"Some of the most frequently found arthropods in houses, such as gall midges (Cecidomyiidae) and book lice (Liposcelididae), are unfamiliar to the general public despite their ubiquity."
https://t.co/1hktg08Li5
Discovering the Great Indoors There’s a hidden world we have yet to plumb in our very own homes. By Rob Dunn https://t.co/10ZpTIJrrv https://t.co/CbuSEIlfDF #ecology #NorthCarolina @NCStateVetMed @NCState https://t.co/uoOT1yBbox
Should I kill spiders in my home? An entomologist explains why not to https://t.co/4yzQJpdOGv https://t.co/CbuSEIlfDF via @ConversationUS @NCState #parasites @VFDoctor @NCAgTech @ncbiotech #NorthCarolina https://t.co/LqjOIluQrb
@jones_kayemary1 @NHMLA Over in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, a project led by @Bertonemyia explored the "Arthropods of the great indoors". The team of entomologist and taxonomists surveyed 50 suburban & urban homes and found an average of over 93 different species per home!
https://t.co/Y1uSWidsaL https://t.co/e5kSM6lbQj
@ctaylsaurus Found the stats! 100% of 50 sampled homes around Raleigh NC had spiders in them, & of 79% rooms had spiders (from: https://t.co/rzg6qHYjMX)