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Vaughn M. Shirey
@vmshirey.bsky.social
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Asst. Curator of πŸ¦‹ @FloridaMuseum. ; Formerly @SmithFellows @Georgetown @FulbrightFIN. Views mine. πŸ––πŸΌ πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ ✝️ ☸️

https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/shirey-lab/

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Florida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social Β· 13d
Last call! πŸ‘‰ Florida Museum Registrar
πŸ›οΈπŸ“Œ Apply by Oct 31, 2025

The Registrar oversees the technical and regulatory aspects of collection accessions, permitting, & exchanges.

πŸ”Έ Full position info: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/caree...

πŸ”Έ Apply via @ufl.edu: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/53...
a person is standing on a narrow library corridor looking through a card catalog on one side and holing open drawers full of short planks of wood a person is leaning over a drawer in a cabinet full of shallow drawers full of tiny boxes of small fossils in a collections room of some kind

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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social Β· 14d
Migration congregation underway.. this overwintering grove is alive with fluttering orange monarch butterflies. πŸ¦‹βœ¨

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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social Β· 26d
You crossed my mind today! Many fond memories :)

Hope you are well! βœ¨πŸ’ž

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Noam Ross @noamross.net Β· Oct 11
Decided to donate to the CDC mutual aid network to support laid-off and furloughed employees. They also have some *excellent* merch: www.cdcresourceportal.org
A candle with the words "Smells like Data Chaos" with a picture of a burning file cabinet. A postcard with a "Fuck RFK" sign put up to cover a broken window, evoking the bullet-ridden windows from the CDC attack A mug with the text "FAFO is not a good public health strategy."

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Center for Biological Diversity @biologicaldiversity.org Β· Oct 11
The Central Yukon Resource Management Plan has been rescinded.

β€œThe Senate just plunged northern Alaska into chaos, ripping up a balanced land management plan that Alaskans spent years collaborating on,” said Cooper Freeman, our AK director. 🧡

More of our Public Lands work ➑️ bit.ly/3KIdNeK
Two adult caribou and two baby caribou stand together on a foggy plain covered in patchy snow. The adults look towards the camera.

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TaxonWorks @taxonworks.bsky.social Β· Oct 10
Welcome Miridae (and Reduviidae) to TaxonWorks! Comprehensive plant (and assassin) bug nomenclature with >44k names, distribution and host records are now imported. Christiane Weirauch, R. Toby Schuh and
Michael Schwartz lead the evolution of this decades long effort on these important #insects.
Screenshot of the "Browse nomenclature" task in TaxonWorks loaded on the taxonomic name Miridae. Screenshot of the Biological Associations Graph interface witha couple plant-bug relationships selected.

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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social Β· Oct 6
In hindsight, I guess you are all mammal friends so I probably should have specified mammologist...

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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social Β· Oct 6
Hi #mammal friends, are there any rasterized density maps for white tailed deer out there? Preferably with some historical data (ca. 1970 - present) as well? Many thanks!

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social Β· Oct 5
Continuing the series of caterpillars that look like candy, this pine sphinx larva looks very edible. I'm sure it's not, though πŸ˜‚

Note that this species of hawkmoth larva does not have a "horn", so I guess it's not technically a "hornworm".

#Sphingidae: #Lapara
NC, USA
A smooth green caterpillar with off-white stripes running down its back sits among pine needles on a pine twig. It has a reddish brown stripe in the middle of the back between two of the off-white stripes. The neck is turquoise and it has yellow stripes on the head. A smooth green caterpillar with off-white stripes running down its back sits among pine needles on a pine twig. It has a reddish brown stripe in the middle of the back between two of the off-white stripes, and reddish brown colors on the top and bottom of the off-white side stripe. The neck is turquoise and it has yellow stripes on the head. A smooth green caterpillar with off-white stripes sits among pine needles on a pine twig. It's looking at the camera. The neck is turquoise and it has yellow and black stripes on the head and face. A smooth green caterpillar with off-white stripes sits among pine needles on a pine twig. It's looking at the camera. The neck is turquoise and it has yellow and black stripes on the head and face.

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TaxonWorks @taxonworks.bsky.social Β· Sep 30
#Taxonomy is *very* collaborative, this is authorship of the stonefly family Perlidae. The Sankey viz illustrates the connection between authors as defined by both being involved in the authorship of a TaxonName. Dynamic report coming to TW soon.

#biodiversity #species #taxonomy #viz
A zoomed out view of a Sankey plot illustrating how taxon name authors of the stonefly family Perlidae collaborate together.

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presentdadπŸ™‹πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ @lacroixboi.dadguy.help Β· Aug 16
the butterfly effect is when you see one and go β€˜ooh butterfly!’ and then your day is better

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Mika Rantanen @mikarantane.bsky.social Β· Jul 31
20 straight days with 30 Β°C in Finland! Truly unprecedented heatwave still in full swing with maximum today about 32-33 degrees.

Even the Arctic regions (e.g. SodankylΓ€ TΓ€htelΓ€) have seen three weeks above 25 Β°C, and may rival tomorrow their August heat records.
Forecast 2-m temperatures today in Finland, based on the MEPS regional model.

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Florida Museum of Natural History @floridamuseum.bsky.social Β· Jul 18
Nocturnal Neighbors πŸ¦‹πŸ”¦ Celebrating National Moth Week

Our lepidopterist @vmshirey.bsky.social is hosting two FREE evening events (July 25 & 26) that invite you to join scientists on night collecting fieldwork on @ufl.edu campus.

Pre-registration required:
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/event/noctur...
two people are sitting on either side of a small wooden table in a dark space illuminated by a flashlight one is holding and looking at one of several large vials on the table

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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social Β· Jul 2
On this #BugBanter Podcast, we’ve got a plan to save butterflies.πŸ¦‹πŸ†˜
This episode is all about diving into why butterflies are struggling & the steps everyone can take to help them recover!
Audio & transcript πŸ“» xerces.org/bug-banter/s...
Video w/ captions πŸ“Ί www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNzR...
State of the Butterflies in the United States: A Roadmap for Recovery | Bug Banter Podcast
You may already know that butterflies are in decline, but the speed at which it is happening may be surprising. Butterflies are being lost at a rate of 1.3% per year, which means more than one-fifth…
xerces.org

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social Β· Jun 19
Bluesky isn’t dying, it’s just buggy.
Photo of dozens of winged insects swarming in a clear sky, their gauzy wings glowing, backlit by the sun.

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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social Β· Jun 16
Too late/languished to add β€œbaking” to my alliterative interests? Blueberry cardamom rolls brought to you by current events.
Cinnamon rolls in a baking dish.

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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social Β· Jun 16
Gorgeous shot of one of my absolute favorite genera.
matthewberry.bsky.social Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social Β· Jun 15
Woodland Ringlet (Erebia medusa) in northern Greece πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·

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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social Β· Jun 16
Had a few evening thunderstorms here in FL that took out my power for a bit. What a wake-up call to get my butt in gear WRT hurricane season!

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Matt Berry @matthewberry.bsky.social Β· Jun 15
Woodland Ringlet (Erebia medusa) in northern Greece πŸ‡¬πŸ‡·

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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social Β· May 31
Successful Shirey Lab field work outing to San Felasco to conduct some giant skipper surveys!
Five people wearing field gear and smiling outside.

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Shannon Skalos, PhD @shannonskalos.bsky.social Β· May 31
While we are all reeling from the budget and its major cuts to NASA, NIH, USGS, etc. I want to also draw attention to this little nugget about State Wildlife Grants, which is the mechanism for funding State Wildlife Action Plans. Eliminating SWG will destroy state natural resource agencies.
Screenshot of the president’s FY 2026 proposed budget clearly stating β€œThe 2026 Budget proposes to eliminate funding for the State and Tribal Wildlife Grants program”

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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social Β· May 31
I've been really enamored over the last two months with making cameras out of all of my spare diet coke cans and tape.

Anyway, here is a shot that I'm really proud of from UF's campus. #pinhole #pinholeCamera
A black and white image of a boardwalk through a swamp.

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Maureen Kearney @maureenmkearney.bsky.social Β· May 30
In case you couldn't bear to read all the way to the end (understandable), here is the proposed picture for the BIO Directorate.

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Caterpillars Count! @caterpillarscount.bsky.social Β· Apr 23
Monitor foliage arthropods anywhere in the world with woody vegetation!

Learn about
-how to set up a site
-mobile app
-training resources
-data viz tools
-and more!

Webinar TODAY @ 12p ET

#insects #birdfood #phenology #CitizenScience

caterpillarscount.unc.edu/getStarted

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Biodiversity Heritage Library @biodivlibrary.bsky.social Β· Apr 22
Change is in the air for BHL! In 2026, BHL hosting will transition away from the Smithsonian, opening doors to reimagine our future. Rest assured, our 63 million pages of biodiversity knowledge remain secure and accessible.
Learn what's next for BHL ➑️
A New Future for the Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. A global consortium of over 660 contributors, BHL has made more …
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org

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Siobhan Leachman @siobhanleachman.bsky.social Β· Apr 22
A press release is out about the Biodiversity Heritage Library. From 1 January 2026 the Smithsonian will no longer host the administrative functions of BHL. BHL is looking for a new home. For further information see blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/04/new-...
#ILoveBHL #BiodiversityHeritageLibrary
A New Future for the Biodiversity Heritage Library
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) is the world’s largest open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives. A global consortium of over 660 contributors, BHL has made more …
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org

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Laura Antao @lauraantao.bsky.social Β· Apr 22
There's still a few days to apply for this #PhD position @utu.fi to work on #biodiversity changes of #butterflies and #moths in my project - deadline is April 25 πŸ‘‡https://ats.talentadore.com/apply/vaitoskirjatutkija-projektitutkija-biodiversiteettimuutos/81PyEX?lang=en&UTUID=20826

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GBIF @gbif.org Β· Apr 22
🦎 Are you a master's or PhD student ? πŸŽ“

The 2025 Graduate Researchers Award will provide πŸ’° 2x€5,000 prizes highlighting research and discovery in biodiversity informatics by graduate students whose studies rely on GBIF-mediated data. 🧬

Learn more πŸ”— gbif.link/gra-2025
peach coloured graphic with a drawing of a salamander and text that reads 2025 graduate researchers award

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Vaughn M. Shirey @vmshirey.bsky.social Β· Apr 18
Taught my first analog workshop on campus today using the ever stunning and versatile cyanotype process!

Was a good break from class ahead of finals and a great way to soak up some sunshine between meetings β˜€οΈ πŸ’™
A cyanotypes print of a person with long hair and someone making peace signs. Patterned blue and white cyanotype Someone washing a cyanotype print.

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Arnaud Martin @evolvwing.bsky.social Β· Apr 14
Awesome new paper by @lucalivraghi.bsky.social et al.
doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...
in @currentbiology.bsky.social
on the evo-devo of a butterfly color variation

enjoy the show!