Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/EMSCZ7500-22
Learn more about our funding partner, the New Frontiers in Research Fund:
🔗https://bit.ly/4l3RTPY
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is the ubiquitous Australian cockroach, Periplaneta australasiae which was collected in the Galápagos Islands. The species has been introduced worldwide (including Canada).
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/YBBBC2455-22
Learn more about our funding partner, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation:
🔗https://www.innovation.ca/
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s spotlight is on the larva of the Cucujus clavipes. To endure extreme cold, these larvae produce antifreeze proteins and lower the water content in their bodies to prevent ice formation.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/INRMA3470-20
Learn more about our funding partner, Polar Knowledge Canada:
🔗https://www.canada.ca/en/polar-knowledge.html
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured is the cream-spotted ladybird beetle (Calvia quatuordecimguttata) from Canada's Yukon territory. Its range spans across North America, Europe, and Asia.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/GMGKA1739-21
Learn more about our funding partner, the New Frontiers in Research Fund :
🔗https://bit.ly/4l3RTPY
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured Neuropteran specimen is a Silky Lacewing (Family: Psychopsidae) from New South Wales, Australia. The carnivorous larvae hide under tree bark by day and hunt for insects at night.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/GMGKA1739-21
Learn more about our funding partner, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation:
🔗https://www.innovation.ca/
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen from Georgia is Cercopis vulnerata, a froghopper that is commonly found throughout Europe.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/CRMBA29383-24
Learn more about our funding partner, the New Frontiers in Research Fund:
🔗https://www.walderfoundation.org/
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is a chalcidid parasitoid wasp from Costa Rica, easily recognized by its enlarged hind legs lined with tooth-like projections.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/GMVNA048-21
Learn more about our funding partner, the New Frontiers in Research Fund:
🔗https://bit.ly/4l3RTPY
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is an Asian shield bug from the genus Eusthenes (Family: Tessaratomidae) from Vietnam. When threatened, these bugs have an impressive defense—they can squirt a strong, foul-smelling liquid.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/SAFSB14005-23
Learn more about our funding partner, the New Frontiers in Research Fund:
🔗https://bit.ly/4l3RTPY
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is Dresserus kannemeyeri, a species velvet ground spider from South Africa.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/CRBLB29480-22
Learn more about our funding partner, the Walder Foundation:
🔗https://www.walderfoundation.org
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured bizarre specimen is a treehopper (Family: Membracidae) from Costa Rica. Some treehopper species, like this one, possess elaborate, ornate “helmets” that aid in mimicry and camouflage.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/CRTRA17859-22
Learn more about our funding partner, the Walder Foundation:
🔗https://www.walderfoundation.org
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is Tabanus albocirculus, a horse fly (Family: Tabanidae) collected in Costa Rica.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/CRLDA16416-24
Learn more about our funding partner, the Walder Foundation:
🔗https://www.walderfoundation.org
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is a species of Scelionid wasp. Scelonids are parasitoids that specialize in attacking the eggs of insects and spiders.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/CRSRA31641-22
Learn more about our funding partner, the Walder Foundation:
🔗https://www.walderfoundation.org
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Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is the spectacular Chrysobothris capitata, a metallic wood-boring beetle (Buprestidae) found throughout Central America.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/NSWHB285-24
Learn more about our funding partner, the New Frontiers in Research Fund:
🔗https://bit.ly/4l3RTPY
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is a member of the rhinoceros beetle subfamily (Dynastinae) within the scarab beetle family, collected in New South Wales, Australia.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/PLTDJ045-20
Learn more about our funding partner, the Walder Foundation:
🔗https://www.walderfoundation.org/
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High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen is a species of straight-snouted weevils (Family Brentidae) from Costa Rica. The larvae are fungivorous, feeding on fungi growing on dead wood.
Learn more about this specimen on BOLD, the world's largest DNA library:
🔗https://portal.boldsystems.org/record/TSMTF3589-22
Learn more about our funding partner, the New Frontiers in Research Fund:
🔗https://bit.ly/4l3RTPY
📷 CBG Photography Group
High-resolution arthropod specimen with inset map of collection site in the bottom left corner, scale bar in the bottom right corner, and funder logo in the top right corner.
Our DNA library is made possible thanks to the support of our funding partners.
Today’s featured specimen from Tanzania is Maximegachile maxillosa which is widely distributed in Africa. This large bee species constructs nests of sand and resin.
