#GlobalEcosystemTypology 🦇Caves are low in #biodiversity but interestingly high in endemism. 🕷️Find out more about this #ecosystems here: 👇 global-ecosystems.org/explore/groups… Ecosystem Science IUCN_CEM PLuS Alliance

Check out 👀 Global Center for Species Survival banner this week 🕷🏆 If you're interested in conservation you might want to give them a follow & if you're interested in jumping spiders you might want to follow Wayne Maddison who probably knows exactly what species that is

Supervillain or superhero? Black widow spiders get a bad rap. 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕚𝕠 ℍ𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤 (he/him/his) explains why spiders have far more to fear from humans in this Indianapolis Zoo blog post. indianapoliszoo.com/not-so-spooky-… #BlackWidow IUCN Spider and Scorpion Specialist Group

The Seychelles forest scorpion just became the first scorpion to be recognized as an #AmazingSpecies by IUCN. This Critically Endangered species is threatened by habitat loss & invasive species. Learn more about it from IUCN Red List. iucnredlist.org/species/214608… #InvertebrateTuesday

Thanks to Global Center for Species Survival Invertebrate Coordinator 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕚𝕠 ℍ𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤 (he/him/his) for sharing these facts about Seychelles forest scorpions. Thanks to IUCN Red List for featuring the species. And thanks to Justin Gerlach for the incredible photo. #InvertebrateTuesday #Scorpion 🦂

On this #WorldWildlifeConservationDay remember that wildlife and wild places are crucial to human life. This means all species everywhere regardless of looks or size, in the midle of a forest or inside your house IUCN IUCN Species Survival Commission Global Center for Species Survival

We are thrilled to announce a major increase in the cash award for Finalists of the Indianapolis Prize. The Finalists will now receive $50,000 for their work to protect animal species! Visit IndianapolisPrize.org to learn how you can submit for the 2023 Indianapolis Prize!

Ana Casino, Cetaf's Executive Director, is recalling to everyone why #taxonomists are so essential to stop the decline of insects and the #BiodiversityLoss. That's why the #RedListTaxonomists is very important as a starting point to fix problems with #taxonomy expertise in Europe

We're proud of Global Center for Species Survival Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕚𝕠 ℍ𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤 (he/him/his). He's leading the search for one of Re:wild's newest #LostSpecies: Fagilde's trapdoor spider. Indianapolis Zoo IUCN Spider and Scorpion Specialist Group

Thanks for the shoutout, IFLScience! We're so proud of Global Center for Species Survival Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕚𝕠 ℍ𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤 (he/him/his), who is leading the search for Fagilde's trapdoor spider. Re:wild #LostSpecies IUCN Spider and Scorpion Specialist Group Indianapolis Zoo

For #InvertebrateTuesday, we're celebrating #slug love! You can think of it as a belated #ValentinesDay greeting, and we guarantee you'll never look at slugs the same way again... 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕚𝕠 ℍ𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤 (he/him/his) 1/5

Learn more about slug love from this excellent article by The Conversation, and don't forget to follow Global Center for Species Survival Invertebrate Conservation Coordinator, 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕘𝕚𝕠 ℍ𝕖𝕟𝕣𝕚𝕢𝕦𝕖𝕤 (he/him/his). theconversation.com/leopard-slugs-… #InvertebrateTuesday 5/5

A lot of people are talking about the #JoroSpider this week. We want to provide you with clear information about this species without sensationalism or fear-based commentary. 1/

Celebrate #SaveASpiderDay by dancing to this silly song with your kids: on.natgeo.com/37vYfqT Parry Gripp

We hope everyone had a wonderful "Save a Spider" day. And we also hope that the spiders you saved in your house didn't look like this one! Learn more about these deep sea creatures. oceantoday.noaa.gov/creaturesofthe…

On this #SaveASpiderDay if you need to release a spider, here are a few #diy tips how to safely do it and save it's tinny but valuable life (in both English and #espanol )

Thank you NOAA's Ocean Service and Smithsonian for sharing some amazing footage of Sea Spiders (I liked it better without the sound track). None of these remarkable animals are yet in the IUCN Red List, but we are working on it. Happy #SaveASpiderDay