Matina Donaldson-Matasci
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Matina Donaldson-Matasci
@matinadonaldson.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Biology at Harvey Mudd College. Studies ants & bees in the lab, the field, and the alternate reality of mathematics.
We've seen our turtle ants, after being bitten, stung and thrown by twig ants, just walk away all nonchalant. What makes them so hard core? Read about our latest exploratory project in Lexie's new blog post: hmcbee.blogspot.com/2025/11/knig... @hmc.edu
November 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Ever wonder: do ants sleep? In the latest student blog post, Diya writes about ants' sleeping habits -- and what college students have to learn from them! hmcbee.blogspot.com/2024/11/an-a... #ants @harveymudd.bsky.social
November 22, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Here's the second student blog post about keeping a natural history notebook! This week, Josie writes about how she started out *looking* for birds -- but found that *listening* (along w/ Merlin Bird ID app) was more fruitful! hmcbee.blogspot.com/2024/03/the-... @harveymudd.bsky.social #iTeachBio
March 5, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Students in my ecology lab are blogging about their experiences keeping a natural history notebook. This week, Sarah writes about lizards: taking a closer look gave her a new appreciation for their individuality & cuteness 🦎😍 hmcbee.blogspot.com/2024/02/avid... @harveymudd.bsky.social #iTeachBio
February 28, 2024 at 8:31 PM