Saddleback Caterpillar, Acharia stimulea. A reddish brown colored caterpillar covered in lighter colored short spines that look almost like fur. The middle of the insect is bright green and white, almost like the insect is wearing a saddle.
Image Credit: Matthew Orwat (https://agrilifepeople.tamu.edu/people/view/36271) via UF IFAS extension (https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/hort/2014/09/30/watch-out-for-the-saddleback-caterpillar/)
Happy Year of the Horse everyone! ๐๐งง
ๆฐๅนดๅฟซๆจ๏ผๅฟๆณไบๆ๏ผ็ฅๅคงๅฎถไปๅนดๆญฅๆญฅ้ซ้,้พ้ฆฌ็ฒพ็ฅ๏ผ่ฌ้ฆฌๅฅ้จฐ๏ผ่ฌไบๅฆๆ๏ผ
Tricky time finding a suitably "horse-y" invertebrate for y'all, but the Saddleback Catterpillar (๐๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ณ๐ช๐ข ๐ด๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข - photo by Mathew Orwat) is pretty close imo! ๐
#LunarNewYear #YearoftheHorse #ChineseNewYear #ๆฅ็ฏ #Bugsky
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Periodic reminder that moa de-extinction could lead to net biodiversity loss due to conservation deprioritisation of extant species. The (re)introduction process of any resultant genetically-modified Emus will very expensive www.nature.com/articles/s41... #Ornithology
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White text over a gray-blue background reads "ESA Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month." At right is a partial image of a moth.
This month and year-round, ESA takes pride in the community of LGBTQ+ scientists who contribute to advancing entomology. ESA is committed to fostering a safe, welcoming professional society for entomologists. #LGBTQ+ #PrideMonth. #EntoDEI ๐งต
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figure I should introduce myself on this website! I'm a first-year PhD student in the Entomology program at Cornell, interested broadly in the impacts of climate change on insect populations, and currently developing a project on long-term trends in apple maggot ๐๐ happy to be here!
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i would like to be included :) thank you!
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