John Lill
@caterpillarguy.bsky.social
Insect ecologist and professor at George Washington University. Hiker, natural historian, and outdoor enthusiast.
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For the first time ever, scientists have confirmed bats pollinating a plant in the Merremia genus! This tropical vine's clever strategy involves changing its scent throughout the day to attract different pollinators.
#Botany #PlantScience 🧪
wp.me/pdRZhH-mbc
#Botany #PlantScience 🧪
wp.me/pdRZhH-mbc
July 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
For the first time ever, scientists have confirmed bats pollinating a plant in the Merremia genus! This tropical vine's clever strategy involves changing its scent throughout the day to attract different pollinators.
#Botany #PlantScience 🧪
wp.me/pdRZhH-mbc
#Botany #PlantScience 🧪
wp.me/pdRZhH-mbc
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🧪In this video I describe the damage already done to science in the United States by the Trump Administration, and the additional damage that will be done if his proposed FY26 budget is approved.
youtu.be/7l14Twp1pWI
youtu.be/7l14Twp1pWI
Destroying American Science
YouTube video by Dr. Mark H. Shapiro
youtu.be
May 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
🧪In this video I describe the damage already done to science in the United States by the Trump Administration, and the additional damage that will be done if his proposed FY26 budget is approved.
youtu.be/7l14Twp1pWI
youtu.be/7l14Twp1pWI
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🧪 BOOM: The AAU, ACE, APLU, and 13 universities just filed suit today against NSF for slashing to 15% indirect rates.
Full compliant: www.aau.edu/sites/defaul...
Updates: www.aau.edu/resources-aa...
A similar group of plaintiffs won a *permanent* injunction against a similar change at NIH.
Full compliant: www.aau.edu/sites/defaul...
Updates: www.aau.edu/resources-aa...
A similar group of plaintiffs won a *permanent* injunction against a similar change at NIH.
two little girls are dancing on a stage and one of them is telling the other to tell her .
Alt: Wwo little girls are dancing on a stage and one of them is telling the other to tell her.
media.tenor.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:28 AM
🧪 BOOM: The AAU, ACE, APLU, and 13 universities just filed suit today against NSF for slashing to 15% indirect rates.
Full compliant: www.aau.edu/sites/defaul...
Updates: www.aau.edu/resources-aa...
A similar group of plaintiffs won a *permanent* injunction against a similar change at NIH.
Full compliant: www.aau.edu/sites/defaul...
Updates: www.aau.edu/resources-aa...
A similar group of plaintiffs won a *permanent* injunction against a similar change at NIH.
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And NOAA supports a lot of business as well: buff.ly/qX1pW5d
Coastal economies rely on NOAA, from Maine to Florida, Texas and Alaska – even if they don’t realize it
NOAA’s work has kept fisheries from collapsing, helped coastal ecosystems survive extreme heat and battled invasive species, among many other tasks essential to coastal economies.
buff.ly
March 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
And NOAA supports a lot of business as well: buff.ly/qX1pW5d
The US just became the bad guys today. Trump is clearly on the side of Putin. Unbelievable. Are we no longer part of the free world?
a blue and yellow flag is waving in the wind against a blue sky
ALT: a blue and yellow flag is waving in the wind against a blue sky
media.tenor.com
March 1, 2025 at 5:38 AM
The US just became the bad guys today. Trump is clearly on the side of Putin. Unbelievable. Are we no longer part of the free world?
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"Dismantling the behind-the-scenes scientific research programs that backstop American life could lead to long-lasting, perhaps irreparable damage to everything from the quality of health care to the public’s access to next-gen consumer technologies."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
The foundations of America’s prosperity are being dismantled
Federal scientists warn that Americans could feel the effects of the new administration's devastating cuts for decades to come.
www.technologyreview.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
"Dismantling the behind-the-scenes scientific research programs that backstop American life could lead to long-lasting, perhaps irreparable damage to everything from the quality of health care to the public’s access to next-gen consumer technologies."
www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/21/1...
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From NatGeo explorer Nalini Nadkarni on Feb 18 we see the release of
Tree Notes: A Year in the Company of Trees 🧪
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Tree Notes: A Year in the Company of Trees 🧪
amzn.to/4bh0gnK
February 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
From NatGeo explorer Nalini Nadkarni on Feb 18 we see the release of
Tree Notes: A Year in the Company of Trees 🧪
amzn.to/4bh0gnK
Tree Notes: A Year in the Company of Trees 🧪
amzn.to/4bh0gnK
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🍃 Bird flu outbreak in US unlikely to end without intervention
🧪
theguardian.com
New H5N1 variant in Nevada and Arizona
🧪
theguardian.com
New H5N1 variant in Nevada and Arizona
Trump and anti-vaxxer RFKjr are cutting science and health measures just when bird flu is really becoming endemic in America. Not good 🧪 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Alarm as bird flu now ‘endemic in cows’ while Trump cuts staff and funding
Experts say current US outbreak is unlikely to end without intervention with further mutation of virus likely
www.theguardian.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
🍃 Bird flu outbreak in US unlikely to end without intervention
🧪
theguardian.com
New H5N1 variant in Nevada and Arizona
🧪
theguardian.com
New H5N1 variant in Nevada and Arizona
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One week left to apply! We are still looking for PhD students 👀✨Please spread the word!
Reposting since we have an influx of bluesky fellows!
We are looking for 2 PhD students to study global trends in #phytochemical diversity and #plant-insect interactions! Includes really cool fieldwork opportunities (Czech Republic, Minnesota, Japan, Cameroon, and Panama)~ Deadline is on December 9!
We are looking for 2 PhD students to study global trends in #phytochemical diversity and #plant-insect interactions! Includes really cool fieldwork opportunities (Czech Republic, Minnesota, Japan, Cameroon, and Panama)~ Deadline is on December 9!
Our lab is looking for potential PhD students to study global trends in phytochemical diversity and plant-insect interactions! Spread the word! Feel free to message me to talk about it~
www.volflab.com/news/we-open...
www.volflab.com/news/we-open...
December 2, 2024 at 10:15 AM
One week left to apply! We are still looking for PhD students 👀✨Please spread the word!
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We are far from conserving migratory butterflies. Our new
paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for
👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season
👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7)
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for
👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season
👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7)
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
December 3, 2024 at 3:26 AM
We are far from conserving migratory butterflies. Our new
paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for
👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season
👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7)
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
paper shows that current protected areas are inadequate for
👉84% of migratory butterfly species in at least one season
👉45% of species in all seasons. (1/7)
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
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ICYMI-
"Fatal Attraction: Argiope Spiders Lure Male Hemileuca Moth Prey with the Promise of Sex"
Here are the results of 5 summers of research on this fascinating topic:
www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15...
"Fatal Attraction: Argiope Spiders Lure Male Hemileuca Moth Prey with the Promise of Sex"
Here are the results of 5 summers of research on this fascinating topic:
www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15...
November 29, 2024 at 3:50 PM
ICYMI-
"Fatal Attraction: Argiope Spiders Lure Male Hemileuca Moth Prey with the Promise of Sex"
Here are the results of 5 summers of research on this fascinating topic:
www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15...
"Fatal Attraction: Argiope Spiders Lure Male Hemileuca Moth Prey with the Promise of Sex"
Here are the results of 5 summers of research on this fascinating topic:
www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15...
Some nice Jack-o-lanterns (Omphalotus) from a few weeks ago in Rock Creek Park.
November 26, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Some nice Jack-o-lanterns (Omphalotus) from a few weeks ago in Rock Creek Park.
November 26, 2024 at 1:56 AM
@hanliconius.bsky.social Can you add me to the Lepidoptera list?
November 26, 2024 at 1:43 AM
@hanliconius.bsky.social Can you add me to the Lepidoptera list?
Fascinated by this amazing native legume, American hog peanut (Amphicarpa bracteata) and its bizarre reproductive strategy. It is an annual that makes both below-ground (cleistogamous/selfing) flowers and aboveground flowers that are either cleistogamous or chasmogamous (outcrossing). Amazing plants
November 25, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Fascinated by this amazing native legume, American hog peanut (Amphicarpa bracteata) and its bizarre reproductive strategy. It is an annual that makes both below-ground (cleistogamous/selfing) flowers and aboveground flowers that are either cleistogamous or chasmogamous (outcrossing). Amazing plants
New here at bluesky! I read the recent Nature article describing the mass migration of academics to this new platform so jumped in. I’m an evolutionary ecologist studying plant-insect herbivore-natural enemy interactions. Fascinated by parasitoids that keep their hosts alive as ‘zombie’ bodyguards!
November 25, 2024 at 2:57 PM
New here at bluesky! I read the recent Nature article describing the mass migration of academics to this new platform so jumped in. I’m an evolutionary ecologist studying plant-insect herbivore-natural enemy interactions. Fascinated by parasitoids that keep their hosts alive as ‘zombie’ bodyguards!