USFWS/SCA Great Plains Pollinator Intern
University of North Texas- Honors Biology 2023 Graduate
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I would love to thank @baxter-slye and @sarahparoski for introducing me to iNaturalist. Originally using it as a tool for @baxter-slye's ecology lab, iNaturalist has allowed me to discover my passion for invertebrates (particularly insects)! Systematic entomology is something I would love to pursue in a graduate or professional setting :>

At the moment I am trying to observe as many arthropods that I see while conducting fieldwork at various monument/refuge sites in northeastern New Mexico, as I have noticed this area has not received a lot of documentation. I will try to refine my IDs (and get back to insect identification in the U.S. Southwest) after fieldwork wraps up!

I am also documenting any accessory Anthophila (and flora) I find at the refuge/monument sites that are not collected for the Great Plains Collaborative Pollinator Monitoring research efforts. I will appreciate any help with plant/bee identification, and I will also refine/confirm IDs once I learn how to identify bees (beyond family level) this fall! :)

Macrolens: Xenvo Pro clip-on Macrolens for phone (bought secondhand off eBay)
Microscope: TOMLOV digital Microscope TM-DM9 (gifted)

My other account is @friends_of_invertebrained! I upload any fellas my friends have spotted here :)

˚｡⋆｡˚☽˚｡⋆. ˚｡⋆｡˚｡⋆ The most obscure fellas I have spotted ˚｡⋆｡˚☽˚｡⋆. ˚｡⋆｡˚｡⋆

Profile Picture: Digital drawing I created of the weevil Eurhinus magnificus, primarily referenced from this observation.

Impermament Art Account

Sneak-peek of the VERY Beginning stages of a website I am building to help with identifying insects down to ≈family level!

✿･ﾟﾟ･:༅｡.｡༅:✼✿ Look at your iNaturalist achievements here! ✿･ﾟﾟ･:༅｡.｡༅:✼✿

In the event that I were to pass away suddenly, I request that all my observations, identifications, etc. on iNaturalist remain in perpetuity.

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