@gimo_daniel

@DungbeetleResearchScientist & @NatGeoExplorer | @NationalMuseumBloemfontein l South Africa.

 Bloemfontein, South Africa
Joined July 2020
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I’m excited to be speaking at this year’s The Center for Responsible Seafood - TCRS Shrimp Summit in Bali next month. Looking forward to discuss Shrimp Welfare issues with other colleagues. Don’t wait to register! bit.ly/43qotEm #shrimpsummit2025 #aquaculture #shrimp
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Congrats to @_FedeLosacco on successfully defending her M.Sc. on the evolution of Mauritias #DungBeetles!
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O Livro de 2025 está aqui! 📚 "Suspiros Cartográficos" está em pré-venda! 🌿 Descubra as histórias e reflexões que nascem do encontro entre ciência, poesia e a riqueza da vida selvagem. Venha calçar suas botas, explorar os biomas brasileiros e se aventurar para além dos mapas
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New year, new paper! Our Lab Protocol manuscript on DNA 🧬 from museum collection specimens 🪲 is now accessible on @PLOSONE Check this out! @tarasov_sergio @coleopteriste @LepanusLady @_G_Montanaro @michross83 @_FedeLosacco @gimo_daniel journals.plos.org/plosone/ar…

From museum drawer to tree: Historical DNA phylogenomics clarifies the systematics of rare dung...

Although several methods exist for extracting and sequencing historical DNA originating from dry-preserved insect specimens deposited in natural history museums, no consensus exists as to what is the...

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PRAGTIG! UP researcher Christian Deschodt has discovered two new species of dung beetle, one while on a stroll to fetch his kids from school and another jewel-like species that he’s named Onthophagus pragtig. Read more: ow.ly/tbBr50U5XHG #UPResearchMatters #DungBeetle
PRAGTIG! UP researcher Christian Deschodt has discovered two new species of dung beetle, one while on a stroll to fetch his kids from school and another jewel-like species that he’s named Onthophagus pragtig.

ALT PRAGTIG! UP researcher Christian Deschodt has discovered two new species of dung beetle, one while on a stroll to fetch his kids from school and another jewel-like species that he’s named Onthophagus pragtig.

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📢📢📢Great opportunity in South Africa 🇿🇦: Workshop/Course on Conservation Genetics & Wildlife Management, 9-13 December. Note: African nationals can get a scholarship! More info here: umt.edu/ces/conferences/cong…
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In our #EarlyView, learn about the #Phylogeny and #HistoricalBioGeography of the southern African #lacewing genus #Afroptera doi.org/10.1111/syen.12648 #OpenAccess #Neuroptera #Nemopteridae #SouthernAfrica #diversification
Figure depicting the relative estimated time of divergence for Afroptera species

ALT Figure depicting the relative estimated time of divergence for Afroptera species

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🪲💩 What’s a dung beetle’s favourite meal? Twenty years ago, Mozambique’s Mount Mabu was a secret to all but the locals. Now scientists like Dr Gimo Daniel are using unusual methods, like their own poo, to discover several dozen new species. More: bbc.in/4f8wy5K
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Mt Mabu is a secret paradise in northern Mozambique. It is home to a multitude of endemic species. Read this fantastic article to find out more. bbc.com/news/articles/c51ylg…

Secret 'sky island' rainforest saved by new discoveries

Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.

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Gimo Daniel retweeted
Zootaxa updates@Zootaxa3 May 2024
Taxonomic revision of Mozambique dung #beetle species in the genus Diastellopalpus van Lansberge, 1886 (#Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae) https://140.82.21.59/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5447.1.2 #Taxonomy
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Investigation of microallopatric #speciation in a genus of scarab #dungbeetles occurring in a fascinating montane area of endemism in tropical East #Africa, with description of 3 new species, by colleagues @_G_Montanaro @michross83 @tarasov_sergio et al. doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixae004
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Our new publication on #dungbeetles from #MountMabu, thanks to @NatGeo who funded the biological expedition!
Zootaxa updates@Zootaxa1 Feb 2024
Dung beetle fauna from Mount Mabu, Mozambique. Part 3: A #newspecies of Proagoderus van Lansberge, 1883 with an annotated checklist of the Proagoderus dives (Harold, 1877) species-group (#Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae). mapress.com/zt/article/view/… #Taxonomy
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Recently published review of the tribal classification within the true #dungeetle subfamily #Scarabaeinae by colleagues in South Africa. Following a number of taxonomic changes in recent years, this is a useful discussion & reference to the 'status quo'. academic.oup.com/aesa/advanc…

Dung beetle tribal classification (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae): progress, problems, and...

Abstract. The subfamily Scarabaeinae has been traditionally divided into tribes on the basis of morphological similarity between groups of genera or, even,

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Are you interested in #insect #museomics 🧬🏫 & #DungBeetles🪲? In a new paper by @tarasov_sergio group & co., we used a cost-effective method combination that allowed the phylogenetic placement of rare, enigmatic & potentially extinct species! Check it out! @luomus @helsinkiuni
bioRxiv Evobio@biorxiv_evobio2 Nov 2023
From museum drawer to tree: historical DNA phylogenomics clarifies the systematics of rare dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeinae) ... biorxiv.org/cgi/content/shor… #biorxiv_evobio
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Calling all #Scarab enthusiasts. This year's virtual #SOLAscarabworkers symposium is just around the corner. It will be hosted in Zoom on 15th September. Register here for free. forms.gle/3WHHHY53k3sABTeS9 Photo Credit: H Majewski
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Gimo Daniel retweeted
Zootaxa updates@Zootaxa9 Aug 2023
Dung beetle fauna from Mount Mabu. Part 2: Pedaria ricardogutai (#Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a #Newspecies, with an annotated checklist of species of Pedaria Laporte, 1832 from Mozambique mapress.com/zt/article/view/… #Taxonomy
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For anyone interested in #scarabs South America. This is a great course shorturl.at/KOSY8
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Dung beetles: expedition unearths new species on Mozambique's Mount Mabu theconversation.com/dung-bee… via @TC_Africa

Dung beetles: expedition unearths new species on Mozambique’s Mount Mabu

The forests around Mount Mabu in Mozambique are rich in biodiversity, including some newly discovered species.

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