Jordan Rainey
Entomologist | Rove beetle taxonomy & systematics | Museum collections & biodiversity | PhD exploring beetle-termite relationships 🪲
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- Reposted by Jordan RaineyThanks to Jordan Rainey in the Staphylinid Madness symposium for sharing some full-color photos of the most upsetting beetle I’ve ever seen in my life
- Pleased to share our latest contribution to knowledge on West Indian Staphylinidae in The Coleopterists Bulletin! The first modern revision of West Indian Belonuchus in 82 years — 7 new species, 2 synonymies, lectotypes, illustrated keys + maps. 🌴 🪲 Read more & find paper here: tinyurl.com/3f646nnu
- Reposted by Jordan Rainey#LiteratureNotice Rainey & Ivie. Revision of the West Indian Belonuchus Nordmann, 1837 ( #Coleoptera: #Staphylinidae: #Staphylininae) doi.org/10.1649/0010... #Beetle #Beetles #RoveBeetles #NewSpecies
- Reposted by Jordan Rainey#LiteratureNotice Maruyama et al. The second species of the enigmatic genus Microblattellus Ferrer, 2006 ( #Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) from Cambodia: A possibility of termitophily in the genus doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Beetle #Beetles #NewSpecies #DarklingBeetles .
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyJoin us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529
- Leaf beetles that mimic ants and engage in trophallaxis! Incredible!
- #LiteratureNotice Komatsu et al. Ant-kissing #LeafBeetles: Behavior and adult morphology of the myrmecophilous leaf beetle Hockingia curiosa ( #Coleoptera: #Chrysomelidae: Camptosomata) doi.org/10.1111/ens.... #Beetle #Beetles #Mimicry
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyPerhaps the most beautiful rove beetle I have ever seen, Rhyncocheilus aureus, from the jungles of Trus Madi Entomology Camp in Borneo.
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyA favorite old friend showed up yesterday evening and made me happy: the silly speedy fairy-winged cricket hunting wasp, Ms Olixon banksii 🧡 The tiny silly wings flutter when she's excited. Also she's capable of making tiny squeaking noises, which I've recorded 👀
- Reposted by Jordan Rainey📢New Paper: Nature-friendly agroecological practices 🚜🌱🦋can enhance biodiversity and boost some crop yields, but high costs and land-use trade-offs mean most approaches remain financially unviable @ukceh.bsky.social Full story 👇 www.rothamsted.ac.uk/news/agroeco...
- For those interested in sustainable farming in the UK- please check these findings out! Happy to see it published and to have been part of this excellent project 🪲🐜🪱🚜
- Nature-friendly farming boosts both biodiversity and crop yields — but scaling it up may need more government subsidies to become as profitable as intensive agriculture, a new study led by UKCEH and @rothamsted.bsky.social has found www.ceh.ac.uk/press/nature... 🧵🧪 1/
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyLead author Dr Ben Woodcock, UKCEH, said that agroecological methods benefit biodiversity and food security and, long-term, provide more secure farm incomes. But as habitats take several years to establish, subsidies are essential to support farmers in the shift to these sustainable systems. 4/
- Reposted by Jordan Rainey✅ Increased numbers of earthworms, pollinators and natural predators that feed on crop pests ✅ Higher soil carbon ✅ Overall increased crop yields on farmed areas due to healthier soils, greater pollination and natural pest control ❌ Cost of transition www.ceh.ac.uk/press/nature... 3/
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyNature-friendly farming boosts both biodiversity and crop yields — but scaling it up may need more government subsidies to become as profitable as intensive agriculture, a new study led by UKCEH and @rothamsted.bsky.social has found www.ceh.ac.uk/press/nature... 🧵🧪 1/
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyOnce, in Gorongosa NP, I thought that I had found Halucinogenia, a near-mythical Cambrian animal with spikes on its back. The creature turned out to be a caterpillar of Acridotarsa melipecta who lives as an inquiline in the colonies of the termite Schedorhinotermes lamanianus. Still cool, though.
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyWe are still recruiting Brazilian experts in species ID at Pivotal. It's remote flexible work so a really handy side gig. If you can identify Brazilian plants or mammals from photos, of frogs, bats or birds from audio, please apply! 🧪 www.researchgate.net/job/1018369_...
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyWe are the Coleopterists Society of Britain and Ireland!🐞, Our aim is to further beetle research, standardise and promote recording, and to develop and encourage public awareness and conservation of the 4,000+ species of beetles found on these islands. Check us out: www.colsoc.org
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyBeetle doodle of the day
- Reposted by Jordan RaineyA velvet worm (Onychophora: Peripatidae) in Chiriqí (Panamá). I was incredibly amazed to find this specimen under a bunch of logs and stones, but had to suppress my urge to frantically turn logs after realizing how dangerous some snakes in the area are...
