Greg Pask
@gregpask.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Biology at Middlebury College, lover of insect communication, good teaching, and nerd stuff
A game with fun art and insects on kickstarter, that's an instant back for me 😊
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hed...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hed...
Bug Fight | Build a Deck of Bugs and Take the Yard!
Bug Fight is a 2-player lane-battler. Recruit Bugs, build your deck, and capture Areas to win the Backyard!
www.kickstarter.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:14 PM
A game with fun art and insects on kickstarter, that's an instant back for me 😊
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hed...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/hed...
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Excited to announce the final version of the Mosquito Cell Atlas is out now in @cellpress.bsky.social!! 🦟🩸
There is SO much left to find & investigate in this dataset (& the rich biology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito)! We hope this helps scientists in many fields!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
There is SO much left to find & investigate in this dataset (& the rich biology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito)! We hope this helps scientists in many fields!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
A single-nucleus transcriptomic atlas of the adult Aedes aegypti mosquito
A comprehensive single-nucleus RNA-seq atlas of >367,000 nuclei from male and female
Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reveals sexual dimorphism in sensory systems and brain cell
types and widespread co-expres...
www.cell.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Excited to announce the final version of the Mosquito Cell Atlas is out now in @cellpress.bsky.social!! 🦟🩸
There is SO much left to find & investigate in this dataset (& the rich biology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito)! We hope this helps scientists in many fields!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
There is SO much left to find & investigate in this dataset (& the rich biology of the Aedes aegypti mosquito)! We hope this helps scientists in many fields!
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Thanks for writing up this blog post Zach!
Our flagship journal ICB's blog
#Firefly #Pheromones: How Lightless Lightning #Bugs Find Love
by Zach Lightfoot ( @colgate.edu )
on @gregpask.bsky.social 's work with electroantennography & being 1st to identify a #pheromone in #fireflies using it.
& watch his #SICB YouTube
youtu.be/DuIrx3-t3tw?...
#Firefly #Pheromones: How Lightless Lightning #Bugs Find Love
by Zach Lightfoot ( @colgate.edu )
on @gregpask.bsky.social 's work with electroantennography & being 1st to identify a #pheromone in #fireflies using it.
& watch his #SICB YouTube
youtu.be/DuIrx3-t3tw?...
October 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Thanks for writing up this blog post Zach!
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#entomology share🙌
Be sure to watch
our SICB YouTube guest
@gregpask.bsky.social
youtu.be/DuIrx3-t3tw
& read IOB(our OA journal)’s
#Ants go belly up:
iobopen.com/2020/03/09/a...
Be sure to watch
our SICB YouTube guest
@gregpask.bsky.social
youtu.be/DuIrx3-t3tw
& read IOB(our OA journal)’s
#Ants go belly up:
iobopen.com/2020/03/09/a...
October 23, 2025 at 11:17 AM
#entomology share🙌
Be sure to watch
our SICB YouTube guest
@gregpask.bsky.social
youtu.be/DuIrx3-t3tw
& read IOB(our OA journal)’s
#Ants go belly up:
iobopen.com/2020/03/09/a...
Be sure to watch
our SICB YouTube guest
@gregpask.bsky.social
youtu.be/DuIrx3-t3tw
& read IOB(our OA journal)’s
#Ants go belly up:
iobopen.com/2020/03/09/a...
October 18, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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Do you ever worry that while you are sleeping at night a huge red insect will creep into your house and drink your blood?
#LegendaryWednesday #yokai
#LegendaryWednesday #yokai
In #JapaneseFolklore there is an insect #yokai known as tsutsugamushi. They are large and red with huge jaws and long antennae. They live deep in the mountains but come out at night and creep into houses to drink the blood of sleeping humans which can cause all kinds of...
#LegendaryWednesday
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#LegendaryWednesday
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October 15, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Do you ever worry that while you are sleeping at night a huge red insect will creep into your house and drink your blood?
#LegendaryWednesday #yokai
#LegendaryWednesday #yokai
Me trying to warn my students about the dangers of relying on GenAI
October 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Me trying to warn my students about the dangers of relying on GenAI
Yesterday at the #NYCC Marvel X-Men panel, a science graduate student asked about where they get their accurate scientific information for writing the comics.
@jedmackay.bsky.social immediately said, I ask Marvel’s residence science expert… @ryannorth.ca
I have to agree!
@jedmackay.bsky.social immediately said, I ask Marvel’s residence science expert… @ryannorth.ca
I have to agree!
October 11, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yesterday at the #NYCC Marvel X-Men panel, a science graduate student asked about where they get their accurate scientific information for writing the comics.
@jedmackay.bsky.social immediately said, I ask Marvel’s residence science expert… @ryannorth.ca
I have to agree!
@jedmackay.bsky.social immediately said, I ask Marvel’s residence science expert… @ryannorth.ca
I have to agree!
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!
October 10, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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!
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#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
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
October 10, 2025 at 11:24 AM
#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
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
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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
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
September 29, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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
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!
And had such a fun time cosplaying as Ant-Man!
Thanks @lisalundgren.bsky.social for organizing!
September 26, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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!
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
I will be cosplaying as classic Ant-Man, pictures later 😊🤓
#cosplayforscience
September 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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
I will be cosplaying as classic Ant-Man, pictures later 😊🤓
#cosplayforscience
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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
@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
Greg Pask's Sept 2025 zoom , The Dark Side of Firefly Biology
YouTube video by Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology
youtu.be
September 23, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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
@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
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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...
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...
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...
growbeyondgrades.org
September 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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...
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...
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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Please email sicbmedia@sicb.org or message me if you'd like the Zoom link!
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September 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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!
cid:ii_mfcwtjht0
Please email sicbmedia@sicb.org or message me if you'd like the Zoom link!
cid:ii_mfcwtjht0
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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
#scicomm #sciants #stem
youtu.be/dDIobLnE250
September 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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
#scicomm #sciants #stem
youtu.be/dDIobLnE250
hearing about the latest events in the news these days
September 8, 2025 at 10:43 PM
hearing about the latest events in the news these days
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#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
#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
September 8, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#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
#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
Maple syrup
white hots
September 5, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Maple syrup
Such a wonderful essay, love seeing when students get how there are better ways to learn!
“Why focus on how to improve when the verdict has already been delivered?” 📫
High school senior, Subhiksha Sreeram, describes the way grades cut off real learning. Her essay A Letter to Letters is the first of three winners in our Growth, Not Grades contest.
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
High school senior, Subhiksha Sreeram, describes the way grades cut off real learning. Her essay A Letter to Letters is the first of three winners in our Growth, Not Grades contest.
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...
A Letter to Letters — Grow Beyond Grades
In this letter, Subhiksha Sreeram breaks up with grades, recalling how letters once ruled her worth and turned learning into a numbers game. She shares how chasing A’s left her anxious, perfectionisti...
growbeyondgrades.org
September 5, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Such a wonderful essay, love seeing when students get how there are better ways to learn!
bananas!
This week on the pod:
🐜 The ant queen that can produce two different species
🌉 How to keep bridges standing
go.nature.com/4n4bLUF
🐜 The ant queen that can produce two different species
🌉 How to keep bridges standing
go.nature.com/4n4bLUF
Two ants, two species, one mother
Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 3 September 2025
go.nature.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
bananas!
Saw this cool anchor stink bug eating a milkweed tussock moth caterpillar while walking around Ripton today
September 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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
apply.interfolio.com/171737
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September 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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
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
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
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ALT: a card that says the award goes to in red letters
media.tenor.com
September 2, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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
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