Invasion biology, arachnology, ethology, agroecology (University of Florida, CREC)
But also: tabletop board games!
| Pronouns | she/they |
| Location | Winter Haven, Florida |
| arachnonaut |
I saw that popular image of different spider webs created under the influence of different drugs circulating around and out of curiosity, it led me to discovering the following 2015 Vice article with the following gems:
Happy 2023! Hoping to see more lovely #invertebrates in #tabletop #boardgames this year.
Here are a few I enjoyed this year, from Meadow, Kabuto Sumo, and Habitats:
(2/2) In my attempt to find records of Aradophagus parasitizing L. geometricus, I came across this note (yeah, this is the entire thing) and ... imagine the honor of your home being like, the one place where a rare wasp is found abundantly, lol. New life goalsss
(1/2) Some more weekend fun-- I've been collecting parasitoids (Philolema sp.) of the brown widow and this weekend a new species of wasp emerged from an egg sac!
Not sure what it is yet, but schmaybe Aradophagus? Very cute to watch under the microscope in any case...
Fun to see Trichonephila clavipes is still out and about in mid-December in Florida!
I say, pretending like we've experienced any cold yet... (we have not and this is the best time of year to be out, lol).
I was reading up on wasp parasitoids of brown widows and was amused to see their egg sacs described as "studded with silk pompons" in Triana et al. 2012. It's such an iconic look but I've struggled to describe it to lay people in the past, saying it looks like a silken mace or the spike ball from Mario.
What do y'all think? How would you describe this shape?