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Did you know that bats have long thin muscles embedded in their wings? Our founder El worked with Jorn Cheney & the Swartz Lab to illustrate these muscles & their variation amongst bat families.

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2019-05-25

Mondaca et al. Parochodaeus bituberculatus (Erichson) (#Coleoptera: and Faargia gentilii (Martínez) (Coleoptera: two species newly discovered in https://t.co/ScfM3uin27

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2019-05-23

What did one bee say to the other when they landed on the same flower?

Buzz off.

I'll quit pollen your leg now and wish everyone a happy particularly the entomologists I share an office with!🐝

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2019-05-20

Got a lot of love for my last post, so I figured I should show some more! Chirat/Chiroptera, some early game mammals inspired by NZs native mammal the bat!

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2019-04-25

These green butterflies remind of us of the importance of being green on this by Frederic C. Moore for his "Lepidoptera Indica", Vol. 3 (1896-99). Contributed in by the ➡️ https://t.co/AVRzRFTAyU 🌏🦋

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2019-04-23

Happy Bats play crucial roles in their ecosystems, from serving as pollinators to helping to keep insect populations (like mosquitos) in check. 🦇

Celebrate with our collection of historic Chiroptera in Flickr ➡️ https://t.co/xbV40RLL7L

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2019-04-18


Inspired by your Poke-sona episode. This is Cultroptera (name is a WIP), and it is a fairy/ghost type.

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2019-04-13

Townend Glover's two volume manuscript describes the life cycle of Lepidoptera, with notes written in various sizes of papers and watercolors by Glover. Explore the manuscript in via ➡️ https://t.co/FjBb6TX9pB

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2019-04-09

“Amazing! A winged, fire-breathing Isoptera! How should we classify this? … Yeah ok, let’s go with dragonfly.”

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2019-04-06

Swiss entomologist Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl specialized in Orthoptera — grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, katydids & wetas. Explore these & other in his "Betrachtungen uber die Farbenpracht der Insekten" (1897) via : https://t.co/yUXu2yCssM

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2019-04-04

Some more moth boys~ Kiyash is a singer and entertainer! I just wanted to show the type of clothes citizens of Lepidoptera can wear. Obviously can't really wear pants, but they can still wear dresses and robes! Though, Clothing is more of an accessory than a need.

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2019-03-26

We will be supporting the initiative from and helping to spread the word about the importance, beauty and lives of these amazing creatures.

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2019-03-13

"Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations" (1890-98) depicts the life cycles of Australian moths & butterflies. It features based on paintings by Harriet & Helena Scott. Explore it in via ➡️ https://t.co/UMiqZKoWNS 🦋

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2019-03-10

New Print Release: 'Chiroptera' by Stan Manoukian. On sale this coming Tuesday at 5pm UK time!

➤ https://t.co/xuKsSs8nT4

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2019-02-21