Neal Evenhuis
@bfly52.bsky.social
Biologist, bee fly guru, nomenclaturalist, bibliographer, flying disc record holder. Throws left, bats right, blows bubbles when necessary. Me/mine/mine
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Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) ran this ad when he was running for US Senate in 2004 as a Democrat.
The ad touted his support for free college tuition.
Note how Kennedy's accent is much less animated.
The ad touted his support for free college tuition.
Note how Kennedy's accent is much less animated.
October 8, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) ran this ad when he was running for US Senate in 2004 as a Democrat.
The ad touted his support for free college tuition.
Note how Kennedy's accent is much less animated.
The ad touted his support for free college tuition.
Note how Kennedy's accent is much less animated.
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September 25, 2026 at 3:11 PM
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OMG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Two million likes on TikTok… and counting.
September 21, 2026 at 2:42 AM
OMG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Two million likes on TikTok… and counting.
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When the 1950’s tradwife fantasy runs out of f*cks and chooses revenge. 🔥☠️
September 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
When the 1950’s tradwife fantasy runs out of f*cks and chooses revenge. 🔥☠️
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good afternoon to all, but particularly to the dude who just wandered past a flower garden and exclaimed, "look at those bees, doing their little jobs; go bees!" and also to bees
September 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
good afternoon to all, but particularly to the dude who just wandered past a flower garden and exclaimed, "look at those bees, doing their little jobs; go bees!" and also to bees
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This post is ten years old and still accurate. #climatechange
September 2, 2026 at 9:55 AM
This post is ten years old and still accurate. #climatechange
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Entomological rodeos
September 1, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Entomological rodeos
Actually just one video ought to do it
In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg leaked The Pentagon Papers exposing the lies told to the public about the disastrous Viet Nam war, forever becoming a hero in history. Now... someone PLEASE leak #TheEPSTEINFiles & end the biggest coverup scandal of all-time! 🙏
August 20, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Actually just one video ought to do it
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For many weeks, the two species had lived in mutual tolerance of one another. And then, without provocation, the hornets began throwing rocks at Ned’s house.
August 20, 2026 at 3:33 PM
For many weeks, the two species had lived in mutual tolerance of one another. And then, without provocation, the hornets began throwing rocks at Ned’s house.
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People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
August 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words.
I wonder if such graphics will be used as justification of “prevailing usage” in ICZN cases. Maybe Code-5 should wordsmith a bit to allow?
Tool to display the use of a taxonomic name over time based on @biodivlibrary.bsky.social data is online at iphylo.org/bhl-name-tim..., the screenshot shows results for Physeter catodon versus Physeter macrocephalus (names for the sperm whale). This will be part of @tdwg.org workshop on BHL in Oslo.
August 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I wonder if such graphics will be used as justification of “prevailing usage” in ICZN cases. Maybe Code-5 should wordsmith a bit to allow?
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Good to see the #IUCN reiterate what has been our mantra all along: #NaturalHistory Collections are not repositories of the past but research-active infrastructures ready to address current and future global challenges: www.dissco.eu/iucn-natural... #biodiversity #taxonomy @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org
ICUN Position Statement on the vital role of biological collections in biodiversity conservation - DiSSCo
www.dissco.eu
August 11, 2026 at 9:21 AM
Good to see the #IUCN reiterate what has been our mantra all along: #NaturalHistory Collections are not repositories of the past but research-active infrastructures ready to address current and future global challenges: www.dissco.eu/iucn-natural... #biodiversity #taxonomy @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org
Probably better set in a NAPA parking lot but, in any case, the comments are priceless
In a suburban Home Depot parking lot, five men in orange aprons stand in a semicircle, staring at the ground. “Alas, is not one among us fit to rule?” decries the eldest. From behind them comes a small, quavering voice. “I would like to try.” They turn as one to find young Arthur of Lawn and Garden.
August 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Probably better set in a NAPA parking lot but, in any case, the comments are priceless
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Inside one entomologist’s quest to pin down every Alaska insect ⤵️
@Adn.com profiled Derek Sikes, Ph.D., ESA member and curator of the University of Alaska Museum insect collection. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
@Adn.com profiled Derek Sikes, Ph.D., ESA member and curator of the University of Alaska Museum insect collection. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
One entomologist is on a quest to pin down every Alaska insect. Thousands remain.
Alaska may contain as many as 30,000 insect species. Scientists have identified only about 9,000 of them.
www.adn.com
August 11, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Inside one entomologist’s quest to pin down every Alaska insect ⤵️
@Adn.com profiled Derek Sikes, Ph.D., ESA member and curator of the University of Alaska Museum insect collection. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
@Adn.com profiled Derek Sikes, Ph.D., ESA member and curator of the University of Alaska Museum insect collection. www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
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International students could once stay as long as they needed to complete their college degrees, but that's changing, and the restrictions could cut into college budgets.
How the Trump administration's new rules could affect international students
International students could once stay as long as they needed to complete their college degrees, but that's changing, and the restrictions could cut into college budgets.
n.pr
July 20, 2026 at 9:45 PM
International students could once stay as long as they needed to complete their college degrees, but that's changing, and the restrictions could cut into college budgets.
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"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."
July 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
"My message to the people of the UK is that I'll train the new guy but you're going to have to stick with one of them eventually."
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Please read, share & support local collections.
🦋🪲🐝🐜🐞🪰🐛🪳🕷️🦗 IUCN Species Survival Commission position statement on the vital role of biological collections in the conservation of biodiversity.
🦋🪲🐝🐜🐞🪰🐛🪳🕷️🦗 IUCN Species Survival Commission position statement on the vital role of biological collections in the conservation of biodiversity.
iucn.org
July 17, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Please read, share & support local collections.
🦋🪲🐝🐜🐞🪰🐛🪳🕷️🦗 IUCN Species Survival Commission position statement on the vital role of biological collections in the conservation of biodiversity.
🦋🪲🐝🐜🐞🪰🐛🪳🕷️🦗 IUCN Species Survival Commission position statement on the vital role of biological collections in the conservation of biodiversity.
Always something new in Diptera to keep us Diptera taxonomists busy
Might be on interest for my ecology friends here 🧪, we shown how even 40 years of observations does not rarefy completely diversity of insect groups with prevalent dark taxa (looking at you, 🪰) @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @steveormerod.bsky.social @stephenbheard.bsky.social @cschaboo.bsky.social
Insect decline usually focuses on species we can name. But "dark taxa" like true flies kept revealing new species over 37-years of sampling a German stream, while well-studied mayflies/stoneflies/caddisflies plateaued with far fewer individuals. doi.org/10.1111/icad... @swarmofthoughts.bsky.social
July 17, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Always something new in Diptera to keep us Diptera taxonomists busy
Queue Star Wars 🎵🎶🎵
In digging through old taxonomy works to ascertain this or that detail of taxonomical history, I sure wasn't expecting a Star Wars-type text crawl of author accolades.
From Daniel Giraud Elliot's "A review of the primates" vol. II (1913), www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/39494#p...
From Daniel Giraud Elliot's "A review of the primates" vol. II (1913), www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/39494#p...
July 16, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Queue Star Wars 🎵🎶🎵
This👇👇👇
You can tell the self-appointed slaves from the free; slaves demand a good master, the free demand a good nation.
July 16, 2026 at 9:15 AM
This👇👇👇
This 👇👇👇
Day 1602 of my 3 day war. Our queues for fuel will soon be so long that we will attack the Ukrainians from behind.
I remain a master strategist.
I remain a master strategist.
July 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This 👇👇👇
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Good to know this week that DHS has a 2-death limit.
Reuters: ICE SUSPENDS VEHICLE STOPS FOR US IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT - SOURCES
July 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Good to know this week that DHS has a 2-death limit.