6th Entomology Starter Pack
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@alexsmithants.bsky.social
@rosscwinton.bsky.social
Conservation Entomologist in WA by way of MT, ID & TX. ๐ชฒ๐๐ฆ๐บโ๏ธViews my own.
@hwkmthcrspr.bsky.social
Olfaction | Functional Genomics and Systems Biology in Lepidoptera | evodevo | epigenomics | development | ADHD | 1stGEN | #diversityinSTEM #latinxinSTEM #LGBTQ+inSTEM
@darrenjparker.bsky.social
I like insects and evolution; however, I seem to spend most of my time shouting at a computer. www.genestobehaviour.co.uk/news
@jessthorpemas.bsky.social
Janet Thornton Post-Doc Fellow @darwintreelife @wellcomesangergenome, Cambridge; Phylogenomics of Isopoda; also mammoth, caddisflies, molecular evolution
@klsywd.bsky.social
๐ Postdoc studying caterpillar functional genomics in the Steinbrenner Lab (UW Seattle) ๐ PhD Integrative Genetics & Genomics, UC Davis ๐ฑ Also interested in art, activism, scicomm, data viz, teaching ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ She/her
@mikeropod.bsky.social
Staff at Notre Dame, lived 18y as an aquatic bug (๐พ๐ฆ๐) & fish nerd in NDBios; MiamiUniversity Zoology alum. ๐๐ท๏ธs! Hedging my bets, I'm also @Mikeropod@scicomm.xyz. I ๐ ๐ฌ๐น!
@dragonflycn.bsky.social
PhD. Ecologist focusing on aquatic-terrestrial ecosystems and ants ๐๐ชฒ๐๐ฆ๐ Huge fan of magic and superpowers โ๏ธ
@leashtotheworld.bsky.social
Entomologist ๐ ๐ ๐. Photography attempter ๐ธ. Nature. Learning to be a plant mom (it's hard). Cat lover๐ฑ๐บ๐ฆ Follow for insects, nature, cats, and random strange.
@mluerig.bsky.social
postdoc @floridamuseum.bsky.social phenomics of insect evolution. toward AI/CV-based museomics. www.luerig.net
@bugmuseum.bsky.social
history PhD + lepidopterist doing weird bio/history stats with digitized biodiversity collections | currently adjuncting @ GVSU BIology | formerly of MSU Entomology and KCL History | they/them
@fiorella.bsky.social
Entomologist, lover of all things microscopy, microCT and 3D printing. Currently working on understanding bee stingers. Researcher at UNSW Canberra.
@alexfhart.bsky.social
Biologist and bioinformatician studying anthropogenic influences on insect genomes. Postdoc Researcher @ Uppsala University's EBC ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ they/he
@bugsrule.bsky.social
Writes daily Bug Squad blog on UC ANR website at https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/. Works at UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology. Journalist, longtime newspaper editor, insect photographer. A kitten named โSarah Sylvia Cynthia Stoutโ owns me.
@fieldmarks.bsky.social
Ecologist (entomology, urban ecology, ornithology), writer/editor, adjunct curator of Odonata at a midwestern university. Curious, strong-willed, quick-witted, don't suffer fools, love cats. fieldmarks.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9391-2767
@oliviabernauer.bsky.social
global change x pollinators, Asst Prof of Conservation Biology @ UW-Eau Claire, keen on native flora and neenish tarts, she/her www.oliviabernauer.com
@daveskang.bsky.social
PI at USDA & Mizzou || Formerly of Cornell, Notre Dame, Baylor || Insects II Microbiomes, nutrition, insulin, innate immunity II he/him || Personal account
@kfowlerfinn.bsky.social
Biotremologist, mother, climber. PI studying insect and arachnid diversity, plasticity, acoustics, urbanization, evolution and ecology. SciArt & Diversity in STEM ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
@alprather.bsky.social
Free-range entomologist, gardener, precarious biology instructor, advocate for all things creepy-crawly, slithery, or slimy. In a complicated relationship with Oklahoma.
@nmdg.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @wsu studying bee and wasp systematics. Opinions my own. He/Him. 'Pollen Wasps are the delight of the Taxonomist' - Bequaert, 1929 iNat: @NMDG
@tliesenfelt.bsky.social
Entomology MS Student at the University of Florida focusing on Insect Genomics
@lexiwhite.bsky.social
Tick math ecologist interested in surveillance, outreach, and teaching | Research Assoc. URI | she/her | 207๐ฒ
@ecogeekmama.bsky.social
native bees ๐ / nature / macro photography / cats ๐ ๐ ๐โโฌ / actually autistic and adhd #AuDHD / MCAS ๐ท / #covid #climatechange / scrambling for *a way forward*
@gailashton.bsky.social
bug lover / nature nerd photographer / author / illustrator www.gailashton.co.uk Books available here: https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/gail-ashton-nature
@kcarrows.bsky.social
Postdoc in the Jha lab at the University of Texas. Bees. kcarrowsmith.github.io
@rowanhowe.bsky.social
Entomologist at Fera Science. I'm interested in the biology and taxonomy of terrestrial invertebrates, specialising in beetles and mites. I adore science and critical thinking. All views are my own.
@mabeltaracena.bsky.social
Research Assistant Professor at the Entomology Department at Cornell University. https://blogs.cornell.edu/taracena-agarwal-lab/ Vector-Biology, Vector-Control and TND. Mom to a joyful baby girl, a syberian Husky and a rescue kitty.
@tamikasz.bsky.social
Researcher of mosquitoes, ticks and VBDs, bats and associated parasites and pathogens. amateur herper, interested in infectious wildlife diseases. Epidemiologist in training.
@calmcl.bsky.social
Postdoc at University of Essex, studying evolution with machine learning ๐ป๐ฆ Likes bugs, plus other stuff ๐ง๐๐ธ๐ฆ๐ด๐๐ฝ๏ธ
@erincadwalader.bsky.social
policy wrangler ๐ช recovering scientist โญ fierce Badger ๐ insect evangelist ๐ชฒ part ๐ & part ๐ say hi to your dog from me ๐
@bekbirk.bsky.social
I'm a kratlusker, melittophile, gรธgler and bee-sniffing biologist, with great love for the natural world.
@petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
Geneticist working on malaria mosquitoes, I also doodle bugs ๐ฆ Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute ๐ญ๐ท expat in ๐ฌ๐ง
@micromole.bsky.social
Microbial Molecular Ecologist ๐งซ | Butterfly Microbiota ๐ฆ | Insect-Microbe ๐ฆ | buzzing around @LMU Munich ๐ #pollinator #microbiome https://micromole.github.io/
@mothbox.bsky.social
We make the Open Science Hardware tool for studying nocturnal insect biodiversity! https://digital-naturalism-laboratories.github.io/Mothbox/
@chentomology.bsky.social
Entomologist & illustrator, welcome to the world of bugs & other underrated creatures deserve more love! Online store: chentomology.myshopify.com
@pietervantieghem.bsky.social
Belgian #biodiversity enthusiast, main interest in #butterflies & other things with wings (westpal) butterfly ID help anytime #refugeeswelcome Every fraction of a degree is worth fighting for (he/him)
@marcushicks.bsky.social
PhD student at QMUL and UCL CBER working on seasonality in Amazonian butterflies Oostra group
@bolinabug.bsky.social
Evolutionary geneticist interested in natural selection, diversity drivers & response to environmental change Insect-microbe interactions | genomics | environmental stress | colour patterns | Wolbachia | symbionts | male-killing | ladybird | butterfly
@etkayapar.bsky.social
PhD Student at Lund University. Working on Phylogenomics of Lepidoptera.
@noemiehevin.bsky.social
PhD student and entomologist I'm interested in the evolution of insects Institut des Sciences de l'รvolution de Montpellier (CNRS) France
@jtchi.bsky.social
M.S.c in conservation ecology & research in Arachnology, France. I've always been passionate about the biology and ecology of the arachnids of the world. Particularly fond of Linyphiidae, Scorpions, Uropygi, Amblypygi & others. https://linktr.ee/jtchi
@rosheenm.bsky.social
Mosquito virology PhD Student @University of Liverpool. @DiMeN_DTP Vector biologist. Passionate about NTDs and Arboviruses. Wellcome Trust Fellow. Mumof2๐ง๐ถ
@amjones81.bsky.social
(She / her) This is a Safe Space Book nerd. Horror fiend. Geeks out on insects. Biologist at a non-profit conservation science organization in Vermont
@dailyant.com.web.brid.gy
Myrmecology Dies in Darkness [bridged from https://dailyant.com/ on the web: https://fed.brid.gy/web/dailyant.com ]
@jenschlauch.bsky.social
เนเธเธเธเธตเน. Naturalist, community ecologist, illustrator, birder. Interested in pollinators, ant-plant interactions, community science, and sci comm. ๐๐๐ฌ jenniferschlauch.weebly.com
@beebytes.bsky.social
Asst Prof of Bio @ IUPUI; Director of the Insect Welfare Research Society; Insect neuroscience, farmed insect welfare meghan-barrett.com opinions mine & do not reflect views of IUPUI
@elntangle.bsky.social
birder, biologist, bedoodler: birds and bugs ๐ฆ๐๐จ (they/them) currently living in Sydney AUS
@hkharouba.bsky.social
Conservation scientist | Assoc. Prof | Insect conservation in a changing climate | Art * Science | Ottawa, Canada. ๐๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ผ
@elis-sntn.bsky.social
paleo PhD student at West Virginia University big fan of bugs often fangirling over a lot of stuff ๐ง๐ท-๐บ๐ธ
@rebeccanaturalist.bsky.social
I am a Master Naturalist, nonfic writer, nature educator, tour guide, and all-around nature nerd who spends too much time in front of screens. Author of "The Everyday Naturalist" (Ten Speed Press, June 2025). PNW. AuDHD. She/her. RebeccaLexa.com
@theswordlab.bsky.social
Regents Professor & Charles R. Parencia Chair in Entomology. Affiliations: Dept. of Entomology & EEB PhD Program Insects; ecology; evolution; population genomics; behavior; agricultural entomology; beneficial microbes; swarming!
@quailinthecity.bsky.social
the woods, art, food, science, and bugs.... Mostly bugs ๐พ๐ชถ๐๐๐ดโโ ๏ธ๐งธ๐ฆ๐ฆโโฌ๐๐ชฒ๐๐ฆ๐๐ชฐ๐ฆ๐ชณ๐ท๏ธ๐๐ฆ
@davidperis.bsky.social
Paleontologist. Amber and beetle lover (better if mixed ๐๐ชฒ). Ramรณn y Cajal #RyC researcher at the Institut Botร nic de Barcelona (Spain). PI of #PaleoecologyLab, Interested in #insect #evolution, insect-plant #interactions and #pollination ecology
@tiredmegafauna.com
๐German bestselling author, ๐จillustrator, ๐ธphotographer and ๐ชฒbiologist (entomologist); friend of lichens and staphylinids | ๐ biodiversity & conservation | ๐ฎ also a passionate gamer
@joskramer.bsky.social
Social Evolution & Ecology | Unusual Insects and Microbes | Postdoc at ETH Zurich (CH) [Velicer lab] | Incoming ERC Staring Grant Fellow at Uni Bayreuth (DE): Insect-Microbe Interactions and Social Life.
@krapfpatrick.bsky.social
postdoc @helsinkiuni.bsky.social, interested in the ecology, evolution, and behaviour of ๐ and other insects; enjoys hiking in the mountains ๐๏ธ๐; #scicomm; http://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org
@brachinus.bsky.social
Polymer chemist & engineer in industry. Spent some quality time studying bombardier beetles. CWRU Macro & MIT PPSM alumna. Loves science, animals esp insects & cats, photography, computers, cooking, & the outdoors. Trans queer autistic woman. She/her
@hymenopterists.org.web.brid.gy
[bridged from https://hymenopterists.org/ on the web: https://fed.brid.gy/web/hymenopterists.org ]
@jilloberski.bsky.social
Postdoc @sgn.one (๐ฉ๐ช) : Entomology / ๐ myrmecology / ๐งฌ phylogenomics / ๐ biogeography / ๐ teaching / ๐๏ธ museums. Passionate about #SciComm, #AcademicMentalHealth, and diversifying STEM. ๐ง โฟ๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ (she/her) ๐ Asst Prof, Hope College!
@ankedietzsch.bsky.social
Bees, plants and dance - I'm a researcher at the Institute for Bee Protection, Julius Kรผhn Institute in Brunswick, Germany; agroecology | ecotoxicology | wild bee diversity | plant-pollinator interactions | pollinator monitoring ๐ฉ๐ช๐จ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ views are my own #JKI
@gabyhinsliff.bsky.social
Guardian columnist & writer, author of Half a Wife, sometimes on telly/Guardian Politics Weekly podcast. No, I didn't write the headline. Event host & speaker https://www.specialistspeakers.com/?p=2705
@malikanr.bsky.social
PhD | Research Fellow @monashuniversity.bsky.social 2024 National Geographic Explorer Digital Technologies for Insect Monitoring | Precision Agriculture Data Science | AI | Computer Vision www.malikanr.com
@insectai.bsky.social
CA22129 InsectAI-Using image-based AI for Insect Monitoring & Conservation https://insectai.eu/
@jlsnaddon.bsky.social
Ecologist, with a warranted fondness of insects, most at home in a tropical forest๐ณ๐ชฒ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐; still evolvingโmarine biologist in training! ๐๐ ๐ชธ Director Environmental Research Institute, University of Belize www.uberibz.org
@lisa-wolany.bsky.social
PhD student @leeselab @unidue working on insect metabarcoding, Malaise traps and DNA based biodiversity monitoring ๐งฌ๐๐ฆ๐ฉโ๐ฌ also a passionate climber and bug enthusiast
@jonnytimperley.bsky.social
PhD student @liverpooluni.bsky.social funded by ACCE DTP | Interested in entomology, soil vibroacoustics, savanna, oil palm, and photography. Website: https://www.jonnytimperley.com/
@hannahhchu.bsky.social
PhD Candidate in the Murillo lab @ UCR Entomology studying blow flies and community ecology in a changing climate https://linktr.ee/h.hchu
@christiandrerup.com
Postdoctoral Research Associate at @insectneurolab.bsky.social at @durham-university.bsky.social ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฉ๐ช Interested in #Behaviour, #SensoryEcology, #Physiology & #Cognition of Invertebrates ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ ๐ https://christiandrerup.com
@stephenfgoodwin.bsky.social
Professor of Neurogenetics, Centre for Neural Circuits and Behaviour, University of Oxford. Genetic dissection of Sexual Behaviour.โ๏ธ Drosophila neuroscience, genetics, genomics, sexual behaviour http://www.dpag.ox.ac.uk/research/goodwin-group-1
@vectorimmunity.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof at Iowa State. Vector biology and innate immunity. Lover of mosquitoes and tacos. Caffeine and history buff. Unlikely midwesterner. Thoughts are my own.
@mnjeschke.bsky.social
PhD Student @unibielefeld | Neurobiology, Neuroethology, Bee-haviour ๐ | Sciency and girly all in one :) Might spam your feed with cute dog pics ๐พ
@courtneyl7a7.bsky.social
PhD student in the Pichaud lab OpticalBiology, LMCB_UCL | Using Drosophila to understand epithelial organisation | Fascinated by developmental biology๐ฌ๐ชฐ๐โโ๏ธ
@jacoporazzauti.bsky.social
PhD student at the Rockefeller University studying mosquito neurogenetics | love bugs in nature hate bugs in my code
@bethbees.bsky.social
UKRI FLF at Sussex uni interested in the not-so-tiny minds of bees | Associate Ed. J. Pollination Ecology | 1st Gen | She/Her
@elzio.bsky.social
Working towards safeguarding bees from pesticide use ๐๐ธ๐ Views are my own. You can contact me at: ziogae@tcd.ie
@paulgarrity.bsky.social
Prof. of Biology, Brandeis University. My lab studies the molecular basis of sensation in flies and vector mosquitoes. Grateful to be part of Brandeis MCB and Neuro. (Art: Rachel Busby (B&W image) & Crystal Zhu (CMYK image).)
@lindymcbr.bsky.social
Trying to understand how mosquito genomes and brains have evolved to help them exploit humans. http://mcbridelab.princeton.edu
@chrispotter.bsky.social
Drosophila and mosquito olfaction sensory neuroscientist at Johns Hopkins; likes combining neuroscience and genetics. Professor and Co-Director of Neuroscience Training Program. https://potterlab.johnshopkins.edu
@mattdegennaro.bsky.social
Mosquito neuroscientist, invertebrate geneticist, & vector biologist Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Director of Biomolecular Sciences Institute at FIU Views are my own
@jasomers.bsky.social
Research Scientist at The Francis Crick Institute. Researching dipteran olfaction, behaviour and everything in between.
@andrewhq9.bsky.social
Microbiome & metabolomics scientist @UNIL Focused on Agrochemicals and metabolic interactions between gut microbes and their honeybee host๐จ๐ญ๐๐ฆ https://engelbeelab.com/
@viva-tick-chick.bsky.social
Public Health Entomologist| Tick researcher trying to solve the many mysteries of tickborne diseases | Exploring the tiny wonders of nature, one discovery at a time
@insectneurolab.bsky.social
InsectNeuroLab at Durham Uni, UK. Insect sensory neuro and ecology. Led by @lenariab.bsky.social. Website: http://insectneurolab.com/ ๐ฆ๐๐ชฐ๐ธ๐ป๐ฅ๐ง ๐๐๏ธ๐๐งฌ๐ฌ๐งช๐๏ธ
@matthewjlutz.bsky.social
Hi all, I study ants, try to understand multi-agent AI systems, and make weird art/architecture/simulation projects :)
@ficusorganensis.bsky.social
Research Fellow at University of Bristol and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama. Fascinated by Heliconius butterflies, their behaviour and ecology in tropical forest
@mikeda56.bsky.social
Retired Biology Prof., San Bernardino Valley College - Go myrmecology!
@bentaylorevo.bsky.social
Evolutionary biologist studying wasp transcriptomics and sociogenomics
@hjalterp.bsky.social
Ecologist/entomologist/melittologist and postdoc at UCPH ๐ฉ๐ฐ working with biodiversity, pollinators, conservation and restoration in semi-natural and urban habitats ๐
@nativebeesociety.bsky.social
@eliaguariento.bsky.social
Ecologist & Entomologist with special interest in biodiversity: ๐ & ๐ฆ. Dad of two & PostDoc @euracalpenv.bsky.social and in the @monitant.bsky.socialโฌ project