L. Brian Patrick
lbrianpatrick.bsky.social
L. Brian Patrick
@lbrianpatrick.bsky.social
Arachnologist, ecologist, dabbling in evolutionary biology. Views are mine and are not the views of my workplace.
Tonight and for an eternity to come we grieve. She was an amazing companion and family member. She is dearly missed.
August 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
YES! DNA acquired from Minicosa neptuna from South Africa!

Also, I got quantifiable DNA from all the lycosid species I have from North America, Europe, Israel, Australia, and South Africa!

Next step: To the sequencing facility on Tuesday!
January 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Minicosa neptuna female from South Africa! It's a terrible picture taken with my phone, but it's a picture... Scale in the background is 1mm x 1mm.
January 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Unsupervised undergrads...
January 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yep, this a novel gene arrangement for spiders (Araneae). Coming soon!
November 24, 2024 at 7:31 PM