Emily Kane

A barn-like building in the foreground with other short buildings in the background. Deep purple clouds flash above.

I got a cool shot of a thundercloud a few nights ago in downtown Lafayette!

Two multi-chamber tanks on a wire rack. They are both connected to a sump below that is also connected to a chiller. The top tank contains water and one large chamber with a pile of cichlid rocks with holes in them. The other tank on the bottom sits empty to dry out.

Sculpin tank is ready for new arrivals this summer! Two remain to keep the tank cycled and they got the penthouse suite!

A person wearing a black shirt that says "pretend I'm a sculpin" in capital letters.

Emalie came in with THE BEST shirt today! 🥰

A digital mirrorless camera in a plastic bag with arm holes on the sides and a black nylon cover for the lens.

Fieldwork is delayed due to weather, but I can try out my new camera rain jacket!

A monarch caterpillar s is purged vertically on the back side of a stem and is peering around the right edge. Its antenna are tilted toward the right as if they're blowing in the wind.

A black and white garden spider is sitting in its web, facing the camera. Camera. The characteristic zigzag web pattern can be seen.

An Eastern swallowtail chrysalis precariously hanging by a thread from a fennel stem.

A spider mold hanging from a diagonal branch. This sun is coming up behind it and it is backlit in front of a dark background of trees. It looks like it's climbing the branch.

Spring is here! Enjoy these photos I took on Monday 🥰

My white and brown pibble sleeping on his toy.

I've been bitten by ants more times in the past 2 weeks than I have by pitbulls in my whole life.

Me and my dog in my inflatable pool. He's standing there looking at me because he wants me to throw his ball which is floating.

Happy first day of pool, for those who celebrate!

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Very green image with a bright green grasshopper on a green blade of grass with green grass. Blurred in the background. The grasshopper's eye is white with a little black dot.

A close-up of a dragonfly showing detail on the top of the eyes and back of the head.

A close-up of a very large grasshopper standing vertically on a plant stem. There are small white flowers behind its head out of focus. It's eyes have a striped pattern!

Spring bug photo dump!

Swallowtail caterpillar on a plant stem curled in a j shape about to make a cocoon.

Last day of classes! This swallowtail caterpillar knows what's next. 😂

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Amazing!

It was illegal the first time too.

Fieldwork 2024 photo showing me above the water line scooping a net through a tidepool below the water line. NSF is a major reason I am able to continue this work today

I wouldn't be here without NSF. I've been close to walking away several times. Each time I thought, "let's just see". I applied for the PRFB and got it! This kick started my research program and increased my competitiveness on TT apps. In short, it motivated me to keep going.

With headlines like these, it's hard to stay motivated to revise and resubmit my proposal 😩

A group of pre-tenure faculty sitting around an outdoor table in front of the campus swamp.

I'm so glad I get to work alongside these amazing new faculty in our department! I'm excited to see what they accomplish this summer, both personally and professionally.

Two snails look over the edge of the grass blade they are on, seemingly checking out the water below.

A little brown skink rests in the water on a grass blade with only its head poking out.

A dragonfly fell in the water and is floating on top. I rescued it right after this pic.

A spider rests on a very small grass blade that is protruding above the water line.

We had a big flash flood yesterday. Here are some of the critters I found in the water.

This is your regular reminder that executive orders are not royal decrees. Because America has no king.

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ATTENTION: NSF GRANT RECIPIENTS

We received a heads up from a trusted source that you should proactively download/print/screen shot any documentation on research.gov pertaining to your NSF awards, both those that are current and any that have closed in the last 5-6 years.

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So, I saw fire ant rafts today. You never realize how many colonies are around until it floods. Kind of gross but also kind of cool that they can do this.

A large standing body of water. There is a house, dry, on the left and a phone pole, fence, and Greenfield on the right. The right. As far as you can see is water down the road.

This is what 5 in. of rain in 2 hours looks like. There's a road under the water.

Excellent! Sure but not tonight. Tomorrow (Wednesday)?

A blooming purple Iris unfurling

White false garlic flowers. They have yellow middles and six white petals.

Dandelion with seeds, dew, and one spider web hanging off

Purple woodsorrel flower

I just want to post some photography today ok.

If your NSF grant has been terminated recently, please report it here ⤵️

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We're tracking these terminations to organize, advocate, and possibly litigate.

And please spread the word!

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Picture of a young purple Iris and its petals are just starting to unfold

The irises are blooming!

So baby!

A Southern stingray approaching me in the water on a sandbar.

A. Ghost crab nervously peeking out of its hole in the sand to see if I'm gone yet.

Two laughing girls standing side by side looking at me on the edge of his Sandbar that is out of the water. The coast of Mississippi can be seen in the distance with some infrastructure such as a water tower.

Here are some photos from Cat Island off of coastal Mississippi this past weekend. Being in saltwater feels like home to me.

Yep!