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Currently reading about Dipteran frog parasites that turn hosts into a "liquid slurry of tissue and bones" within 2-3 days time....Oof!🥴😵🤯

entomologists should start doing the thing dinosaur paleontologists do where they lie on the ground next to a bone to show how big it is except it's like . a bark beetle

Buckle up Wisconsin, lots of #invasive brown marmorated stink bug reports coming in this week #BMSB

This is a cocktail. The sidecar kill jar. Instructed to bring a “spooky” cocktail to an entomologist’s party. So here, poorly labeled kill jars. Edible insects made with gelatin and candy molds, plastic insects from a tub. Delicious.

Being a good #naturalist means making discoveries right in your own backyard. So far, the larvae (grubs) of this species have only been collected in a single spot in Wisconsin… …just happens to be my backyard… #insects

Sweet goodness. As a fan of beets, this is just the emoji I've been waiting for:

This is probably the best year I've ever seen for #mantids in Wisconsin. I've had a flood of reports and sightings from southern WI over the last month. ...Now the mantids are just getting bold. This one is straight up mooning a doorbell cam:

Excited to head northwards tomorrow for Science on Tap - Minocqua at Rocky Reef Brewing Company. Stop by at 6:30 PM tomorrow or view the livestream to learn about the importance of #insects, Wisconsin's insect trends and more: scienceontapminocqua.org

I was today years old when I found out there's a species of treehopper commonly known as the "stupid treehopper" (Carynota stupida) How'd it get that name?...wrong answers only: #entomology

How #training and #education are crucial for #biodiversity protection. Read the article on Nature.com 👀 cetaf.org/elementor-1084… #taxonomy #BiodiversityMatters

There will be angels come after death and clean up the bodies; not dressed in white but mostly in their yellow/orange and black Halloween costumes (such a delightful coincidence); the process may be messy but it’s 100% eco friendly and sustainable! 💛🖤

Have you seen praying #mantids in Wisconsin this year? If so, you're not alone—it's been our best year for mantid sightings in the last decade+. Join me today at 11 on WPR's The Larry Meiller Show to learn about this year's "Mantid Mania" and more. wpr.org/shows/larry-me…

Join me this afternoon to learn about Wisconsin's #bees as part of a WisconsinScienceFest event. Free webinar, details 👇

Spooky 👻 things on the UW–Madison campus. Recently spotted an ash tree in Muir Woods covered with millions of ash spider mites. The tree was coated in silken webbing for a good 20-30+ feet! The tubular structure is basically an icicle of pure mites + silk webbing! #Arachtober

When a treehopper decides it wants to be a jigsaw puzzle piece for #Halloween 🎃👻

Happy #Halloween and #Arachtober Here’s to the 4th live scorpion 🦂 case from Wisconsin I’ve had at the diagnostic lab this year…😅😳🤯😵‍💫

At the Museum of Wisconsin Art today talking about the invasive #EmeraldAshBorer and its impacts as part of a program on Ho-Chunk black ash basketry. MOWA is one of the coolest venues I’ve ever presented at.