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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🧬 🎉 🐞 New Paper Published! 🐞🧬 🎉 "A feast of #aphids: assessing the detectability of prey aphid DNA inside ladybeetle predators using taxon-specific metabarcoding" A short 🧵

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Have you voted for the #HobbitPsyllid? The #NewZealandEntoSociety is currently running the fourth edition of the #BugOfTheYear competition 🐛 🐝 🦋 🦟 🐞🧪 . I have nominated this cool #psyllid, & here is a short 🧵explaining why! Vote for #TeamHobbitPsyllid: bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/vote-here-20...

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Vote Here for 2026 Bug of the Year! – New Zealand Bug of the Year

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

🐝🧪 New paper alert! 🧪 🐝 Molecular Surveillance of Honey Bee Hives Using #eDNA #Metabarcoding During Pollination Season Using hive debris eDNA metabarcoding to target insects 🐛, bacteria 🦠 & fungi 🍄 to assess the biodiversity communities inside a bee hive! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

As an #entomologist, I am not gonna lie, the job comes with some risks and dangers.. #chomp 🧪🪲

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

🌿 Only 4 days to go until #GSB2025! 🤖 Use iNat’s AI suggestions wisely — double-check rare finds. 🧠 Be kind in IDs — everyone’s a volunteer! 📸 Even if not “Research Grade,” every observation counts. Join in: greatsouthernbioblitz.org 🌍

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Please share with anyone interested in a PhD project! Come work with us!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Motherfucking wind farms…

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Fantastic result and a great collaboration! 🧪 Looking forward to work more on #airborne #eDNA

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

During my Saturday walk, I was lucky enough to spot the endangered Fringed-Helmet Orchid, #Corybas fimbriatus! As you can see from the photos, that's a very #small #orchid!!

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ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 18/06/2025

A study of the psyllids on Norfolk Island reports a total of 14 species, including two new species and eight new records: doi.org/10.3897/zook... @cescomartons.bsky.social

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

This year I could finally spot the Lady's Slipper #orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), in the Adamello-Brenta National Park, #Italy. Such a wonderful flower!

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Armando Rosario-Lebrón @rosariolebronentomology.com · 24/05/2025

Another shot from Dr. Beynon's Bug Farm in Pembrokeshire. Spittlebug nymphs #Cercopidae hide in foamy sap bubbles as they feed. What looks like spit is a clever shelter for these tiny sap-suckers. Many people walk right by these! 🪲🪳🌿 #Invert #Bugsky #macrophotography #hemiptera #entomology

Close-up macro photograph of two yellow-orange spittlebug nymphs (family Cercopidae) nestled inside a dense cluster of iridescent, glistening bubbles on a green plant stem. The foamy mass surrounds and protects the soft-bodied insects, giving them shelter as they feed on the plant's sap. The bubbles are semi-transparent and vary in size, with fine surface reflections creating a pearlescent look. Fine plant hairs and the vivid green background further enhance the contrast and detail of the foam and nymphs.

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

🧪NEW SPECIES🐝🐞🐛🦋🧪 An annotated checklist of the #psyllids of #Norfolk #Island with keys to #species, new records, and descriptions of two new endemic species We described two new psyllid species, Acizzia aliceae & Pseudophacopteron ewagriini And I have a great story🧵 doi.org/10.3897/zook...

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Of all the #Australian #psyllids, Protyora sterculiae (Carsidaridae) is one of my favorites. Nymphs exudate excess sugars in filaments that go in all directions, almost star-shaped. You can lick them, they're super sweet! In the 📸: an adult, nymphs and even eggs! #WildOZ #ozinvert 🧪

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Today's #WeirdInsect award goes to the Australian Wingless Soldier #Fly (Boreoides subulatus). I feel like we need more #Weird #Insects and cool #entomology finds, here on #BlueSky! 🧪🔬🐝🐞🐛🦋🐜

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Yesterday I saw my first #Lycid-mimicking #moth, Snellenia lineata (left).. and it definitely fooled me!! A nice Lycid #beetle on the right, for comparison. #insects #entomology #Biodiversity #Australia 🧪

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Aimee McKinnon @aimeeemac.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

We have a few fantastic #entomology PhD opportunities available in our team at Agriculture Victoria, in association with La Trobe University, Australia 🇦🇺 😄

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

✨ #ENTOMOLOGY #PhD POSITION ✨ Optimising sampling for surveillance and diagnostics of grain #pests. Working with us at #AgricultureVictoria, in Melbourne, Australia. On the beautiful campus of @latrobeuni.bsky.social.

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Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

First day on here! How do I get added to ento and science starter packs? I offer a beautiful psyllid (Creiis longipennis) emerging from its lerp and nymph, I guess 😍

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