John M. Mola
@johnmola.bsky.social
Asst. Prof of ecology at Colorado State University
Bees, pollinat*, plants (disc golf aka frisBEE).
he/him #BiInSci 🏳️🌈
MolaLab.org
Bees, pollinat*, plants (disc golf aka frisBEE).
he/him #BiInSci 🏳️🌈
MolaLab.org
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not to brag but i can generate slop with natural intelligence
October 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
not to brag but i can generate slop with natural intelligence
I need a version of The Flaming Lips at War with Mystics where Trump's name is censored out of track 2.
Perhaps just a general media blackout of the guy from his cameos in 90's and 00's music/TV/movies in general.
Always a jarring bummer when he appears in otherwise nostalgic stuff.
Perhaps just a general media blackout of the guy from his cameos in 90's and 00's music/TV/movies in general.
Always a jarring bummer when he appears in otherwise nostalgic stuff.
October 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I need a version of The Flaming Lips at War with Mystics where Trump's name is censored out of track 2.
Perhaps just a general media blackout of the guy from his cameos in 90's and 00's music/TV/movies in general.
Always a jarring bummer when he appears in otherwise nostalgic stuff.
Perhaps just a general media blackout of the guy from his cameos in 90's and 00's music/TV/movies in general.
Always a jarring bummer when he appears in otherwise nostalgic stuff.
Things that make me cry:
- Weddings
- Onions
- Thesis/dissertation defenses and acknowledgements
😭😭😭😭😭
- Weddings
- Onions
- Thesis/dissertation defenses and acknowledgements
😭😭😭😭😭
October 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Things that make me cry:
- Weddings
- Onions
- Thesis/dissertation defenses and acknowledgements
😭😭😭😭😭
- Weddings
- Onions
- Thesis/dissertation defenses and acknowledgements
😭😭😭😭😭
I know this is going to result in me getting spammed - but we're looking for an artist to commission for a lab logo and reusable (bumble) bee vector graphics.
Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past.
frsbeelab.org is our research group!
Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past.
frsbeelab.org is our research group!
frsbeelab.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I know this is going to result in me getting spammed - but we're looking for an artist to commission for a lab logo and reusable (bumble) bee vector graphics.
Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past.
frsbeelab.org is our research group!
Please get in touch if that's you, or recommend anyone you've worked with in the past.
frsbeelab.org is our research group!
For my niche audience of disc golfers interested in ecology: open.substack.com/pub/discgolf...
Why are trees? Nay. The question to ask is what are trees?
Disc golf is a game all about trees - but the definition of a tree is surprisingly murky
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
For my niche audience of disc golfers interested in ecology: open.substack.com/pub/discgolf...
I saw a bumble bee on disc golf coverage during my lunch break and got carried away. Enjoy?
discgolfecology.substack.com/p/common-eas...
discgolfecology.substack.com/p/common-eas...
Common eastern bumble bee spotted on Disc Golf Network coverage - or is it?!
Musings on this species and the use of animals in golf coverage
discgolfecology.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
I saw a bumble bee on disc golf coverage during my lunch break and got carried away. Enjoy?
discgolfecology.substack.com/p/common-eas...
discgolfecology.substack.com/p/common-eas...
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A couple years ago, I found a weird wasp moth - sent it to Bill Taft and Anthony Cognato at Michigan State and lo and behold, it is a new species. Introducing Synanthedon nielseni!
September 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A couple years ago, I found a weird wasp moth - sent it to Bill Taft and Anthony Cognato at Michigan State and lo and behold, it is a new species. Introducing Synanthedon nielseni!
Consider a donation to the People and Pollinators Action Network! And if you're in Colorado...you can even attend the annual Bumble Bee Bash!!
givebutter.com/c/forthebees
givebutter.com/c/forthebees
Please Join Us for PPAN's 2025 Bumble Bee Bash 🥂🐝🥂
September 20, 2025 @ Yellow Barn Farm
givebutter.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Consider a donation to the People and Pollinators Action Network! And if you're in Colorado...you can even attend the annual Bumble Bee Bash!!
givebutter.com/c/forthebees
givebutter.com/c/forthebees
There's a huge disconnect between people's love for bees and their knowledge about them.
We explore this, and proposed pollinator conservation policies, in our most recent publication. Open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We explore this, and proposed pollinator conservation policies, in our most recent publication. Open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
More than Just Honeybees: Exploring Native Insect Pollinator Knowledge and Support in Colorado
Developing publicly supported policies that benefit native insect pollinators requires understanding public knowledge and beliefs, evaluating support for pollinator conservation policies, and testi...
www.tandfonline.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
There's a huge disconnect between people's love for bees and their knowledge about them.
We explore this, and proposed pollinator conservation policies, in our most recent publication. Open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We explore this, and proposed pollinator conservation policies, in our most recent publication. Open access.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
South Park makes me proud to call Colorado home.
August 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
South Park makes me proud to call Colorado home.
Further evidence of 1) the importance of funding science but also, 2) the need to increase natural habitat within agricultural areas to reduce the reliance on a single species of bee.
We have insurance - they're called the other 20,000+ species of bee.
We have insurance - they're called the other 20,000+ species of bee.
Between June 2024 and January 2025, a full 62% of commercial honey bee colonies in the U.S. died, the largest on record. USDA efforts were slowed by funding cuts and layoffs. Now, USDA scientists have finally identified a culprit. But it may be too late. www.science.org/content/arti...
Scientists identify culprit behind biggest-ever U.S. honey bee die-off
USDA research points to viruses spread by pesticide-resistant mites, indicating a worrying trend
www.science.org
July 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Further evidence of 1) the importance of funding science but also, 2) the need to increase natural habitat within agricultural areas to reduce the reliance on a single species of bee.
We have insurance - they're called the other 20,000+ species of bee.
We have insurance - they're called the other 20,000+ species of bee.
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Hi, Bluesky!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
June 25, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Hi, Bluesky!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
I am an Assistant Professor at Colorado State University.
based in #FortCollins, CO studying #drylands and #restoration with a focus on #plantecology, #biocrusts, #functionaltraits, and #rangelandecology.
I'm excited to connect about science here!
Somebody tell me that it's ok if I want to do a silly project about the compatibility of recreational sports and pollinator conservation.
Mix of natives and non-natives - including the intriguing newly arrived Bombus bimaculatus - on a disc golf course in Boulder, Colorado.
Mix of natives and non-natives - including the intriguing newly arrived Bombus bimaculatus - on a disc golf course in Boulder, Colorado.
June 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Somebody tell me that it's ok if I want to do a silly project about the compatibility of recreational sports and pollinator conservation.
Mix of natives and non-natives - including the intriguing newly arrived Bombus bimaculatus - on a disc golf course in Boulder, Colorado.
Mix of natives and non-natives - including the intriguing newly arrived Bombus bimaculatus - on a disc golf course in Boulder, Colorado.
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University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa faculty extension position on fire management and ecology - this would be a great job with awesome collaborators around!
www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...
www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...
Assistant/Associate Professor of Wildfire Management (0083067)
Title: Assistant/Associate Professor of Wildlife ManagementPosition Number: 0083067, pending position clearanceHiring Unit: College of Trop...
www.schooljobs.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:22 PM
University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa faculty extension position on fire management and ecology - this would be a great job with awesome collaborators around!
www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...
www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawa...
I always ask students on the final exam what they'll remember from class, and I was pleased to see this one!
Ecologically-themed stretch breaks are a must during 1.25 hour long class sessions!
Ecologically-themed stretch breaks are a must during 1.25 hour long class sessions!
May 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I always ask students on the final exam what they'll remember from class, and I was pleased to see this one!
Ecologically-themed stretch breaks are a must during 1.25 hour long class sessions!
Ecologically-themed stretch breaks are a must during 1.25 hour long class sessions!
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We are #hiring a lecturer and #researcher:
- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects
Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects
Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
May 6, 2025 at 6:19 AM
We are #hiring a lecturer and #researcher:
- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects
Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
- Teaching in ecology and nature conservation
- Research on plant-pollinator interactions
- Supervision of students
- Contribution to our major collaborative projects
Start 01.09.2025
Salary according to TV-L E13, 100%
🔗 uni-freiburg.de/stellenangeb...
Ah! I forgot one of my faves
It is inspired by this paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
It is inspired by this paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
May 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Ah! I forgot one of my faves
It is inspired by this paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
It is inspired by this paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Feeling emotional at the end of this semester and I worry about these students in a way I have not for prior cohorts. :(
But, here are some of their fantastic extra credit forest ecology (and more) memes!
But, here are some of their fantastic extra credit forest ecology (and more) memes!
May 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Feeling emotional at the end of this semester and I worry about these students in a way I have not for prior cohorts. :(
But, here are some of their fantastic extra credit forest ecology (and more) memes!
But, here are some of their fantastic extra credit forest ecology (and more) memes!
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Hi Folks! Myself and the Barberan Lab at U of A are still looking for a PhD student to work on an NSF funded project exploring effects of fire and invasion on soil microbes. We are looking for someone to start in Fall! SOON! Email me if you are interested! PLS Repost!
@EsaSeeds
@EsaSeeds
April 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Hi Folks! Myself and the Barberan Lab at U of A are still looking for a PhD student to work on an NSF funded project exploring effects of fire and invasion on soil microbes. We are looking for someone to start in Fall! SOON! Email me if you are interested! PLS Repost!
@EsaSeeds
@EsaSeeds
We'll solve this by removing the thermometers
Phoenix hit a scorching 100 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday, notching the city’s first triple-digit temperature of 2025 nearly a month before it typically reaches that high.
Phoenix Hits 100 Degrees as Southwest Swelters in Spring Heat
Even in a region known for heat, this week’s highs, this early in the year, are an “anomaly,” the National Weather Service said.
www.nytimes.com
April 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
We'll solve this by removing the thermometers
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Okay #microscope people …
What’s your favorite objective lens, especially magnification or special purpose, and why?
#microscopy
I’m going to retweet or do whatever I have to do to boost this every day or until I see at least a half dozen good replies.
Thanks. 😊
What’s your favorite objective lens, especially magnification or special purpose, and why?
#microscopy
I’m going to retweet or do whatever I have to do to boost this every day or until I see at least a half dozen good replies.
Thanks. 😊
April 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Okay #microscope people …
What’s your favorite objective lens, especially magnification or special purpose, and why?
#microscopy
I’m going to retweet or do whatever I have to do to boost this every day or until I see at least a half dozen good replies.
Thanks. 😊
What’s your favorite objective lens, especially magnification or special purpose, and why?
#microscopy
I’m going to retweet or do whatever I have to do to boost this every day or until I see at least a half dozen good replies.
Thanks. 😊
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It's published!
The largest research work I've ever undertaken:
Lords of the flies: dipteran migrants are diverse, abundant & ecologically important
Published in Biological Reviews: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks so much to co-authors @koralwotton.bsky.social & Myles Menz
1/x
The largest research work I've ever undertaken:
Lords of the flies: dipteran migrants are diverse, abundant & ecologically important
Published in Biological Reviews: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks so much to co-authors @koralwotton.bsky.social & Myles Menz
1/x
April 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
It's published!
The largest research work I've ever undertaken:
Lords of the flies: dipteran migrants are diverse, abundant & ecologically important
Published in Biological Reviews: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks so much to co-authors @koralwotton.bsky.social & Myles Menz
1/x
The largest research work I've ever undertaken:
Lords of the flies: dipteran migrants are diverse, abundant & ecologically important
Published in Biological Reviews: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Thanks so much to co-authors @koralwotton.bsky.social & Myles Menz
1/x
The article is actually mostly not about detection dogs (which I remain skeptical of the efficacy of for Bombus...) but if you're into bumble bee conservation, it's a nice short read
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The secret to finding one of the most endangered bumblebees in the US? Dogs
Experts are desperate to analyse rusty patched bumblebee nests for information that might help save them. But they are extremely hard to find – unless you’re a trained conservation canine
www.theguardian.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The article is actually mostly not about detection dogs (which I remain skeptical of the efficacy of for Bombus...) but if you're into bumble bee conservation, it's a nice short read
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We first submitted this manuscript in 2018, it was desk rejected, and then other stuff came up.
I am proud, just a mere 7 years later, to share with you our extensive review on Bumble Bee Movement Ecology:
academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...
I am proud, just a mere 7 years later, to share with you our extensive review on Bumble Bee Movement Ecology:
academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...
Bumble bee movement ecology: foraging and dispersal across castes and life stages
Abstract. Movement is a dynamic process that changes with ontogeny, physiological state, and ecological context. The results of organismal movement impact
academic.oup.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We first submitted this manuscript in 2018, it was desk rejected, and then other stuff came up.
I am proud, just a mere 7 years later, to share with you our extensive review on Bumble Bee Movement Ecology:
academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...
I am proud, just a mere 7 years later, to share with you our extensive review on Bumble Bee Movement Ecology:
academic.oup.com/aesa/advance...
I use music in my Forest Ecology class to reinforce points. I played "The Trees" by Rush to remind students about a paper on ecological homogenization we had read.
I overheard a student whisper to another "how does he find all these song??"
My secret?
I'm old.
I overheard a student whisper to another "how does he find all these song??"
My secret?
I'm old.
March 25, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I use music in my Forest Ecology class to reinforce points. I played "The Trees" by Rush to remind students about a paper on ecological homogenization we had read.
I overheard a student whisper to another "how does he find all these song??"
My secret?
I'm old.
I overheard a student whisper to another "how does he find all these song??"
My secret?
I'm old.