This is Amazoboea selva, a new species and genus of Darwin wasp. It comes from Ecuador's Yasuní region, one of the most biodiverse areas in the world whose future is unfortunately threatened by the petroleum industry. Read more about Amazonian Darwin wasps here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

New video today: CATERPILLARS!!! youtu.be/aJNaDyHARNw

Check our new paper in @evolletters.bsky.social "Live birth in lizards: A process-based model for the roles of temperature, behavior, and life-history" In this study, we develop and validate a model capable of accurately predicting gestation length in lizards! academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...

We wrote the Strain on scientific publishing to highlight the problems of time & trust. With a fantastic group of co-authors, we present The Drain of Scientific Publishing: a 🧵 1/n Drain: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820 Strain: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/... Oligopoly: direct.mit.edu/qss/article/...

Homie got 229 pairs of chromosomes www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

That's quite the chart annotation. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Here's the first library display I helped set up in Northwest Reno Library: the spectacular diversity of insect interactions in the Sierra Nevada, Great Basin, and beyond

Very excited to have our study come out looking at multiple plant mosaic hybrid zones and their implications for hybrids to act as "sutures" of species ranges. We use genomic data to project shifts into future climates and discuss impacts on conservation/management. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

So cool to meet everyone, learn about the precedents set by UAW and Region 6, and plan the next actions for Nevada workers!

The absolutely beautiful Sicya macularia, sharp-lined yellow. Cool to find both the adult in the Toiyabe range and the larva feeding on Ceanothus cordulatus in the Sierra Nevada #teammoth #coolcaterpillars

Just a little Sunday Morning Shitposting. The origin of Lepidoptera might be much older than we thought. www.science.org/content/arti...

In the past 2 decades, the U.S. has lost over 20% of its butterfly population. Other insects are declining too – bees, moths, dragonflies and more.

I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science

mamdani wins. gg

On average 45% of students qualify for Pell grants at these schools. They're minority-serving and rural institutions, many in red states and counties. In terminating these grants, the regime is choking off opportunity for a generation new scientists from the middle and working class. More details:

🧠🔊 Mountain chickadees aren’t just chirping — they’re communicating! @unevadareno.bsky.social PhD student Sofia Haley produced this story for a Hitchcock Project course and it was now published by @us.theconversation.com!––with a video by reporter Jayanti Sarkar: theconversation.com/mountain-chi...

"I hope to inspire even just one person to acknowledge insects, be more curious than fearful of them and appreciate them as we coexist on this planet together.” www.unr.edu/nevada-today... EECB student Victoria Peechatt at the 2025 American Beekeeping Federation Conference! 🐝

the Knicks gameplan

21-2 run for the Knicks, the number one rule this postseason: don't go up 20

Recently, entomologists reported the discovery of a prehistoric wasp that grabbed its prey with its butt flaps—capturing its booty in its booty. Dr. Lars Vilhelmsen from @nhmdk.bsky.social, joins to discuss the discovery and the wasp’s creative hunting technique.

Sill need to digest this new meta-review on insect decline. Taxonomic bias: lots of research on bee/ant/wasp decline (mainly on a limited range of pollinator taxa). A fair amount on beetles and butterflies/moths. Virtually none on other groups of insects. 🧪 🌎 🪲🪳 academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

Silvery blues dancing for attention

I am loving this story; caterpillar scrounges from spiders and covers itself with leftovers as camo 🧪🐛 www.scientificamerican.com/article/carn...

So much going on in one photo

Check out these revolutionary featured reads and subscribe to Sliding Stacks to keep up with all things City of Asylum Bookstore! 44048774.hs-sites.com/03-20...

Extraordinary scenes in Serbia’s capital Belgrade right now. Around 500,000 people are on the streets in what may be the biggest protest in Serbian history. All demanding the resignation of President Vučić & his government. What began as a student protest is now a full democratic uprising. 🇷🇸

Just a subset of the graduate students who showed up today for the first hearing of AB191 which would make NSHE recognize not just graduate assistant workers, but faculty and staff, if they choose to be a collective. We choose to be a collective. #ngsw #uaw #powertothepeople

It's publication day! I am so excited that my book is out. This has been a wonderful adventure. I am so grateful to @princetonupress.bsky.social for all their hard work, support and enthusiasm! 🧪

Cool work from my lab-mate and friend, Tara: (and also my first co-authorship!)

These cool herbivores have no idea the chaos all around us... they just keep eating and pooping. Unfortunately, this is kind of like some people I know.

Enjoyed this conversation with Matt Forister about butterfly monitoring and what they've found in the Western USA from Shapiro's long-term data and NABA 4th of July counts. Warming had worse populations impacts on montane species vs valley species (counter expectations) in part due to voltinism

A list of mutual aid orgs in Reno: drive.google.com/file/d/1Yety...

an appreciation post for some of the funkiest little lepidopterans very out of my depth with these, so ID's appreciated! all from northern Taiwan check out the bird-dung mimic 🐦...

If you see this, post something orange. Baltimore checkerspot caterpillar

Walk with me #laselva

It's becoming difficult to deal with the news. On the one hand, catastrophes. On the other hand, unprepared decision makers. My reflexions in the #ComplexityThoughts post below, accompanied by the podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/65UH... A short recap 🧵 1/ open.substack.com/pub/manlius/...

Such a cool little fella #caterpillars #are #cool