(6/25) She received a U of London scholarship to continue her studies of trematode gastropod parasites. At this time she made a name for herself as a zoologist through conducting research on territorial behavior of seagulls and presenting it to the Zoological Society. #IB427MR

(7/26) In 1934, Miriam published her first paper on fleas where she described 3 new species from New Guinea. Her interest in fleas was sparked by the presence of her father’s collection of some ~250,000 specimens that was at her uncle’s home at the time. doi.org/10.1017/S00311…

(8/26) In 1952 Miriam and fellow entomologist Theresa Clay popularized the study of parasites through their exceptionally detailed Fleas, flukes & cuckoos which was published by New Naturalist. tinyurl.com/tzeeew5

(9/26) #IB427MR In 1953 Miriam began working on an illustrated catalogue of her/her father’s flea collection. Around this time she also published several papers on Lepidopterans -- their defensive mechanisms and the evolution of them as well as mimicry. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365…

(10/26) Miriam pioneered the field of chemical ecology when she studied differential palatability of Lepidopterans to birds & the selective foraging that results. From these studies she was able to then delve further to investigate mimicry w/in the order. doi.org/10.1111/j.1365…

Happy early birthday to this member of Brood XIII, scheduled to emerge in 2024 #magicicada