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Mason Ward

@masonsward.bsky.social
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PhD Candidate | NSF GRFP | Aquatic Entomologist | Penn State

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Mason Ward @masonsward.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I went out to help with @jonsweetman.bsky.social’s aquatic invertebrate class at Shaver’s Creek, and a curious calamoceratid caddisfly (comb-lipped casemaker) peeked out of its case! #caddisfly #Trichoptera #aquaticinsects #fieldwork #entomology #freshwaterecology #macroinvertebrates
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Jon Sweetman @jonsweetman.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Out sampling ponds this morning with my aquatic invertebrate class. Lots of Chaoborus (phantom midges).
A vial containing Chaoborus larvae
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Jon Sweetman @jonsweetman.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
New semester, first lab of my aquatic invertebrate class. Had students looking through some old samples today with Mason Ward’s help @masonsward.bsky.social. Had a beautiful Philopotamidae specimen: Chimarra spp. in a sample from half Moon Creek, PA #macroinvertebrates #Trichoptera
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Jon Sweetman @jonsweetman.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Severe thunderstorm and tornado warning this evening. We will see how our floating emergence traps fare.. the joys of outdoor mesocosms! @masonsward.bsky.social
Mesocosm tanks in a field with insect emergence traps
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Mason Ward @masonsward.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
I had the wonderful opportunity to present my research on the drivers of macroinvertebrate taxa & functional traits in vernal ponds at the annual @freshwaterscience.bsky.social meeting this past week! I hope everyone who joined “Club Pond” had a wonderful time 😊 #sfs2025 #macroinvertebrate
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Mason Ward @masonsward.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
#MayflyMonday Going through old #macroinvertebrate pictures and found this Heptageniid #mayfly collected last spring. Just look at those #gills in action! #freshwater #aquaticinsect
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Mason Ward @masonsward.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Decided to join the app where the sky is bluer! ☁️ I’m a PhD student at Penn State studying how environmental stressors impact vernal pond macroinvertebrate diversity. #nsfgrfp #firstgeneration #macroinvertebrates #aquatic #stem #lgbtq Pictured: Nepidae (Genus: Ranatra)
A water scorpion (Nepidae: Ranatra) overlooking a large wetland.
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