When you win the NCSU Entomology & Plant Pathology student and staff awards in excellence, the big boss Carolyn Anne Young takes you out to lunch! Congratulations everyone.

The front page of tomorrow's The Daily Tar Heel –

I shed many tears while typing up these heart-wrenching text messages sent and received by UNC students yesterday. Our campus was on lockdown for more than three hours.

Beyond proud of this cover and the team behind it.

The lab will be open between 12-3 for BugFest on Sat, Sept 16th. Come by, say hi, and get some free buttons!

Attn #taxonomy ppl: How do I cite keys for community-level work? I want to acknowledge the value of taxonomy, but I don't have the space for 22 citations. I can include a supplemental list, but those citations don't count towards h-indexes... Any advice?
#entomology #ants

Bird nests made from anti-bird spikes! 🤯 Even for me as a nest researcher, these are the craziest bird nests I've ever seen. Today my paper came out on this rebellious behaviour. And it's like telling a joke...

A thread. 🧵

Ever spot a bee in your yard that you can't quite name? Look no further. 🔍🐝 Check out Extension's trusty identification guide on the bees of North Carolina to find out who exactly is perusing your perennials: ncst.at/QqVY50P0ZKl

We are now advertising for a grant funded staff position to work with ants in the southeastern United States. Apply below. #ants #entomology #biodiversity #InvasiveSpecies #Taxonomy #Ecology explore.msujobs.msstate.edu/cw/en-us/job/5…

#ant #ant s #insect #insect s #entomology #biomass #birds #mammals

Our first neurogenetic study of ants survived peer review and just appeared OA in its final form Cell Cell Press: cell.com/cell/fulltext/…. Taylor & team Rockefeller University created the first transgenic ants and identified a sensory hub for alarm behavior. 1/8

An illustrated introduction to the autocorrelation function, with monster generations 👾💙🩵

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Very excited about this soil ecology board game!!

#AECInTheNews Too hot and heavy to buzz? stalbertgazette.com/local-news/too… via St Albert Gazette

Elsa and #AppliedEcologyMinor Malia Naumchik found that carrying pollen is a workout for bumble bees and that it raises their body temperatures. Read more in: 'Study Finds Carrying Pollen Heats Up Bumble Bees, Raising New Climate Change Questions' buff.ly/41QI3Xr

New Adrian Smith video: Biologist Michelle Kirchner climbs trees to better understand which species live in the canopy & to learn more about their adaptability to extreme conditions.

🐜 Watch now: youtu.be/7jNXaIizv4I

Gov. Cooper Statement on Republican vote to override SB20 veto:

I have no words

The latest video from Adrian Smith features the research by our very own tree-canopy antxpert, Michelle Kirchner! Watch it here: youtu.be/7jNXaIizv4I

Awesome ant lab video about my good friend Michelle Kirchner and the amazing work she is doing documenting arboreal ant diversity in North Carolina!!