Shane McEvey
@shanemce.bsky.social
Naturalist | Taxonomist Drosophilidae | former Editor of Rec Aust Mus 1995-2023 | Australian Gadigal Country | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7747-789X
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Shane McEvey
@shanemce.bsky.social
· Feb 26
From my chapter (with David Grimaldi) on #Drosophilidae in the Manual of Afrotropical #Diptera I have further enhanced some morphological illustrations—McEvey 2022 #flydayfriday @dipteracourse.bsky.social doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
High res images of the seldom seen drosophilid genus Luzonimyia by McEvey (2025) doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
May 26, 2025 at 12:29 AM
High res images of the seldom seen drosophilid genus Luzonimyia by McEvey (2025) doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
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I keep seeing news stories saying one measles patient can infect as many as 18 people. This is a misunderstanding of the R0 value. 18 is the *average* number of secondary cases infected by a person w/ measles, not the maximum. A single super-spreader can infect far more than 18 people.
#episky 🧪
#episky 🧪
March 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I keep seeing news stories saying one measles patient can infect as many as 18 people. This is a misunderstanding of the R0 value. 18 is the *average* number of secondary cases infected by a person w/ measles, not the maximum. A single super-spreader can infect far more than 18 people.
#episky 🧪
#episky 🧪
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"Scientists Are Rising Up to Resist Trump Policies" by @bberwyn.bsky.social for @insideclimatenews.org: insideclimatenews.org/news/0603202...
#StandUpForScience
#StandUpForScience
Scientists Are Rising Up to Resist Trump Policies - Inside Climate News
March 7 demonstrations across the U.S. and Europe will protest cuts to research, staffing and funding, and push for a continued federal focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.
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March 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Just out! The 4th edition of Authors of Fly Names containing over 7100 names of people who authored a fly name hbs.bishopmuseum.org/publications...
January 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Just out! The 4th edition of Authors of Fly Names containing over 7100 names of people who authored a fly name hbs.bishopmuseum.org/publications...
It is not widely known that Drosophila funebris not D. melanogaster is the type species of the family Drosophilidae… I’ve used D. funebris to illustrate morphology #Drosophilidae #Diptera #flydayfriday @dipteracourse.bsky.social @sjthomasbotany.bsky.social doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
February 26, 2025 at 6:16 AM
It is not widely known that Drosophila funebris not D. melanogaster is the type species of the family Drosophilidae… I’ve used D. funebris to illustrate morphology #Drosophilidae #Diptera #flydayfriday @dipteracourse.bsky.social @sjthomasbotany.bsky.social doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
From my chapter (with David Grimaldi) on #Drosophilidae in the Manual of Afrotropical #Diptera I have further enhanced some morphological illustrations—McEvey 2022 #flydayfriday @dipteracourse.bsky.social @sjthomasbotany.bsky.social doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
February 26, 2025 at 6:06 AM
From my chapter (with David Grimaldi) on #Drosophilidae in the Manual of Afrotropical #Diptera I have further enhanced some morphological illustrations—McEvey 2022 #flydayfriday @dipteracourse.bsky.social @sjthomasbotany.bsky.social doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
From my chapter (with David Grimaldi) on #Drosophilidae in the Manual of Afrotropical #Diptera I have further enhanced some morphological illustrations—McEvey 2022 #flydayfriday @dipteracourse.bsky.social doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
February 26, 2025 at 5:59 AM
From my chapter (with David Grimaldi) on #Drosophilidae in the Manual of Afrotropical #Diptera I have further enhanced some morphological illustrations—McEvey 2022 #flydayfriday @dipteracourse.bsky.social doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
Detailed hi-res images of a poorly known, but distinctive, genus—Mulgravea Bock—in the #Diptera family #Drosophilidae. Specimens from New Guinea and the type locality in Queensland. @dipteracourse.bsky.social McEvey, 2025 doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
February 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Detailed hi-res images of a poorly known, but distinctive, genus—Mulgravea Bock—in the #Diptera family #Drosophilidae. Specimens from New Guinea and the type locality in Queensland. @dipteracourse.bsky.social McEvey, 2025 doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
The lovely animals that visit
December 28, 2024 at 10:51 AM
The lovely animals that visit
McEvey, Shane (2024). Colocasiomyia stamenicola (Diptera: Drosophilidae)—high resolution diagnostic images. figshare. Figure. doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
Colocasiomyia stamenicola (Diptera: Drosophilidae)—high resolution diagnostic images
Colocasiomyia stamenicola (Carson & Okada, 1980:16) is a particularly distinctive drosophilid most readily separated from congeners by (a) the modification of sternite 6 into a blackened caudally poin...
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December 17, 2024 at 11:39 AM
McEvey, Shane (2024). Colocasiomyia stamenicola (Diptera: Drosophilidae)—high resolution diagnostic images. figshare. Figure. doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
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Oooh bluesky on Altmetric
December 4, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Oooh bluesky on Altmetric
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It's been a good year for @mfenner.bsky.social Rogue Scholar blog.front-matter.io/posts/report... #persistentidentifiers #blogs
Report Rogue Scholar Advisory Board Meeting October 16, 2024
On October 16, 2024, the Rogue Scholar Advisory Board met for the second time since it started in January 2024. Since January Rogue Scholar has achieved several major milestones.
In May, DOI registra...
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December 17, 2024 at 10:18 AM
It's been a good year for @mfenner.bsky.social Rogue Scholar blog.front-matter.io/posts/report... #persistentidentifiers #blogs
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I've just assigned DOIs to 3399 articles in the Journal of Conchology from 1874 to 2005. Assigning DOIs is easy, but the gathering & checking of historic article data takes time (even with AI). All these articles are now discoverable & easily citable: e.g doi.org/10.5962/p.39... #RetroPIDs #BHLib
December 16, 2024 at 5:41 AM
I've just assigned DOIs to 3399 articles in the Journal of Conchology from 1874 to 2005. Assigning DOIs is easy, but the gathering & checking of historic article data takes time (even with AI). All these articles are now discoverable & easily citable: e.g doi.org/10.5962/p.39... #RetroPIDs #BHLib
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My dream is to get these 'Tree hollows are animal homes' images into as many schools, homes and hands as possible - can you help?
This is the A5 postcard version of 'Tree hollows are animal homes #1 Eucalypt Open Forest south-eastern Australia'. www.paperbarkwriter.com/product/tree...
This is the A5 postcard version of 'Tree hollows are animal homes #1 Eucalypt Open Forest south-eastern Australia'. www.paperbarkwriter.com/product/tree...
November 28, 2024 at 12:35 AM
My dream is to get these 'Tree hollows are animal homes' images into as many schools, homes and hands as possible - can you help?
This is the A5 postcard version of 'Tree hollows are animal homes #1 Eucalypt Open Forest south-eastern Australia'. www.paperbarkwriter.com/product/tree...
This is the A5 postcard version of 'Tree hollows are animal homes #1 Eucalypt Open Forest south-eastern Australia'. www.paperbarkwriter.com/product/tree...
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Expect posts about biodiversity, historic literature, open science, digital collections, wildlife observations & nature adventures. Let’s connect! 🌿📚🔗 #Biodiversity #BioDivLibrary #SciArt #OpenAccess #OpenScience #iNaturalist #WomenInSTEMM #HerNaturalHistory #StripedPossums #Platypus #Thylacines 3/3
December 14, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Expect posts about biodiversity, historic literature, open science, digital collections, wildlife observations & nature adventures. Let’s connect! 🌿📚🔗 #Biodiversity #BioDivLibrary #SciArt #OpenAccess #OpenScience #iNaturalist #WomenInSTEMM #HerNaturalHistory #StripedPossums #Platypus #Thylacines 3/3
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I’m passionate about bringing historic biodiversity knowledge into the modern research network of scholarly research using persistent identifiers #RetroPIDs. This year, I’m also proud to be part of Homeward Bound, a global leadership initiative for women in STEMM. #TeamHB9 2/3
December 14, 2024 at 8:31 AM
I’m passionate about bringing historic biodiversity knowledge into the modern research network of scholarly research using persistent identifiers #RetroPIDs. This year, I’m also proud to be part of Homeward Bound, a global leadership initiative for women in STEMM. #TeamHB9 2/3
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Hi Bluesky, I’m Nicole, Manager of the Australian branch of the Biodiversity Heritage Library @bhl-au.bsky.social, the world’s largest online repository of biodiversity literature. I work with museums, herbaria & libraries to make their collections openly accessible, discoverable & connected. 1/3
December 14, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Hi Bluesky, I’m Nicole, Manager of the Australian branch of the Biodiversity Heritage Library @bhl-au.bsky.social, the world’s largest online repository of biodiversity literature. I work with museums, herbaria & libraries to make their collections openly accessible, discoverable & connected. 1/3
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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
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November 18, 2024 at 2:48 PM
We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how:
docs.bsky.app/docs/advance...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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#AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics
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So anyway, I had this idea that everyone, particularly young people, should learn what is taught in law school.
I also had the idea that the way it is taught to young people is boring.
It wasn't until law school that I realized how interesting this stuff is.
The result ⤵️
(I am cross-posting)
I also had the idea that the way it is taught to young people is boring.
It wasn't until law school that I realized how interesting this stuff is.
The result ⤵️
(I am cross-posting)
November 20, 2024 at 2:26 PM
So anyway, I had this idea that everyone, particularly young people, should learn what is taught in law school.
I also had the idea that the way it is taught to young people is boring.
It wasn't until law school that I realized how interesting this stuff is.
The result ⤵️
(I am cross-posting)
I also had the idea that the way it is taught to young people is boring.
It wasn't until law school that I realized how interesting this stuff is.
The result ⤵️
(I am cross-posting)
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Some of what I do as an entomology curator is Chrysis management.
November 20, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Some of what I do as an entomology curator is Chrysis management.
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A tale of two platforms:
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
November 13, 2024 at 11:21 AM
A tale of two platforms:
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀
BlueSky user numbers have hit a new record high in recent days, while the number of people deleting their accounts on X/Twitter has rocketed 🚀