In ancient Greece, it was considered bad luck to be attacked by a bear
Thomas CK Hall
@baeussupremacy.bsky.social
Hymenopterist / Phylogenetics What if, instead of the sun, there was just like, a big wasp? That'd be neat, I think. 🇨🇦 in 🇨🇿 MSc @ University of Toronto PhD Student @ Univerzita Karlova
We have the #gall week shirt design up. Feel free to jump on the order if you participated or like the design by Chelsea at www.wildlight-studio.com. Order: www.customink.com/g/ygr0-00d3-... #gallweek #entomology #wasp #botany #ecology
I've started playing this online daily word game called Outlier where you have to spell the rarest words possible using a pool of letters. Turns out, being a zoologist is very helpful...
Abuse still runs rampant in many gymnastics programs, and bad actors like Camelia Voinea do nothing but hold back the progress of the sport
Romanian gymnastics coach Camelia Voinea has been temporarily suspended by the Romanian Gymnastics Federation (FRG) following allegations of physical and psychological harassment from multiple gymnasts. golazo.ro/camelia-voin...
Here it is, folks! The inevitable sign of PhD burnout which is baking
🐝HYMATHON 2025 is ONGOING NOW! 🤩Session 1 was full of amazing talks, showdowns and socials! 🗳️Dear participants, please don’t forget to vote for the best entry in the ART COMPETITION and in the SHOWDOWN! (Link to our website in bio) 🔜See you all in SESSION 2 at 00:00 UTC (5 Dec)
My friend Sequoia who is the bestest isopod in the world needs help funding grad school! Over the past few years she's completed the work equivalent of a whole MSc and a half in isopod zoology all by herself as an amateur, and now she's getting the chance to go get the degree!! gofund.me/4568dd521
Donate to Help a trans isopod nerd go to grad school!!, organized by Sequoia Wrens
Hello my name is Sequoia and I am a trans woman studying isopods! Help me g… Sequoia Wrens needs your support for Help a trans isopod nerd go to grad school!!
gofund.me
ittle critters playing dead! 🐛🪲💀 I’ve been sick after a period of intense work but on the other hand I was able to slow down and draw something fun & relaxing… hope you folks enjoy it too!
*Guaranteed funding* PhD opportunity in my group. Work with damselflies, UN global biodiversity targets, genetic data, and NatureScot policy groups; the project will advance comparative population genetics and provide evidence feeding directly to policy. www.findaphd.com/phds/project....
QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - QUARTILES DLA CASE: Genetic diversity and adaptation: Developing indicators for national and international policy at University of Aberdeen , listed on FindAPhD.com
findaphd.com
New #PhD ad alert! Interested in wild #bee #cognition and #brains in different #bumblebees? Want to live in #Newcastle and the beautiful north-east of England? Check out this project with me, @lenariab.bsky.social and Sarah Scott. Contact me for further information. iapetus.ac.uk/studentships...
The cognitive ecology of wild bumblebees
iapetus.ac.uk
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research? We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections. Find out more: collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
As part of my Wikimedian in Residence position at the Manaaki Whenua-Landcare Research Group of the Bioeconomy Science Institute I've recently created documentation on linking publications to Natural History Collections in #Wikidata doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Linking publications to collections : adding cites work, uses or acknowledged statements to Wikidata
This resource outlines simple workflows for adding “cites work”, “uses” and “acknowledges” statements to Wikidata items for publications. These statements link publications to natural history collecti...
doi.org
Reason 37518 to not skip lunch when working - everything starts to look delicious, including this egg of a chalcidoid wasp (left)
Hey 🇨🇦! Looks like conservative MPs (derogatory) are trying some anti-intellectual fuckery with NSERC (+ tri-council) because they can't do long division 😔. Please sign the petition to protect applicant EDI data! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data
**Edited to add: we have received more than 4400 signatures for our letter but adding any more than 2000 names to this public page seems to be causing our Form to crash! Rest assured that we have all ...
docs.google.com
Had some fun looking through the entomological collections at the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung!
Apply apply apply!!!
📍University of Guelph is looking for 10 entomologists with expertise in taxonomy and molecular biology. 📆Application Deadline: 15 SEPTEMBER 2025 🔍Scan the QR code or follow the link below for more information on the university's website: graduatestudies.uoguelph.ca/postdoctoral...
If you can, please donate to help with funeral costs and supporting her family. RIP Sheila Colla. www.gofundme.com/f/support-sh...
Donate to Support Sheila Colla Through Cancer Treatment, organized by Anna Penner
There is a good chance that you already know Sheila Colla: she is a brillian… Anna Penner needs your support for Support Sheila Colla Through Cancer Treatment
gofundme.com
Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish! You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧
Babe, wake up. Anxious snails just dropped
1/3 First evidence of anxiety in snails They exhibit fear responses hours after the source of their anxiety is removed. These responses can be reduced with an anxiolytic, such as alprazolam. They have also demonstrated high-level learning. (paper) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Finally photos (1st ever?) of a living Liebelia, the other (non-Diplolepis) genus of rose gall wasp that's endemic to Asia. We've confirmed it is L. fukudae, previously only known in Japan, so new genus record for China thanks to @inaturalist.bsky.social www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Liebelia fukudae
Liebelia fukudae from 中国北京市门头沟区 on May 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM by zhangqianyi
inaturalist.org
Please share. We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social #PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter
happy pride month please consider throwing a few dollars my way bc being trans + mentally ill while giving back to the ND community is expensive and exhausting ko-fi.com/hemipepsis
Buy Dev a Coffee
Become a supporter of Dev today!
ko-fi.com
Protect transgender scientists | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Protect transgender scientists
Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGnC) people are a primary target of the Trump administration. Multiple executive orders seek to erase TGnC protections; mandate denial of gender identity; and ba...
science.org
Job in Mexico: UNAM busca investigador/a en Entomología Sistemática para plaza de tiempo completo en el Instituto de Biología. UNAM is a hiring full-time researcher in Systematic Entomology, Institute of Biology. Fecha límite/Deadline: 4 agosto/Aug 4 tinyurl.com/2557avf6 🧪 #entomology #sciencejobs
tinyurl.com
Hello friends, my first first-author publication has just released! Please take a read, its open access! rdcu.be/eq1xQ