Meredith Willmott
@the_leafhopper
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insect ecologist, working in protection mutualisms and hoppers. artist. PhD student at University of Arizona 🏜️
Philadelphia, PA
Joined March 2021
hey! every single bug on this page was painted with cochineal red- paint made with the pigment FROM bugs! How cool is that!
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Come find me or Solomon Hendrix at the upcoming @EntsocAmerica meeting! We have stickers to hand out!
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Leafhopper comic! Because I want people to stop asking me if they’re the same thing as grasshoppers.
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If anyone who studies horseshoe crabs also knits and wants to test knit this new sweater design…test call goes out in about a week and I will be prioritizing horseshoe crab researchers and folks who could potentially take a picture of a crab with their crab sweater…
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"We should not be giving Black people the same vaccine schedule that's given to Whites, because their immune system is better than ours." ---RFK Jr. So what vaccine schedule should I have received? His answer was dangerous. I will be voting no.
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Enhancing PowerPoints and presentations with AI generated art does not make them look better, it makes them look lazy. And yes, it’s obvious when it’s AI art.
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(3/3) about knitting, about art, and about how important nontraditional science communication is. It’s about finding your people, I’m so glad it only took me 24 years to find mine. Overwhelmed with how happy I am to be here. Thanks to all.
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(2/3) who will be continuing to work on this with me, and I won the juried art exhibition at the Entomological Society of America for entomology themed knitwear. I knit and asked questions in fantastic talks alongside other knitters. People came up to me all day wanting to talk
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(1/3) at my previous institute I was told that knitting in seminars/etc was unprofessional, rude, and distracting. That fidget toys were acceptable but not knitting. Yesterday I co-hosted the first entomology knitting circle, helped form a group of dedicated crafters
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Thank you so much to everyone who came and saw my sweaters and talked with me about them AND voted for them. I’m so absolutely thrilled, and just really excited for what I’ll be bringing next year…
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Just dropped these off at the #EntSoc24 Juried Art Exhibition! Come see (and touch) them in person! @EntsocAmerica
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EntSoc day 1! If you see me come say hi and if I have lipstick on my teeth let me know! And get a leafhopper sticker!
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Come get a sticker if you see me at @EntsocAmerica Conference! Rush shipped and arrived JUST in time!
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Published my Leafhopper Sweater on ravelry today! Lots of fun leafhopper facts in this…and $1 from every purchase going to the UAIC to help maintain the wonderful collection here.
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Our paper is now published in an issue and is open access! https://t.co/mTc4cJKqcg.
annualreviews.org
The globalization of trade and increased human mobility have facilitated the introduction and spread of nonnative species, posing significant threats to biodiversity and human well-being. As centers...
Cities Shape the Diversity and Spread of Nonnative Species | Annual Reviews - https://t.co/8vtkKEqTdy If you are at #ESA2024, @urban_sci will talk about this paper on August 7 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM room 104B.
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