Professor of Biology Trans (she/her) Rhode Island 🏳️‍⚧️🐜🇵🇸 https://linktr.ee/lovetheantshttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3mifuqgh6ls2dHappy trans day of visibility #tdov Photos by Rose De Guzman where I was part of the faculty collection modeling at the Science Ball 🩵🩷🐜🩷🩵01 Apr 2026 04:39 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mifuqgh6ls2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3mi2h57phak23Vive la résistantsce! #tetramorium #ants27 Mar 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi2h57phak23https://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3mgdabidx6c2oGrateful for the statement by @iuscientist.bsky.social! Science is an inherently political activity and we must speak out and fight to promote its peaceful applications and continued existence!05 Mar 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdabidx6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3mbxfx6m2m22oRenee’s poem… https://poets.org/2020-on-learning-to-dissect-fetal-pigs09 Jan 2026 02:06 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxfx6m2m22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3m6fd5kguj22gI'm not very familiar with William Blake's work but came across this mention of ants (emmet) in a 1789 poem, "A Dream" from his Songs of Innocence24 Nov 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6fd5kguj22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3m5u244hfbk2qNoticing that abstracts for IUSSI (Freiburg, August '26) are due next month! iussi2026.org https://iussi2026.org/17 Nov 2025 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5u244hfbk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3m52ldv3pf22zProponent of Good Faith, by Sue Johnson (Premonition of a Natural History, 1991)07 Nov 2025 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3m52ldv3pf22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3m2oinov5yc2aTenure track assistant professor of biology position in my department just posted! https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/providencecollege/jobs/5104813/assistant-professor-of-biology08 Oct 2025 11:04 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2oinov5yc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3m2dbywpis226Isn’t she perfect?04 Oct 2025 00:06 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2dbywpis226https://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lygs5amkt22sWhen I visited the AMNH for a seminar on Ants and Palestine last Spring, someone on the zoom chat suggested I "stick to the ants"... but they missed the whole point. https://motifri.com/ants-in-the-city-more-important-now-than-ever/09 Sep 2025 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lygs5amkt22shttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lydfd3lgs22zImportant read! "We must come together to resist attempts to undermine our identities and our work." @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social https://www.nj.com/opinion/2025/09/trumps-war-on-diversity-is-having-a-devastating-impact-on-critical-scientific-fields-opinion.html08 Sep 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lydfd3lgs22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lxnjie7w3s25Starting my second decade as a #trans #womeninSTEM on the faculty at Providence College. We've got ants to study, biology to teach, and barriers to break down! https://motifri.com/ants-in-the-city-more-important-now-than-ever/30 Aug 2025 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxnjie7w3s25https://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lwolm63lvk24Not sure who wants a postcard but look at these gorgeous USPS stamps!18 Aug 2025 14:16 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwolm63lvk24https://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lwkfycexn22eFun story about needle ants causing a wicked bit of embarrassing confusion in Massachusetts... https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/news/environment/2025/08/08/asian-needle-ant-bridgewater-massachusetts-sting-how-dangerous-resident-sick-misidentification/85278652007/16 Aug 2025 22:25 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwkfycexn22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3ltzou4j23c2yAssemblage of Joy, a poem for our Ants in the City column with Motif RI https://motifri.com/ants-in-the-city-assemblage-of-joy/15 Jul 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzou4j23c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lsyauospxc2fMyrmecina americana ants filmed in #slomo exiting and returning to their nest through a portal they constructed from nest debris #myrmecology02 Jul 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsyauospxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lsil7itesk2w“I really wanted to get stung for you” Grateful for this quote, and others: https://www.providencejournal.com/story/news/local/2025/06/25/invasive-asian-needle-ant-colony-found-on-providence-college-campus/84185845007/26 Jun 2025 07:13 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsil7itesk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lriu7uzngs2cThis TikTok is probably my favorite, it shows needle ant vibe checks and a queen too! #lovetheants #brachyponera #myrmecology13 Jun 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lriu7uzngs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lriu33vze22cWe used to post a lot of needle ant tiktoks… maybe should share a few?13 Jun 2025 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lriu33vze22chttps://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lrisjtaybs27Not sure who needs to hear this but Needle ants (Brachyponera chinensis) can really be quite lovely.13 Jun 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrisjtaybs27https://bsky.app/profile/lovetheants.bsky.social/post/3lris65rg3k27@sipappas.bsky.social needle ants are often quite gentle, their stings are pretty mild, this story amplifies unnecessary hype and and should be corrected https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/invasive-asian-needle-ants-sting-is-painful-can-cause-anaphylaxis/13 Jun 2025 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:ak2zoxutguj66x6lyk6pfq36/app.bsky.feed.post/3lris65rg3k27