John M. Mola
@johnmola.bsky.social
Asst. Prof of ecology at Colorado State University
Bees, pollinat*, plants (disc golf aka frisBEE).
he/him #BiInSci 🏳️🌈
MolaLab.org
Bees, pollinat*, plants (disc golf aka frisBEE).
he/him #BiInSci 🏳️🌈
MolaLab.org
Somebody tell me that it's ok if I want to do a silly project about the compatibility of recreational sports and pollinator conservation.
Mix of natives and non-natives - including the intriguing newly arrived Bombus bimaculatus - on a disc golf course in Boulder, Colorado.
Mix of natives and non-natives - including the intriguing newly arrived Bombus bimaculatus - on a disc golf course in Boulder, Colorado.
June 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Somebody tell me that it's ok if I want to do a silly project about the compatibility of recreational sports and pollinator conservation.
Mix of natives and non-natives - including the intriguing newly arrived Bombus bimaculatus - on a disc golf course in Boulder, Colorado.
Mix of natives and non-natives - including the intriguing newly arrived Bombus bimaculatus - on a disc golf course in Boulder, Colorado.
I always ask students on the final exam what they'll remember from class, and I was pleased to see this one!
Ecologically-themed stretch breaks are a must during 1.25 hour long class sessions!
Ecologically-themed stretch breaks are a must during 1.25 hour long class sessions!
May 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I always ask students on the final exam what they'll remember from class, and I was pleased to see this one!
Ecologically-themed stretch breaks are a must during 1.25 hour long class sessions!
Ecologically-themed stretch breaks are a must during 1.25 hour long class sessions!
Ah! I forgot one of my faves
It is inspired by this paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
It is inspired by this paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
May 6, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Ah! I forgot one of my faves
It is inspired by this paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
It is inspired by this paper: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Feeling emotional at the end of this semester and I worry about these students in a way I have not for prior cohorts. :(
But, here are some of their fantastic extra credit forest ecology (and more) memes!
But, here are some of their fantastic extra credit forest ecology (and more) memes!
May 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Feeling emotional at the end of this semester and I worry about these students in a way I have not for prior cohorts. :(
But, here are some of their fantastic extra credit forest ecology (and more) memes!
But, here are some of their fantastic extra credit forest ecology (and more) memes!
Apparently am supposed to have a chat with the Entomology Club students that I'm to co-advisor for about their social media not "reflecting CSU values"...but personally, I think they're amazing and will not be encouraging them to tone it down.
Here are some of my favorites!
Here are some of my favorites!
February 25, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Apparently am supposed to have a chat with the Entomology Club students that I'm to co-advisor for about their social media not "reflecting CSU values"...but personally, I think they're amazing and will not be encouraging them to tone it down.
Here are some of my favorites!
Here are some of my favorites!
Gotta take the silver linings where you can get them
February 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Gotta take the silver linings where you can get them
Can we not get local food trucks on campus instead?
(is CSU not on Bsky yet?!)
(is CSU not on Bsky yet?!)
January 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Can we not get local food trucks on campus instead?
(is CSU not on Bsky yet?!)
(is CSU not on Bsky yet?!)
Semester teaching reviews are in - or my twice-a-year reminder that for every 20 flattering comments I'll find a way to hyper-focus on the one negative one. <3
December 23, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Semester teaching reviews are in - or my twice-a-year reminder that for every 20 flattering comments I'll find a way to hyper-focus on the one negative one. <3
It was. Here is my dog upset that I was fixing something in the kitchen about 10 years later. She is sat upon that very same rug.
December 15, 2024 at 9:29 PM
It was. Here is my dog upset that I was fixing something in the kitchen about 10 years later. She is sat upon that very same rug.
I myself have become the memes at times (i promise the ones just roasting me also submitted conceptual ones, too lol)
V. Sparks (TL); L. Blair (TR); J. Gilmore (BL); E. Host (BR)
V. Sparks (TL); L. Blair (TR); J. Gilmore (BL); E. Host (BR)
December 6, 2024 at 5:49 PM
I myself have become the memes at times (i promise the ones just roasting me also submitted conceptual ones, too lol)
V. Sparks (TL); L. Blair (TR); J. Gilmore (BL); E. Host (BR)
V. Sparks (TL); L. Blair (TR); J. Gilmore (BL); E. Host (BR)
Some good lolz
S. Johnson (TL)
S. Johnson (TL)
December 6, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Some good lolz
S. Johnson (TL)
S. Johnson (TL)
My Forest Ecology classes' extra credit memes are rolling in. Got some good ones this semester.
L. Blair (TL); S. Hall (TR); N. Hemmerlein (BL); P. Vroman-Lucas (BR)
L. Blair (TL); S. Hall (TR); N. Hemmerlein (BL); P. Vroman-Lucas (BR)
December 6, 2024 at 5:44 PM
My Forest Ecology classes' extra credit memes are rolling in. Got some good ones this semester.
L. Blair (TL); S. Hall (TR); N. Hemmerlein (BL); P. Vroman-Lucas (BR)
L. Blair (TL); S. Hall (TR); N. Hemmerlein (BL); P. Vroman-Lucas (BR)
Lab photo, Fall 2025. We went for "bee attorneys at law" vibes
September 11, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Lab photo, Fall 2025. We went for "bee attorneys at law" vibes
We're seeking applications for a graduate research fellow focusing on bumble bee conservation! See image and to inquire, visit tinyurl.com/bb-fellow
August 22, 2024 at 10:46 PM
We're seeking applications for a graduate research fellow focusing on bumble bee conservation! See image and to inquire, visit tinyurl.com/bb-fellow
Giving a new talk in 2.5 hours and I got excited and I've added far too many videos of bumble bee nest behavior. Whoopsies.
July 18, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Giving a new talk in 2.5 hours and I got excited and I've added far too many videos of bumble bee nest behavior. Whoopsies.
Forest Ecology Memes Spring 2024
May 2, 2024 at 3:51 PM
Forest Ecology Memes Spring 2024
This is still my favorite false answer I've ever written into an exam
April 29, 2024 at 6:15 PM
This is still my favorite false answer I've ever written into an exam
Whew - that's a lot of action from our group at the North Central Branch meeting this year!! @entsocamerica.bsky.social
January 24, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Whew - that's a lot of action from our group at the North Central Branch meeting this year!! @entsocamerica.bsky.social
Setting the tone for the semester with my first email to the class
January 8, 2024 at 10:49 PM
Setting the tone for the semester with my first email to the class
10/10 typo this morning
December 14, 2023 at 7:13 PM
10/10 typo this morning
Shared my two favorite (coincidentally literary) facts about bumblebees at lab meeting today:
1. Albus Dumbledore is named after bumble bees, w dumbledore being the old English word for bumblebees
2. Sylvia Plath's father, Otto Plath, was an accomplished bumble bee biologist
1. Albus Dumbledore is named after bumble bees, w dumbledore being the old English word for bumblebees
2. Sylvia Plath's father, Otto Plath, was an accomplished bumble bee biologist
October 11, 2023 at 10:31 PM
Shared my two favorite (coincidentally literary) facts about bumblebees at lab meeting today:
1. Albus Dumbledore is named after bumble bees, w dumbledore being the old English word for bumblebees
2. Sylvia Plath's father, Otto Plath, was an accomplished bumble bee biologist
1. Albus Dumbledore is named after bumble bees, w dumbledore being the old English word for bumblebees
2. Sylvia Plath's father, Otto Plath, was an accomplished bumble bee biologist
Meant to include this, too. Lots of programs are eligible!
September 22, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Meant to include this, too. Lots of programs are eligible!
Mola Lab and Associates, Fall 2023 (Our lab's first full year!)
September 20, 2023 at 5:28 PM
Mola Lab and Associates, Fall 2023 (Our lab's first full year!)