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Here’s a look at one of the world’s most delicate creatures – the mayfly. These insects are highly sensitive to pollution, making them important indicators of water quality. They spend most of their lives underwater as larvae, with their time as adults being brief but beautiful.

Bronzed Tiger Beetle enjoying its morning feast—a caterpillar on the menu! 🍴 #Saskatoon, SK 🇨🇦

Arthropod Photo of the Week: October 2, 2024 Ambush bug preying on bumble bee Phymata americana / Bombus borealis Hemiptera: Reduviidae / Hymenoptera: Apidae By Thilina Hettiarachchi (Thilina Hettiarachchi (@bugsnapz)), Manitoba, Canada #arthropodPOTW

Presented on the 'Phylogenetic Diversity of Grassland Bees'—the focus of my PhD research—at the Entomological Society of Manitoba.

A short article with Dr. Robert Wrigley in The Prairie Gardener 86th Annual Edition!

Happy to have my photo featured in the Entomological Society of America 2025 World Insect Calendar the third year in a row! This year's calendar is packed with stunning insect photography from around the world. Don’t miss out—order your copy now at entsoc.org!

Six new Species of Palp-footed spiders from Sri Lanka. With amazing images from my former student Chathuri Jayatissa. Boagrius silindui, Female.

Happy New Year from the tiny wonders of nature! 🌿✨ Let’s step into 2025 with a promise to protect our planet and the small but mighty creatures that keep it thriving. Every bug has a story—let’s give them a future! 🐝📸 #Bugsnapz #SaveNature #Biodiversity #HappyNewYear2025

Arthropod Photo of the Week: January 29, 2025 Cellophane bee Colletes wilmattae Hymenoptera: Colletidae Thilina Hettiarachchi (Thilina Hettiarachchi (@bugsnapz)), Manitoba, Canada #arthropodPOTW

My lab is keen on recruiting grad students for 2025 (fully funded positions! Living wage!) on topics related to plant phylogenomics, macroevolution, and adaptation to dry environments: See: edelinegagnon.wixsite.com/gagnon-lab-1..… Job Details: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Can you guys guess who these tiny visitors are on this stunning waterlily? Swipe for a close-up! They’re stingless bees (Tetragonula sp.), busy buzzing and gathering pollen!

Excited to share our new paper at Functional Ecology! We used museum specimens and computer vision to understand global #bee diversity and distribution. Read more: doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…

Such outstanding work that sheds light on Sri Lanka’s hidden natural treasures. A brilliant contribution to biodiversity science!

Sorry for the long pause! Before diving into my PhD fieldwork, I had the chance to explore Sri Lanka and capture some wild gems. Here’s a tiny #scorpion I found on a house wall—genus 𝘙𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘺𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘴. More from my #SriLankan #nature archive coming soon! 🦂📸🇱🇰 Trincomalee, SL