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Morgan Jackson, PhD @derekhennen @americanbeetles Max Barclay Not sure if this helps solve the mystery, or deepens it. quora.com/What-do-the-li…

Twitter to the rescue again! Mystery solved; the La iii is signifying it’s a juvenile in its 3rd larval stadium. The “iii” with the line appears to be a medical/pharmaceutical shorthand for the number 3 that is fading from use. Thanks everyone in the replies!

Endowed chair position joint in NRS and the BSE - McGill University mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/mcgill_c…

A new statement/comment from the ICZN is available on ResearchGate: researchgate.net/publication/37… It is about DNA-based descriptions and will hopefully initiate wide discussions that help us wording the next edition of the Code.

What if you couldn't find your soul mate because they were described in a different species?! In this article, I reviewed a remarkable group of parasitoid flies that show striking sexual dimorphism in body color. Check the short thread! #tachinidae #diptera #scicomm #Entomology

OMG, this is a big deal! Acorn the Nature Nut is now online in its entirety! youtube.com/watch?v=RqI6b8…

Hey, that's me! Today the #BantingCanada award recipients were announced, & I am very grateful to be one of them! Thank you CIHR/NSERC / CRSNG! I am looking forward to continuing to study the ecology of spiders in agro-ecosystems and beyond at McGill University

Man i hope if we ever meet aliens they are half as beautiful as this fly

I am also looking for at least one more person to ID birds from audio in Oregon. The job is flexible and paid hourly. Please share with your bird buddies! If interested please fill in this form: forms.office.com/Pages/Response…

the girlies were busy (perdita minima)

Two Volucella zonaria hoverflies at Common Wasp V. vulgaris nest over our front door. One prospecting, one seems to be ovipositing in nest entrance. Their larvae live in the nests of social wasps (thanks ⁦@_alanbradbury⁩ for that knowledge). Wasps not a problem so far.

Thrilled to share the news today that iNaturalist is the recipient of a $10 million grant from Moore Foundation! 🎉🎉🎉 inaturalist.org/posts/84393-in…

The female of Atherimorpha latipennis, collected for the first time in 2021, is described. It represents the first recorded case of brachyptery in the family Rhagionidae. 🔗Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zookey… #Diptera

Ontario Agricultural College is hiring for an Assistant Professor in Field Crop Entomology at the Ridgetown Campus. This is a great opportunity for someone with a PhD in Agricultural Entomology, or closely related discipline. uoguelph.ca/facultyjobs/po…

Next Friday 22 September is the 20th anniversary of the release of Mesquite, a program/system for phylogenetic data and analyses developed by David R. Maddison and me, and currently in version 3.8. Some thoughts & a party! — a 🧵. mesquiteproject.org

Well, the inevitable happened: spotted lanternfly has been found and recorded in Canada (Oakville Ontario – inaturalist.ca/observations/1…). CFIA and other local organizations are assuredly on it to hopefully find a way of reducing its spread, but vital for folks to watch out for more!!

researchgate.net/publication/37… DOI: 10.3390/d15101053 Today a Perspective paper was published that I coauthored with my European friends and colleagues Ivan Löbl, Bernhard Klausnitzer, and Matthias Hartmann on the current situation of biodiversity science/taxonomy.

Get it now from the Apple App store. Bugdex is here to inspire, educate, and delight. Bugdex is available for free with the support of Novo Nordisk, Augustinus and 15 Juni foundations. Link in bio. Music- Unstoppable Fuzzeke Stay tuned for the Android release.