Michael Caterino

mcaterino.bsky.social

07 October 2026 19:48

This striking (tiny, ~1.5mm) ciid beetle, genus Octotemnus, was introduced about 20 years ago, first appearing in Texas, now in all the gulf and south Atlantic states. We still don't know what species it is or where it comes from! Eats polypore fungi, so isn't considered a pest (sorry mycologists!)

Michael Caterino

mcaterino.bsky.social

23 September 2026 14:49

The Clemson University Arthropod Collection is 100 years old and still going strong! Grateful to the university for helping us celebrate this milestone. news.clemson.edu/a-century-of...

Jakob Jilg

weevil-see.bsky.social

25 July 2026 11:51

Since the iDigBio Portal is shutting down, I downloaded 35.000 weevil images as a backup (github.com/weevil-see/i...). Now I am doomscrolling scolytines! This is what funding cuts are taking from you...

Siobhan Leachman

siobhanleachman.bsky.social

07 July 2026 10:24

Had a lovely time this morning researching some Tennessee bryologists, botanists & ornithologists. Alfred Clebsch Snr. bryologist & his sons Alfred Clebsch Jr. (*sigh* makes disambiguation in @bionomia.net difficult!) earth scientist, Ed Clebsch botanist and Rev. William A. Clebsch collector.

GBIF

gbif.org

27 June 2026 00:06

🚀 Today, we've just passed a major milestone: >15,000 peer-reviewed papers have used GBIF-mediated data! 🎉 We're currently record an average of 250 new peer-reviewed papers every month, with this figure growing 🌱 Explore examples of data use in the GBIF Science Review: