I am so incredibly excited to be working with @batsborealis, the mentor that started me down the research career path back when I was a little field tech. It's back to the boreal for me! /|\^..^/|\
As a non-virologist, here are some things I have learned about covid that I would not have guessed before the pandemic. They are super counter-intuitive:
@joyofbats One more vote for woodpiles here ... I wonder if you could design a bat box / artificial roost that was lower to the ground to meet their needs? Most of mine were roosting within 6 ft of the ground.
I have reached maximal imposter syndrome. While reviewing a paper: "This seems familiar"
Enters reviewer area and sees previous reviews.
"Wow reviewer 1 is so in-depth, I've barely written any comments."
Realize that *I* was reviewer 1 several months ago.
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Excited to share our discovery of a new bat species to science - Myotis nimbaensis - a gorgeous and rare bat found in the Nimba Mountains of Guinea @Nancy_Bat @jonrflanders@ericBakwo@BatConIntl@AMNH https://t.co/Q5qk8Rg70J