🪲 Field note from Menorca 🇪🇸
Spotted a striking bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) on a roadside this morning. These flightless leaf beetles are slow-moving and exude a red defensive fluid (“nosebleed”) when disturbed - hence the name!

#Entomology #FieldNotes #Menorca #Beetles #insects

Rhododendron leafhopper (Graphocephala fennahi) from the rhododendron bush in front of my mom's house in Germany. I love the contrast of that turquoise and orange ✨️ #insect #science #leafhopper #photography #nature

Some photos from the scientific expedition I joined in the Austrian Alps 🏔️ with the @fischerlab.bsky.social team from @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social! We were hunting for viruses in high-altitude lakes 🦠🏞 Already excited to see what discoveries await in those samples 👨‍🔬 #science #postdoclife #virus

Argiope bruennichi spotted in Wageningen with its wrapped-up prey 🕸️
A stunning wasp spider with built-in warning colors🐝
#Wageningen #waspspider #arachnids #nature

In 2022, we published The Naked Truth - my 1st PhD paper - reviewing nudiviruses and their links to baculo- & bracoviruses. The field has advanced quickly since, and I’m grateful for the ongoing interest and citations from the community🙏🐛🧬 #virology #arthropods #DNAviruses
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One of my favorite insects! 🦋 Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum), spotted in Leck (Germany). So difficult to properly focus on this speedster!⚡️📸 #hawkmoth #insect

Spotted Lasiocampa quercus (oak eggar) on a hike in the Stubaital 🇦🇹
These hairy caterpillars eventually become large moths with 4.5 to 7.5 cm wingspan!
#Stubaital #Insects #Lepidoptera #OakEggar #FieldFinds

This first week of sampling alpine lakes in mountainous heights had everything... snow, sunburn, frogs, sheep, marmots, insects and crustaceans, and of course, preliminary insights on the microbes that live in those extreme environments. Looking forward to what we'll find in the coming weeks🧑🏼‍🔬🦠

Photos of a family of Long-eared Owls (Asio otus) I spotted during my first winter in the Netherlands 💤❄️

#AsioOtus #Owl #Birds #Netherlands #Nature #Photography

Caught this Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) while I was floating past on a bamboo boat in Vietnam 🐦🇻🇳

The last time I saw one was back in snowy Germany - such a striking sight against the white, but no camera on me. This time, I was ready 📸💙

#Kingfisher #AlcedoAtthis #Vietnam #Photography #nature

This Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis) flew over the water like a bolt of blue lightning ⚡💙

I’ve always loved kingfishers for their vibrant colours, but this one really takes the cake with its crimson-red beak!

#Bird #Kingfisher #nature #photography #Singapore #PelargopsisCapensis 🐦🌿📸

New day, new butterfl—wait, not a butterfly? My bad. It’s a moth! 💛
Spotted lots of these vibrant yellow beauties in Vietnam and thought they were butterflies. But nope - Dysphania militaris, the False Tiger Moth. What a twist!
#insect #nature #photography #WhatIsThisBug #AskAnEntomologist #Vietnam

Starting small with a post of this butterfly I saw during my stay in Singapor. I believe this is the Common Rose butterfly (𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢𝘦), but please let me know if I'm wrong #insect #butterfly #nature #photography #AskAnEntomologist #WhatIsThisBug