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caterpillarguy.bsky.social
Insect ecologist and professor at George Washington University. Hiker, natural historian, and outdoor enthusiast.
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The US just became the bad guys today. Trump is clearly on the side of Putin. Unbelievable. Are we no longer part of the free world?

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

"Dismantling the behind-the-scenes scientific research programs that backstop American life could lead to long-lasting, perhaps irreparable damage to everything from the quality of health care to the public’s access to next-gen consumer technologies." www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

🍃 Bird flu outbreak in US unlikely to end without intervention 🧪 theguardian.com New H5N1 variant in Nevada and Arizona

submitted 15 days ago • 2 comments

One week left to apply! We are still looking for PhD students 👀✨Please spread the word!

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

We are far from conserving migratory butterflies. Our new paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for 👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season 👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7) doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment

ICYMI- "Fatal Attraction: Argiope Spiders Lure Male Hemileuca Moth Prey with the Promise of Sex" Here are the results of 5 summers of research on this fascinating topic: www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15...

submitted 100 days ago • 18 comments

Some nice Jack-o-lanterns (Omphalotus) from a few weeks ago in Rock Creek Park.

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

@hanliconius.bsky.social #moths #caterpillars

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

@hanliconius.bsky.social Can you add me to the Lepidoptera list?

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

Fascinated by this amazing native legume, American hog peanut (Amphicarpa bracteata) and its bizarre reproductive strategy. It is an annual that makes both below-ground (cleistogamous/selfing) flowers and aboveground flowers that are either cleistogamous or chasmogamous (outcrossing). Amazing plants

submitted 104 days ago • 0 comments

New here at bluesky! I read the recent Nature article describing the mass migration of academics to this new platform so jumped in. I’m an evolutionary ecologist studying plant-insect herbivore-natural enemy interactions. Fascinated by parasitoids that keep their hosts alive as ‘zombie’ bodyguards!

submitted 104 days ago • 2 comments