Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab

It's #BiodiversityDay! The diversity of living things holds the key to our own future flourishing, as I highlight in my blog 'Value in Nature'. Today's post features insecticides found in nature that reduce collateral damage to ourselves and others. mscaterino.pika.page/posts/evolving…

ヤマトアシナガアリの巣に潜む甲虫、好蟻性のクロアリヅカエンマムシHaeterius optatusを採集&撮影することができました！🪲 体長2mm台と極めて小さく、目を凝らさなければ発見するのは困難でした。 採集記録も全国でも多くはない希少種。 生態などもまだよくわかっていないようです。 ずっと見たかった種がようやく見られました☺️

Arthropod Photo of the Week: May 6, 2026 Bombardier beetles Brachinus sp. Coleoptera: Carabidae Observed in Arizona, USA By Tom Astle (buff.ly/SKVTYrP), California, USA #arthropodPOTW

🌎@inclandj, director ejecutivo del #INABIO, participó en la inauguración del #MesDeLaBiodiversidad, iniciativa impulsada por @EcuadorMAE y la #AlianzaPorLaBiodiversidad, una plataforma colaborativa integrada por diversas instituciones y organizaciones.

My small tribute to Sir David Attenborough in our recent beetle book, also talking about our lost connections with the natural world, studying insects, and Pokemon! A few copies still available, signed, on ebay at a reduced price ebay.co.uk/itm/1576739912…

Page proofs for Under One Canopy have arrived! Things are getting real. Will have a pre-order link to share soon!

Historically, animals have been much less used than plants for dye-making. However, though just a few invertebrate species have been featured, they had outsized historical impacts. mscaterino.pika.page/posts/in-livin… #biodiversity #nature

Pests like New World Screwworm will require eternal vigilance. Its resurgence was entirely preventable.

An important, if maddening, read. 'Sloth World' does not seem to be all that it claims.

A master blister beetle chewing up brittlebush flowers (video: Sicco Rood).

Proud of our Turf & Ornamental Entomology Lab graduate students Nisha Yadav and Peilin Tan for delivering strong departmental seminars this spring. Their work delivers tools that can be used on the ground, not just on paper. @FLEntomologists @RoyEntSoc @EntsocAmerica @ClemsonUniv

Officials are asking the public in South Carolina to continue their vigilance and utilize the Yellow-legged Hornet Reporting Tool to report sightings in areas of the state where the insect has not yet been found. Reporting Tool 👉 survey123.arcgis.com/share/4654e1d5… news.clemson.edu/clemson-offici…

A #newgenus of Clavigeritae (#Coleoptera: #Staphylinidae: #Pselaphinae) from Mollucas, #Indonesia, with antennae bearing trichomes #taxonomy doi.org/10.11646/zoota…

Some thoughts on the 'God Squad's' shameful exemption of oil interests in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act requirements: mscaterino.pika.page/posts/thou-sha…

Scientists at @ClemsonCAFLS are part of a multi-institution effort to combat chestnut blight and Phytophthora root rot using genomic selection to restore American chestnut trees to forests in the Eastern U.S. 🌰 news.clemson.edu/clemson-scient…

Increasing greenspace in urban environments yields important benefits for human health and biodiversity: mscaterino.pika.page/posts/greening… #biodiversity #nature

𝘈𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘦 is a newly discovered species of wingless #fly from China that lives in a very specific home: the base of a horseshoe bat's ear! 🦇 Access the full study here: doi.org/10.3897/zookey… #bat #parasite #endoparasite #morphology

How can microbes be mobilized to help clean up after environmental accidents? A look at some that are partial to petroleum on the Value in nature blog: mscaterino.pika.page/posts/oil-eati… #biodiversity

The sensory abilities of insects offer endless opportunities for biomimetic innovation. From early tumor detection to locating explosives, bio-inspired designs have incredible promise. Yet many are stuck in the eternal development phase. Why? mscaterino.pika.page/posts/the-bett… #biodiversity

Recognition and revision of the #Phelister #panamensis group (#Histeridae: #Histerinae: #Exosternini) #taxonomy doi.org/10.11646/zoota…