Rachel she/her

Huzzah!

Of course I think of something really funny to draw 4 days before the art competition deadline for Hymathon smh

Great departmental seminar today by Dr. Watts on the importance of fjords in the face of climate change. I have created a graphical abstract on carbon sequestration

Ceramic Aphid wip

Cartoon of a male mealybug of the genus Puto

Hi ento friends! Does anyone have any mealybugs of the genus Puto from SW California? My junior in my lab is hoping to do some whole genome sequencing and will need a ton! Any and all leads appreciated! As a thanks, please enjoy this doodle of a male :).

I just realized I haven't updated my LinkedIn since 2017...Do people in our field even actually use LinkedIn?

More like Cry-sidid cause they're so beautiful they make me cry. This one was in my old house while I was moving out

Some sketches of Diptera-themed sticker ideas that I considered peddling at ESA in Portland.

Someone take me fishing with them so I can take pictures of fish for my iNat. 🎣Species number go up makes brain go brrrr

Happy Davi-day! Thanks for those here to support our friend @ddpichenumonidae.bsky.social during his defense. Nobody is more deserving!!!!

It'd be fun to do some art trades at ESA this year. I wonder if they are gonna do another art show 👀

I wad paralyzed by choice and did not make anything sob

Hello friends, my first first-author publication has just released! Please take a read, its open access! rdcu.be/eq1xQ

Don't be mean to bioinformaticians on they'll go on your computer and rm -rf *

endogenous viral genome dispersal in Ichneumonoidea is the virus domestication equivalent of the floppyfication of dog ears and I will not allow myself to be silenced any longer

Wow insane catch. I've never seen one in a trap of mine but a girl can dream

I sent an email to the appropriate support person. Hopefully they will allow it!

Is it just an email to the editor? I feel bad but I literally haven't been a functioning human. They said they wanted 14 days and ive burned half of that just fighting the infection

Can I ask a editor for revision extensions if I have covid? Today is the first day I've started feeling like a human in a whole week

I kinda wanna make another cartoon for the next Hamuli. Should I? And what should I make if I do? Was thinking about maybe a mining bee

Why yes I am taking pictures of bugs outside this bachelorette party.

Me: people who celebrate celebrity birthdays are stupid you don't even know them
Also Me: Happy Birthday @jeremywade.bsky.social, king of the river monsters 🐟🦈

Thanks Louis! I'd love to do more in the future

I'm not NOT a published cartoonist

This Isa cute moth I saw at the ceramic studio. You see what I did there hehehehe. Isa textula

😱 big oof found at an antique mall

@ddpichenumonidae.bsky.social @ichsofna.bsky.social @gavinbroad.bsky.social

The interocellar area is very raised so you know exactly where to kiss the Ophion on the forehead goodnight 💋🛌

I just casually call them Ichs.