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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

I'm proud of our li'l Schoolhouse Rock for Insect Taxonomists cartoon, but if you're not in Bug World here are some annotations for you... www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSI... cc @danlwarren.bsky.social

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The Pest Is Still To Come

YouTube video by Dan Warren

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Starting Monday off with an accepted paper 🐝

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Heartbroken to be missing the Southeastern Branch Meeting this week 😢@entsocamerica.bsky.social

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 13/02/2025

Just a truly photogenic slug to bless your Thursday morning

Photo of a bright yellow slug oozing and eye level toward the camera against a bright gray sky, green hillside and dark tree, and foreground of moist dirt and leaves. The slug’s eye stalks are a warm gray tipped with lighter color, and they blur out slightly as they reach directly for the camera

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Friends in the DC area: I will be giving a Profs and Pints talk about the science of sustainable seafood. It's based on my upcoming book on the topic. Please share with interested folks! Get tickets here: profsandpints.ticketleap.com/net/ 🧪🦑🌎🐟

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Spending the day doing recertification:continuing education for my commercial pesticide applicators license

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Our new #beenome preprint is out! Protandrena passiflorae is a cool specialist pollinator that only visits Passiflora lutea, a subtle vine with small yellow flowers.

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Riley Black 🏳️‍⚧️ 🦕 @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Maybe cats are right and we’d all feel better if we sat in a cardboard box.

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Ran across some great #entofashion yesterday at the consignment store…. They were sadly not my size. Has anyone else seen these before?!

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Notification of a paper accepted. Good start to a Monday!

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Finally deactivated X/twitter. My sleep schedule has been off and struggling - logged in at two am this morning and there were awful gruesome photos. No thank you. And now I’m clearly not getting back to sleep.

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Crossposted… Let’s do this again! I’ve read almost all the recommendations made the last few years (way more than 12!) 2025 BOOK CHALLENGE 🚨 Read 12 books recommended by 12 friends. 📕You can only make one recommendation and it should be a book you have already read and LOVE.

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Never done taxonomy at the university scale before but I'm excited to find out whose genitalia you get to dissect

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Watching the challenger explode on TV at school.

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The Map Center @mapcenter.com · 17/12/2024

Hi. I'm Andrew. I own New England's oldest map store because last year I moved across the country after an old guy retired and gave it to me Willy Wonka-style. Visit my store in Rhode Island. www.mapcenter.com

A nerd in a teal sweater holding a stack of books about railroads in front of a wall of framed maps.

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

It’s true, god save our Normans

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

No more flights scheduled for 2024 - so it’s annual flight stats time! Got most of my information loaded into a new app too. Only two trips planned so far for 2025. need to get more things on the schedule 😅 #onthego #flightypassport #travelsummary #readyfor2025 #travelmore #seetheworld

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

It’s cold in the south, which makes it officially gumbo season!

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Dr. Jaimi Gray @jaimiagray.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

#Education resource! Over the years I created this collection of colored skull #3Dmodels for teaching. They're available to download on MorphoSource & to view on Sketchfab. Because of recent changes to Sketchfab, I migrated them to my website: www.graysvertebrateanatomy.com/work/colorso... (1/3)

A screenshot of a website displaying 8 colored skull models of amphibians and reptiles, along with buttons that will allow the user to navigate to 3D models for each skull.

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Also why is it so cold outside? This is the south. It shouldn’t be 32f out! It’s too early in the year for my heat bill to be this high.

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

I just updated my phone, and I hate it! Why is it so wonky looking?! #iphone

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Spent some time the other day updating the #beenome100 website! If you’re interested in #beegenomes or #insectgenomes in general, check it out 🐝 beenome100.org

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Beenome100

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Time to reshare not W that there are so many more #entomology folks here now!

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Cole 🐛 @colebaril.ca · 24/11/2024

I am excited to watch for your microbe section coming soon. While I was working on a mosquito metatranscriptomics project I made an unexpected discovery of black Queen cell virus (a deadly bee virus) in our mosquitoes: academic.oup.com/jinsectscien...

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Black queen cell virus detected in Canadian mosquitoes

Abstract. Black queen cell virus (BQCV) is a ubiquitous honeybee virus and a significant pathogen to queen bee (Apis mellifera) larvae. However, many aspec

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

The CZI science diversity leadership is accepting applications. You have to be an early career scientist (between 3- 10 years in a position) and have a terminal degree. I currently have an award and am impressed with the support. Letter of Intent is due Dec 3. chanzuckerberg.com/rfa/science-...

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Science Diversity Leadership Award

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Spent some time the other day updating the #beenome100 website! If you’re interested in #beegenomes or #insectgenomes in general, check it out 🐝 beenome100.org

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Beenome100

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Spending my Sunday pulling bees to send in for the #beenome100 project! It’s so nice and quiet with no one here! #beegenomes #genome

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Glendon Mellow @flyingtrilobite.com · 21/11/2024

🐡 SciArt Feed Administration Note: The SciArt Feed now has 1,600+ subscribers, and hundreds of approved contributors. And I will yeet any artist off of that approved list for being transphobic. My DMs are open if anyone ever needs to quietly report an issue. Safe space. Carry on.

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I’m exhausted. Still jet lagged I think? And I had a mediocre at best, tending towards awful day. And I’m over mean people.

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

This is terrifyingly depressing 😳

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Altmetric @altmetric.com · 18/11/2024

We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

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Action Intent Links | Bluesky

Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Making meal prep style frozen burritos for the first time today. Anyone have any tips or tricks? This looks like an awful lot of filling…..

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

This guy is attempting to be helpful… it’s a good thing he’s so cute.

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

DFW had floofy friends for some traveling dog therapy!

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cmtribull.bsky.social @cmtribull.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

In 131c at 5pm, I’m giving a talk about the Primarily Undergraduate Institution job market and what to do once you get the PUI job. If you’re a grad student or Post-doc at #Entsoc24 interested in teaching, you should come! #FitinEntsoc

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Loving the influx of the science community to this new platform and finding all of our #entsoc24 people!

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Dr. Faelan Mourmourakis 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🐝 @fumblebeefae.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

My latest micro-CT scans done on Aussie native bee brains. This time, a first ever look at the brain of the blue banded bee (Amegilla pulchra). 🧪 #bees #entomology #science #insects

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Frances Meh @francesmeh.reviews · 10/11/2024

one of the reasons bluesky works differently is because early users waged a successful fight to get the devs to prioritize safety features to protect communities at risk as a result bluesky now has a suite of controls that i think are unmatched on social media here’s the list, lmk what i’ve missed

A Probably Incomplete List of Bluesky User Safety Mechanisms

Protecting your posts
• disabling replies on your posts
• limiting replies on your posts to people you follow, mention, or include in specific lists
• disabling quote posting on your posts
• detaching your post from someone else's quote
• changing the above interaction settings even after a post is sent hiding replies to your posts for yourself or for everyone
• self-labeling your media for adult or graphic content to protect other users
• limiting account visibility only to logged in users
• note: this is not 100% enforceable but all major bluesky clients and apps support it

Limiting your interaction
• blocking users from seeing or interacting with your posts
• if you block after an interaction, they vaporize
• if they've replied already, the entire thread below their reply is cauterized for everyone, floating in space detached from your post
• note: your blocks are publicly visible via 3rd party apps
• muting users to remove them from your notis and feeds, and hide them in replies
• note: your mutes are private
• muting or blocking entire moderation lists of users
• note: inclusion in a list is public via third party apps. muting a list is private, blocks via a list are public
• subscribing to other people's mod lists
• note: your subscription is private, muting & blocking work the same
• subscribing to labelers (moderation services) from bluesky or third parties
o decide whether to show, warn, or hide posts that have been labeled in each category
• report content that should be labeled to bluesky and/or third parties labelers

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Sara Emery @saraemery.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

Hanging at the entsoc meeting in Phoenix, here’s my #InsectHaiku @entsocamerica.bsky.social 🐞🏮🪰 👩‍🔬🧪🌎 Spotted lanternfly I like your plasticity New York State hates you

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mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

that science convention feel when you're looking at other people in the hotel trying to gauge if they're here for the same thing. looking at a guy right now like "yeah I could see you studying ants"

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

The local sports bar knows the entomologists are in town 🤣 #entsoc24 #entsoc2024

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Entomological Collections Network @entcollnet.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Deb also notes that we have a NEW JOURNAL for your articles about natural history collections and museum-based research:

Cover of the aforementioned journal, severely lacking in beetle representation

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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

Justification to keep going to @swrs.bsky.social and Portal!

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Isa Betancourt @isabetabug.bsky.social · 09/11/2024

! @entcollnet.bsky.social meeting Bluesky roll call! 🪲🦋🐝🐜🐞🦗🪰 Who here on Bluesky is attending #ECN2024 ? Chime in if you wish you were attending too. With all the shifts in social media (esp twitter) across the last few years I want to reconnect & know where our insect collections community is at!

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