Greg Pask

Had the best time doing a #NYCC panel with @cosplayforscience.bsky.social on Pokémon Ecology Academy: Ancient Life! Got to talk about Yanmega, insect respiration, and how insects used to be much bigger in the Carboniferous!

#SICB's October zoom is coming up!

Oct 21st at 6:30 pm est

email sicbmedia@sicb.org to join

@kmkocot.bsky.social will talk about Icy #Inverts: #Biodiversity & #Systematics of #Polar #MarineInvertebrates

www.kocotlab.com

www.icyinverts.com

& connect on Insta & Threads (@)kmkocot

What can insects teach us about the sense of smell? And why do bugs keep showing up in pop culture?

We sit down with @gregpask.bsky.social to explore the world of insect olfaction, chemical communication, and sensory biology.

#scicomm #sciants #stem #science

youtu.be/izx4ctMrERc

Another fun panel with @cosplayforscience.bsky.social at #FanX! Got to talk about how heroes and villains can communicate with animals and the various ways insects use to communicate!

And had such a fun time cosplaying as Ant-Man!

Thanks @lisalundgren.bsky.social for organizing!

Very excited to be a part of the “Anatomy of a Superhero” panel at #FanX tomorrow with @cosplayforscience.bsky.social! Thank you so much @lisalundgren.bsky.social and @paleoparadox.bsky.social for making it happen!

I will be cosplaying as classic Ant-Man, pictures later 😊🤓
#cosplayforscience

YouTube video by Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology Greg Pask's Sept 2025 zoom , The Dark Side of Firefly Biology

Division spotlight - now on YouTube
@gregpask.bsky.social 's zoom talk.
Greg is part of
@sicb-dab.bsky.social &
& DNNSB
as an #insect #neurobiologist

Watch now:
youtu.be/DuIrx3-t3tw

#biology #bugs #entomology #fireflies #hormones

The Degrading Scale — Grow Beyond Grades In her essay, Sharlyn Barrett recalls how the pursuit of perfection—whether on a scale or on a report card—stripped joy from both learning and life, and how messages about perfection left her exhauste...

Our second Growth, Not Grades winner is Sharlyn Barrett 🎉

Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.

Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...

This particular species of stink bug is predatory, but I’m not sure of the wide range of prey they target

I spared him that mostly 😂

I’m so glad you’ve been enjoying both Hollow Knight and Silksong!

My son and I watched the chapel victory over breakfast, electric!

I'm excited to chat with everyone about some really cool firefly biology with @sicb.bsky.social tomorrow night at 7PM EST!

Please email sicbmedia@sicb.org or message me if you'd like the Zoom link!

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I’m loving the Hollow Knight content!

Did you know that the video game #hollowknight has lots of science? The knight's amor is modeled after real life beetle armor, which can be so powerful that it can withstand a car! Check out our latest #YouTube short for more!

#scicomm #sciants #stem

youtu.be/dDIobLnE250

hearing about the latest events in the news these days

#SICB
#scholarships - it's time to apply 👍
see all links via
sicb.org/grants-and-s...

&
www.linkedin.com/posts/sicb-a...

#PhD #academia #biologists #ecologists #morphology #botany #conference #academic #grants #biology #scientists #science

The next level up from that would be emulating that all Magikarp trainer

lol, I do this with only Bug types. I call it challenge mode

Maple syrup

Such a wonderful essay, love seeing when students get how there are better ways to learn!

bananas!

Saw this cool anchor stink bug eating a milkweed tussock moth caterpillar while walking around Ripton today

Our department is hiring a half-time Assistant Lab Professor of Biology beginning in January 2026. Applications are due 10/20, please reach out to me if you have any questions!

apply.interfolio.com/171737

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Time for #SICB award nominations!

sicb.org/awards/
&
Submit a proposal for a Symposium at the 2027 meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania! Proposals are due September 1 and can be submitted docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#scientists #ecologists #biologists #PhD #neurologists #conservationists

This cicada was searching around for a different soundscape with all the high energy surrounding Middlebury move-in day!

Venom is an example of a villain who evolved into a hero because he was popular with readers and writers decided to rehabilitate him. By contrast, Magneto evolved into a hero because every decade since Reagan it's harder and harder to pretend he's wrong

I can’t find the lie in this.

Be sure to join our zoom
talks coming up🙌
@gregpask.bsky.social is up next
then in Oct @kmkocot.bsky.social

And in Nov - Sara Asadi (@)suluk.nomad on Insta from ICB’s Minorities in #Shark #science issue (MISS)

#entomology #invertebrates #biology #oceanscience #bugs #insects #whalesharks

Deadlines to apply / submit nominations for many #SICB #awards have now been standardized to September 10. This date is coming soon!

Check the SICB Awards page to check for details on awards and links to applications.
sicb.org/awards/

Excited for this, come here about some cool stories about unlighted fireflies!

Enjoyed this little factoid about non-reflective moth eyes and improved solar panel technology from Naturally Curious this morning with the family. I never knew about this!

Did you know about this cool overlap between our worlds @billmckibben.bsky.social?

Sarah holds up 3 brochures about insects. One says why we need insects and other invertebrates, one says firefly conservation, the third says xkids incredible invertebrates and it’s a whole coloring and activity book

Restocked the science library with a bunch of insect conservation material thanks to @xercessociety.bsky.social that I picked up at @acadnatsci.bsky.social’s Bugfest yesterday!