Dr Morgane Merien
@morganemerien.bsky.social
Science Communicator at Canterbury Museum, presenter of Bug Hunter on TVNZ+, Entomologist, research on camouflage & colour in NZ stick insects 🌿💚she/her 📍Ōtautahi, Aotearoa New Zealand
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Lil’ intro-Kia ora my name is Morgane Merien. I’m an entomologist & science communicator, working at Canterbury Museum. My main goal in life is to convert everyone into a bug lover 💚🐛 In my current job at the Museum, I work on many different areas (not just insects) which is super fun! Follow along!
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The first record of #GSB2025 is in!
📍 Mangawhai, New Zealand
🦋 Pūriri Moth (Aenetus virescens) — NZ’s largest moth!
📸 by young naturalist Joseph Knight
Read more 👉https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/group/great-southern-bioblitz-explorers/discussion/6f1af2e4-f75f-410a-b0cc-d4eb53dc3395
📍 Mangawhai, New Zealand
🦋 Pūriri Moth (Aenetus virescens) — NZ’s largest moth!
📸 by young naturalist Joseph Knight
Read more 👉https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/group/great-southern-bioblitz-explorers/discussion/6f1af2e4-f75f-410a-b0cc-d4eb53dc3395
Pūriri moth (Aenetus virescens)
Pūriri moth from Mangawhai, New Zealand on October 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM by Joseph Knight
www.inaturalist.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
The first record of #GSB2025 is in!
📍 Mangawhai, New Zealand
🦋 Pūriri Moth (Aenetus virescens) — NZ’s largest moth!
📸 by young naturalist Joseph Knight
Read more 👉https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/group/great-southern-bioblitz-explorers/discussion/6f1af2e4-f75f-410a-b0cc-d4eb53dc3395
📍 Mangawhai, New Zealand
🦋 Pūriri Moth (Aenetus virescens) — NZ’s largest moth!
📸 by young naturalist Joseph Knight
Read more 👉https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/group/great-southern-bioblitz-explorers/discussion/6f1af2e4-f75f-410a-b0cc-d4eb53dc3395
My neighbour across the road is sweeping her driveway… in 140km/h winds. A driveway lined with large trees… Definitely the thing to do with a red warning in place for Christchurch 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ #Oct23storm
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 PM
My neighbour across the road is sweeping her driveway… in 140km/h winds. A driveway lined with large trees… Definitely the thing to do with a red warning in place for Christchurch 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️ #Oct23storm
Airports are such strange places that seem to exist outside of reality. Why did this cost me $15? We will never truly know…
October 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Airports are such strange places that seem to exist outside of reality. Why did this cost me $15? We will never truly know…
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This year I have the pleasure of watching stick insect hatch from their tiny eggs! These are native species Acanthoxyla inermis according to @morganemerien.bsky.social very cute! #NZLabLife #Insects en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acantho...
September 16, 2025 at 5:05 AM
This year I have the pleasure of watching stick insect hatch from their tiny eggs! These are native species Acanthoxyla inermis according to @morganemerien.bsky.social very cute! #NZLabLife #Insects en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acantho...
When the fit matches the book! 🍄
September 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
When the fit matches the book! 🍄
Shhh 🤫 my cat’s show is on…
June 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Shhh 🤫 my cat’s show is on…
Proud of France, but sad to see Latvia being so shafted.. also feel sad for Iceland #Eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Proud of France, but sad to see Latvia being so shafted.. also feel sad for Iceland #Eurovision
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#Eurovision has a way of grinding down your sense of normality, to the point where you see an Italian puppet mouse delivering votes, and only register surprise by the fact they gave 12 points to the UK entry.
May 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
#Eurovision has a way of grinding down your sense of normality, to the point where you see an Italian puppet mouse delivering votes, and only register surprise by the fact they gave 12 points to the UK entry.
My #Eurovision top 6 are: 1. Latvia 2. Estonia 3. Sweden 4. Luxembourg 5. Armenia 6. Austria. Obviously France is in my top because I love Louane, but I can’t vote for my own country!
May 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
My #Eurovision top 6 are: 1. Latvia 2. Estonia 3. Sweden 4. Luxembourg 5. Armenia 6. Austria. Obviously France is in my top because I love Louane, but I can’t vote for my own country!
My thoughts so far! Latvia has definitely been my fave right now #eurovision
May 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My thoughts so far! Latvia has definitely been my fave right now #eurovision
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“Keep it straight guys, said no one ever at Eurovision” with a Swiss deadpan did in fact send me
May 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“Keep it straight guys, said no one ever at Eurovision” with a Swiss deadpan did in fact send me
Very much enjoyed today’s Strands! 😁😉
April 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Very much enjoyed today’s Strands! 😁😉
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This gorgeous creature is the prickly stick insect (Acanthoxyla prasina), one of New Zealand's 23 species of stick insect.
Huge thanks to @morganemerien.bsky.social for pointing this out on a recent University of Canterbury field trip - it's great fun teaching entomology!
#Invertebrate 🧪
Huge thanks to @morganemerien.bsky.social for pointing this out on a recent University of Canterbury field trip - it's great fun teaching entomology!
#Invertebrate 🧪
March 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This gorgeous creature is the prickly stick insect (Acanthoxyla prasina), one of New Zealand's 23 species of stick insect.
Huge thanks to @morganemerien.bsky.social for pointing this out on a recent University of Canterbury field trip - it's great fun teaching entomology!
#Invertebrate 🧪
Huge thanks to @morganemerien.bsky.social for pointing this out on a recent University of Canterbury field trip - it's great fun teaching entomology!
#Invertebrate 🧪
Ngāokeoke Velvet worm is the New Zealand bug of the year for 2025! Congratulations to the champion! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
February 21, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Ngāokeoke Velvet worm is the New Zealand bug of the year for 2025! Congratulations to the champion! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Do you work in ecology/evolution? Did you do a study that is too small to publish as a full manuscript? Negative results? Part of a larger effort? Consider publishing in microPublication Biology: EEB!
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Short papers, one figure. And we peer review! Please RT
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Short papers, one figure. And we peer review! Please RT
microPublication - Get Your Data Out, Be Cited
www.micropublication.org
June 3, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Do you work in ecology/evolution? Did you do a study that is too small to publish as a full manuscript? Negative results? Part of a larger effort? Consider publishing in microPublication Biology: EEB!
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Short papers, one figure. And we peer review! Please RT
www.micropublication.org/journals/bio...
Short papers, one figure. And we peer review! Please RT
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it genuinely sucks that basically nothing on the internet works well anymore. search? barely works. social media? filled with garbage engagement-bait designed to game the algorithm. news websites? pages that refresh at random or so covered in video ads that it’s impossible to read stories
January 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
it genuinely sucks that basically nothing on the internet works well anymore. search? barely works. social media? filled with garbage engagement-bait designed to game the algorithm. news websites? pages that refresh at random or so covered in video ads that it’s impossible to read stories
When you take a new route on your walk, you unlock new houses to view and that’s pretty fun.
December 17, 2024 at 7:55 AM
When you take a new route on your walk, you unlock new houses to view and that’s pretty fun.
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“When low on water, some plants make high-pitched clicking noises, inaudible to humans. Female moths… appear to key in on the distressed din and steer clear in order to lay their eggs on plants that will better feed their caterpillars after hatching”
#scicomm
www.sciencenews.org/article/thir...
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#scicomm
www.sciencenews.org/article/thir...
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The screams of thirsty plants may prompt some moths to lay eggs elsewhere
Female moths may pick up on the ultrasonic wailing of distressed plants and opt to lay their eggs on different, healthier plants.
www.sciencenews.org
December 12, 2024 at 3:04 AM
“When low on water, some plants make high-pitched clicking noises, inaudible to humans. Female moths… appear to key in on the distressed din and steer clear in order to lay their eggs on plants that will better feed their caterpillars after hatching”
#scicomm
www.sciencenews.org/article/thir...
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#scicomm
www.sciencenews.org/article/thir...
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'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2
The academics who helped breathe new life into Notre-Dame
Five years after a devastating fire, the Paris cathedral has finally reopened, with the help of a vast team of researchers
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 9, 2024 at 8:06 AM
'When Notre-Dame reopened on 7 December, it was thanks, in part, to the efforts of 175 researchers with expertise across a range of disciplines: acoustics, art, data, history, archaeology, anthropology.' Example of why blue-skies research matters for 'real-life' problems we've not yet imagined. 1/2
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I have NZ native stick insects in a terrarium in my office and I could not be more pleased. Fascinating wee beasts! Many thanks to Mike for his stick insect hunting leadership! #StickFriends @adzebill.bsky.social
@robcruickshank.bsky.social @morganemerien.bsky.social
@robcruickshank.bsky.social @morganemerien.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 3:13 AM
I have NZ native stick insects in a terrarium in my office and I could not be more pleased. Fascinating wee beasts! Many thanks to Mike for his stick insect hunting leadership! #StickFriends @adzebill.bsky.social
@robcruickshank.bsky.social @morganemerien.bsky.social
@robcruickshank.bsky.social @morganemerien.bsky.social
The long wait is over- #Bug of the Year 2025 nominee list is now live! Voting opens January 1st, so you have until February to decide on your top three nominees & place your votes! Winner announced on Valentine’s Day! 💚 Who will steal the crown from Kahukura?
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/2025-bug-of-...
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/2025-bug-of-...
December 1, 2024 at 2:14 AM
The long wait is over- #Bug of the Year 2025 nominee list is now live! Voting opens January 1st, so you have until February to decide on your top three nominees & place your votes! Winner announced on Valentine’s Day! 💚 Who will steal the crown from Kahukura?
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/2025-bug-of-...
bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/2025-bug-of-...
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Gisèle Pelicot graces the cover of Vogue Germany, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 26, 2024 at 12:14 AM
Gisèle Pelicot graces the cover of Vogue Germany, on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
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So exciting to hear Sandra Anderson give her plenary talk at #NZES2024 - as last year’s winner of the society’s Ecology in Action award. She has supported & inspired so many students & researchers over the years- amazing talk!
November 26, 2024 at 7:51 PM
So exciting to hear Sandra Anderson give her plenary talk at #NZES2024 - as last year’s winner of the society’s Ecology in Action award. She has supported & inspired so many students & researchers over the years- amazing talk!
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New blogpost:
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Why I have resigned from the Royal Society
The Royal Society is a venerable institution founded in 1660, whose original members included such eminent men as Christopher Wren, Robert H...
deevybee.blogspot.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:49 AM
New blogpost:
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...
deevybee.blogspot.com/2024/11/why-...