Howdy! I am excited to be here at Scientopia! For those who have never heard of me, I thought a brief introduction might be useful.
I am a bug pundit. In much the same way that Stephen Colbert is a conservative talk host, I am a blue insect overlord goddess spreading the gospel of entomology online. I have a PhD in entomology, and a Masters in Whup Ass.
In addition to being blue, I sometimes work blue. If you went to ScienceOnline2012, you KNOW that statement is true. You can listen to the Scio12 story that brought the house down here. It's....probably not safe for work. But you will learn that:
- Pubic lice are like sea monkeys. IN YOUR PANTS.
- The internet is a very, very strange place.
That monologue should tell you most of what you need to know about me, really. If you want to know more:
- I've written pretty extensively about why I use a pseudonym.
- I work in the Provost's Office (I know! I'm surprised too!) in a Connecticut university.
- There are photos of the "sea monkeys" I was mailed here.
Since Scientopia has given me a bully pulpit, I will probably spend a lot of my allotted posts talking about bees. The most common questions I get are about the Beepocalypse--is it real? And why are they dying?
If you have any burning insect questions you would like me to address, let me know in the comments!
(But please--don't attach any photos, ok?)
Yay! So good to have you!!!
Awesome! Congrats on the new gig!
I've had a course in entomology and glad to hear about insects and other arthropods.
looking forward to it! i used to collect bugs as a wee little girl. but not pubic lice
Wow, does this mean there will be TWO places to read your stuff now, at least for a while? Yay!
Greetings from someone who just scheduled a termite inspection.
Sure you won't work in the birds AND the bees?
Welcome, just leave the lice at the door, mmkay?
Are pubic lice and head lice still considered subspecies of a single species?
Pubic lice are a different species than head lice. But! Body lice and head lice are considered same species. I actually had planned to write about pubic lice next week