Michael Porter

Teaching you about bugs and how to catch them

[Michael Porter @BugsWithMike]

Sternum is today’s bug word of the day - The ventral (underside) part of an arthropod’s body segment, particularly pronounced in insects and arachnids, which serves as an attachment point for muscles and supports the structure of the body.

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Today’s bug word of the day is Pterostigma - A thickened, pigmented, opaque spot on the leading edge of the wings of certain insects, such as dragonflies and damselflies. It helps to stabilize the wing during flight.

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Today’s bug word of the day is Chafer - A type of beetle belonging to the family Scarabaeidae, often characterized by their robust bodies and lamellate antennae. Many chafer species are known for their larval form, often referred to as white grubs, which can be agricultural pests

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The bug WOTD for 7/7/24 is Yellow Fever - A viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes, particularly Aedes aegypti, that causes fever, chills, severe headache, back pain, general body aches, nausea, vomiting, fatigue, and weakness, and can lead to jaundice and severe liver disease

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The bug word of the day for 7/6/24 is Gall - Abnormal growths on plants or trees caused by various parasites, such as insects, mites, nematodes, fungi, and bacteria, in response to their feeding or egg-laying activities.

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The bug word of the day for July 5th is Exoskeleton - A rigid external covering that provides support and protection to the bodies of arthropods, including insects and arachnids.

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@meganbarkdull_ Unit tests

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I hear these questions anytime I go over mosquitoes, so I did some research to come up with a (hopefully 🤞) good answer. Are mosquitoes any good? Can we just get rid of all of them? https://t.co/sjUeWfelMw

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“The greatest requisites in collecting are a pair of sharp eyes and ready hands, with coolness and self-possession”

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I’m starting to dive into the history of insect collecting and found this gem from 1892 https://t.co/Cxb8z1bqOJ

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“Many of these appliances, when it comes to real, practical field-work, are soon abandoned as useless incumbrances; and the greater the experience, the simpler the paraphernalia”

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Spoke with @DrBeccasBugs about her journey in entomology. My favorite quote is “If there’s an insect around, you have a friend” #entomology https://t.co/ns5SeVh1Cr

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