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Jake McGehee
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He/him/his | Ecology & Evolutionary Biology PhD student at the University of Kansas | Drosophila behavior | KU masters in EEB 2025 and UNC Asheville BS in biology 2020
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The northern lights as seen from Lawrence, Kansas!
The northern lights above an apartment building The northern lights above an apartment building The northern lights above an apartment building The northern lights above an apartment building
November 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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If anyone knows of any businesses helping people in Lawrence, let me know! I’ll share that information too.

As of now, I know that Jefferson’s is helping feed people.
Screenshot of a Facebook post from Jefferson’s Lawrence that reads: “Starting November 3–7: Both Jefferson’s Lawrence locations will offer free kids’ meals for dine-in guests. November 3–7, or until SNAP benefits are restored. We want to do our part to help our Lawrence community and our kids — no purchase, no questions, just support for families in need. - Kids must be present - Ages 12 & under - One meal per child, per day - Dine-in only - While supplies last”
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Hello! I’m Jake and I’m a grad student in ecology & evolutionary biology at the University of Kansas! I’m currently finishing my master’s (just sent my revisions, to be submitted in early Sept)/starting my PhD. I study fruit fly behavior and will be shifting to also study sexual selection.
Jake presenting the information on a poster at the 2025 Kansas Academy of Science/Central States Entomological Society joint meeting. He is wearing red running shoes, black jeans, and a button up shirt with pink, white, and blue vertical stripes. He has roughly chin-length brown hair and wears glasses. He stands next to the poster and is gesturing at a picture of the fruit fly Zaprionus indianus on the upper corner of the poster. The poster is blue with three sections. Jake is presenting to an audience of two people whose faces are not visible- a black man wearing blue pants and a red sweater and a white man with blondish hair wearing blue jeans, a blue long-sleeved shirt, and a brown backpack.
August 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Had a great time at #evolution2025 !
My Evolution 2025 badge held up in front of the windows on the design of this year’s logo.
June 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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Saw this guy today and feeling good about the possibility of spring
February 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Thank you to the greatest to ever do it.

📍Screenland Armour in Kansas City, Missouri. Picture taken yesterday
Picture of a brick movie theater, Screenland Armour in Kansas City, Missouri. The marquee reads “RIP David Lynch.”
January 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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And here’s a river otter.
January 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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And some animals! This video is a great blue heron.
January 3, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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The White Oak River. The end of a dock is visible. The water is choppy due to wind. The river is winding. Another picture of the White Oak River, this time at sunset. The horizon is orange. A train bridge across the river is visible in the distance. The water is a little choppy. Boats docked in Swansboro, NC. There is not a cloud in the sky.
January 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Scenes from visiting home over winter break
Cup with brown cardboard sleeve and a sticker that says “The Gardens” above a picture of a pine tree and “Merry Christmas” below. The cup is on a brown wood table in front of a magazine and a plant in a white pot. In the background a Christmas tree is visible. Picture of a mural reading “Beaufort” (pronounced Bewfurt) with a background consisting of the ocean and a low-laying island. Each letter contains a picture related to the town’s history. B has Blackbeard, E has a sailboat, A has a black man harvesting cotton, U has a white fence with the gate open, F has a dolphin, O has the Shackleford Banks horses and a crab, R has Rachel Carson wearing binoculars around her neck and leaning against a tree, and T has an old white house. The sun sets behind low clouds. Grass along the shoreline is visible, as is a low-laying island. The water is calm. A swamp in ENC. There is green algae over the water and tall trees with Spanish moss.
January 3, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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And more of the luna moth (Actias luna) that landed on me at a park
Side view of a male luna moth (Actias luna) with its front leg on a man’s thumb. The moth is sitting on a gray shirt. The gray shorts, black socks, and gray shoes of the man the moth is sitting on are visible but out of focus. View of the luna moth (Actias luna) from above A white man with shoulder length brown/blond hair and glasses holds a luna moth (Actias luna) on his thumb up near his face. The man is smiling and wearing a black hat with the Japanese symbol for ‘kudzu’ on it. He wears a gray t shirt.
December 22, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Seeing the hashtag #hexapodecember going around and here are some of my favorite finds of 2024. These were all seen/caught in eastern Kansas
Male Luna moth (Actias luna) sitting on a gray t-shirt Side view of an obscure bird grasshopper (Schistocerca obscura) in a plastic bottle View of the top of a bush cicada (Megatibicen dorsatus) Side view of an endangered southern plains (Bombus fraternus) bumblebee on a sunflower
December 22, 2024 at 3:21 PM
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First snow of winter 2024-2025 in Lawrence today.
Picture taken through a window of snow on the ground, branches of bare trees, along the top of a wooden fence, and the roof of an apartment building. Picture taken through a window of two bare trees in front of a wooden fence. There’s snow on the ground, branches, and along the top of the fence. Picture taken through a window of a parking lot and apartment buildings. There’s snow on the ground, on top of cars, the branches of a bare tree, and on the roof. There are tire marks in the snow from where people have left and returned.
November 30, 2024 at 5:21 PM
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Happy #transdayofvisibility🏳️‍⚧️ . Though I’ve been out since high school, March 31, 2024 also marks exactly 2 years since I started T (and also got Mo lol). Remember access to HRT is healthcare!
March 31, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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Pictures from KU’s campus earlier this week in the snow.
Picture of a snowy hill with trees in the fore- and background. There are several college buildings in the background. At the top of the hill, there is the KU Campanile Bell Tower. A picture of a statue of the 1941 Jayhawk overlooking a black fence in front of a red brick walkway. There are snowy trees, and the Jayhawk is facing the Campanile Bell Tower. A Jayhawk statue faces the camera. Its base and the ground have a layer of snow. The statue stands in front of a low concrete barrier that reads “The University of Kansas” on either side of the statue. Behind this there are some snowy trees and the Campanile Bell Tower. The side of the red brick student union is visible. Picture of a snowy hill with trees in the fore- and background. There are several college buildings in the background. At the top of the hill, there is the KU Campanile Bell Tower.
January 12, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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It’s harder to see in a picture than in a video, but it’s snowing in Lawrence, KS!
January 5, 2024 at 5:25 PM
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Mo (Tliltocatl albopilosus) growth from March 31, 2022 vs November 29, 2023
December 1, 2023 at 2:49 PM
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Met this stick insect yesterday. It was in rough shape but it was my first time encountering a live one!
October 11, 2023 at 2:20 PM