A very neat lab exercise! Having students sort through raked leaves to see what arthropods were lost to our tidying habits. I think this would work for high school too, with more instructor guidance (1/2) #teaching academic.oup.com/ae/article/7...
That's such a great question, and definitely worth looking into next! 😊
Other new paper out in AE: Does giving your ambassador arthropod a name help people connect better? #education From @crazbuglady.bsky.social 🪲🎒 (1/2) academic.oup.com/ae/article/7...
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Selfie with workshop instructors and participants holding up their mini-collections
Speakers include @crazbuglady.bsky.social, @monarchjv.bsky.social, @fuzzibumblebee.bsky.social, and more! And there will be 4 posters including my own about a workshop organized by UW-Madison Insect Ambassadors at the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers annual conference. #FITatEntSoc25 🪲🕸️
Hey EntFriends #EntSoc25: This high school entomology club in California is looking for funds to support their pinning and collections. Can we make that happen? Any donations large and small will help! www.donorschoose.org/project/inse...
Bug People!!! - This is an Entomology Club in California that needs our help! Donate here! www.donorschoose.org/project/inse...
Ok, it *is* true that the idea of Daylight savings was invented by an entomologist that wanted more time to catch bugs, but I assure you few modern entomologists support it. nautil.us/the-19th-cen...
Apparently, y'all are really into bugs, @dragoncon.org! Fortunately, so are we! Had a great time with the "So, You Like Bugs" panel. See us tomorrow for the Insect Petting Zoo for hands-on science (11:30a) and Bugs and Superheroes (2:30p). See y'all there! 🪲🐞🦋🦸🏼♀️💖
I'm so fortunate to have been passed this opportunity from THE @bug-gwen.bsky.social! If you're around for DragonCon in a few weeks, come see me (and our insect zoo critters)! 🕷️🪰🦋🐜🐝🪲
It is tricky, but if you resize it proportionally down to within the limits you have, it will work! I've been there. It's a doozy! You got this!
In the latest @pensoft.net guest blog post, Dr. Kelly Carruthers (@crazbuglady.bsky.social) explains how students in Georgia's Science Olympiad entomology exam were given real insect specimens to engage with, rather than just images, to encourage hands-on learning.
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Students in Georgia's Science Olympiad entomology exam engaged with real insect specimens rather than just images, enhancing hands-on learning and fostering STEM interest.
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We had a good time at the moth sheet the other night in the beautiful Maquipucuna Reserve and Ecolodge! 💡🦋
Check out our new paper on the use of insect specimens for the Science Olympiad entomology exam! I worked with two awesome students who have been involved with Science Olympiad for a long time, and their input was so valuable! 🦋🪲🦗🐜
nhcm.pensoft.net/article/1537...
Amazing looking PhD opportunity -- open internationally 🧪
Newest read for my science book club! It started off talking about fireflies.. so I'm already into it 🔥🪰💖
Rebuilding an old course from scratch with help from materials of some other folks. This is a good recommendation. Can confirm! 😂🐝💖
Hey, bug friends. Andrina Shufran's GoFundMe has reached 90% of the goal! EXCEPT: GFM doesn't give you any money unless you hit your goal. If you have any spare $, can you toss it their way? www.gofundme.com/f/help-andri...
The Bug Bites (undergrad entomology club) asked me to do a pinning workshop. Their best time was after 5:30p on a Friday. 🫠 They had fun though. (And so did I) 😊🪲🐞
I oversee Entomology and Applied Biotech majors, so we've been touring different biotech focused companies in our area. Today, we visited Boehringer-Ingelheim in Athens, GA and learned a lot about what they do for parasitology research! Really cool stuff! 🦟🦠🧬🖤❤️
😂 I went to visit a friend at Miami University, and it was just on campus that day!
This mechanical bull is a spider. This is what it's like to run an insect zoo! 😂🤣🕷️🤠
Whaaaaat? How cool is that?! (Probably better than wrangling the two legged animals that I do 😬😂) I'll definitely reach out to you later this week! 😊
Oo! Writer and author would be awesome to add! That is different from what I have, so far. I would love to get your perspective! I'm currently headed to a conference, but I'll reach out later in the week to get info, if that works. 😊
Our sweet girl, Bonnie, had a near death experience at an outreach event the other day! 😱 Luckily, she's fine.. and she gets a well-deserved break from being an outreach icon and queen! 🕷️👑 She's a very good girl and just wants kids to know that.. while moving just a hair slower. Heard, Queen. 💖
I have formal education and one informal scicomm job on there, as well as extension. But I would always be happy to add others that may vary slightly from what I already have! This is definitely a more the merrier situation 😊
Our new friends at the Victoria Butterfly Garden sent us some Phyllium giganteum babies! I'm so excited to have them as part of our Insect Zoo! 🌿🦗💖 #leafbugs #insectzoo #entomology
The more resources, the merrier! 😊
She's nakkie! 🪳