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*4 months ago…

My photo made the cover of Pan Pacific Entomologist six months ago but I just found out recently.

bioone.org/journals/the...

"Even Here, There is Hope" Limited Edition Reproduction — Bekah Zeimetz Art A print of vulture perched on a burnt log with a hazy sky in the background and fireweed growing, created by wildlife and bird artist, Bekah Zeimetz

If you love vultures, you might like this print: www.bekahzeimetz.com/shop/vulture...

Too True. But if you can manage it, I recommend it!

Steamdeck my man.

Anticrepuscular rays - Wikipedia

Possible anticrepuscular rays? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anticre...

I should have known. Thanks!

How is the shipping for a single pin $54?

I have never chosen a refrigerator in my household and I’m 44! Such a big part of my day that others have had control over.

'Heartbreaking': Salem-Keizer crushed, determined after Giants leave longtime affiliate "To not even receive a phone call or a text message or anything ... it's hard to put into words."

The Giants didn’t even care enough to let the Volcanoes know they had dropped them and moved to the Emeralds and their “state of the art” stadium.

www.knbr.com/2020/12/09/h...

Hopefully Throwing us a bone for since it’s been so long since a light no fire update. Or a 2001 reference with updates to monoliths in NMS.

Buncha turkey vultures hanging out behind our house today. Yesterday they were eating a dead possum.

Their life cycle in which the larvae grab onto and then live on spiders only to get spun into their egg sac is also mind blowing and important to highlight:

entomology.umn.edu/wasp-mantidf....

Trump’s first month sparks protests, packed town halls across Oregon Oregonians are protesting the Trump administration and filling town halls with members of Congress on a regular basis. And the frustration with both parties is clear.

Oregon’s congressional delegation faces growing pressure as thousands pack town halls from La Grande to Hillsboro, with some gatherings so large that people were turned away. Protesters of all ages are rising against Trump’s policies and what they call an unconstitutional power grab with Elon Musk.

What’s a dink is this context? I thought it was short for “dual income, no kids”. There’s also Dinkwads, for “with a dog.”

Very glad to see it specifies science as a way to approach a problem and learn vs natural phenomena!

Trump Administration Has Fired Health Inspectors at Some Border Stations (Gift Article) Scientists worry that the losses may open the door to human, plant and animal diseases that would otherwise have been caught.

"The Department of Agriculture employs entomologists, botanists and mycologists — experts in insects, plants and fungi, respectively — who inspect agricultural products for pests and pathogens. Many of those specialists were also let go on Friday."

Neither of us work there any longer so we’ll just take the compliment!

The WA illustrations are not mine, just similar style by another PNW artist. Technically the work is CC (not public domain). Not sure if ODA was contacted. No acknowledgment on the WA poster. I did not do the poster layout, and the person that did was not aware of the new poster.

This was a littlestrange to see today: A poster I worked on for ODA in 2017 and a poster released by WSDA in 2020:

If you are an entomologist affected by these federal terminations or know someone who was, please DM me. I’m working on an advocacy plan and need to start gathering support.
As a first step, if you’re a member of the Entomological Society of America, I have a link for you, DM me. #entomology 🧪

Flickering water fix for VR!

Mass firings decimate U.S. science agencies White House dismissals and rationale challenged by dismissed scientists and lawsuits

"I’m feeling betrayed, gutted, lost, anxious, and furious."

Our story for @science.org—on the ongoing mass firing of federal employees and reactions in the scientific community.

www.science.org/content/arti...

I agree but also Schindler’s list wasn’t fiction.

Anger, despair, and defiance from a voice within the US federal research system People around the world are watching with disbelief as the new US government closes down its aid programme, withdraws from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Paris agreement on climate change...

Science under fascism. 🧪 #science

www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Google “Trump dam release” and pick your favorite headline. On Friday our company couldn’t ship plants because of flooding. Some of that water was ours, btw. Way to screw over farmers #thankstrump #agriculture

Scientists brace ‘for the worst’ as Trump purges climate mentions from websites Trump administration pulling references online ‘won’t make crisis’ stop affecting Americans’ lives, say experts

Climate change from everywhere I should say: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Tariffs going to kill Allen Wrench.

Well then there’s this www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...

If this is real, and I can’t substantiate it, it’s absolutely insane. FEMALE is on the fucking list?!