Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Waitwaiwait it’s #invertefest already 👀👀 a little busy so here’s a tortoise beetle (Aspidomorpha sanctaecrucis) I saw two days ago. 0111
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Waitwaiwait it’s #invertefest already 👀👀 a little busy so here’s a tortoise beetle (Aspidomorpha sanctaecrucis) I saw two days ago. 0111
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Self indulgent thread: Heres BL shows/manga I’ve watched or read in the past 2 months because I’m free now and have way too much time to kill, so that’s my new interest when I’m not outside??? 😭 211
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Received a letter from the University of Hong Kong, I’ll be starting my studies as a science undergrad this September (where I’ll hopefully major in ecology soon). Here’s a katydid, which I’ve mentioned in my interview as one of the overlooked insect fauna here which I hope to understand. 👁️ 2151
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 23/06/2026"Keep politics out of science" But politics keeps women out of science. There's a shift in hostility you experience from the PhD onwards, and it intensifies the higher you go. A workshop and role models for girls won't solve it, just shifts the blame & cause on the victims rather than perpetrators. 38519
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Hello, I haven’t updated in quite some time. I’ve finished my university entrance exams. During this break, I like to keep myself busy when I feel like being productive. I would rather doomscroll when I feel lazy, so Im not active on social media. Until then, here’s a drawing I made in an hour. 1372
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Carla Jean @beerbabe.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Ok entomologists and #bugsky (is that a thing?)... My 2-year-old daughter is loving Jerry Pallotta's Icky Bug Alphabet Book... and on the last page, top right is an unlabeled bug that she asks me about and I have no idea what it is. Any clue? 273
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Hello, my old friend A few weeks ago, I went looking for stick insects. While there is not a single one of those in sight, I saw a tree with 6 or so of these longan lanternflies (Pyrops candelaria), and I knew I had to get a good photo of one. #bugsky 1266
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Life update Uni entrance exams are breaking me apart. I have 6 weeks left but progress feels slow. I’m not sure how well my established knowledge holds. I went birding with my two best friends, it made me think that I don’t deserve them. I still plan on posting more bugs! When I have time. 0111
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 24/02/2026ANTphys.orgAnt queen frozen in time: New ant species found in Dominican amberA study by Dr. Gianpiero Fiorentino and his colleagues, published in the Journal of Paleontology, describes the identification of a new species of ant, Hypoponera electrocacica, belonging to the genus... 27717
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 30/01/2026Awesome talk by none other than @nataliajagielska.bsky.social ! I can hear her talk for ages (and especially about crazy people throughout history). 1214
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 11/01/2026Perhaps even lesser known is that they come in blue. This is a specimen I got and it seems to be a much more uncommon aberration than purple individuals. 1121
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 07/01/2026People keep telling me they're "not good enough to submit" - I say, we don't gatekeep skill levels. Sure, I use the books to scout for artists to hire/forward projects to, but our goal is to *encourage people to celebrate nature*. This is why I insist on having kid & amateur artists each season. 416560
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Natalia (娜塔莉) @wrycritic.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Join me for tour of dinosaur palaeoart from paleolithic cave art, eccentric Oxford homemaker to Nazi-fighting Polish women and wet vultures. History of dinosaur art, by women. A free talk delivered at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Details below. 216944
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 26/12/2025the Atlas beetle along with two other species belongs in the genus Chalcosoma, which means “bronze body”. This is a fitting name, considering they often have a bronze or metallic green sheen. But do you know they come in purple? I do, but I never expected to ever find one in the wild! #InverteFest 0181
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 26/12/2025the Atlas beetle along with two other species belongs in the genus Chalcosoma, which means “bronze body”. This is a fitting name, considering they often have a bronze or metallic green sheen. But do you know they come in purple? I do, but I never expected to ever find one in the wild! #InverteFest 0181
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Happy #invertefest! I was going to tell everyone how much I love this beautiful Pseudophyllus titan I got, unfortunately she refused to eat and passed away today 😞 that’s just how bug keeping goes, isn’t it? 1242
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Saimi Hanma ⚔️ サイミ @saimihanma.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Today I visited the Takeshima Aquarium in Gamagori, which specializes in deep sea animals. I saw giant isopods, spider crabs, deep sea octopus and all kinds of fascinating #invertebrates. 1134253
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Ted R. Kahn @tedrkahn.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Rarely heard, less-seen, enjoy an ex-amplicant (note the girth of the forearm) the Oxapampa Poison Frog, Ameerega planipaleae & this one took me longer to find a photographic reference for than to paint & only one person had recorded the call at the time & was kind enough to share it for the book 🐸. 0151
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 15/11/2025In the little speck that is Hong Kong lives a tarantula. Well, not a very big one. Phlogiellus is a genus of tiny tarantulas which can be found even in urban environments. Members of the genus can only be identified by dissection and this specimen appears to be P. bogadeki, described in 2016. 080
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 08/10/2025#Invertober Day 4: Palm weevil (Rhycnhophorus) 0305
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 01/10/2025A few things for those engaging in the wildlife trade but care about conservation to make peace with: While exotic pet trade helps understanding the habits of animals , it doesn’t directly help conservation. This is a rhetoric I’ve seen a lot of herp keepers buy, but it’s crazy cope. 181
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃The Wild @thewild.news · 01/10/2025Pristine areas see insect decline. New research points to climate change as a primary factor. #Insects #Climate #Environmentn.prInsect populations drop even without direct human interference, a new study findsResearch published this month found that even in pristine, untouched areas, insect populations are still on the decline. Climate change is a likely culprit. 1147
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Hello Bluesky. Contrary to its name, i am typing this when Hong Kong is hit by a super typhoon. Last Sunday, I got my hands on this gorgeous stag beetle (Odontolabis stevensi duivenbodei), endemic to Sangihe Island. I look forward to breeding them. #inverts 0120
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Marshal Hedin @mhedin.bsky.social · 23/09/2025let me share a little story about a remarkable wasp that I encountered yesterday in our local deserts I stumbled across her, and scrambled to get a few crappy photos .... but then realized that she had a burrow, perhaps a better photo op was possible ?? here she is at her burrow entrance. 29672175
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 01/09/2025People often say that hummingbirds take the niche of insects, but few know that the closest actual analogue are paper wasps. I wont elaborate further. 040
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Tonight I saw 3 moon moths (Actias ningpoana) in a single walk. This is the third brood of the year, with the last one coming in October. #invertefest 1143
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 27/08/2025In my trip to Taiwan I visited a few beetle stores including Insect Jungle, which offers an incredible variety of pet beetles and supplies. They include Rhaetus westwoodi, one of the most prized stag beetles, and Dynastes satanas which is rare in the wild, among other uncommon species. #invertefest 0111
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 26/08/2025For #invertefest here’s a lovely specimen of what is IMO one of the coolest stag beetles in Taiwan - Neolucanus maximus. Found at midnight when summer comes to an end, their unique mandibles have earned the nickname “dragon’s tooth” given by enthusiasts. 0163
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃 CuttleDreams @cuttledreams.bsky.social · 26/08/2025Bug time!! Got this one done just in time for #Invertefest ~ 21755255
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 25/08/2025With larvae weighing over 250 grams and adults weighing only a quarter of its larval weight, Megasoma rex is the heaviest insect in the world. It is split from Megasoma actaeon in 2018, based on small morphological differences and geographical isolation. #invertefest 0508
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Leaf insects are one of the rarest phasmids in HK, with no specimens in museums and only a few photos online. They have been high on my wishlist, then I saw what looked like a bizarre assassin bug. I still couldn’t believe what I found. Happy #InverteFest !!!! 510826
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃! Jupiter's Wasp House ! @jupiterswasphouse.bsky.social · 18/08/2025American carrion beetles, which carry the unfortunate name of Necrophila americana! These were hard to get photos of, between how active they were and how much the rabbit carcass they were likely looking to lay some eggs in was stinking :P #Silphidae #beetles #coleoptera #insects #bugs #photos 0213
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Largest cicada in the world! Megapomponia imperatoria (empress cicada) came to the moth sheet at Fraser’s Hill, Malaysia. #bugsky #inverts 03110
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 30/06/2025I found this beauty dead by the road. It is Amplypterus panopus, one of the largest sphingids in HK. As a male, it only has a wingspan of 13cm, but females can reach 17cm. As it likely lived a long life, the moth is a bit battered and lost much of its striking colours. #teammoth #inverts 2267
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 15/06/2025One of my favourite stag beetles (Hexarthrius parryi) 😇 Hailing from much of Southeast Asia, members of the genus are notorious for their fierce personality. They give off a powerful aura. #inverts #bugsky 0170
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 26/08/2024Don't have an invertebrate artwork to post for #InverteFest? I got you covered. I teamed up with multiple experts to create guides to comprehend various invertebrate anatomy. Links to the full posts in the reply below. 10506209
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Ed Phillips @ed-phillips.bsky.social · 01/06/2025Some of the guests in our bee-hotel this weekend. We offer rooms 2mm to 10mm in diameter that attract mason and leafcutter bees; and other solitary bees/wasps (including parasitic/cuckoo species). Also get a range of interlopers that just need a room for the night. Hours of entertainment! #Staffs 720232
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃martinswarren.bsky.social @martinswarren.bsky.social · 24/05/2025Two alternative views of Cream-spot Tiger - cute or what! #mothsmatter #teammoth 215625
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Always excited to see this fellow when May returns. Irura bidenticulata 🙂 #inverts 2201
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Tom Fitton @tomfitton.bsky.social · 09/05/2025I just counted 0 bugs on my 1.8km journey using the #BugsMatter app! I'm helping scientists measure #insect declines! 031
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Tasmanian Devils: cute, bite-y, and full of tapeworms. Despite hosting them in the *thousands*, these tapeworms seem to cause little to no ill effects on the Tassie devil's health #Invertebrate 🧪 dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2021/12/anop...dailyparasite.blogspot.com<i>Anoplotaenia dasyuri</i>Tasmanian Devil is a cute marsupial that packs a mean bite . This charismatic carnivore is found throughout the island of Tasmania and is t... 26913
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Hong Kong finished CNC with another third place in species‼️ We have always performed pretty well every year. I didn’t have many other chances to go out unfortunately, only ~80 species. Due to a forecasted period of showers, Friday and Saturday looked a bit pessimistic, but it all turned out fine? 491
Shloop 𓅃 @bugwizardshloop.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Sea roomba (Tachypleus tridentatus) type of night ‼️‼️ they are much more common than I thought (we saw ~30 tonight), but the apparent decrease in population is worrying. 3536
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 05/05/2025IT'S FINISHED! The Art of #InverteFest April 2025 Edition A digital art book showcasing the work of 86 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna. Thank you to the human artists who contributed to our art book! Download here drive.google.com/file/d/1JvEx... 27429192
Reposted by Shloop 𓅃Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 04/05/2025New week is here #MilkTeaAliance & so here are the upcoming events for it. Before we start though. @rsf.org released their #RSFIndex2025 on the state of press freedom & things are looking bad globally. In Asia-Pacific no country is now rated good #JournalismIsNotACrime rsf.org/en/classemen... /1 1169
![Scissors Diagram Showing the Gender Distribution within Career Stages inBiological Sciences at German Universities (2003)Percent male and female are shown for enrolling university students through graduation, PhDsawarded, scientific staff (includes post-doctoral fellows, some junior group leaders, and researchscientists with university or PhD degrees), Habilitation (awarded for research accomplishmentsfollowing the PhD as well as teaching experience, often a pre-requisite for university professorshipsin Germany), and professors (includes independent group leaders roughly equivalent to assistant,associate, and full professors in the American system—C2–C4 scale).Data prepared by Center of Excellence Women and Science (CEWS, http://www.cews.org/cews/index.php). Source: Federal Statistical Office Germany.
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