Ashley Jenkin
@waspwench
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#Entomologist | #Pollination ecologist | MSc @kingspark_wa | #wasplove | urban ecology | gluten free baked goods | #eucalypts | #insectsex | #buzzpollination
Western Australia
Joined December 2021
Buzzed to see our #jarrah paper now live! This study was a result of some of my summer 2023 research w/ Kings Park Science. Much work to do in the long-term monitoring of #insect #pollinators, but it was great to get a start on an important canopy species.
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RT @Davidjmerri: The abstract submission deadline for the @IntlSeedSciSoc ISSS 2025 Conference has been extended to 28 February 2025. We ar…
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The delightful thing about being an #entomologist is that you receive gifts of historic #specimen collections from wonderful scientists! Some of these beautiful #insects (and some very important #pollinator taxa!) date back to 1981!
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RT @mmlopezu: Very excited to share this new paper where we used AprilTags (a type of QR code) to study honey bees' foraging behavior. The…
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RT @HymenopteraJour: "For most wasps, the idea of feeding a baby is ridiculous. It's a lot easier to just put the baby where the food is."…
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RT @kljhung: NEW BEE JUST DROPPED! The sparkly blue Andrena androfovea might be the first of roughly 1700 Andrena species to be a specialis…
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Had a #buzz chatting about some of my #research implementing camera trapping into invertebrate #pollination studies at our @EdithCowanUni research centres urban biodiversity monitoring workshop. Well done to all involved! I am well and truly exhausted and in need of whisky. 🥃
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Come to instagram and talk insect pollinators with me. And what better time than the start of #pollinatorweek
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Our research group is hosting the urban biodiversity monitoring workshop on Wed 13th Nov at the Joondalup Resort. I will be hosting a fun table discussing new approaches to camera trapping in pollination science. Let's chat bees, wasps, AI & collaboration
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Oh my goodness! What a gemstone! 😍
A new wasp species of the genus Merismomorpha is described and illustrated from the Palaearctic region. Find out more about it here: #newspecies #taxonomy #Hymenoptera @umontpellier @NHM_London
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I had a wonderful time chatting about #nativebees & #pollination with the Year 3 girls at Bletchley Primary, who asked such well-thought-out questions on native bees! Learning about bees blowing bubbles & meeting Ms. Dracula (my Goliath) were highlights!
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We are amidst mating season for #flower #wasps here in #SWWA 🎉 ‘Flower wasp’ is a very generic term that typically refers to members of the #Thynnidae, #Tiphiidae, & #Scoliidae. This #Hemithynnus male (without a mate!) was a welcome friend @kingspark_wa this morning. #wasplove
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@BeeBabette @WaspGoblin A handsome dude! There’s a subtle ‘spur’ vein on the 1st smc in the forewing, so that supports Thynninae. It’s what I look for in-situ ID (see Mr. Hemithynnus here). I’ll see if I can tighten it up and let you know 😊
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As a #pollination ecologist, I am buzzed to see some native #insect #pollinators on show! The common #hoverfly (Melangyna viridiceps) has my #vote this year. #Batesian mimicry, predacious larvae, & incredible (often overlooked) pollinators! #Syrphidae
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Hey hey hey #Haemodorum I have a soft spot for any species within the #Haemodoraceae and these beautiful dark delights are absolutely enchanting! I get to play with these two beauties over the next few weeks 🐝🎉🐝🎉 #pollination #ecology #flora #westernaustralia #pollinators
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