Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
@melsanc.bsky.social
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Entomologist, evolutionary biology, dragonflies & damselflies, daughter and cat mom. #FestivalArtropodo Bugs 4 All
Entomologist, evolutionary biology, dragonflies & damselflies, daughter and cat mom. #FestivalArtropodo Bugs 4 All
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If you happen to be in Colombia! Come visit this awesome exhibit we just launch in #ICO2025! @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social thank to be part of these dream!
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
Had a great and productive Status of #Insects #RCN working group meeting! Thank you @cbahlai.bsky.social and Eliza, Matt, Dave, Chris E and Chris H and everyone there! 🦋🐝🐞🐜🦗🦟🪰🪲🪳
November 14, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Had a great and productive Status of #Insects #RCN working group meeting! Thank you @cbahlai.bsky.social and Eliza, Matt, Dave, Chris E and Chris H and everyone there! 🦋🐝🐞🐜🦗🦟🪰🪲🪳
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
November 7, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Innovation in insect collections starts here — meet our #EntSoc25 plenarists. #GlobalSouthScience @mmlopezu.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social
#EntSoc2025 #LatinAmericanEntomology #InsectCollections #Biodiversity
Tuesday Nov 11 at 8am in Portland Ballroom 256
Plenarists — Katja Seltmann, Juanita Rodriguez, Robert P. Guralnick, and John Abbott will explore how entomological collections connect the past and future of biodiversity research.
Tuesday Nov 11 at 8am in Portland Ballroom 256
Plenarists — Katja Seltmann, Juanita Rodriguez, Robert P. Guralnick, and John Abbott will explore how entomological collections connect the past and future of biodiversity research.
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Innovation in insect collections starts here — meet our #EntSoc25 plenarists. #GlobalSouthScience @mmlopezu.bsky.social @entsocamerica.bsky.social
@mmlopezu.bsky.social and I bring “Entomological Collections in Latin America and the Caribbean” to #EntSoc25 — voices from the Americas on access, sustainability, and equity. #GlobalSouthScience
Check the Panelists! @entsocamerica.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social
Check the Panelists! @entsocamerica.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social
#EntSoc25
Tuesday Nov 11 at 8am in Portland Ballroom 256
Meet our Curator Panelists
Jhon Neita 🇨🇴, Patricia Estrada 🇨🇱, Adilson Pinedo Escatel 🇲🇽, Javier Muzon 🇦🇷,Mauricio Herrera Madrid 🇪🇨, Gyanpriya Maharaj 🇬🇾, Kelli Ramos 🇧🇷
Tuesday Nov 11 at 8am in Portland Ballroom 256
Meet our Curator Panelists
Jhon Neita 🇨🇴, Patricia Estrada 🇨🇱, Adilson Pinedo Escatel 🇲🇽, Javier Muzon 🇦🇷,Mauricio Herrera Madrid 🇪🇨, Gyanpriya Maharaj 🇬🇾, Kelli Ramos 🇧🇷
November 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
@mmlopezu.bsky.social and I bring “Entomological Collections in Latin America and the Caribbean” to #EntSoc25 — voices from the Americas on access, sustainability, and equity. #GlobalSouthScience
Check the Panelists! @entsocamerica.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social
Check the Panelists! @entsocamerica.bsky.social @entcollnet.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
Excited to have our new #dragonfly #wing paper out led by Rofela Combey, Kofi Adu and Lara LaDage, Secrets of the extreme durability of #odonata wings url: academic.oup.com/aesa/article...
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September 26, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Excited to have our new #dragonfly #wing paper out led by Rofela Combey, Kofi Adu and Lara LaDage, Secrets of the extreme durability of #odonata wings url: academic.oup.com/aesa/article...
Very proud!
Congratulations to Dr. Renato Nunes! Renato was a #Rutgers #Newark #LSAMP student in our lab years ago and today he earned his doctorate, studying #butterfly systematics at @cuny.edu with Dr. David Lohman!
August 29, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Very proud!
If you happen to be in Colombia! Come visit this awesome exhibit we just launch in #ICO2025! @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social thank to be part of these dream!
August 18, 2025 at 1:15 AM
If you happen to be in Colombia! Come visit this awesome exhibit we just launch in #ICO2025! @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social thank to be part of these dream!
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
August 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
August 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
August 11, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
Day four of the #ICO2025has featured cool talks on #conservation and #community science! @melsanc.bsky.social #dragonfly
August 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Day four of the #ICO2025has featured cool talks on #conservation and #community science! @melsanc.bsky.social #dragonfly
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
So excited to be here at the International Congress of #Odonatology in Colombia 🇨🇴! Organized by the amazing @melsanc.bsky.social! #ICO2025! #WDA #Dragonfly #Odonata #Damselfly #Insect
August 11, 2025 at 1:22 AM
So excited to be here at the International Congress of #Odonatology in Colombia 🇨🇴! Organized by the amazing @melsanc.bsky.social! #ICO2025! #WDA #Dragonfly #Odonata #Damselfly #Insect
🌟 Official Poster Launch! 🌟
We’re thrilled to unveil the official poster of the International Congress of Odonatology (ICO 2025)! 🐉✨
We’re thrilled to unveil the official poster of the International Congress of Odonatology (ICO 2025)! 🐉✨
June 14, 2025 at 1:23 AM
🌟 Official Poster Launch! 🌟
We’re thrilled to unveil the official poster of the International Congress of Odonatology (ICO 2025)! 🐉✨
We’re thrilled to unveil the official poster of the International Congress of Odonatology (ICO 2025)! 🐉✨
🎤 Meet the #ICO2025 Plenary Speakers! 🌍
We’re excited to share a gender-balanced, globally diverse lineup for this year’s International Congress of Odonatology in 🇨🇴!
📝 Abstracts due: June 1
💸 Early bird: May 31
🔗 Full lineup: www.worlddragonfly.org/program
Which speaker are you most excited about?
We’re excited to share a gender-balanced, globally diverse lineup for this year’s International Congress of Odonatology in 🇨🇴!
📝 Abstracts due: June 1
💸 Early bird: May 31
🔗 Full lineup: www.worlddragonfly.org/program
Which speaker are you most excited about?
May 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
🎤 Meet the #ICO2025 Plenary Speakers! 🌍
We’re excited to share a gender-balanced, globally diverse lineup for this year’s International Congress of Odonatology in 🇨🇴!
📝 Abstracts due: June 1
💸 Early bird: May 31
🔗 Full lineup: www.worlddragonfly.org/program
Which speaker are you most excited about?
We’re excited to share a gender-balanced, globally diverse lineup for this year’s International Congress of Odonatology in 🇨🇴!
📝 Abstracts due: June 1
💸 Early bird: May 31
🔗 Full lineup: www.worlddragonfly.org/program
Which speaker are you most excited about?
Join Chibchagrion and dragonfly lovers from around the world in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, August 10–15, 2025! 💫
📝 Submit your abstract – Deadline: April 30
💸 Apply for a travel grant – Limited spots!
🎟️ Register early and save – Early bird closes May 31
👉 Be part of the future of odonatology
📝 Submit your abstract – Deadline: April 30
💸 Apply for a travel grant – Limited spots!
🎟️ Register early and save – Early bird closes May 31
👉 Be part of the future of odonatology
April 11, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Join Chibchagrion and dragonfly lovers from around the world in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, August 10–15, 2025! 💫
📝 Submit your abstract – Deadline: April 30
💸 Apply for a travel grant – Limited spots!
🎟️ Register early and save – Early bird closes May 31
👉 Be part of the future of odonatology
📝 Submit your abstract – Deadline: April 30
💸 Apply for a travel grant – Limited spots!
🎟️ Register early and save – Early bird closes May 31
👉 Be part of the future of odonatology
**New paper: Promoting Equity Between the Global North & South in Entomological Research 🌍🦋
Global biodiversity challenges demand equitable collaborations. Strengthening partnerships in the Global South enhances research, conservation, and local capacities.
#Entomology #Conservation #GlobalEquity
Global biodiversity challenges demand equitable collaborations. Strengthening partnerships in the Global South enhances research, conservation, and local capacities.
#Entomology #Conservation #GlobalEquity
March 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
**New paper: Promoting Equity Between the Global North & South in Entomological Research 🌍🦋
Global biodiversity challenges demand equitable collaborations. Strengthening partnerships in the Global South enhances research, conservation, and local capacities.
#Entomology #Conservation #GlobalEquity
Global biodiversity challenges demand equitable collaborations. Strengthening partnerships in the Global South enhances research, conservation, and local capacities.
#Entomology #Conservation #GlobalEquity
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
In this #speciesofthemonth, we want to transport you to the subarctic forests, the taiga. In this particular ecosystem, Syd and Rob Canning search for #Somatochlora sahlbergi, a mythical dragonfly.
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
March 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
In this #speciesofthemonth, we want to transport you to the subarctic forests, the taiga. In this particular ecosystem, Syd and Rob Canning search for #Somatochlora sahlbergi, a mythical dragonfly.
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
🌍✨ ICO 2025: Submit Your Abstract & Apply for Travel Grants!
Join us in Villa de Leyva, Colombia (Aug 10-15, 2025)!
🔹 Abstracts & Travel Grants deadline: April 30
💰 Funding available!
🔗 More info: www.worlddragonfly.org/submit
#ICO2025 #Odonata #DragonflyResearch
Join us in Villa de Leyva, Colombia (Aug 10-15, 2025)!
🔹 Abstracts & Travel Grants deadline: April 30
💰 Funding available!
🔗 More info: www.worlddragonfly.org/submit
#ICO2025 #Odonata #DragonflyResearch
March 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
🌍✨ ICO 2025: Submit Your Abstract & Apply for Travel Grants!
Join us in Villa de Leyva, Colombia (Aug 10-15, 2025)!
🔹 Abstracts & Travel Grants deadline: April 30
💰 Funding available!
🔗 More info: www.worlddragonfly.org/submit
#ICO2025 #Odonata #DragonflyResearch
Join us in Villa de Leyva, Colombia (Aug 10-15, 2025)!
🔹 Abstracts & Travel Grants deadline: April 30
💰 Funding available!
🔗 More info: www.worlddragonfly.org/submit
#ICO2025 #Odonata #DragonflyResearch
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
#11f We want to recognize the work of all the women odonatologists who are doing science and inspiring girls.
We would like to give a special thanks to those women researchers in leadership positions in the scientific societies of odonatology worldwide.
#womeninscience
We would like to give a special thanks to those women researchers in leadership positions in the scientific societies of odonatology worldwide.
#womeninscience
February 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
#11f We want to recognize the work of all the women odonatologists who are doing science and inspiring girls.
We would like to give a special thanks to those women researchers in leadership positions in the scientific societies of odonatology worldwide.
#womeninscience
We would like to give a special thanks to those women researchers in leadership positions in the scientific societies of odonatology worldwide.
#womeninscience
🌍✨ ICO2025 Registration is OPEN! ✨🌍
Join us in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, for the International Congress of Odonatology! 🏞️🐉
📅 Aug 10-15, 2025 | 🎟️ From £100 | 🚌 Includes transport & events
🔗 Register now: [Insert Link]
#ICO2025 #Odonata #Dragonflies #ScienceConference #Colombia
Join us in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, for the International Congress of Odonatology! 🏞️🐉
📅 Aug 10-15, 2025 | 🎟️ From £100 | 🚌 Includes transport & events
🔗 Register now: [Insert Link]
#ICO2025 #Odonata #Dragonflies #ScienceConference #Colombia
February 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🌍✨ ICO2025 Registration is OPEN! ✨🌍
Join us in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, for the International Congress of Odonatology! 🏞️🐉
📅 Aug 10-15, 2025 | 🎟️ From £100 | 🚌 Includes transport & events
🔗 Register now: [Insert Link]
#ICO2025 #Odonata #Dragonflies #ScienceConference #Colombia
Join us in Villa de Leyva, Colombia, for the International Congress of Odonatology! 🏞️🐉
📅 Aug 10-15, 2025 | 🎟️ From £100 | 🚌 Includes transport & events
🔗 Register now: [Insert Link]
#ICO2025 #Odonata #Dragonflies #ScienceConference #Colombia
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
📢 Initiated at the last @entcollnet.bsky.social annual meeting, this topical collection welcomes contributions about #specimens curated for #public #education & awareness.
⌛️ 31 March 2025
👌 No #APCs
🤗 Open to anyone, including non-members!
#entomology #ento #scicomm #scholcomm #openaccess
⌛️ 31 March 2025
👌 No #APCs
🤗 Open to anyone, including non-members!
#entomology #ento #scicomm #scholcomm #openaccess
Call for papers: Entomological collections in public education & outreach activities
Initiated by the symposium “Collections Reaching Out”, held as part of the 2024 annual meeting of the Entomological Collections Network (ECN) in Phoenix, Arizona, a new topical collection ...
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January 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
📢 Initiated at the last @entcollnet.bsky.social annual meeting, this topical collection welcomes contributions about #specimens curated for #public #education & awareness.
⌛️ 31 March 2025
👌 No #APCs
🤗 Open to anyone, including non-members!
#entomology #ento #scicomm #scholcomm #openaccess
⌛️ 31 March 2025
👌 No #APCs
🤗 Open to anyone, including non-members!
#entomology #ento #scicomm #scholcomm #openaccess
Reposted by Dr. Melissa Sanchez Herrera
A male Pale Snaketail dragonfly, Ophiogomphus severus on Cox Creek, Albany, Oregon, USA. Nikon D700 w/200mm Micro-Nikkor.
#Dragonfly #PaleSnaketail #Ophiogomphus-severus #Odonata #Insect #DragonflyPhotography #NikonD700 #MacroPhotography #SteveValleyPhotography #WesternOdonata
#Dragonfly #PaleSnaketail #Ophiogomphus-severus #Odonata #Insect #DragonflyPhotography #NikonD700 #MacroPhotography #SteveValleyPhotography #WesternOdonata
January 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A male Pale Snaketail dragonfly, Ophiogomphus severus on Cox Creek, Albany, Oregon, USA. Nikon D700 w/200mm Micro-Nikkor.
#Dragonfly #PaleSnaketail #Ophiogomphus-severus #Odonata #Insect #DragonflyPhotography #NikonD700 #MacroPhotography #SteveValleyPhotography #WesternOdonata
#Dragonfly #PaleSnaketail #Ophiogomphus-severus #Odonata #Insect #DragonflyPhotography #NikonD700 #MacroPhotography #SteveValleyPhotography #WesternOdonata