Still feeling down that I have to miss #EntSoc25 due to repeated flight cancellations...sharing my poster on maggot art and outreach here since I won't be there to present today! #FITatEntSoc25 #entomology #sciart @fitentsocamerica.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social

Calling all Eastern Branch entomologists 📢 Do you have a great teaching idea or a cool research method story? 🎤 We’re recruiting speakers for TWO ✌️ FIT symposia at the Eastern Branch meeting! Interested? Contact organizers by Oct 21 to join the lineup. (1/3) #ESA #Entomology #Teaching #FIT

Breaking! In a new paper published in @plos.org, former @ipbes.net Executive Secretary @annelarigauderie.bsky.social and #TransformativeChange Assessment co-chairs explore how stopping biodiversity loss is contingent on transformative change.🌍🏡 🧪 https://plos.io/4oZQEUI @lucasgaribaldi.bsky.social

With the deadline just hours away, NPCA is urging the National Park Service to close parks if the federal government shuts down. A shutdown would leave parks understaffed and vulnerable, putting our most cherished places and millions of visitors at risk. www.npca.org/articles/109...

So honored to have the opportunity to share some of my blow fly research in Joshua Tree with @protectparks.bsky.social! Read more about blow flies in National Parks here: www.npca.org/articles/103... 🪰🌵 #forensicentomology #ecology #entomology

woah this is genuinely, utterly WILD Ant queens of one species produce males of another species, so she can then mate with them and produce hybrid workers! This is so gloriously weird I can't quite compute it 🤯🧪🐜 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

EXCITING NEWS - BEEFLIES are getting LOVE The fluffy-flying-narwals are 1 of the 10 species to be nominated for Invertebrate of the Year @dipteristsforum.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social @amentsoc.bsky.social @patrickbarkham.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Posted today: AMNH Invertebrate zoology is hiring a new collectuons manager (curatorial associate).

Using near-infrared images of mummies’ tattoos, researchers could analyze the skills and techniques of artists who lived thousands of years ago.

In a survey of nearly 1,400 scientists released this week, 83% said federal government policies since January 20, 2025, had caused an "extremely negative impact" or "irreparable harm" on their field of science.

It's the last day of Entomology Advocacy Week! Today entomologists are telling Congress why we must prepare now for New World screwworm. Help us share the importance of interventions to protect people, livestock & wildlife. Send your message: entsoc.quorum.us/campaign/New... #EntVocate

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 L.A. protest began peacefully and it wasn't until the troops violently showed up that chaos ensued.

As ICE increases raids and arrests in our neighborhoods, let’s defend our families and neighbors. Everyone has rights, including the right to remain silent, regardless of immigration status. Contact your local rapid response network if you see federal agents arrest or detain anyone in the community

Mientras ICE incrementa sus redadas y arrestos en nuestras vecindades, tenemos que defender a nuestras familias y vecinos. Todos tienen derechos, incluyendo el derecho a permanecer en silencio, sin importar estátus migratorio.

Officially a doctor of bugs! 🪰

🧪 attn: researchers - consider participating in the McClintock Letters Initiative and write letters to your hometown newspaper editors about how the loss of science funding impacts you & your community. Webinar on Friday! blogs.cornell.edu/asap/events-...

🐝 Nature belongs in NYC’s future. A new report from the NYC Biodiversity Task Force urges bold action to protect the city’s forests, wetlands, and wild species and the vital connection New Yorkers have to them. ➤ Read: bit.ly/NYCbiodivers... #NYCBiodiversity #WorldEnvironmentDay

FIT needs YOU! Know someone who teaches, does outreach, works in museums, or creates insect-inspired art? Invite them to join ESA and make FIT their home! 🪲🎨 Check out these template emails you can send!: bit.ly/43mtNtR Let’s grow our community! #EntSocFIT #SciComm #InsectEducation #FITinEntsoc

Deadline EXTENDED! Mentors and scholars can apply for #CLGSMI until FRIDAY, JUNE 6th! ➡️ cientificolatino.com/gsmi Don't miss out! The GSMI program supports applicants through 1-on-1 mentorship, fee waivers, professional development, and community building. 🩷

I'm proud of our li'l Schoolhouse Rock for Insect Taxonomists cartoon, but if you're not in Bug World here are some annotations for you... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSI... cc @danlwarren.bsky.social

Are you a student FIT member? 🪲 Have you taught, mentored, or done outreach this year? We want to see your work at #EntSoc2025! Submit a poster or talk by May 30 here: bit.ly/4kBK5op #EntSocFIT #EntoEdu #ESA

Be part of the buzz—submit your 10-minute presentations, poster displays, student presentations, mini workshops, meetings and events to share your science at #EntSoc25! Submissions close this Friday, May 30: entsoc.org/events/annua...

First Bluesky post… I defended my PhD!!!.. and my undergrad actually gifted me a sword!?? 🐝

Happy international day of biodiversity! 🌿🐛🐞🐜🪲

Tomorrow join @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social, @entsocamerica.bsky.social, and other groups in a virtual rally for conservation science hosted by ‪@nationalwildlife.bsky.social‬ at 12 pm ET! Register here: www.mobilize.us/nwf/event/79...

🗣️ We need your voice! We’re collecting commentary to share with the #EntSoc Governing Board about why FIT is important to the society and its members (you!). Your words will help shape FIT’s future, submit your testimonial here: bit.ly/4iYkEvP #EntSocFIT #ESA #Education #InsectEducation #SciComm

Next episode is tomorrow! #insects #entomology www.pbs.org/video/insect...

Paracantha fruit fly, just cranking the style slider to 100 and seeing what happens. I love it, is what happens. 💛

Thinking of submitting an abstract to #EntSoc2025? 🧪 Did you know you can submit an abstract for one talk AND one poster? Consider using one to highlight your research and the other to showcase your #FIT projects, stories, and education tools! 🪲 Submit by May 30th! #Entomology #EntoEdu #EntSocFIT

The Formal and Informal Teaching (FIT) pilot section of the @entsocamerica.bsky.social has arrived! 🪲📚 Connect w us to stay in the loop as we share job opps, edu resources, and more! Let’s build a community around how we teach & learn #entomology, formally and informally! 🧪 #EntoEd

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 UF Entomology & Nematology is hiring an Assistant Prof of Informal #Entomology #Education! 🔎 Interested in a faculty position leading innovative, evidence-based engagement outside the classroom? 🪲 Passionate about #insects & #outreach? 🧪 Learn more and apply! bit.ly/uflentojob

🗣️ Do you know a high schooler who loves insects? Let them know about our *Exploring Careers in #Entomology #SummerCamp *! Join us June 16–20, 2025, for an exciting camp designed for high school students interested in insects, biodiversity, and science! More info: bit.ly/UCRentcamp #UCRiverside

With science funding more uncertain than ever, we’re working to ensure that the next gen of entomologists gets the opportunities they deserve. The Advancing Inclusivity in Entomology Scholarship funds research for marginalized undergrads. Help us expand! Donate & share: www.givecampus.com/s9457p

With federal research funds we discovered that cockroaches were driving hospitalizations for asthma in New Orleans… and then that killing cockroaches with inexpensive, safe insecticidal baits improved asthma. This is now in the national asthma guidelines, helping to keep kids healthy across the US.

This isn't mine at all, but the Magic School Bus TV cartoon, which inspired untold millennials including myself, originated as an NSF grant 🧪 www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...

EO: "the immutable biological reality of sex" Biological reality:

Since announcing this, tiktok went down, came back, & blasted Trump propaganda 2x. The internet will be an even tougher place for science. I have enough to fund ~5 of these projects. More than 5 should be funded. They're going to be v important. Help us fund more if you can. givebutter.com/29Ow9Y

Here to distract you with cool bugs today. This guy is looking real fly with his wide eyes.

We're talking about vector surveillance in this week's med/vet entomology lab. I had trouble finding nice, clean schematics for the different trap types, so I created this slide showcasing different traps used to monitor adult #mosquitoes! 🦟 🧪

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

Excited to share the early view of one of my PhD chapters, where I looked at community assembly from a multi-community perspective! #ecology #bees #assembly #microbiome. Big thanks to my mentors, Marko and Quinn!

Got it. #Myrmecology (ANTS) with @hormiga.bsky.social: www.alieward.com/ologies/myrm...

I'm still on my personal mission to share that flies are important pollinators too! 🪰🌼 I shared this infographic at the @entsocamerica.bsky.social meeting last month -- learn about some fly families that pollinate 🧪 #entomology #pollinators #diptera References and more info: bit.ly/flypollinate

I had such a fun time talking about flies with Sabrina — I’m so honored to have been included among fly folks I admire 🪰

🎉 My first first-author paper is officially out! bit.ly/jotrbf In this study, we explored blow fly community composition in neighboring deserts within Joshua Tree National Park. Read it here: www.hannahhchu.com/_files/ugd/1... #communityecology #joshuatree #nationalpark #blowflies

#FridayFlyday - here's a small bee fly (family Bombyliidae) which I think could also be called a beak fly (Mojave Desert, California) #insects 🐙🌿