Interested in attending ICDX next summer? The Williston Diptera Research Fund will support up to 8 graduate students or recent grads (graduation in 2022 or 2023) to present in Reno (16–21 July 2023, dipterists.org/icdx/) with US$1,500 each. Deadline extended to 15 December!

Longtime followers may remember my tweets about #AnkylosaurFightClub asking for pictures of ankylosaurs fighting other animals - this info made its way into our new paper about intraspecific combat in ankylosaurs! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10.10…

New evidence that hammer-tailed herbivores used their defensive weapons on each other. “Certainly ankylosaurs could swing their tails with enough force to break bone and really cause some damage to whoever they were hitting them with” - Victoria Arbour. cbc.ca/1.6679241

I'm looking for a science illustrator who can draw powerful conceptual diagrams that can tell the story of ocean science concepts to a non-specialist audience. Any suggestions? #scienceillustrator #illustrator #scienceillustration #scicomm #oceanscience #STEMeducation

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Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, the #WISElab @JessPopp, and the Young Lab are seeking applicants for a MSc position at School of Environmental Sciences focused on species at risk plant-pollinator surveying that prioritizes Indigenous values and community outreach. Apply now! Please share.

We are hiring a postdoc to bring together collaborators from 3 California institutions and barcode every insect species in the state! …orniaacademyofsciences.applytojob.com/apply/KPBENocM…

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Please share! Some great opportunities for student summer employment at Museum of Nature nature.ca/en/careers/#st…

This Week In History - Season 11 Episode 13: Plant Galls youtu.be/O7RFgo5J25U via YouTube

BC and Nunavut alone would be in the top six of this list!!!

Join Dr. India Young and Dr. Joel Gibson from the Royal BC Museum out on location at The Laurel Packinghouse in Kelowna this International Women's Day, Wednesday, March 8, at 12pm for a discussion on important BC women in art and entomology. buff.ly/3yhqTG9

Help us better understand how you envision the Royal BC Museum of the future. Learn more, register for a dialogue session, or take the online survey ➡️ow.ly/E0T450N9LL2

The Rooms The Rooms is hiring an #Entomology Collections assistant for a short term contract. This is through the Young Canada Works program so applicant must bewunder 30. link to full job ad: therooms.ca/careers

Please Share! Squamish Nation is hiring an Environmental Specialist. Full time 1-yr position. Come work in the Rights and Title Dept with our Referrals team! tinyurl.com/yrtz7kjj Pic: Ch’em’esh (herring roe) in Skwelwil'em Estuary. Siyám Smánit (the Chief) in the background.

The Royal BC Museum is looking for a one-year palaeontology collections manager to help with cataloguing! Position is based in Victoria, BC, and salary is $62,255 to $70,557. Full job details here, applications are due by June 26, 2023! royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/about/our-work…

British Columbia is home to nearly 500 species of bees. The Okanagan alone has close to 400 species. Fascinating, right? Here's another interesting fact: around 70% of these bees nest in the ground.

JOB: Full-time Collection Manager (one year) Royal BC Museum. Experience with entomology collections & knowledge of N.A. fauna is required. No cover letter to be included, so details of experience must be included in the CV. Deadline: Aug 30 2023 royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/media/6282

#Diptera friends help me out! Does anyone have an idea of who may have drawn this? Date uncertain. Found in the #RoyalBCMuseum collections.

#Coleoptera folks, especially #Buprestidae help me out. This beetle dress from turn of the century BC was made in Ireland possibly using material from India. Is there any way to determine the species??