Julia Lago

Entomology Curator at Te Papa, New Zealand.
Diptera, medical entomology, biosecurity

[Norbert Holstein @dr_norb]

Natural artwork!

[Julia Lago @LagoJulia]

Uropsylla tasmanica- flea larvae in the skin of marsupials, e.g. a Thylacine- by JC Stahl

[Time Capsule Tales @timecaptales]

A thread of rare media of animals that are now extinct

1. Footage from 1933 of the last known surviving Thylacine, commonly called the Tasmanian Tiger. It died in 1936 in captivity in Tasmania.

[Julia Lago @LagoJulia]

What a cutie

[Julia Lago @LagoJulia]

Nests of Apoica have no enclosing envelope and are composed of a single comb that hangs under the branch.[11] The large nests have a distinctive appearance similar to a straw hat or basket

[Taylor Davies-Colley @TayTalksTrees]

Some clips of the native bee Leioproctus fulvescens doing “bee stuff” making their little nests and filling them with pollen.

[Entomological Society of New Zealand @NZEntoSoc]

Ngaro huruhuru - native bee (Leioproctus fulvescens) is the FIRST to be crowned New Zealand Bug of the Year 2023 #bugoftheyear2023

[Siobhan @SiobhanLeachman]

Just added news of it's #BugoftheYear2023 win to the Wikipedia page of Leioproctus fulvescens. https://t.co/o6gEOxqy2J

[Entomological Society of New Zealand @NZEntoSoc]

Bug of the Year 2023 results! 💚 #bugoftheyear2023

[Julia Lago @LagoJulia]

Te Papa is backing #nativebee as the nominee of #bugoftheyear2023 Support Leiprocus fulvescens by buying more organic products, plant lots of native flowers...and voting for it!

[Julia Lago @LagoJulia]

#sandfly - brave mum and fierce protector of Aotearoa - vote for the sandfly #bugoftheyear2023 @NZEntoSoc

[Julia Lago @LagoJulia]

#bugoftheyear2023

[Dr Erica McAlister @flygirlNHM]

Genuinely one of the most amusing random gifts I’ve been sent…and would I be interested in a full size fly suit #3Dprinting #diptera #art #science

[Dr Cameron Webb @Mozziebites]

Wonderful!

[Dr Bryan Lessard @BrytheFlyGuy]

Omg @rupaul tweeted about his glamazon fly! I could just death drop right now 🪰🌈 Hopefully these flies don't sashay away into extinction from the bushfires!

[Rita the Mosquita @RitatheMosquita]

Check me out doin’ the #thegitupchallenge! 🎼 Grab your sweetheart... let’s have some fun! 🎼Don’t bother with repellents so I can join you! Come’on @ada_eez and @SMVCD #MissyKeto do the dance with me!!!

[Te Papa @Te_Papa]

Looking for a buzz on your Friday morning? Help our researchers as they conduct the great Mosquito Census project by taking a quick survey: https://t.co/PCyti6DwFl #ItWontBite

[Julia Lago @LagoJulia]

#crime-scene #forensic #entomology Drawn and scarified to the picture or the light? #Calliphora stygia went missing tonight after being super annoying. Found next morning flat as! Who was the murderer, or was it an accident? The answers are: me and yes. Sorry!