Cover of Annotated Catalog of Hawaiian Weevils

Very proud of this one:
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Weevil course and roundup at the Southeestern Research Station in AZ! Learned a ton with some curCOOLionoid people. Thanks to all the organizers and instructors for an amazing workshop!

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, 95, Dies; Led Nicaragua After Civil War

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, 95, Dies; Led Nicaragua After Civil War www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/w...

Lead author Auke-Florian Hiemstra holds the oldest known caddisfly casing containing microplastic, dating to 1971. Photo: Liselotte Rambonnet.

A caddisfly casing with pieces of blue microplastic, dating 1986. Photo: Auke-Florian Hiemstra

NEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀

Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯

A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛

Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x

Extremely smooth and pleasantly textured weevil, looks sort of like a very expensive men’s shoe

Same smooth weevil in lateral view. I’m struggling to come up with adjectives that don’t sound like a cigarette commercial.

Ahh, that’s more like it. Pure, smooth weevil satisfaction

Flier promoting the Weevil Course and Rounddup. July 24 – August 2, 2025 Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Arizona, USA Scope: Global, with emphasis on identification, specially of the US and Canadian fauna. Cost: Sponsored tuition: 750 USD (room and board; course fees waived) Full tuition: 1200 USD (room and board plus course fees) Application: email swrs@amnh.org to request an application. https://www.amnh.org/research/southwestern-research-station/courses#4-weevil Organized by the Weevil Workers Community Info: https://www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-course-roundup-arizona email: weevilworkers@gmail.com Sponsored by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and The Coleopterists Society.

We are organizing a #WeevilCourse:
When: July 24 – August 2, 2025
Where: Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Arizona, USA
Info: www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-cours...
Applications are open: www.amnh.org/research/sou...

We are supporting this year's #WeevilCourse: July 24 – August 2, 2025 at the Southwestern Research Station, Portal, Arizona, USA
Info: www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-cours...
Applications are open: www.amnh.org/research/sou...

Advetisement: Most Honors, Awards, and Grants offered by The Coleopterists Society are due on March 1. To learn more visit https://www.coleopsoc.org/society-info/prizes-and-awards/ Bottom row decorated with anterior region of beetles: Leiodidae, Carabidae, Cerambycidae

#Proposals or #nominations for our honors, #awards, and #grants are due on March 1.
More info and requirements at www.coleopsoc.org/society-info...

Applications are open for the next #WeevilCourse!
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Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Stockholm University Faculty of Science is recruiting Assistant Professors in Biodiversity - Stockholm University

Join us in Stockholm. 3 TT positions now open in Biodiversity, very broadly defined. Hires will be affiliated with SciLifeLab to build up their biodiversity community. Position could be placed at one of several departments on SU campus. Read more:
#evolution 🧪 #evodevo
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