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Elateridae beetle guy. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί in πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦. Beetle heavy naturalist but easily distracted by πŸ¦œπŸ„πŸšπŸ·πŸͺ°πŸ¦‹πŸΊ(and wishing for a Psocodea emoji). Employed to work on threatened freshwater 🐟🐚

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Wow Donna that is a ton of work!

27.02.2026 05:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mine is split as well. Given the cost of the book I find it very very annoying.

09.02.2026 00:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Tiny black robe beetle

Tiny black robe beetle

Microscopic view of beetle leg

Microscopic view of beetle leg

Microscopic view of beetle leg

Microscopic view of beetle leg

Being stumped by a staphylinid is nothing new for me but this 2mm long intertidal beast appears to have a tarsal formula of 2-2-2! And now I am more confused. Any recognize it or have guesses? From coastal British Columbia.

03.11.2025 23:53 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Curator of Birds Curator of Birds $78,047 - $122,654 per year -- Royal Ontario Museum

JOB OPENING: Curator of Birds: Curator of Birds
$78,047 - $122,654 per year -- Royal Ontario Museum

31.10.2025 13:02 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

That must of hurt the pocket book. I’ll be looking for you catching one of many Blue Jays home run balls!

01.11.2025 21:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is getting to be a bit much!

28.10.2025 06:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🚨πŸͺ² COOL JOB ALERT πŸͺ²πŸš¨
3-year position at the Western Australian Museum working on an awesome beetle phylogenetics project, starting at $105k dollarydoos per annum: search.jobs.wa.gov.au/page.php?pag...

15.10.2025 16:10 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Close up view of a wet rock showing two snails

Close up view of a wet rock showing two snails

Today I sat in a river all day looking for and counting an endangered snail called a Shortface Lanx. A great team and despite a couple of hours of finding nothing we eventually had success. With two more days of surveys I’m hoping we continue to have success.

08.10.2025 02:55 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Arthur Evans Beetles of Eastern/ Western North America. They are great

07.10.2025 02:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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If I could pick… why a click beetle of course.

05.10.2025 03:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Some of those questions hit a little close to the bone!

24.09.2025 03:13 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Psychodidae…

23.09.2025 13:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Real Thing: The Natural History of Ian McTaggart Cowan The Real Thing: The Natural History of Ian McTaggart Cowan: Penn, Briony: 9781771600705: Books - Amazon.ca

I’m not an ornithologist but I have a copy of a biography of Ian McTaggart Cowan on my shelf. And the tetrapod collection at UBC is named after him. www.amazon.ca/Real-Thing-N...

10.09.2025 19:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Stephen. DM sent and no rush from my end!

24.08.2025 17:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone have access to The Canadian Entomologist? I'm looking for Mank EW (1939b) Scotochroa and a closely allied new genus Scotochroides, (Coleoptera, Melandryidae). The Canadian Entomologist 71: 181–183.

I have a Scotochroa from an unexpected location I want to know more about.

24.08.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Fly with a pointy face

Fly with a pointy face

Whole body pointy face fly

Whole body pointy face fly

Late night fly confusion… what the hell is this? #Yukon Bioblitz calcareous bog oddities.

17.08.2025 04:30 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics

Please help us spread the word! Please amplify!

We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝

Applications are due October 6 2025.

careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C...

#AcademicJobs #EvoBio

14.08.2025 04:13 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 111 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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A Sagebrush Sheep Moth (Hemileuca hera) on Mount Kobau in the Okanagan. What a great place to be for bugs!

#Lepidoptera #Moth #iNaturalist

08.08.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 204 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Some sleeping bees on a foggy morning at the beach. Coelioxys up top and Ammophila below them.

#Hymenoptera #Macrophotography #Macro

24.07.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Newsletters – Biological Survey of Canada

The summer newsletter is now available

biologicalsurvey.ca/publications...

17.07.2025 15:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A tan and white striped globular springtail on a white background

A tan and white striped globular springtail on a white background

I just found Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus in my backyard. Oh so small!

16.07.2025 22:14 πŸ‘ 95 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Almost like best colour bear!

14.07.2025 21:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A field of red and light green sundew with a dragonfly stuck to multiple plants

A field of red and light green sundew with a dragonfly stuck to multiple plants

The predator becomes the prey. Hudsonian Whiteface captured by a Great Sundew.

12.07.2025 21:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I was shocked when I opened my moth trap this morning as I did not know what this was. Turns out the Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor) was introduced to Vancouver. This is the first record I can find of it on Vancouver Island.

11.07.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Derek I have noticed this as well

06.07.2025 20:02 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There has also been so much movement and habitat change that it would be challenging but still cool. The alpine to the sea is also a cool feature around here.

26.06.2025 16:21 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quadra Island BC? That puts you in my neck of the woods. I hope you are enjoying our perfectly mild weather at the moment!

26.06.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone have a pdf of Beal RS Jr. (1967) A revisionary study of the North American dermestid beetles formerly included in the genus Perimegatoma (Coleoptera). Miscellaneous Publications of the Entomological Society of America 5: 281–312.

26.06.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome! Congratulations

24.06.2025 00:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome!

12.06.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0