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Megan Asche, PhD
@megan-asche.bsky.social
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Entomologist who also IDs mollusks and mites. Photo editor for American Entomologist magazine. Just joined for 2025 ECN and ESA.
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Jumping spider exploring my cactus collection. Great way to start my day!
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Labeling specimens for the Washington State Bee Atlas.

Got ~75 specimens labeled in 1 hr, not too bad.
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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I won “The Pin Down” at #EntSoc25! This was such a fun event, thank you @ecologysupplies.bsky.social.

I will now retire a champion. 🏆
Megan Asche posing with her pinned specimens and trophy. She is a person with brown hair wearing a black tshirt and brown pants. Photo of pinned specimens in a collection box, a gold trophy, and a sign advertising for “The Pin Down” event. The items are arranged on a black cafe table.
November 12, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Won wonderful treasures during the #ECN2025 silent auction.
Photo of “Larvae of Insects” part 1 and part 2 by Alvah Peterson. These are blue hard bound books with cold lettering. Photo of “Freshwater Springtails of North America” by Walz and McCafferty. It is a tan soft bound pamphlet with an illustration of a collembola on the cover. Photo of a beaded insect pin. The pin is made to resemble a blue and black beetle with red eyes.
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Got to see “Weapons” at the Kenny School movie theater last night. Fun side quest on my #ECN2025 and #EntSoc25 trip
Kennedy School hotel in Portland, OR. Photo of the front entrance. Kennedy School movie theater. The photo shows a large screen with couch seating and tables for eating food. Back of the Kennedy School movie theater. The photo shows the couch seating and tables for eating food.
November 9, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Istvan Miko takes us on a trip to the UNH insect collection, which punches above its weight in part thanks to the superhuman collecting efforts of Don Chandler
Summary of the UNH collection holdings, featuring Don and one of his beloved pselaphines
November 8, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Just saw @andrewjohnston.bsky.social talk at #ECN2025. If you want to setup a specimen imaging system at your home or lab, you should check out his blog. Great resource!
November 8, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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Made it to #ECN2025 in Portland. Always a fantastic conference.
Cover of the ECN meeting symposium schedule booklet. Cover has an image of a rain beetle (Pleocoma sp) by photographer Chris Wirth.
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Found an amazing sci-fi and fantasy bookstore in Portland. Check out Parallel Worlds, they even had horror - amazing!
Photo of Graham Masterton’s book “Prey.” The book cover has a picture of a creepy dude with rat-like hands
November 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM