Dave Hayes
@gnarlylarvae.bsky.social
Professor of Biology @ EKU | Molecular Ecology, Freshwater Invertebrates, Natural History Collections, 3D Printing | He/Him
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Dave Hayes
@gnarlylarvae.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Pretty sure I’ve still got a few Tik heads two in storage.
November 9, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Pretty sure I’ve still got a few Tik heads two in storage.
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Your lab isn't a home until you've hung up your prized Tiktaalik. My Live, Laugh, Love wall decals gotta be in a box somewhere.
November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Your lab isn't a home until you've hung up your prized Tiktaalik. My Live, Laugh, Love wall decals gotta be in a box somewhere.
Lately I’ve been keeping our 3D printer busy with this life sized Hyracotherium (ancestor to modern horses) model. Digitally sculpted by Minatures Museum, I cut and scaled it to fit the pieces on the print bed. It’s like the most macabre LEGO set ever.
September 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Update: Hyracotherium has been making friends fast.
September 19, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The Dawn Horse, Hyracotherium, out for a walk today.
Digital sculpt by Minatures Museum. 3D printed to life size and painted by me. #SciArt 🐡
Digital sculpt by Minatures Museum. 3D printed to life size and painted by me. #SciArt 🐡
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The Dawn Horse, Hyracotherium, out for a walk today.
Digital sculpt by Minatures Museum. 3D printed to life size and painted by me. #SciArt 🐡
Digital sculpt by Minatures Museum. 3D printed to life size and painted by me. #SciArt 🐡
Live and Let Die - Guns and Roses
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Live and Let Die - Guns and Roses
July 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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sea slug pattern for your feed 🌊🧡
July 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
sea slug pattern for your feed 🌊🧡
Update: Hyracotherium has been making friends fast.
June 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Update: Hyracotherium has been making friends fast.
Lately I’ve been keeping our 3D printer busy with this life sized Hyracotherium (ancestor to modern horses) model. Digitally sculpted by Minatures Museum, I cut and scaled it to fit the pieces on the print bed. It’s like the most macabre LEGO set ever.
February 26, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Lately I’ve been keeping our 3D printer busy with this life sized Hyracotherium (ancestor to modern horses) model. Digitally sculpted by Minatures Museum, I cut and scaled it to fit the pieces on the print bed. It’s like the most macabre LEGO set ever.
Are you a fish biologist or ichthyologist with a PhD looking for a job? We’re hiring! Review of applications will begin March 20th.🐟🐠🎣🐡
careers.eku.edu/jobs/5746126...
careers.eku.edu/jobs/5746126...
Assistant Professor, Biology - Richmond Campus, Kentucky, United States
Title: Assistant Professor, Biology
Position Type: Fulltime Faculty
Search Type: Tenure Track - 30 days
Department: 21R000 - Science, Tech, Engineering & Math
Division: 2R0000 - Academic Affairs
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careers.eku.edu
February 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Are you a fish biologist or ichthyologist with a PhD looking for a job? We’re hiring! Review of applications will begin March 20th.🐟🐠🎣🐡
careers.eku.edu/jobs/5746126...
careers.eku.edu/jobs/5746126...
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Most people don't think of wasps being aquatic, but there are definitely some that exist, such as Agriotypus sp. They are parasitoids of Trichoptera pupae and pre-pupae. #Agriotypus #Ichneumonidae
February 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Most people don't think of wasps being aquatic, but there are definitely some that exist, such as Agriotypus sp. They are parasitoids of Trichoptera pupae and pre-pupae. #Agriotypus #Ichneumonidae
Link for Awards here molluskconservation.org/Mservices_aw...
Freshwater Mollusks Conservation Society
molluskconservation.org
January 30, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Link for Awards here molluskconservation.org/Mservices_aw...
For my Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society peeps on here, just a reminder that all student travel award applications for this year's symposium in Michigan are due by tomorrow! 🦪🐌🐚More info here: molluskconservation.org/Mservices_aw...
Freshwater Mollusks Conservation Society
molluskconservation.org
January 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
For my Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society peeps on here, just a reminder that all student travel award applications for this year's symposium in Michigan are due by tomorrow! 🦪🐌🐚More info here: molluskconservation.org/Mservices_aw...
My university came out with a fresh new website!
Now all the links are broken the first week of classes and no one can find any of the forms they are required to use.
Now all the links are broken the first week of classes and no one can find any of the forms they are required to use.
January 22, 2025 at 9:48 PM
My university came out with a fresh new website!
Now all the links are broken the first week of classes and no one can find any of the forms they are required to use.
Now all the links are broken the first week of classes and no one can find any of the forms they are required to use.
CVS and Walgreens carry Primatine Mist, that’s your only option for over the counter. Not ideal, but it works in a pinch for relief.
January 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
CVS and Walgreens carry Primatine Mist, that’s your only option for over the counter. Not ideal, but it works in a pinch for relief.
Reposted by Dave Hayes
HI WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR ALGAE
January 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
HI WHERE DO YOU KEEP YOUR ALGAE
Reposted by Dave Hayes
Let‘s try a #metabarcoding starter pack to nucleate people interested. Welcome molecular #biodiversity monitoring people. Let’s try to keep us posted on updates regarding papers, projects, methods. Happy weekend.☀️#eDNA
go.bsky.app/Qvqgknp
go.bsky.app/Qvqgknp
November 22, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Let‘s try a #metabarcoding starter pack to nucleate people interested. Welcome molecular #biodiversity monitoring people. Let’s try to keep us posted on updates regarding papers, projects, methods. Happy weekend.☀️#eDNA
go.bsky.app/Qvqgknp
go.bsky.app/Qvqgknp
Reposted by Dave Hayes
There's a sucker (myth) born every minute. These are not trash fish.
Suckers are native fishes found across N. America. They are essential parts of the ecosystem. They're cool fishes to pursue.
Photo by Joel Sartore, of a largescale sucker I caught for him to photograph (and release).
Suckers are native fishes found across N. America. They are essential parts of the ecosystem. They're cool fishes to pursue.
Photo by Joel Sartore, of a largescale sucker I caught for him to photograph (and release).
January 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
There's a sucker (myth) born every minute. These are not trash fish.
Suckers are native fishes found across N. America. They are essential parts of the ecosystem. They're cool fishes to pursue.
Photo by Joel Sartore, of a largescale sucker I caught for him to photograph (and release).
Suckers are native fishes found across N. America. They are essential parts of the ecosystem. They're cool fishes to pursue.
Photo by Joel Sartore, of a largescale sucker I caught for him to photograph (and release).
Reposted by Dave Hayes
Hey everyone, it's me.
I'm sending out my feelers and testing out this platform. In the meantime, enjoy this cute velvet worm (Austroperipatus eridelos) from far north Queensland, Australia.
I'm sending out my feelers and testing out this platform. In the meantime, enjoy this cute velvet worm (Austroperipatus eridelos) from far north Queensland, Australia.
January 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hey everyone, it's me.
I'm sending out my feelers and testing out this platform. In the meantime, enjoy this cute velvet worm (Austroperipatus eridelos) from far north Queensland, Australia.
I'm sending out my feelers and testing out this platform. In the meantime, enjoy this cute velvet worm (Austroperipatus eridelos) from far north Queensland, Australia.
That Thylacoleo skull is pretty sweet.
The Cadburys Yowies prehistoric mammals are really something. Look for your favourite taxon. This isn't all of them.
January 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
That Thylacoleo skull is pretty sweet.
Guinea Worms everywhere have been waiting for this day.
December 29, 2024 at 10:35 PM
Guinea Worms everywhere have been waiting for this day.