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Pollinators | Chemical ecology | Tropical biodiversity
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A polka-dotted Assassin bug (Heniartes spp.) hunting on a leaf in central Amazonas, Brazil #insects #bugoftheday #42
An orange assassin bug with white dots (Heniartes spp.) strutting on a leaf
February 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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A Cobalt Milkweed Beetle (Chrysochus cobaltinus) meets a European Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) on a Showy Milkweed flower in southern Idaho #insects #bugoftheday #41
A metallic blue Cobalt Milkweed Beetle (Chrysochus cobaltinus) and a Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera) on a Showy Milkweed inflorescence (Asclepias speciosa). The Honey Bee is after the copious nectar these flowers produce, while the beetle is more interested in eating the flowers themselves.
February 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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An Arrowhead Orbweaver (Verrucosa arenata) spotted in Costa Rica #spiders #bugoftheday #40
Arrowhead Orbweaver (Verrucosa arenata) with a white and black arrowhead shaped body hanging in its web in Costa Rica
February 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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A Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) nectaring from a Narrowleaf Milkweed inflorescence #insects #bugoftheday #39
A Cabbage White (Pieris rapae) hanging off of and drinking from a flower of Narrowleaf Milkweed (Asclepias fascicularis)
February 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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A Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria) hanging out on my bike tire in Davis, California #insects #bugoftheday #38
A Mediterranean Mantis (Iris oratoria) hanging upside-down from a bike tire
February 12, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Large Brown Cicada (Graptopsaltria nigrofuscata) molts on a tree branch, spotted last August in Kyoto, Japan #insects #bugoftheday #37
Five cicada molts on the end of a tree branch in the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden
February 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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A predatory ground beetle (Opisthius richardsoni) found hunting on the banks of the Queets river on the Olympic peninsula #insects #bugoftheday #36
The ground beetle Opisthius richardsoni resting on the mud bank of the Queets river
February 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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A Crethon Daggerwing (Marpesia crethon) puddling on the bank of the Rio Nushino in eastern Ecuador #insects #bugoftheday #35
A Crethon Daggerwing (Marpesia crethon) drinking from a sand beach
February 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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A giant Silk Moth (Rothschildia sp.) attracted to a light trap in the cloud forest in central Ecuador #insects #bugoftheday #34
A giant Silk Moth (Rothschildia sp.) with transparent windows in each wing hanging on to a wire at a light trap
February 8, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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A well camouflaged wandering spider (Gephyroctenus sp.), spotted in Amazonas, Brazil. #arachnids #bugoftheday #33
A green wandering spider (Gephyroctenus sp.) resting in green moss on the side of a tree
February 7, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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This is certainly one way to use citations
A screenshot from a paper with a sentence that reads "In total, our database contained 412,452 vegetation plots", followed by ~130 in-text citations
February 6, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Duponchel's Sphinx (Cocytius duponchel) resting on the ground after visiting a blacklight in the Brazilian Amazon near Manaus. #insects #bugoftheday #32
Duponchel's Sphinx (Cocytius duponchel) resting on sandy ground. Wingspan is ~11cm
February 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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A Broad-shouldered Leaf Beetle (Platyphora
sp.) spotted in Amazonas, Brazil. This genus tends to sequester toxins from the plants they eat, so probably would not taste very good #insects #bugoftheday #31
A Broad-shouldered Leaf Beetle (Platyphora sp.) with brown and white stripes resting on my hand
February 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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A male Longhorn bee (Melissodes sp.) nectaring on Rubber Rabbitbrush. Bees in this tribe (Eucerini) get their name from the males' distinctive long antennae #insects #bugoftheday #30
A male Longhorn bee (Melissodes sp.) on a yellow rubber rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa) inflorescence
February 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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A Cactus Chimney Bee (Diadasia sp.) peaking out of a prickly pear flower #insects #bugoftheday #29
A Cactus Chimney Bee (Diadasia sp) after foraging in a pink prickly pear flower (Opuntia sp.)
February 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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A Snail-eating Beetle (Scaphinotus sp.) spotted in Redwoods National Park on the Pacific coast #insects #bugoftheday #28
A Snail-eating Beetle in the genus Scaphinotus walking on a rotten log
February 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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A Bicolored Snakefly (Agulla bicolor) resting on a Balsamroot flower #insects #bugoftheday #28
The Snakefly Agulla bicolor resting on the flowerhead of an Arrowleaf Balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata)
February 1, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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A Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) Sunning on a leaf, and some nearby graffiti #insects #bugoftheday #27
A brown and yellow Band-winged Meadowhawk (Sympetrum semicinctum) resting on a leaf in the sun A sharpie drawing of a dragonfly with the text "dragon zone" under it, drawn on a nearby footbridge
January 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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A pair of Shoulder-streaked Firetips (Pyrrhopyge papius), spotted on the side of the road near Cosanga, Ecuador #insects #bugoftheday #26
Two Shoulder-streaked Firetips (Pyrrhopyge papius) with black wings and red racing stripes
January 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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A female Leafcutter bee (Megachile sp.) feeding from Rubber Rabbitbrush. Unlike honey bees and their relatives which gather pollen on their legs, Leafcutters collect pollen on the undersides of their abdomens - very visible here! #insects #bugoftheday #25
Leaf cutter bee (Megachile sp., likely subgenus Megachiloides) on Rubber Rabbitbrush (Ericameria nauseosa). She hold her abdomen up in the air when drinking nectar, giving us a nice view of all the pollen suck to its underside
January 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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An iridescent Long-Legged fly (Condylostylus sp.) resting on a leaf in Costa Rica #insects #bugoftheday #24
A Long-Legged fly in the genus Condylostylus with an iridescent green body, standing on a leaf
January 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Flower Longhorn Beetle (Grammoptera subargentata) feeding on Anemone pollen by the edge of the Puget Sound, Washington #insects #bugoftheday #23
A longhorn beetle (Grammoptera subargentata) feeding on pollen from a pink Anemone flower
January 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Terrible day for both my space heater and electric kettle to break. at least the snow is pretty
Macrophotography of a snowbank in the sun, with light catching large ice crystals
January 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Sachem (Atalopedes campestris) feeding from Curlycup Gumweed. Photo taken at the northern edge of their summer range #insects #bugoftheday #22
A male Field Skipper (called Sachem in the US, Atalopedes campestris) feeding from Curlycup Gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa)
January 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Finally made it to Saturday after a very long week. Here's twin Silk-moth caterpillars (Gamelia sp.) feeding on a reed near the Napo river, Ecuador #insects #bugoftheday #21
Two green and spiny caterpillars in the genus Gamelia, feeding on opposite sides of the same leaf
January 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM