Happy Holidays from the insects division at the Field Museum!

Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

"EHS might be persistent, but just like Rudolph, Hermey, and Yukon Cornelius, so are the people working on it."

An eel donated to a natural history museum in 1873 had two ticks embedded in its skin, making it the first known instance of ticks parasitizing a fish. But it was only first documented this year, when a tick specialist identified the ticks and reported the case in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

My crutches received some decor at #entsoc25! Check out some of the stickers I acquired during the conference (plus a few I put on beforehand).

#entsoc25 on crutches! I deserve an award for surviving the conference week on those things. Still, learned a lot and had a fabulous time with old and new friends!

Late notice, but come see my talk tomorrow morning on palm flower #weevils! 8:48am bright and early in room C120! #entsoc25 @entsocamerica.bsky.social

Science is amazing. Still, you will always be a rat hole to me 🐀❤️

Check out my featured researcher profile in the ROSTRUM digital newsletter! www.curculionoidea.org/featured-res...

Check our some of our Field Museum paleontologists... as Pokémon illustrations! In preparation for the Pokémon Fossil exhibit next year! www.fieldmuseum.org/blog/your-fi...

I absolutely love the fact they've Pokemon-ised the museum staff, for the upcoming Pokémon partnership with the Field Museum. Museums, take note.

Dr. Jane made an indelible mark on our understanding of chimpanzees and other species, and also of humankind and the environments we all share. She inspired curiosity, hope, and compassion in countless people, and paved the way for many others. #ThankYouJane #RememberingJane Photo: Marko Zlousic

Fun outreach with Alissa Doucet and the Museum of Science and Industry's Webs, Wings, and Wonder Bugs event!

Weevil course and roundup at the Southeestern Research Station in AZ! Learned a ton with some curCOOLionoid people. Thanks to all the organizers and instructors for an amazing workshop!

I am a PhD candidate in the Evolutionary Biology program at the University of Chicago. I study palm flower weevil systematics in the de Medeiros lab at the Field Museum. I am a fan of data organization, collections-based research, and open access science. I love all things beetles and Beatles :)