Plus it's often prohibitively expensive for science comm-ers to gain access to good sci w/o institutional support. ☹️

When a SINGLE paper costs US$30, or a conference fee (NOT inc. membership, travel, hotel, visas, time off etc.) costs 1/2 year's worth of daily bus+subway fares, you have a problem.

I already did a bit la~
Hymenoptera even got two posts while beetles only got one😜 (though could always add more though hehehe)

* Need to click “view full thread” to see it - bsky apparently hides it otherwise 😅

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Anyways, might turn this into an actual series later on if ppl are interested & I'm less busy with end of sem marking/PhD apps stuff? 🤔

(+ Need to find nice photos, surprising lack of Diptera on my phone...😅 )

But yeah, stay curious & keep on science-ing, no matter what USA politics looks like! ❤️

Bees & Wasps are both 蜂, but "honey" for former (蜜蜂), "yellow" for later (黃蜂)

Pronunciation wise-
Mando: Mìfēng/ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄥ ; Huángfēng/ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄈㄥ (more "fong" in TW accent with extra ㄨsound)
TW: Tbh, I've only heard both as just "phang" (蜂)?
Canto: mat6 fung1; wong4 fung1 or je5 fung1 (野蜂) lit. "wild bee"

Rounding this off (for now) with the Hymenoptera - or ants, bees & wasps! 🐝 🐜

The sci name is 膜翅目 (Móchì mù/ㄇㄛˊ ㄔˋ ㄇㄨˋ ) lit. "film/membrane wing order", same reason as Leps - see wing image below!

Ants = 螞蟻 aka Mǎyǐ/ㄇㄚˇ ㄧˇ in Mando; káu-hiā (狗蟻) in TW; and ngai5 (蟻) in Canto.

(Btw, using Trad char. with pinyin & zhuyin here. Lots learned from summer trips to Taipei Zoo Insectarium as a kid visiting Mom's family!)

蝴蝶 is Húdié / ㄏㄨˊ ㄉㄧㄝˊ in Mandarin, ôo-tia̍p or bué-ia̍h (尾蝶) in Taiwanese, wu4 dip6 in Cantonese.

飛蛾 is Fēi é /ㄈㄟ ㄜˊ ; ia̍h-á (蛾仔) in TW & fei1 ngo4 in Canto!

Up next, the lovely Lepidoptera (butterflies & moths)! 🦋

Formally, it's 鱗翅目 (Línchì mù/ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄔˋ ㄇㄨˋ ), meaning "scaly winged order", which sounds weird, until you view their wings under microscope!

More common is 蝶蛾目(Dié é mù /ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄜˊ ㄇㄨˋ ) after the 蝴蝶/butterflies & 飛蛾 /moths in the order.

Anyways, Back to Bugs (alright~🎵 )!

Starting with cool Coleoptera, or the beetles! 🪲 🐞

In Chinese, it's 鞘翅目 (Qiàochì mù/ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄔˋ ㄇㄨˋ ). Literally "scabbard/sheath winged order", after their elytra/harden forewings .

Most just go with 甲蟲 (Jiǎchóng /ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ) or "armor bugs" for beetles though!

IDK how successful Mr. John Moolenaar of MI will be with his "SAFE Research Act" (full text buff.ly/ok8H2jb).

But either way: I'm still gonna be an American collabing/teaching Chi ppl cus no duh.🤷‍♀️

If it makes finding a PhD or funding more difficult for me (hey admissions btw 😅), so be it I guess!

"Comments" made about food? Eat with GUSTO!🍴
Slurs thrown your way for speaking Chinese? Speak it LOUDER!🔊

Don't just "wear it like armor", REVEL in the ABSURDITY that this could even be seen as flaw! (Mamdani it!)

Less "Um actually...☝️" talk- They know it's harmful, that's kinda their point?

Look I was born 'n raised in TX, 2.5-ish gen ABC on my Dad's side.
Gparents ended up in the USA due to WWII & Cultural Rev. Dad was born in WV & grew up in FL - faced racism as only Asians in town.

How do you put up with the BS? You LAUGH & OWN it!
Find JOY where they want you to feel fear/anger!

Ah - thanks for the correction! Pretty fascinating story that I need to read more about! 😄

Back to Genevieve with a talk about volunteers at the DMNS:

Nice seeing how roles & tasks are broken up, so that everyone (even those w/o ento. exp.) can contribute!
Love the message that "we all break bugs" - important to emphasis!

Curious what's on everyone's insect pinning playlist?🤔 #ECN2025

Just for a lil' bit today (unfortunately)~
West coast USA timezone a tad more awkward to manage with HK time compared to East coast. 😅 Will be sure to catch up with the recordings later though!

(One of these days I'll show up in person hahaha! 😜)

Would now be a bad time to mention the existence of Tree Style Tabs and the ability to make them more "bookshelf-y"? 😜

(btw thanks for enabling my tab hording tendencies @tomlumperson.bsky.social haha! 😆)

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Huh, guess that explains why my family all remarked that the moon felt extra “moon-like” for this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival! 😆

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Though for those looking for this option to turn on:

"Settings" (Gear icon) → "Accessibility" (Person in a circle, 7 down) → "Require alt text before posting" (first check box)