Hymenopterist. Curator of an insect research collection at a midwestern U.S. university.
#Insects
#NaturalHistoryCollections
#Taxonomy
#Systematics
Males of all North American velvet-ant species are winged, although males of Myrmilloides grandiceps are brachypterous—the wings are present, but they're tiny and non-functional.
The intimidation factor of the large mandibles is offset by the derpy-looking wings, in my opinion. 😀
I thoroughly enjoyed the ECN/ESA meetings this year in National Harbor.
Is it too soon to be thinking about #ECN2024? 😀
the Eyes have it...
Here's a robber fly in the genus Holcocepha for #Flyday Friday.
Did you know...
filament for 3D printing is available in a variety of colors?
Including translucent white?
#NaturalHistoryCollections #Macrophotography #MakeYourOwnDiffuser
This might be a cause for concern in most other situations, but not in a natural history collection!
@mattfossen Yours looks very functional, even it's a little rough in places. 😀👍🏼
That's what I like about 3D modeling/printing—I can design & make exactly what I want or need. I've made a bunch of things in the last couple of months and I'm gonna present on this topic at the ECN meeting in November.
Yesterday, we picked up the second half of a specimen donation that will...ah...significantly increase our holdings of Odonata! 🐉🪰
#NaturalHistoryCollections #Curation #Entomology #Dragonflies #Taxonomy