Author: Arthroverts

  • Scorpions, Shrews, Nudibranchs, Oh My! – An Interview with Prakrit Jain

    “Get out in the field if you can, and if not, try to contact others who have to learn from their observations.”

    Vietbocap sp., a cave-dwelling eyeless scorpion from Vietnam. Taken by Prakrit Jain.
  • Report from Town Hall on CDFW Scientific Collecting Permits

    Biodiversity scientists from across California gathered to field suggestions for CDFW’s Scientific Collecting Permit application process.

    Picture of California Department Fish and Wildlife service website page for Special Collecting Permits
  • In Search of Isopods – An Interview with Oonagh Degenhardt (aniedes)

    “The most rewarding part for me has to be finding a species exactly where I expected it to be…”

    Venezillo isopod from the Mojave Desert against a sandy background.
  • The ongoing mystery of the Extinct in the Wild Roach

    Easy to care for, prolific, and pleasingly colored, the Extinct in the Wild Roach’s popularity with hobbyists belies a darker fate in the wild. But is it actually gone?

  • An Interview with Dr. Derek Hennen!

    “I found it at night using a UV flashlight and it glowed a beautiful blue-green color, it was just astounding. It blew my mind and I decided ‘okay, this is what I want to study.'”

    Apheloria cf. polychroma. © Connor Smotzer. Used with permission.
  • A Tropical Trip

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    “Those with me shouted ‘Executioner wasp!’ as soon as we saw this. All I know is that a 2″/5.08 cm wasp is quite intimidating.”

    Phrynus whitei whipspider with red eyespots from Costa Rica
  • A Living Amber Scorpion

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    …I did discover one other reason why Arizona continues to draw invertebrate enthusiasts from around the world: the scorpions.

  • Velvet Worms in Need of Some Help…

    …When he first discovered the species in his yard in 1990, he found a colony of over 2,000 specimens living under a brick pile!

  • Migidae sp. “Madagascar” and Conserving These Beautiful Spiders

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    …Dealing with something so old has made me completely change how I view keeping, and by extension conserving, trapdoor spiders.

  • Conservation: A Great Paradox

    And herein lies conservation’s great paradox: to protect the environment from human depredation, yet also protect humans from abject poverty.