Insect enthusiast, birder, ecologist by training (Ph.D. EcoEvo Rutgers-NB 2015), currently trying to convince all my first-year students that biology is awesome. Enthusiastic vegetarian cook; lazy gardener.
My problem in the #garden is that when I go out to prune things back, inevitably some cool #insect will land on the plant I am working on. “Oh, if [X] likes it maybe I’ll leave it alone.”
And when this beauty fluttered in, I was convinced to never cut the strawflowers again! 😉
#introduction Hi, I’m new here, but I’m giving this Mastodon thing a try! I’m an ecologist by training, currently teaching intro bio to undergrads. I’m an #insect enthusiast with particular love for #bees, #wasps and other garden critters. I have a chaotic good #vegetablegarden and plant lots of #nativeplants for the yard critters. I’m also a #twinmom and #vegetarian#cook. Don’t have a #dog yet but I love to see photos of your #dogs. What are you #reading right now?