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Caitlin Terry

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๐ŸŽ Entomology PhD student at Cornell AgriTech, NSF GRFP fellow (they/she) liberation for all !

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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/)

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! ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿงง

ๆ–ฐๅนดๅฟซๆจ‚๏ผŒๅฟƒๆƒณไบ‹ๆˆ๏ผ็ฅๅคงๅฎถไปŠๅนดๆญฅๆญฅ้ซ˜้™ž,้พ้ฆฌ็ฒพ็ฅž๏ผŒ่ฌ้ฆฌๅฅ”้จฐ๏ผŒ่ฌไบ‹ๅฆ‚ๆ„๏ผ

Tricky time finding a suitably "horse-y" invertebrate for y'all, but the Saddleback Catterpillar (๐˜ˆ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ถ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข - photo by Mathew Orwat) is pretty close imo! ๐Ÿ‡

#LunarNewYear #YearoftheHorse #ChineseNewYear #ๆ˜ฅ็ฏ€ #Bugsky

17.02.2026 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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

17.02.2026 06:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
White text over a gray-blue background reads "ESA Celebrates LGBTQIA+ Pride Month." At right is a partial image of a moth.

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 ๐Ÿงต

23.06.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Investigation of Plant Associations of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) Across Developmental Stages using iNaturalist Photographs Sourced from the New York City Metropolitan Area1 Host use pattern of phytophagous insects differs based on insect life stage. Spatial and temporal differences in nutritional requirements, morphology, and plant availability contribute to variations i...

spotted lanternfly peeps, check out this new paper from my labmate Katherine's masters work! super cool application of community science in NYC ~ doi.org/10.3954/JAUE...

17.04.2025 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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 ๐Ÿ›๐ŸŽ happy to be here!

08.04.2025 10:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i would like to be included :) thank you!

08.04.2025 10:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0