Torbjørn Ekrem

Biologist and biosystematist with an interest in midges and water bears.

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#Malaise traps are up. We are now waiting for mites and midges to enter. #waterM&M #artsprosjektet artsdatabanken https://t.co/6wEffbqC15

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When do #tardigrades make you want more breakfast? #tardigradepeanutsandwich #tardigradesforbreakfast @ Trondheim, Norway https://t.co/gYpQxAvDXm

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Our exhibition The Fantastic Forest opened @vitenskapsmuseet today! Including a deep dive into the #microcosmos #tardigrade

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Ramazzottius and Hypsibius are following Roberto Guidetti’s lecture on Antarctic #tardigrades at #tardigrada18 today. #tardigrada @ Biologisk Institut, Københavns Universitet https://t.co/aeB6q9wPHJ

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Master student Lasse Topstad discussing the content of our poster at #tardigrada18 conference in Copenhagen. Good feedback! artsdatabanken #tardigrade @ Biologisk Institut, Københavns… https://t.co/r1pWtYirNo

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Say hello to Echiniscus merokensis, the #tardigrade that visited me in the office today. A common species first described from Meråker more than 100 years ago. Here in scale 1:1000!… https://t.co/lcDiemyjvw

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🐝Happy Taxonomist Appreciation Day! 🐞

Today we honour a great Canadian Diptera Taxonomist, the late Dr. Terry Wheeler @ta_wheeler from the Lyman Entomological Museum.
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Photo Caption by @jpryals
Photo Source: https://t.co/puu6Y1aBzN

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Tanypodinae pictured allright, but not Heterotrissocladius (which belongs to subfamily Orthocladiinae) https://t.co/WHz23r1E15

[Gunnar @gunnarkvifte]

Interestingly, the most predacious of chironomid larvae belong to a group where adults also used to feed on other animals... Some fossil Tanypodinae have biting mouthparts. Maybe these guys have a higher protein requirement than the other subfams? @flygirlNHM @swarmofthought

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I've #justdonated to Jens Voigt to run 7 marathons in 7 days to find a cure for cancer. Donate on @justgiving and support this great cause https://t.co/hFRax7vilO

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Bye for now #Canada and #Guelph. I will miss this #pancake stovetop! @ Guelph, Ontario https://t.co/0564UHLn8w

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Yes: #museums are places of treasures. Great definition! @ Guelph Museums https://t.co/6Ayxe2wco0

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Best cross-functional flowchart I have seen in a while. Their #beer is really great too!… https://t.co/NbpbeWKGOl

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The #arboretum @uofg today. What a wonderful September. MUCH warmer than in #trondheim...… https://t.co/5pb0iettJQ

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Collecting #eDNA in #Theisendammen this morning. Another #nicedayintheoffice @ Trondheim, Norway https://t.co/kHH2m69PGE

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Don't blame the collector if there is human #eDNA in samples from #haukvatnet today!… https://t.co/VfnhJF93Hb

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@KHayhoe just delivered the best presentation I've ever heard at the @StarmusFestival in Trondheim. Fantastic!