Rebecca Beneroff
@botanicalbecks.bsky.social
Botanical ecologist in training! | Biology Master's Student & Botany research assistant, The Martine Lab, @Bucknell | Aspiring sci-commer | Casual artist | Amateur Photographer | Ologies Aspirant | AuDHD 🏳️🌈
Catch me fist-fighting R (affectionately)
Catch me fist-fighting R (affectionately)
Ok bluesky, we're introducing students to data visualization this and next week. Can I see your best data viz comics? :)
January 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Ok bluesky, we're introducing students to data visualization this and next week. Can I see your best data viz comics? :)
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
When everything feels uncertain, I look to the rhythms of the land. They teach me to trust what I can’t yet see.
Pause for a moment today. Notice what’s quietly growing around you, and within you.
#hopeinthewaiting #payattention #gentlerhythms
Pause for a moment today. Notice what’s quietly growing around you, and within you.
#hopeinthewaiting #payattention #gentlerhythms
January 29, 2026 at 8:20 PM
When everything feels uncertain, I look to the rhythms of the land. They teach me to trust what I can’t yet see.
Pause for a moment today. Notice what’s quietly growing around you, and within you.
#hopeinthewaiting #payattention #gentlerhythms
Pause for a moment today. Notice what’s quietly growing around you, and within you.
#hopeinthewaiting #payattention #gentlerhythms
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
January 25, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Walz: "To Americans who are watching this, I've got a question for you: What side do you want to be on? The side of an all powerful federal govt that can kill, injury, menace, & kidnap its citizens off the streets? Or on the side of a nurse at the VA hospital who died bearing witness to such govt?"
The susquehanna is gorgeous today. Look at those formations
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The susquehanna is gorgeous today. Look at those formations
Not sciencey or nature adjacent like I typically post here, but a piece I finished yesterday. Sometimes, I feel cold and invisible, and I just want to be warm
Watercolor and gouache
Watercolor and gouache
January 25, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Not sciencey or nature adjacent like I typically post here, but a piece I finished yesterday. Sometimes, I feel cold and invisible, and I just want to be warm
Watercolor and gouache
Watercolor and gouache
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
If you still have TikTok and haven't agreed to the new terms yet, they are now collecting data on immigration status, gender preference, orientation and such. That's what got me to uninstall it, although I should have done it much sooner!
Shout-out to @jessmaddox.bsky.social for breaking it down
Shout-out to @jessmaddox.bsky.social for breaking it down
January 23, 2026 at 5:42 PM
If you still have TikTok and haven't agreed to the new terms yet, they are now collecting data on immigration status, gender preference, orientation and such. That's what got me to uninstall it, although I should have done it much sooner!
Shout-out to @jessmaddox.bsky.social for breaking it down
Shout-out to @jessmaddox.bsky.social for breaking it down
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
Deporting children with cancer.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
January 22, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Deporting children with cancer.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
Using a 5-year-old as bait.
Shooting moms.
ICE is beyond reform. And today the House is voting to bankroll more terror. Hell no.
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
People are mad about the variability of the weather storm predictions as if the government didn't just absolutely gut the National Weather Service
January 22, 2026 at 5:18 PM
People are mad about the variability of the weather storm predictions as if the government didn't just absolutely gut the National Weather Service
Its the first day of spring semester at Bucknell! What's blooming in the Museum collection greenhouse?!
We've got orchids(That Oncidium 👀), camellia, begonia,...
We've got orchids(That Oncidium 👀), camellia, begonia,...
January 20, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Its the first day of spring semester at Bucknell! What's blooming in the Museum collection greenhouse?!
We've got orchids(That Oncidium 👀), camellia, begonia,...
We've got orchids(That Oncidium 👀), camellia, begonia,...
The world is big, frustrating, and angry right now. I've decided I'm fighting this year with creativity. I'm going to relish in my work and try to put some good things forward into the world while finding ways to protest and fight back. I got Poscas for the first time, though, so for now: memes
January 11, 2026 at 2:36 AM
The world is big, frustrating, and angry right now. I've decided I'm fighting this year with creativity. I'm going to relish in my work and try to put some good things forward into the world while finding ways to protest and fight back. I got Poscas for the first time, though, so for now: memes
Rudbeckia sp. in Prismacolor pencils. Colored pencil hard haha. First fully colored traditional piece of the year, minus my fun conference doodles I did over the week at SICB in Portland. To many more!
January 11, 2026 at 2:31 AM
Rudbeckia sp. in Prismacolor pencils. Colored pencil hard haha. First fully colored traditional piece of the year, minus my fun conference doodles I did over the week at SICB in Portland. To many more!
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
Sitting here with friends, scheming to bring more beautiful things into the world.
I open bluesky, am met with more horror. Every day more horror.
On Sunday, I gave a talk to the scientists where I implored everyone to do *anything*.
It's easier to break than make things. Please make something.
I open bluesky, am met with more horror. Every day more horror.
On Sunday, I gave a talk to the scientists where I implored everyone to do *anything*.
It's easier to break than make things. Please make something.
January 7, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Sitting here with friends, scheming to bring more beautiful things into the world.
I open bluesky, am met with more horror. Every day more horror.
On Sunday, I gave a talk to the scientists where I implored everyone to do *anything*.
It's easier to break than make things. Please make something.
I open bluesky, am met with more horror. Every day more horror.
On Sunday, I gave a talk to the scientists where I implored everyone to do *anything*.
It's easier to break than make things. Please make something.
Today at @sicb.bsky.social, @wile-phylote.bsky.social told us bulbs were the worms from tremors so I had to do a quick lunch doodle (seriously neat talk thought)
January 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Today at @sicb.bsky.social, @wile-phylote.bsky.social told us bulbs were the worms from tremors so I had to do a quick lunch doodle (seriously neat talk thought)
Come stop by P40 and chat with me about an east coast Penstemon species - Penstemon canescens! I'll be presenting the early stages of my masters thesis and would love to bounce morphology research methods off people!
January 6, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Come stop by P40 and chat with me about an east coast Penstemon species - Penstemon canescens! I'll be presenting the early stages of my masters thesis and would love to bounce morphology research methods off people!
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
I'm stoked to talk about this (and some other cool things these plants do) Tuesday at 10:45 in the Sex Across Origins complementary session in B113 at #SICB2026.
#PlantsAreCoolToo #SICBplants #PUI #SICBPUI
#PlantsAreCoolToo #SICBplants #PUI #SICBPUI
🐜 Observations of #ants collecting nectar from the newly described 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘶𝘮 at its type locality in Australia’s Tanami Desert suggest a plant-animal #coadaptation resulting in defense against #herbivory.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
@martinebotany.bsky.social
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
@martinebotany.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I'm stoked to talk about this (and some other cool things these plants do) Tuesday at 10:45 in the Sex Across Origins complementary session in B113 at #SICB2026.
#PlantsAreCoolToo #SICBplants #PUI #SICBPUI
#PlantsAreCoolToo #SICBplants #PUI #SICBPUI
Today at SICB I listened to a fabulous talk about how Juncos behavioral plasticity in post-wildfire coniferous forests by Yiran "Ryann" Su and I've had this image stuck I'm my head all day inspired by their finding that birds in burned habitats exhibited higher levels of aggression
January 6, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Today at SICB I listened to a fabulous talk about how Juncos behavioral plasticity in post-wildfire coniferous forests by Yiran "Ryann" Su and I've had this image stuck I'm my head all day inspired by their finding that birds in burned habitats exhibited higher levels of aggression
Had so much fun making this with Ryan! Almost all of the species are Oregon natives! :)
Penstemon ovatus, Bombus huntii, Melanerpes formicivorus - Acorn woodpecker, Umeces skiltonianus - Western skink, and Megalodacne heros - native oregon
The rest are special to us :)
Penstemon ovatus, Bombus huntii, Melanerpes formicivorus - Acorn woodpecker, Umeces skiltonianus - Western skink, and Megalodacne heros - native oregon
The rest are special to us :)
Our 3rd place winners are...
Rebecca Beneroff (@botanicalbecks.bsky.social) and Ryan Fisk with this beautiful design!
Please come see our booth in Portland to get this sticker! SPDAC representatives will be there during morning and afternoon breaks and during poster sessions.
@sicb.bsky.social
Rebecca Beneroff (@botanicalbecks.bsky.social) and Ryan Fisk with this beautiful design!
Please come see our booth in Portland to get this sticker! SPDAC representatives will be there during morning and afternoon breaks and during poster sessions.
@sicb.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Had so much fun making this with Ryan! Almost all of the species are Oregon natives! :)
Penstemon ovatus, Bombus huntii, Melanerpes formicivorus - Acorn woodpecker, Umeces skiltonianus - Western skink, and Megalodacne heros - native oregon
The rest are special to us :)
Penstemon ovatus, Bombus huntii, Melanerpes formicivorus - Acorn woodpecker, Umeces skiltonianus - Western skink, and Megalodacne heros - native oregon
The rest are special to us :)
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
Some highlights from lab cookie decorating night, including the @botanicalbecks.bsky.social cryptid corner.
December 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Some highlights from lab cookie decorating night, including the @botanicalbecks.bsky.social cryptid corner.
1 year since my goofy Muppet girl, Hettie, followed us home during a cold and rainy evening walk. Thank you cat distribution system :) she's a happy, fluffy, round indoor kitty now
November 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
1 year since my goofy Muppet girl, Hettie, followed us home during a cold and rainy evening walk. Thank you cat distribution system :) she's a happy, fluffy, round indoor kitty now
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
One whole year with Hettie! She followed us home a year ago and never looked back (okay, she looked back once, but came running home after she realized it was cold and she liked free food).
Happy Gotcha Day, Hecate :)
Day 1 vs. Day 365
Happy Gotcha Day, Hecate :)
Day 1 vs. Day 365
November 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
One whole year with Hettie! She followed us home a year ago and never looked back (okay, she looked back once, but came running home after she realized it was cold and she liked free food).
Happy Gotcha Day, Hecate :)
Day 1 vs. Day 365
Happy Gotcha Day, Hecate :)
Day 1 vs. Day 365
Reposted by Rebecca Beneroff
Good visit to the Penn State #Herbarium with @botanicalbecks.bsky.social. Checking out Penstemon and dropping some gift specimens. Thanks to Sarah Chamberlain for hosting. #iamabotanist
October 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Good visit to the Penn State #Herbarium with @botanicalbecks.bsky.social. Checking out Penstemon and dropping some gift specimens. Thanks to Sarah Chamberlain for hosting. #iamabotanist
My really happy, exciting find of the day :) Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar on Spicebush!
September 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My really happy, exciting find of the day :) Spicebush Swallowtail caterpillar on Spicebush!
I just think they're beautiful
Penstemon seeds under my dissecting scope
Penstemon seeds under my dissecting scope
September 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I just think they're beautiful
Penstemon seeds under my dissecting scope
Penstemon seeds under my dissecting scope
Field day with my favorite assistant @writerbynight.bsky.social at Raystown Lake :)
September 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Field day with my favorite assistant @writerbynight.bsky.social at Raystown Lake :)
Today's new greenhouse flowers (and cones!) !
August 8, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Today's new greenhouse flowers (and cones!) !