💟Ticks: disease, biology; systematics et al.https://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lste7hdt2c2gAn opinion piece on South African tick diversity from #GTTM #Gertrud_#Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_Museum #National_Tick-Collection30 Jun 2025 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lste7hdt2c2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lrgomqo5n226#Ornithodoros_kalahariensis concentrating a blood meal12 Jun 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgomqo5n226https://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lrgohkokwk26#Amblyomma_exornatum from monitor lizard12 Jun 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrgohkokwk26https://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lol6ig7pus2mMolting mode ⏯️ #Amblyomma_hebraeum nymphs in the making.07 May 2025 10:22 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lol6ig7pus2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lkybyvwrhs27This tick youngin has only 2/2ths 😉. Cut the mouthparts off, examined on glass slide in emersion oil, covered with glass cover slip, 100x oil emersion lens.22 Mar 2025 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkybyvwrhs27https://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3ljsqtw436k2fMounted in Entellan #Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_Museum #GTTM #Haemaphysalis_eliptica07 Mar 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsqtw436k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lj6fxkoho22oUnilateral rig😉 Ok. Unilateral adanal plate.27 Feb 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6fxkoho22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lj6fqoe6c22oInteresting find from our last field trip #Haemaphysalis_aciculifer27 Feb 2025 17:21 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6fqoe6c22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lh4t44vfss2eVisitor to the #tick_museum: Ben Mans. #Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_museum #GTTM #National_tick_collection #South_Africa01 Feb 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4t44vfss2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lgfwxyggjc2gThe ornate cow tick / ornate dog tick / meadow tick / marsh tick #Dermacentor_reticulatus #ornate_ticks23 Jan 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgfwxyggjc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lfktcgfzoc2h#Amblyomma_sylvaticum the Cape tortoise 🐢 tick.12 Jan 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfktcgfzoc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3leoyntsmws2jHere’s to 2025: May we all find funding, inspiration, and a few moments of peace amidst the deadlines.01 Jan 2025 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3leoyntsmws2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3leouv2epuc2jMay 2025 bring new goals, new achievements, fewer comments from Reviewer #2 and more 'accept with minor revisions'. #Rhipicephalus_pulchellus01 Jan 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3leouv2epuc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3le4o52oo5s2t25 Dec 2024 09:40 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3le4o52oo5s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3ldqzlw4m7c27Theileria spp. schizonts with pycnotic nuclei seen when sampling post mortem. These were not cause of death.20 Dec 2024 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqzlw4m7c27https://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3ldqzdfc57c27Cute little bugger. Natal forest tree frog endemic to the eastern coastal areas of South Africa.20 Dec 2024 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldqzdfc57c27https://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3ldj3bk4tkk24The #Gertrud_Theiler_Tick_Museum #GTTM attended Science Forum South Africa, 3-6 Dec'24 @ CSIR International Convention Centre,Pretoria, South Africa. Representing the #National_tick_collection #National_helminth_collection #National_collection_insects_of_veterinary_importance17 Dec 2024 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldj3bk4tkk24https://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3ldaxsugl7k2qGlorified cattle. But I am biased. #African_buffalo14 Dec 2024 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldaxsugl7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3ld74juvbgk2uTick collections from sheep from 6-9am in 40C heat 🥵🥵13 Dec 2024 15:38 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld74juvbgk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3ld4vrwkz7c2kField work joys.12 Dec 2024 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4vrwkz7c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lcwsjrel622jCrossing the species barrier. 🤔🤔🤔🤔10 Dec 2024 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcwsjrel622jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lcqbtpvhas2vThird eye aligned. #Amblyomma-tholloni female ex African elephant, Kruger National Park. ZA.07 Dec 2024 18:03 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcqbtpvhas2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/ronelpienaar.bsky.social/post/3lcnysz2sk42bThe female of the species sporting a funky goaty. #Ixodes_pilosus-group06 Dec 2024 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:cu2oyqhmfmqs7ceffhojoyot/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcnysz2sk42b