Shannon Collins

I support ground-nesting bees by: 1. studying them and telling everyone about them, even though no one asked for that 2. letting them drink the sweat of my labor

@thatsMohrlikeit Bombus huntii! The second and third sections (tergites) of the abdomen are orange.

Alright, bee stans. Can someone identify this bee, seen in eastern Washington this spring?

Woah! New research shows how vital biodiversity is to thriving humanity: In US counties where bats declined from white-nose syndrome, insect numbers surged, leading to a 31% rise in pesticide use and subsequently *an 8% increase in infant mortality*! #Biodiversity #Conservation

An Idaho bill which prohibits minors from accessing medical care without parental consent, with the exception of medical emergency, also prevents minors from "getting sexual assault exams, or rape kit exams, without parental consent." Opponents of the bill are pointing out that many children are assaulted by family members and this bill, passed by the Idaho gop, protects r8pists.

AND he’s a GIS nerd advocating for geographic literacy to advance equity and environmental justice? ABSOLUTELY.

The Supreme Court has: -Overturned Roe v. Wade (50+ years of precedent) -Overturned Chevron (40 years of precedent) -Overturned affirmative action (60+ years of precedent) -Allowed cities to criminalize homelessness And this is all because 1 man became president in 2016.

This was the most unexpected poster I saw at BOMBUSS3.0. I asked Sabrina how she even thought to do this and she said it occurred by chance originally when a freezer malfunctioned. (see abstract) Serendipitous science! Nice work, both!

Talking to my cousin from back home just now and she's telling me they saw BEES back home this December. Bees. In winter. In Gespe'gewa'gi.

@PConservancy This is the best reason imho

Honestly, I get where you're coming from with your theory. It feels like as more folks are getting their act together – hitting therapy, chucking bad vibes, and doing the whole self-improvement gig – there's this other crowd that's just cranking up the nasty. It's like we're seeing the best and worst sides of people all amped up at the same time. On one side, you've got people really trying to level up, right? They're delaying big life moves until they're good and ready, walking away from jobs that treat them like dirt, and basically just demanding more from life. That's all kinds of awesome because it's about taking control and not just running on the hamster wheel because that's what's expected. But then, there's this backlash vibe happening too. Some folks are getting riled up seeing all these changes. Maybe it's fear, discomfort with the new, or just not liking the mirror being held up to their own lives. So they lash out, get all defensive and mean, because change is hard and not everyone's ready for it. It's like we're at this weird crossroads where the push for a healthier, more self-aware society is bumping heads with the old guard of 'suck it up' attitudes. It's going to be messy, no doubt. But I reckon as more people join the self-care bandwagon and really start valuing their peace and happiness, it's going to tip the scales eventually. Just gotta weather the storm and keep pushing for that positive change!!

What is helpful and good to do when your friends have their first baby

@xm_muva It’s so sad that someone would actually do this. Pls don’t pass your trauma onto your kid 😔😡

I lost a lot of birthdays, and christmases being a "naughty child" .. you have no idea the amount of trauma you've deposited in this child telling her she's so bad she doesn't deserve a Christmas.

Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a

"We know corporations and militaries are responsible for over 90% of emissions, but have you tried not breathing?"

You never know if this is your last Christmas with loved ones, so make sure they know how much you really really care (about armadillos and how they give birth to identical sets of quadruplets)

Meet Gasteruption cylindricum, one of the more unique ghost wasps. Just like its species name suggests, the cylindrical body shape is perfectly designed to slip into old wood borer holes where its Euryglossinae bee hosts nest. They look out of this world in flight! #wasplove

Proud of people still fighting like this in Sarasota County.

Skills detecting birds by sight and sound? Keen on hiking off trail in the mountains? We're looking for field technicians/ interns for May-July 2024 to help us collect bird population data following the Lookout Fire at the HJ Andrews Forest: jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/147766

Interested in applying for a competitive postdoctoral fellowship in ecology or genetics of plant reproduction or bee pollination? Please contact me by email to chat about the possibility to join my research group @UU_University.

RED ALERT: Buried in the House intelligence committee’s Section 702 “reform” bill, which is schedule for a floor vote as soon as tomorrow, is the biggest expansion of surveillance inside the United States since the Patriot Act. 1/11

@mccoshsm We got a weird warming after the last snow event, so it might have “confused” them (or maybe temps just not consistently low enough yet). The Snake is beautiful, hope you’re having a great time down there!

A surprise find today, an umbrella wasps out and about after snows last weekend and nightly lows in the thirties. #Idaho #SnakeRiver