One of the greatest things anyone has ever said to me was to explain that when you randomly decide to pick up a rock it’s because the rock has decided it wants to travel. It gives me joy to ponder.

I had a great time talking about #BrownDogTicks with Michael Phipps-Russell of Loving All Animals. Thank you for having us, Will Dean of Desert Healthcare District and Foundation! dhcd.org/podcast

Now that you've presented your research at #EntSoc25, when you're ready to publish, publish with ESA! Learn more about ESA publications: academic.oup.com/insect-scien...

The last day of #EntSoc25 marked the yearly transition in ESA volunteer leadership, as 2025 President Lina Bernaola (left) passed the gavel to 2026 President Melissa Siebert (right). ESA thanks Lina for her service to the Society and we look forward to Melissa’s stewardship of our community in 2026!

Congratulations to winners of the 2025 ESA Antlion Pit innovation competition! First Place: Ellie Fausett, VectorGuard (right). Runner Up: Meredith Willmott, Local Critters for Local Knitters (left). Winners pictured here with competition chair Marianne Alleyne (center). #EntSoc25

Come visit us in the Exhibit Hall at #EntSoc25! Help support our goal of increasing student membership in entomological societies! give.calacademy.org/give/308265/...

The question on everyone's mind at #EntSoc25: "Where do I upload my presentation?" The answer: The Presentation Preview Room, located in room A109, right across from the Registration desk. Open Saturday through 6 p.m., Sun/Mon/Tues 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Wed 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

#Coachella day 3. @gfun.bsky.social has found an array of colors by embracing the floral theme of the festival. Making friends with pastel arts.

Proof that I go to the local festival #coachella

#Coachella Day 2. Gareth has learned about color after day 1 in black and white. He has embraced orange as the reason for all things. Making new friends around the festival.

#Coachella day 1! Yes, it's an opportunity to wear spectacular outfits and gain exposure for your Insta, but one can also take the opportunity to see music! Shown here: Lady Gaga, The Prodigy, Missy Elliott and The Marias. Simply splendid!

I've been absent lately, but it wouldn't be April if I skipped sharing @gfun.bsky.social and his outfits at #Coachella. Day 1 and I spent most of the day trying to pique his interest in color.

Jen and I went to Tate Modern this afternoon. (Edward Krasiński, Untitled, 2001)

And to conclude #EntSoc24 I followed @entsocamerica.bsky.social president advice and visited this amazing Yayoi Kusama installation at the Phoenix Art Museum 😍

Safe travels home, everyone! Only 361 days until Entomology 2025. See you next year in Portland, Oregon! #EntSoc24 #EntSoc25 https://entsoc.org/entomology2025

Look, it's me! I had a great time here at #EntSoc24 and hope you did, too.

Gonna make this my screensaver. Thank you @jenniferahenke.bsky.social for reminding us to be helpers for our youth and for each other. (So we can call on them when we need help.) #entsoc24

Good morning, #EntSoc24 - day 4! Our final full day together! One more chance to recognize award winners; be inspired by the Founders Memorial Lecture; see some amazing presentations; and look forward to 2025! Can't wait!

Loving the influx of the science community to this new platform and finding all of our #entsoc24 people!

Did you miss the conversation about failed experiments? Some notes from this morning below, feel free to add more below!! Many thanks to those who contributed #entsoc24

"You do realize you're kind of famous, don't you Terry?" #Entsoc24 @hormiga.bsky.social

Dr. Lauren Esposito @arachnologynerd.bsky.social introducing the 500 Queer Scientists project and its inspirational role using personal stories to push back against heteronormative culture and oppression in STEM #entsoc24 See also: 500queerscientists.com artsandculture.google.com/story/new-sc...

Once you've presented your research at #EntSoc24, we hope you'll make an ESA journal the first choice for your next publication. Visit our partners at Oxford University Press in the Exhibit Hall and learn more about ESA journals at https://insectscience.org.

One thing I love about my scientific field is how it stresses the importance of #sciencecommunication. We as entomologists and scientists are called on to, not only, do good science, but to share that science with others. #ESA2024 entomologytoday.org/2024/11/11/e...

Good morning #EntSoc24 Day 3! So much good science, professional development, and fun ahead today. Looking forward to awesome talks and posters; time thanking committee volunteers; meeting new colleagues; and then celebrating students and editors tonight. Have fun!

Be a blue morpho! Find the Entomology 2024 photo wall today through Wednesday in the Exhibit Hall. #EntSoc24

The #EntoFashion never disappoints at the ESA Annual Meeting! #EntSoc24

#EntSoc24 #InsectHaiku

#entsoc24 haiku challenge "Braconid TEs Are super variable More than expected"

At #EntSoc24, science writer and author Shawn Otto told entomologists that pushing back on the forces aligned against reason and objectivity is a critical part of their job description.

#EntSoc24 #InsectHaiku Entomologists Come together for each other Insects hold my heart

should they diapause or fly longer this autumn insects will adapt #InsectHaiku #entsoc24

together we fly great masses often unseen insect migration

Excited to announce at #EntSoc24 that the next Congressional Champion of Entomology, as shared by @EntsocAmerica President Jennifer Henke, BCE, is Sen. Angus King (I-ME). We appreciate the great support provided by Sen King & his staff for our insect priorities!

#entsoc24 #InsectHaiku

Great keynote by Shawn Otto. The most productive scientists are often the most publicly engaged b/c they develop skills enabling them to clearly explain complex issues. When so many challenges have a strong scientific component, who's in a better position to help than you? #EntSoc24

Good morning #EntSoc24 Day 2! An exciting day ahead of us - breakfast with women and allies in entomology; seeing our bright current stars in the student competition; and then bonding in our disciplines and foci this afternoon. Enjoy!

Hanging at the entsoc meeting in Phoenix, here’s my #InsectHaiku @entsocamerica.bsky.social 🐞🏮🪰 👩‍🔬🧪🌎 Spotted lanternfly I like your plasticity New York State hates you

So icy and cool Cricket-cockroach I think not Grylloblattidae #insecthaiku #EntSoc24 (photo by Joyce Gross)

Tonight I asked people at #EntSoc24 to share #InsectHaiku - a little poetry about insects, bugs, and arthropods. @entsocamerica.bsky.social

Good morning #EntSoc24! I hope day 1 is treating you well. I really enjoyed hearing what professional organizations like ours can do about insect decline.

The @entcollnet.bsky.social annual meeting has begun! 🥳 For those not familiar, this meeting brings insect collection students and professionals together each year to discuss and share our work, successes, challenges, etc ✨🪲 #ECN2024

! @entcollnet.bsky.social meeting Bluesky roll call! 🪲🦋🐝🐜🐞🦗🪰 Who here on Bluesky is attending #ECN2024 ? Chime in if you wish you were attending too. With all the shifts in social media (esp twitter) across the last few years I want to reconnect & know where our insect collections community is at!

Lars Chittka, Ph.D. (@larschittka.bsky.social), of Queen Mary University of London has been selected to deliver the Founders' Memorial Lecture at #EntSoc24. Chittka will honor Charles Henry Turner, Ph.D., and his discoveries on insect sensory systems and intelligence. entsoc.org/news/press-r...

Are you planning the talks you will attend to at @EntsocAmerica? Check out our symposium on the applications of #AI in #Entomology. Wednesday Nov 13 at 9:30am at the Phoenix Convention Center 121 C #EntSoc24

For #EntSoc24, ESA has teamed up w/ Fill it Forward to reduce single-use waste. Bring a reusable water bottle and come to the Registration desk to pick up a QR code sticker. Every scan unlocks a donation and tracks your environmental impact. entsoc.org/events/annua...

Hello, Phoenix! Ready for some entomologists and some fun! #EntSoc24!

I am so excited for #EnSoc24! Everyone has worked really hard on a number of projects. If you are heading to Phoenix to present, please checkout this resource

Any other bug enthusiasts going to Phoenix for the @entcollnet.bsky.social and @entsocamerica.bsky.social meetings? If so, HMU—word on the street is I'll have these vinyl stickers to give away! (They look nice on conference name badges... 😀)