Dr. Megsquito
@megsquitophd.bsky.social
Medical Entomologist. Public Health Professional. Urban Mosquito Ecologist. Biting Arthropod Hunter. Dog & Cat mom. Food Fiend. T1D. Views: My Own. I am #MedEntoAF.
August 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Nerdy worlds collide! Built the Lego Deer Tick today and I’m squealing with excitement!
#COES #MedEntoAF #VampiresIRL #TickTalk #BuildIt
#COES #MedEntoAF #VampiresIRL #TickTalk #BuildIt
August 8, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Nerdy worlds collide! Built the Lego Deer Tick today and I’m squealing with excitement!
#COES #MedEntoAF #VampiresIRL #TickTalk #BuildIt
#COES #MedEntoAF #VampiresIRL #TickTalk #BuildIt
Routine Plague Surveillance in Yosemite National Park today!
Normally I’d also be TyVeked up - but we caught a manageable number of animals and I pulled note-taking and animal release duty!
#ProtectPublicHealth #PublicHealthMatters
#CAStateScientistsAtWrk
Normally I’d also be TyVeked up - but we caught a manageable number of animals and I pulled note-taking and animal release duty!
#ProtectPublicHealth #PublicHealthMatters
#CAStateScientistsAtWrk
July 24, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Routine Plague Surveillance in Yosemite National Park today!
Normally I’d also be TyVeked up - but we caught a manageable number of animals and I pulled note-taking and animal release duty!
#ProtectPublicHealth #PublicHealthMatters
#CAStateScientistsAtWrk
Normally I’d also be TyVeked up - but we caught a manageable number of animals and I pulled note-taking and animal release duty!
#ProtectPublicHealth #PublicHealthMatters
#CAStateScientistsAtWrk
Still picking up Ixodes pacificus nymphs in California’s North Coastal counties. 39 of these #vampiresIRL at Jack London State Park yesterday.
#medentoAF #dothedamntickcheck
#medentoAF #dothedamntickcheck
July 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Still picking up Ixodes pacificus nymphs in California’s North Coastal counties. 39 of these #vampiresIRL at Jack London State Park yesterday.
#medentoAF #dothedamntickcheck
#medentoAF #dothedamntickcheck
June 27, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Pacific Coast Ticks (Dermacentor occidentalis) are peaking here in CA! #DotheDamnTickCheck
June 12, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Pacific Coast Ticks (Dermacentor occidentalis) are peaking here in CA! #DotheDamnTickCheck
Engorged Ixodes pacificus nymph, flat I. pacificus nymph, and I. pacificus larva collected 5/29 in Napa County.
Tiny vampires - pinky nail for scale.
Do your tick checks CA!
#medentoAF #vampiresIRL #dothedamntickcheck
Tiny vampires - pinky nail for scale.
Do your tick checks CA!
#medentoAF #vampiresIRL #dothedamntickcheck
June 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Engorged Ixodes pacificus nymph, flat I. pacificus nymph, and I. pacificus larva collected 5/29 in Napa County.
Tiny vampires - pinky nail for scale.
Do your tick checks CA!
#medentoAF #vampiresIRL #dothedamntickcheck
Tiny vampires - pinky nail for scale.
Do your tick checks CA!
#medentoAF #vampiresIRL #dothedamntickcheck
Little Boop is all grown up! #OpossumLove
April 22, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Little Boop is all grown up! #OpossumLove
Dealing with an aphid problem on my roses so I went to a little weedy patch I know and grabbed a dead leaf covered with lady beetle pupae. Hooray for biocontrol! #ladybeetles
April 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Dealing with an aphid problem on my roses so I went to a little weedy patch I know and grabbed a dead leaf covered with lady beetle pupae. Hooray for biocontrol! #ladybeetles
Backyard Naturalist - California Darner (Rhionaeschna californica) on my roses.
#naturenerd
#naturenerd
April 8, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Backyard Naturalist - California Darner (Rhionaeschna californica) on my roses.
#naturenerd
#naturenerd
Took a little adventure to North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve for waterfalls and wildflowers. Worth it! #naturenerd #HikeCA
April 7, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Took a little adventure to North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve for waterfalls and wildflowers. Worth it! #naturenerd #HikeCA
Sometimes you just need a happy pic… #RoyGuillermoLeFloof celebrated his 14th birthday yesterday!
#dogsofbluesky #bestboy
#dogsofbluesky #bestboy
April 3, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Sometimes you just need a happy pic… #RoyGuillermoLeFloof celebrated his 14th birthday yesterday!
#dogsofbluesky #bestboy
#dogsofbluesky #bestboy
Apparently my 16 yo cat is exhibiting signs of dementia…
I just thought she was old and deaf…
She’s still sassy though.
And has excellent visual acuity.
#CatMom
I just thought she was old and deaf…
She’s still sassy though.
And has excellent visual acuity.
#CatMom
March 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Apparently my 16 yo cat is exhibiting signs of dementia…
I just thought she was old and deaf…
She’s still sassy though.
And has excellent visual acuity.
#CatMom
I just thought she was old and deaf…
She’s still sassy though.
And has excellent visual acuity.
#CatMom
Just want to share a snoozy shot of my best buddy #RoyGuillermoLeFloof! 🐕
He’s turning 14 in 2 weeks!
😭😍😭
He’s turning 14 in 2 weeks!
😭😍😭
March 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Just want to share a snoozy shot of my best buddy #RoyGuillermoLeFloof! 🐕
He’s turning 14 in 2 weeks!
😭😍😭
He’s turning 14 in 2 weeks!
😭😍😭
A bit of brightness on the Monday following Daylight Savings…
A Western Fairy Slipper - Calypso bulbosa occidentalis.
#nativeorchids
A Western Fairy Slipper - Calypso bulbosa occidentalis.
#nativeorchids
March 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A bit of brightness on the Monday following Daylight Savings…
A Western Fairy Slipper - Calypso bulbosa occidentalis.
#nativeorchids
A Western Fairy Slipper - Calypso bulbosa occidentalis.
#nativeorchids
Love a river otter in a coastal tide pool!
🤩
🤩
March 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Love a river otter in a coastal tide pool!
🤩
🤩
A flock of mute swans? Haven’t seen this before in the marsh…
March 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
A flock of mute swans? Haven’t seen this before in the marsh…
Occupational Hazard: Picked up a hitchhiker today. 😬🤣😬
#Dermacentorsimilis #VampiresIRL #TickTalk #MedentoAF #Dothedamntickchecks
#Dermacentorsimilis #VampiresIRL #TickTalk #MedentoAF #Dothedamntickchecks
February 27, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Occupational Hazard: Picked up a hitchhiker today. 😬🤣😬
#Dermacentorsimilis #VampiresIRL #TickTalk #MedentoAF #Dothedamntickchecks
#Dermacentorsimilis #VampiresIRL #TickTalk #MedentoAF #Dothedamntickchecks
Just a newt…
Newting it up…
Newting it up…
February 18, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Just a newt…
Newting it up…
Newting it up…
Sometimes you (literally) catch them in the act…
Always fun killing the vibe by separating mating Ixodes pacificus. 🤣
#ticktalk #medentoAF #vampiresIRL
Always fun killing the vibe by separating mating Ixodes pacificus. 🤣
#ticktalk #medentoAF #vampiresIRL
January 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Sometimes you (literally) catch them in the act…
Always fun killing the vibe by separating mating Ixodes pacificus. 🤣
#ticktalk #medentoAF #vampiresIRL
Always fun killing the vibe by separating mating Ixodes pacificus. 🤣
#ticktalk #medentoAF #vampiresIRL
Fun bycatch while tick collecting today - a rake-legged mite (L)!
They are approximately the same size and general shape as nymphal Ixodes pacificus (R), so they sometimes end up in our vials.
However upon closer inspection they’re little weirdos!
#acarology #eightlegs
They are approximately the same size and general shape as nymphal Ixodes pacificus (R), so they sometimes end up in our vials.
However upon closer inspection they’re little weirdos!
#acarology #eightlegs
January 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Fun bycatch while tick collecting today - a rake-legged mite (L)!
They are approximately the same size and general shape as nymphal Ixodes pacificus (R), so they sometimes end up in our vials.
However upon closer inspection they’re little weirdos!
#acarology #eightlegs
They are approximately the same size and general shape as nymphal Ixodes pacificus (R), so they sometimes end up in our vials.
However upon closer inspection they’re little weirdos!
#acarology #eightlegs
Silvery Blue Butterflies… #BlueMonday
January 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Silvery Blue Butterflies… #BlueMonday