Oliver Keller Ph.D.
@dr_firefly
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#Firefly enthusiast/expert. @UMich M-PABI and UMMZ. #FireflyMagic #FireflyFriday @SVSU @WichitaState @UF alumnus. ECN President. German
Ann Arbor, MI
Joined October 2014
🦋Last day!! 🦋 We are in the exhibit hall until 12:00PM and there are still plenty of supplies left to purchase! It has been so great seeing old friends and making new ones 😊!! So make sure to come and say hi before you leave! @EntSocAmerica
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New #FireflyMagic paper out with @neolycus as the lead author. Cheguevaria now known from Cuba https://t.co/7C5iBn67WG
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Day 1 of #ECN2024 has begun! Thank you @entcollnet for having us, we are so excited to sponsor and learn about how we can serve the entomological collections community!
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And I shouldn't forget my latest paper was published yesterday. It was a pleasure working with @erincpow and Dug Miller on this new scale insects from the US. https://t.co/0XNpEb9jAi
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It also got picked up by the premier German tabloid @BILD
https://t.co/G0X0aSYxjk Gut zu wissen das es auch in meinem Heimatland verbreitet wurde. #FireflyMagic #FireflyFriday
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Wissenschaftler entdecken Glühwürmchen-Fossilien, die 100 Millionen Jahre alt sind und das Verständnis ihrer Evolutionsgeschichte erweitern.
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4.5 million followers and not able to cite where the image came from. All you care about is your own bottom line. Screw the people who make your success possible!!!
Today I learned scientists discovered a dinosaur tail perfectly preserved in amber. It is full of feathers.
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🇬🇧Common glow-worm, Lampyris noctiluca. When the larva moved, I discovered a kind of „adhesive foot“ on the back part of the abdomen. This can be extended as needed. This allows the larva to push itself forwards when moving. 🇩🇪Gro��er Leuchtkäfer, Lampyris noctiluca. Bei der
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🇬🇧Common glow-worm, Lampyris noctiluca. Here you can see the larva of this firefly. It can also glow on the abdomen. The female looks very similar to this larval form and has no wings. The males, on the other hand, are more similar to the typical beetle. Date found: Oct. 5, 2024
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Museum collections are invaluable for many reasons. But if nobody knows they exist, their utility is diminished. This is why digitizing is essential. We would love to hear what biodiversity collections mean to you! Tell us by filling out this form: https://t.co/7d0dONDqjW
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Natural History museums curate between 1 and 2 billion specimens in the U.S. and 3 to 4 billion worldwide. These biodiversity specimens and their associated data, accumulated across space and time,...
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The Ecology Supplies Team is gearing up for another exciting round of ECN (@EntCollNet) and ESA (@EntsocAmerica) annual meetings in Phoenix, AZ! 🌵 🌄 🏜️ ✈️ #EntSoc24 #ECN2024
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ヤエヤママドボタルのオスとメス ぜんぜん違う生き物に見えますが、上にいる小さいのがオス、下にいるイモムシみたいなのがメスです。 どちらも成虫です。いろいろすごい。
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🚨Please share/RT: I am looking for prospective PhD students to join my forthcoming lab at @UMichEEB @UMichPaleo for Fall 2025. Students interested in network ecology, paleobiology, and theoretical and systems biology or related, please fill: https://t.co/Ny0rRDI6Ex
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Photinus pyralis are still going strong at Mary Beth Doyle Park in @AnnArbor. They put up quite the show last night. #FireflyMagic
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Titles for both in-person talks & pre-recorded talks, are due on August 16, 2024, with abstracts (200 word maximum) due on September 27, 2024. Please use our google form to submit your title: https://t.co/SkW1Bl4C0k
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A lot of data is still missing but I am working on it. This was all done by one person outside of work.
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Hello everyone, I am delighted to finally make my firefly database: https://t.co/BiQFcF9qCw available for everyone to use. I thought it was quite fitting to go live the day before World Firefly Day. 2580 species. #FireflyMagic #EntoTwitter
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