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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

And @ms-fungi.bsky.social, Mohammad Javad Pourmoghaddam is working on his visa – anticipated starting date is December 1st! 🙏🍄

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Crazy week, but happy PI. This is my team at the Laboratory of Fungal Ecology and Evolution, and visitor Dr. Thomas Hiller 🍄 #LuminaQuaeruntur

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Finally took some time to make a webpage presenting my team. Or maybe more accurately—teams, at Ghent University and the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Entomology. #LFEE #TeamLaboul www.dannyhaelewaters.com/our-team/

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Our team

Prof. Dr. Danny HaelewatersLaboratory HeadBiology Centre CAS & Ghent University Daniela HlávkováLab ManagerBiology Centre CAS Dr. Danushka S. TennakoonSenior Postdoctoral ResearcherBiology Cent…

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

A true biologist isn't afraid to make his hands dirty. These are horse feces, full of beautiful rove beetles. Time for dinner now!

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I was also thinking about the host mismatch. I'll look at it closely again.

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

This is a sclerotium of Claviceps purpurea. When ingested, it causes hallucinations, erratic behavior, nausea, burning sensations in the limbs, seizures—in the Middle Ages, the condition was referred to as St. Antonius Fire. 📸 Sør-Varanger, Norway

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Gymnosporangium cornutum on Sorbus aucuparia, from Sør-Varanger, Norway 🇳🇴 #fungaldiversity

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

My PhD student Aimée Blondelle is currently catching #bats in Rochefort, Belgium. The cutie on the picture is Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, the greater horseshoe bat. It was parasitized by Phthiridium bat flies! 🇧🇪🦇🪰 @teamlaboul.bsky.social

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Melampsoridium betulinum, from Sør-Varanger. Greetings from Norway 🇳🇴🍄

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Nah, the Associate Editor was clear — no further communication. But since the paper is now worthless because of things outside of my hands (I mean, who will cite a paper with an 'expression of concern'?) it would be nice to be refunded for the #APC. @Plosone.org?

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The editors of @plosone.org fucked up, cannot give me any specifics about why or how they fucked up, but as a result of their fucking up they issued an 'expression of concern' alongside our #StandardDeviation paper. Hey PLoS, will you return the APC now? doi.org/10.1371/jour...

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

RIP Dolly. She blessed us with music and so much love. When we still lived in the USA, my now 9yo daughter Luna received a (free) book every month from the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. That woman was an inspiration 🎼👢❤️

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

FunDive designed a questionnaire with the goal to better understand motivations behind individuals joining and remaining engaged in #citizenscience projects in #mycology! Please complete it if you are a volunteer or share/forward to individuals who are: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Survey on motivation factors in volunteer mycology projects

Dear Respondent, This questionnaire was designed to investigate the primary reasons why individuals join and remain engaged in citizen science mycology projects. It aims to capture the motivations an...

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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Survey on motivation factors in volunteer mycology projects

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Oh no! I do appreciate your looking for infectedspecimens!!

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Absolutely! @vc40ladybirds.bsky.social, did you keep the specimen? This would be great for our study of the Hesperomyces coccinelloides species complex!

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

After almost 6 yrs, the book I have edited is nearing completion. Titled "Biodiversity and Conservation of Fungal Parasites and Pathogens", it consists of 18 chapters with 76 authors. I am exhausted but also proud of this accomplishment. Soon available #OA via @pensoft.net!

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📢 NEW PAPER 📢 Our review on the state of #mycology in #Honduras reveals major knowledge gaps + logistical, institutional, and funding challenges limiting progress. We outline priorities for the future, along with #stakeholders and their roles. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #openaccess

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Congratulations @zakisaati.bsky.social with this amazing paper! Some of those samples were ours from Belgium 🇧🇪

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Today I received updates from my two research teams who are doing remote fieldwork in #Honduras and #Panama, capturing bats, collecting mushrooms, insects, and entomopathogenic fungi, and conducting surveys with local communities. Very, very proud PI ❤️ #TeamLaboul #LFEE

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Marta Tischer @marta-tischer.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

🍄 6th FunDive Webinar: Tuesday 30.06 at 8:00 PM CET Topic: Beyond the Microscope - Laboulbeniomycetes by @dhaelewa.bsky.social Registration: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/8f26d2... 🍄See you at the Webinar! @fundive-fungi.bsky.social @teamlaboul.bsky.social

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Jonathan Cazabonne @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Very happy to see that this picture is featured on the cover of Volume 33(2) of Northeastern Naturalist, echoing our paper that can be found open-access here: doi.org/10.1656/045.... 🍄🐞 @michieldegroot.bsky.social @dhaelewa.bsky.social @teamlaboul.bsky.social

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ExpendableMudge (he/him) @expendablemudge.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

@spiegelandgrau.bsky.social brings us FOREST EUPHORIA: The Abounding Queerness of Nature, a book that offers a bracing dose of Reality to "gender essentialists" by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian. #PrideMonth reading at its best! #Booksky 🌈📚 expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2025/05/fore...

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FOREST EUPHORIA: The Abounding Queerness of Nature offers a bracing dose of Reality to "gender essentialists"

FOREST EUPHORIA: The Abounding Queerness of Nature PATRICIA ONONIWU KAISHIAN Spiegel & Grau ( non-affiliate Amazon link) $14.99 ebook...

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717) was a pioneering naturalist, entomologist & scientific illustrator whose meticulous artwork & observations: 🦋 Revolutionized the study of insects 🐜 Laid early groundwork for #ecology 🐞 Permanently changed how we understand insect life It's #InsectWeek #WomenInSTEM

A side-by-side image of the German-Dutch naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647–1717), celebrated for her groundbreaking contributions to entomology and ecology. On the left, a formal historical oil portrait depicts Merian as a young woman from the chest up against a dark, minimalist backdrop. Facing forward with a slight turn to the right, she maintains a calm, serious expression. She wears a black dress accented by a wide, sheer white lace collar draped over her shoulders, a dark jeweled brooch, a double-strand pearl necklace, and large teardrop pearl earrings. Her brown curly hair is partially covered by a black fabric head cap. On the right is a vibrant book cover titled "Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis." The cream-colored cover features her detailed scientific illustrations, including a large blue and brown butterfly, a yellow butterfly, a lizard, caterpillars, a large blue passionflower, and assorted foliage, showcasing her legacy of documenting insect life cycles and host plants.

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

This photo will be featured on the cover of the upcoming issue of #NortheasternNaturalist, which includes our paper on @inaturalist.bsky.social observations revealing new records of Hesperomyces harmoniae in Québec! 🇨🇦🍄🐞🥳 doi.org/10.1656/045.... @bioone.bsky.social

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Can you see the greenish-yellowish fruiting bodies sticking out of the rear of this ladybird? This is Hesperomyces harmoniae! #Laboulbeniales Observation by Pierre Pesant, www.inaturalist.org/observations... @inaturalist.bsky.social

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When I was a student, I barely noticed that my professors were also publishing papers. Somehow, 20 years later, I publish papers myself—and people actually read and cite them! For all my shortcomings and uncertainty about my academic future, 10K citations is a milestone I'm proud of❤️🎓

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The fishbowl discussion is interesting. Does it work efficiently? Not too much tapping, i.e., changes of people discussing?

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Let's email before you send them! Because we'll need to apply for an import permit. Please email me and Klara Aurová (klara.aurova@entu.cas.cz) for instructions.

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Not sure what these are to be honest, but happy to have a look if you want to send!

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Please take the time to review and sign this petition in support of the U.S. National Fungus Collections, which are being threatened in the face of the USDA reorganization efforts. c.org/KQWY7fNhGw 🍄

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Preserve and support the U.S. National Fungus Collections

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

📣New paper! "La-Bools, Mysterious Fungi that Deserve Your Attention", published in Frontiers for Young Minds 🍄🐞 doi.org/10.3389/frym... #Laboulbeniales #TeamLaboul #LFEE @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social @tommartin2024.bsky.social @frontiersin.bsky.social

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Mohammad will be supported by a Researchers at Risk Fellowship by the @czechacademy.bsky.social. I'm looking forward for him to be doing research in a safe research environment! @ms-fungi.bsky.social

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

With my new postdoc, Dr. Danushka Tennakoon, who will focus on deciphering a species complex in #Laboulbeniales and describing #microfungi associated with forest plants in Czechia. Welcome Danu! #LFEE #TeamLaboul #JuniorStar 🇱🇰

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New Phytologist @newphyt.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Climate-induced shifts in #ectomycorrhizal explorations from long to short strategies along an elevation gradient 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Chen et al. @WileyPlantSci #PlantScience

Ectomycorrhizal morphotypes are defined by one or multiple fungal species.

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Mycological Society of America @msafungi.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The proposed closure of the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center threatens the U.S. National Fungus Collections—vital for agriculture, biosecurity, and research. The Mycological Society of America calls for continued preservation and enhanced support! msafungi.org/wp-content/u...

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I am teaching two short courses at the #ScienceAcademy for lifelong learning. Registration is open! WRITING SCIENCE (Fall 2026) science-academy.ugent.be/en/program/w... and COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY, with @robindevroe.bsky.social (Spring 2027) science-academy.ugent.be/en/program/c...

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Remembering Adriana Romero-Olivares by sharing our paper "Ten simple rules for Global North researchers to stop perpetuating #HelicopterResearch in the #GlobalSouth" published in PLoS Computational Biology. doi.org/10.1371/jour... @plos.org @nmsu.edu #ResearchEthics @martin-nunez.bsky.social

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Congratulations to my student Fatima El Madani, who defended her bachelor thesis today on screening insects in the @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social collection for the presence of #Laboulbeniales. She reported some new host records and at least one possible #newspecies of Laboulbenia! #TeamLaboul

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

While I didn't know her so well personally, I interacted with her on multiple occasions and always appreciated her honesty, transparant communication, and engagement for #DEI in mycology.

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Just received the news of Dr. Adriana Romero-Olivares' unexpected passing. She was a dear colleague, mycologist, microbial ecologist, Assistant Professor at @ucirvine.bsky.social, engaged member of @msafungi.bsky.social, and a supporter of #inclusive science. My condolences to her young family.

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Dr. Danny Haelewaters 🏳️‍🌈🍄🪰🦇🔬🧬 @dhaelewa.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

VERY proud of this one. Possibly our most significant contribution to #Laboulbeniales systematics thus far (but 2 other important works are underway). Integrative data show clearly that #Stigmatomyces should be split in six genera—all we need to do this are sequences for the type species!

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Jonathan Cazabonne @jonathancazabonne.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

📣 New paper! We showed @inaturalist.bsky.social can be used for “next-level” applications to document the occurrence of Hesperomyces harmoniae on its host, using Québec as a case study. ▶️ www.eaglehill.us/NENAonline/a... @michieldegroot.bsky.social @dhaelewa.bsky.social @teamlaboul.bsky.social

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