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Rachel Kruger
@rachelkruger.bsky.social
PhD candidate at Binghamton University studying speciation in Monkeyflowers!

Lover of unintentionally funny signs, music, photography, well-dressed mannequins, nature, winter sports, and pre-loved things.

She/her | 🩷💜💙 | ADHD+

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Had a great time at #Evol2025 learning about some super cool research, making some lovely friends, and presenting some research of my own. Thank you to everyone who made this happen - organizers, conference center staff, and the wonderfully diverse group of evolutionary biologists
June 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Hundreds of people turned out in the rain for the Binghamton NY #HandsOff2025 rally. Heartening to feel the collective energy and community. Gives me hope.
April 5, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The first spring flowers I've seen here in New York. Galanthus nivalis, the common snowdrop. ❄️☀️🌸
March 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Had a lovely time presenting at the @binghamtonu.bsky.social Biology Graduate Student Organization annual symposium! Loved learning about my colleagues' cool research!
Congrats to @knechtfour.bsky.social 's undergrads Rachel and Jovana for winning best poster! 🎉
#Mimulus #Binghamton
January 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Photographing flowers. The fact that this little room feels like a dungeon is offset by the sunshine-y colors of these beauties. #Mimulus
December 5, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Just a few backyard #birbs. They're so expressive.
#Birds #Birding
December 3, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Sherwin Carlquist left this Earth 3 years ago today. He has inspired me in many ways, one of which is the beauty and complexity of wood anatomy. These are some wood cross sections that caught my attention recently.
#Wood #Nature #Trees
December 1, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Some sweet #FungiFriends at Niquette Bay State Park in VT yesterday.
Hexagonal Polypore - Neofavolus alveolaris
Turkey Tail - Trametes versicolor
Splitgill Mushroom - Schizophyllum commune
And another Turkey Tail
#Fungi #Nature #Mushrooms
November 30, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Hello world! I'd like to introduce myself to Bluesky - I'm a PhD student in the Sobel Lab at Binghamton University interested in ecological factors influencing divergence and reproductive isolation. I study ecological #speciation in two closely related taxa in #Mimulus.
#evolution #ecology
November 25, 2024 at 8:08 PM