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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Thank you, @gbif.org!! 🤩. Can't wait to share them with our community! #SymbiotaNode 💚

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Torsten Dikow @tdikow.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

#FlyFriday #InternationalBiodiversityDay #BiodiversityDay Exciting mass digitization project at Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History | >325,000 pinned specimens of pollinating insects are being digitized on a conveyor system developed by Picturae #USNMDiptera

tangle-veined fly specimen mounted on insect pin in side view

2 thick-headed fly specimens mounted on insect pin in side view

bee fly specimen mounted on insect pin in side view

Picturae pinned insect conveyor overview. Photo by NMNH Phoot Services

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Not sure how to contribute to clean and update collections data? Join this webinar! (Bonus if you use #Symbiota: send your improved data again to #GBIF in seconds 😊). Register here ➡️ events.zoom.us/ev/Aqhr9vH7e...

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

On this #WeevilWednesday you can help us maintain +60 biodiversity portals donating to the #SymbiotaFund at KU! ➡️ Go to tinyurl.com/supportsymbiota and donate today, during the annual KU fundraising event! With just $5, you can help us secure additional funds for the unit with most donors! 💚 #ODOKU

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Pero que cosita más hermosa 😍🥰. I can't resist exploring the chrysomelids when no one's looking 🤭. Lamprosoma opulentum Lacordaire from Mexico 💚. #KUentomology #SEMC

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Nice! Thank you, Rod! For some reason the link only opens on my phone but it looks great. I'll play around some more 🤩.

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Torsten Dikow @tdikow.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Excited to talk about "Biodiversity Data from Natural History Museums: Flies, Fieldwork, + Collection Digitization" in Department of Entomology seminar series at @univofmaryland.bsky.social in College Park, MD today - presentation slides at doi.org/10.25573/dat... #collectiondigitization

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Miles Zhang | 张远濛 @ymilesz.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Are you a researcher studying Hymenoptera, and based in a country not in the top 30 human development index (HDI)? Here is your chance to join the @hymenopterists.bsky.social society for free! The application closes on March 31! Please share widely 🧪 www.hymenopterists.org/apply-for-sp...

hymenopterists.org

Apply for sponsored membership to the society – International Society of Hymenopterists

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Thanks GBIF I have access to what I need for now 💚. After two years trying, I appreciate the quick reply 😉.

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

For the entomological community looking for data available on Symbiota portals, here is the list of active portals maintained by the Symbiota Support Hub and a number of collection communities around the world 🥰🐞🐝✨🌎. symbiota.org/symbiota-por...

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

I've enjoyed this site so much, David! Thank you for keeping it available all this time for us 🌎🐞.

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David Shorthouse @dshorthouse.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Regrettably, I have decided to decommission SimpleMappr, www.simplemappr.net on September 1, 2026. You may read about its origins, what others have accomplished in its 18 year run, and the reasons why I must turn it off in a document I wrote last night bit.ly/simplemappr.

simplemappr.net

SimpleMappr

Create free point maps for publications and presentations

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Awesome! I would stop asking but I keep getting requests for help 🙃.

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Hi @gbif.org, just FYI I applied last year, was listed as a mentor a few weeks ago and I'm still being denied access to edit GRSciColl. Is that really a thing for volunteers? 🙃 Do I really have to keep asking for you to let me help collections? For free?? 😂🫠😃

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Definitely!! 💚 Thank you for proposing the collection!

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

I think that the main problem is when/if "datasets" are published as final products to GBIF. Data, especially preservedSpecimen records, should be actively managed, cleaned, and updated. (One of the reasons why I love Symbiota so much 🥰).

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Thank you @gbif.org for the shout out! 😍 So proud of being part of this team 🥰. Send us a message if you want to mobilize your collections using #Symbiota 💚 ➡️ www.gbif.org/publisher/96... @kunhm.bsky.social

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Symbiota

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

I just found my first digitized plant thanks to @bionomia.net!! I collected this tiny Peperomia a loooong time ago for my botany class 😍🌿. It's good to know at least one of my specimens was good enough for the collection 😆. www.gbif.org/occurrence/5... #ThankYouBionomia 💚

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

#Symbiota team in SLO! 🥰 Last week, we visited our colleagues at CalPoly to review a very productive year and continue planning for 2026 🌿🐞☀️. We are thrilled to keep working to enable the #digitization of many collections in the US (and around the world 🌎). More about us ➡️ symbiota.org 💚

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

You can already check our #LivingData abstract in @biss.pensoft.net about the use of #Symbiota portals in Latin America 🌎 (slides in Spanish) biss.pensoft.net/article/1773.... One more abstract about our @guatemalaportal.bsky.social is in production. Stay tuned! 😁

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Our abstract for #LivingData about the use of #Symbiota portals in #LatinAmerica is out! At least 140 collections in 12 countries are actively using the portals 🥰. So far, less than 40% of collections in the region are available anywhere online. We'd love to help! 💚 biss.pensoft.net/article/1773...

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Yes! The tools are available in all Symbiota portals but the keys have to be built in each one. I think Evan is working in the NEON portal biorepo.neonscience.org 😊.

biorepo.neonscience.org

NEON Biorepository Portal Home

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

It was a lovely first day of #ECN2025!! 🥰Thanks to the presenters and organizers for all the wonderful sessions! The effort to provide a virtual format is really appreciated 😊🐞💚.

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Entomological Collections Network @entcollnet.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Huge welcome to all you lovely folks joining us today, both in-person and online! Great to have so many first-timers! Let’s get to it, with a welcome from our President @drfirefly.bsky.social! #ECN2025

A sea of ECN attendees taking their seats.

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

One last stop in Bogota! Of course, I couldn't miss the opportunity to visit Colombian collections!! Thanks to Juan Pablo Botero, Ericka Vergara, and John Cesar Neita for sharing their beautiful anthribids with me!! 💚 It was also great to meet @dimitriforero.bsky.social in person! Hasta la próxima!🤗

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Thank you, all! I had such a great time!!! 🥰🥰 #LivingData

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

If you missed any of our #Symbiota talks/posters, they are still available in the #LivingData platform! We'll also submit extended abstracts to BISS so you can check every detail later 💚.

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

I particularly loved learning about so many incredible initiatives around the world 🌎🌍🌏. It is beautiful to witness such passion and engagement for biodiversity data, and the desire to help and empower communities in every possible way 💚.

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

What a week! I enjoyed every day of #LivingData in Bogota!

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Sounds great! It is a little confusing how the herbaria many times are set as institutions instead of collections 😅. I haven't touched those codes for our collections because they come from Index Herbariorim but would love to help organize at some point!

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Thank you! Will give it another try 💚.

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Hi @gbif.org. Last time I tried it didn't work but I'm still interested in volunteering for GRSciColl! 😊 I have valuable contacts with collections across Latin America 💚. Let me know! 😁

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Moving to the Grand Hyatt for #LivingData! Don't miss my poster (Wednesday) and presentation (Friday) about our work with #Symbiota digitizing collections in #LatinAmerica! 🌎

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Finally for #GB32, the Governing Board Meeting in the beautiful Botanical Garden! What a privilege being able to join representing the #SymbiotaNode💚. Thank you, GBIF, it was truly a great experience 🥰. Now, on to #LivingData! 🤩

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

The GBIF Nodes Meeting was also very special! It was great being able to finally meet so many (virtually) familiar faces from all over the world 🌎😊. Thanks to Universidad de Externado and Universidad de Los Andes for hosting! Thanks @gbif.org for the lovely group photo 🥰.

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

The #GBIF Nodes Training was amazing! A lot of work but also a lot of fun with an amazing global community. I really loved engaging with my #Magenta group 🇵🇱🇧🇯🇨🇵🇳🇴🇲🇬🇹🇩🇺🇸💚(🇬🇹)😊. Among many other subjects, there was certainly some passion for collections in the group 🥰😁. #SymbiotaNode #GB32

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Gracias Dimitri! La estoy pasando súper bien 😁.

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Second stop, Colombia! So much going on here 🤩. First, the GBIF Annual Meeting #GB32 and then Living Data!

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Of course, I had to spend some time in the UNMSM Entomology Collection checking the weevils!!! 😍 Thanks to Dr. Mabel Alvarado (KU graduate!), Dr. Luis Figueroa and their wonderful students for their help. As a bonus, I digitized some anthribids in my research profile 🥰. ecdysis.org/collections/...

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

I can't thank our hosts at UNMSM enough for their hospitality and enthusiasm! 💚

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

October has been full of #Symbiota adventures in South America 🌎💚. It started last week in Peru🇵🇪, where we held a digitization workshop in collaboration with UNMSM Natural History Museum and Yale Peabody Museum. Around 80 participants from all over the country attended. We had a blast! 🌿

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Thanks to the KU Office of Research for the spotlight! Happy to be part of the @kunhm.bsky.social and continue contributing to preserving and digitizing the collections 🩵. #KUEntomology #PostdocAppreciationWeek #KUSEMC ➡️ research.ku.edu/news/article...

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

It's #WeevilWednesday! Perfect day to introduce our #Symbiota Weevil Portal! Still under construction, but already with some data. This beautiful Curculio, deposited in #KUSEMC, was originally digitized in #Specify and has been mobilized to our portal 💚. ➡️ weevil.symbiota.org/portal/colle...

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

One of my major motivations is sharing specimens I study with researchers around the world 🌎. None of this would be possible without the amazing support from #iDigBio and #Symbiota. Here are some of the collections also mobilized to #GBIF and @bionomia.net 💚. ➡️ www.gbif.org/network/0479...

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Don't miss this important webinar today, during the webinar series by #iDigBio "Sustaining collections digitization beyond NSF funding", featuring @gbif.org: ➡️ ufl.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Today, we are celebrating our Independence Day in #Guatemala. I'm proud to keep contributing to my country from afar, helping local collections to share their data online 🇬🇹🌎. Thanks to the #Symbiota team for making it possible, and to the amazing #BiodiversityData community for their support 🥰💚.

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Samanta Orellana @coleopterasam.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

The KU Entomology group is growing! So many ideas and so much work to do! 🥰🐞🦋🐝

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Join us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529

careers.amnh.org

Curatorial Associate

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...

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