Scott P. Egan
@scottpegan.bsky.social
Evolutionary Biologist & Scientific Naturalist | Associate Professor | Director, E4 Initiative | @RiceUniversity #science #biology #evolution #speciation #entomology #biodiversity #genomics #discovery
Lab website: https://scottpegan.com
Lab website: https://scottpegan.com
Favorite quote from the description by @pothebug.bsky.social:“In this age of artificial intelligence & big data, observations of organisms in their natural environment continue to serve as wellsprings of inquiry and remain essential to map processes to patterns in ecology, evolution & biodiversity.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Favorite quote from the description by @pothebug.bsky.social:“In this age of artificial intelligence & big data, observations of organisms in their natural environment continue to serve as wellsprings of inquiry and remain essential to map processes to patterns in ecology, evolution & biodiversity.”
Awesome! What a yard! 😍 #BackyardBiodiversity
November 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Awesome! What a yard! 😍 #BackyardBiodiversity
Reposted by Scott P. Egan
Happy Halloween 🎃👻💀 from the crypt-keeper wasp, who lays its eggs into a crypt created by its host, then manipulates the host’s behavior for its own benefit, before devouring it from the inside out and emerging through its face!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euderus...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euderus...
Euderus set - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 31, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Interested in learning more? Check out this #YouTube video by my collaborator, Dr. Kelly Weinersmith!
youtu.be/Ph9G-n_6dKg
youtu.be/Ph9G-n_6dKg
Tales from the Crypt: A parasitoid manipulates the behavior of its gall wasp hosts
YouTube video by Kelly Weinersmith
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October 31, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Interested in learning more? Check out this #YouTube video by my collaborator, Dr. Kelly Weinersmith!
youtu.be/Ph9G-n_6dKg
youtu.be/Ph9G-n_6dKg
I am canceling your next visit to Houston. 😂😂😂
October 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I am canceling your next visit to Houston. 😂😂😂