 1930s collection of (mostly) Ohio grasshoppers from substandard cork-lined trays to the foam-lined kind. Goal’s to increase specimen safety & accessibility. In parallel we’re preparing a list of all grasshopper taxa in the collection’s holdings. 🤓🦗
December 7, 2024 at 2:02 PM
I’ve been moving a 1930s collection of (mostly) Ohio grasshoppers from substandard cork-lined trays to the foam-lined kind. Goal’s to increase specimen safety & accessibility. In parallel we’re preparing a list of all grasshopper taxa in the collection’s holdings. 🤓🦗
Reusing & decorating supermarket bags for gift packaging. Also hand making personalized season’s greetings cards. #reduce #reuse #repurpose
December 1, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Reusing & decorating supermarket bags for gift packaging. Also hand making personalized season’s greetings cards. #reduce #reuse #repurpose
My false Christmas cacti are flowering. 😍
November 20, 2024 at 12:25 AM
My false Christmas cacti are flowering. 😍
How’s everyone doing? Thanks for following. I’m going to try & get back to regular postings. These striking butterflies are Anteos clorinde of the Pieridae. I’m 2/3 of the way done w/ the curation of that family.
November 17, 2024 at 1:09 AM
How’s everyone doing? Thanks for following. I’m going to try & get back to regular postings. These striking butterflies are Anteos clorinde of the Pieridae. I’m 2/3 of the way done w/ the curation of that family.
Much needed new specimen storage trays, aka unit trays, were delivered earlier this week. Trays hold dry insect specimens and are stored in large wooden insect drawers with glass cover. Drawers are kept in well-sealed metal cabinets.
May 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Much needed new specimen storage trays, aka unit trays, were delivered earlier this week. Trays hold dry insect specimens and are stored in large wooden insect drawers with glass cover. Drawers are kept in well-sealed metal cabinets.
Crab apple (I think) brunches in full bloom against blue sky with only a few soft white clouds.
April 13, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Crab apple (I think) brunches in full bloom against blue sky with only a few soft white clouds.