Fleas Navidad.

Heartbroken to learn of Bradon's passing. He just spoke in the symposium I co-organized and hosted last month, and to say I'm shocked to learn he is gone is an understatement. Bradon leaves behind a legacy of joyful insect education, please consider donating: www.lildudesinsectacademy.com/memorial

I have done SIX on campus interviews and still no job at the end of the day. My therapist had a really helpful analogy: its like training to go to the Olympics for 4 years and getting a silver... 6 times in a row. I'm thankful for the podiums but dang I just want ONE gold yall 🥇

holiday weevil

Ridiculously plush fly, Lordotus zona, probably

It's day 13 of the invertebrate macro photo #ArtAdventCalendar. Here, have a teeny tiny little monarch caterpillar 😘

tons of emails to send today but I'm too busy imagining a fight between Tachygonus and Cianopsis

Green

it's the recipe!! ^^

Transmitting Science offers a course, "Geometric Morphometrics for Beginners", to study shape variation in evolution. It covers data acquisition, Procrustes alignment, and PCA. More in… https://www.transmittingscience.com/courses/geometric-morphometrics/geometric-morphometrics-for-beginners/ #course

Day 10 of #InsectAdvent & the Christmas flirting has ramped up This male Robberfly, Pegesimallus teratodes, has striking, feather-like scales on its hind legs, likely used for female attraction during courtship. (& cleaning the dance floor) @royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social

Who would've guessed an artist out there would appreciate Gryllus like I do? 😍🤩🦗 I am so incredibly proud of myself for surviving the last few weeks of interviewing, so I am celebrating with a lucky cricket. So stoked to have seen this (and to have been saving up for just such a lil treat)!

Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg seeks a PhD candidate in biology for a 3-year research project on eusociality in bees. Applications due by Jan 31, 2026. More info: http://www.g-evol.com. #phd

Seeing a bunch of Mimetica adults and nymphs was truly a highlight of my time in Costa Rica this summer

RE-DISCOVERY #4 Emblyna suwanea (Gertsch, 1946) (Dictynidae) was last collected by the great V. Wilton Ivie in 1943 near Sylvania, GA and hasn't been seen or collected since (82 years). We found a single male by vacuuming in the Okefenokee Swamp NWR along the Chesser Island boardwalk trail.

The Linscott Lab at NMSU is looking for graduate students (MS/PhD) for Fall 2026 to study ecophysiological evolution and biodiversity. Visit https://linscottlab.com for more info. #phd

What are the chances I get this fortune in my cookie the day after I finish back to back job interviews? 🥠

A Heteropteryx dilatata for today's #ArtAdventCalendar.

Convergent evolution invertebrate tailfeathers (Planthopper nymph 🤍)

I always miss my cats so much when I travel for work 😢 glad to be back home for the night, and then I'm off again tomorrow for another interview

Enjoy this beautiful syrphid I saw hanging out on a hawkweed flower in Washington State last week. Finally back in Virginia after a whirlwind EntSoc.

Starting my mid-Entsoc leg to Sacramento, my hometown, for a job interview (in a lyft, promise this isn't a driving selfie). Turning around tomorrow to come back and run my symposium and give my talk. Everyone wish me luck! #entsoc25

Today I got to meet Caeser the Drama Free Llama! He gifted me a pin for my jacket 🥰😭 #entsoc25

#Entsoc25 day 1 for me because of flight shenanigans, come say Hi!

We need about 300 more scientists before we let teachers loose on the database! Tell your colleagues, we need ya!

Moth soup 🦋🍜, it's what's for breakfast!

Help my friend Ash get data to understand this Baffling behavior in tree crickets (see what I did there 😉)

Today I’m databasing fleas. Trying to learn more about their mammal hosts and now giggling at this creature - a giant root-rat which I have some unidentified fleas collected off one such animal from before I was born…

Saw this gorgeous man land in front of our car in the intersection at a red light last night. My partner held traffic as the light turned green while I was dashing out to save him. Male Microcentrum rhombifolium, he sang outside my window after he was released in my yard 😍🥰🥬🎶

I hate living in this country right now

These cuts will disproportionately affect PBS and NPR stations across many Native Nations, including many communities across Alaska and the Navajo Nation in Arizona and New Mexico. Look at the map. 👀 Please donate to local stations in these areas! #PBS #NPR

What a great resource/idea! Check it out if you're looking to hire a postdoc, lots of great people are looking for jobs right now

Its Cotinis season and it makes me so happy! 🥰

Doing my part to stop SLF (spotted lanternfly) from spreading further. They showed up in my town last year and are ABUNDANT this year. Keep your eyes peeled and report sightings if you're outside of the known range of established population

If anyone has questions I am based in Cville and work with Drosophila, happy to answer Qs about the town or dept!

Wow, today I learned some insect specimen are routinely destroyed after imaging??? Seems pretty obviously like irresponsible science practice to me...

I'm here and I'm Queer (Non-Binary), enjoy this photo of me doing entomology in the field and be super excited about it. Love seeing other scientists represent 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Working up a sticker / tshirt design for #CricketCourse because I don't want it to be over yet. I had the absolute best time 🥰

We literally covered why this was unethical a full decade ago when I took a student trip to NZ. Yall bringing back Haast's Eagle too? 🙄🤦‍♀️

Yesterday we went to Pocosol and I saw soooo many good bugs. I also a) fell into a volcanic crater turned lagoon and had to get dragged out and b) had my hair catch on fire from my headlamp. Wild times going on at #CricketCourse

Evisceration station crew on deck! #cricketcourse

Having the absolute best time! Will keep updating with more photos in case anyone wants to live vicariously through me. I feel like I'm at a summer camp specifically designed for me 🦗😍

Really enjoying #CricketCourse here in Costa Rica. SO excited to be spending time with so many fellow insect enthusiasts in such a beautiful place

“Shrimps is bugs” is a funny meme, but there’s some truth in the reverse version, “Bugs is shrimps” 🐛🦐 Since insects are literally a group of terrestrial crustacean. And among all the insects, bristletails are probably the most shrimp-like in my opinion!

Happy Pride Month everyone! 🌈 We are happy to celebrate all the LGBTQ+ entomologists. ESO is committed to creating a safe and inclusive space for everyone ✨ #entomology #pridemonth #lgbt #insects #queerscientist

Time is running out! ⏳ Only few days left to apply to our PhD program—don’t miss your chance! 🚀 🔬Explore evolution in action in a cool 🐚 ℹ️ Details: tinyurl.com/fhzxr7ed 📆 Deadline: June 14th, 2025 #ScienceThatMatters #PhDlife #EvolutionaryBiology #MarineEcology #BiodiversityConservation

Cool insect #NaturalHistory paper in @science.org! 🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛🐛 “Hawaiian caterpillar patrols spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Saw this beautiful Eastern Swallowtail yesterday, what a delight! #BugADay

SO freaking proud of the Jockusch Lab. Savanna was my mentee while I was there and I am BEYOND proud of her today.uconn.edu/2025/05/thre...