Entomologist/evolutionary biologist, Curator of flies, scientist on exhibit, mother. she/her
California Academy of Sciences
Joined February 2013
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The inside of Common Limpet (Patella vulgata) shells often have an iridescence that is hard to capture on camera - but because this shell has been worn down a bit it's shining through much more strongly 😍 County Clare, Ireland.
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Think I lost about a stone chasing Ruby-tailed wasps in the sun this lunchtime. Was it worth it? I'll let you decide... – at Wakefield, England
ALT A STUNNING Ruby-tailed wasp shot side on, showing the amazing rich shiny metallic blues, greens, red, oranges and purples all over the dimpled body.
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Portrait of a jumping bristletail, Archaeognatha. I find the eyes and the great hairstyle very exciting here. 🧑The hair looks like the wing scales of butterflies.
#jumpingbristletail #felsenspringer #insects #hexapoda #entomology
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Forget-me-not fun fact: the yellow ring at the flower’s centre fades to white after pollination, signalling to insects there’s no more nectar. The insects therefore learn to visit the flowers that haven’t yet been pollinated, ensuring no forget-me-not flower is forgotten 🤙
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Thrilling find off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida. Possibly a larval Caulophryne species of deep water Anglerfish, the adults of which are just crazy looking.
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Using two telescopes and over 280,000 individual photos, I captured my most detailed image of our moon. The full size is over a gigapixel. Trust me, you’ll want to zoom in on this one. – at Arizona, USA
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Small-headed fly and big-headed fly
Yes they’re real, and yes those are their common names
Flies are ridiculous
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Green weevil today for #weevilwednesday
#weevil #insects #coleoptera #beetle #grünrüssler #rüsselkäfer #käfer – at Besigheim, Deutschland
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I struck #GOLD in #Panama! Yep that's right a gold iridescent Carpenter #ant - We always go ''ahhhh'' ''wouuuaaahhh'' when we see green irridescent #insects but what about gold iridescence, how amazing is this ant really?
#macrophotography #NaturePhotograhpy #entomophilia
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A Saddle Oyster (Anomia ephippium) shell. The shine is caused by light reflecting off the Nacre on the inside of the shell. Oysters and some other shellfish produce this iridescent coating on the inside of their shells as they grow - the same substance that pearls are made of.