Dr. Catherine Scott

@cataranea.bsky.social

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No-longer-a-professional arachnologist/behavioural ecologist/natural historian; current research-admin type & luddite. I also knit, sew, & have strong opinions. Pronouns: she or they

A video of a brown foamy shoreline with ridiculous fish with eyes bulging out the top of their heads skipping along the top of the water!!
Selfie of two smiling short-haired people wearing glasses, N95s, and fun t-shirts (spider: Catherine; crows: Sean) sitting on a plane.
A screenshot of an instagram story that says “you’re telling me a fat licked this bread?” Over a photo of a deleted gar and the heel of a baguette
A person with a salt-and-pepper pixie cut, wearing large red-framed glasses and silver dangly earrings that say “OH NO” and the “Biology is bigger than binaries” shirt designed by Franz Anthony for Skype a Scientist under a collared green wool shirt sits in front of a pride flag at a cafe as they contemplate their merge existence and lament the linear nature of time
screenshot of text reading "When we replace creative work with the content of generative AI, we are shitting on creators and denigrating the humanness of creativity."
photo of several quilted patchwork zipper pouches of various sizes, all featuring colourful insect-themed fabrics
photo of several quilted patchwork zipper pouches of various sizes, all featuring colourful insect-themed fabrics
A screenshot of some text of a paper, with the following sentence highlighted: "One July evening last summer, while engaged in wheeling the baby (another one this time) through some tall grass in the corner of my yard, I noticed..." It continues "an Ammophila attached to a grass-stem in the peculiar..."
Screen shot of an old paper titled "Boring Noctuid Larvae" by Henry Bird. There is a chunk of text (which makes clear it is about larvae that bore into objects) with a section highlighted that says "Among the more important noctuids..."
A bearded man wearing a navy blue pullover that has teal leafhoppers knitted in a fair-isle pattern on the yoke and sleeves. He is posing with two leashed dogs (one large and yellowish, one smaller and cream with reddish spots) in front of a harbour with fishing boats and colourful buildings in the background.
poster with qr code linking to survey. text reads: ECODIVE’s (Evaluating Conferences for Diverse Engagement) goals are to evaluate how conferences are serving ecologists and environmental scientists, and how future conference design in these fields can best meet the needs of diverse organizations and individuals. Help make future conferences better and more accessible! Join our survey: <link>. For more information: https://ecodiveconferences.org
Freckled dog curled up in an adorably weird way on a comfy chair
Spider web made of white rope strung across the front porch of a brick house. There is a large black spider sitting near the top of the web and various pride flags strung around the porch
Diorama of leaf litter featuring a large harvester and millipede (way bigger than lifesize)
Selfie of a short-haired person wearing red glasses standing in front of a wall in the AMNH displaying arachnids, insects, and other arthropods
a row of large compacting cabinets with posters of line drawings of spiders on the ends
header image from the banting website featuring photos of three people wearing glasses (three of the postdoc awardees, including me) with text that reads: 2023 Banting Postdoctoral Researchers
two people and a dog on a rocky beach
iNaturalist map of the island of Newfoundland with red squares scattered from St. John's on the Avalon peninsula (home base) to Gros Morne on the west coast, each square representating one or more candy-striped spider observations
Selfie of short-haired person wearing red glasses and an oversized bandana that is white with colourful arachnids printed on it
Poster that reads: Have you seen these spiders? Join the Spider Hunters to help unravel the biology of candy-striped spiders, introduced predators of pollinators & other insects in North America. How to participate: 1. Search for spiders around your home & neighbourhood. 2. Take photos & submit them to the #SpiderHunters project