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Michael Palmer @cosmopterix.bsky.social · 14h

It is flat, and red, and lives under bark. What can it possibly be?
Oh, it is a flat red bark beetle.
#inaturalist #bugsky #coleoptera
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Flat bark beetles (Family Cucujidae)

Flat bark beetles from Lane County, OR, USA on October 11, 2025 at 02:08 PM by Mike Palmer. gleaned from side of house. 8734

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Jordan Rainey @jordanrainey.bsky.social · 19h

Pleased to share our latest contribution to knowledge on West Indian Staphylinidae in The Coleopterists Bulletin!
The first modern revision of West Indian Belonuchus in 82 years — 7 new species, 2 synonymies, lectotypes, illustrated keys + maps. 🌴 🪲
Read more & find paper here: tinyurl.com/3f646nnu

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 1d

A little Saturday morning reading, a post on some recent advances in combating antibiotic resistance.

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The antibiotic arms race - Value in nature

As a parent, it’s tempting to want a magic bullet to take out any ‘bug’ that infects your child. A doctor’s job is to make our children well, and too...

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 2d

I found the 'subscribe' option in Pika, so check out the most recent post on wine, and subscribe if you want to stay up to date.

Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 2d

Just posted: 'Vini, Vitis, Vici!' - how wild grapes have contributed to modern winemaking.

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Vini, Vitis, Vici! - Value in nature

Winemaking is right up there among the oldest human professions. Dating to about 4000 BC, the Areni-1 archaeological winery in southern Armenia boasts basins for grape crushing, fermentation vats, cla...

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 2d

From an alien-looking flat-faced longhorn beetle to an abandoned baby rhino, images at London’s Natural History Museum show what we stand to lose from the decimation of global biodiversity

Stunning images highlight fight to save Earth’s rich biodiversity

From an alien-looking flat-faced longhorn beetle to an abandoned baby rhino, images at London’s Natural History Museum show what we stand to lose from the decimation of global biodiversity

www.newscientist.com

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 2d

Entomology-herpetology solidarity!

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 2d

Beautiful work.

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Lizzie Harper Illustrator @lizzie-harper.bsky.social · 3d

Latest blog is out, it's on the #Lamiaceae, or Dead-nettle family of #wildflowers:

lizzieharper.co.uk/2025/10/wild...

It's one of a series on common flower families I've been doing, featuring my #botanicalillustrations #sciart and attempts to simplify the complexities of #botany & classification.

Wildflower families: Lamiaceae - Lizzie Harper

Wildflower families: Lamiaceae is one of Lizzie Harper's botanically illustrated blogs on wildflower families

lizzieharper.co.uk

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 3d

Hanging onto every bit of good news

The river has come alive in the Klamath with wild Chinook salmon. The wider ecosystem is healing.

This most powerful story of Indigenous-led #rewilding after the largest dam removal in US history keeps getting better.

lostcoastoutpost.com/2025/oct/9/o...

One Year After Klamath Dam Removal, 'There's Just Fish Jumping All Over the Place': Scientists Describe Improvements to Water Quality and Wildlife

lostcoastoutpost.com

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 2d

Just posted: 'Vini, Vitis, Vici!' - how wild grapes have contributed to modern winemaking.

mscaterino.pika.page/posts/vini-v...

Vini, Vitis, Vici! - Value in nature

Winemaking is right up there among the oldest human professions. Dating to about 4000 BC, the Areni-1 archaeological winery in southern Armenia boasts basins for grape crushing, fermentation vats, cla...

mscaterino.pika.page

Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 3d

Found a Lampyrid larva today neck-deep in a snail.

An elongate, flat, brown larva on a log with its head in the opening of a snail shell, eating the occupant.

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 3d

Can you make a version where the beetle is in a frog costume?

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 3d

Wow - see the article for video of a ptillid in flight. Majestic!

Science News Explores @snexplores.bsky.social · 4d

Turns out, tiny gaps can be powerful. New research explains why bristled wings work so well for the tiniest of flying beetles. https://www.snexplores.org/article/tiny-insects-fly-comb-wings

Comb-like wings help the tiniest insects swim through ‘syrupy’ air

When you're the size of a grain of sand, flying through air is like swimming through a syrup. Bristled wings help the tiniest insects manage this.

www.snexplores.org

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Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · 3d

Like little trilobites, larva of the common Riffle Beetle, Elmis aenea. #Coleoptera #Elmidae

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 3d

What big cornicles you have, my dear!

ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 3d

The aphid genus Mollitrichosiphum is recorded as new for South Korea.

Learn more here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#entomology #insects #biodiversity

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 4d

Wonderful creature!

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Jake Withee @witheelabs.bsky.social · 6d

My latest for @bizarrebeastsshow.bsky.social concerns these li’l cuties that live in our homes and ride around on other bugs.

The Tiny Scorpions* In Your House

YouTube video by Bizarre Beasts

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 4d

Value in nature FAQ:

Q. Will all the posts be about bugs?

A. No! An entomologist I may be, so for the first post I had to go with my strength. But I plan to cover valuable species across the spectrum of life. Posts-in-planning include wild grapes and bacterial antibiotics.

Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 4d

My first official post:

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Stopping a mean, green, tree-killing machine - Value in nature

Dateline: Detroit, Michigan, 2002 – Metallic green bullet of a beetle threatens native ash trees. When the Emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis, or EAB) was first detected in the US...

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 4d

Please check out my new blog: 'Value in nature'. I plan to feature the innumerable ways biodiversity benefits us - ecosystem services in the widest sense.

The punchline to nearly every post: our future flourishing depends on preserving as much biodiversity as we possibly can.

mscaterino.pika.page

Banner image from mscaterino.pika.page. The background image is a pineapple growing at the tip of a bromeliad against a tropical forest backdrop. In the lower left is the caption 'Value in nature'.

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Eric R. Eaton @bugeric.bsky.social · 6d

bugeric.blogspot.com/2025/10/what... #JaneGoodall #blogpost

What Would Jane Do?

If there was ever a person whom I wanted to remain immortal, it would probably be Dr. Jane Goodall. It was therefore devastating to learn of...

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 6d

Real nice blog post, Eric.

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 6d

I agree this is worth more consideration. My working rationale is that humanity inflicts so much destruction on insects (we should also aim to reduce!) that the relatively small number taken intentionally for research is a drop in the bucket. But that's not to say that their lives don't have value.

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Richard Conniff @richardconniff.bsky.social · 8d

Stop buying wildlife pets—turtles, parrots, lizards, ferrets, even tropical fish—until the global pet industry gets serious about protecting and rebuilding species and habitats. richardconniff.substack.com/p/the-wildli...

The Wildlife Pet Trade is a Global Disaster

And it's going to keep wrecking the natural world--till we stop paying for it.

richardconniff.substack.com

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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 9d

sounds interesting AND looks good!

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