PhD student in entomology @UIUC (treehopper sys/tax). Biodiversity queen, major treehopper groupie, amputee. Pronouns: depends on my mood, any w/respect
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17 Jun 2020
Missed another #TreehopperTuesday. Here's a meme I found on FB & slightly amended, as my treehopper PR duties require. Likewise, I'm obligated to suggest bumping treehopper worship up to #3...y'all do y'all tho π
*Not sure of the original source, pls tag/comment if you know!*
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8 Oct 2020
Today was the last f2f lab session (deets below) for the insect ecology course I'm TAing this semester -- mostly analysis from here on out. Despite how unpredictable & exhausting it has been to bring each week's experiment to fruition, I'm very sad to take things virtual!
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8 Oct 2020
We quantified Pachypsylla gall volume, number and distribution on hackberry leaves of varying size in an attempt to test the plant vigor hypothesis.
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Brendan Morris π retweeted
PLEASE HELP! Do you teach college-level #ecology? I've been developing a tool to measure how instructors approach teaching science & need just a few more college instructors & TAs to take my survey to validate the tool. Thank you! tinyurl.com/ISUpsposttECO
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1 Jul 2020
Spamming friends' kids with treehopper content on "Messenger Kids" is what the internet was made for
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30 Jun 2020
Found this cutie on a pin oak tree today. Shit pic, but Glossonotus acuminatus slays always. It's 1 of my fave genera, partly bc it includes the 1st treehopper species I ever collected as a ugrad. Squealed today just like I did then. Hope he's ready to πΆ #TreehopperTuesday
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16 Jun 2020
Cute $30 bandanas, proceeds go2 @blacktransusa "the only national organization led by black trans people to collectively address the inequities faced in the black transgender human experience."
Link 2 donate directly in thread.
#BlackTransLivesMatter
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16 Jun 2020
Black Trans Advocacy Coalition COVID microgrant program donation page: blacktrans.org/donate/
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11 Jun 2020
Sorry y'all but Starbucks is cancelled until they can act right. #BlackLivesMatter is not a 'political or personal issue'...it's a moral issue, an issue of human rights.
#BoycottStarbucks
11 Jun 2020
Amazing.
The same Starbucks that closed 8,000 stores for racial bias training because of a racist incident in 2018 is now preventing employees from wearing anything in support it Black Lives Matter.
See why we believe so little in racial bias trainings and press statements?
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9 Jun 2020
2nd plea: @netflix a very simple action to demonstrate your solidarity and commitment to #BlackLivesMatter would be the top suggestions bar showcasing POC created/racial injustice related content. Easy clicks are bound to educate more folx π€
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8 Jun 2020
Did a little oak treehopper bombing of some of the new (non-native) English oaks that have popped up around my neighborhood, this morning (yet to establish anything near pest level pops & if any at all).
Lots of loitering around front yards. Imagine if I was Black...
#BLM
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5 Jun 2020
Hi! What you see is NOT a pinecone but a white-bellied #pangolin. Thrilled to be studying their ecology (for a PhD) after over a decade of being an enthusiast. We NEED more diversity in STEM! #BlackBirdersWeek #BlackInSTEM #BlackAFinSTEM #BlackInNature
Follow @Pangolino_Org
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5 Jun 2020
Did you know that we have plants and animals in #Jamaica that have not been reported to science as yet?
Plus if you find one there is a strong chance that it will be named after the founder.
So take pics and share info of things you find interesting. That might be the new species
ALT ESF Lists Top 10 New Species for 2017
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7 Jun 2020
FB has me pretty occupied gvn the current uprisings 4 justice & trying 2 dismantle wht supremacy w/in me, my wht ~frnds & my fam. 2 be clear: #BlackLivesMatter Pls DM me if ya wanna argue. I strt nice, but knw when 2 π₯ a trash pile. #NoJusticeNoPeace Keep up the heat, y'all π€
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25 May 2020
So behind on Twitter, apologies if I've missed something...the bug-spiration of summer should bring me to this side of the internet more regularly, and with critter pics!!
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19 May 2020
So pleased to finally say my very first (and my first first author) publication is out today! 19 brand new species of Chasmogenus are named as of today, doubling the described species from the Neotropics! zookeys.pensoft.net/article/β¦
#taxonomy
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