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These look a lot like Anopheles larvae. Convergent evolution?

I love when you find stuff like this (from Belkin 1976 Final Report on the Mosquitoes of Middle America project). Note, I just discovered Lane's books (I found a copy of Vol. 2 that I've been looking over). Not having any bionomics is a travesty. Guess I can pitch it (/s). 🧪🦟

Same energy:

Today I learned about Aedes hastatus, a mosquito from the Neotropics, whose larvae have very long anal gills (the dark slender structures at the left). Anal gills are thought to be a secondary mechanism for O2 uptake over atmospheric access via a siphon. Guess I'm headed down another rabbit hole.

@alexwild.bsky.social seems TCM was listening.

My mom always says "death happens in 3's" so there's that to be hopeful for.

ok but look at how good it printed! I was a bit skeptical because of thr Muji pen style digital pencil but it actually translates exactly how i wanted! come get yours at the @introvertebrates.bsky.social stall at Lyme Regis #FossilFestival and @dinoconuk.bsky.social

I find our educational system so perplexing at times. For instance, the last 2 weeks of the semester: K-12: watch movies, clean the classrooms, self learning day, watch more movies College: 3 presentations, 6 exams, 2 term papers, pack up your dorm room

Raise your hand if you learned biology in college based on a Raven authored textbook (Raven & Johnson)?

I think the lightbeam knocked her over.

Slightly diminish a book 49 Shades of Gray

Along with my $5/gallon gas I got a nice helping of AI slop. They seemed to be out of "iays" chips and whatever the hell that soda is. I settled for a coffee with a cigarette in it and a 3 pk of beer.

If anyone would like to do PhD work in my plant-soil-microbe & restoration ecology lab at WSU, please email me about this opportunity. Apps due by June 30

Cat television

Preparing for the summer field season is always a mix of "I can't wait to work on this cool project and order all these supplies" and "What am I thinking there is no way future me is not going to totally hate past me for painting myself into this corner".

One of my stupid projects. I bought an old Sears electric carpet scrubber at an estate sale for next to nothing. Spent about 5 hours restoring it (mostly repainting) and finally got to try it out today. #success

Film you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, DC, Marvel, Disney, Pixar, Spielberg, Cameron, Ridley Scott, Wachowskis, or Ghibli.

🧪🪲You never know who you run into if you go outside. #Beetle

This is a good post. I can up his analogy. A prof in college told me that when he was doing his MS in microbiology one day someone spilled a bottle of an infectious bacteria. Someone cleaned it up with a sponge. You guessed it. Later someone else used that same sponge to wipe down the lab.

Cue Ghost of Nixon in 3, 2, 1...

"We're not suppose to sleep on the kitchen counters? Why is there a small bed there then?"

Can we get someone with photoshop skills to put him in famous Presidential scenes (e.g., crossing the Delaware, speaking to Congress after Pearl Harbor, riding a horse in the Spanish American war)? Surely it's the least we can do.

It's blueberry time!

This is why basic education is important and why sometimes you have to hold kids back a year (or two).

We are hiring a PhD candidate! Only for non-EU graduates. To work on the molecular and genomic epidemiology of Treponema pallidum, based on our recent publication (doi:10.1128/mbio.00358-26). Interested? Send your CV and an expression of interest to [email protected] before May 20th, 2026.

I've trained our cat Badger to bring toys to my desk in my home office and he gets a treat. He's learned if I don't pick the toy up he can take it out and brings it back for another one. I now pick them up and put it on my desk. Today he stole it off my desk then carried it out and brought it back.

This is how bad things are now. In S3 E10 "Burns Verkafuan der Kraftwerk" all the power plant employees get rich off their compamy stock going up $5800 and they all buy sportcars.

Was looking into going to a sports memorabilia show when I take a trip to see family in Michigan (my oldest is now into trading cards). You can pay and get autographs with famous sports starts from the area. Anyway...

Student travel grant applications are due by May 16, 2026!

Had the nerve to wake him up.

Still accepting applicants for a postdoc! Here's the evoldir link if you're interested: evol.mcmaster.ca/brian/evoldi... Please reach out! Share with a friend!

Anyone else own a long cat?

Trump Trifecta! MAGA Hat Trick! Misappropriation, affair, drugs/alcohol. All his cabinet members seem to aspire to do all three but most fail (although give them time).

🧪 🦟 🎨Based on a recent post by @nmoiroux.bsky.social‬ I decided to post something I did a couple of years ago on the bird site. Enjoy! Keep reading for amazing mosquito paintings! bsky.app/profile/nmoi...

Hey you! I am still on the market for jobs this fall! I am an entomologist who specializes in inclusive biology teaching (15+ semesters of collegiate instruction) and a broad array of research skills spanning collection & ID, molecular work (RNAi, Genomics), and phenotyping (behavior, physiology)🧪

Had a fun morning extracting strange shaped rocks from dirt while simultaneously standing in cold water. I did do it with a couple of the best people I know so that's a positive.

Meant to make this over Christmas break but better late than never. Tiramisu is probably my favorite dessert, which is ironic as I don't drink coffee or liquor (I left the latter out).

We are excited to host the 2026 Midwest Neglected Infectious Diseases (MNID) Meeting in Madison from Aug 7-8. Registration (free) and Abstract submission are online. Please share! www.mnidmeeting.org #MNID26

When you see the cats all sitting in a circle staring at somthing intently you know somethings up. Photo of the "something" in question. It seemed fine and released back into nature. That time of year.

Postdoc opportunity in plant systematics + phylogenomics 🌿 my lab at the University of Michigan is recruiting for a Research Fellow working on species delimitation in neotropical myrtles. Full details + apply here (deadline April 30) careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

I've reach the stage with all these people that anytime they open their mouth the only response I have is to say (in my most exhausted voice) "What an asshole".

Unsolicited chicken photo.

Saw a rat run out of the wood pile in the back of our coop. I told my son I hope we don't find a bunch of babies. Welp!

Anyone want to share Monday cat pics? Here is Bongo, sitting alongside my mosquito library bookshelf.

Welp, it's gonna be a while until I can get up.

This is either an adorable tortie cat making biscuits and suckimg on a pillow OR a small escaped circus bear. We may never know which.

I don't think we've exhausted all possible aquarium opportunities. So hear me out...

I think I'm calling the cops. These two suspecious characters are hanging around my house. Attempted break-in in progress.