Cheyenne Gerdes

Biology student interested in mammalogy, spatial ecology, disease, and conservation. Currently studying bat roosting/movement. I support diversity in STEM!

[Daniel Becker @danjbecker]

know an undergrad who’d be keen to do a @NSF #REU on bat pathogens and mathematical modeling? nudge them to apply to @UGAEcology @ceid_uga https://t.co/P4KB9SX6yW

[Elon's Cis Ego. @bateco1]

I so wanted to meet this bat while I was in Central America. https://t.co/wihpD6f01j

[Cheyenne Gerdes @CheyenneGerdes]

I forgot about twitter for a million years, until I remembered it's Halloween and my timeline is gonna be filled with cute bat pics!🦇💓🦇💓🦇

[Am Soc Mammalogists @Mammalogists]

The #MondayMammal is the Painted Bat, which can cover 6 hectares a night to feeding on small web-building spiders. It also loves Halloween.

[ACBC @ARBioColl]

"Just make a happy little ear" - Tracy Klotz, the "Bob Ross" of mammals. #ACBC #MammalPrep #Specimens #NHCCN

[Cheyenne Gerdes @CheyenneGerdes]

I just gave a poster pres. at the Midwest Bat Working Group Meeting about habitat suitability for Northern Long-eared bats!

[asia murphy phd (river to the sea) @am_anatiala]

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[White Nose Bats @USFWS_WNS]

New #whitenosesyndrome map reflects confirmation of the disease of hibernating #bats in Crawford County, Arkansas. @ARGameandFish

[Dr. Shelby Bohn @shelbybohn]

Only three days left to help me win $ and share science! Watch my video about bat research & RT! https://t.co/xQWWeWP7a0

[@[email protected] @hammerheadbat]

Kerivoula hardwikii has been found to roost in pitcher plants, feeding them with their poo. They also eat more spiders than most of my #bats

[White Nose Bats @USFWS_WNS]

$1 million in grants soon available from @NFWFnews #Bats for the Future Fund for #whitenosesyndrome treatments https://t.co/91MO3QbHMD

[Cheyenne Gerdes @CheyenneGerdes]

And also talk enthusiastically about why I love bats w/o giving people the idea that they're safe and fun for people to handle or disturb.

[Cheyenne Gerdes @CheyenneGerdes]

I guess my goal is to be able to talk frankly about things like bat-borne diseases, safe bat exclusions, etc. w/o making bats seem scary.

[Cheyenne Gerdes @CheyenneGerdes]

I do think bats are cute! But I also want to instill a respect for them and inform public about safe interactions with wildlife.

[Cheyenne Gerdes @CheyenneGerdes]

But some people imagine bats as impossibly sweet/cute. I have heard "Aww I want one as a pet!" This is also a bad attitude.

[Cheyenne Gerdes @CheyenneGerdes]

Scicomm about certain types of wildlife, like bats, is interesting. Many ppl think of bats as ugly/evil. Not worth caring about.

[Macy Krishnamoorthy @macyamadden]

Titles like this make bats sound scary. A cautionary article, but can there be a middle ground between the virus and conservation worlds? https://t.co/bPOIjSd5tq

[Alyson Brokaw, PhD @alyb_batgirl]

Fellow #batwoman @shelbybohn is hosting @biotweeps this week! Follow her this week for lots of fun facts about #bats (among other things)

[Australasian Bat Society @AusBats]

❤️️Love is in the air....Did you know the aptly named heart-nosed bat (Cardioderma cor) forms monogamous pairs!? Happy Valentines Day! ❤️️