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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Finn loves to watch me play Grounded. I pull up a chair next to me, get him set up on a soft blanket, and he watches the entire time. Sometimes he gets a little rowdy and starts to try to climb up on my desk to poke the monitor. #cats #blackcat #aww #grounded #gaming

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Woodlouse spiders (Disdera crocata) are so bad ass looking.

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This little beauty that lives in a terrarium in my lab is a bold jumping spider (Phidippus audax). The bright green chelicerae (those shiny mouthparts) and curious, forward-facing eyes, really make me laugh. I love these guys!

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

My P. laevis colony. Love these little dudes. #isopods

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Thank you to the Five Corners Public Library for hosting the Extraordinary Caterpillar documentary! From the Caterpillar Lab, Doug Tallamy & Homegrown National Park. We had stickers, coloring pages, & live painted lady caterpillars! I was there to answer butterfly questions from the audience.

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Our mascot, Shadow, stopped by to check out my dairy cow isopods. We've got several colonies if students are looking to do research: Porcellio laevis (wild type and dairy cow), Porcellio dilatatus, Armadillidium vulgare, and Armadillidium nasatum. @monmouthuniversity.bsky.social

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I met this St. Andrew's cotton stainer (Dysdercus andreae) while in the Bahamas. My first time seeing this species ever. It gets its name due to the detail on its back resembling the St. Andrew's cross and as a cotton pest. It stains cotton balls by leaving yellow-brown waste behind as it munches.

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

My first research student is getting very clear results for our leaf litter food choice preference study of the nosy woodlouse Armadillidium nasutum! I'm so excited for her! Her first research project and mine mentoring. ❤️

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

My buddy Dr. Ped Daneshgar is doing a free #webinar March 19th at 7pm EST all about #carnivorousplants! Through Wild Ones, a native plant non-profit. Anyone can attend. Registration link: wildones-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #scicomm #plants #nativeplants #freewebinar #plantecology #ecology

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Excellent cards for your loved ones on Valentine's Day and for a good cause!

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Very cool day out with The Island School in Eleuthera, Bahamas working with lemon sharks (Negaprion brevitostris). Thank you to the team showing me & my students an excellent time. It was great being included in the research process. I measured length and girth of little Goombay (third picture).

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mhoeschele.bsky.social @mhoeschele.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Looking for a Postdoc position and have a background in bioacoustics and animal cognition? Interested in whether other animals might have something akin to language? Join our team: www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeaw-home...

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

We didn't feel like putting a tree up this year so I decided to pile gifts around this cat bed monstrosity. Finn is considering whether or not this is his jam. All the ornaments are attached with one tiny strip of Velcro so we anticipate seeing them all over the house in the days to come. #cats

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Give me your favorite unconventional Christmas movies! The Thing is on my list. #christmas #christmasmovies

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Elia Guariento @eliaguariento.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Want to work on biodiversity in the Alps? ⛰️ We are offering several internship positions for the upcoming spring and summer in collaboration with the Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol 🕷️🦋🦇🐜🌼🦗🪱 biodiversity.eurac.edu/interns-want...

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Interns wanted! - Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol

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SHNH @sochistnathist.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🚨We have a SUPER exciting announcement!🚨 Our next Summer Meeting will be at @zslofficial.bsky.social on the theme of The Zoological Society of London at 200: Science, Society, and the Natural World 🥳 📅1-3 July 2026 🗺️Zoological Society of London Find out how to submit 👇🏻 shnh.org.uk/all-events/c...

Dark green background with white text overlaid reading "call for papers", surrounded by various natural history illustrations of animals wearing party hats.

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

A very cute felt rosy maple moth (Dryocampa rubicunda) from Etsy. The seller is CrazyEchos (I paid for my moth, noy an ad, I just love her moths). Using fairly realistic prop moths when I give talks for moth nights/in the classroom allows for quick teaching without harming/stressing the moths.

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

My nosy roly poly (Armadillidium nasatum) is munching on a piece of carrot. Peep that baby in the left corner popping up from underneath the carrot. I've got a pretty large colony now in the lab. I feed them vegetable scraps & fish flakes. My students think they are pretty cute. I agree. ❤️

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Do my cats have full names? Yes. Yes, they do. At the vet it's their full names plus Zimmerman at the end. They are fancy. They are perfect. They are cozy on a chilly Saturday. #cat #catsofbluesky #caturday #aww #cats #kitty #cute

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

I had an excellent time last night as a guest speaker at National Moth Week at a local park. While we didn't see any moths, we did get the honor of watching this beautiful cicada emerge. The weather was beautiful and the community was out to appreciate all the bugs. ⬇️

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Morgan M. Oberweiser @mmoberweiser.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

PhD position open with Dr. Jutta Schneider and @mherberstein.bsky.social in Hamburg, on sub-social behavior in crab spiders 🕷️ It even includes field work in Australia! Application deadline is 15 July, more info at the link: www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

A crab spider with bright yellow/green prosoma and legs and a light brown opisthosoma sits on a leaf

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

A very cute leaf cutter bee. Testing out my new macro lens!

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Dr Rebecca Koomen @rebeccakoomen.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🎊Fully funded PhD position on cooperative sustainability🌳 Are you curious about 🧒 developmental, 🌍 cross-cultural 🦧 species comparative research on cooperative sustainability? All info here or dm me with questions! career2.successfactors.eu/sfcareer/job... Please share! 🙏

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Career Opportunities: PhD position Cooperative Sustainability (14208)

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I don't even know what to say about this guy, just drink him in 💚 (some planthopper nymph. I love him)

Pale green planthopper nymph, standing nearly upright with an extremely long snoot like a chainsaw, with orange eyes and false pupils peering

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I had the absolute joy to be the science consultant on this and the other two volumes of Jackson's Wilder Adventures. Out now everywhere you get books! Need a science consultant for your next book, show, movie, etc? Let's chat!

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

I interrupted this pair of walking sticks in the Bahamas. You can see the male hitching a ride on the much bigger female. Hello, sexual dimorphism!

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

ESA Mid-Atlantic conference at @longwoodgardens.bsky.social Poster presented, flowers admired.

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

A big thank you to Bradon, of Lil Dudes Insect Academy, for having me on to chat about mosquitoes, why I think they are amazing, and the process of getting a Ph.D. Here's a link to the pod on Apple, but it's also on Spotify, YouTube and wherever you get podcasts! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1...

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121. Why Mosquitoes are super cool (feat. Dr. Kelly Zimmerman)

Podcast Episode · Lil Dudes Insect Academy · 05/21/2025 · 55m

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

I had a total blast being on the wonderful podcast "Plants Always Win." Please check them out for all of your plant fun facts (and bug facts for my episode)! I'd love to come back on, any time. ❤️🌺🐝

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Ah, Nature's little bubble blower, the spittlebug. Inside that frothy foam sits a juvenile or several juvenile spittlebugs (Superfamily Cercopoidea). These tiny insects hide in “spit” to stay cool, moist, and safe from predators. More info ⬇️

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Dissertation defended! Doctor Zimmerman, finally! 😍🎉

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

My friend Jenn does awesome plant embroidery in her shop Ember and Thread @emberandthread.bsky.social Thanks to a pattern from StitchGothica.com she embroidered this beautiful set of bugs I can't wait to hang somewhere. #entomology #embroidery

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Dr. Kelly I. Zimmerman @fillsyourniche.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

This is part of a sentence for my dissertation "flies that utilize vertebrates as oviposition sites." I think this might be why no one wants to talk to me at parties.

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