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Decided to check out the periodical Magicicada emergence while visiting central Illinois for a few days. I also tried local cicada-themed beer! Several cicadas, like this one, were infected by the Massospora cicadina fungus, as is evident by their missing abdomen.

Incredible work showing that painted lady butterflies can migrate from West Africa to South America! That's at least 4,200 km! Check it out!

Check out this clip from ABC Landline about our work with berries and flies in Australia 😁 abc.net.au/news/rural/pro…

Angelic face of Oestrus ovis (Sheep Bot Fly). St Mellion, Cornwall (VC2) on 15/7. Dipterists Forum

Prepare to have your mind BLOWN This fly (Fannia sp) was found in the meat baited Shannon trap covered in Dermatobia hominis - The HUMAN BOTFLY Botflies usually lay eggs on flies that feed on humans (as the eggs drop when feeding) and these are larvae! #FySchool24

Excited to share that our guide to common hover flies of Georgia (USA) is finally live! In it you will find detailed descriptions and ID tools for this highly important group of insects. extension.uga.edu/publications/d… UGA Entomology UGA Extension UGA Botanical Garden Entomological Society of America NIFA

Very excited to see this published!! We did a global literature review of long-distance hover fly migration and found nearly 50 species that exhibit this fascinating behavior. There’s a lot of cool work out there, and also much left unknown! Check it out! #diptera Ecological Entomology

We are hiring tenure track faculty positions in 1) Physiology & 2) Evolutionary Ecology! Come and join our collegial, collaborative, and productive group! Physiology: jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/5192… Evolutionary Ecology: jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/5192…

Co-authored research from School of Biological Sciences at Illinois State's Dr. Scott Clem unveils the secrets of hover fly migration! Discover how these small but mighty insects travel long distances, impacting ecosystems and agriculture across continents. Ecological Entomology Scott Clem, PhD resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ee…

I found a 3mm black blob in the disc of a late oxeye daisy. Took it for a beetle at first, or one of those funny squat chalcid wasps, but it is neither. Meet Discomyza incurva, weird little hump-backed fly. It's another snail-killer. I learned a new word: malacophagous 🦟💚🍃

Dig into the latest #RedbirdScholar magazine, where we highlight Wolfgang Stein's international study into how climate change is affecting crabs' nervous systems. Pick up a copy at kiosks around campus or find all of the stories at IllinoisState.edu/RedbirdScholar The Kavli Foundation

Globe skimmer dragonflies migrate from India to Africa each autumn in search of puddles to lay their eggs in. They travel over 3000km across an ocean! But what is more amazing is that tiny midges ride these dragons on their journey! 🪰🐉 New podcast: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/willa…

We are hiring a tenure track faculty position in Molecular and Cellular Biology. Come and join our collegial, collaborative, and productive group! jobsearch.illinoisstate.edu/en-us/job/5193…

Check out my #EntSoc24 talk today (2:54pm, room 129B) on hover fly migration! I’ll be discussing our recent review published in Ecological Entomology. Come see the wonderful illustrations by co-author @EntoSamm! ESA Early Career Professionals Committee Entomological Society of America Andrew D Young Illinois State School of Biological Sciences at Illinois State

Yesterday I presented my preliminary research on #Syrphidae migration at #EntSoc24 ! It’s been such an amazing experience here so far 🪰🐝💜 Entomological Society of America Western Biology

Had a great time at #EntSoc24 in Phoenix! It was fun catching up with friends and talking science. I’ve been coming to these meetings for 10 years, but this is my first as a faculty!

We've just published some brand new insect migration research in iScience! We found that Marmalade hoverfly migrants are marathoners, not sprinters. Led by Richard Massy of University of Exeter Longer video: youtu.be/DevlGE68PVg?si… Full Paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Check out our paper and the accompanying short video featured in Ecological Entomology!

Excited to have Xosé López-Goldar join us School of Biological Sciences at Illinois State! Welcome!