Gwen Pearson

Thank you!

Thanks!

Hive mind & #Taxonomy friends -- I'm trying to find a good estimate of how many insects species have been officially named and described. This paper says 1 million? Are there more recent numbers? www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Busy being a pointy-headed academic today.

different species have different ooze components --and they are not shy about defending themselves! Do a google image search on "blister beetle injury" before you are tempted to pet the danger beetles 😬

Now THAT is a booty! Blister beetles are firmly in the "do not pet" category.

I love that explanation! 🍪

Oh no! I'm so sorry Paul.

USDA reorganization will cut agricultural and forest research One of the agency’s largest and most storied research facilities will be closed along with most forest research stations

🚨 We are experiencing rapid disassembly of our entire scientific enterprise that will have impacts for decades. 🚨 www.science.org/content/arti...

Such a cool photo!

Steal this (updated) syllabus for Scientific Writing I’ve just finished the 3rd go-around of my Scientific Writing course.  When I first signed up to teach it, I was very scared, but now that I’ve been through it a few times, I’m quite pleased with h…

If you're teaching Scientific Writing this fall (especially if it's new to you!) and are getting worried about just how close the fall is getting: reminder that I share my syllabus and all my course materials. Here: scientistseessquirre...

Newly discovered giant stick insect could be Australia's heaviest Naturalists have made the discovery in the misty rainforests of Far North Queensland where tree canopies reach more than 30 metres above the ground and many species are believed to still be unknown.

New giant stick insect just dropped 😍
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

So cool! I love snot bots

Something amazing to start your morning-- the transformation of a damselfly from it's underwater grabby-face form to a delicate flying predator. 🧪

It mainly is used so that you can give the tarantula a physical exam without stressing it out. That way you can assess the health of the animal, and also do any needed procedures. They do not like being turned upside down for a fang inspection, for example (which is pretty reasonable, TBH)

Trump Abruptly Unfreezes All of the Education Funds He Had Withheld More than $5 billion in previously-frozen federal funds will start flowing next week.

Some fantastic news for education. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

a rainbow colored shooting star with the words " do you know " in the background Alt: a rainbow colored shooting star with the words " the more you know "

Offline at a bug conference, learning about tarantula anesthesia and that stag beetles really like JuicyFruit Candy.

Frontiers | RETRACTED: The Presence of Acinetobacter baumannii DNA on the Skin of Homeless People and Its Relationship With Body Lice Infestation. Preliminary Results The presence of Acinetobacter baumannii was demonstrated in body lice, however, little is known about the mechanism of natural lice infection. In 2013 and 20...

And ANOTHER louse paper from Didier Raoult has been retracted for human subjects/ethics issues. I have lost count at this point. www.frontiersin.org/journals/cel...

I am so, SO happy for you! I hope you join my sister in the 19 years cancer free club. 🥳🎉

"Almost $7 billion in federal K–12 education funding, approved by Congress and scheduled for distribution on July 1, is now being withheld"

Joint Statement from NCTM, NCTE, NCSS, and NSTA on Withholding of Education Funding

Joint statement from National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, National Council of Teachers of English, National Council for the Social Studies, and the National Science Teaching Association #education www.nsta.org/press-releas...

Dear @inaturalist.bsky.social : please use alt-text on your images! www.bskyinfo.com/guides/getti...

Perhaps you also need a glittery weevil this morning ✨🪲

These are great!

No, that's just their color!

ooh, a great #SpotTheInsect challenge! 🐝

Entomologists! The ultimate outreach vehicle: Museum + bar 🪲🍸

Congrats!

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It is, indeed, the kids magazine :)