PJ Liesch
@WisconsinBugGuy
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Extension Entomologist, science communicator, insect blogger, director of UW Insect Diagnostic Lab & a dad. Views my own. #LifeofanEntomologist #wibugs
Madison, WI
Joined September 2014
Hey folks 👋 I'm not spending much time on here these days. I'm hanging out more on the *other* platform, which reminds me much more of the Twitter of a decade ago.
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At the @MuseumofWIArt today talking about the invasive #EmeraldAshBorer and its impacts as part of a program on Ho-Chunk black ash basketry. MOWA is one of the coolest venues I’ve ever presented at.
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I was #Todayyearsold when I learned about the term “butcher’s jelly” and how it relates to cattle grubs 😳.
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I’m considering playing this for Trick-or-Treaters tonight. Could use some spookier background music through…the intro music was surprisingly cheerful for the topic of flesh-infesting maggots. #HappyHalloween #Botflies
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Happy #Halloween and #Arachtober. Here’s to the 4th live scorpion 🦂 case from Wisconsin I’ve had at the diagnostic lab this year…😅😳🤯😵💫
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Spooky 👻 things on the @UWMadison campus. Recently spotted an ash tree in Muir Woods covered with millions of ash spider mites. The tree was coated in silken webbing for a good 20-30+ feet! The tubular structure is basically an icicle of pure mites + silk webbing! #Arachtober
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RT @eurotaxonomy: How #training and #education are crucial for #biodiversity protection. Read the article on . 👀 ht….
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Join me this afternoon to learn about Wisconsin's #bees as part of a @WiSciFest event. Free webinar, details 👇.
What role do Wisconsin’s bees play in our environment? Join PJ Liesch (@WisconsinBugGuy) on 10/16 at 4 PM via Zoom for a virtual @WiSciFest event! Learn about the lives and vital roles of Wisconsin’s busy bees. For more information: #BadgerTalks
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RT @czbugsart: There will be angels come after death and clean up the bodies; not dressed in white but mostly in their yellow/orange and bl….
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Have you seen praying #mantids in Wisconsin this year? If so, you're not alone—it's been our best year for mantid sightings in the last decade+. Join me today at 11 on WPR's The Larry Meiller Show to learn about this year's "Mantid Mania" and more.
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I was today years old when I found out there's a species of treehopper commonly known as the "stupid treehopper" (Carynota stupida) . How'd it get that name?. wrong answers only:. #entomology
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Excited to head northwards tomorrow for Science on Tap - Minocqua at Rocky Reef Brewing Company. Stop by at 6:30 PM tomorrow or view the livestream to learn about the importance of #insects, Wisconsin's insect trends and more:
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This is probably the best year I've ever seen for #mantids in Wisconsin. I've had a flood of reports and sightings from southern WI over the last month. Now the mantids are just getting bold. This one is straight up mooning a doorbell cam:
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Sweet goodness. As a fan of beets, this is just the emoji I've been waiting for:.
The emoji we've all been waiting for. the beet! This emoji will be arriving on your device sometime soon. Did you know that Wisconsin produces more than half of the nation's annual table beet crop? 🤩
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RT @leafhopping: This is a cocktail. The sidecar kill jar. Instructed to bring a “spooky” cocktail to an entomologist’s party. So here, poo….
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Being a good #naturalist means making discoveries right in your own backyard. So far, the larvae (grubs) of this species have only been collected in a single spot in Wisconsin…. …just happens to be my backyard… . #insects
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RT @entoenthusiast: entomologists should start doing the thing dinosaur paleontologists do where they lie on the ground next to a bone to s….
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Currently reading about Dipteran frog parasites that turn hosts into a "liquid slurry of tissue and bones" within 2-3 days time. Oof!🥴😵🤯
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