Hey you! I am still on the market for jobs this fall! I am an entomologist who specializes in inclusive biology teaching (15+ semesters of collegiate instruction) and a broad array of research skills spanning collection & ID, molecular work (RNAi, Genomics), and phenotyping (behavior, physiology)🧪
At WSU we're using a Brother MFC-L3770cdw. Labels printed on it pass the scratch test and the have held up well in ethanol for the past 4-5 years.
ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.
I just spoke with the White House after another horrific shooting by federal agents this morning. Minnesota has had it. This is sickening.
The President must end this operation. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now.
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
I'm sure someone can ID the bumblebee, It's just not going to be me. I'm terrible at IDing them. @nashturley.bsky.social might know?
You could pretty safely call #2 Bembix americana. There's some overlap in appearance with a similar species, but it's usually not this yellow and is less common.
Isodontia mexicana, not neomexicana.
1 - Bombus sp.
2 - Bembix sp. (Probably Bembix americana)
3 - Isodontia neomexicana
4 - Sphex ichneumoneus
But I second Alie's suggestion, put them in iNat to get a few opinions. Great photos!
I got a call from HR that my position has ended and I should go to work and collect my things. No explanation, just "please arrange with your boss to get your stuff, thanks bye". Okay! I guess I will be taking my shrimp collection and going.
propaganda we're not falling for:
- there's no nature in cities/urban areas
- we already know everything about plants & animals
- nature photography requires expensive camera equipment
- you need a degree to contribute to science
- you need to travel far to see interesting species
Closeup portrait of a fuzzy yellow and pink rosy maple moth against a black background.
Closeup dorsal view of a fuzzy yellow and pink rosy maple moth on a stick against a black background.
Side portrait showing the fuzzy yellow and pink body of rosy maple moth on a stick against a black background.
Side view of a fuzzy yellow and pink rosy maple moth against a black background.
To exist on the same planet as this creature is a privilege.
A bar graph titled "Refusing to use a new name" with y axis labelled "coolness" and x axis items labelled "For a person" (negative coolness), "For a skyscraper or stadium" (very cool), and "For the Gulf of Mexico" (even cooler).
There is a lot of functionality on IoNA (ichsofna.org) that most people aren´t aware of. Here are a couple of videos explaining what can be done with the filterable galleries.
#Ichneumonidae #Ichneumoninae #biodiversity #JavaScript
#insect #wasp #parasitoid
I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.
Here are a few of the tens of undescribed Ophion species from the western US. More can be seen on my draft guide page for North American Ophioninae: ichsofna.org/Ophioninae/g...
A lateral image of a pinned wasp in the family Plumariidae.
I've been on Bluesky for a while now, but this is my first post! Here's an image of an uncommon family of wasps from South America, Plumariidae. This is a Plumaris malaris male. Science knows NOTHING about the biology of this group and only a few females have ever been found!
