A very special specimen of Carpenter bee
New publication highlights the value of collection specimens and the importance of making specimen level data widely available to the scientific community.
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2020 Museum Open House is suspended
The 2020 Museum of Biological Diversity’s annual Open House, planned for Saturday, March 21, was suspended until further notice. This disappointing decision was made after considering University guidance o
Specimen drawers through an artist's lens
Specimen drawers from the Triplehorn Insect Collection among others are featured in an exhibit going on at
Triplehorn Insect Collection asks public to help label butterflies
Check it out! Our recent citizen science expedition on Notes from Nature made the College of Arts and Sciences News today.
New publication: on tiny parasitic wasp Calixomeria
A new genus and species of the seldom-studied platygastroid subfamily Sceliotrachelinae is described from Australia. Calixomeria is a tiny (less than 1 mm long!), uniparental (females only) parasitic wasp found throughout mainland Australia and Tasmania.
Art & Science meet at Hypotheses!
Evie Moran & Jordan Reynolds, two artists associated with the Triplehorn Insect Collection, are presenting their collection-based, science-inspired art work at "Hypot
Arctic Oeneis butterflies from Ohio State part of citizen science network
Arctic Oeneis butterfly specimens from the Triplehorn Insect Collection at Ohio State are now up on Notes from Nature, a citizen science platform that connects museum collections with the vast community of individuals interested in biodiversity with the goal of expediting the transcripti