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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Taracus carmanah!!! Known only from its type localities and specimens. Somehow we found one individual during a bioblitz last weekend. These are the first photos of a live individual, and is the first individual seen alive! Still buzzing from this find. #arachtober #harvestmen #opiliones

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Anyone know what is attached to this Ich?

black and orange wasp specimen on a white background

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Jocelyn Poissant @jocelynpoissant.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I am recruiting a PhD student to study the causes and consequences of gut microbiome variation in wild caribou using shotgun metagenomics, with a start date in 2027. This opportunity is currently limited to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Feel free to email me for details if interrested!

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Do you have a background in behavioural ecology and are you interested in doing a PhD in Australia? I’m looking for new grad students so check out our website (BobWongLab.org) or come find me in Torino at #ISBE2026. 🐟🐠

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

The Yukon is beautiful! (Note that I am not showing you the black fly bites).

A view with a cloudy sky, a large snow capped mountain in the middle with a lake below. In from there is a pale yellow
And green forest leading to a dark green forest.

Close up of tiny green willows growing on an abundant mix of green mosses with a puddle of water in the middle

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Prosanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Y'all - the Smithsonian is hiring three new curators - herpetology, ichthyology, and ornithology! Notably, this is a 2nd fish curator position - i.e., not the same as the one advertised last month. So if you applied for that one apply again. www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000

Curator of Vertebrates

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History currently has openings for three early-career Research Curators in Vertebrate Zoology, one each from the disciplines of ornithology, herpetology and ichthyology. The Department of Vertebrate Zoology seeks candidates with demonstrated expertise in, and a commitment to, collections-based research centered on systematics and evolution of birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes. This includes the ability to pursue an original approach to systematics and comparative analyses using, for example, morphology, development, and/or molecular data, and showing evidence of broader impacts or applications in evolutionary biology and/or collections-based ecology, as demonstrated by a record of peer-reviewed publications.

Candidates must have demonstrated the ability to establish an externally funded research program and to contribute to the growth and curation of the collections. Research in the Department is supported by the Museum’s shared laboratories, including the Laboratory of Analytic Biology and the Scientific Imaging facility, among others. The Department’s scientific collections are the largest in the world for fishes, amphibians, and reptiles, and the third largest for birds.

These federal positions will be filled at the GS-12 level, with a starting salary of $102,415, and excellent benefits. The positions are permanent and require a one-year probationary period.

The official announcement is posted on USAJOBS, where applications must be submitted.
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/873849000

Please be sure to read the announcement and instructions carefully, as the process of applying via USAJOBS is stringent and differs from applying for an academic position. This website offers helpful advice: https://serc.si.edu/careers/tips-applying-federal-jobs

Please contact the Search Committee Chair, Michael McGowen (mcgowenm@si.edu) or the Department Chair, Helen James (jamesh@si.edu) with any questions.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Does anyone have access to this? Review of the genus Corticeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) of America north of Mexico By Triplehorn C.A. Ann. Ent. Soc. Am. 83: 287-306, 1990

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

I was a little concerned I would score low before I clicked the link. But then I saw the first couple and new I’m doing okay. In the next 11 months I need to apologize to a door and a few other things… “Felt genuine triumph after cancelling plans.” Certainly resonated.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Thanks Alex! It certainly seems to match the genus Mycomya. Given the family it clearly is a case of an insect falling into the water and being eaten.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Does anyone recognize this wing? It was found inside a fish stomach from Northern Vancouver Island.

An insect wing floating in liquid with a paper label behind it

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bryson @brysonm.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

holy shit

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

I’m so proud of my son for pursuing his interests. Here is a brief view of his summer work using @inaturalist.bsky.social to document biodiversity in Strathcona Provincial Park. youtu.be/7K1Ov2dG01c

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Strathcona S1 Ep 06

YouTube video by TELUS STORYHIVE

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Wow Donna that is a ton of work!

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

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

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

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.

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Conservation Job Board @conservationjobs.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

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

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Curator of Birds

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

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

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

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

🚨🪲 COOL JOB ALERT 🪲🚨 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...

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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.

Close up view of a wet rock showing two snails

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

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

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

If I could pick… why a click beetle of course.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

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

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

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...

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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

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

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

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

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.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

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

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Joey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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

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Canada Excellence Research Chair in Biodiversity Genomics

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

A Sagebrush Sheep Moth (Hemileuca hera) on Mount Kobau in the Okanagan. What a great place to be for bugs! #Lepidoptera #Moth #iNaturalist

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Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Some sleeping bees on a foggy morning at the beach. Coelioxys up top and Ammophila below them. #Hymenoptera #Macrophotography #Macro

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Biological Survey of Canada @biologicalsurvey.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

The summer newsletter is now available biologicalsurvey.ca/publications...

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Newsletters – Biological Survey of Canada

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

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

A tan and white striped globular springtail on a white background

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

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

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

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

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.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

Derek I have noticed this as well

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Vibes can take you to interesting places!

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Some of the Nivicolous slime moulds my son and I found today.

Closeup of iridescent purple balls on a brown stick

Close up of slime mould on a brown stick

Close up of black slime mould on dry grass. One is crushed showing yellow spores

Closeup of a brown slime mould on dry grass

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

No! I’ll have to take them the next time I head to the museum.

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Scott Gilmore @scottgilmore.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Cleaning my office and found out I have the first three printings of @robcannings.bsky.social fantastic Introducing the Dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon. I remember picking up a spare copy… but I clearly did that twice!

Three nearly identical green books with a red dragonfly on the cover. The background is a cork floor

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