Gwen Pearson

YouTube video by Andreas Kay Spear-headed Grasshopper from Ecuador

It's incredibly cold, and everything is a lot. Turn up the sound and enjoy this grasshopper trying to convince you it is just a leaf wiggling in the wind. #NatureZen www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWGd...

And also, and also...
this is very good

So much love to my friends in MN ❤️ Thank you.

Are You The Tyee’s New Biodiversity Reporter? | The Tyee We’re looking for a sharp journalist to join our team. Apply by Feb. 8.

The Tyee is hiring a reporter for a biodiversity beat! #journalism #journalismjobs

More info here: thetyee.ca/Tyeenews/202...

A photograph of a tan and brown mantidfly snacking on a bug (hempitera). The matidfly's mantid-like raptorial arms, dark brown, spined, and sharp, and clenched tightly around the decapitated remains of a small true-bug. It's forebody is tilted to the right, it's large round eyes, metallic bronze, on each side of it's narrow triangular face. It has a very inquisitive air about it.

Just checking on y'all in these trying ass days we are experiencing. Have you #eaten? #Hydrated? #Stretched recently? Given #thanks to the vast #eldritch powers constantly battling demons on your behalf?

Dicromantispa interrupta and meal.

#SelfCareinTheSlowApocalypse
#MacroPhotography
#insects

U.S. makes exit from the WHO complete The U.S. withdrawal from the WHO became official Thursday, formalizing a fissure between the Trump administration and the Geneva-based global health agency.

“When that will bite us in the ass, it’s impossible to predict. But there is a 100% certainty that it will bite us in the ass,” Konyndyk said. 🧪 www.statnews.com/2026/01/22/u...

A Small Snack, A Big Impact, a project from Ms. Bernolia Help me give my students healthy snacks so they can stay focused and energized throughout the school day. I love my students for their curiosity, determination, and the kindness they show one anoth...

A big fire on Pine Ridge Rez left 21 families without a home today. I haven't found a place to donate remotely yet, but you can help this teacher buy snacks for school kids in that town. www.donorschoose.org/project/a-sm...

Fire details: www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...

A Small Snack, A Big Impact, a project from Ms. Bernolia Help me give my students healthy snacks so they can stay focused and energized throughout the school day. I love my students for their curiosity, determination, and the kindness they show one anoth...

A big fire on Pine Ridge Rez left 21 families without a home today. I haven't found a place to donate remotely yet, but you can help this teacher buy snacks for school kids in that town. www.donorschoose.org/project/a-sm...

Sometimes I also feel like I am wandering in the dark

Have a friend for These Dark Times 🖤

Oooh, this looks amazing! 🤩

OMG the shipping on that to the US would be outrageous, but I totally want it. 🦂🦂🦂

Leafcutter ant holds up a large piece of leaf that says "Call for Scientists."

Seeking scientist volunteers for the 2026 spring semester! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? Apply by 1/25. Please share widely. bit.ly/comicscollabspring2026

I needed some green on a snow day here 🟢

Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...

So much to love in this news story about students taking action (although I wish they didn't have to) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...

Love to see it ❤️

“US Fish & Wildlife Delays Final Decision on Endangered Species Act Protections for Monarchs”. Many monarch butterflies clustered together on the branch of an evergreen tree at an overwintering grove.

We expected a final decision on ESA protections for monarchs in Dec 2025, but US Fish & Wildlife announced a delay of another year or more.
We'll keep you updated, as well as continue to protect monarchs & their habitat. 🦋
Full update ➡️ xerces.org/news/organiz...
How to help ➡️ xerces.org/monarchs

"The machine is disgusting and we should break it." This so resonated with me today. from @anthonymoser.com anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

Just gonna schedule retweets of this at random for the next 4 years.

British Columbia's hydro utility's memorable call-outs for 2025 includes a cicada call:
"In May, a BC Hydro customer in Kelowna reported an alarming buzzing sound, fearing a line issue.The culprit? Cicadas. No repairs needed, just a reminder that nature can be noisy."
www.bchydro.com/news/press_c...

YES 🦋🪲🐜

I loved Slayers of Old! Thanks so much for that evening of fun 🙂

Congrats!

😍 Fantastic!

Very interesting behind-the-scenes look at iNaturalist; reassured to know that few staff were in favor of the AI, sad to know that Seek isn't valued by leadership as the fantastic tool for kids/schools it is.

In case you missed it -- PAID internship for students focused on sustainability issues identified by organizations, non-profits, municipalities and community groups

Congrats!

PSEG ISS Green Teams Program About the Program The Green Teams Internship Program was initiated as a trans-disciplinary internship program targeted to upper level undergraduates, exceptional rising sophomores may also be consider...

A cool looking summer 2026 PAID internship! $7k stipend and is open to all undergraduate students from any school or major. Applications are open through 1/12th 111:59pm www.montclair.edu/pseg-sustain...

You may also need a cute cat today. That's enough social media for me.