Severe thunderstorm and tornado warning this evening. We will see how our floating emergence traps fare.. the joys of outdoor mesocosms! @masonsward.bsky.social

I had the wonderful opportunity to present my research on the drivers of macroinvertebrate taxa & functional traits in vernal ponds at the annual @freshwaterscience.bsky.social meeting this past week! I hope everyone who joined “Club Pond” had a wonderful time 😊
#sfs2025 #macroinvertebrate

#MayflyMonday

Going through old #macroinvertebrate pictures and found this Heptageniid #mayfly collected last spring. Just look at those #gills in action! #freshwater #aquaticinsect

Decided to join the app where the sky is bluer! ☁️ I’m a PhD student at Penn State studying how environmental stressors impact vernal pond macroinvertebrate diversity.
#nsfgrfp #firstgeneration #macroinvertebrates #aquatic #stem #lgbtq

Pictured: Nepidae (Genus: Ranatra)