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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Sep 3

Posted today: AMNH Invertebrate zoology is hiring a new collectuons manager (curatorial associate).

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...

careers.amnh.org

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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Apr 9

I will allow it 🩷

Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Apr 8

Credit: Art by Dee

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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Feb 21

My pet bot fly emerged yesterday from its pupa. Cute looks and morbidly fascinating life history what more could a girl ask for? I froze it already but now I see I might have missed an opportunity for rare case of myiasis. Oh well maybe next time…

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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Feb 20

‘Science can and should as a community organise itself to maximise its ability to act collectively, ethically and – when necessary – politically.’ The scientific community needs to speak up – not just for the sake of science, but of human decency, dignity and morality”

Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · Feb 7

I have run out of patience with the apparent silence of most US science institutions (and not just US) in the face of Trump & Musk's rampage. There are of so many facets of that, but in this column for @chemistryworld.com I talk about the assaults on inclusion.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...

Scientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience

Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion

www.chemistryworld.com

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · Feb 16

How small can moths get? 🔎
Very.

shield bearer #moth at UV light #Heliozelidae: #Coptodisca
Raleigh, NC, USA

@dradriansmith.bsky.social finger for scale

A small pearlescent moth with dark and yellow markings near the tip of the wing. It's resting on a white sheet, and it's so magnified you can see the weave. The moth is about 2mm long.

A finger pointing at a small pearlescent moth with dark and yellow markings near the tip of the wing. It's resting on a white sheet, and it's so magnified you can see the weave. The moth is about 2mm long.

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MwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · Feb 16

Talk to your neighbors. Talk to your family. Talk to your friends. Tell everyone what is happening and why science matters (this is not a USA-only post, because we know this is happening everywhere)

Maitreyi Das @daslabpombe.com · Feb 16

Just talked to a friend whose spouse is a contractor for the VA. They are worried about their job and their future. But what shocked me was that they had no clue what happened at NIH, USDA, CDC, NOAA. The word is simply not getting out. The average American just doesn't know.

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Armando Rosario-Lebrón @rosariolebronentomology.com · Feb 16

If you're an entomologist who lost your position in this nonsense, please message me. If you're an organization seeking a taxonomist or a broadly trained entomologist, reach out. I'm also looking for professors seeking PhD students, globally. #entomology 🧪

Armando Rosario-Lebrón @rosariolebronentomology.com · Feb 14

Today, the USDA lost experts in Psylloidea, Thysanoptera, Cerambycidae, Hymenoptera, Pseudococcidae, and Malacology. This is a devastating loss of expertise, occuring without warning. Their union's official statement on the issue can be found here: aginspectors.org/2-14-2025-a-... #entomology 🧪

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Nature @nature.com · Feb 16

More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the Royal Society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science

https://go.nature.com/41dzNUx

Royal Society will meet amid campaign to revoke Elon Musk’s fellowship

More than 1,300 scientists have signed a letter calling on the world’s oldest science society to reassess the billionaire’s membership following cuts to US science.

go.nature.com

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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Feb 16

After some trial and error our new macro setup is performing wonderfully.

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Esther van Hulsen wildlife art @esthervanhulsen.bsky.social · Dec 7

40 WAYS TO DIE IN THE PREHISTORIC. Enjoy!

These illustrations were made as scale drawing for a book about prehistoric creatures. Thought it would be fun to have a bit more interaction between the animals and human figures

A standing illustration showing 40 scale drawings of different prehistoric creatures with a human figure. The human is stomped on, eaten, ripped to pieces, smacked, stabbed and many other ways to come to an end. The drawings are all black silhouettes, spread over a white background

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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · Nov 11

I guess I should introduce myself: my name is Matt & I ❤️ insects + other arthropods, nature in general, & macro photography (among other things).

I'm not a big-eyed robber fly, despite my profile pic 😂

I look forward to being here! Feel free to check out my photos: www.flickr.com/photos/76790...

A big guy with black-rimmed glasses and red and white beard, with a hat and camera.

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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Nov 14

This article gives me hope and shows there are endless ways to resist. Everyone’s unique contribution matters, no matter how small. Trump 2.0 gets Resistance 2.0.

10 ways to be prepared and grounded now that Trump has won

The key to taking effective action if Trump wins is to avoid perpetuating his goals of fear, isolation, exhaustion and disorientation.

wagingnonviolence.org

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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Nov 10

Natural History museums starter pack!

Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · Nov 10

ok ok I have tried to pull together a list of all the natural history museums and people who work at them!

Unsurprisingly this is very NHM London biased, so if you work at or know of other natural history museums on here then let me know! 👇
go.bsky.app/NtdUnyF

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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Nov 10

@jessicalwarelab.bsky.social !
Jessica Ware chair of Invertebrate Zoology at American Museum of Natural History

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Tom Peyer @tompeyer.bsky.social · Nov 9

The uncountable hours I spent reading and watching political coverage and at the end I had no idea what world I was living in, I just thought I did. If I'd spent that time reading about, say, birds, I would now know an awful lot about an awful lot of birds.

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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Nov 10

I don’t often work with Hymenoptera but bees just get to me. Centris adani Cockerell, 1949
Somebody make this one into a new Pokémon please.

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · Nov 10

I’ve had people ask me why I’m concerned about mask bans given there’s a “medical exemption”

Mask bans are a return to ugly laws that will further isolate & exclude disabled people from society.

Medical exemptions are inadequate & leave many people behind (like healthy covid cautious people) /1 🧵

Nassau County, NY Makes Masking Illegal - Why Medical Exemptions Aren't the Answer

Defendants of mask bans point to medical exemptions as proof that disabled people have nothing to worry about. They're wrong. A look at why bans are ableist, discriminatory and dangerous.

www.disabledginger.com

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Alejandro Montenegro @aemonten.bsky.social · Nov 9

FFS

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · Nov 8

💫To help build our community, as Bluesky goes from strength to strength, we're going to start a STARTER PACK 🧵
If you have a good one please add it to the list!
go.bsky.app/Ba6FATY

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Nov 10

A gentle reminder that if we miss the 1.5°C target (and we certainly will), the next target is 1.51°C and not 2°C. We need to keep fighting.

Every tonne of CO₂ emitted makes the job of future CO₂ removal harder, and every 0.01°C of temperature increase makes the world more chaotic and dangerous.

Cover from The Economist from two years ago "Say goodbye to 1.5°C; why climate policy is off target". It has a graphic of the Earth with an apple on its head, and a arrow shot through the Earth.

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Agnieszka Anna Pierwola @agnieszkaanna.bsky.social · Nov 10

www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

Long Covid and Impaired Cognition — More Evidence and More Work to Do | NEJM

During the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, reports emerged that persons who had been infected with SARS-CoV-2 were having lingering health problems. Such long-term issues were collectively r...

www.nejm.org