Jared Dyer, M.Sc.

Entomologist | Writer | Pokédex completionist | All Tweets are my own | He/him

[Jared Dyer, M.Sc. @DyerEntomology]

Hello Science Twitter! My name is Jared Dyer and I'm an Entomology MS student @virginia_tech studying the foraging ecology of samurai wasps! I'm also a writer and run a zoology blog, https://t.co/zR7JsysnnQ. I've lurked for months and I'm ready to be more active!
#AcademicChatter

[Jared Dyer, M.Sc. @DyerEntomology]

@Harleear Congrats Harlee!

[Dr. Brian Lovett @lovettbr]

A bit of nuance for your Friday!

Spotted lanternflies were introduced into the US. New as they are, they can spread unchecked threatening native flora and fauna.

In this context we consider them invasive. Insects "become invasive" according to the context.

[Maddie @SalaMaddie]

After collecting dead bugs my whole life I finally did something with them! The cicada killer wasp was found in eastern Massachusetts this week while doing field work, the cicada however has been tucked away in my collection for 15 years waiting to be “killed”

[Jared Dyer, M.Sc. @DyerEntomology]

A grower brought us three late-instar cecropia moth caterpillars that had taken residence in his nursery. They'll be spinning their cocoons soon, so maybe we'll get some beautiful full grown adults next summer.

[Jared Dyer, M.Sc. @DyerEntomology]

A lot has changed since I took a hiatus from social media. I finished grad school, got a new job, moved to a new state, won an award, and became a cat dad! But now I'm excited to begin a new chapter of life and resume some long neglected projects.

[Jared Dyer, M.Sc. @DyerEntomology]

@fossilforager The first color I tried sold out before I could finish checking out but I managed to snag one! Congrats on the great business!!

[Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager]

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[Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager]

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[Dr. Corrie Moreau @CorrieMoreau]

I am so deeply saddened to share that on of my PhD advisors & long time friend E.O. Wilson passed away yesterday. He was truly an inspiration & had such a prolific and important scientific career. Thank you for being my advocate, hero, & friend. You will be deeply missed Ed.

[Jared Dyer, M.Sc. @DyerEntomology]

Over a week ago I successfully defended my thesis! This photo was taken the day after the actual defense because I forgot to do it earlier. I promise I was better dressed the day before.

Time to change my email signature.

[Jared Dyer, M.Sc. @DyerEntomology]

It was an unnecessarily complicated and frustrating process that seems simple in hindsight but took away 2+ hours of my life I'll never get back.

[Jared Dyer, M.Sc. @DyerEntomology]

Why was formatting page numbers in Microsoft Word the hardest part of my thesis?

[Thorben Danke @sagaOptics]

Wasps, Hymenoptera. Incredible in shape, color, size and, above all, reproductive strategies. With around 160,000 described species, they form one of the four mega-diverse insect orders.
#hymenoptera #ichneumonidae #ovipositor #Entomology #biodiversity

[Rob Maxim @robmaxim]

On the 400th anniversary of what is called the ‘First Thanksgiving,’ I want to highlight a project that has changed my and many other Wampanoag people’s lives

Here’s a 🧵 on how a Wampanoag woman, jessie little doe baird, brought our language back from near extinction (1/25):

[Bindi Irwin @BindiIrwin]

Your legacy will live on forever.
I love you for even longer.
November 15, Steve Irwin Day.

[VT Entomology @VT_Entomology]

Congratulations to our entomology graduate students who performed exceptionally well at the Entomological Society of America's national conference last week!

[Jared Dyer, M.Sc. @DyerEntomology]

I'm so glad I was able to attend at least one in-person national conference while in grad school. My talk and debate went wonderfully and met many cool people in the process. My only regret about #Entsoc21 is that I didn't take more pictures while in Denver.

[Ray Simpson @WAtlFish]

It's that time of year, entomologists!

[Tyus D. Williams @sciencewithtyus]

I’m back with more memes lol

[Corina Newsome, M.Sc. @hood_naturalist]

THE WAY I JUST SCREAMED!!!!!

Y’all!!!! I’ve only ever seen ONE other Black person in a curator position in animal care! I HAVE GOOSEBUMPS!!!

The way simply KNOWING this man exists makes all the difference?!? I hope I can meet Craig one day!!!!!

https://t.co/a66tv9bQ7L