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@lovetheants.bsky.social
Sorry, I keep thinking about this plate! It depicts Newton and a vision for physical laws... but all in such stark contrast to the luscious complexity and micro-fractal nature of the boulder and life (and ants!) he sits above... missing something key in the vision, perhaps?
November 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Sorry, I keep thinking about this plate! It depicts Newton and a vision for physical laws... but all in such stark contrast to the luscious complexity and micro-fractal nature of the boulder and life (and ants!) he sits above... missing something key in the vision, perhaps?
I will definitely be reading more about Enitharmon, for so so so many reasons, but including her being queen of heaven, born of sexual problems to dominate men, mother of revolution, and representing what cannot be found within nature! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enithar...
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I will definitely be reading more about Enitharmon, for so so so many reasons, but including her being queen of heaven, born of sexual problems to dominate men, mother of revolution, and representing what cannot be found within nature! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enithar...
Though perhaps Los is a better character fit for physiologists, representing the divine aspect of imagination, but also creating life and described as a smith, 'beating with his hammer on a forge, metaphorically connected to the beating of the human heart; the bellows of his forge are the lungs.'
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Though perhaps Los is a better character fit for physiologists, representing the divine aspect of imagination, but also creating life and described as a smith, 'beating with his hammer on a forge, metaphorically connected to the beating of the human heart; the bellows of his forge are the lungs.'
One of Blake's other artworks should be familiar to my fellow comparative physiologists, from the cover of Lighton's book on measuring metabolic rates, depicting Urizen, one of a set of imagined mythological figures who created the world with reason and laws, only to be tormented and later fall...
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
One of Blake's other artworks should be familiar to my fellow comparative physiologists, from the cover of Lighton's book on measuring metabolic rates, depicting Urizen, one of a set of imagined mythological figures who created the world with reason and laws, only to be tormented and later fall...
I'm not very familiar with William Blake's work but came across this mention of ants (emmet) in a 1789 poem, "A Dream" from his Songs of Innocence
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
I'm not very familiar with William Blake's work but came across this mention of ants (emmet) in a 1789 poem, "A Dream" from his Songs of Innocence
Proponent of Good Faith, by Sue Johnson (Premonition of a Natural History, 1991)
November 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Proponent of Good Faith, by Sue Johnson (Premonition of a Natural History, 1991)
Isn’t she perfect?
October 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Isn’t she perfect?
Starting my second decade as a #trans #womeninSTEM on the faculty at Providence College. We've got ants to study, biology to teach, and barriers to break down!
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August 30, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Starting my second decade as a #trans #womeninSTEM on the faculty at Providence College. We've got ants to study, biology to teach, and barriers to break down!
motifri.com/ants-in-the-...
motifri.com/ants-in-the-...
Not sure who wants a postcard but look at these gorgeous USPS stamps!
August 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Not sure who wants a postcard but look at these gorgeous USPS stamps!
July 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Myrmecina americana ants filmed in #slomo exiting and returning to their nest through a portal they constructed from nest debris #myrmecology
July 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Myrmecina americana ants filmed in #slomo exiting and returning to their nest through a portal they constructed from nest debris #myrmecology
This TikTok is probably my favorite, it shows needle ant vibe checks and a queen too! #lovetheants #brachyponera #myrmecology
June 13, 2025 at 4:29 PM
This TikTok is probably my favorite, it shows needle ant vibe checks and a queen too! #lovetheants #brachyponera #myrmecology
We used to post a lot of needle ant tiktoks… maybe should share a few?
June 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We used to post a lot of needle ant tiktoks… maybe should share a few?
Not sure who needs to hear this but Needle ants (Brachyponera chinensis) can really be quite lovely.
June 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Not sure who needs to hear this but Needle ants (Brachyponera chinensis) can really be quite lovely.
Join us for the 26th annual Rhode Island Bioblitz, June 6-7th! www.rinhs.org
May 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Join us for the 26th annual Rhode Island Bioblitz, June 6-7th! www.rinhs.org
Also some some pretty sweet things in the city too, including the manhatt-ant :)
May 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Also some some pretty sweet things in the city too, including the manhatt-ant :)
Loved seeing behind the scenes!
May 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Loved seeing behind the scenes!
Privileged to meet with students and staff at @amnh.org last week and honored to get to speak about how the integrity and future of our biology research programs depends on political activism and the call for a Free Palestine, in our classrooms and across our communities.
May 12, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Privileged to meet with students and staff at @amnh.org last week and honored to get to speak about how the integrity and future of our biology research programs depends on political activism and the call for a Free Palestine, in our classrooms and across our communities.
Just a slightly belated post about #TDOV #trans visibility from a transfem prof and a nonbinary theoretical anthropologist and flight attendant doing a little exploring in Arizona (ft. @skylerjay.bsky.social)
April 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Just a slightly belated post about #TDOV #trans visibility from a transfem prof and a nonbinary theoretical anthropologist and flight attendant doing a little exploring in Arizona (ft. @skylerjay.bsky.social)
“Her relentless determination is proof that there is always a way, so long as you are willing to put the effort into discovering it.”
Kaylee Mulligan reflecting on being inspired by myrmecologist and postdoc Dr. Ioulia Bespalova
Kaylee Mulligan reflecting on being inspired by myrmecologist and postdoc Dr. Ioulia Bespalova
March 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
“Her relentless determination is proof that there is always a way, so long as you are willing to put the effort into discovering it.”
Kaylee Mulligan reflecting on being inspired by myrmecologist and postdoc Dr. Ioulia Bespalova
Kaylee Mulligan reflecting on being inspired by myrmecologist and postdoc Dr. Ioulia Bespalova
Coming out, transitioning, and being trans is HARD. Fortunately, there's a lot we can all do, whether cis or trans, to help our colleagues and strengthen our departments. In addition to all the actions we can take, we've also gathered a list of resources.
January 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Coming out, transitioning, and being trans is HARD. Fortunately, there's a lot we can all do, whether cis or trans, to help our colleagues and strengthen our departments. In addition to all the actions we can take, we've also gathered a list of resources.
Collaborating with @rin-krichilsky.bsky.social and Kanako Shimizu, we put together what's basically a top-ten list of ways to help foster trans inclusivity and awareness within our scientific and academic communities and would love if you could help share the guide!
January 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Collaborating with @rin-krichilsky.bsky.social and Kanako Shimizu, we put together what's basically a top-ten list of ways to help foster trans inclusivity and awareness within our scientific and academic communities and would love if you could help share the guide!
So sweet of you, thank you! I was a guest at a friend’s house, don’t think they’d ever lit a menorah there before and was grateful they didn’t mind me lighting one. Also feeling a lot of what Katie Bowen shared earlier tonight…
December 28, 2024 at 6:37 AM
So sweet of you, thank you! I was a guest at a friend’s house, don’t think they’d ever lit a menorah there before and was grateful they didn’t mind me lighting one. Also feeling a lot of what Katie Bowen shared earlier tonight…
Lighting three candles tonight
from New Hampshire
with love
from New Hampshire
with love
December 28, 2024 at 3:57 AM
Lighting three candles tonight
from New Hampshire
with love
from New Hampshire
with love