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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

On my way to the Dresden Phylogeny Meeting where I'll present a poster on my master thesis "Integrative Phylogenomics of the Tortoise Beetle Tribe Basiprionotini based on Museomic Data (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)"

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Registration is open for the Weevil Workers Meeting! Find the schedule and registration link at www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-worke... This year, we have 18 talks on all aspects of weevil research. There will also be space for informal exchange!

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

500k plants, ok, then 6 million fish. Important, sure but that's one uni making a bad choice. Then 7 million fossils and modern mollusks (PRI), 19 million specimens at ANSP, soon we're talking big data right? specimens you can hold in your hand are real data www.atlasobscura.com/articles/nat...

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It's Hard to Be a Natural History Museum in the 21st Century

As belts tighten, rich collections of plant and animal specimens face relegation, dissolution, or worse.

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Spread the word! The Weevil Workers meetings consist of a series of presentations on any aspect of the study of weevils (Curculionoidea). Topics include systematics, faunistics, biogeography, evolution, biology, ecology, pests/biological control agents, etc. www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-worke...

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Very exciting: The Curculio Institute is planning another field trip! I'll definitely take part, as I enjoyed the last field trip to the Lower Beskids in Southern Poland a lot. To learn more about the Curculio Institute, visit Curci.de See you next year!

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Since the iDigBio Portal is shutting down, I downloaded 35.000 weevil images as a backup (github.com/weevil-see/i...). Now I am doomscrolling scolytines! This is what funding cuts are taking from you...

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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Help shape the future of BHL 🌱 As we begin to modernise the BHL platform, we’re inviting BHL users to share their experiences through a 3–5 minute survey. Your responses will directly inform our priorities, identify problems, guide improvements, and shape a better BHL experience: bit.ly/4fpc75D 🧪

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BHL User Experience

BHL is beginning a major modernisation of its platform. We’d like users to help shape what comes next. This 3–5 minute survey asks about how you use BHL and the improvements you’d like to see. Your r...

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I really like the idea of this project. Connections and mentorship are extremely important in entomology, and its always better to ask a real expert instead of AI! I often contacted people directly, but I think many newcomers may hesitate to do so, so this portal could help make the first step.

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

I want smartphones to be devices where you can uninstall and install software as you like, just like personal computers (that are also under threat).

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Keep Android Open

Your phone is about to stop being yours. In September 2026, Google will block every Android app whose developer hasn't registered with them.

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Sabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

this is crazy I had no idea there were marine caddisflies, let alone ones that laid their eggs in sea stars?

a screenshot of an old New Scientist article from 1981 explaining how the marine caddisfly Philanisus plebeius lays its eggs in starfish

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TaxonWorks @taxonworks.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

TaxonWorks Together 2026. We're now open to (free) registration. TWT is a little different, we do our best to build in as much time to converse as to listen, fear not the relentless presentations, embrace #chat, bring your perspective (kindly). Please join! #taxonomy together.taxonworks.org

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TaxonWorks Together

Annual event about the collective work in the creation of data to Describe life

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

This kid should have been headed for our conferences, museums, field stations. We lost a future colleague and I’m so angry.

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This is peak iNaturalist content! www.inaturalist.org/observations...

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

welcome to WEEVIL HELL, today we will be playing *audience roars* MUCRO or UNCUS

helpful illustration from Marvaldi & Lanteri's weevil key, demonstrating the difference between a mucro (sharp spur at the tibial apex) and an uncus (sharp spur at the tibial apex)

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Curculionidae of the World Online has moved to a new URL: catalog.curculionoidea.org The old URL can still be accessed. We are working on a better and more detailed representation of the relationships between weevils and their host plants. Expect some really nice things in the near future!

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Curculionidae of the World Online

Curculionidae of the World Online is a collaborative taxonomic catalog of weevils, built on TaxonWorks. It provides curated data on taxonomy, distribution, biological relationships, as well as images ...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 24/10/2025

Over 400,000 beetle species exist, but how are they related? 🐞 Join Dr @beetlequeen.bsky.social ( @nhm-london.bsky.social ) on 15 Feb 2026 for a FREE webinar exploring efforts to map the global Beetle Tree of Life & uncover biodiversity patterns. 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mapping-th...

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

My report for the Weevil Course I visited earlier this year in Arizona is ready! www.curculionoidea.org/gorgojito/vi...

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Curculionoidea - Visiting the Weevil Course & Roundup in 2025

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

The (free) registration for The Online Weevil Workers Meeting 2025 on October 17 is open! www.curculionoidea.org/weevil-worke...

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

You can now explore host-plant associations on "Curculionidae of the World Online"! We have almost 3000 associations in the database. Huge thanks to the team of TaxonWorks who got the Biological Associations tab for TaxonPages running with the latest release! curculionidae.github.io/taxa/#/otus/...

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Biological Recording Company @biologicalrecording.co.uk · 05/09/2025

🪲 Weevils! The UK boasts 600+ species, almost as many as birds! Join us on 13 Oct (7–8pm) for an entoLIVE with @markgurn.bsky.social to explore their ecology, habitats & quirky plant preferences. It is FREE!!! Don’t miss it! 🧪 🌎 🔗 Sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1491232379...

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

it took one (1) question for the amazing new agentic LLM iChatBio to start fabricating data out of nothing. I asked for a list of clam shrimp in Florida, and it skipped a whole genus. when I told it that it was missing one, it confidently replied that Cyzicus also lives in Florida (it doesn't).

I ask: "how many species of clam shrimp are in florida"

ichatbio answers: "You’d like to know how many species of clam shrimp (order Diplostraca, suborder Laevicaudata, Cyclestherida, or Spinicaudata) are found in Florida. I will search occurrence record databases for the count of unique clam shrimp species reported in Florida."

ichatbio: According to iDigBio, there are 47 unique scientific names under the order Diplostraca (which includes clam shrimp and related groups) recorded in Florida, based on 524 records. This count may include both clam shrimp and other related taxa (like water fleas). If you'd like, I can filter the list to show only known clam shrimp species or provide the full list for your review.

me: show only clam shrimp

ichatbio:Thank you for your request to see only clam shrimp species (typically families Limnadiidae, Lynceidae, and Cyzicidae). I will extract and filter the species-level names to include only recognized clam shrimp taxa recorded in Florida.

ichatbio lists: eulimnadia diversa, lynceus gracilicornis, eulimnadia insularis, eulimnadia astraova, eulimnadia texana, and limnadia lenticularis.

it's missing genus Paralimnetis.

me: you are missing a genus

ichatbio: Thank you for pointing that out. You are correct that my previous filter included only the genera Eulimnadia, Lynceus, and Limnadia. There is another clam shrimp genus known from Florida: Cyzicus. Would you like me to include Cyzicus in the filtered list and provide updated results for clam shrimp species recorded in Florida?

me: cyzicus is not found in florida

ichatbio: Thank you for clarifying—Cyzicus is not found in Florida, so it shouldn’t appear in a Florida clam shrimp list. If you believe another genus is missing from the clam shrimp genera known in Florida, could you specify which one? Otherwise, based on iDigBio records and typical literature, the genera Eulimnadia, Lynceus, and Limnadia are the main clam shrimp genera documented in Florida.

If you’d like, I can attempt to extract any other candidate genera from the occurrence records or check for further synonymies. Please let me know how you’d like to proceed!

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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

🌱 BHL’s Call for Support soft-closes on Aug 31. 🧪 With @clirnews.bsky.social as our new fiscal sponsor, we now have an administrative & financial home, but we still need partners, hosts, funders & long-term investment to secure BHL's future. about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-sup... #ILoveBHL

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Meet Peltophorus polymitus, the Agave Stem Weevil! - Larvae develop in the stem of different Agave species (often A. palmeri) - When disturbed, the weevils will drop into the thorny depth of their host plant - found in Mexico and the SW of the USA - This specimen was found by Salvatore S. Anzaldo

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I started a blog and my first post is online! The posts will try to explore topics which are not typically covered by introductory literature and textbooks, e.g. because they are considered to be "too basic". Let me know what you think! weevil-see.github.io/taxonomy/Ide...

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Species Identifications: Common Pitfalls

Some thoughts about Identifications. How do we identify properly? How do we avoid mistakes?

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

How to find Mogulones crucifer: The weevil is native to Europe/West Asia, but has been introduced to North America to control its host (Cynoglossum officinale; Hound's Tongue) which is invasive there.

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TaxonWorks @taxonworks.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

It is one week until TaxonWorks Together 2025. With 7 in-depth conversations ranging from eDNA to Research Software Engineers and the role of vouchering, and stories of #data in transition, there's more than TaxonWorks on the table. Join over 125 registrants, for free, at together.taxonworks.org.

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TaxonWorks Together

Annual event about the collective work in the creation of data to Describe life

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

I'm writing my master's thesis in the lab of Marianna Simões at the Senckenbergmuseum in Frankfurt. Its very inspiring to see how the team has been growing in numbers and is exploring new research areas The lab is now on instagram, follow for updates: www.instagram.com/msimoeslab/ msimoeslab.com

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

A velvet worm (Onychophora: Peripatidae) in Chiriqí (Panamá). I was incredibly amazed to find this specimen under a bunch of logs and stones, but had to suppress my urge to frantically turn logs after realizing how dangerous some snakes in the area are...

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

This is how I find twiglet weevils (Acalles and related genera) in Central Europe. Weevils with comparable ecology are found wordwide, you can try it no matter where you are. When beating twigs, be swift and careful, as they will drop to the ground at the slightest disturbance.

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Trying to recycle instagram-content here: Seems like only 4 slides at a time can be posted here. What's missing are the slides where I tell how I tried to use CO1-barcodes to test if there are two separate species. I found no evidence but my study was VERY limited...

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Jakob Jilg @weevil-see.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I already run an instagram on weevils (@weevil.see) but wanted to give Bluesky a shot. So here's my first post: Chlorophanus viridis The species is widespread in Germany, but according to Rheinheimer & Hassler has become rarer for unknown reasons. You'll find it in damp habitats, and its polyphagous

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