James B Dorey
@jamesbeedorey.bsky.social
Bee researcher, evolutionary ecologist, R nerd, photographer, and Lecturer at the University of Wollongong, Dharawal Country
This is the longest news article I’ve read in, maybe ever! But interesting and well worth a read about [neo]liberalism and then war for public opinion… and spread of disinformation by think tanks
A discreet intellectual network has been reshaping the world for 70 years. Here's how
A constant battle of ideas reshapes the world we live in, and few groups have been more successful in winning the war than the little-known Atlas Network.
www.abc.net.au
February 2, 2026 at 10:56 AM
This is the longest news article I’ve read in, maybe ever! But interesting and well worth a read about [neo]liberalism and then war for public opinion… and spread of disinformation by think tanks
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I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
January 31, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I can officially confirm that the snow in NC is roughly one (1) corgi deep
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Research reveals the unique species living in Australia’s arid rock holes.
"We will need more knowledge to protect them in a warming climate."
theconversation.com/meet-the-wei...
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"We will need more knowledge to protect them in a warming climate."
theconversation.com/meet-the-wei...
@dr-brock-hedges.bsky.social @jamesbeedorey.bsky.social @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social @marinefreshwater.bsky.social
Meet the weird, wonderful creatures that live in Australia’s desert water holes. They might not be there much longer
From water fleas to seed shrimp, Australia’s desert rock holes shelter unique animals found nowhere else. But as the climate warms, their homes are at risk.
theconversation.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Research reveals the unique species living in Australia’s arid rock holes.
"We will need more knowledge to protect them in a warming climate."
theconversation.com/meet-the-wei...
@dr-brock-hedges.bsky.social @jamesbeedorey.bsky.social @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social @marinefreshwater.bsky.social
"We will need more knowledge to protect them in a warming climate."
theconversation.com/meet-the-wei...
@dr-brock-hedges.bsky.social @jamesbeedorey.bsky.social @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social @marinefreshwater.bsky.social
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Read the #OpenAccess research @marinefreshwater.bsky.social:
'Environmental DNA reveals temporal & spatial variability of invertebrate communities in arid-lands ephemeral water bodies'
connectsci.au/mf/article/7...
@dr-brock-hedges.bsky.social @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social @jamesbeedorey.bsky.social
'Environmental DNA reveals temporal & spatial variability of invertebrate communities in arid-lands ephemeral water bodies'
connectsci.au/mf/article/7...
@dr-brock-hedges.bsky.social @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social @jamesbeedorey.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Read the #OpenAccess research @marinefreshwater.bsky.social:
'Environmental DNA reveals temporal & spatial variability of invertebrate communities in arid-lands ephemeral water bodies'
connectsci.au/mf/article/7...
@dr-brock-hedges.bsky.social @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social @jamesbeedorey.bsky.social
'Environmental DNA reveals temporal & spatial variability of invertebrate communities in arid-lands ephemeral water bodies'
connectsci.au/mf/article/7...
@dr-brock-hedges.bsky.social @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social @jamesbeedorey.bsky.social
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That peanut worm is a little too exciting for me you got anything else?
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
That peanut worm is a little too exciting for me you got anything else?
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The last thing we need right now is a reason for MAHA/MAGA to discredit science further.
Please, for the love of microscopes, don’t cite shit you haven’t read.
Please, for the love of microscopes, don’t cite shit you haven’t read.
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The last thing we need right now is a reason for MAHA/MAGA to discredit science further.
Please, for the love of microscopes, don’t cite shit you haven’t read.
Please, for the love of microscopes, don’t cite shit you haven’t read.
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Phenomenal photos.
Photojournalists are amazing people.
Photojournalists are amazing people.
Top 25 News Photos of 2025
Powerful images from the past 12 months
www.theatlantic.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Phenomenal photos.
Photojournalists are amazing people.
Photojournalists are amazing people.
Can I have a moment of your time to talk about BEESus?!
October 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Can I have a moment of your time to talk about BEESus?!
This is just mental. I can’t imagine aligning strongly with an aspiring autocratic fascist. Let alone at the cost of our natural assets :(
Penny Wong accidentally saying the quiet bit out loud - for Labor the US relationship is more important than the Australian environment. Who do this lot think they work for?
October 27, 2025 at 7:21 AM
This is just mental. I can’t imagine aligning strongly with an aspiring autocratic fascist. Let alone at the cost of our natural assets :(
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Nesting behaviour drives the evolution of heat tolerance and climate vulnerability in bees! Check out our pre-print on 95 species of Australian native bee across the latitudinal extent of Australia! 🐝 #nativebee #climateadaptation #heattolerance #plasticity #behaviour #bees #climatechange
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Nesting behaviour drives the evolution of heat tolerance and climate vulnerability in bees! Check out our pre-print on 95 species of Australian native bee across the latitudinal extent of Australia! 🐝 #nativebee #climateadaptation #heattolerance #plasticity #behaviour #bees #climatechange
BeeBDC version 1.3.0 is now on CRAN with new functionality to estimate species richness at country/continent/global/ANY level using species occurrence data 🐍🐌🐸 jbdorey.github.io/BeeBDC/artic...
This follows on from our 🐝 pre-print, under review at Nat Comm doi.org/10.21203/rs.... 😍
This follows on from our 🐝 pre-print, under review at Nat Comm doi.org/10.21203/rs.... 😍
Species richness estimation
jbdorey.github.io
August 25, 2025 at 1:36 AM
BeeBDC version 1.3.0 is now on CRAN with new functionality to estimate species richness at country/continent/global/ANY level using species occurrence data 🐍🐌🐸 jbdorey.github.io/BeeBDC/artic...
This follows on from our 🐝 pre-print, under review at Nat Comm doi.org/10.21203/rs.... 😍
This follows on from our 🐝 pre-print, under review at Nat Comm doi.org/10.21203/rs.... 😍
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Thank u Vanessa for this excellent photo of my proposed classification scheme for Coleoptera
July 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thank u Vanessa for this excellent photo of my proposed classification scheme for Coleoptera
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A detailed look at how bee genomes evolve when the various species switch between generalist and specialist diets.
🧬 Shift between specialized & generalized diets in #bees is associated with evolutionary changes in their sensory genes. Generalists lose odorant receptors (ORs) and gain gustatory receptors (GRs), while specialists diversify existing genes 🌸🐝 #genomics #pollinators
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Shifts in bee diet breadths are associated with gene gains and losses and positive selection across olfactory receptors
Abstract. Bees are palynivorous insects that vary widely in the number of plant families from which they collect pollen. Their evolutionary history has bee
academic.oup.com
July 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A detailed look at how bee genomes evolve when the various species switch between generalist and specialist diets.
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@jamesbeedorey.bsky.social on cleaning biodiversity data using beebdc #ICCB2025
jbdorey.github.io/BeeBDC/
jbdorey.github.io/BeeBDC/
June 18, 2025 at 4:20 AM
@jamesbeedorey.bsky.social on cleaning biodiversity data using beebdc #ICCB2025
jbdorey.github.io/BeeBDC/
jbdorey.github.io/BeeBDC/
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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 1:39 AM
LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social
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🚨 Fully-funded PhD project on the size, structure and interconnectivity of ghost bat populations @charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social
📍 Darwin, AU
Closes: 20th June 2025
🔗 linkedin.com/posts/nicola...
📍 Darwin, AU
Closes: 20th June 2025
🔗 linkedin.com/posts/nicola...
May 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🚨 Fully-funded PhD project on the size, structure and interconnectivity of ghost bat populations @charlesdarwinuni.bsky.social
📍 Darwin, AU
Closes: 20th June 2025
🔗 linkedin.com/posts/nicola...
📍 Darwin, AU
Closes: 20th June 2025
🔗 linkedin.com/posts/nicola...
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Everyone should know about GBIF. It's an international biodiversity data aggregator. Museum collections, apps like eBird and iNaturalist, published datasets from the technical literature, all in one place. www.gbif.org
GBIF
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Free and Open Access to Biodiversity Data.
www.gbif.org
April 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Everyone should know about GBIF. It's an international biodiversity data aggregator. Museum collections, apps like eBird and iNaturalist, published datasets from the technical literature, all in one place. www.gbif.org
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If you have a lost NSF or NIH grant. Colleagues inside government agencies are tracking terminated grants in hopes of assisting organizing efforts and perhaps litigation. The link takes you to the NSF tracker; the NIH tracker is linked from there. Pass this on. 🧪🥼
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April 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
If you have a lost NSF or NIH grant. Colleagues inside government agencies are tracking terminated grants in hopes of assisting organizing efforts and perhaps litigation. The link takes you to the NSF tracker; the NIH tracker is linked from there. Pass this on. 🧪🥼
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
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translator note: "bugs" isnt always used the same way. riley is using "bugs" = "only insects".
if we want to include other animals often CALLED bugs, like millipedes & spiders, in 1 evolutionary group, we could agree that "bugs" = "all athropods".
thus making shrimps, once again, is bugs
#invert 🌿 🧪
if we want to include other animals often CALLED bugs, like millipedes & spiders, in 1 evolutionary group, we could agree that "bugs" = "all athropods".
thus making shrimps, once again, is bugs
#invert 🌿 🧪
Shrimps is bugs? No, it’s kinda the other way around. Insects are technically crustaceans, which highlights the importance of systematics in understanding how evolution unfolds. My latest for @smithsonianmag.bsky.social.
You Might Think of Shrimp as Bugs of the Sea. But a Remarkable Discovery Shows the Opposite: Bugs Are Actually Shrimp of the Land
A recent study suggests that insects branched out from crustaceans on the tree of life
www.smithsonianmag.com
April 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
translator note: "bugs" isnt always used the same way. riley is using "bugs" = "only insects".
if we want to include other animals often CALLED bugs, like millipedes & spiders, in 1 evolutionary group, we could agree that "bugs" = "all athropods".
thus making shrimps, once again, is bugs
#invert 🌿 🧪
if we want to include other animals often CALLED bugs, like millipedes & spiders, in 1 evolutionary group, we could agree that "bugs" = "all athropods".
thus making shrimps, once again, is bugs
#invert 🌿 🧪
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Australia could be taking advantage of the millions of students now too scared to go to university in America.
Instead both Dutton and Albanese are threatening to *massively reduce* intl student numbers.
Instead both Dutton and Albanese are threatening to *massively reduce* intl student numbers.
Even without ICE's horrible abuses, a pattern of arbitrarily revoking student visas makes the US no longer a viable schooling option for international students.
Bringing them to the US has been one of our strongest sources of soft power.
Everything this fucking guy does benefits Putin.
Bringing them to the US has been one of our strongest sources of soft power.
Everything this fucking guy does benefits Putin.
This is happening to students at colleges & universities nationwide. Their status is bring terminated & visa revoked. Often, the student has no obvious history to justify the govt's actions. Affected students should seek knowledgeable immigration counsel immediately.
April 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Australia could be taking advantage of the millions of students now too scared to go to university in America.
Instead both Dutton and Albanese are threatening to *massively reduce* intl student numbers.
Instead both Dutton and Albanese are threatening to *massively reduce* intl student numbers.
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My friend from the NOAA lab that brings you the Keeling Curve wants that world to know that things are horrible inside NOAA.
April 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
My friend from the NOAA lab that brings you the Keeling Curve wants that world to know that things are horrible inside NOAA.
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📣 Museum job! The South Australian Museum is looking for a Collection Manager of Terrestrial Invertebrates. Applications close April 9th. #entomology #zoology tinyurl.com/yc5dd6kt
Collection Manager, Terrestrial Invertebrates
I WORK FOR SA is the official careers website for South Australian Government jobs, featuring diverse career opportunities across the public sector.
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April 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
📣 Museum job! The South Australian Museum is looking for a Collection Manager of Terrestrial Invertebrates. Applications close April 9th. #entomology #zoology tinyurl.com/yc5dd6kt
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Please, tell Trump and his vile agenda to go jump. We will not abide by his heinous, fascist regime and stupid survey. www.theage.com.au/national/sug...
Trump comes for CSIRO on scientific research funding
The US is demanding Australian government researchers answer a diversity, gender and climate survey to guarantee funding.
www.theage.com.au
March 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Please, tell Trump and his vile agenda to go jump. We will not abide by his heinous, fascist regime and stupid survey. www.theage.com.au/national/sug...
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🚨We are hiring🚨ECR with a PhD within 7 years? Tenure track position (akin to Assistant Prof) in Earth and Env Data Science at U of Gothenburg, Sweden. Expertise in remote sensing and machine learning. Work on climate change, Earth systems, biodiversity, #EO, #UAV Deadline May 10 tinyurl.com/58ft38du
Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science
Associate Senior Lecturer in Earth and Environmental Data Science
At the Department of Earth Sciences, we
tinyurl.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
🚨We are hiring🚨ECR with a PhD within 7 years? Tenure track position (akin to Assistant Prof) in Earth and Env Data Science at U of Gothenburg, Sweden. Expertise in remote sensing and machine learning. Work on climate change, Earth systems, biodiversity, #EO, #UAV Deadline May 10 tinyurl.com/58ft38du