Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab

Uncovering patterns of biodiversity

[Nicky Bay @singaporemacro]

Sepidium is a genus of ground-dwelling darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, known for their highly armoured bodies and somewhat furry appearance.

[INABIO.EC @INABIO_EC]

🕷️#NuevaEspecie | Una nueva especie de araña, denominada Aphantochilus rainbow, fue descrita en la copa de los árboles del Parque Nacional Yasuní por investigadores del #INABIO, Fundación Uru, @EPNEcuador y la @USFQ_Ecuador. https://t.co/lMr5jhQmre

[INABIO.EC @INABIO_EC]

🪲#NuevaPublicación | Estudio reporta por primera vez en Ecuador la presencia de la familia de escarabajos Lymexylidae, un grupo escasamente documentado que se caracteriza por sus hábitos xilófagos (barrenadores de madera). Aquí más detalles: https://t.co/6yn4SFIWXd

[Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab @CaterinoLab]

It's #BiodiversityDay! The diversity of living things holds the key to our own future flourishing, as I highlight in my blog 'Value in Nature'.

Today's post features insecticides found in nature that reduce collateral damage to ourselves and others.

https://t.co/Wt2yXRQxNk

[アンスト/ Ant Street Market @AntStreetMarket]

ヤマトアシナガアリの巣に潜む甲虫、好蟻性のクロアリヅカエンマムシHaeterius optatusを採集&撮影することができました！🪲

体長2mm台と極めて小さく、目を凝らさなければ発見するのは困難でした。
採集記録も全国でも多くはない希少種。

生態などもまだよくわかっていないようです。

ずっと見たかった種がようやく見られました☺️

[Entomological Society of America @EntsocAmerica]

Arthropod Photo of the Week: May 6, 2026
Bombardier beetles
Brachinus sp.
Coleoptera: Carabidae
Observed in Arizona, USA
By Tom Astle (https://t.co/nHoZKGyDaw), California, USA
#arthropodPOTW

[INABIO.EC @INABIO_EC]

🌎@inclandj, director ejecutivo del #INABIO, participó en la inauguración del #MesDeLaBiodiversidad, iniciativa impulsada por @EcuadorMAE y la #AlianzaPorLaBiodiversidad, una plataforma colaborativa integrada por diversas instituciones y organizaciones.

[Max Barclay @Coleopterist]

My small tribute to Sir David Attenborough in our recent beetle book, also talking about our lost connections with the natural world, studying insects, and Pokemon! A few copies still available, signed, on ebay at a reduced price https://t.co/hI2e8MhaoE

[Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab @CaterinoLab]

Page proofs for Under One Canopy have arrived! Things are getting real. Will have a pre-order link to share soon!

[Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab @CaterinoLab]

Historically, animals have been much less used than plants for dye-making. However, though just a few invertebrate species have been featured, they had outsized historical impacts.

https://t.co/9u0uba1oTg

#biodiversity #nature

[Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab @CaterinoLab]

Pests like New World Screwworm will require eternal vigilance. Its resurgence was entirely preventable.

[Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service @txextension]

New World screwworm is an emerging concern for livestock, wildlife and animal health. AgriLife Extension has an information hub with expert guidance on identification, reporting and response. Stay informed and prepared: https://t.co/n5upEjc1Fo

[Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab @CaterinoLab]

An important, if maddening, read. 'Sloth World' does not seem to be all that it claims.

[Richard Conniff @RichardConniff]

“Wild-caught sloths just don’t thrive in captivity. I have personally been contacted on multiple occasions by desperate veterinarians from the US wondering how to save a sloth that is dying on their table.” https://t.co/QBUZr7TV1b

[Anza-Borrego DRC @AnzaBResearch]

A master blister beetle chewing up brittlebush flowers (video: Sicco Rood).

[Turf and Ornamental Entomology Laboratory @zaheerento]

Proud of our Turf & Ornamental Entomology Lab graduate students Nisha Yadav and Peilin Tan for delivering strong departmental seminars this spring. Their work delivers tools that can be used on the ground, not just on paper. @FLEntomologists @RoyEntSoc @EntsocAmerica @ClemsonUniv

[Clemson Extension @CUESNews]

Officials are asking the public in South Carolina to continue their vigilance and utilize the Yellow-legged Hornet Reporting Tool to report sightings in areas of the state where the insect has not yet been found.

Reporting Tool 👉 https://t.co/W0GnIVqx1n

https://t.co/66lfdT56SM

[Zootaxa updates @Zootaxa]

A #newgenus of Clavigeritae (#Coleoptera: #Staphylinidae: #Pselaphinae) from Mollucas, #Indonesia, with antennae bearing trichomes
#taxonomy
https://t.co/1BmdDGkclz

[Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab @CaterinoLab]

Some thoughts on the 'God Squad's' shameful exemption of oil interests in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act requirements:

https://t.co/VOfvx3fzfu

[Clemson Extension @CUESNews]

Scientists at @ClemsonCAFLS are part of a multi-institution effort to combat chestnut blight and Phytophthora root rot using genomic selection to restore American chestnut trees to forests in the Eastern U.S. 🌰

https://t.co/n9mJHNTtbJ

[Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab @CaterinoLab]

Increasing greenspace in urban environments yields important benefits for human health and biodiversity:

https://t.co/XzAprWBJoO

#biodiversity #nature

[ZooKeys @ZooKeys_Journal]

𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘦 is a newly discovered species of wingless #fly from China that lives in a very specific home: the base of a horseshoe bat's ear! 🦇

Access the full study here: https://t.co/imTKm7eCBt

#bat #parasite #endoparasite #morphology