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Kane Lawhorn

@kane-lawhorn.bsky.social
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Postdoc at NCSU Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology

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Kane Lawhorn @kane-lawhorn.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Recently, I had the pleasure of donating peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs) for an anonymous patient in need. Over 5 million PBSCs were harvested over a 7 hour period and transported overnight. This was made possible via the National Marrow Donor Program. Please consider joining the registry!
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Photos: Deploying wood blocks 24 hours post-burn (credit: Andrew Seiler); Typical block inhabitant, Aphaenogaster rudis, carrying a pupa after evacuation from the block nesting cavity (credit: Ignatius Wirasakti); Block and inhabitants ready for transport back to the lab (credit: Kane Lawhorn).
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RES Publications @respublications.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
New work by @kane-lawhorn.bsky.social et al. in #RESInsectConsDiv reports on how prescribed fire affects #arthropod occupancy of wood cavities in a temperate deciduous forest. doi.org/10.1111/icad.70079 #Biodiversity #Conservation @manusaunders.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social
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Matt Greenwell @mattgreenwell.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New paper out in Ecology focusing on one of the most striking insects I've ever had the privilege to see! This was a fun collaboration led by @benitoexplains.bsky.social with captivating images by @zekerowe.bsky.social
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Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
I will have an opening for a Ph.D. student (M.S. required) to begin Summer 2026, studying impacts to high Appalachian arthropod communities following Hurricane Helene. I'll be at Ent. Soc. America meetings next week. Please point interested students my way. More: sites.google.com/site/caterin...
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The Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab - OPPORTUNITIES
OPPORTUNITIES Ph.D. research assistantship Start date: Summer (preferred) or Fall, 2026 Compensation: · $35,000 per year (plus 2% annual cost of living increase) for up to 5 years · Ful...
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Kane Lawhorn @kane-lawhorn.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Lots of spider activity today in this bottomland hardwood forest! Tetragnatha sp., Dolomedes sp., and Neoscona domiciliorum Brunswick Co., NC
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Kane Lawhorn @kane-lawhorn.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Now I see why these are called "boogie-woogie aphids". Disturbing the branch causes the aphids to shake their behinds! Grylloprociphilus imbricator
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Katherine Sinacore @ksinacore.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Amazing intro for episode 3 of Bugs that Rule the World on @pbs.org, featuring @the-bug-hut.bsky.social!
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Thomas Shahan @tshahan.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
As someone who often speculates on the model of a salticid's mimicry - it's SO satisfying to come across a scene like this: (Peckhamia sp ant-mimicking jumping spider among Crematogaster sp ants on a picnic table in woods, NE OK)
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David Grimm @david-grimm.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The alemdro tree doesn't just survive lightning strikes--it appears to use the electricity to fry parasites and kill competitors. Fascinating story by @erikstokstad.bsky.social for @science.org!
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Shocker: This tropical tree thrives after being struck by lightning
The almendro withstands thunderbolts that blast away parasitic vines
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Kane Lawhorn @kane-lawhorn.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Always a treat to stumble upon Ophiocordyceps infected ants. Pictured are two of the ~15 infected individuals I found in the Piedmont of NC. Every individual exhibited "leg wrapping" behavior on live beech twigs. These red ants blended in remarkably well with the red leaf buds on each stem!
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ESA Journals @esajournals.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
Check out this "shocking"⚡ new study in Ecology & its accompanying photo gallery in our Bulletin!👇
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Kane Lawhorn @kane-lawhorn.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Happy to see one of my Panama Ph.D. chapters finally out today in Ecology (doi.org/10.1002/ecy....) and Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America (doi.org/10.1002/bes2...). This work explores how insect and fungi respond to a widespread disturbance in lowland tropical forest—lightning 🌩! (1/8)
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Kane Lawhorn @kane-lawhorn.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Oops all flies! Despite the snowy conditions across North Carolina, the flies are out and about. #SLAMTrap
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Kane Lawhorn @kane-lawhorn.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
With temps dropping here in NC, these #SwampSalticids (Platycryptus undatus) constructed small silken sleeping sacks for the winter. #WinterFieldWork
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Kane Lawhorn @kane-lawhorn.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
For my first post, here's some interesting looking beetles (Brentus caudatus and Megasoma sp.) collected on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Enjoy!
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