Punk_Entomology
@punkentomology.bsky.social
Entomologist, Insect Ecologist, Forensic Entomologist and Palynologist, Grossologist, Educator, Science Consultant, Sideshow Performer, Variety Show Emcee, and more.
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I’ve been quite busy prepping for my wedding that happened on Halloween at a very special place to me and my family.
The grave site of Johnny and Pamela Thompson.
To most they were the Great Tomsoni & Co.
To me they were uncle Johnny and Aunt Pam.
The grave site of Johnny and Pamela Thompson.
To most they were the Great Tomsoni & Co.
To me they were uncle Johnny and Aunt Pam.
We really have to standardize the language we used in forensic ento development papers.
I have students confused by postfeeding, meandering, and wandering in various papers. Yes, they're all still 3rd instars, but too many students are missing that and getting confused.
I have students confused by postfeeding, meandering, and wandering in various papers. Yes, they're all still 3rd instars, but too many students are missing that and getting confused.
December 4, 2025 at 4:22 AM
We really have to standardize the language we used in forensic ento development papers.
I have students confused by postfeeding, meandering, and wandering in various papers. Yes, they're all still 3rd instars, but too many students are missing that and getting confused.
I have students confused by postfeeding, meandering, and wandering in various papers. Yes, they're all still 3rd instars, but too many students are missing that and getting confused.
Finally watched some Alien Earth and it's the first time in the franchise that we're given some plausible reason as to why the xenomorph evolved that dragonfly larvae-like mouth.
It's not explicitly said, but the eyeball octopus parasite taking over hosts that attack the xeno appears to be it.
It's not explicitly said, but the eyeball octopus parasite taking over hosts that attack the xeno appears to be it.
December 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Finally watched some Alien Earth and it's the first time in the franchise that we're given some plausible reason as to why the xenomorph evolved that dragonfly larvae-like mouth.
It's not explicitly said, but the eyeball octopus parasite taking over hosts that attack the xeno appears to be it.
It's not explicitly said, but the eyeball octopus parasite taking over hosts that attack the xeno appears to be it.
Pros of forensic entomology: any meat that goes bad I can essentially use to attract flies to collect. Can never have too many flies in your collection.
Cons: The smell.
Cons: The smell.
November 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Pros of forensic entomology: any meat that goes bad I can essentially use to attract flies to collect. Can never have too many flies in your collection.
Cons: The smell.
Cons: The smell.
Not me seeing cockroaches in one of my spouse's period K-dramas and having to double check that they're the right species for that period and location...
This is your brain on entomology, kids.
This is your brain on entomology, kids.
November 24, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Not me seeing cockroaches in one of my spouse's period K-dramas and having to double check that they're the right species for that period and location...
This is your brain on entomology, kids.
This is your brain on entomology, kids.
Welp.
Someone broke a urinal off the wall apparently on the 5th floor.
It is now “raining” on the 4th floor.
Someone broke a urinal off the wall apparently on the 5th floor.
It is now “raining” on the 4th floor.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Welp.
Someone broke a urinal off the wall apparently on the 5th floor.
It is now “raining” on the 4th floor.
Someone broke a urinal off the wall apparently on the 5th floor.
It is now “raining” on the 4th floor.
@tkingfisher.com finished my read through (sorry for the delay, was getting married).
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
@tkingfisher.com finished my read through (sorry for the delay, was getting married).
Just got done recording an episode on Diptera with @commondescentpod.bsky.social
I had so much fun and can't wait for ya'll to hear it.
Now to close the bajillion tabs I have open.
I had so much fun and can't wait for ya'll to hear it.
Now to close the bajillion tabs I have open.
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Just got done recording an episode on Diptera with @commondescentpod.bsky.social
I had so much fun and can't wait for ya'll to hear it.
Now to close the bajillion tabs I have open.
I had so much fun and can't wait for ya'll to hear it.
Now to close the bajillion tabs I have open.
I’ve been quite busy prepping for my wedding that happened on Halloween at a very special place to me and my family.
The grave site of Johnny and Pamela Thompson.
To most they were the Great Tomsoni & Co.
To me they were uncle Johnny and Aunt Pam.
The grave site of Johnny and Pamela Thompson.
To most they were the Great Tomsoni & Co.
To me they were uncle Johnny and Aunt Pam.
November 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
I’ve been quite busy prepping for my wedding that happened on Halloween at a very special place to me and my family.
The grave site of Johnny and Pamela Thompson.
To most they were the Great Tomsoni & Co.
To me they were uncle Johnny and Aunt Pam.
The grave site of Johnny and Pamela Thompson.
To most they were the Great Tomsoni & Co.
To me they were uncle Johnny and Aunt Pam.
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The mosquito Aedes aegypti arrived in metro Las Vegas, Nevada, eight years ago and, despite the arid conditions, has found a foothold. A new study finds the species to be present in more than half of census tracts in the area, causing concern about rising risk of vector-borne disease.
No Rain, No Problem: Yellow Fever Mosquito Expands Footprint in Las Vegas
A new study finds the mosquito Aedes aegypti to be present in more than half of census tracts in metro Las Vegas, despite the area's arid conditions.
entomologytoday.org
October 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The mosquito Aedes aegypti arrived in metro Las Vegas, Nevada, eight years ago and, despite the arid conditions, has found a foothold. A new study finds the species to be present in more than half of census tracts in the area, causing concern about rising risk of vector-borne disease.
At a board game night and can’t help but think about @commondescentpod.bsky.social because of this game.
October 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
At a board game night and can’t help but think about @commondescentpod.bsky.social because of this game.
Anyone else notice videos about "infinite loot glitches" in Borderlands 4 are usually about mechanics that have been present since Borderlands 1 and aren't glitches?
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Anyone else notice videos about "infinite loot glitches" in Borderlands 4 are usually about mechanics that have been present since Borderlands 1 and aren't glitches?
Sometimes being a scientist means putting in an 18 hour work day, with 12 of that being an experiment you have to run at that time.
The PORCD is done though.
The photos? Awful.
The smell? Awful.
Now it's time to do all the fun data analysis.
The PORCD is done though.
The photos? Awful.
The smell? Awful.
Now it's time to do all the fun data analysis.
October 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Sometimes being a scientist means putting in an 18 hour work day, with 12 of that being an experiment you have to run at that time.
The PORCD is done though.
The photos? Awful.
The smell? Awful.
Now it's time to do all the fun data analysis.
The PORCD is done though.
The photos? Awful.
The smell? Awful.
Now it's time to do all the fun data analysis.
I need you to understand how pretty my cat is.
Will I become the annoying cat dad who shares photos of their pet on their main science account?
Absolutely.
Will I become the annoying cat dad who shares photos of their pet on their main science account?
Absolutely.
September 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
I need you to understand how pretty my cat is.
Will I become the annoying cat dad who shares photos of their pet on their main science account?
Absolutely.
Will I become the annoying cat dad who shares photos of their pet on their main science account?
Absolutely.
Being sick for over a week and having to balance lectures, students, research, writing, and other projects has been a “fun” experience.
Do not recommend the negative modifier.
Do not recommend the negative modifier.
September 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Being sick for over a week and having to balance lectures, students, research, writing, and other projects has been a “fun” experience.
Do not recommend the negative modifier.
Do not recommend the negative modifier.
How do you spend part of your Friday night?
I had a lovely time in the @commondescentpod.bsky.social’s love Q&A chat about mimicry.
And now? Borderlands 4
I had a lovely time in the @commondescentpod.bsky.social’s love Q&A chat about mimicry.
And now? Borderlands 4
September 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
How do you spend part of your Friday night?
I had a lovely time in the @commondescentpod.bsky.social’s love Q&A chat about mimicry.
And now? Borderlands 4
I had a lovely time in the @commondescentpod.bsky.social’s love Q&A chat about mimicry.
And now? Borderlands 4
Everyone remembers that mason jar trend from a few years back?
Yeah, we do if a little differently.
About 300 C. mac pupa in here. They’ll eclose in about 2-3 days, but I have to sort them for the PORCD experiment first.
#entomology #forensicentomology
Yeah, we do if a little differently.
About 300 C. mac pupa in here. They’ll eclose in about 2-3 days, but I have to sort them for the PORCD experiment first.
#entomology #forensicentomology
September 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Everyone remembers that mason jar trend from a few years back?
Yeah, we do if a little differently.
About 300 C. mac pupa in here. They’ll eclose in about 2-3 days, but I have to sort them for the PORCD experiment first.
#entomology #forensicentomology
Yeah, we do if a little differently.
About 300 C. mac pupa in here. They’ll eclose in about 2-3 days, but I have to sort them for the PORCD experiment first.
#entomology #forensicentomology
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It's LIVE CAM TIME. Fat bear week is upon us!
explore.org/livecams/bro...
The live cam sets have a "meditation" highlights reel and wow do they know their audience.
explore.org/livecams/bro...
The live cam sets have a "meditation" highlights reel and wow do they know their audience.
Bear Cam - live from Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park | Explore.org
Watch LIVE as hundreds of Alaskan Brown Bears descend on a mile-long stretch of the Brooks River to feast on the largest Sockeye Salmon run in the world.
explore.org
September 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
It's LIVE CAM TIME. Fat bear week is upon us!
explore.org/livecams/bro...
The live cam sets have a "meditation" highlights reel and wow do they know their audience.
explore.org/livecams/bro...
The live cam sets have a "meditation" highlights reel and wow do they know their audience.
I decided that today is the day students are going to learn about regionality and regional data sets and how the same species can develop at different rates at the same temp due to where they're from.
They're used to working with N. American data sets, let's see how they do with S. American.
They're used to working with N. American data sets, let's see how they do with S. American.
September 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I decided that today is the day students are going to learn about regionality and regional data sets and how the same species can develop at different rates at the same temp due to where they're from.
They're used to working with N. American data sets, let's see how they do with S. American.
They're used to working with N. American data sets, let's see how they do with S. American.
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Meet Bathydoris, a deep-sea nudibranch that ROV pilots filmed almost two miles beneath the surface on an abyssal plain east of the Río de la Plata Canyon during the #uruguaysub200 expedition. 🎥ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
September 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Meet Bathydoris, a deep-sea nudibranch that ROV pilots filmed almost two miles beneath the surface on an abyssal plain east of the Río de la Plata Canyon during the #uruguaysub200 expedition. 🎥ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute
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This little butterfly has a whopping 229 pairs of chromosomes! That is, I think, the most of any multicellular animal described so far. www.the-scientist.com/an-elusive-b...
An Elusive Butterfly Expands Its Genome Through Fragmentation
Scientists sequenced the Atlas blue butterfly genome for the first time, revealing its 229 chromosome pairs and new insights into butterfly evolution.
www.the-scientist.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This little butterfly has a whopping 229 pairs of chromosomes! That is, I think, the most of any multicellular animal described so far. www.the-scientist.com/an-elusive-b...
I was going to give a talk on disability and fieldwork at ESA this year.
But.
Uh.
I’m getting married the week before.
So it’ll have to wait for next time. Got a little overzealous in thinking I could make timing work.
But.
Uh.
I’m getting married the week before.
So it’ll have to wait for next time. Got a little overzealous in thinking I could make timing work.
September 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I was going to give a talk on disability and fieldwork at ESA this year.
But.
Uh.
I’m getting married the week before.
So it’ll have to wait for next time. Got a little overzealous in thinking I could make timing work.
But.
Uh.
I’m getting married the week before.
So it’ll have to wait for next time. Got a little overzealous in thinking I could make timing work.
I do love catching up on entomology news and finding out about the weird behaviors flies do (yes, I’m biased towards Diptera).
phys.org/news/2025-02...
#entomology
phys.org/news/2025-02...
#entomology
Fly larva with a fake termite face can infiltrate termite mounds and socialize
Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant spider, are experts at misdirection and their ability to confuse predators ...
phys.org
September 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I do love catching up on entomology news and finding out about the weird behaviors flies do (yes, I’m biased towards Diptera).
phys.org/news/2025-02...
#entomology
phys.org/news/2025-02...
#entomology
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I am having A Day (although granted it’s a lot better than some people) so here’s a flying shrimp. Ok really they’re called Hummingbird Clearwing Moths. They love this wild bergamot
#invertebrates #NativePlants 🌿
#invertebrates #NativePlants 🌿
September 11, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I am having A Day (although granted it’s a lot better than some people) so here’s a flying shrimp. Ok really they’re called Hummingbird Clearwing Moths. They love this wild bergamot
#invertebrates #NativePlants 🌿
#invertebrates #NativePlants 🌿
September 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM