Dr. Rachael E. Bonoan

Can't wait to discuss this in my Insect Pollinator Ecology course in the fall! 🦋🌻🐝

So fun!! 🐝🐝

So cute when they do that! 🥹

Butterfly populations have declined, but ecologists say they're resilient A comprehensive study of U.S. butterfly populations shows dramatic declines in most species, but Pacific Northwest ecologists say swift recoveries are possible.

Was excited to see my Puget blue butterfly photo used in the @knkx.org coverage of the recent Science paper on butterfly decline. 🦋 This paper came out of my post-doc lab and the authors put A LOT into it--check out their important work! www.knkx.org/environment/...

Likely a cellophane bee aggregation! If you look closer, you’ll see them coming and going from their nesting holes in the ground (and possibly some mating).

SPRING!!! The cellophane bees are out and about! 🐝🐝

Wed, Apr 2, 2:30 - 3:30 pm: Join Dr. B in SCI 206 for a panel discussion on Careers in Environmental Biology! There will be snacks!

RSVP appreciated, but not required: forms.office.com/r/BYCbENLVRX

I don't dabble in fireflies, but Avalon Owens does! www.rowland.harvard.edu/directory/av...

Annual #rstats least effective figure competition in Env Methods and Statistics! My fave activity to introduce students to ggplot and all it can do. Graphs made with data from @allisonhorst.bsky.social Palmer penguins package. allisonhorst.github.io/palmerpengui...

Bonoan Lab is headed to the Big East! Good luck, Chris!! 🎉

Had a blast testing Theresa Crochet Shop’s new pattern, Maverick the Manta Ray! I named mine Rachael Ray. Pattern now available! www.theresascrochetshop.com/products/plu...

Dr. Fath's Comparative Anatomy students used a camera lucida to aid in drawing and labeling vertebrae this afternoon. 🦴 Thanks to Dr. Waters for lending the scope! @lovetheants.bsky.social @provcollege.bsky.social

Practicing probability and playing games in this afternoon’s @friarbiology.bsky.social Environmental Methods and Stats! @provcollege.bsky.social

Prepping for a new Bonoan Lab project! Elizabeth is starting seeds for caterpillar food! 🌱🐛

Decorator crab that has added science motifs to its shell, such as cells, proteins, crystal structures, etc. Text says: "Call for scientists! Want to collaborate with an art student on a comic about your research? Learn more & sign up by 1/30: bit.ly/comicscollabspring2025."

Seeking scientist volunteers for this spring! Want to practice science communication and help author a ✨comic✨ about your research? Learn more & sign up here by 1/30: bit.ly/comicscollabspring2025

PAID summer opportunities for undergraduates here at @provcollege.bsky.social and beyond! (1/3)

Season’s Greetings from the Bonoan Lab! 🎄🐝🦋

Cookie chat with an environmental scientist happening in the Providence College STEM Zone now until 5pm! #FriarBio

I’m up in Moore Hall! Check out Providnece College’s FirstGen exhibit while it’s still there. #FirstGenSTEM

Casey led us in a great @riplantinsectnetwork meeting today at RIC w @rachaelebee.bsky.social

So sorry I had to miss it! Can’t wait to hear all about it!

New PhD opportunity on social behaviour in the context of ecological disturbance with me, @mdekauwe.bsky.social, and others. Sept 2025 start, funded by NERC
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Lisa Lofland Gould Progam: Introducing the Rhode Island Plant Insect Community Network - Rhode Island Wild Plant Society Plant Insect Community Network supports the diverse projects in Rhode Island to study and protect plant and insects communities and create a community of mutual support Learn about some of these proje...

In Rhode Island? Interested in plants and insects? Check out the Lisa Lofland Gould Program this Saturday, Nov 23, 2:30 - 5:00 pm. Registration (free!) and more details online. 🦋🌻🐝 riwps.org/event/lisa-l...

What a fun Insect Pollinator Ecology field trip! Thanks to the URI Bee Lab for hosting us!

I'm Rachael. My lab studies what bees and butterflies eat, how what they eat changes with seasons/species interactions, and how those changes affect behavior.

I'm passionate about education, #scicomm, and engaging diverse people in STEM by encouraging curiosity! providencepollinators.com