Insta Account: @kgeisert.photo

I do not ID Nematoda or Psocodea despite the leaderboard - just one or two species

Bio
Originally from Fairfield Co., CT., I am a first year masters student in Entomology under Dr. Gareth Powell at NC State Univ. I did my undergrad at the Univ of Delaware as an Entomology & Wildlife dual major. My main focus lies in (Nearctic/Northeastern) Cerambycids, with the goal of eventually learning them worldwide, but I still have a lot to learn. Please do not assume any IDs I make are 100% correct (if at all) - there are many others who are way more knowledgeable than I am, and I can only aspire to be that knowledgeable as I gain more experience. When I make mistakes, please message/@ me if I haven't retracted/corrected it, though I do check for my Maverick IDs every so often. Big fan of Tetraopes spp. - almost to a detriment.

Other interests include: cooking, martial arts, a cappella music, beatboxing, etc

I am knowledgeable in the following taxa:

• Nearctic eastern Lamiinae
• Nearctic Spondylidinae
• Nearctic northeastern Prioninae
• Canadian Prioninae

Stuff

• Currently curate Cerambycidae in NCSU's collection
• Previously curated Cerambycidae in UD's collection (@udel-hoppers) under Dr. Charles Bartlett (@delphax)
• Extensive work in the biosurveillance and biocontrol of Emerald Ash Borer under Dr. Jian Duan and Dr. Claire Rutledge
• Entomological Society of America

Useful Cerambycid Links
Old Cerambycid Catalog by Dr. Larry G. Bezark
New Cerambycid Catalog by Dr. Larry G. Bezark
Cerambycoidea Gallery by @vitalfranz
Cerambycidae: Lamiinae Catalog by Jean-Philippe Roguet

Other Useful People
@ vitalfranz, @ chickenparmesan24, @ ianswift - Cerambycids Worldwide
@ fubr, @ beetledude - Cerambycids in South Africa
@ franciscoacos - Cerambycids in México
@ touroult, @ jzavalab, @ enricotosto96 - Cerambycids in South America
@ jacek_kurzawa - Cerambycids of Palearktic & Oriental regions
@ norose - Cerambycids of Asia
@ alex_cicindela_guy - Cerambycidae: Prioninae

Big thanks to @nomolosx and @nathaniellev for advising my macrophotography setup and for being my good friends

All pictures are free to use (non-commericially) with attribution. All I ask is to be made aware of what pictures and the end product.

It is my intention for this and associated accounts to remain on iNaturalist permanently.

Species I've IDed
https://elias.pschernig.com/wildflower/leastobserved.html?user=kenneth_g&place=North%20Carolina

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