Megan Asche, PhD

Jumping spider exploring my cactus collection. Great way to start my day!

Labeling specimens for the Washington State Bee Atlas.

Got ~75 specimens labeled in 1 hr, not too bad.

Thank you! I had a blast!

Megan Asche posing with her pinned specimens and trophy. She is a person with brown hair wearing a black tshirt and brown pants.

Photo of pinned specimens in a collection box, a gold trophy, and a sign advertising for “The Pin Down” event. The items are arranged on a black cafe table.

I won “The Pin Down” at #EntSoc25! This was such a fun event, thank you @ecologysupplies.bsky.social.

I will now retire a champion. 🏆

Photo of “Larvae of Insects” part 1 and part 2 by Alvah Peterson. These are blue hard bound books with cold lettering.

Photo of “Freshwater Springtails of North America” by Walz and McCafferty. It is a tan soft bound pamphlet with an illustration of a collembola on the cover.

Photo of a beaded insect pin. The pin is made to resemble a blue and black beetle with red eyes.

Won wonderful treasures during the #ECN2025 silent auction.

Kennedy School hotel in Portland, OR. Photo of the front entrance.

Kennedy School movie theater. The photo shows a large screen with couch seating and tables for eating food.

Back of the Kennedy School movie theater. The photo shows the couch seating and tables for eating food.

Got to see “Weapons” at the Kenny School movie theater last night. Fun side quest on my #ECN2025 and #EntSoc25 trip

Summary of the UNH collection holdings, featuring Don and one of his beloved pselaphines

Istvan Miko takes us on a trip to the UNH insect collection, which punches above its weight in part thanks to the superhuman collecting efforts of Don Chandler

Just saw @andrewjohnston.bsky.social talk at #ECN2025. If you want to setup a specimen imaging system at your home or lab, you should check out his blog. Great resource!

Cover of the ECN meeting symposium schedule booklet. Cover has an image of a rain beetle (Pleocoma sp) by photographer Chris Wirth.

Made it to #ECN2025 in Portland. Always a fantastic conference.

Photo of Graham Masterton’s book “Prey.” The book cover has a picture of a creepy dude with rat-like hands

Found an amazing sci-fi and fantasy bookstore in Portland. Check out Parallel Worlds, they even had horror - amazing!