Ecuadorian Entomologist | Love the Andes & beetles | Alumni: PUCE, University of Kansas and Clemson University Currently at Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (INABIO) #Andes #beetles #Ecuadorhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3mux7hl2xec2zHappy to share our latest paper! We’ve described a brand-new species discovered in the high-altitude Ecuadorian páramo 🏔️🌱 https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-80.3.505Excited07 Sep 2026 19:09 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux7hl2xec2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3mrdir3t3yc2nExcited to share our new paper in @nature.com Scientific Data: Barcoding Megadiversity! 🦟🧬 We compiled 25 datasets spanning 1–7 years of arthropod sampling across 10 sites in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Galapagos & Cocos Islands—complete with DNA barcodes & geo-data 🔗 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41597-026-07465-z23 Jul 2026 18:46 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrdir3t3yc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3moc4lii7zk2yHappy to share our latest paper documenting the distribution and predatory habits of the rove beetle Platydracus buquetti #Coleoptera #Ecuador #Biodiversity https://doi.org/10.1649/0010-065X-80.2.32215 Jun 2026 01:20 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3moc4lii7zk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3mjmqk6zzbk2t#Biodiversity #invertebrates #Ecuador [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Apr 2026 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmqk6zzbk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3mj6dcqwpr22rHappy to share this new publication describing a new genus and species from Ecuador #Biodivesity #Beetles #Ecuador #INABIO https://peerj.com/articles/21107/10 Apr 2026 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6dcqwpr22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3mhipvfqxcc2r#Biodiversity #Ecuador #Invertebrates #INABIO 🕷️https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/science/spider-cordyceps-fungus-zombies.html20 Mar 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhipvfqxcc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3mfrdbfx5cs2sNew spider species discovered that mimics the Cordyceps fungus - Taczaniwskia waska #Ecuador #Biodiversity #Invertebrates #Araneidae #INABIO https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5760.5.426 Feb 2026 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrdbfx5cs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3mfn3uvqwps2k#Biodiversity #beetles #Ecuador [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Feb 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfn3uvqwps2khttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3ma3yrwe7ss24The Bosque Escuela Tena in Ecuador, children learn by exploring nature. The school was recently awarded a Global Citizenship Award - @unesco.org, which recognizes initiatives that build more peaceful and sustainable societies. https://www.instagram.com/bosque_escuela_tena?igsh=MW03ZXBnZGN0ejZmcw==16 Dec 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3yrwe7ss24https://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3ma3xes6hxs24#Beetles #Biodiversity #Ecuador [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Dec 2025 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma3xes6hxs24https://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3m3xemow3vs2yGreetings from Sumaco National Park, province of Orellana #Ecuador #Biodiversity #Insects24 Oct 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3xemow3vs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3m33k6vo3gs2jPhyllophaga sumacoensis is a new species of scarab beetle from Sumaco National Park, Napo- Ecuador https://archive.org/details/faunitaxys-f-388/page/2/mode/2up #Biodiversity #Beetles #Ecuador13 Oct 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m33k6vo3gs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3m2agdxuams2aTwenty two new species of beetles from Ecuador’s páramo and cloud forest offer a rare glimpse into ecosystems that remain largely unexplored. Species names pay tribute to sites, communities and cultural traits of the Ecuadorian Andes https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/158319/list/11 #Biodiversity #Ecuador #bugs02 Oct 2025 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2agdxuams2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3lz7xaq76bk2fA groundbreaking discovery from the Hollín formation in the province of Napo- Ecuador, gives an insight into Amazonian plant and arthropods biodiversity during the Cretaceous #Biodiversity #Ecuador https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02625- https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02625-219 Sep 2025 22:50 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7xaq76bk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3ly6iqoct7k2hSpotted this milkweed assassin bug (Zelus longipes) on Salvia plants at Quito's Botanical Garden, hunting for flies. Here the adult and immature #Quito #bugs #biodiversity #Ecuador06 Sep 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly6iqoct7k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3lxeumu2x7k2cHere the Ecuadorian Hermit Crab (Coenobita compressus) from the coast of Esmeraldas-Ecuador #biodiversity #seashore #hermitcrab #Esmeraldas #Ecuador27 Aug 2025 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxeumu2x7k2chttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3lxcyf3kj4s2w#Ecuador #biodiversity #Pselaphinae #leaflitter #Clemson #INABIO [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2025 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxcyf3kj4s2whttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3lvrimz4whs2g#Ecuador #biodiversity #beetles [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Aug 2025 00:36 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvrimz4whs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3lvijb2xfak2oHere's a subtropical beauty—Vanessa carye—spotted at the Quito Botanical Garden. This butterfly species ranges all the way from Venezuela down to Patagonia #lepidoptera #southamerica #ecuador #insects03 Aug 2025 10:53 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvijb2xfak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3ls4gvktcqc2zI have been enjoying watching the Andean Black Longhorn bee (Thygater aethiops) at Quito's Botanical Garden. Here the male and female over a shrubby Fuchsia (Fuchsia paniculata) #nativebees #biodiversity #insects #Ecuador #JardinBotanicodeQuito21 Jun 2025 11:23 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls4gvktcqc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/smunoztobar.bsky.social/post/3lraqvhkfes2iHere Humboldt's house at Antisana National Park, Province of Napo, Ecuador from our last visit #paramo #Biodiversity10 Jun 2025 11:08 +0000at://did:plc:yb6t3jmcxcslcizmlo2lowwt/app.bsky.feed.post/3lraqvhkfes2i