Ronel Pienaar
@ronelpienaar.bsky.social
💟Ticks: disease, biology; systematics et al.
An opinion piece on South African tick diversity from #GTTM #Gertrud_#Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_Museum #National_Tick-Collection
June 30, 2025 at 2:07 PM
An opinion piece on South African tick diversity from #GTTM #Gertrud_#Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_Museum #National_Tick-Collection
#Ornithodoros_kalahariensis concentrating a blood meal
June 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
#Ornithodoros_kalahariensis concentrating a blood meal
#Amblyomma_exornatum from monitor lizard
June 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
#Amblyomma_exornatum from monitor lizard
Molting mode ⏯️ #Amblyomma_hebraeum nymphs in the making.
May 7, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Molting mode ⏯️ #Amblyomma_hebraeum nymphs in the making.
This tick youngin has only 2/2ths 😉. Cut the mouthparts off, examined on glass slide in emersion oil, covered with glass cover slip, 100x oil emersion lens.
March 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
This tick youngin has only 2/2ths 😉. Cut the mouthparts off, examined on glass slide in emersion oil, covered with glass cover slip, 100x oil emersion lens.
March 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Unilateral rig😉 Ok. Unilateral adanal plate.
February 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Unilateral rig😉 Ok. Unilateral adanal plate.
Interesting find from our last field trip #Haemaphysalis_aciculifer
February 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Interesting find from our last field trip #Haemaphysalis_aciculifer
Visitor to the #tick_museum: Ben Mans. #Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_museum #GTTM #National_tick_collection #South_Africa
February 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Visitor to the #tick_museum: Ben Mans. #Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_museum #GTTM #National_tick_collection #South_Africa
The ornate cow tick / ornate dog tick / meadow tick / marsh tick
#Dermacentor_reticulatus #ornate_ticks
#Dermacentor_reticulatus #ornate_ticks
January 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The ornate cow tick / ornate dog tick / meadow tick / marsh tick
#Dermacentor_reticulatus #ornate_ticks
#Dermacentor_reticulatus #ornate_ticks
#Amblyomma_sylvaticum the Cape tortoise 🐢 tick.
January 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#Amblyomma_sylvaticum the Cape tortoise 🐢 tick.
Here’s to 2025: May we all find funding, inspiration, and a few moments of peace amidst the deadlines.
January 1, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Here’s to 2025: May we all find funding, inspiration, and a few moments of peace amidst the deadlines.
May 2025 bring new goals, new achievements, fewer comments from Reviewer #2 and more 'accept with minor revisions'.
#Rhipicephalus_pulchellus
#Rhipicephalus_pulchellus
January 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
May 2025 bring new goals, new achievements, fewer comments from Reviewer #2 and more 'accept with minor revisions'.
#Rhipicephalus_pulchellus
#Rhipicephalus_pulchellus
Theileria spp. schizonts with pycnotic nuclei seen when sampling post mortem. These were not cause of death.
December 20, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Theileria spp. schizonts with pycnotic nuclei seen when sampling post mortem. These were not cause of death.
Cute little bugger.
Natal forest tree frog endemic to the eastern coastal areas of South Africa.
Natal forest tree frog endemic to the eastern coastal areas of South Africa.
December 20, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Cute little bugger.
Natal forest tree frog endemic to the eastern coastal areas of South Africa.
Natal forest tree frog endemic to the eastern coastal areas of South Africa.
The #Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_Museum #GTTM attended Science Forum South Africa, 3-6 Dec'24 @ CSIR International Convention Centre,Pretoria, South Africa. Representing the #National_tick_collection #National_helminth_collection #National_collection_insects_of_veterinary_importance
December 17, 2024 at 2:42 PM
The #Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_Museum #GTTM attended Science Forum South Africa, 3-6 Dec'24 @ CSIR International Convention Centre,Pretoria, South Africa. Representing the #National_tick_collection #National_helminth_collection #National_collection_insects_of_veterinary_importance
Glorified cattle. But I am biased. #African_buffalo
December 14, 2024 at 9:19 AM
Glorified cattle. But I am biased. #African_buffalo
Tick collections from sheep from 6-9am in 40C heat 🥵🥵
December 13, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Tick collections from sheep from 6-9am in 40C heat 🥵🥵
Field work joys.
December 12, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Field work joys.
Crossing the species barrier. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
December 10, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Crossing the species barrier. 🤔🤔🤔🤔
Third eye aligned.
#Amblyomma-tholloni female ex African elephant, Kruger National Park. ZA.
#Amblyomma-tholloni female ex African elephant, Kruger National Park. ZA.
December 7, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Third eye aligned.
#Amblyomma-tholloni female ex African elephant, Kruger National Park. ZA.
#Amblyomma-tholloni female ex African elephant, Kruger National Park. ZA.
The female of the species sporting a funky goaty. #Ixodes_pilosus-group
December 6, 2024 at 8:17 PM
The female of the species sporting a funky goaty. #Ixodes_pilosus-group