Working on a very nice species of Earwig, Adiathetus shelfordi. Earwigs have some of the most intricately folded wings of any insect, and they refract light like the windows of a cathedral so not the most straightforward to draw.

It’s weevil Wednesday! Watch your steps and hold tight!

dying to know the fungi behind this 👀

this looks nice!

Happy to have met the amazing Dr. Corrie Moreau at Insectapalooza today!

One of my bfs and my inspiration 💗

fastas and furious building trees at home

I’m on the market! 🎉 What do I do? -I develop research questions and applied biotechnology to understand and disrupt insect symbioses. -I coordinate international teams to tackle interdisciplinary global challenges. -I train mycologists, entomologists and insect pathologists.

I'm qualifieddddd in the PhD ✨

Last batch of samplings in regenerative coffee in the Cerrado Mineiro ☕🌱

It seems somebody's very hungry lol

Extrafloral nectaries in Inga spp. tree 🌱

they love some tropical black sage ✨

my fungirls

I’m grateful to be well resourced, but I would just like to emphasize: With the mental health crisis in academia, these traumatic changes to funding and (already pitiful) job security WILL kill people. If you’re struggling, I see you. You will get through this. 🖤

Please reach out for help if you think you may need it. General: 988lifeline.org LGBTQ+ focused: thetrevorproject.org/get-help/

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I am extremely pleased to share this feature articulating why I have lost my sanity lately. science.org/content/articl…

coisas naturais