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I had such a great time interviewing @Stylopidae about the one time he got bitten by a black widow.
Spoiler Alert: The US health system is worse than the bite.
youtu.be/X-GSye5kfIw
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This is an EMERGENCY. WE NEED ATTENTION ON THIS RIGHT NOW. donaldjtrump.com/agenda47/pr…
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Anytime someone says, “Autism didn’t exist back in the day,” I tell them to look up hall of fame baseball player, Rube Waddell. Born in 1876, here is a short piece of his biography:
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Where would honeybees prefer to initiate their nest after they move into a large cavity? A really large cavity, let's say an 8ft tall cavity, with the the entrance at the bottom. Answer the poll then see the data in our latest pub below!
65%Build nest from ceiling
10%Build nest near entrance
24%Somewhere in between
49 votes • Final results
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Polls are open across North Carolina! If you haven't voted yet, make your voice heard! (And if you have voted, reach out to three friends to remind them. 😉)
#GrowAgriculture #TimeForAChange #TimeForTaber
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This year we celebrate 150 years of the discovery of fungus-farming ants 🐜🍄
Thomas Belt and Fritz Müller's simultaneous discoveries were communicated in @Nature by Wallace and Darwin (resp). Likewise, we remember their work in a Letter to the Editor.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
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It's our first post! FIT (Formal and Informal Teaching) is a new Pilot section of @EntsocAmerica! If you focus on K-12 teaching, College/University teaching, SciComm, Outreach, or building insect fairs and museum exhibits - JOIN US! entsoc.org/membership/sectio…
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14 years ago I took this photo of a Broad Bodied Chaser Dragonfly nymph.
It was the start of a journey that would end with me setting up a shed in which to photograph and film the often overlooked species living in our ponds.
Im just off to my shed to film some more now!
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This parasitoid, likely Minotetrastichus sp., is ovipositing an egg in the larva of the horse chestnut leaf miner moth! It is like aliens - the parasitoid will consume the moth larva from the inside!
#barbie #scicomm #entomology #biologicalcontrol #forestry #urbanforest #insects
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Now accepting advice on the appropriate way to pin an in-host strepsiptera. 👀
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Sexual dimorphism,Long Horned Spiny Orb Weaver (Macracantha arcuata) In some orb-weaving spiders, males can be less than one-tenth the size of females. In web-building spiders, females can be over 100 times heavier than male (bottom). Malaysia – at Glasgow, Scotland
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The risks of a second Trump presidency continue to mount go.nature.com/3AlcVaZ
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Marine caddisfly--Philanisus plebeius. My sabbatical in New Zealand has been amazing for many reasons, but the best thing might just be these beauties. #teamcaddisfly
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Vince and I are currently recruiting grad students for a variety of projects. Please pass on this flier to anyone you think would be interested!
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Not only do catnip and silver vine hold a special place in felines’ hearts, the intoxicating chemicals in these plants also protect cats from mosquito bites, according to research from @ScienceAdvances.
Learn more on #NationalCatDay: bit.ly/4eZPxiy
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What do honey possums, mice and dunnarts have in common? They all pollinate Australian #Banksia! New research published in our journal highlights the role of rodents & other non-flying mammals in their pollination...a 🧵(1/4)
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looks more like a tridactylidean to me