I will review it if you can do some edna samples for me
Publishing natural history notes in vertebrates is really hard, or so I'm told. With inverts you can publish "I saw these four bugs do a weird thing once", haha.
Shhhh someone might hear
Easier maybe, but harder to convince people who dont study them they are important. Invertebrates seem to be inherently considered a "niche topic" in eco evo, despite being most of the animal output of evolution lol
Also it's much harder to consistently find the same bug species in the field ime
@americanbeetles.bsky.social is this a snootless weevil?
What paper is this from?
Wow thanks! Looks like Galenia africana is a synonym of Aizoon africanum, so its likely the culprit species
Check out Pyemotis mites :)
Please update if you get the adult!! Pompilid host data is badly needed
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My dad found this gall beetle (?) on Aizoon africanum (Aizoaceae) in South Africa. Looks vaguely weevil-ish but I have no clue what it is #Coleoptera
