Dr. Jessica L Ware
@jessicalwarelab.bsky.social
Twin, entomologist, evolutionary biologist 🇨🇦🏳️🌈🇺🇸
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I love working at a museum! #amnh #entomology
Everything you wanted to know about aquatic insects---RES is hosting a virtual event called "Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age"!
Date (time in GMT): Thursday 26 February 2026 (9.30am – 3.30pm) and Friday 27 February 2026 (9.30am – 12.30pm)
www.royensoc.co.uk/event/aquati...
Date (time in GMT): Thursday 26 February 2026 (9.30am – 3.30pm) and Friday 27 February 2026 (9.30am – 12.30pm)
www.royensoc.co.uk/event/aquati...
Aquatic Insects Special Interest Group (SIG) 2026 - Royal Entomological Society
Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age Date: Thursday 26 February 2026 (9.30am – 3.30pm) and Friday 27 February 2026 (9.30am – 12.30pm) Venue: Online Our Aquatic Insects Special Interest Group event bring...
www.royensoc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Everything you wanted to know about aquatic insects---RES is hosting a virtual event called "Aquatic Ecosystems in the Data Age"!
Date (time in GMT): Thursday 26 February 2026 (9.30am – 3.30pm) and Friday 27 February 2026 (9.30am – 12.30pm)
www.royensoc.co.uk/event/aquati...
Date (time in GMT): Thursday 26 February 2026 (9.30am – 3.30pm) and Friday 27 February 2026 (9.30am – 12.30pm)
www.royensoc.co.uk/event/aquati...
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New #OpenAccess research from @tbuescher.bsky.social et al. in #RESPhysEnt reports on the postembryonic development of the predatory strike mechanics in a #PrayingMantis (Insecta: #Mantodea)
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70032
#Behaviour #Kinematics #Physiology
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70032
#Behaviour #Kinematics #Physiology
February 2, 2026 at 9:01 AM
New #OpenAccess research from @tbuescher.bsky.social et al. in #RESPhysEnt reports on the postembryonic development of the predatory strike mechanics in a #PrayingMantis (Insecta: #Mantodea)
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70032
#Behaviour #Kinematics #Physiology
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70032
#Behaviour #Kinematics #Physiology
Years of fun collaboration, led by Dr. Lacie Newton together with our #GEODE #NSF #DRAGONFLY #phylogeny #systematics team, Seth Bybee, John Abbott, Rob Guralnick, Vincent Kalkman, and rest of #GEODE community!
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Soaring Systematics: an evaluation of biogeography and flight behavior in dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) using phylogenomics
Abstract. Dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) are descended from what were most likely the first winged animals, which flew ∼320 million years a
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January 22, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Years of fun collaboration, led by Dr. Lacie Newton together with our #GEODE #NSF #DRAGONFLY #phylogeny #systematics team, Seth Bybee, John Abbott, Rob Guralnick, Vincent Kalkman, and rest of #GEODE community!
track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...
track.smtpsendmail.com/9032119/c?p=...
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This is a wonderful program! Pass it along to evolution- and biodiversity- curious undergrads!!
January 7, 2026 at 12:32 AM
This is a wonderful program! Pass it along to evolution- and biodiversity- curious undergrads!!
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The AMNH REU was a life-changing experience for me- definitely consider applying if you’re interested in biology, biodiversity science, or collections-based research!
January 6, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The AMNH REU was a life-changing experience for me- definitely consider applying if you’re interested in biology, biodiversity science, or collections-based research!
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Come work with the vertebrate paleontology team at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC this summer!
REU Students will have the opportunity to study and reconstruct the skulls of Permian and Triassic reptiles 😃
Reach out to me if you have any questions (: Apply by the 31st!!
REU Students will have the opportunity to study and reconstruct the skulls of Permian and Triassic reptiles 😃
Reach out to me if you have any questions (: Apply by the 31st!!
January 6, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Come work with the vertebrate paleontology team at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC this summer!
REU Students will have the opportunity to study and reconstruct the skulls of Permian and Triassic reptiles 😃
Reach out to me if you have any questions (: Apply by the 31st!!
REU Students will have the opportunity to study and reconstruct the skulls of Permian and Triassic reptiles 😃
Reach out to me if you have any questions (: Apply by the 31st!!
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Good news! From now until January 1, you can get 25% off your pre-order of my new book!!! 🧪🐻🦑🦉🐜🐍🦀
GRIZZLED: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals
Here’s how! open.substack.com/pub/jasonbit...
GRIZZLED: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals
Here’s how! open.substack.com/pub/jasonbit...
GRIZZLED Pre-Orders Are 25% Off!
The sale only lasts 3 days! Tell everyone you know!
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December 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Good news! From now until January 1, you can get 25% off your pre-order of my new book!!! 🧪🐻🦑🦉🐜🐍🦀
GRIZZLED: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals
Here’s how! open.substack.com/pub/jasonbit...
GRIZZLED: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Least Understood Animals
Here’s how! open.substack.com/pub/jasonbit...
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Extending application deadline to early January so still time to get your applications in! #DisabledInSTEM
It's that time of year again... time for #DisabledInSTEM 2026 Mentorship applications! I'm so excited to be running this program for the sixth year and seeing the growth over the years!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
Mentee form: forms.gle/um5DvYnBi3tn...
Mentor form: forms.gle/BvaxnQm8uhUR...
Applications due December 5th!
December 27, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Extending application deadline to early January so still time to get your applications in! #DisabledInSTEM
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has stated that the 1918 flu pandemic was caused by a lab virus from vaccine research, a defective influenza vaccine. Let’s analyze what a lie this is. First, in 1918, 107 years ago, virology was in its infancy
December 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
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I started getting reports of an unseasonal Joshua tree bloom in the last few weeks, and looking over records on @inaturalist.bsky.social it's pretty widespread! So we're putting out the call for folks to record this "bonus bloom" and help us study it 🌿
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
Weird wet weather has Joshua trees flowering early — or late? Help the Yoder Lab map this “bonus bloom” to understand why
A flowering tree in Yucca Valley, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor wanderingmojave on December 9. A tree with lots of flowers in Tehachapi, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor tina9294 o…
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December 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I started getting reports of an unseasonal Joshua tree bloom in the last few weeks, and looking over records on @inaturalist.bsky.social it's pretty widespread! So we're putting out the call for folks to record this "bonus bloom" and help us study it 🌿
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
Excited to have collaborated with this team on this 🇬🇭 #dragonfly project led by Dr. Kofi Adu! #Pantala #wings #Raman analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Raman Signature of the Wings of the Globe Skimmer Dragonfly: Pantala flavescens
Raman spectroscopy is used to confirm the presence of aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons and related derivatives including aldehydes, halides, alcohols, acids, esters, and phenols on the wings of Pa...
analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Excited to have collaborated with this team on this 🇬🇭 #dragonfly project led by Dr. Kofi Adu! #Pantala #wings #Raman analyticalsciencejournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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#DYK? Trilobites ruled the Earth longer than the dinosaurs! It took three major mass extinctions to end trilobites’ more than 250-milion year evolutionary lifespan. Join Museum Curator Melanie Hopkins to explore these arthropods through the Museum’s extensive collection of trilobite specimens.
The Most Successful Animals You've Never Seen (Spoiler: It's Trilobites)
YouTube video by American Museum of Natural History
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 5:31 PM
#DYK? Trilobites ruled the Earth longer than the dinosaurs! It took three major mass extinctions to end trilobites’ more than 250-milion year evolutionary lifespan. Join Museum Curator Melanie Hopkins to explore these arthropods through the Museum’s extensive collection of trilobite specimens.
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Check out our review/perspective piece on phylogenetic diversification analysis, intended for the 75th anniversary of
@systbiol.bsky.social. I had the privilege of working with great coauthors, @fhenaodiaz.bsky.social, @tvasconcelos.bsky.social and @roszenil.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
@systbiol.bsky.social. I had the privilege of working with great coauthors, @fhenaodiaz.bsky.social, @tvasconcelos.bsky.social and @roszenil.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
December 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Check out our review/perspective piece on phylogenetic diversification analysis, intended for the 75th anniversary of
@systbiol.bsky.social. I had the privilege of working with great coauthors, @fhenaodiaz.bsky.social, @tvasconcelos.bsky.social and @roszenil.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
@systbiol.bsky.social. I had the privilege of working with great coauthors, @fhenaodiaz.bsky.social, @tvasconcelos.bsky.social and @roszenil.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
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🪱🐜 Happy #WorldSoilDay!! 🕷️🪲
Although we celebrate soil everyday, today is a great reminder to appreciate the breadth of diversity beneath our feet.
Check out the GSBI atlas to explore the organisms that call soil home!
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/atlas-introd...
Although we celebrate soil everyday, today is a great reminder to appreciate the breadth of diversity beneath our feet.
Check out the GSBI atlas to explore the organisms that call soil home!
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/atlas-introd...
Atlas Introduction — Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🪱🐜 Happy #WorldSoilDay!! 🕷️🪲
Although we celebrate soil everyday, today is a great reminder to appreciate the breadth of diversity beneath our feet.
Check out the GSBI atlas to explore the organisms that call soil home!
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/atlas-introd...
Although we celebrate soil everyday, today is a great reminder to appreciate the breadth of diversity beneath our feet.
Check out the GSBI atlas to explore the organisms that call soil home!
www.globalsoilbiodiversity.org/atlas-introd...
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🚨The CDC panel just recommended delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Newborns are the MOST vulnerable to chronic Hep B, and delaying vaccination will increase lifelong infections, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
Newborns are the MOST vulnerable to chronic Hep B, and delaying vaccination will increase lifelong infections, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine
The CDC's ACIP panel voted to recommend delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, ending a policy that has reined in the virus.
www.statnews.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
🚨The CDC panel just recommended delaying the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine.
Newborns are the MOST vulnerable to chronic Hep B, and delaying vaccination will increase lifelong infections, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
Newborns are the MOST vulnerable to chronic Hep B, and delaying vaccination will increase lifelong infections, cirrhosis, and liver cancer.
www.statnews.com/2025/12/05/c...
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Longevity
John Rombough ~ Dene
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John Rombough ~ Dene
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December 5, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Longevity
John Rombough ~ Dene
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John Rombough ~ Dene
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This popped up on our smart tv YouTube this am, so my husband and I watched & were enthralled.
So awesome to not only grow my appreciation for pronates, but also gain this insight into why they are so interesting to my colleague, @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social.
youtube.com/watch?v=neEF...
So awesome to not only grow my appreciation for pronates, but also gain this insight into why they are so interesting to my colleague, @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social.
youtube.com/watch?v=neEF...
Why Dragonflies Are Even More Magical Than You Think
YouTube video by PBS Terra
youtube.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This popped up on our smart tv YouTube this am, so my husband and I watched & were enthralled.
So awesome to not only grow my appreciation for pronates, but also gain this insight into why they are so interesting to my colleague, @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social.
youtube.com/watch?v=neEF...
So awesome to not only grow my appreciation for pronates, but also gain this insight into why they are so interesting to my colleague, @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social.
youtube.com/watch?v=neEF...
What are the most pressing questions
about the status of #insects? Our survey is available here in multiple languages: bit.ly/insectquestions! #insect #entomology #biodiversity
about the status of #insects? Our survey is available here in multiple languages: bit.ly/insectquestions! #insect #entomology #biodiversity
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
What are the most pressing questions
about the status of #insects? Our survey is available here in multiple languages: bit.ly/insectquestions! #insect #entomology #biodiversity
about the status of #insects? Our survey is available here in multiple languages: bit.ly/insectquestions! #insect #entomology #biodiversity
Gabba gabba hey!
December 4, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Gabba gabba hey!
If you have a student, anywhere in the world, who would like and entomological society membership please have them come on over to our entopoc.org website to sign up for up to three free memberships per student!
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
If you have a student, anywhere in the world, who would like and entomological society membership please have them come on over to our entopoc.org website to sign up for up to three free memberships per student!