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Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · 7d

Had some fun looking through the entomological collections at the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung!

Me looking at a drawer of specimens with Dr. Jing-Fu Tsai. The corridor is lined with wooden drawers of varying amounts per column.

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Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · Aug 27

Apply apply apply!!!

International Society of Hymenopterists @hymenopterists.bsky.social · Aug 27

📍University of Guelph is looking for 10 entomologists with expertise in taxonomy and molecular biology.

📆Application Deadline: 15 SEPTEMBER 2025

🔍Scan the QR code or follow the link below for more information on the university's website: graduatestudies.uoguelph.ca/postdoctoral...

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Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hi y'all! I'm back from #Wikimania in Nairobi! Here's a cheetah eating some kind of ungulate :)

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Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · Aug 1

Feel free to add you own. I also particularly like this:

Tumblr post with fake screenshot of Wikipedia header comment "This college football 1932 season article is boring as fuck. You can help Wikipedia by adding yaoi to it."

Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · Aug 1

In anticipation of #Wikimania2025, here is my favourite wikipedia meme.

Tumblr post with two pictures of dubious blurry food, a casserole? On the left and cake? On the right. Caption reading "when me and my boyfriend make meals we have a tradition of sending each other unappetizing off-centre photographs of them in poor lighting. We call this "wikipedia food".

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Hannah A. Brazeau @habrazeau.bsky.social · Jul 8

If you can, please donate to help with funeral costs and supporting her family. RIP Sheila Colla. www.gofundme.com/f/support-sh...

Donate to Support Sheila Colla Through Cancer Treatment, organized by Anna Penner

There is a good chance that you already know Sheila Colla: she is a brillian… Anna Penner needs your support for Support Sheila Colla Through Cancer Treatment

www.gofundme.com

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でんか @k-hermit.com · Jul 3

Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish!

You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧‪

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Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Babe, wake up. Anxious snails just dropped

Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · Jul 3

1/3 First evidence of anxiety in snails

They exhibit fear responses hours after the source of their anxiety is removed. These responses can be reduced with an anxiolytic, such as alprazolam. They have also demonstrated high-level learning.

(paper) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

https://www.garnelio.de/spitzschlammschnecken-lymnaea-stagnalis

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Miles Zhang | 张远濛 @ymilesz.bsky.social · Jun 27

Finally photos (1st ever?) of a living Liebelia, the other (non-Diplolepis) genus of rose gall wasp that's endemic to Asia. We've confirmed it is L. fukudae, previously only known in Japan, so new genus record for China thanks to @inaturalist.bsky.social

www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Liebelia fukudae

Liebelia fukudae from 中国北京市门头沟区 on May 14, 2025 at 12:12 AM by zhangqianyi

www.inaturalist.org

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Shawan Chowdhury @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social · Jun 25

Please share.
We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social

#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter

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Dev @hemipepsis.bsky.social · Jun 23

happy pride month please consider throwing a few dollars my way bc being trans + mentally ill while giving back to the ND community is expensive and exhausting
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Buy Dev a Coffee

Become a supporter of Dev today!

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International Society of Hymenopterists @hymenopterists.bsky.social · Jun 22

📢 📢📢JOB AD! 📢📢📢

👉Position: Research Assistant

🌏Location: The University of Hong Kong - HK SAR, China

📌Duration: 16 months (Full-time)

⏳Application Deadline: June 25th (in 3 days!)

📌Overview: Working with the research team to assess the insect biodiversity of old growth forests in HK.

📝Tasks:
-Specimen collection and curation
-Planning collection efforts
-Various admin tasks

📸For more info, scan the QR code on the poster.

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · Jun 19

Protect transgender scientists | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Protect transgender scientists

Transgender and gender nonconforming (TGnC) people are a primary target of the Trump administration. Multiple executive orders seek to erase TGnC protections; mandate denial of gender identity; and ba...

www.science.org

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Armando Rosario-Lebrón @rosariolebronentomology.com · Jun 19

Job in Mexico:

UNAM busca investigador/a en Entomología Sistemática para plaza de tiempo completo en el Instituto de Biología.
UNAM is a hiring full-time researcher in Systematic Entomology, Institute of Biology.
Fecha límite/Deadline: 4 agosto/Aug 4
tinyurl.com/2557avf6
🧪 #entomology #sciencejobs

tinyurl.com

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Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · Jun 18

Based on actual real-life field observations:

Digital drawing of a Eucera nigrescens bee chatting up an Ophrys bee-mimic orchid. There is a speech bubble saying "Hey shordy you mad thick fr 👀😈. I bench 250 btw 💪🔥🔥."

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Rachel she/her @rachbehm.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hello friends, my first first-author publication has just released! Please take a read, its open access! rdcu.be/eq1xQ

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Séance and Spooky Spood-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · Jun 16

Bee*

Large bumblebee mimic robberfly, staring right at you. Big black eyes peering out of yellow floof like a beard or a lion's mane covering its face.

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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · Jun 13

💫 PLEASE SHARE 💫

I’m hiring a short-term program manager:

* Flexible location in 🇨🇦
* Start date ASAP
* Apply by Fri June 20
* Must already be legally allowed to work in 🇨🇦
* www.natureconservancy.ca/en/who-we-ar...

#ConservationJobs

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · Jun 3

I want to connect with and highlight more trans voices working with plants, wildlife, and the natural environment so I've created a starter pack!

If this sounds like you, introduce yourself by quote-posting this skeet and I'll add you to the list 🏳️‍⚧️

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Anurag Agrawal @anurag-asclepias.bsky.social · Jun 14

Shirts printed for the no kings rally today, no #monarchs!

T-shirt with statue of Liberty and monarch butterflies

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Jun 11

Even if iNat seems dispensable to you due to your abundance of local resources, it's the only thing people like me have.

They're now taking feedback from the community so this is our chance to steer them in a better direction.

I don't want the platform to die, I want it to do better.

iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · Jun 11

(2/3) In the meantime, we don't want to lose track of any of the really valuable feedback coming in. If you have significant or longer feedback, suggestions, or ideas you’re willing to give us to inform the development of the project, please use this form: inaturalist.typeform.com/to/hCrKAbW0

iNaturalist grant funding from Google: Community feedback

Please share your feedback with us

inaturalist.typeform.com

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Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · Jun 12

^seconding Synopeas sp. - the weird structure is used for the ovipositor

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franz, but games @franzanthplays.bsky.social · Jun 5

Ok we found the perfect game everyone go home

screenshot from the game kabuto park of a character head saying bugs make me happy

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Thomas CK Hall @baeussupremacy.bsky.social · Jun 5

Wiki newbie here, a friend indoctrinated me this year haha

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