Iris BK

Science enthusiast.
Larp addict.

[Iris BK @mite_be_me]

@AllMite_LabGraz Amazingly creepy!

[Caterino Arthropod Biodiversity Lab @CaterinoLab]

The challenges of DNA identification! Trying to identify some litter mite sequences - at around 80% match, ologamasid mites are among the top few, but so are a beetle, lep, and even a bat! Barcode databases still contain too few verified arthropods to work well across the board.

[Iris BK @mite_be_me]

@CaterinoLab I know the struggle all too well 😅 but I hope there'll be more to come in the future!

[Iris BK @mite_be_me]

Did you know littoral #mites are amazing and can breathe underwater due to their plastron respiration? 🙂 A very nice publication about it for #mitemonday

[Syst Appl Acarol @SAAJournal]

Virtual attendance and presentation at ICA2022 in New Zealand; register now https://t.co/71OAMHliiU

[GlobalSoil BiodiversityInitiative @theGSBI]

Soil life must be protected! A new @Nature paper shows we are not doing it properly and tells us areas requiring particular attention.

Time to act🦠🍄🐜🪱🤎

https://t.co/zR6PDR8uV8

[Erin Powell, Ph.D. @erincpow]

This fancy Wulfila ghost spider stands out in the leaf litter.

Perfect for #Arachtober👻

[weird medieval guys @WeirdMedieval]

thread of medieval jokes that still kinda go hard:

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

A beautiful place to find a new species! This spider was photographed a few days ago and shared online by Dee Newton and Dick Bailey. As soon as I saw the photo I knew it was something special! The next day, we made the long trip out to the site where they found the spider. (1/3)

[Svenja Meyer @FMinifera]

We made some merchandise for the mite nerds attending the acarological colloquium in Göttingen this week. Hope everyone enjoyed the conference and had an inspiring time!

[Dandroid's Aperture Science 💛🤍💜🖤🕷️🐜 @apsciencebydan]

I also have fresh eustala booties for #Arachtober. Not anywhere close to as large as your argiopes and such, and less noticed, but damn are they gorgeous. 💚

9/30/22. N. Florida

(it was October somewhere)

[Iris BK @mite_be_me]

One of the papers I participated in for #MiteMonday 🙂

[Prashant @capeandcode]

"Learn SQL"

Great advice no doubt.

• But what topics to cover?
• Which SQL database to use?
• What resources to learn from?

Here's is a track you can follow ↓

1/22

[blokhz eucnt updafes @hIokksnkeuernts]

Von diesen winzigen (ca. 2 mm) Horn- oder Moosmilben (Damaeus cf. onustus) sollen Tausende in einem m² Boden leben. Sie zerkleinern Pilze und abgestorbene Pflanzenreste.

#artenvielfalt #nature #Hornmilben #Oribatida #Milben #Acari #Spinnentiere #Arachnida #TwitterNatureCommunity

[Iris BK @mite_be_me]

@sherbertvet @AllMite_LabGraz does both, so maybe they can help?

[. @ThomasShahan]

an Allothrombium(?) species of red velvet mite feeds on a *tiny* wasp

[nixCraft 🐧 @nixcraft]

android ;)

[MR SAT @American149]

Don’t touch 😅 #Memes #programmingmemes #codinglife #javaScript #100DaysOfCode #pythonprogramming #python