New semester, first lab of my aquatic invertebrate class. Had students looking through some old samples today with Mason Ward’s help @masonsward.bsky.social. Had a beautiful Philopotamidae specimen: Chimarra spp. in a sample from half Moon Creek, PA #macroinvertebrates #Trichoptera
Happy seeing you sample macroinvertebrates! 😊
Mesocosm tanks in a field with insect emergence traps
Severe thunderstorm and tornado warning this evening. We will see how our floating emergence traps fare.. the joys of outdoor mesocosms! @masonsward.bsky.social
I had the wonderful opportunity to present my research on the drivers of macroinvertebrate taxa & functional traits in vernal ponds at the annual @freshwaterscience.bsky.social meeting this past week! I hope everyone who joined “Club Pond” had a wonderful time 😊
#sfs2025 #macroinvertebrate
Glad you enjoyed!
#MayflyMonday
Going through old #macroinvertebrate pictures and found this Heptageniid #mayfly collected last spring. Just look at those #gills in action! #freshwater #aquaticinsect
A water scorpion (Nepidae: Ranatra) overlooking a large wetland.
Decided to join the app where the sky is bluer! ☁️ I’m a PhD student at Penn State studying how environmental stressors impact vernal pond macroinvertebrate diversity.
#nsfgrfp #firstgeneration #macroinvertebrates #aquatic #stem #lgbtq
Pictured: Nepidae (Genus: Ranatra)
