Could NFTs Fund the Discovery of New Insect Species?
An entomologist envisions a future in which non-fungible tokens (NFTs) could drive collecting of 3D virtual models of insect holotype specimens, thereby subsidizing increased digitization of entomological collections and discovery of new species.
More Than 70 New Species of Water Mites Discovered via DNA and Color Markings
By Samuel Bolton, Ph.D. Picture a bubbling brook, gurgling over a hard bed of rocks and gravel. As a child, you were drawn to explore that strange and stony world, […]
A New Taxon for Worm-Like Mites: Eriophyoidea and Nematalycidae
By Samuel Bolton Eriophyoidea, the superfamily of arthropods commonly known as gall mites (though not all of them form galls) or four-legged mites (though not all mites with four legs […]
In a Desert, Manners Maketh Mites: A New and Unusual Type of Microbivory
By Samuel Bolton For any small arthropod, the topsoil and litter layers are a veritable jungle — a morass of predators, pathogens, and meals. There are two basic strategies for […]