no.361. Daktulosphaira vitifoliae, the tiny little bug known as Phylloxera. An insect that changed wine production. Native to North America, they wiped out most European vines in the late 1800s.

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2019-12-28

no.357. Santa's reindeer are itching to go. They might also be itching from Solenopotes tarandi, the reindeer louse.

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2019-12-24

no.304. Big beautiful ichneumonid wasp, that I described in 2010: Umanella giacometti. Part of ongoing collaboration with documenting tropical ich diversity. Appropriate name chosen by competition to celebrate opening of DC2 !

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2019-11-02

no.156. Ampulex compressa, the beautiful jewel wasp that zombifies cockroaches. Biology is amazing, as is venom chemistry. Great video here: https://t.co/ZZW0HvnnAp. Specimen photos for previous Venom exhibition (and cool book by Ronald Jenner...)

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2019-06-06