Finally made it to #2026SFS #SFS2026! Come find me to say hi; I have stickers!

The PZ Ecology lab will be at #2026SFS this week! I'm excited to have two undergraduate students presenting on different aspects of body size in stream communities. I have yet another talk on estimating parameters describing individual size distributions (size spectra). See y'all in Spokane!

Do you consider yourself to be an inclusive mentor to budding scientists? STREAM is looking for friendly faces to commit to serving as a Freshwater Friend (an ally) to first-time conference attendees at the #2026SFS Annual Meeting in Spokane! (1/5)

Working out the field methods

New research grant kickoff meeting at the Uni of N Texas. Excited to keep working on individual size distributions / size spectra with @jimjunker.bsky.social @wesnerlab.bsky.social and welcome @fakamagwuna.bsky.social to the team.

I was sure this must be the ocean, but apparently this is what a "real river" looks like. Excerpt from: Notes from a dessert dog's travels in New Orleans.

NOLA sightings. According to Seek, this is the caterpillar of a Gulf Coast Buck Moth *Hemileuca orleans*

It's going to be a wild summer.

Any myrmecologists out there that can tell me what's happening here? Seems like the whole colony is out, and most individuals are paired up with mandibles joined and antennae frantically dancing. Most appeared calm, but some pairs seemed aggressive, and I did see a few dead ones being carried out

It's always nice to know that famous, successful, obviously brilliant people struggle with self doubt and confidence, but reminder to practice positive self talk. You're probably harder on yourself than anyone else is. Work hard, do your best, & give yourself a break 😉 Also, happy birthday, Chuck.

@freshwaterscience.bsky.social any idea what the chances are of an extension on the abstract submission dates for the Spokane meeting are? Asking for a friend. Actually no, let's be honest, I'm asking for myself.

I guess we're using #2026SFS I think I get that wrong every year 😖

🧪 Very excited to learn that a recently graduated wundergrad from my lab got funding to present their research at #SFS2026 in Spokane in May! Watch this space to learn if/how Aq. macroinvertebrate 🦟 body size distributions ∆ in response to rapid environmental warming🌡️in mountain 🏔️ environments 🤠

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

"Zombie" paper finally got a decision of major revision! It's not across the finish line yet but I feel like this thing has been in the wings for YEARS at this point. 🤞 For a good second round 🤞

I'm all about #NoKings but I think the EPA may have taken it too far

Sounds like a @cultureshipnames.bsky.social to me. I'm guessing VFP class

Pleased to announce that we are looking for a post-doc to join @wesnerlab.bsky.social to study the relationship between body size, temperature and nutrients in stream ecosystems. Position details can be found here: yourfuture.sdbor.edu/postings/45969 Happy to answer any questions!

Pseudoscorpions are small arachnids that are often overlooked. They prey on clothes moth larvae, carpet beetle larvae, booklice, ants, mites, and small flies. Pseudoscorpions will sometimes hitch rides to new locations on other insects. #Arachtober

Geo sciences at CMU is looking to fill TWO positions! coloradomesa.csod.com/ux/ats/caree... Career Site share.google/Mw8WKDznOOKg...

I know exactly what I want to say, so writing this MS report will be quick. ... 4 hours and 2 R simulations later... Report submitted ✅

I show the PBS "Serengeti Rules" documentary, which strongly features Jim Estes's research, to my intro class every semester. Sad to hear of his passing.

🐙🌿 An awesome little insect I found recently in Montana. It's a mantidfly/mantisfly, which is neither a mantis nor a fly. It's in the family Mantispidae, order Neuroptera along with lacewings, antlions, and owlflies. I think this one is Dicromantispa sayi. Adults are predators, and larvae of some--

No views from today's trail run, but I scoped out the last unknown-to-me section for my next race #Ouray50. Just 21 more days to prep and rest before embarking on what is most likely going to be an absolute type 2 #sufferFest. Psyched.

I know I just shouldn't make movie references in my courses, but the absolute 🦗 response my R-coding class gave to my Zoolander "the files are in the computer" joke today was absolutely soul-crushing. #academicChatter #higherEd

#academicChatter #academicSky

If you're a storymap kind of person, here's one that nicely explains what's happening & why with the glacial lake outburst flooding now underway on the Mendenhall River near Juneau. #akwx #ClimateChange #Flood #Glacier @spiraledu.bsky.social @alaska.bsky.social storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/72ce...

One unexpected enjoyment of teaching is observing students mature both academically and socially. I've now been in my position long enough that I'm starting to get folks in my senior-level classes that I first had 4 years ago in my freshman classes. The difference can be like night and day.

Requested this from my interlibrary loan; looking forward to digging into it.

Colorado #trailRunning views

Classes started today and my throat is on fire; I probably talked more today than I did all summer.

Views from the trail. #trailRunning

Could this be the origin of the mythical jackalope?? I wonder if frontier-stories of infected rabbits got exaggerated to stories of jack rabbits with deer-like antlers... www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

Last Saturday, I had the privilege of waking up in the dark, watching the moon set over Moab, the sun rise over Castle Valley, feeling the wind rip at 12,000 feet, and was back in camp to watch the peaks alight with alpenglow. In between, I ran 50 miles and climbed >11k ft. Great day. #trailRunning

*State insect

Saw a Colorado Hairstreak (Hypaurotis crysalus) today on its host plant (Gamble oak, Quercus gambelii). This is Colorado's official state butterfly!

Happy #Hardrock100 to all who celebrate! This is old news but it was SO. SMOKEY. In the San Juans this morning. Glad it's cleared up for the runners and I'm blown away to hear that Katy Schide (as of 15 hours elapsed race time) is almost an hour ahead of Courtney Dauwalter's (🐐) course record pace 🤯

Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete our survey gathering data on observations of insects for our study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to our survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested in participating!

The 2025 Western States 100 has started: Live coverage, via Youtube: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ehpq... #running #wser #westernstates100 #westernstates2025 #ultrarunning #trailrunning

I am so excited for #westernStates100 #ws100 tomorrow. Can't wait to watch who starts crossing the line in about 24 hours from now 🤠🏃🤙 youtu.be/WHA8gO_A_gc?...

Fantastic day of #trailRunning today. I don't have a ton of efforts on this local beast of a run, but I was able to shave off over 40 minutes on my previous PR. Incredible what nearly a year of consistent, structured training can do. If only I'd started earlier!

Don't forget to apply for the Headwaters Leadership Academy by Monday!

Finally started Welcome to Wrexham S4 last night. I never thought a documentary about football would make me cry, and I never in a million years thought a documentary about football would make me almost cry multiple times per episode. I don't know what it is but it really kicks me straight in the 🩷.

Beautiful day for a #trailRun in the San Juan mountains of Colorado. I need to work on my loose, technical downhill running. Splits going up were almost faster than my downs 😂

I've never actually gotten around to fitting species distribution models, but this package for abundance-based distribution models looks like it would be fun to play with.

Federal efforts to sell off or privatize our national public lands risk our way of life. If you're based in CO, here are resources to tell your politicians that Colorado is not for sale. keepitpublic.co/take-action #KeepItPublic #PublicLands

My work here is done #proudDadMoment #dinosaurNerd #theKidsAreOurFuture

Yesterday, we picked up my brother in law and my three year old asked what his favorite dinosaur was. Uncle: my favorite dinosaur is a Pterodactyl 3yo: a Pterodactyl is a flying reptile, not a dinosaur Me:

"There’s a rhetoric that what we do is wasteful." My latest story—about scientists writing op eds in their hometown newspapers, a grassroots effort organized by @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social and others. www.science.org/content/arti...

Please pass along - postdoc position! with our working group on #FunctionalTraits and rarity. This is part of the FREE (Functional Rarity in Ecology and Evolution) working group led by Cyrille Violle in Montpellier France 🧪🌐🌾 emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U...