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Jennifer C. Girón

@entiminae.bsky.social
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#Entomology #beetles #BroadNosedWeevils #InsectAnatomy #taxonomy #systematics #Neotropical #Caribbean #CollectionsBasedResearch 🇨🇴 Curator of Invertebrate Zoology at the Museum at Texas Tech University

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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Happy 20th Anniversary! As a taxonomist, I am incredibly grateful for your existence. I access your information nearly on a daily basis for several different projects including #ColeopteraDeColombia. The #Biodiversity world would not be the same without you! Cheers! #BHLat20 #ILoveBHL
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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
🎉 Huge news for BHL: The Field Museum is taking over the hosting of BHL’s website, servers & infrastructure, ensuring long-term stability and access for its 63+ million pages of open biodiversity literature. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/tran... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL 🌍 📚 🧪
An historic black and white illustration of a paper nautilus floating on the ocean. There are boats, a city and hills in the background.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Model and mimic: a clever longhorn beetle (Euderces reichei, at right) tries its best to look like a local carpenter ant, Campontous decipiens, as they both feed on a spring dogwood flower. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas.
Macro photograph, in top view, of two insects standing on a cluster of small, 4-petalled white flowers. Both insects have a red head and thorax and black at their back ends. The beetle on the right is slightly broader, and has a narrow white line separating the red and black parts of its body, as to suggest a narrow ant waist.
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Kim L. Holzmann @kimholzmann.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Big effort, exciting results - our paper on the constraints of thermal limits in tropical insects is now out in @nature.com! 🦋🐝🪰🪲🦗 @ecoresearchzoo3.bsky.social @biologie-uniwue.bsky.social @uni-wuerzburg.de
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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
🌱 Help secure the future of the Biodiversity Heritage Library! 🙏 Your donation will keep biodiversity knowledge open, connected, and growing, and fund the dedicated staff who make it all possible. 📖 👩‍💻 🌱 🌏 🧪 🔗 Donate: ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/BHLDona... #BHLTransition #ILoveBHL
An historic illustration of of two brown stripy butterflies and a caterpillar on a plant with white flowers.
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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Registration is open to attend the Weevil Workers Meeting on 17 October Registration: texastech.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Program: www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-worke... #WeevilWorkers Please spread the word!
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A photograph of a brown and creme weevil on a green leaf.
Photo by Andreas Kay
Mnemynurus sp.
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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Talk submissions are open to present at our next Weevil Workers Meeting 2025. forms.gle/1PBJXcchguzr... Titles due 12 September. Meeting on October 17, registration to attend will open soon. www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-worke... #WeevilWorkers
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A photograph of a brown and creme weevil on a green leaf.
Photo by Andreas Kay
Mnemynurus sp.
Ecuador, 2017
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Natural History Collections and Museomics @nhcm.pensoft.net · 27/08/2025
Researchers introduce a quick-assessment tool for insect outreach drawers based on five criteria: information, relevance, aesthetics, potential for engagement, and inspiration. 🔗 doi.org/10.3897/nhcm... @entiminae.bsky.social @universityofkansas.bsky.social
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Abigail Magland @aemagland.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
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!
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Natural History Collections and Museomics @nhcm.pensoft.net · 27/06/2025
In 2024, the Museum of Texas Tech University ran an experimental event showcasing the Invertebrate Zoology Collection of the Natural Science Research Laboratory to the public, celebrating June Bug Day through an in-person event entitled Come Bug Me. doi.org/10.3897/nhcm... @entiminae.bsky.social
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Come Bug Me: the first attempt at an outreach event showcasing the Invertebrate Zoology Collection of the Museum of Texas Tech University
The Museum of Texas Tech University (MoTTU) is a free admission, multidisciplinary, public university museum, constituting a regional attraction for the South Plains and West Texas, in the city of Lub...
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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 15/04/2025
⌛️ Deadline for the “ #Collections Reaching Out” collection at @nhcm.pensoft.net is approaching ❕ Inspired by the 2024 @entcollnet.bsky.social meeting, the collection invites anyone looking into the design & use of #entomological outreach drawers as educational tools. @entiminae.bsky.social ℹ️
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Call for papers: Entomological collections in public education & outreach activities
Initiated by the symposium “Collections Reaching Out”, held as part of the 2024 annual meeting of the Entomological Collections Network (ECN) in Phoenix, Arizona, a new topical collection ...
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 26/02/2025
The Sorceress based on a Pandeletius weevil, commission for @entiminae.bsky.social from last year
still probably the best robe i've drawn yet
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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
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...
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.
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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
#Proposals or #nominations for our honors, #awards, and #grants are due on March 1. More info and requirements at www.coleopsoc.org/society-info...
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
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Mark Anderson @ngaioweevil.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
This is one of NZ's rarest species - the ngaio weevil, browsing on ngaio leaves that are toxic to almost all species. There are only around 300 on one island, Takapourewa in the Marlborough Sounds. Background sound is some of the million seabirds that live on the island.
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Craig B @mutillidae.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Our planet is full of natural jewels. Most Natural History Collections, archives of the planet's biological diversity, are under-resourced—some direly so. Support #NaturalHistoryCollections ! That is all. Another early #BlueMonday post #MacroPhotography #FocusStacking
Upper quarter left frontolateral view of a jewel beetle (family Buprestidae) on a white background. The entire body is metallic: the head, legs, and elytra are bluish-purple and the pronotum is a yellowish green. The large eyes are reddish brown on this specimen.
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Natural History Collections and Museomics @nhcm.pensoft.net · 14/01/2025
📢 Initiated at the last @entcollnet.bsky.social annual meeting, this topical collection welcomes contributions about #specimens curated for #public #education & awareness. ⌛️ 31 March 2025 👌 No #APCs 🤗 Open to anyone, including non-members! #entomology #ento #scicomm #scholcomm #openaccess
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Call for papers: Entomological collections in public education & outreach activities
Initiated by the symposium “Collections Reaching Out”, held as part of the 2024 annual meeting of the Entomological Collections Network (ECN) in Phoenix, Arizona, a new topical collection ...
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The Coleopterists Society @coleopsoc.bsky.social · 03/12/2023
Fourth Annual Symposium and General Meeting of The Coleopterists Society: Friday, December 8th, 1:00 pm US Eastern time Registration is FREE. Everyone welcome to attend! Connect with fellow coleopterists and learn more about the society. Registration and schedule: www.coleopsoc.org/event/2023-a...
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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 21/10/2023
We celebrated our third #WeevilWorkersMeeting today. Here is our presentation about a world species-level catalog for the Entiminae. youtu.be/ua9j856l0kk Featuring the use of TaxonWorks.
First slide of the presentation "Towards a complete species-level catalog of the Entiminae: an international collaborative project using TaxonWorks" by Jennifer C. Girón, Nikolai Yunakov, Samuel Brown, Guadalupe del Río, Kevin Cortés Hernández, Judy Rincón.
On the left side of the image is the logo of the project: the outline in green of a representative of the genus Entimus in dorsal view.
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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 11/10/2023
Don't miss it!! Next Friday, October 20, the 2023 SOGA: The Online Weevil Workers Meeting will start at 15:00 UTC/GMT Registration: tinyurl.com/ycymkxfw Program: curculionoidea.org/weevil-worke... Time zone converter: timeanddate.com/worldclock/c... #WeevilWorkersMeeting
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On the right side of the image, a dark and elongated straight-snouted weevil with longitudinal yellow markings on the elytra is posed on a vibrant green leaf.
Photo by Andreas Kay, Brentus volvulus, Ecuador, 2013
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Alex Tomlinson @alextomlinson.com · 06/10/2023
Flat illustration of a black-and-white-warbler admiring several patterns of bird-safe glass as if in an art gallery. Captioned "Bird-Safe Glass is Beautiful!"
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Christelle Sabatier @chsaba.bsky.social · 03/10/2023
The Biology department @ SCU is hiring an assistant professor whose research focuses on biology education. Applications will be reviewed starting 11/1. Great opportunity to join a dynamic department and work with some amazing undergrads! Spread the word! Details wd1.myworkdaysite.com/en-US/recrui...
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biology Education
Position Type: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Biology Education Position Type: Regular Salary Range: Salary Range: Tenure-stream assistant professor starting salary can range from $98,135 to $109...
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Jake Francis @jsfrancis.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
I'm Jake Francis soon to be at Fl. Atlantic Univ. - Chemical and behavioral ecology of plant-pollinator-microbe interactions. Hoping to recruit students interested in asking how microbe and plant phenotype interact to shape pollinator behavior. more details at jacobsfrancis.com 🌎
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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 04/10/2023
Want to go on a mental trip to distant lands while aiding our research *and* procrastinating from your other duties? Our Notes from Nature flea locality untangler is now OPEN FOR BUSINESS: www.zooniverse.org/projects/md6...
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Joe Manthey @jdmanthey.bsky.social · 28/09/2023
Interested in grad studies in Evolutionary Genomics? Our lab has 1-2 PhD positions open to study landscape genomics, population genomics, genome evolution, etc. evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi...
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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 26/09/2023
Support Native Pollinators stickers are now up in my shop! 🔗 below 🦋✨
A photo showcasing my circular sticker design. It is light blue and features various pollinators native to North America, such as the monarch butterfly, Sphinx moth, blue butterflies, hover flies, and squash bees. There are golden poppies framing the edge of the illustration, and text that reads “Support Native Pollinators”.
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Wayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social · 22/09/2023
Join us tomorrow 22 Sep for the Mesquite 20th anniversary party! 🥳🎉🍾 We plan to give demos with Sanger & genomic sequence data. (09:00 PT; 16:00 UTC/GMT; 18:00 CEST; demos within 1st hour). Link: ubc.zoom.us/j/6192835933... (requires Zoom account)
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Marianne Alleyne @cotesia.bsky.social · 21/09/2023
For the INSECT MICROBIOME crowd: The Department of Entomology at the University of Illinois will be hiring an Assistant Professor in Insect Microbiomes. Please share this ad with any one working in this area. (Application deadline = October 6th) illinois.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Aerial picture of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Quad, showing multiple buildings. Including the Illini Union in the foreground and Foellinger Hall at the other end of the main quad.
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Brant Faircloth @brantfaircloth.bsky.social · 24/08/2023
Please apply for the Society of Systematic Biologists Early Systematist Award. You will receive $1000 in support of conference attendance or research and 3 years membership in the SSB. Requirements in image (and on linked form). Apply here: lsu.formstack.com/forms/ssb_ea...
Image of application website.
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Mark Westneat 🐟 @mwestneat.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
Cool job at Kalamazoo! Invertebrate biologist, broadly defined. #AcademicSky #EvoSky 🧪🐟🦑🌎 biology.kzoo.edu/tenure-track...
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Tenure Track Invertebrate Biologist Search Fall 2023 – Biology | Kalamazoo College
During the fall of 2023, we will be conducting a national search for a new tenure-track colleague who specializes in invertebrate biology. We have written a long-form description of this position and ...
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Ran Blekhman @blekhman.bsky.social · 14/09/2023
Faculty positions available in the Department of Microbiology at The University of Chicago -- an excellent opportunity! apply.interfolio.com/115174
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 11/09/2023
🚨Climate Job Alert: The North Carolina State Climate Office (NCSCO) has a new posting for an Associate Director. NCSCO works closely with state and federal agencies, city and regional planners, and other professionals to help North Carolinians understand their climate risks.
jobs.ncsu.edu
Associate Director
The Associate Director position will report to the Director of the State Climate Office. The State Climate Office of North Carolina (SCO) is a rapidly growing public service center at NC State Univers...
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Anny Chung (鍾彥儀) @yyachung.bsky.social · 11/09/2023
The Odum School at UGA is hiring a TT Assistant Prof in Evolutionary Ecology to start next Fall. Seeking a colleague investigating cutting-edge questions at the intersection of ecological and evolutionary processes. bit.ly/3qeXxYD One week left (Sep 18 deadline) to apply for full consideration!🌾🌎🧪
"Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Ecology" with application link and Odum logo against a background of herbaceous plants (but we're not just hiring plant ecologists!)
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Phil Barden @haidomyrmex.bsky.social · 08/09/2023
TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK TERMITE BACKPACK (picture from Zilberman & Pires-Silva 2023) www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Top and side views of a beetle species that mimics termites. The abdomen of the beetle is expanded over its own body and is shaped like a termite.
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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 07/09/2023
The SOLA Scarab Workers symposium will be hosted in Zoom on 15th September. Register here for free. forms.gle/3WHHHY53k3sA... Photo Credit: H Majewski
Dynastes beetle on irregular substrate
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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 05/09/2023
The new NSF PRFB (Biology postdoc) solicitation is out! If you're interested in joining my lab to develop your own project on thermal ecology, community science, urban biodiversity, or other ant stuff, drop me a line. A great fit if you would like to be a professor in university like CSUDH.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (PRFB) ...
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Mark Westneat 🐟 @mwestneat.bsky.social · 06/09/2023
Fantastic job at the Assistant Professor level in Animal Physiology at Stanford University focusing on Physiology, Biomechanics or Ecological Physiology. #AcademicSky #BiomechSky 🧪🦑🐟🌎 facultypositions.stanford.edu/en-us/job/49...
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Stanford | Faculty Positions: Details - Assistant Professor in Animal Physiology
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Venki Murthy @neurovenki.bsky.social · 01/09/2023
Tenure-track faculty position in my home department at Harvard (Molecular and Cellular Biology)! Please spread the word. I am biased, of course, but I think we offer an exciting and supportive community. Application deadline is Nov 1, 2023. 🧪
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Assistant Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology
We seek applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology. MCB is a tight-knit, supportive and collaborative research community with interests in a b...
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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 05/08/2023
Do you live in AL, GA, KS, NE, OK, or TX? Mail in dead butterflies 🦋 you find to help scientists learn about pesticide exposure! 🧪 www.usgs.gov/news/state-news-releas…
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Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states | U.S. Geological Sur...
LAWRENCE, Kan. — You read that right.
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Mark Westneat 🐟 @mwestneat.bsky.social · 02/09/2023
Phylogenetics faculty job! Colorado State 👍. Love to see it specified, bc resolving the tree of life is a scientific grand challenge for humanity. 🧪 #AcademicSky #SciJobs jobs.colostate.edu/postings/131...
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Assistant Professor in Phylogenetics
The successful candidate will develop a research program, specifically developing a research program in the area of phylogenetics, that interfaces with an integrative and collaborative department of e...
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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 28/08/2023
Don't miss out on the early bird registration rates for #ECN2023 (available until August 31st): ecnweb.net/welcome/meet...
ECN Annual Meeting 2023
National Harbour, Maryland, USA. November 4-5, 2023.

Images include the ECN logo and Baltimore Checkerspot butterflies.
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Don Yee @mosquitolab.bsky.social · 25/08/2023
The LTER site in Puerto Rico has openings for several positions including those for recently graduated undergrads. Spread far and wide.
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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 25/08/2023
Shiny #WeevilWednesday on a Friday! Beautiful #Compsus from #Colombia! #BroadNosedWeevils
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 22/08/2023
happy weevil monday
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Jennifer C. Girón @entiminae.bsky.social · 24/08/2023
The most #WeevilFul time of the year is coming! We are calling for titles for the #WeevilWorkersMeeting 2023! Titles due Sept. 20 via forms.gle/dBPGRfKkaM5D... Join the Weevil Workers email list to keep updated: forms.gle/51ndVyABCB3n... Visit curculionoidea.org/home for weevil-related information
Advertisement calling for titles for SOGA: The Online Weevil Workers Meeting 2023
October 20 and 21
Titles due: September 20
Title submission: 
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Photo by Andreas Kay, Brentus volvulus, Ecuador, 2013
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