Gwen Pearson

Wall painting of a gray centipede on a bike on a red-orange-yellow background

Love the art in Tucson #invertebrate

Side view of a bumble bee collecting pollen from the large cone of a bright yellow flower.

'Rear view' of the same bee, which shows the red belts on the bee's abdomen.

A Red-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus rufocinctus) collects from sneeze weed (Helenium autumnale) near the shore of the Columbia River in Castlegar, BC, last August 8. 🐝

I love this SO MUCH! Brilliant @mothpotato.bsky.social 😀

Absolutely, they are delightful! They have just been on a weird insect kick lately. To the amusement and bafflement of entomologists :D

Beloved lepidopterist Kevin dissects some noctuid genitalia in the Visible Lab, which he has decorated to look like the penalty box at a hockey game. He is wearing a Pens jersey and a hockey helmet while he looks thru the microscope.

I thought our new “visible lab” space felt like a petting zoo but @mothpotato.bsky.social had a much better idea

I am not sure what is going on at CPSC. Maybe they are cracking under the onslaught of current events like the rest of us? 🐜🐜🐜🐜

Making the Invisible Visible: Photographing Native Bees with Krystle Hickman - Bioneers Through photography, observation, and community science, Krystle Hickman is documenting the lives of native bees that most people never notice. In this conversation, she shares her observations and in...

Timeline cleanse: beautiful photos of native bees, by fab photographer Krystle Hickman bioneers.org/making-the-i...

Western Monarchs Head into Spring with a Small Migratory Population The final survey period of the Xerces Society’s Western Monarch Count ended recorded 6,464 monarch butterflies across 193 overwintering sites. This tally is 47% lower than the mid-season count of 12,2...

The late-season Western Monarch Count gives us a look at how many butterflies made it through the winter. The percent of remaining monarchs was typical, but coming from the 3rd lowest mid-season count on record, we hope these monarchs will have a good breeding season.
xerces.org/news/organiz...

Congrats! Very cool 🪰

OMG the beetles 😍

Teachers’ job satisfaction 33% of public K-12 teachers are highly satisfied with their job, and 52% say they wouldn't advise a young person to become a teacher.

2024 data from @pewresearch.org; 15% of teachers satisified with their pay. www.pewresearch.org/social-trend...

Walton Family Foundation-Gallup K-12 Teacher Research Exploring the K-12 teacher experience in America.

New year, new survey, same numbers: 71% of U.S. teachers hold at least one second job. 1 in 5 teachers find it difficult to get by on their household income. Over 1/2 say they are just getting by. Full report download: www.gallup.com/analytics/65...

Just racking up the wins lately! Congrats!

The Big Five US Trade Book Publishers With all the imprints out there, it's sometimes difficult to know which imprint belongs to which of the big five publishers.

This is mind blowing. A map of how 100s of publishing houses were assimilated into just 5 massive US book publishers. almossawi.com/big-five-pub...

Oooh! Let me know if you want to do coworking/cowriting virtually! I also am writing a book (In theory). I think you have my email 🪲✉️

Sarah! Are you writing a book?

Timeline cleanse. These amazing animals are not spiders, but Opiliones, arachnid cousins.

Hello Everyone,

We are currently searching for a Communications Director to translate scholarship and ideas and disseminate them to targeted and priority audiences and partners. Please share widely!

#OBI #Communications #Hiring

Full details on the position: https://bit.ly/4rFWc7H

a spider is crawling on a yellow surface Alt: a spider buries itself in yellow sand

I can only conclude that my recent decision to sparingly return to using the internet for news and social interaction was a massive mistake

I miss a lot of things from Ye Olde Twitter, but the amazing Asian art and macro-photography community was at the top of my list of things I'm sad about losing.

I am so excited to find one of my favorite artists from Twitter here on Bsky! 🤩🎨

Fantastic news!!

The spotted lanternfly was streetwise before it ever flew to NYC Invasive enemy number 1 learned survival tricks in other cities first.

Why did spotted lanternflies do SO well when they got to the US?

Turns out they picked up some genetic tricks in other cities first. brookshire-team-trash.beehiiv.com/p/the-spotte...

Plant native blooms in time for spring with Philly’s favorite squid scientist Local butterflies and bees need more homes. Philly’s science community has some creative solutions.

"Winter blues got you down? Plant native blooms in time for spring with Philly’s favorite squid scientist @sarahmackattack.bsky.social: Local butterflies and bees need more homes. Philly’s science community has some creative solutions."

a pop of green on a cold snowy day 🟢

Dragonfly Facts That STUNNED Adam Savage YouTube video by Adam Savage’s Tested

It was so fun to chat with Adam Savage about #dragonflies! youtu.be/iWVt5yQNwrA?...

A brightly illustrated book with drawing of different insects on a green background. The title is Science-ology Entomology. Some of the insects are leaf cutter ants, fleas, caterpillars, and a dung rolling beetle.

Book #2: Entomology. A perfect book for kids interested in exploring careers in entomology. It's been out in the UK for a while, but has finally made it to the US. www.hachetteschools.co.uk/book/science...

Bug Power Superpowers aren't just for the movies! Take a closer look at the extraordinary abilities of 20 different bugs and discover how humans have ha...

Great news for small bug nerds! TWO new books out this year just for them. From Beetle Lady Stephanie Dole: Bug Power! (1/2 🧵) www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/steph...

A brightly illustrated book with drawing of different insects on a green background. The title is Science-ology Entomology. Some of the insects are leaf cutter ants, fleas, caterpillars, and a dung rolling beetle.

Book #2: Entomology. A perfect book for kids interested in exploring careers in entomology. It's been out in the UK for a while, but has finally made it to the US. www.hachetteschools.co.uk/book/science...

Bug Power Superpowers aren't just for the movies! Take a closer look at the extraordinary abilities of 20 different bugs and discover how humans have ha...

Great news for small bug nerds! TWO new books out this year just for them. From Beetle Lady Stephanie Dole: Bug Power! (1/2 🧵) www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/steph...