the most dramatic video I’ve ever taken

From afar I thought this was just an ant. But up close, it's the same mysterious chalcidoid wasp I spotted a few weeks ago , this time in a new location. I still think it's Encyrtus sp. Those oversized heads give them an adorably cartoonish look. #Encyrtidae #Invert #entomology #hymenoptera 🪲🪳🌿

The concept of the “extinction of experience” has been used to describe the dwindling human connection with nature, often applied to the general public. But ecologists themselves are not immune. Across universities and research institutions, field-based studies are in retreat. mongabay.cc/w0Tc9L

An inspiring article on courageous community college leaders who are *publicly* organizing and standing up against DEI attacks.. www.insidehighered.com/news/governm...

Grants aside, our colleagues at the NIH, NSF, etc. are under tremendous and undeserved stress and it’s important that we support them as they do all they can to hold the line.

I’m not sure what the coming months, years will look like in academia, but we have already seen universities roll back any courses or programs that appear DEI related. We are all scared for our jobs, our research. This quote helped center me and remind me how important pushing back is

How do complex social behaviors evolve and shape species' success? Here doi.org/10.1038/s420... we reveal how a key social behavior in ants - mouth-to-mouth food sharing #trophallaxis - emerged as ants opportunistically exploited new ecological niches as terrestrial environments changed.