Terry McGlynn
@hormiga.bsky.social
Ecologist, entomologist, writer. Chair of Academic Senate and Professor at CSU Dominguez Hills. ScienceForEveryone.science and I'm the Small Pond Science guy.
he/him
Black Lives Matter. In favor of DEI, justice, access, opportunity. Abolish ICE.
he/him
Black Lives Matter. In favor of DEI, justice, access, opportunity. Abolish ICE.
oh and if folks want to know my Tidal vibe this year, apparently it's this
December 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
oh and if folks want to know my Tidal vibe this year, apparently it's this
Had an advising appointment with the parent of a toddler today, so I rolled out the handy dandy cart of kid entertainments.
(It could be a basic backpack or duffel in the department office, too.)
(It could be a basic backpack or duffel in the department office, too.)
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Had an advising appointment with the parent of a toddler today, so I rolled out the handy dandy cart of kid entertainments.
(It could be a basic backpack or duffel in the department office, too.)
(It could be a basic backpack or duffel in the department office, too.)
Californians, you can vote now!
October 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Californians, you can vote now!
And this is why I am an Angeleno not rooting for the Dodgers. This was in April 2025.
October 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
And this is why I am an Angeleno not rooting for the Dodgers. This was in April 2025.
it's an entomology conference, so I can go with this I suppose
October 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
it's an entomology conference, so I can go with this I suppose
At some point I passed a major milestone without noticing. More than 1000 blog posts. Some of them crappy, but none are lightweight. Huh.
Thanks y'all for the conversations, wisdom, humor, kindness, and insights.
Thanks y'all for the conversations, wisdom, humor, kindness, and insights.
October 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
At some point I passed a major milestone without noticing. More than 1000 blog posts. Some of them crappy, but none are lightweight. Huh.
Thanks y'all for the conversations, wisdom, humor, kindness, and insights.
Thanks y'all for the conversations, wisdom, humor, kindness, and insights.
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social this week’s caption contest
October 1, 2025 at 5:22 PM
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social this week’s caption contest
I know a professor at Santa Monica College, who mentioned that the White House just went after them like the big R1s.
Why go after a community college that takes in few federal dollars? What gives?
I had a theory. Looked up the president of SMC. Yup.
Also Steven Miller is from Santa Monica.
Why go after a community college that takes in few federal dollars? What gives?
I had a theory. Looked up the president of SMC. Yup.
Also Steven Miller is from Santa Monica.
August 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I know a professor at Santa Monica College, who mentioned that the White House just went after them like the big R1s.
Why go after a community college that takes in few federal dollars? What gives?
I had a theory. Looked up the president of SMC. Yup.
Also Steven Miller is from Santa Monica.
Why go after a community college that takes in few federal dollars? What gives?
I had a theory. Looked up the president of SMC. Yup.
Also Steven Miller is from Santa Monica.
it was a lot better and easier than I had imagined. Better than my move from wordpress to substack.
August 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
it was a lot better and easier than I had imagined. Better than my move from wordpress to substack.
I hate gerrymandering with the heat of a thousand suns, but I unconditionally love the fact that it's named after a guy named Gerry who drew a voting district shaped like a salamander.
August 5, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I hate gerrymandering with the heat of a thousand suns, but I unconditionally love the fact that it's named after a guy named Gerry who drew a voting district shaped like a salamander.
When was the last time you've listened to Graceland. You might want to listen to Graceland again. It's really good.
August 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
When was the last time you've listened to Graceland. You might want to listen to Graceland again. It's really good.
oh hey so this weeks' Caption Contest from The New Yorker is just up your alley
July 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
oh hey so this weeks' Caption Contest from The New Yorker is just up your alley
Oh yes, paying THIS bribe will surely fix the situation.
July 23, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Oh yes, paying THIS bribe will surely fix the situation.
dress for the job you want
July 19, 2025 at 12:05 AM
dress for the job you want
Susan Collins, live from Senate:
July 17, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Susan Collins, live from Senate:
This popped up a few times lately, so I thought I'd reshare. It's a figure showing the balance between teaching, mentoring, and research in different kinds of faculty jobs. It helps to think of this as a working hypothesis rather than an established fact.
From: smallpondscience.com/2014/04/02/w...
From: smallpondscience.com/2014/04/02/w...
July 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This popped up a few times lately, so I thought I'd reshare. It's a figure showing the balance between teaching, mentoring, and research in different kinds of faculty jobs. It helps to think of this as a working hypothesis rather than an established fact.
From: smallpondscience.com/2014/04/02/w...
From: smallpondscience.com/2014/04/02/w...
When I bought this book (which was only just reissued), they gave me a baggie of peace cranes. Which I just hung next to my desk. And this note.
The “Cranes of Gratitude” are from 102-year old George Oda, who was incarcerated at Manzanar.
I hope they can give you a bit of hope and resolve too.
The “Cranes of Gratitude” are from 102-year old George Oda, who was incarcerated at Manzanar.
I hope they can give you a bit of hope and resolve too.
July 1, 2025 at 3:20 AM
When I bought this book (which was only just reissued), they gave me a baggie of peace cranes. Which I just hung next to my desk. And this note.
The “Cranes of Gratitude” are from 102-year old George Oda, who was incarcerated at Manzanar.
I hope they can give you a bit of hope and resolve too.
The “Cranes of Gratitude” are from 102-year old George Oda, who was incarcerated at Manzanar.
I hope they can give you a bit of hope and resolve too.
Much of the book describes the conditions on the site and how the wrongly imprisoned Americans made the most of their circumstances. There are dozens of portraits.
July 1, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Much of the book describes the conditions on the site and how the wrongly imprisoned Americans made the most of their circumstances. There are dozens of portraits.
It’s a substantial volume. Of course it has landscapes of the area. While this is one of the most gorgeous views in California (and that’s saying quite a lot!), the site itself is dry, wind swept, cold in winter and hot in summer, and far from most everything.
July 1, 2025 at 3:02 AM
It’s a substantial volume. Of course it has landscapes of the area. While this is one of the most gorgeous views in California (and that’s saying quite a lot!), the site itself is dry, wind swept, cold in winter and hot in summer, and far from most everything.
I’ve had maybe a dozen offices, but this is the first time I can remember the room number.
June 24, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I’ve had maybe a dozen offices, but this is the first time I can remember the room number.
On my last stroll, saying goodbye.
June 22, 2025 at 8:51 PM
On my last stroll, saying goodbye.