Adam Haberski
@ahaberski.bsky.social
Entomologist, rove beetle systematics 🪲 Collection Manager at Mississippi Entomological Museum Inexplicable sideburns
The Clemson University Arthropod Collection is 100 years old and still going strong! Grateful to the university for helping us celebrate this milestone. news.clemson.edu/a-century-of...
A century of insects
The Clemson University Arthropod Collection turns 100 this year, and the data it contains is more valuable to the University's land-grant mission than ever. The Clemson University Arthropod Collection...
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Over 200 ESA members responded to the 2026 Impacts on Science survey—contributing to a nationwide effort documenting how recent federal policy changes are affecting various life sciences. Read the full report, led by the American Society of Naturalists: www.firsthandaccounts.org/impacts/2026...
Impacts on Science - 2026 July Survey
A technical report on the impacts of federal policies since January 20, 2025 on Ecology, evolution, and marine science: Summer 2026
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When my kids grow up believing cats have 5 legs, its because their grandparents got scammed into buying an #AI generated "encyclopedia" off Amazon
For busy friends, the tl;dr on Under One Canopy, chapter by chapter. Foreword – We have taken our unique and special planet for granted for too long. Our actions (and inactions) have sharply reduced the quality of life for all of its inhabitants. This is both shortsighted and morally wrong. (1/15)
Registration for #ECN2026 is NOW OPEN! As well as standard in-person registration, we have discounted rates for online registration, for students and for volunteers. Make the most of our early-bird rates (ending on September 14): ecnweb.net/welcome/meet...
Always reshare pseudoscorpions
Tom Astle@tjalamont.bsky.social · 2mo agoA plump, I think about-to-molt pseudoscorpion, smaller than a rice grain, next to its fortress of solitude. When arthropods molt they are soft and vulnerable; these pseudoscorps create a little disk-shaped hideout made of silk and fine debris for protection during this vulnerable time. #BugSky 🐙🌿
Inside one entomologist’s quest to pin down every Alaska insect ⤵️ @Adn.com profiled Derek Sikes, Ph.D., ESA member and curator of the University of Alaska Museum insect collection. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
One entomologist is on a quest to pin down every Alaska insect. Thousands remain.
Alaska may contain as many as 30,000 insect species. Scientists have identified only about 9,000 of them.
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All the cool kids go to #ECN2026 on Friday
Entomological Collections Network@entcollnet.bsky.social · 2mo agoDo you work with insect collections? Yes?! Then we hope to see you at #ECN2026! 🪲 When: November Friday 6 - Saturday 7, 2026 Where: Columbus Hilton Downtown hotel, Ohio That’s right folks, we’re trialling something new and starting a day earlier than usual. We really hope you can join us!
Nature did a short piece on our preprint about how LLMs will affect the practice of science; my more detailed thread is below.
Scientists using LLMs will ‘do more, less well’, modelling study predicts
Research suggests that the combination of incentives to publish and the use of large language models will lead to more papers, but they will be less refined.
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Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 3mo ago1. We—@eduede.bsky.social, @mjcrockett.bsky.social, Kevin Gross, and I—have a new preprint on the arXiv today, based on ideas that emerged during an @sfiscience.bsky.social workshop in November 2024: The unintended consequences of large language models as a labor-augmenting technology in science.
One of the challenges of alpine work #bugsky #entomology #insectsg
I had a great time in Denali #nationalpark teaching the #Alaska Geographic insect field course! The students were curious and enthusiastic to learn about alpine, boreal, and aquatic #insects in this beautiful and unique landscape. We covered collecting, preparation, identification, and ecology.
July 14 is Be Nice to Bugs Day. Repost with some of your bugs!
Martyn Warren (he/him)@martynwarren.bsky.social · 3mo agoJuly 14 is Be Nice to Bugs Day, repost with some of your bugs! 🎨 🐡
It's always nice to have biological collections acknowledged as "irreplaceable evidence bases" and essential records of life on Earth. 🧪🪲 iucn.org/news/202607/...
From collections to conservation: the indispensable role of natural history museums
The IUCN Species Survival Commission has published a Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation: a formal acknowledgement that natural history museums,...
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New paper published with Stephanie Swenson: A revision of the genus Plociopterus Kraatz (Staphylinidae: Xanthopygina) and the evolution of spectacular secondary sexual structures. PDF here drive.google.com/file/d/1okNh...
My cold tap water is running at 117F (47C). It's hot out.
I always carry a spare #cormorant photo with me for times like this!
Lauren@tinylongwing.bsky.social · 4mo agoGet in here we're cormorantposting!!!
Beauty, buzz, and a little sting in time for Alaska Pollinator Week! Just a little yellowjacket appreciation for this year's pollinator week 🐝 www.adn.com/opinions/202... #hymenoptera #yellowjacket #alaskapollinatorweek #anchoragedailynews 🧪
Opinion: Beauty, buzz and a little sting, in time for Alaska Pollinators Week
They may not be cuddly, but Alaska’s much-maligned wasps are busy pollinating, pest-hunting and keeping gardens alive.
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A cruise ship arrived in Seward on Friday with a dead endangered fin whale on its bow, NOAA Fisheries said. The carcass of the adult female whale — which was pregnant, based on initial findings — was towed to an area beach for a necropsy. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
Cruise ship arrives in Seward with dead endangered fin whale on its bow
The carcass of the 61-foot, adult female fin whale — which was pregnant, based on initial findings — was towed to an area beach for a necropsy, NOAA Fisheries said.
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When small brown beetles be small brown beetles. Industrial scale genitalia extraction to determine the true differences and help to describe the species better. A heady mix of precise scientific method and inventive use of a vegetable steamer 😎 🧪 🪲
Happy to share our latest paper documenting the distribution and predatory habits of the rove beetle Platydracus buquetti #Coleoptera #Ecuador #Biodiversity doi.org/10.1649/0010...
I'm happy to finally publish a new subterranean staphylinid description with Taro Eldredge! It is only known from USA habitat closed off by the south TX border wall. #beetle #newspecies #beetles www.researchgate.net/publication/...
A peacock fly (Callopistromyia annulipes) strutting its stuff. This species is unusual because both males and females display #bugsky
