Martin
@udc574.bsky.social
Interested in biodiversity, technology, and literature. Has an inordinate fondness for dodos. https://www.biodivlibrary.org/
First Adult Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) @inaturalist.bsky.social observation of the year (14 July 2026) www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/07/firs...
First Adult Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) observation of the year
Biodiversity and literature
biodivlibrary.org
@inaturalist.bsky.social Highlight: 26,000th observation (L. oppositus) -- a leaf-footed taxonomic puzzle! This observation proved a challenge @biodivlibrary.bsky.social didn't fully solve ... www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/07/inat...
iNaturalist Highlight: 26,000th observation (Leptoglossus oppositus) -- a leaf-footed taxonomic puzzle!
Biodiversity and literature
biodivlibrary.org
Constructing a lower-bound estimate of the global number of insect species on a hyperdiverse empirical foundation | PNAS share.google/NpgDfogH6CNJ...
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Looking back ... In the News: "Finding Flora and Fauna" in American Libraries (19 Jun 19). @biodivlibrary.bsky.social featured in The Bookend feature of American Libraries. It took a couple of photo shoots to get the picture. www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/06/in-n...
In the News: "Finding Flora and Fauna" in American Libraries (19 June 2019)
Biodiversity and literature
biodivlibrary.org
My first observation of a 4th stage instar for the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) in Arlington, VA on 12 June 2026 / www.inaturalist.org/observations...
@inaturalist.bsky.social Highlight: 25,000th observation (Podisus maculiventris, the spined soldier bug). A few days before this observation, I had another observation of a P. maculiventris attacking a much larger Nearctic Carpenter Ant (Camponotus nearcticus) www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/05/inat...
A Visit to the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris) in April 2026 / While on a work trip to Paris, I had some time and after strolling along the Seine I took a wander to one of the world's greatest natural history museums, none other than the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN).
9 May 2007 was the official launch of the @biodivlibrary.bsky.social portal as part of the larger Encyclopedia of Life launch. There were was a press conference at the National Press Club & a gala celebration at the National Academies of Sciences www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/05/cele...
One of the earliest (1st?) public @biodivlibrary.bsky.social related presentations took place at UIUC at "Refactoring Natural History Literature" meeting (17-18 April 2006 www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/04/meet... / Thanks to @treiceratops.bsky.social for later leadership of BHL over the years! #BHLat20
Meetings: DPLA West and other meetings | CAS / CDL / Apple (April 2012, San Francisco & Oakland) www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/04/meet...
"Oh Time, Thy Pyramids!" The @biodivlibrary.bsky.social and the Unchaining of the Universal Library(?) / a presentation from 2008 at the Berkman Center at Harvard University for a meeting of the Information Futures Institute www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/04/meet...
24,000th @inaturalist.bsky.social Observation: Atalantycha bilineata (Two-lined Leatherwing) / www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/04/2400...
24,000th iNaturalist Observation: Atalantycha bilineata (Two-lined Leatherwing)
Biodiversity and literature
biodivlibrary.org
Some posts on my recent visit to Copenhagen to attend the @gbif.org Midterm meetings / www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/03/meet...
First Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) @inaturalist.bsky.social observation of the year / www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/04/firs...
Looking back at a 2008 presentation for the Boston Library Consortium (18 March 2008) at Boston Public Library on the topic of the @biodivlibrary.bsky.social
A couple of lookback posts to @biodivlibrary.bsky.social meetings from the past, first up, "2011 WebWise (10-11 March 2011, Baltimore, MD)" / WebWise was a popular meet up conference for people involved with BHL ... www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/03/meet...
Looking back at the 2011 @biodivlibrary.bsky.social Institutional Council meeting (8-9 March 2011, Washington, DC) / www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/03/meet...
Recent Publication: "Data Born in Literature: The @biodivlibrary.bsky.social – A Global Digital Library Serving the Planet" (2025) / Learn more at bit.ly/4bmezYD
@inaturalist.bsky.social Observations: In and Around Croatia & Slovenia (14-25 February 2026) / February in urban areas not the best time / bit.ly/4cl6dCG
@inaturalist.bsky.social Observations: In and Around London (23 December 2025 - 2 January 2026) www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/02/inat...
@inaturalist.bsky.social Observations: In and Around London (30 November - 8 December 2025) #iNaturalist www.biodivlibrary.org/2026/02/inat...
Today's an important date for the @biodivlibrary.bsky.social marking the start of a key global gathering, “Library and Laboratory: The Marriage of Research, Data, and Taxonomic Literature” (London, 5 Feb 2005) attended by 80+ bioinformaticians, taxonomists, & librarians (1/4) More: bit.ly/4qu3biU
Mantids (Preying Mantis) are one of the most spectacular insects and come in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, colors, behavior, & distribution; here are some examples from Saussure (1871), pl.4; www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/14226526 (@BioDivLibrary via @NYBG)
