Jennifer Mach (she/they)

No peeps, but heard some MEEPs! 🪶

Back on my frog bullshit again…hoping for two peeps today 🐸❤️🐸❤️🐸

Just drive in, SUCKER!

My spouse and I were not (and never will be) ready for a tandem––we had a kid instead, much less challenging for the relationship.

jewell peaches, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1903

jewell peaches, painted by deborah griscom passmore, 1903

We're going out again tonight, send good peep vibes! The problem is our assigned monitoring route is on the flight path for O'Hare, so there's a ton of plane noise

Glad it's a bit better––here's hoping for 100% tomorrow!

Those varmints make some weird noises. Also one time I thought I heard woodcocks on the wing, but it was American Toads–-didn't realize it until I did the training for the Calling frog survey.

The text at the top reads: “APPS Special Issue Call for Papers: Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential”. The image shows a phylogenetic tree on the left side, with images illustrating each genus in the tree on the right. Images from top to bottom are Hypogymnia inactiva, Imshaugia aleurites, Cladonia asahinae, Leptogium sp., Graphis plumierae, Opegrapha niveoatra. A QR code is in the bottom left corner. The text at the bottom reads: “Proposal deadline March 16, 2026”.

DEADLINE IN 1 WEEK
🌿SPECIAL ISSUE CALL FOR PAPERS🌿

#AppsPlantSci invites proposals for “Plant genome skimming: Special uses and future potential,” led by Quentin Cronk, Nolan Kane & Kyle Keepers.

More info at botany.org/home/publica...

#botany #phylogenetics #genomics #plantscience

Graphic to illustrate the role of Argonaute proteins (components of the RNA silencing machinery) in plant antiviral defenses. In this figure, OsAGO2 is significantly induced by infection with rice stripe virus and rice dwarf virus. Loss-of-function ago2 mutant lines lack antiviral activity, and AGO2 over-expression lines show increased antiviral activity.

🌾#Rice...

✅ Crucial #food source
✅ Monocot model #plant
☠️ Vulnerable to #viral pathogens

🎉But there's hope!

📢Li et al. report ARGONAUTE 2 plays essential roles in a broad-spectrum #antiviral defense.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/jipb...
💕
@wileylifesci.bsky.social
#PlantSci #FoodSecurity

How are you doing today?

Screenshot of sound ID from Merlin app showing European starling, house finch, house sparrow (of course) and American robin

#TenMinMerlin this morning in Chicago—where are the cardinals? Had been treated to a pew pew pew laser battle just about every other morning. I blame the time change

AAAAAAAA!!

Good luck!! Damn that does sound annoying...

That was a good place––and such lovely, drinkable beers. I guess it'll be some sports bar now...

Damn, this one is 🔥

⚠️SEVERE STORMS TUESDAY⚠️

The Storm Prediction Center already has parts of Chicagoland in an Enhanced Risk (level 3/5) for severe weather Tuesday/Tuesday evening. Plan ahead and make sure you have ways to receive severe weather alerts.

Sandhill cranes overhead as I posted this photo!

Four pale purple crocus flowers with bright yellow centers

It’s happening, Chicago!

Spring Forward. Sunrise Fantastic. Sunday's start in Chicago.

Thank you for the warning—had this movie on my list and have stricken it…fuck fatphobia

Inlaid ceiling at the Chicago cultural center with the Chicago public library symbol in the center. Surrounded by intricate mosaic tile in concentric circle patterns

Chicago forever problems for now

Apollo and Daphne, by Benedetto Luti, 1707-08, 📸 by Fumito Saeki @tshashin

We heard one peep! Damn plane noise is super loud at this site (Forest Glen in Chicago).

View of a parking lot with trees silhouetted against a gorgeous pink sunset

Gorgeous night for a calling frog survey… 🐸

Oh yes, I do indeed!!

Holy crap has it been that many? Okay, okay!!

I mean, it's a metal way to reproduce––flower is aboveground for pollination, then jams itself into the ground so the seed forms below ground.

Birds and peanuts! Two great types of organisms that go great together! Yes, just working on #PlantAwareness column on #Peanuts for Chicago Birder and thinking about geocarpy.

I am full of words––but gross totally works too