Meredith Willmott
@the_leafhopper
insect ecologist, working in protection mutualisms and hoppers. artist. PhD student at University of Arizona 🏜️
hey! every single bug on this page was painted with cochineal red- paint made with the pigment FROM bugs! How cool is that!
Leafhopper comic! Because I want people to stop asking me if they’re the same thing as grasshoppers.
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…
"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.
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.
Hello. Yes, I would like to report a murder.
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…
I met @the_leafhopper and she absolutely delivered on swag! 🤩 #Entsoc24
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!! I found @the_leafhopper 🥰
Just dropped these off at the #EntSoc24 Juried Art Exhibition! Come see (and touch) them in person! @EntsocAmerica
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!
Come get a sticker if you see me at @EntsocAmerica Conference! Rush shipped and arrived JUST in time!
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.
Our paper is now published in an issue and is open access! annualreviews.org/content/journa….
Cities Shape the Diversity and Spread of Nonnative Species | Annual Reviews - go.shr.lc/4deaxkr If you are at #ESA2024, @urban_sci will talk about this paper on August 7 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM room 104B.
I’ll be there! Even though my knitwear will be in the juried art exhibition…so I’ll have to come up with a backup outfit plan
#Entsoc24 come check out a new conference feature, Conversation Starters! I am hosting an #entofashion conversation on 11/13 from 10-11am in the convention center, join me in your more excellent ento-fashion ensemble! Show off the new swag you got from student clubs and vendors🪲