Okay once more for the #SMBE2026 crowd! If you haven't yet, please take our survey on definitions of sex and reproductive terms. Link here or in the QR: univie.questionpro.eu/a/TakeSurvey...

When a high schooler reached out to me ab being on her podcast I was so excited to get to speak with such a young sci outreach enthusiast, and that episode is now out ! <3 thank you again! open.spotify.com/episode/2TTg...

More than just bugs: uncovering the hidden world of entomology and insects

Little Lab Coats Podcast · Episode

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"Right now, in some underfunded lab, a scientist is chasing a question that sounds pointless.... No one can say if they will succeed. But a century of experience says that funding people to do this work is a good bet. If we stop making that bet, we will pay for it in cures no one will know to miss."

Opinion | The Science That Turned Lizard Venom Into GLP-1s Is Under Attack

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The full Mongue lab will be at #evol2026! Say hi or come see our work. All three of us have talks (pic related). Check this thread for some more specifics and we hope to see you there! 1/5

Finally, PhD student Christina @clwatkins.bsky.social intros our new model system for evolution of sexual dimorphism Bagworm moths: a new model for studies of genome evolution across variable levels of sexual dimorphism Sexual Selection and Conflict June 23, 2026 4:45 PM - 5:00 PM 4/5

While working on my masters in Orlando, I did a brief survey of winter lepidopterans to get a better feel for what was in the area, as records for central Florida is patchy at best. The results came out with the last lepidopterists society news :) www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) A systematic survey with a partial checklist and synoptic collection at the University of Central Florida, with special emphasis on the Microlepidoptera

PDF | Lepidoptera serve vital ecological roles as pollinators, prey, parasitoid hosts, defoliators, and decomposers. Despite their significance and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need o...

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First blue sky post has to be a throwback to 2025’s entomological society of America conference! Had such a good time in Portland and loved giving my talk