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Synergy: 1) It's possible no cost extensions for grants will be hard to get now. 2) There are thousands of former federal employees with skills and no jobs. Could be good time to refactor grant budgets to allow short term hiring of some great newly available people, maybe to work remotely.

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This katydid from Ecuador has been affectionately named by photographers "candy-cane katydid". The truth is... we are not sure which species it is. One possibility is a Harroweria nymph, but until someone witnesses the transformation into the adult stage it will remain a mystery.

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A new tool shows you how much federal funding tied to the Inflation Reduction Act and Biden-era infrastructure legislation is being spent in any given zip code. There's more than $1B within 10 miles of me, from battery manufacturing to cybersecurity. What's in your area? grist.org/accountabili...

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Firing experts 🧪 who can identify agricultural pests 🐛 early on might not be the best thing if you really wanted to lower food prices. But maybe that was never the point ...

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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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Charles Darwin the barnacle taxonomist, a story in two parts

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Stag with the normal number of legs on a frozen pond (wasp boy 🖤)

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Playing with propagation-based phase contrast in #microCT scans to visualize soft tissue without contrast staining in jumping #spiders 🕷️🕷️🕷️ Sure no great image quality achieved, but good enough to measure internal structures of the eyes with @jadethurlow.bsky.social & @mherberstein.bsky.social

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Do you have any wolf spiders (Lycosidae) collected in the last couple of years? If so, I am looking for specimens from any species and any location in the world to add to a genetic study of the family. Let me know if you think you can help!

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@entsocamerica.bsky.social is collecting stories about how various actions taken by the federal government recently are impacting ESA members and hindering entomological research. You do need to be an ESA member to participate. app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7a1ed...

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Know a nature enthusiast <30 years old in Canada? Encourage them to apply for @naturecanada.bsky.social's 2025 Young Nature Leaders Grant: naturecanada.ca/young-leader... * $1000 * For a youth-led, community-based project about nature & sustainability * Deadline Feb 18 #WomenForNature

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Beauty & the Feces. groundselbush #beetle #larva #Chrysomelidae #Trirhabda bacharidis (Raleigh, NC, USA)

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Gould et al. Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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I usually reserve this account for my personal views; but today I want to represent my position as President of @asn-amnat.bsky.social to post a message that will shortly go out to the membership of the American Society of Naturalists from the ASN Executive Council

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The first many-analysts study in ecology is finally published! 🥳🙌 300+ coauthors and 5+ years, this was a massive effort by @elliotgould.bsky.social Hannah Fraser Tim Parker and co. Open access 👉 bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

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"The house is burning. We don’t need a more sophisticated thermometer, we need a fire hose" Dan Janzen & Winnie Hallwachs @paddywoodworth.bsky.social #IrishTimes re. #ACG and the crisis in #Insect #Biodiversity @gdfcf.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

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Reminder that fairy wasps can sometimes look like actual humanoid fairies when they hover 🌿🐝🧪

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For #FossilFriday may I present to you an amazing scorpion, Pulmonoscorpius kirktonensis. It may look like the moult of a modern species, but these are actually ~330 million year old fossils, dissolved out of a rock from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 using acid. ⚒️🧪🦀🦑 #evosky

submitted 23 days ago • 1 comment

NSF grantees - people who have already received their grants based on a previously funded and approved research proposal - are being told to stop any activities related to DEI and accessibility. Call this what it is: government censorship of ongoing research projects. www.opm.gov/policy-data-...

submitted 25 days ago • 48 comments

Does anyone know how GRFPs are funded? Is it all upfront or annual? Asking for graduate students across America.

submitted 25 days ago • 3 comments

Banana slug?

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Such a strange structure isn’t it? Inspired by @nickybay.bsky.social @arachnonaut.bsky.social #Poltys #iNaturalist #bug #entomology #Insect #Spider #web #silk #watercolor #procreate #ipad #draw #micro #art #plant #foliage #woven #sac #pink #discovery #animal #strange #mystery #egg #paint #ecology

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This is the mystery spider egg sac covered with a veil of pink silk that was determined to be woven by a Poltys based on several rounds of discussion on iNaturalist and Twitter. Thanks to @arachnonaut.bsky.social for the lead!

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Also roadside rural mail carrier surveys for #birds are super cool, and this Audubon magazine headline (“You’ve Got Quail”) is top-notch www.audubon.org/news/youve-g...

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Oak treehoppers have my whole heart. These photos show the difference in size between mamas and their offspring at varying instars. I love them so much. 💛 Mamas stay with their babies throughout their development, protecting them from predators like wasps. Unusual behavior for a bug.

submitted 37 days ago • 38 comments

Hey folks- do you identify as being a member of a systemically minoritized group? Have you also worked, recreated, and/or conducted research in the outdoors? We're looking for more folks to contribute short narratives regarding their experiences. Ping me if interested! 🧪🌍

submitted 37 days ago • 8 comments

Finally got a picture of this little escapee! I study mating and hybridization. Canopy jumpers and regal jumpers have different niches, but they can overlap, hybridize, and produce adorable offspring. This one has been living on my desk for a bit. #Spiders #Invertebrates #Macro #Science #SciComm

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"...faithful to her duies, the last thing which she held was the ball containing her future family. Can maternal tenderness be more strikingly exhibited?" 😭 #SpiderLiterature

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I am extremely excited to announce that for the first time ever, Skype a Scientist is offering mini-grants to support IRL science communication!! Communicating science out in our communities is critical. We want to enable others to get their projects off the ground! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 39 days ago • 20 comments

Arachnids and Magic The Gathering!!! 🦂🧙 Love it when #biology and #gaming intersect

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I've posted it several times but the deadline is this Friday: encourage undergraduate students you're working with to apply to this fantastic program! We've got amazing researchers and opportunities in organismal biology, biology education, applied ecology, evolutionary ecology and more!

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Oh hey, looks like the Sydney funnel-web spider is actually 3 different species! Atrax robustus, Atrax montanus, and the new species, Atrax christenseni 🕷️🕷️🕷️

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Extra funny bc the genus of spiders that may be responsible for this egg sac w/a little rattail also have abdomens with varying looks that resemble rattails 😂 (Look up Poltys spiders!) Might just be a lovely coincidence tho

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In awe of this cool iNat observation by @nickybay.bsky.social of a spider egg sac featuring magenta silk. Never seen anything like it! Also some discussion on what it can be in the post, as another user has potentially found the same thing in Queensland. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Funding opportunity for Natural History research in western North America! $2500 (x5) offered by the Western North American Naturalist: scholarsarchive.byu.edu/wnan/grant_i...

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Side-eyeing the editor of this Mayer 1953 paper for not asking the author to include a photo/diagram because I'm dying to know what 🕷️ w/tiny weights tied to them looked like 😂 #SpiderLiterature

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