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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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Katherine Parys @liquidanbar.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Thank you. The number of people /colleagues who seem to be business as usual/missing the world on fire is wild.

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

And onto sprayer calibration with Jay McCurdy

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Vicky Stein’s Monster @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

Next up is the best part: pest management and pollinator 🐝 health with Jeff Harris

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

On to Alan Henn talking about disinfectants/disinfestants

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

Next up is @msstate.bsky.social entomologist Blake Layton, talking about fire ant biology and determining the longevity of termiticides.

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

Starting our Stoneville day with the great pesticide education coordinator Gene Markel and @msstate.bsky.social extension John Byrd talking about Cogon grass, a noxious weed.

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

Coauthored with a great team - @jaydevans.bsky.social and @renamschweizer.bsky.social are the only two on this platform right now.

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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

Is there a way to teach others what you’re looking for? I’d love to know more about how to evaluate questionable ones I run across.

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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

Not a problem! Always looking for new authors 💕

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

I *really* hope a bunch of real taxonomists apply to this based on experience in classification…..

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

Oooh. I’ve been looking at it. What are your first thoughts?

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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

Shortest flight (time) = DFW -> GLH (1hr) Shortest flight (distance) = ATL -> MEM (331mi) Longest (distance and time) = LAX -> SYD (7494mi/15h 3M)

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

Less flights, airports, countries, and miles than 2023, Though more airlines flown (5) this year! Roughly 79 hours in the air and 1.4x around the earth.

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

Fascinating! Our microbe folks are very antsy to get their hands on the whole dataset! As of this month we have over 100 species completed and ready for analyses.

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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

I might get caught up eventually! I want to get these specimens in from IL before the holidays….

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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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