Jill Oberski, PhD @jilloberski.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Biology @ Hope College, a PUI SLAC. ๐ ๐งฌ ๐ | Entomology | Phylogenomics | Biogeo | Evolution | Diversifying STEM ๐ง โฟ๏ธ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ [she/her]
Eriophyoidea @eriophyoidea.bsky.social PFP: SEM photos from Ripka 2015 and Michalska et al. 2010; banner line drawing of Phytoptus vitis showing internal anatomy
Samuel Bolton @mite-morphologist.bsky.social
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata @ento-ea.bsky.social Experimental and applied entomology - Scientific journal of the Netherlands Entomological Society @nev.nl with research papers and reviews. #entomology #biocontrol ๐ชฒ๐ฆ๐ชฐ๐๐๐๐ชณ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/15707458
Anyi Mazo-Vargas @anyimv.bsky.social Assistant Professor at @DukeBiology. #NewPI #EvoDevo, gene regulation, adaptive traits, #Wnt signaling ๐ฆ. ๐งฌ๐ฌ๐งช. She/her/Ella
The Center for Plant Diversity Herbarium @ucdherbarium.bsky.social The CPD is a UC Davis museum with over 300,000 pressed plant specimens, a botanical identification room, and a botanical library.
Our website - https://herbarium.ucdavis.edu/
Louis Nastasi @toomanywasps.bsky.social Professor of Entomology at University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Gall wasp systematics and more. More info at
https://NastasiWaspLab.org/
Brandon Claridge @ichsofna.bsky.social Ph.D. entomologist/ ichneumonid taxonomist/ owner of Claridge Traps. See ichsofna.org for AI/web tools to help with ichneumonid identifications in North America. Need Malaise traps or light sheets for insect collecting? Visit claridgetraps.com
TaxonWorks @taxonworks.bsky.social Describe life.
TaxonWorks is #opensource software from the Species File Group (https://speciesfilegroup.org).
https://taxonworks.org
https://together.taxonworks.org
#biodiversityinformatics #taxonomy, #species
The Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative @thegsbi.bsky.social Developing a coherent platform for promoting the translation of expert knowledge on soil biodiversity into environmental policy
Bionomia @bionomia.net Link natural history specimens to the world's collectors. https://bionomia.net. Posts by @dshorthouse.bsky.social and bot.
Mia Croft (she/they) @miacroftento.bsky.social PhD Researcher @newcastleuni.bsky.social @ForagingEcology.bsky.social investigating impacts of artifical light at night on ecological networks, using eDNA and nutritional analysis ๐งฌ๐ฌ๐ฟ๐๐๐ชฒ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ชณ๐๐๐ท
Torsten Dikow @tdikow.bsky.social biodiversity researcher - discovering fly species - deciphering their evolutionary history - natural history collections + digitization + data - #asiloidflies - deserts - photography - views mine
ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4816-2909
Jess Awad @parasitoidrex.bsky.social Entomologist specializing in parasitoid wasps and dark taxa. Leiden, Netherlands.
ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net Open-access, peer-reviewed journal for taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, and evolution of animals of any geological age from any part of the world.
Published by @pensoft.net. Powered by ARPHA Platform.
Website: zookeys.pensoft.net
Tuomas Kankaanpรครค @bugwebs.bsky.social Insect ecologist. Insect responses to environmental change. Interested in trophic interactions. Now developing monitoring methods for blood-feeding insects in the North. #InterregAurora #InsectsoftheNorth
Post-doctoral researcher at University of Oulu
Journal of Orthoptera Research @jor.pensoft.net The open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the Orthopterists' Society. Publishes research on Orthoptera and allies.
Published by @pensoft.net. Powered by @arphahub.com.
Website: jor.pensoft.net
Elliott Gordon @ripiphorus.bsky.social Top Penstemon identifier on iNat (egordon88), nature photographer on IG (desert_pollinators), and amateur coleopterist specializing on Ripiphoridae
Elena Gagnarli @ele21chamobates.bsky.social acarology, soil functional biodiversity, feeding guilds, ecosystem services, best practices, agro-ecosystems
Josh Gibson, Ph.D. @drstrangeant.bsky.social CT microscopist at UIUC's Beckman Institute (@beckmanillinois.bsky.social) ๐ฌ
Entomologist and biomechanist by training ๐ Sometimes tweet about Pokemon. Furret Aficionado. Opinions my own.
Sarah Arnold @sejarnold.bsky.social Entomologist, likes pollination, insect behaviour, IPM, horticulture and agriculture, sustainability, nature and especially wild bees.
Works at Niab (UK). Views my own. she/her
Neurodivergent, quirky, sometimes wrong but usually teachable.
SF Micro Society @sfmicrosociety.org We are a community of aspirational, amateur & professional microscopists. Since 1870, we bring people together to learn & explore.
Become a member! ๐
https://sfmicrosociety.org/join
Rachel she/her @rachbehm.bsky.social PhD student at UCF studying Ichneumonoidea comparative genomics. Masters is in Ophioninae systematics from UCSB. Opinions are my own
Francesco Martoni @cescomartons.bsky.social ๐ฎ๐น๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐บ |Molecular Entomologist |
Biodiversity explorer | โค๏ธpsyllidsโค๏ธ |
Metabarcoding & Biosecurity |
@robynhitchcock.bsky.social @robynhitchcock.bsky.social
Skyler Principe @bluebellprince.bsky.social He/him
Plant and bug lover ๐งก
iNaturalist obsessed
Michigan based
William Brockelsby @williambrockelsby.bsky.social Librarian, entomologist, New Zealand
Michael Hawk (Nature's Archive) @naturesarchive.bsky.social Father, nature advocate, technologist, science communicator. Creator of Nature's Archive podcast, founder of Jumpstart Nature. Ex-Google engineer/manager.
https://naturesarchive.com
https://jumpstartnature.com/podcast
Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social Weather and climate scientist focused on extreme events like floods, droughts, & wildfires on a warming planet. www.weatherwest.com
Cliff aka vermfly @vermfly.bsky.social He/him
I'm Cliff. I'm a birder and certified California Naturalist. I love talking about birds and gardening with native plants.
Alan Rockefeller @alanrockefeller.bsky.social Mycologist based in the Bay Area, California.
Miles Zhang | ๅผ ่ฟๆฟ @ymilesz.bsky.social | Hymenoptera taxonomy, phylogenomics, and evolutionary ecology | inordinate fondness for insect galls
https://ymilesz.github.io/
Oscar Villaseรฑor Johnson, PhD @henicorhina.bsky.social Museum collections, ornithology, phylogenetics, macroevolution, taxonomy. Assistant professor of ornithology at FGCU. Chicano. iNaturalist / eBird addict. he/him. ๐บ๐ธ/๐ฒ๐ฝ johnsonornithologylab.org
Arturo Santos @aispinsects.bsky.social Ecologist/Naturalist/Taxonomist, insects (Pterygota, Diptera). Also an iNaturalist Curator and BugGuide editor
https://arturosantosperez.wordpress.com/
Linda Terrill @naturegroove.bsky.social Lover of nature who wants to pass it on.
Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social Husband, dad, veteran, writer, and proud Midwesterner. 19th US Secretary of Transportation and former Mayor of South Bend.
Benoit Nabholz @benoitevol.bsky.social Evolutionary biologist at https://www.umontpellier.fr/ and https://isem-evolution.fr/ .
Molecular-evolution and PopGen
Insects; orthoptera; hymenoptera; diptera
Birds & mammals
OpenScience
Teacher at https://biologie-ecologie.com/departement/
Dennis Hwang @pazu11.bsky.social Hematopathologist. Nature enthusiast (evolutionary biology, entomology, vertebrate paleontology, herpetology, marine biology). Fan of science fiction, fantasy, horror, anime, and comics. Student of choy li fut kung fu. Dormant writer and musician.
Ecology Supplies @ecologysupplies.bsky.social Hello! If you're new here, we are Ecology Supplies! โจ๐๐๐ฆโจ
Our mission is to provide the scientific community with innovative equipment for field collection and specimen preservation
ecologysupplies.com
https://ecologysupplies.com/the-pin-down/
Alex Dainis PhD ๐งฌ @alexdainis.bsky.social Science communicator talking about genetics, biology, chemistry, and blimps. She/her
Team Diptera ๐ชฐ๐๐ฆ๐ป @teamdiptera.bsky.social Dedicated to showing off the most ecologically diverse super radiation of animals ๐ชฐ ๐ฆ ๐งฌ๐ฌ
https://linktr.ee/team_diptera?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=635d7c5f-a1d5-4d54-8010-6d736486a417
Elli Klaus @ellililalala.bsky.social Conservation biologist with focus on botanics and entomology. I love macrophotography of all fauna & flora but especially of insects and spiders. Pics & opinions are my own.
Currently in Cape Town. She/her
https://www.inaturalist.org/people/elliklaus
Entomological Society of America @entsocamerica.bsky.social Sharing insect science globally.
ESA is the world's largest organization serving insect scientists.
Need to identify an insect? Visit http://entsoc.org/insect-id
Northwest Lichenologists (NWL) @nwlichenologists.bsky.social A non-profit promoting all levels of lichen passion in AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA, and in AB and BC Canada.
https://northwest-lichenologists.wildapricot.org
Bruce McCune @brucemccune.bsky.social Many interests but focusing my posts here on biodiversity of western North American lichens; including research on phylogenetics and taxonomy of lichens -- foundational for understanding all aspects of the biology of lichens. https://bmccune.weebly.com
John Villella @jvillella.bsky.social At home in the Siskiyou Mountains of Southern Oregon, but wandering further afield. Iโm here to share my #lichen photos.
Jenny Seawright @jennysea.bsky.social Wildlife allotment, lichens, botany, moths, biodiversity. Websites www.irishwildflowers.ie, www.irishlichens.ie, www.irishmoths.net and www.dorsetnature.co.uk
David Peris @davidperis.bsky.social Paleontologist.
Amber and beetle lover (better if mixed ๐๐ชฒ).
Ramรณn y Cajal #RyC researcher at the Institut Botร nic de Barcelona (Spain).
PI of #PaleoecologyLab,
Interested in #insect #evolution, insect-plant #interactions and #pollination ecology
Becca Clement, PhD @drbeccasbugs.bsky.social Entomologist, computational biologist, evolutionary ecologist.
Aspiring insect songwriter
Di Jiang @dijiang319.bsky.social Senior editor @science.org. Molecular biology, #DNA, #RNA, #gene regulation, #epigenetics, nuclear biology, #chromatin biology, 3D #genome, #synbio, #CRISPR and gene editing, other bacterial immune systems, and #AI in all these
Cameron "Cami" L. @8legs8eyes.bsky.social AuDHD; spider biodiversity and geology/paleontology; adventures in food; the Oxford comma; Georgia O'Keeffe, Henry Moore, and Andrew Wyeth; Aurora, Otyken, Cowboy Junkies, and Chris LeDoux.
Brendan O'Loughlin @brendanoloughlin.bsky.social He/him
PhD student at The Ohio State University studying phylogenomics in arthropod systems
Damon Tighe @damontighe.bsky.social Community Scientist with a focus on fungi and a huge iNaturalist addict. Formerly a researcher on the human genome project, single cell sequencing, but now spend most work hours supporting educators in bringing more hands-on biotech into their classrooms
Cynipid @cynipid.bsky.social Crystal aka Fairy Gall-Mother
Entomologist, artist, and cat lover
Andrew Meeds @ameeds.bsky.social Phoenix, Arizona. Forensic Entomology and Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae).
Primary Color Sports Fan Enthusiast: Baseball (Reds) and Hockey (Blues).
Gustav Clark @gustavc123.bsky.social Naturalist - plants, insects, molluscs. Not birds, not butterflies.
Ex IT, ex chemist, ex many things, but beetle ID will probably keep me fully occupied until I die.. But I do love cutting scrub and fixing fences.
UK white cis male he/him trans ally
Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.social Professor and Head of the Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery, Berlin. Taxonomy, robotics, AI, imaging and nanopore sequencing for biodiversity discovery at scale.
Kristal Watrous @melittophile.bsky.social Bee biologist, entomologist, pollination ecologist, unabashed nature nerd.
Joe DiMeglio @dimeglio.bsky.social Lichenologist
Ariel Waldman @arielwaldman.com Antarctic Explorer + Filmmaker.
๐บ Creator + host of LIFE UNEARTHED on PBS
๐ NatGeo Explorer + NASA advisor
๐ฌ Often filming tardigrades
๐ https://arielwaldman.com
Jesse Huisken @jessehuisken.bsky.social PhD candidate in the Rehan Lab. York University. Evolution, social behaviour, behavioural ecology, social insects, pollinators.
David Notton @davidnotton.bsky.social Mad about diapriid wasps/bees ๐taxonomy, zoological nomenclature, museums, entomology curation & IPM! Former NHMUK, now freelance. Recording Lauriston Agroecology Farm๐พ๐ฅ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ๐ช๐บ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David-Notton #Edinburgh
Lindo Lab @lindolab.bsky.social We are a research lab at Western University, Canada studying soil biodiversity.
Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social Twin, entomologist, evolutionary biologist ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐บ๐ธ
Paul Hurtado @mathbiopaul.bsky.social Bird nerd, math/stat professor into mathematical biology, outdoor enthusiast, father of 3. From Pueblo, CO now living in Reno, NV.
Personal account: views expressed here are my own.
Rob Cruickshank @bugblokenz.bsky.social Lecturer @UCNZ | entomologist | ex-librarian | museum junkie | phylogeny nerd | urban iNaturalist | nemophilist (woodland enthusiast) | bug hotelier | maker | cyclist | drummer | koumpounophobe | INFJ | born 322 ppm CO2 | he/him | there's other stuff too
Lee Dyer @gusanero.bsky.social loves family, friends, rock climbing, moths, caterpillars, statistics, math, poetry, music, literature; hates the current US Super-Fascist Regime
Rowan Howe @rowanhowe.bsky.social Entomologist at Fera Science. I'm interested in the biology and taxonomy of terrestrial invertebrates, specialising in beetles and mites. I adore science and critical thinking. All views are my own.
Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social A nerd at large. Writer. Musician.
Sometimes funny. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Join my sci-fi book club:
http://patreon.com/ellecordova
nerd humor โข space & sci fi โข books
Nature Reviews Biodiversity @natrevbiodiv.nature.com A new journal from the Nature Portfolio reviewing key advances in conservation, ecology, and evolution. Posts by the editors, @alexmckay.bsky.social, @lukegrinham.bsky.social, and Tim Thomas. https://www.nature.com/nrbd
Science Magazine @science.org Cutting-edge research, news, commentary, and visuals from the Science family of journals. https://www.science.org
Thomas Barbin @thomasbarbin.bsky.social Naturalist
Nature Photographer
He/him
Marc A. Milne @forthespiders.bsky.social Spider taxonomist / conservationist / ecologist. Professor of Biology at the University of Indianapolis. Canadian. Lover of metal, cats, and hockey. ๐น
Julien Tchilinguirian @jtchi.bsky.social M.S.c in conservation ecology & research in Arachnology, France. I've always been passionate about the biology and ecology of the arachnids of the world. Particularly fond of Linyphiidae, Scorpions, Uropygi, Amblypygi & others.
https://linktr.ee/jtchi
Wayne Maddison @waynemaddison.bsky.social Raw pu-erh in the morning; oolong in the afternoon. Chocolate: dark milk. Would rather be drawing spider genitalia, usually. Looking forward to the next field trip. Thinking about getting a pottery wheel. Father of two amazing adults. Emeritus Prof @ UBC
Marshal Hedin @mhedin.bsky.social devoted to the study & understanding of biodiversity, and public sharing of biodiversity knowledge and beauty. a "curator" of biological collections, and of the planet. Dad, Univ Prof
American Arachnological Society (AAS) @arachnology.bsky.social The official account of the American Arachnological Society (AAS). AAS furthers the study and appreciation of arachnids, and publishes the Journal of Arachnology. ๐ธ๏ธ๐ท๏ธ๐ฆ & other wonderful #arachnids!
https://linktr.ee/american_arachnology
Clarissa Bush @clarmarbus.bsky.social Psych NP. Jogging, mud, lichen, psychodynamic odds, and ends enthusiast. Posting whether I like it or not.
Oregon State University Botany and Plant Pathology @osubpp.bsky.social Delving into the realms of plant and fungal biology, from genetic and molecular intricacies to agriculture and ecosystems.
Natasha de Vere @ndevere.bsky.social Biodiversity scientist focusing on plant-pollinator interactions & plant diversity ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ especially using eDNA, metabarcoding & museomics ๐งฌ Full Professor & Curator of Botany, NHM Denmark, University of Copenhagen.
Andressa M. Venturini @aventurini.bsky.social Soil microbial ecologist | Assistant Professor at AU ๐ฆ
| SPUN Explorer | Former USP ๐ง๐ท Princeton and Stanford ๐บ๐ธ | She/Her | Views are my own ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐งฌ
Land-use change | Sustainable Agriculture | Amazon | Microplastics
aventurini.com
Lily Khadempour @khadlily.bsky.social Assistant Prof at Rutgers Newark and PI of the Khadlab.com. Studying insect-microbial symbiosis and microbial ecology. she/her
Michael Palmer @cosmopterix.bsky.social Retired botanist but doing #entomology on a wildfire impacted landscape in Oregon.
INaturalist Ambassador.
INaturalist handle @cosmopterix
Ireland's Incredible Invertebrates! @microwild.bsky.social TL;DR: All things about Irish insects and invertebrates.
An Irish naturalist sharing experiences, education and enthusiasm.
Harvestman validator for the National Biodiversity Data Centre.
Founder of https://microwild.org
Call me: Brian
Frank Ashwood @frankashwood.bsky.social Soil ecologist & macrophotographer | He/Him |
Author of 'The World Beneath Our Feet', publishing in Aug/Sep '26!
www.frankashwood.com
J. Chris Pires @jchrispires.bsky.social Professor passionate about student success & team science #firstgen #Brassica enthusiast walking Dogs of the Plant World
#Agriculture #Food #HigherEd #EduSky #Agsky #SciComm & more
#Soil #Crop #Science ; opinions mine
Meg Skinner @megabunus.bsky.social BAS Harvestmen Recording Scheme organiser, invertebrate ecologist and overall bug nerd
Jesse Miller @texosporium.bsky.social botanist and ecologist living in the PNW
- A Aimee Mann @aimeemann.bsky.social Singer-songwriter working on a graphic memoir.
Dr Astrid Biddle @astridbiddle.bsky.social Senior Plant Ecologist Freshwater Habitats Trust
BSBI Recorder for Buckinghamshire. BBS Joint Recorder Herts.
Views my own.โค๏ธAquatic plants & many others.
Michael Lueth @milueth.bsky.social bryophytes, photography, trampolin, painting, singing, living
born, study and work in Freiburg, Germany
Jessica Budke ๐ฑ๐ฅผ๐ฌ @mossplants.bsky.social Associate Professor @UTK_EEB & Director @UTKHerbarium | Plant development, physiology, systematics, & evolution | Member @UCWCWA | Opinions are my own
Robert Back @rback.bsky.social [Contemporary] art[ist] Lecturer at Novia UAS. Finland
Also Natural history illustrations. Biology, ecology, conservation
Blog (Swedish) about various animals I meet and document in, mostly, nearby surroundings: http://utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com
California Academy of Sciences @calacademy.bsky.social Natural history museum, research institute, aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, & so much more โ all under one living roof.
Carlos Barreto @carlosbarreto.bsky.social soil ecology | peatlands | carbon | climate change | oribatid mites
http://carlosbarreto.me
Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social Entomologist passionate about flies, beetles, spiders, mites... Also macro photography. Director & diagnostician at NC State Plant Disease and Insect Clinic. Opinions are my own. He/him
Raleigh, NC, USA
https://www.flickr.com/photos/76790273@N07/