Michelle Trautwein

Entomologist/evolutionary biologist, Curator of flies, scientist on exhibit, mother. she/her

[Helen Ahpornsiri @HelenAhpornsiri]

A little pressed fern peacock with a penny for scale 🦚🌿

[Paul Willson @pauljwillson]

So this happened yesterday evening 🤩

[Cormac's Coast @cormac_mcginley]

The inside of Common Limpet (Patella vulgata) shells often have an iridescence that is hard to capture on camera - but because this shell has been worn down a bit it's shining through much more strongly 😍 County Clare, Ireland.

[Mark Smith Photography @marktakesphoto]

How many eagles do you see? Want to photograph one? I know a place.

[Tim Jonas @TimothyJonas]

Think I lost about a stone chasing Ruby-tailed wasps in the sun this lunchtime. Was it worth it? I'll let you decide...

[Dorset Dahlias @DorsetDahlias]

Good morning from Dorset Dahlias. #dahlias #flowers #gardening #dahlialove

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

Earth from space

[Thorben Danke @sagaOptics]

Diversity of damselflies

[Thorben Danke @sagaOptics]

Portrait of a jumping bristletail, Archaeognatha. I find the eyes and the great hairstyle very exciting here. 🧑The hair looks like the wing scales of butterflies.

#jumpingbristletail #felsenspringer #insects #hexapoda #entomology

[Leif Bersweden @LeifBersweden]

Forget-me-not fun fact: the yellow ring at the flower’s centre fades to white after pollination, signalling to insects there’s no more nectar. The insects therefore learn to visit the flowers that haven’t yet been pollinated, ensuring no forget-me-not flower is forgotten 🤙

[Steven Kovacs @ngfl3333]

Thrilling find off the coast of Palm Beach, Florida. Possibly a larval Caulophryne species of deep water Anglerfish, the adults of which are just crazy looking.

[Michelle Trautwein @flylogeny]

@RobertSmith https://t.co/FkOy45lpKX

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

Using two telescopes and over 280,000 individual photos, I captured my most detailed image of our moon. The full size is over a gigapixel. Trust me, you’ll want to zoom in on this one.

[Andrew McCarthy @AJamesMcCarthy]

Using two telescopes and over 280,000 individual photos, I captured my most detailed image of our moon. The full size is over a gigapixel. Trust me, you’ll want to zoom in on this one.

[Steven Kovacs @ngfl3333]

Safety net. Blackwater dive off Anilao, Philippines
#ikelite

[Chentomology @czbugsart]

Small-headed fly and big-headed fly

Yes they’re real, and yes those are their common names

Flies are ridiculous

[Callum Robinson @CallumGRobinson]

Limbering up for a day writing about wood with half an hour in the log pile, splitting oak for the stove. Came across this wondrous figure, locked inside a particularly grizzled chunk. It really is remarkable stuff.

[Michelle Trautwein @flylogeny]

@JessicaLWareLab @NYTScience @AMNH Loved seeing you in the NYT today! It was such a fun surprise- made my day! 💗😘

[Wonder of Science @wonderofscience]

This is what sunset looks like from space.

Credit: ESA/NASA

[Thorben Danke @sagaOptics]

Green weevil today for #weevilwednesday

#weevil #insects #coleoptera #beetle #grünrüssler #rüsselkäfer #käfer

[Carolyn Porco @carolynporco]

The unperceived reality ....