Andrew Rivera
@ndrewrivera.bsky.social
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‘On 18 August, judicial police showed up at the Research Institute in Health Sciences (IRSS) in Bobo-Dioulasso, a key partner in Target Malaria, to stage what scientists described as a “brutal, humiliating” raid.’
My story on mosquitoes, malaria and misinformation in @science.org 🧪
My story on mosquitoes, malaria and misinformation in @science.org 🧪
After ‘humiliating’ raid, Burkina Faso halts ‘gene drive’ project to fight malaria
Disinformation campaign may have triggered “brutal” shutdown of mosquito lab
www.science.org
September 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
‘On 18 August, judicial police showed up at the Research Institute in Health Sciences (IRSS) in Bobo-Dioulasso, a key partner in Target Malaria, to stage what scientists described as a “brutal, humiliating” raid.’
My story on mosquitoes, malaria and misinformation in @science.org 🧪
My story on mosquitoes, malaria and misinformation in @science.org 🧪
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Me: I'm gonna plant native wildflowers and attract lots of pollinators!
The pollinators:
The pollinators:
August 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Me: I'm gonna plant native wildflowers and attract lots of pollinators!
The pollinators:
The pollinators:
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She thinks I’m sweet... Aedes triseriatus on my leg.
August 5, 2025 at 10:20 PM
She thinks I’m sweet... Aedes triseriatus on my leg.
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Along the Mississippi River just south of the New Orleans Airport, A Megachile bee lifts into the air
July 27, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Along the Mississippi River just south of the New Orleans Airport, A Megachile bee lifts into the air
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🕷️🍽️🕷️SALTICIDS EATING SALTICIDS🕷️🍽️🕷️
1 Phidippus eating Platycryptus
2 Hentzia eating Pelegrina
3 Eris eating Admestina
4 Colonus eating young Phidippus(?)
1 Phidippus eating Platycryptus
2 Hentzia eating Pelegrina
3 Eris eating Admestina
4 Colonus eating young Phidippus(?)
July 15, 2025 at 10:45 PM
🕷️🍽️🕷️SALTICIDS EATING SALTICIDS🕷️🍽️🕷️
1 Phidippus eating Platycryptus
2 Hentzia eating Pelegrina
3 Eris eating Admestina
4 Colonus eating young Phidippus(?)
1 Phidippus eating Platycryptus
2 Hentzia eating Pelegrina
3 Eris eating Admestina
4 Colonus eating young Phidippus(?)
Rough day for squirrel
July 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Rough day for squirrel
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🐸🦎🌿🐙📷 @ndrewrivera.bsky.social and I were on a steep trail in Costa Rica when I saw a tiny toad. I kept trying to get a shot, but it kept hopping just ahead of me and finally disappeared. Then Andrew noticed the toad had hopped down a narrow, hidden side trail. A Secret Toad Trail. So we--
June 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🐸🦎🌿🐙📷 @ndrewrivera.bsky.social and I were on a steep trail in Costa Rica when I saw a tiny toad. I kept trying to get a shot, but it kept hopping just ahead of me and finally disappeared. Then Andrew noticed the toad had hopped down a narrow, hidden side trail. A Secret Toad Trail. So we--
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I just published a blog post on the Mosquito TNT, a trap marketed by Tougher Than Tom of Austin, Texas. Exhibit A is their misleading use of photoshopped images to convey effectiveness. I also detail the $80,800 fine the company just paid to the EPA. #mosquitoes colinpurrington.com/2025/06/toug...
Tougher Than Tom's Mosquito TNT » Colin Purrington's blog
I’ve been inundated with ads for Tougher Than Tom’s Mosquito TNT so I thought I’d post some thoughts on the device in case they might be helpful to anyone considering whether to purchase them. They ar...
colinpurrington.com
June 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I just published a blog post on the Mosquito TNT, a trap marketed by Tougher Than Tom of Austin, Texas. Exhibit A is their misleading use of photoshopped images to convey effectiveness. I also detail the $80,800 fine the company just paid to the EPA. #mosquitoes colinpurrington.com/2025/06/toug...
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been dreaming of a gar shirt - color or no color?
speak now or forever hold your peace 🫡
speak now or forever hold your peace 🫡
May 8, 2025 at 7:56 PM
been dreaming of a gar shirt - color or no color?
speak now or forever hold your peace 🫡
speak now or forever hold your peace 🫡
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Dermacentor variabilis "American Dog Tick" at left, Amblyomma americanum "Lone Star Tick" at right
Both are male, I believe - neat to see them both on the same bit of grass 🤩
in situ, NE Oklahoma - fujifilm, Laowa 65mm, diffused flash
Both are male, I believe - neat to see them both on the same bit of grass 🤩
in situ, NE Oklahoma - fujifilm, Laowa 65mm, diffused flash
May 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Dermacentor variabilis "American Dog Tick" at left, Amblyomma americanum "Lone Star Tick" at right
Both are male, I believe - neat to see them both on the same bit of grass 🤩
in situ, NE Oklahoma - fujifilm, Laowa 65mm, diffused flash
Both are male, I believe - neat to see them both on the same bit of grass 🤩
in situ, NE Oklahoma - fujifilm, Laowa 65mm, diffused flash
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Seasonal reminder that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators and Spartan Mosquito Pro Techs do not kill mosquitoes. The Mississippi company was sued for fraud but the settlement agreement allows sales to continue until Christmas. Tell your gullible uncle to buy something else. #mosquitoes #mississippi #psa
April 24, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Seasonal reminder that Spartan Mosquito Eradicators and Spartan Mosquito Pro Techs do not kill mosquitoes. The Mississippi company was sued for fraud but the settlement agreement allows sales to continue until Christmas. Tell your gullible uncle to buy something else. #mosquitoes #mississippi #psa
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I found some more photos of female Acmon Blues from the same location in Big Sur California at about 3000 ft elevation above the ocean>Lots of variation #butterflies #butterfly #BigSur
March 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I found some more photos of female Acmon Blues from the same location in Big Sur California at about 3000 ft elevation above the ocean>Lots of variation #butterflies #butterfly #BigSur
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One of my best friends and a brilliant scientist, literally one of the most creative thinkers that I know, was sacked today from the NSF. He will prevail, but the world just became a slightly dimmer place. As I sit crying in my office
February 19, 2025 at 12:37 AM
One of my best friends and a brilliant scientist, literally one of the most creative thinkers that I know, was sacked today from the NSF. He will prevail, but the world just became a slightly dimmer place. As I sit crying in my office
Grey Fox feels like he's being watched
February 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Grey Fox feels like he's being watched
The hummingbirds are hating these high winds. Apparently a non-swinging feeder is worth drinking next to a human
January 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The hummingbirds are hating these high winds. Apparently a non-swinging feeder is worth drinking next to a human
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Here is your Monday Morning Mosquito, a winter marsh mosquito, Culiseta inornata. Pretty big for a mosquito - nearly 1/2 inch. If you look closely, there's a single yellow pollen grain on the tip of her proboscis. I found her in the Mojave Desert in an area with seeps of permanent water. #insects 🐙🌿
December 23, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Here is your Monday Morning Mosquito, a winter marsh mosquito, Culiseta inornata. Pretty big for a mosquito - nearly 1/2 inch. If you look closely, there's a single yellow pollen grain on the tip of her proboscis. I found her in the Mojave Desert in an area with seeps of permanent water. #insects 🐙🌿
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SoCal folks - I'm (co) teaching a thing! Come spend a day at Anza-Borrego Desert SP learning about macro photography from yours truly and @mhedin.bsky.social, a terrific photographer and professor of biology at San Diego State U. Saturday, 12/14, 9 a.m. Sign up here:
theabf.org/events/macro...
theabf.org/events/macro...
Macrophotography: Photographing Our Smallest Organisms
o you have a passion for photography but have never tried it on a smaller scale? Are you curious about the Park’s tiny creatures but aren’t sure how to spot them? If so, this workshop is for you! We’l...
theabf.org
December 2, 2024 at 1:16 AM
SoCal folks - I'm (co) teaching a thing! Come spend a day at Anza-Borrego Desert SP learning about macro photography from yours truly and @mhedin.bsky.social, a terrific photographer and professor of biology at San Diego State U. Saturday, 12/14, 9 a.m. Sign up here:
theabf.org/events/macro...
theabf.org/events/macro...
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We often worry about the wrong things.
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
🧪
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
🧪
November 24, 2024 at 3:07 AM
We often worry about the wrong things.
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
🧪
People killed annually by
Sharks 10
Elephants 100
Hippos 500
Snails 10,000
Dogs 25,000
Snakes 50,000
People 475,000
Mosquitoes 725,000
🧪