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Arturo Santos

@aispinsects.bsky.social

Ecologist/Naturalist/Taxonomist, insects (Pterygota, Diptera). Also an iNaturalist Curator and BugGuide editor https://arturosantosperez.wordpress.com/

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Noooo, it's not working.
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23.01.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This incredible fly (Hermya anhamberu) is a newly described species! 🧡‡️

πŸ“· aranda87 on iNaturalist
πŸ“ Brazil
πŸ”—: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay

26.10.2025 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Fine. I'll post. Blattella roach as a floral visitor. Caught it...seems to like flying.......

24.10.2025 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This little crane fly, Erioptera parva, is common at lights here.

#insects #entomology #science #photography #nature #conservation #florida #biology #research #zoology #animals #diptera #flies

17.06.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nectar and wasp

08.05.2025 21:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Satellite fly (Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae).

#insects #entomology #biology #science #research #photography #animals #wildlife #conservation #diptera #inaturalist

08.05.2025 20:37 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pictonemobius (bar-faced cricket).

#insects #entomology #photography #biology #science #research #animals #eukaryotes #orthoptera #crickets

07.05.2025 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stagmomantis floridensis ootheca found in January in a mesic flatwoods.

#insects #entomology #biology #science #research #wildlife #conservation #nature #photography

26.03.2025 20:59 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Frog

22.03.2025 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Florida deepdigger scarab, Peltotrupes profundus. From fall to early spring, these guys emerge from and build meters-long tunnels to rear their young in...god this character limit is tiny.
#insects #entomology #biology #science #research #wildlife #conservation #nature #photography

18.03.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes...but...

16.03.2025 02:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Was not expecting that...

#coralsnake #snakes #herps #herping #biology #wildlife #conservation #photography #research #science

16.03.2025 00:59 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

and probably a new record for Pasco county, Florida.

10.03.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

presence of a hind wing sub marginal vein. The specialized ecology on Florida rosemary coupled with the matching color and pattern, including the blue spot on the basal segments of the abdomen, constituted evidence of the species. It was also a new species for BugGuide...

10.03.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This leafhopper was caught from Florida rosemary in a sand pine scrub habitat. It was identified to Typhlocybinae by the metatarsal features and to Dikraneurini by the absence of an appendix and the...

#insects #entomology #biology #science #research #wildlife #conservation #nature #photography

10.03.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Feel you. I've been at this for like 6 years or something. I'm absolutely pulverized

10.03.2025 06:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Ants, the Bees, and the Blind Spots of the Human Mind: How Entomologist Charles Henry Turner Revolutionized Our Understanding of the Evolution of Intelligence and Emotion β€œThe handicaps under which Dr. Turner’s work was accomplished were many, and were modestly and bravely met.”

The story of entomologist Charles Henry Turner who, without access to a lab, without university support, revolutionized our understanding of how intelligence and emotion evolved in his exquisitely designed experiments with bees and ants

09.03.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Oh lol. I work in groceries cause this entomology shit is a whole mess

09.03.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wait, where can I find those co-op jobs???

09.03.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Florida rosemary - a remarkable celebrity from Florida

#plants #botany #biology #science #research #wildlife #conservation #nature #photography

09.03.2025 00:02 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Almost forgot this one...a mantidfly.

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07.03.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cover of "Checklist of the Flies (Diptera) in Canada" featuring two fly images, with contributors and publisher details below.

Cover of "Checklist of the Flies (Diptera) in Canada" featuring two fly images, with contributors and publisher details below.

New book: A checklist to identify all known species of flies in Canada! doi.org/10.3897/ab.e...

"This checklist is a fundamental piece of work that will guide the assessment of the conservation status of those species."

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07.03.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

Yeah, maybe some Winthemiini.

06.03.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This plant hopper.

#insects #entomology #biology #science #research #wildlife #conservation #nature #photography

06.03.2025 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alright the Science Library is live 🫑

04.03.2025 21:26 β€” πŸ‘ 945    πŸ” 91    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 8
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Chrysonotomyia susbelli Chrysonotomyia susbelli from University Place, Houston, TX, USA on March 4, 2025 at 01:27 PM by Brendan O'Loughlin

The season has returned! My favorite wasp is out on the oaks again.

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

04.03.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think Hapithus (probably subgenus Orocharis). Not sure what it's nibbling around for.

#insects #entomology #biology #science #research #wildlife #conservation #nature #photography

05.03.2025 02:40 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh yeah

04.03.2025 21:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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