Marissa Cole

Termite-loving entomologist and outreach enthusiast | NCSU ‘24 | MereCo ‘19

[Gareth Powell @carpophilus]

Postdoc position in insect biodiversity at @NCState, awesome project on seasonal activity as it relates to bat diet! https://t.co/s5JzEWcM8B @ColeopSoc @EntCollNet @SysEB_Entsoc @CSE_at_FSCA @Hymenopterists

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

Caught this adorable skink enjoying a delicious late morning snack in the sun

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

@birdmoder @SusanFairweathe pet owners have the responsibility to provide the *safe* enrichment our animals require. My childhood cat caused a lot of damage and eventually died by car, I’ll never let that happen again. My own cat now is safe and healthy and has all the toys and space she needs at home.

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

@birdmoder @SusanFairweathe it would help the cats most of all. So many cats get killed by coyotes/cars or get in fights with other cats or contract disease. My childhood cat wreaked havoc outside! She killed so many snakes and birds and squirrels and got an abcess from getting into a fight. Not worth it :(

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

this was one of my favorite pieces in the entire museum!

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

This one isn’t a still life, but I loved this detail

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

I loved finding insects in the details of still lifes at @ngadc

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

one of the most exciting things I saw at @NMNH today 😍

[Ezra Bailey @calyptrates]

Some of the lovely leps at @lifeandscience 🩷

Nikon D5300 55mm

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

@egeichenberger weird, mine looks normal

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

I got a new phone with a nice camera, perfect for close-ups of 6- and 8-legged critters. 🌻

[Emily Taylor @snakeymama]

Looooook at the shelf fungus pins my student Stella made!! Who needs some? 🙋‍♀️

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

@ScrapNaturalist @CrawliesWithCri that, and if it does harm or kill someone, it will more than likely be killed itself, just for acting like a wild animal. But I doubt they will have that animal for longer than a few months before deciding it’s too difficult and dumping it at a rescue. ☹️

[Christine Wilkinson, PhD 🌈 @ScrapNaturalist]

Yes, soooo so grateful that we are not the same.
Do not do this, people.
Buying wild animals is unethical, fuels a deeply destructive global trade, and maybe could kill ya. Your giant ego/the likes are not worth the pain you are causing and the industries you are contributing to.

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

The most precious sign-off from my STEM pen pal in their final letter to me. This made me smile, so I thought you all may appreciate it, too. 🥲
Also, STEM friends, consider being a pen pal with @LettersPreSci! It’s been such a fun and rewarding experience for me. :)
#stemforall

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

Bonus: a video of him chasing a bee, and some cute pics that illustrate his cuddliness perfectly

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

RALEIGH NC please help! I found this dog digging into some roadkill on new hope road and picked him up to keep him from getting hit by a car. Super sweet, collared, no tag, not chipped, not neutered. I’ll take him to the animal center if I don’t hear word back soon so please help

[Marissa Cole @marissaecole]

Another update: it didn’t work out with my neighbor, and I unfortunately couldn’t keep this sweet boy at home, so I did take him to the wake county animal center, where hopefully his owner(s) will find him (820 beacon lake drive in Raleigh)