Author: Arthroverts
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Updates from Town Hall on CDFW Scientific Collecting Permits
Biodiversity scientists from across California gathered today on Zoom to field suggestions for the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Scientific Collecting Permit (SCP) application process. SCPs in California are required for “the take or possession of wildlife, including mammals, birds and the nests and eggs thereof, reptiles, amphibians, fish, certain plants and invertebrates…
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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…
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The ongoing mystery of the Extinct in the Wild Roach
Unwinding the situation behind a presumed conservation success.Note: this post will be updated as further information becomes available. Simandoa conserfariam, known as the “Extinct in the Wild Roach,” “Extinct Roach,” “Simandoa Cave Roach” and the “Conservation Roach,” is a roach species from West Africa that has spread across the globe in captive collections. Easy to…
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An Interview with Dr. Derek Hennen!
Hello all, today I am super excited to share an interview with Dr. Derek Hennen! Dr. Hennen has studied millipedes, more specifically American xystodesmids, polydesmids, and platydesmids, extensively, having written a complete field guide to the millipedes of Ohio, contributing to the description of the stunning Apheloria polychroma pictured here, and perhaps most famously, naming…
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A Tropical Trip
Heyo all, recently I had the opportunity to visit Costa Rica, specifically Puntarenas Province on the Pacific Coast. I spent 12 days there, and while hunting for invertebrates was not the goal of the trip, I definitely made the most of the opportunities to explore what ecosystems and habitats I could! Herein I present a…
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A Living Amber Scorpion
Last November I made a trip to south-eastern Arizona, specifically the Dragoon and Chiricahua Mountains, for the express purpose of finding invertebrates. Granted the timing was not fantastic and I had only about two full days of time to explore, but I was expectant of finding cool invertebrates nonetheless after the success of Michael Jacobi…
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Velvet Worms in Need of Some Help…
Hello all, one of the interesting things about my blog is that about 90% of the traffic to it, and more than that of comments, are coming for my posts on velvet worms, specifically the Epiperipatus barbadensis I helped import to the US. This is great, but today I want to talk about another species…
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Migidae sp. “Madagascar” and Conserving These Beautiful Spiders
Back in 2019-2020 a small number of trapdoor spiders were imported from Madagascar into the USA and sold under the name Thyropoeus mirandus. They were enormous for trapdoor spiders, easily matching the largest American trapdoor spider species (Bothriocyrtum californicum) and dwarfing the majority of other species kept in captivity, including Liphistius. They by and large…
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Conservation: A Great Paradox
I’ve been mulling the problem of conservation lately, at least more than usual as it is a issue I routinely consider. It really is a pertinent topic in today’s world, where the marvellous life forms we care so much about are being overhunted, overfished, overcollected, threatened by habitat destruction and the rampant chemical usage in…
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An Interview with Arachnid Addicted…
Hello all, today I am happy to announce an interview with (quite literally) Arachnid Addicted! Aside from posting marvelous photos on his Instagram page and on Arachnoboards, his collection remains the envy of all other arachnid enthusiasts, junkies, and fellow addicts. If it has eight legs and is predatory, he has it. Let’s get right…
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