Codey Mathis
@codeymathis.bsky.social
PhD Candidate - Penn State Entomology
forest insect conservation • habitat management • critically assessing monitoring methods
cribbage player • she/they • black lives matter • audhd • 🏳️🌈
forest insect conservation • habitat management • critically assessing monitoring methods
cribbage player • she/they • black lives matter • audhd • 🏳️🌈
#EntSoc25 Are you neurodivergent (ND), care about someone who is ND, and/or employ ND folks? If so, we invite you to our workshop "Diverg-Ent" on Tuesday from 2-6p! We have EntSoc member panelists of many neurotypes and want to hear from you, and hope to make Entomology a safe science for diversity!
November 9, 2025 at 11:57 PM
#EntSoc25 Are you neurodivergent (ND), care about someone who is ND, and/or employ ND folks? If so, we invite you to our workshop "Diverg-Ent" on Tuesday from 2-6p! We have EntSoc member panelists of many neurotypes and want to hear from you, and hope to make Entomology a safe science for diversity!
October 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
baby from today's field work to pre-celebrate ant day
August 4, 2025 at 10:12 PM
baby from today's field work to pre-celebrate ant day
baby from today's field work to pre-celebrate ant day
August 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
baby from today's field work to pre-celebrate ant day
We tried lmao
We knew there'd be a staph somewhere!
We knew there'd be a staph somewhere!
June 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We tried lmao
We knew there'd be a staph somewhere!
We knew there'd be a staph somewhere!
me, going to count tarsal formula and antennal segments
Beetle: >:[ no
Beetle: >:[ no
June 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
me, going to count tarsal formula and antennal segments
Beetle: >:[ no
Beetle: >:[ no
When you're trying to learn beetles on your own and you end up taking photos through the scope, your camera roll is just this.
June 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
When you're trying to learn beetles on your own and you end up taking photos through the scope, your camera roll is just this.
Baby poking out of a small andrenid female's tergite. 😍
May 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Baby poking out of a small andrenid female's tergite. 😍
Todays trap catch brought to you by: the feeling of winning the lottery
April 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Todays trap catch brought to you by: the feeling of winning the lottery
I was really motivated to get some extra work done tonight and the universe has rewarded me for my efforts. #Pipunculidae
March 12, 2025 at 4:17 AM
I was really motivated to get some extra work done tonight and the universe has rewarded me for my efforts. #Pipunculidae
The universe has deemed today to be blessed
March 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The universe has deemed today to be blessed
First acrocerid in my traps. I snorted so loud. Why are their heads that small?!
March 7, 2025 at 5:29 AM
First acrocerid in my traps. I snorted so loud. Why are their heads that small?!
Some cuteness for the timeline.
February 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Some cuteness for the timeline.
This microlep has the boots with the fur (with the furrrrr)
January 31, 2025 at 3:11 AM
This microlep has the boots with the fur (with the furrrrr)
Have some dogs in these trying times
January 28, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Have some dogs in these trying times
Any bark beetle humans know what is going on between the head and thorax of this beetle?
January 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Any bark beetle humans know what is going on between the head and thorax of this beetle?
The spirits are confused today. Tread with caution.
January 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The spirits are confused today. Tread with caution.
During my routine checks of our insect zoo today, I spent some quality time with Coconut our curly-haired tarantula, and saw a recently molted angel. 😇
January 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
During my routine checks of our insect zoo today, I spent some quality time with Coconut our curly-haired tarantula, and saw a recently molted angel. 😇
I am an oracle but instead of reading tea leaves I read trap collections.
The spirits say that today you are blessed. 🧪
The spirits say that today you are blessed. 🧪
January 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I am an oracle but instead of reading tea leaves I read trap collections.
The spirits say that today you are blessed. 🧪
The spirits say that today you are blessed. 🧪
A new blessing has entered the chat. Most of the membracids I've seen in this area are unornamented, so this was a fun thing to find in my vial.
November 24, 2024 at 11:25 PM
A new blessing has entered the chat. Most of the membracids I've seen in this area are unornamented, so this was a fun thing to find in my vial.
The universe has decided today is blessed.
November 24, 2024 at 9:22 PM
The universe has decided today is blessed.
sternorrhynchans started making me doubt my sanity at 10pm. A sanity check has been requested from my advisor. How would you distinguish aphids, adelgids, and phylloxerids?
November 22, 2024 at 5:10 AM
sternorrhynchans started making me doubt my sanity at 10pm. A sanity check has been requested from my advisor. How would you distinguish aphids, adelgids, and phylloxerids?