An entomologist interested in neotropical Coleoptera, specifically Chrysina, and other members of the Rutelinae. Studying Conservation Biology at Plymouth.
The Natural History Museum
Joined November 2021
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Every time this video comes up again i watch it like 10 times. it's like medicine for the soul somehow.
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If I had written about Devils Hole pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) as a fictional alien species, people would find the resulting fiction too dark and depressing. 🧵
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The Biomass of Life 🐧🐸🐯🐹🐼🐍🐞🦂🐙🐬🐘🦙🐊🦀
#biomass #biodiversity #infographic #science #life #animals #biology #zoology #data #dataviz #dataart #datavisualization #dataillustration #illustration
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Quality beetles. Mimic caterpillar turds as adults and live in a case fashioned from turds as larvae.
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I'm helping the BBC with a new landmark series on terrestrial invertebrates. If there are any fascinating stories you know of or that you're working on, please get in touch. Pls RT.
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The Ghost Buckeye (Junonia prosopon), descended from a species driven extinct by habitat loss, evolved to ward off humans.
When spotted, they display the uncanny face-like patterns on their wings. This image has inspired folklore stories, marking whole areas of forest as haunted.
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Amazing to see this map of all movements by reintroduced English White-tailed Eagles identifying landscape-scale habitat selection.
A real honour to speak about our satellite tracking of English White-tailed Eagles at this week’s @wteconference in Croatia. Great to meet so many dedicated WTE researchers and conservationists from 25 countries. Thanks to Tibor & @MikuskaAlma for a brilliant event.
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Hold on to your hats! The winners of the 2024 #NikonSmallWorldInMotion competition have finally been revealed, and they're sure to blow you away. View the full video gallery here: bit.ly/47t3L8A
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look at this! my first real unity project ive managed to finish!!! its called Kablam
Play it here: tonybomboni.itch.io/kablamy-…
I know twitter isnt exactly the best for this, but im still looking for an entry position as a games designer, so please share around! Portfolio below
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Wow, that was unexpected
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Herpetologist Earyn McGee snapped this picture of THIS - the largest known bullfrog tadpole ever found.
Estimated to be about 3 years old, it’s unable to change into a frog because of hormonal imbalances, possibly caused by pollution.
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Meet Australia's most recently named and described longhorn beetle: Excastra albopilosa! I was lucky enough to discover this remarkable species while camping @binnaburra in 2021. Have a read of the UQ News article for more detail and a link to the paper. #entomology #newspecies
Chance sighting by #UQ researcher leads to the discovery of new genus of longhorn beetle. It's believed the white fluffy exterior helps camouflage it from predators. @uqscience
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I'm hatching a plan to run an entomology and herpetology expedition in the Peruvian Amazon next year. Let me know if you're interested.
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Wildlife camera traps can capture the most unexpected scenes, like this orangutan acting like nobody's watching.
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This crow has allowed itself to be covered in ants
Birds engage in a fascinating behavior called anting, where they rub insects, especially ants, on their feathers and skin. This can be done actively by picking up insects and applying them to their body or passively by lying in an area with abundant insects and performing dust-bathing-like movements. The insects secrete chemicals like formic acid, which possess insecticidal, miticidal, fungicidal, or bactericidal properties, providing potential benefits for the birds' health and plumage maintenance.
📸 Tony Austin
