#entomologist — Public Fediverse posts

Why are some people #mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging
It's not a misconception -- mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others," Frederic Simard of France's Institute of Research for Development told AFP. "But we are not all magnets all the time," the medical #entomologist added.
A range of sensory cues can cause #mosquitoes to pick one human over another—mainly the smell and heat our bodies give off, and the carbon dioxide we exhale.
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-people-mosquito-magnets-clues-emerging.html

Why are some people #mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging
It's not a misconception -- mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others," Frederic Simard of France's Institute of Research for Development told AFP. "But we are not all magnets all the time," the medical #entomologist added.
A range of sensory cues can cause #mosquitoes to pick one human over another—mainly the smell and heat our bodies give off, and the carbon dioxide we exhale.
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-people-mosquito-magnets-clues-emerging.html

Why are some people #mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging
It's not a misconception -- mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others," Frederic Simard of France's Institute of Research for Development told AFP. "But we are not all magnets all the time," the medical #entomologist added.
A range of sensory cues can cause #mosquitoes to pick one human over another—mainly the smell and heat our bodies give off, and the carbon dioxide we exhale.
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-people-mosquito-magnets-clues-emerging.html

Why are some people #mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging
It's not a misconception -- mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others," Frederic Simard of France's Institute of Research for Development told AFP. "But we are not all magnets all the time," the medical #entomologist added.
A range of sensory cues can cause #mosquitoes to pick one human over another—mainly the smell and heat our bodies give off, and the carbon dioxide we exhale.
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-people-mosquito-magnets-clues-emerging.html

Why are some people #mosquito magnets? Clues are emerging
It's not a misconception -- mosquitoes are attracted to some people more than others," Frederic Simard of France's Institute of Research for Development told AFP. "But we are not all magnets all the time," the medical #entomologist added.
A range of sensory cues can cause #mosquitoes to pick one human over another—mainly the smell and heat our bodies give off, and the carbon dioxide we exhale.
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-people-mosquito-magnets-clues-emerging.html

In "The Raid on the Termites" (Paul Ernst, 1932), an #entomologist daydreams about being shrunk to ant-size and exploring a #termite mound. His friend finds the notion of being “suddenly confronted by a thing as big as a horse, with fifteen-foot jaws of steely horn that could slice [him] in two” exciting. Jim imagines writing a book:

  “What a book of travel it would make! ‘The Raid on the Termites. Exploring an Insect Hell. Death in an Ant-hill…’”
  “Termitary! Termitary!” corrected Denny irritably.

Doing a long press on the word, what sayeth Wiktionary in #koReader?

_Termitary: an anthill built and occupied by termites._

#words #vocabulary #termites #insects

Been creating and expanding the #Wikidata item for the #entomologist and #ScientificIllustrator Bertha Sarah Kimball Dickens. She's regarded as being one of Kansas State's foremost scientific illustrators and yet isn't in many databases. She was employed by #KansasStateUniversity. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q122222581 #LOD

Orfelia fultoni
aka “Glowworm”
It is not actually a worm, but a fly larvae! I have an ongoing research project studying their use of caves.

#caving #speleo #speleology #diptera #foxfire #glow #dark #longexposure #queerscientist #entomology #entomologist #queer #lgbtq #cave #caves

#Calling for some #entomologist #help on this #InsectIdentification please & thank you. It's a very small #pollinator #insect & I'm on South Vancouver Island/Saanich area in #zone8

#VancouverIsland #vanisle #PNW #PacificNorthwest #WhatBugIsThis #IdentifyThisInsect #entomology

This #mosstodon contribution is also a request for #InsectIdentification. If you have #entomologist followers, please boost. It was captured on our greenhouse floor and will be in a terrarium until it can be identified.

Another painting from my Gilded Order series.
The common name for this butterfly is Starry Night Cracker.

The original painting is available:
https://www.rachelquinlan.com/shop/starry-night-cracker

#butterfly #butterflyArt #biology #biologyArt #entomology #entomologist #watercolor #MastoArt #maximalist #maximal #traditionalArt #art #illustration #scienceArt #imaginativeRealism #ArtCollector

Another from my Gilded Order series - Armadillidium Vulgare, otherwise know as a pill bug. or a Rolly Polly. Or a Slater. What is it called in your region?

The original has sold, but I have prints, pins and stickers available on my site: https://www.rachelquinlan.com/shop

#isopod #entomology #entomologist #insectart #bugart #watercolor #maximalist #MastoArt #art #illustration #maximal #scienceart #biologist #biology

#introduction
Hi everyone! 👋 First time I'm tooting!
I'm an Italian #entomologist doing my #PhD at the Institute of Evolutionary Biology #IBE in Barcelona.

I study the #diversity and #evolution of the European #ant fauna using #IntegrativeTaxonomy, #genetics (mainly #barcoding), and #genomics (#UCEs). I also work on #InvasiveAlienSpecies and #butterfly #phylogeography.

I love beer, #Rstats, maps, and turning over stones. Ah, I'm also an #iNaturalist addict!

Summer is gone, but this Cicada remains. This is one of my favorite Gilded Order paintings. Available now through Every Day Original

https://everydayoriginal.com/product/gilded-order-tosena-splendida/

#cicada #watercolor #entomology #entomologist #insect #insectart #bug #bugart #maximalist #decorativeart #imaginativerealism