Sepidium is a genus of ground-dwelling darkling beetles in the family Tenebrionidae, known for their highly armoured bodies and somewhat furry appearance.
🕷️#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
🪲#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
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.
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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
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
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.
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#biodiversity#nature
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
“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
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
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
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Some thoughts on the 'God Squad's' shameful exemption of oil interests in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act requirements:
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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
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