Thomas CK Hall
@baeussupremacy.bsky.social
Hymenopterist / Phylogenetics
What if, instead of the sun, there was just like, a big wasp? That'd be neat, I think.
🇨🇦 in 🇨🇿
MSc @ University of Toronto
PhD Student @ Univerzita Karlova
What if, instead of the sun, there was just like, a big wasp? That'd be neat, I think.
🇨🇦 in 🇨🇿
MSc @ University of Toronto
PhD Student @ Univerzita Karlova
Had some fun looking through the entomological collections at the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung!
October 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Had some fun looking through the entomological collections at the National Museum of Natural Science in Taichung!
Hi y'all! I'm back from #Wikimania in Nairobi! Here's a cheetah eating some kind of ungulate :)
August 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hi y'all! I'm back from #Wikimania in Nairobi! Here's a cheetah eating some kind of ungulate :)
Feel free to add you own. I also particularly like this:
August 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Feel free to add you own. I also particularly like this:
In anticipation of #Wikimania2025, here is my favourite wikipedia meme.
August 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
In anticipation of #Wikimania2025, here is my favourite wikipedia meme.
Based on actual real-life field observations:
June 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Based on actual real-life field observations:
After 3 years of procrastination, my bachelor's thesis is finally published in The Canadian Entomologist! We present the first record of the native beetle (Mordellina ancilla) 🪲 feeding on the invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) 🌿. doi.org/10.4039/tce....
May 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
After 3 years of procrastination, my bachelor's thesis is finally published in The Canadian Entomologist! We present the first record of the native beetle (Mordellina ancilla) 🪲 feeding on the invasive garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) 🌿. doi.org/10.4039/tce....
The Wasp Factory™ is coming together nicely :)))
May 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Wasp Factory™ is coming together nicely :)))
Reminder to take some time off sometimes to recharge! I forgot to and spent 30 mins trying to extract DNA from a piece of plastic I thought was a wasp 🙃 #PhD
April 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Reminder to take some time off sometimes to recharge! I forgot to and spent 30 mins trying to extract DNA from a piece of plastic I thought was a wasp 🙃 #PhD
Me trying to get out of a pair of jeans after all-you-can-eat sushi:
April 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Me trying to get out of a pair of jeans after all-you-can-eat sushi:
Ugh, we get it. You have blue eyes.
March 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Ugh, we get it. You have blue eyes.
Woohoo! After an anxious 4 month wait from when I submitted my proposal to the GAUK grant competition, I got news that my PhD project will be getting funded 💰, particularly for UCE sequencing and #barcoding. I know a cryptic species complex hates to see us coming fr 😤
March 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Woohoo! After an anxious 4 month wait from when I submitted my proposal to the GAUK grant competition, I got news that my PhD project will be getting funded 💰, particularly for UCE sequencing and #barcoding. I know a cryptic species complex hates to see us coming fr 😤
Calling all meadow and grassland conservation biologists 🌾🌻🌾!!! Do you use mowing as part of habitat management 🚜? Our (@jscottmacivor.bsky.social + @tonuferko.bsky.social) new paper in Insect Conservation and Diversity shows how mowing acts as an environmental filter for stem-dwelling insects 🪰🪲🐝🐛.
March 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Calling all meadow and grassland conservation biologists 🌾🌻🌾!!! Do you use mowing as part of habitat management 🚜? Our (@jscottmacivor.bsky.social + @tonuferko.bsky.social) new paper in Insect Conservation and Diversity shows how mowing acts as an environmental filter for stem-dwelling insects 🪰🪲🐝🐛.
*Just* tall enough to reach the Torymids on the top shelf at the @romtoronto.bsky.social #entomology
January 22, 2025 at 6:49 PM
*Just* tall enough to reach the Torymids on the top shelf at the @romtoronto.bsky.social #entomology
The custom probe I needed would cost 100s of dollars but alas my checkings account is 4 digits in the wrong direction. So instead, I made a janky version of it out of plumbing materials, construction nails, sandpaper, and epoxy... #PhDGirlsMakeDo
January 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The custom probe I needed would cost 100s of dollars but alas my checkings account is 4 digits in the wrong direction. So instead, I made a janky version of it out of plumbing materials, construction nails, sandpaper, and epoxy... #PhDGirlsMakeDo
OH WE ARE SO BACK. NO ONE CAN DO SCICOMM LIKE HER. #PROUDCUNKSERVATIVE
December 24, 2024 at 2:51 AM
OH WE ARE SO BACK. NO ONE CAN DO SCICOMM LIKE HER. #PROUDCUNKSERVATIVE
Drew this pteromalid wasp during #Hymathon2024. Always wanted to draw something using teal and light pink - very iridescent, bubblegum, dental hygienist vibes 🩷🩵✨️
December 8, 2024 at 1:06 AM
Drew this pteromalid wasp during #Hymathon2024. Always wanted to draw something using teal and light pink - very iridescent, bubblegum, dental hygienist vibes 🩷🩵✨️
Making niche taxonomy memes > doing niche taxonomy
December 4, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Making niche taxonomy memes > doing niche taxonomy
My iNaturalist year-end results are in! Not as productive as last year. Maybe I should join the dark side and start birding?
November 29, 2024 at 4:44 PM
My iNaturalist year-end results are in! Not as productive as last year. Maybe I should join the dark side and start birding?
Just in time for overwintering!
November 25, 2024 at 10:59 PM
Just in time for overwintering!
Saturday nights in with wasp sketching + urbanism video-essays. I am very fun, I swear.
November 23, 2024 at 11:37 PM
Saturday nights in with wasp sketching + urbanism video-essays. I am very fun, I swear.
I think I count! Here's a painting I did of Isodontia mexicana in watercolour :)
November 14, 2024 at 5:14 PM
I think I count! Here's a painting I did of Isodontia mexicana in watercolour :)