Rebecca Wang 王思寧
@rebeccawang.bsky.social
Science Education👩🏻🔬 - Entomology🪲 - Natural History🌱 .
PCAP student & SciEdu Tutor/TA @ HKU. HKBM volunteer.
Texan, Taiwanese & HK-er (She/Her/她).
* Exploring Ento PhD & Sci Museum opportunities!*
PCAP student & SciEdu Tutor/TA @ HKU. HKBM volunteer.
Texan, Taiwanese & HK-er (She/Her/她).
* Exploring Ento PhD & Sci Museum opportunities!*
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Rebecca Wang 王思寧
@rebeccawang.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Quick time lapse of me as a volunteer, digitizing specimens in the HKU Herbarium earlier this year. 🌱 Will post more NatHist /HK Bio Museum stuff here in the future!
In the meantime, any recommendations for things to listen to while working? Also advice on avoiding time lapse "flickering"?
In the meantime, any recommendations for things to listen to while working? Also advice on avoiding time lapse "flickering"?
One final quick talk/post (before I need to go to bed 😅) -
Jack Whisenant returns with the story of the Bible Fly at Cornell's Insect Collection, which was found squashed in the pages of a book.
Rather unconventional and unique way of collecting/preserving insects! 😂
Jack Whisenant returns with the story of the Bible Fly at Cornell's Insect Collection, which was found squashed in the pages of a book.
Rather unconventional and unique way of collecting/preserving insects! 😂
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
One final quick talk/post (before I need to go to bed 😅) -
Jack Whisenant returns with the story of the Bible Fly at Cornell's Insect Collection, which was found squashed in the pages of a book.
Rather unconventional and unique way of collecting/preserving insects! 😂
Jack Whisenant returns with the story of the Bible Fly at Cornell's Insect Collection, which was found squashed in the pages of a book.
Rather unconventional and unique way of collecting/preserving insects! 😂
Jess Awad (@parasitoidrex.bsky.social ) uncovering hidden treasures in the Naturalis collections ( @naturalis.bsky.social )!
Each unassuming box contains new insect stories (more in ECN's thread): from tiny galls on delicate leaves, to the tale of notorious beetle image thief Oskar Vogt!
#ECN2025
Each unassuming box contains new insect stories (more in ECN's thread): from tiny galls on delicate leaves, to the tale of notorious beetle image thief Oskar Vogt!
#ECN2025
November 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Jess Awad (@parasitoidrex.bsky.social ) uncovering hidden treasures in the Naturalis collections ( @naturalis.bsky.social )!
Each unassuming box contains new insect stories (more in ECN's thread): from tiny galls on delicate leaves, to the tale of notorious beetle image thief Oskar Vogt!
#ECN2025
Each unassuming box contains new insect stories (more in ECN's thread): from tiny galls on delicate leaves, to the tale of notorious beetle image thief Oskar Vogt!
#ECN2025
Original Riker mounts by inventor Clarence Riker held at @denvermuseumns.bsky.social , presented by Genevieve Anderegg! 😍
The cabinets are just as intricate as the insects held within!Though lacking in collection data, lots of educational & natural history research value once imaged!
#ECN2025
The cabinets are just as intricate as the insects held within!Though lacking in collection data, lots of educational & natural history research value once imaged!
#ECN2025
November 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Original Riker mounts by inventor Clarence Riker held at @denvermuseumns.bsky.social , presented by Genevieve Anderegg! 😍
The cabinets are just as intricate as the insects held within!Though lacking in collection data, lots of educational & natural history research value once imaged!
#ECN2025
The cabinets are just as intricate as the insects held within!Though lacking in collection data, lots of educational & natural history research value once imaged!
#ECN2025
NO dermestids found?! How??? 😲
(That's honestly more impressive to me than the lack of broken antennae!)
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Some more closeup images of the lovely Lepidoptera donated, as well as a newspaper article about the donation written in a local paper by former student.
(That's honestly more impressive to me than the lack of broken antennae!)
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Some more closeup images of the lovely Lepidoptera donated, as well as a newspaper article about the donation written in a local paper by former student.
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
NO dermestids found?! How??? 😲
(That's honestly more impressive to me than the lack of broken antennae!)
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Some more closeup images of the lovely Lepidoptera donated, as well as a newspaper article about the donation written in a local paper by former student.
(That's honestly more impressive to me than the lack of broken antennae!)
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Some more closeup images of the lovely Lepidoptera donated, as well as a newspaper article about the donation written in a local paper by former student.
Learning more about the prolific work of hymenopterist Lubomír Masner with Proctotrupoidea wasps & development of new collection tools!
Glad to hear my sewing hobby might come in handy haha - though mesh is super tricky! 🧵
Good message from Lubo: "Less computer, more collecting"!
#ECN2025
Glad to hear my sewing hobby might come in handy haha - though mesh is super tricky! 🧵
Good message from Lubo: "Less computer, more collecting"!
#ECN2025
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Learning more about the prolific work of hymenopterist Lubomír Masner with Proctotrupoidea wasps & development of new collection tools!
Glad to hear my sewing hobby might come in handy haha - though mesh is super tricky! 🧵
Good message from Lubo: "Less computer, more collecting"!
#ECN2025
Glad to hear my sewing hobby might come in handy haha - though mesh is super tricky! 🧵
Good message from Lubo: "Less computer, more collecting"!
#ECN2025
Day 2 of #ECN2025 starting up soon! 🪲
Always looking forward to seeing some hidden gems from insect collections around the world! 🌐
(Btw shout out to @entcollnet.bsky.social for still having an online vers. of the event! ❤️ Means us folk who can't make ESA EntSoc can still join in on the bug fun!)
Always looking forward to seeing some hidden gems from insect collections around the world! 🌐
(Btw shout out to @entcollnet.bsky.social for still having an online vers. of the event! ❤️ Means us folk who can't make ESA EntSoc can still join in on the bug fun!)
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Day 2 of #ECN2025 starting up soon! 🪲
Always looking forward to seeing some hidden gems from insect collections around the world! 🌐
(Btw shout out to @entcollnet.bsky.social for still having an online vers. of the event! ❤️ Means us folk who can't make ESA EntSoc can still join in on the bug fun!)
Always looking forward to seeing some hidden gems from insect collections around the world! 🌐
(Btw shout out to @entcollnet.bsky.social for still having an online vers. of the event! ❤️ Means us folk who can't make ESA EntSoc can still join in on the bug fun!)
Getting "jump-scared" by moon cake boxes left and right these last few days. 🤣
Like whad'ya mean they sometimes contain actual moon cakes🥮 , not entomological specimens?!
Thread with context:
bsky.app/profile/rebe...
Like whad'ya mean they sometimes contain actual moon cakes🥮 , not entomological specimens?!
Thread with context:
bsky.app/profile/rebe...
#MuseumConversations @ the HKBM
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Q: “Uhhh… why are there dozens of mooncake/月餅/🥮 boxes stacked up on your desk? In late March??”
A: “Right... So you know how those blue Danish butter cookie tins always contain sewing supplies? Like magic? Without fail?
Well...”
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Q: “Uhhh… why are there dozens of mooncake/月餅/🥮 boxes stacked up on your desk? In late March??”
A: “Right... So you know how those blue Danish butter cookie tins always contain sewing supplies? Like magic? Without fail?
Well...”
October 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Getting "jump-scared" by moon cake boxes left and right these last few days. 🤣
Like whad'ya mean they sometimes contain actual moon cakes🥮 , not entomological specimens?!
Thread with context:
bsky.app/profile/rebe...
Like whad'ya mean they sometimes contain actual moon cakes🥮 , not entomological specimens?!
Thread with context:
bsky.app/profile/rebe...
Deeply saddened to hear about Dr. Jane Goodall's passing a few days ago.💔
Had the honor of hearing her speak last year. One of my science heroes, a wonderfully empathetic researcher who helped us realize that we are not alone in the world.
Thank you Jane for everything.👩🔬🦍
youtu.be/d_FzzLeA6pk?...
Had the honor of hearing her speak last year. One of my science heroes, a wonderfully empathetic researcher who helped us realize that we are not alone in the world.
Thank you Jane for everything.👩🔬🦍
youtu.be/d_FzzLeA6pk?...
October 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Deeply saddened to hear about Dr. Jane Goodall's passing a few days ago.💔
Had the honor of hearing her speak last year. One of my science heroes, a wonderfully empathetic researcher who helped us realize that we are not alone in the world.
Thank you Jane for everything.👩🔬🦍
youtu.be/d_FzzLeA6pk?...
Had the honor of hearing her speak last year. One of my science heroes, a wonderfully empathetic researcher who helped us realize that we are not alone in the world.
Thank you Jane for everything.👩🔬🦍
youtu.be/d_FzzLeA6pk?...
Reposted by Rebecca Wang 王思寧
this is cheese phenetics and I won't stand for it
September 14, 2025 at 1:30 AM
this is cheese phenetics and I won't stand for it
Not sure if it's cus this beetle's "Spiderman" colors are making me think of superhero movies...
But just hit me that Thanos the Marvel villain & thanatosis the behavior prob share a similar "death related" root origin?! 🤯
And yeah: Thanatos = Greek personification death, son of Nyx (night). TIL!
But just hit me that Thanos the Marvel villain & thanatosis the behavior prob share a similar "death related" root origin?! 🤯
And yeah: Thanatos = Greek personification death, son of Nyx (night). TIL!
Seek out the shining leaf beetle, 𝘓𝘦𝘮𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢 (Fabricius 1792), in sunlit clearings along the edges of woods and fields. If you approach too closely, do not be fooled by its sudden, dramatic act. It will drop and play dead in a clever defensive trick, a behaviour known as thanatosis.
September 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Not sure if it's cus this beetle's "Spiderman" colors are making me think of superhero movies...
But just hit me that Thanos the Marvel villain & thanatosis the behavior prob share a similar "death related" root origin?! 🤯
And yeah: Thanatos = Greek personification death, son of Nyx (night). TIL!
But just hit me that Thanos the Marvel villain & thanatosis the behavior prob share a similar "death related" root origin?! 🤯
And yeah: Thanatos = Greek personification death, son of Nyx (night). TIL!
Ooh! Going with the famous Jaddite Cabbage/翠玉白菜 (Cuìyù Báicài), which a flawed piece of jade carved to resemble a nappa cabbagge/bok choi with a kaddid and locust in its leaves.
If you're ever in Taipei 🇹🇼 , be sure to visit it in the National Palace Museum/故宮博物院!
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If you're ever in Taipei 🇹🇼 , be sure to visit it in the National Palace Museum/故宮博物院!
theme.npm.edu.tw/exh106/npm_a...
August 30, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Ooh! Going with the famous Jaddite Cabbage/翠玉白菜 (Cuìyù Báicài), which a flawed piece of jade carved to resemble a nappa cabbagge/bok choi with a kaddid and locust in its leaves.
If you're ever in Taipei 🇹🇼 , be sure to visit it in the National Palace Museum/故宮博物院!
theme.npm.edu.tw/exh106/npm_a...
If you're ever in Taipei 🇹🇼 , be sure to visit it in the National Palace Museum/故宮博物院!
theme.npm.edu.tw/exh106/npm_a...
Whoop! #InverteFest Art book is out now! 🎉
Go check it out & show your support for all the amazing artists who contributed! 😍
(And if you haven't seen the previous ones before, they are at invertefest.com#artbook👍 lots of amazing stuff there too!)
Go check it out & show your support for all the amazing artists who contributed! 😍
(And if you haven't seen the previous ones before, they are at invertefest.com#artbook👍 lots of amazing stuff there too!)
We present: The Art of #InverteFest - August 2025 Edition
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download here drive.google.com/file/d/19wfG...
#Art #SciArt
A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna.
Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book!
Download here drive.google.com/file/d/19wfG...
#Art #SciArt
August 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Whoop! #InverteFest Art book is out now! 🎉
Go check it out & show your support for all the amazing artists who contributed! 😍
(And if you haven't seen the previous ones before, they are at invertefest.com#artbook👍 lots of amazing stuff there too!)
Go check it out & show your support for all the amazing artists who contributed! 😍
(And if you haven't seen the previous ones before, they are at invertefest.com#artbook👍 lots of amazing stuff there too!)
Reposted by Rebecca Wang 王思寧
day 4 #InverteFest #invertebrate weird fact:
there is plenty of research into invertebrate sleep, but so far the most well studied invertebrates DREAMING are cephalopods (we don't yet know WHAT they dream about, but they have the same sleep patterns as humans!) 🦑🐙
there is plenty of research into invertebrate sleep, but so far the most well studied invertebrates DREAMING are cephalopods (we don't yet know WHAT they dream about, but they have the same sleep patterns as humans!) 🦑🐙
August 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
day 4 #InverteFest #invertebrate weird fact:
there is plenty of research into invertebrate sleep, but so far the most well studied invertebrates DREAMING are cephalopods (we don't yet know WHAT they dream about, but they have the same sleep patterns as humans!) 🦑🐙
there is plenty of research into invertebrate sleep, but so far the most well studied invertebrates DREAMING are cephalopods (we don't yet know WHAT they dream about, but they have the same sleep patterns as humans!) 🦑🐙
2x posts today to catch up with Day 3 of #Invertefest -
Saw some people lamenting how arthropod/insect-centric the hashtag has gotten (whoops! 😅)…
So here are a few chill HK snails I saw recently to mix things up a bit! 🐌🐌🐌
Saw some people lamenting how arthropod/insect-centric the hashtag has gotten (whoops! 😅)…
So here are a few chill HK snails I saw recently to mix things up a bit! 🐌🐌🐌
August 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
2x posts today to catch up with Day 3 of #Invertefest -
Saw some people lamenting how arthropod/insect-centric the hashtag has gotten (whoops! 😅)…
So here are a few chill HK snails I saw recently to mix things up a bit! 🐌🐌🐌
Saw some people lamenting how arthropod/insect-centric the hashtag has gotten (whoops! 😅)…
So here are a few chill HK snails I saw recently to mix things up a bit! 🐌🐌🐌
For Day 2(-ish) of #Invertefest : Enjoy this brilliant, “beetle-full” photo a family friend took of me earlier this summer! 😂
My first time ever visiting Pittsburgh & the Carnegie Museum of Natural History! ❤️
Who needs Dippy the Dino 🦕 & halls full of gemstones when there are BUGS to see?! 😜
My first time ever visiting Pittsburgh & the Carnegie Museum of Natural History! ❤️
Who needs Dippy the Dino 🦕 & halls full of gemstones when there are BUGS to see?! 😜
August 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
For Day 2(-ish) of #Invertefest : Enjoy this brilliant, “beetle-full” photo a family friend took of me earlier this summer! 😂
My first time ever visiting Pittsburgh & the Carnegie Museum of Natural History! ❤️
Who needs Dippy the Dino 🦕 & halls full of gemstones when there are BUGS to see?! 😜
My first time ever visiting Pittsburgh & the Carnegie Museum of Natural History! ❤️
Who needs Dippy the Dino 🦕 & halls full of gemstones when there are BUGS to see?! 😜
Reposted by Rebecca Wang 王思寧
picked up this eastern tailed blue and felt like i picked up a kitten by the scruff of its neck :T the little legs tucked in is too cute #invertefest #invertebrates
August 24, 2025 at 9:00 PM
picked up this eastern tailed blue and felt like i picked up a kitten by the scruff of its neck :T the little legs tucked in is too cute #invertefest #invertebrates
For Day 1 (-ish) of #Invertefest, I’m taking you inside the insect lab with me! 🪲🪳
Today I sorted some bug samples from Tung Chung/東涌 🇭🇰 into different arthropod orders, using a stereo microscope + some featherweight forceps.
(As part of a ongoing @HKBM.bsky.social project)
Today I sorted some bug samples from Tung Chung/東涌 🇭🇰 into different arthropod orders, using a stereo microscope + some featherweight forceps.
(As part of a ongoing @HKBM.bsky.social project)
August 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
For Day 1 (-ish) of #Invertefest, I’m taking you inside the insect lab with me! 🪲🪳
Today I sorted some bug samples from Tung Chung/東涌 🇭🇰 into different arthropod orders, using a stereo microscope + some featherweight forceps.
(As part of a ongoing @HKBM.bsky.social project)
Today I sorted some bug samples from Tung Chung/東涌 🇭🇰 into different arthropod orders, using a stereo microscope + some featherweight forceps.
(As part of a ongoing @HKBM.bsky.social project)
Reposted by Rebecca Wang 王思寧
i love you beginner artists. i love you even if you're trying to learn art in your 60s. sharing your art can be scary if you are new to art and learning, but don't ever let mean people stop you.
your art is important and beautiful because it's yours. keep creating, now more than ever.
your art is important and beautiful because it's yours. keep creating, now more than ever.
August 11, 2025 at 5:32 PM
i love you beginner artists. i love you even if you're trying to learn art in your 60s. sharing your art can be scary if you are new to art and learning, but don't ever let mean people stop you.
your art is important and beautiful because it's yours. keep creating, now more than ever.
your art is important and beautiful because it's yours. keep creating, now more than ever.
Oooh fun experiment idea! 💡
Be sure to check out all the other human-made creations & unique art styles over at #DrawABird + in the reposts of the original prompt (…after you finish your own drawing of course)! ❤️
Here‘s mine in all its glory hahaha! 😆
Be sure to check out all the other human-made creations & unique art styles over at #DrawABird + in the reposts of the original prompt (…after you finish your own drawing of course)! ❤️
Here‘s mine in all its glory hahaha! 😆
August 19, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Oooh fun experiment idea! 💡
Be sure to check out all the other human-made creations & unique art styles over at #DrawABird + in the reposts of the original prompt (…after you finish your own drawing of course)! ❤️
Here‘s mine in all its glory hahaha! 😆
Be sure to check out all the other human-made creations & unique art styles over at #DrawABird + in the reposts of the original prompt (…after you finish your own drawing of course)! ❤️
Here‘s mine in all its glory hahaha! 😆
Reposted by Rebecca Wang 王思寧
Good old Larval U. Fight fiercely, fellows!
August 18, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Good old Larval U. Fight fiercely, fellows!
Best Office Notice EVER!😂
Love how laid-back the Chi version is vs Eng. + cus Chi grammar, it's ambiguous how many bugs are involved or # of photos needed haha!😜
1st lines literally: "In this office interior previously, suddenly arise centipede(s). If found, please help take photo(s), thanks!"
Love how laid-back the Chi version is vs Eng. + cus Chi grammar, it's ambiguous how many bugs are involved or # of photos needed haha!😜
1st lines literally: "In this office interior previously, suddenly arise centipede(s). If found, please help take photo(s), thanks!"
August 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Best Office Notice EVER!😂
Love how laid-back the Chi version is vs Eng. + cus Chi grammar, it's ambiguous how many bugs are involved or # of photos needed haha!😜
1st lines literally: "In this office interior previously, suddenly arise centipede(s). If found, please help take photo(s), thanks!"
Love how laid-back the Chi version is vs Eng. + cus Chi grammar, it's ambiguous how many bugs are involved or # of photos needed haha!😜
1st lines literally: "In this office interior previously, suddenly arise centipede(s). If found, please help take photo(s), thanks!"
Reposted by Rebecca Wang 王思寧
I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
August 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I realize broad science-literacy problems cannot generally be solved just by shoving more facts at people but I really wish more people understood that the entire purpose and mechanism of a vaccine is to educate your OWN immune system, making it about the most "natural" medical intervention possible
Great photos of a really neat lil' critter @nashturley.bsky.social! 🐛
Got to meet a one up close at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in DC earlier this summer! (+ a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach/Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Many insects look intimidating but are chill cutie pies IRL 🥰
Got to meet a one up close at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in DC earlier this summer! (+ a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach/Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Many insects look intimidating but are chill cutie pies IRL 🥰
August 8, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Great photos of a really neat lil' critter @nashturley.bsky.social! 🐛
Got to meet a one up close at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in DC earlier this summer! (+ a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach/Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Many insects look intimidating but are chill cutie pies IRL 🥰
Got to meet a one up close at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum in DC earlier this summer! (+ a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach/Gromphadorhina portentosa)
Many insects look intimidating but are chill cutie pies IRL 🥰
Crazy record-breaking amounts of rain in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 these past few days (worst Aug since records began in 1884 - climate change man😩)...
Lots of flooding videos online already, so instead here's one I took of dragonflies swarming the sky during a brief moment of rain respite Monday evening. ⪩༏⪨
Lots of flooding videos online already, so instead here's one I took of dragonflies swarming the sky during a brief moment of rain respite Monday evening. ⪩༏⪨
August 5, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Crazy record-breaking amounts of rain in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 these past few days (worst Aug since records began in 1884 - climate change man😩)...
Lots of flooding videos online already, so instead here's one I took of dragonflies swarming the sky during a brief moment of rain respite Monday evening. ⪩༏⪨
Lots of flooding videos online already, so instead here's one I took of dragonflies swarming the sky during a brief moment of rain respite Monday evening. ⪩༏⪨
Just some flowers fireworks for your feed today 💕
July 5, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Just some flowers fireworks for your feed today 💕