Lisa Macleod

Studying BSc at UofA, soaking up everything science, please give me your knowledge, she/her.

[Entomological Society of America @EntsocAmerica]

Arthropod Photo of the Week: March 15, 2023
Treehopper
Stictocephala lutea
Hemiptera: Membracidae
By Andrew Murray
Iowa, USA
#arthropodPOTW

[Thorben Danke @sagaOptics]

Eye of a hornet, Vespa crabro. Here you can see a first result of the insects sputtered with gold by „eye of science“ The section of the compound eye is surprisingly sharp even with a magnification of 5:1. For a simple explanation: Sputtering describes a physical process in which atoms are released from a solid target (here gold) and transferred to an object (here the hornet). In this case it was used to take pictures of the hornet with a scanning electron microscope. I always wanted to photograph these gold blanks with "real light". Et voilà 😇

#hornet #vespacrabro #hornisse #hymenoptera #insects #entomology #microscopy #gold #sputtering #rem #sem

[Bumble Bee Atlas @bumblebeeatlas]

The Bumble Bee Atlas program is now active in 15 states! To gear up for the field season we’re hosting a nationwide webinar on the ecology and conservation of bumble bees for new and returning Atlas volunteers. Hope you can make it! Register: https://t.co/d8lG703ttO

[University of Alberta @UAlberta]

Happy Pride Week #UAlberta! Everyone is welcome and invited to participate — come and join this year's events and celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community!

@fyrefly_ua has a wide variety of events lined up starting today:

[Royal Entomological Society @RoyEntSoc]

Did you miss the #VerrallLecture23 with @EdgarCTurner on managing #tropical #ecosystems for #insect #biodiversity?

Now you can catch up on YouTube:
https://t.co/RpcRWVr4nj

Read more about the #VerrallLecture:
https://t.co/nqIi6X3frb

#Entomology #Science #Lecture #Research

[Adam Dolezal @adolezal]

My lab is now searching for a new team member - a Research Specialist to act as a lab manager and technician. Details below. https://t.co/TyS3ekAXeO

[Butterfly Conservation 🦋 @savebutterflies]

Our latest State of Butterflies report revealed that an alarming 80% of butterfly species have decreased in abundance or distribution, or both since the 1970s 📉

But how do we know this? 🧵👇 (1/5)

📷: Mark Searle
#SaveButterflies #BSW23 #BritishScienceWeek