Giving away insect art posters from our Nat Geo project tomorrow, in the lab NC Museum of Natural Sciences from 10-5 (while supplies last!). Come say hi and grab one!

giving away free art posters of this project THIS SATURDAY, 10-5 in my lab NC Museum of Natural Sciences come get one!

Here we go: this is the first Brood XIX cicada I've seen that is not a nymph. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, US

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#BroodXIX #Cicadas2024

New art collab project just came out! My favorite part: some of these are bugs I collected from my own back yard and now they are in NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

In my new video we explore a park in Brazil to see if apex predators survive there or if invasive species have already taken over - watch to find out! youtu.be/AJTR2tYfxCM

We're hiring a collections manager for the NC State Insect Museum (NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology)! 🐜🕷️🪳🦗🪲🦟🪰 Please follow the link below to read more & apply.

I'm sooooo excited to have more bug nerds here!
Entomological Society of America Entomological Collections Network NMNH_Entomology Royal Entomological Society

jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/199286

A few years ago, I got fascinated by the springtails living in my yard. Since then, I've made a bunch of Ant Lab YouTube videos about them.
Last week, I published the first of what will eventually be several science papers about them: doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.…

youtu.be/Ephv9miyVjw?si…

another banger vid by Adrian Smith

Chill out for 7.5 minutes and watch some moths! New video today: youtu.be/Ephv9miyVjw

NEW PAPER: Ever wondered why insects fly in all sorts of crazy patterns around lights at night? So did we! We set about recording flying insects to work out what's going on. I'll summarise what we found in this 🧵. Spoiler: We don't think they confuse lights with the moon.

BTW this is what I look like when I find stuff 😂😂😂

🔭 Apply now to be our Science Program & Communications Scholar! We are looking for fearlessly creative and fantastic science translators with demonstrated writing and organizational skills.

Learn more and apply here 👉 go.ncsu.edu/apply-orise #scicommjob USGS Climate

That's a wrap, 2023! Happy 2024 everyone 🥳

It was a pretty good year for me & the family, though it seemed like a LONG one. Didn't take many pics, but here are some faves:

Let's start w/ #FLIES ( #Diptera )!: net-winged midge, flutter fly, yellow horse fly & tephritid fruit fly

New video for team #hobbitpsyllid !

Listen to why a #psyllid is also known as a 'jumping plant lice' and enjoy the awesome slow-mo video by Adrian Smith of a jumping.. Jumping plant lice!

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#dontbesillyvoteforpsyllid

NEW PAPER, hot off the press! Say hello to scAnt, an open-source platform to aid the creation of 3D models of arthropods (or other small objects, if you must). Always wanted a 3D digital version of your favourite insect? scAnt is your friend
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What makes the mysterious mounds of muck and poop in the middle of the swamp? We set some camera traps to find out youtu.be/Q8idb4J0T1Q?si…
NC Museum of Natural Sciences NC Division of Parks and Recreation FER @NC State N.C. Wildlife

I found a beautiful swamp that looked like it had TONS of animal activity, so I teamed with NC Division of Parks and Recreation to install 30 hidden cameras. What we found was surprising, and somewhat concerning, check it out FER @NC State Secretary Reid Wilson NC Museum of Natural Sciences NC State College of Natural Resources youtu.be/sl-JXD9D-BU?si…

New Ant Lab video today. Filming these rove beetles with projectile mouthparts has been on the to-do list for years! Thanks to Matt Bertone 🪰🕷️🪲 showing me his Stenus site this summer, I finally got the opportunity! Check it out: youtu.be/RjKhIg3kCpM