Two New Cave-Dwelling Snails with Rodrigo Salvador
Rodrigo’s paper “Idiopyrgus Pilsbry, 1911 (Gastropoda, Tomichiidae): a relict genus radiating into subterranean environments” is in November 8th issue of Zoosystematics and Evolution It can be found h...
26 Nov 202427min
A New Schizomid with Sean Birk Bek Craig
What happens when a hymenopterist finds a mysterious arachnid in a Danish hothouse? Sean Birk Bek Craig was exploring the floor of a hothouse, also known as a greenhouse, when he came upon an interest...
12 Nov 202445min
Two New Pseudoscorpions with Danniella Sherwood
In this episode, Danniella Sherwood brings us two new pseudoscorpions from Ascension Island, one of the most remote islands in the world. Ascension’s ecological history is full of many twists and turn...
28 Aug 202448min
A New Polychaete Worm with Chloé, Marcos, and Juan
This paper started because Chloé Löis Fourreau and Marcos Teixeira were both too sick to dive during a NEON (National Ecological Observatory Network) bioblitz expedition in the Red Sea. Hoping to at l...
31 Jul 202440min
A New Gall Wasp with Louis Nastasi
Louis Nastasi has a deep love of wasps, and a particular fascination with Cynipid wasps, gall wasps that can specialize on just a few plants or even a single species. In this episode he tells us about...
23 Jul 202447min
10 New Staphylinid Beetles with Adam Haberski
What can tiny, flightless beetles tell us about the history of mountain geography and climate? It turns out, quite a bit! In this episode, Dr. Adam Haberski introduces us to the wild world of Staphyli...
24 Jun 202429min
Basics 3: Description with Marc Milne
In part 3 of Taxonomy Basics, Marc Milne of the University of Indianapolis tells us all about the process of identifying and publishing new species. He has tips and tricks for microscope work, finding...
4 Jun 202449min
Basics 2: Curation with Ashleigh Whiffin
In part 2 of Taxonomy Basics, Ashleigh Whiffin of National Museums Scotland brings us into the entomology collection to learn the fundamentals of curation and preservation, including which pins to use...
14 Mai 202449min
