Morgan Jackson, PhD

Dr. Sebastian Echeverri, PhD (he/his) @spiderdaynightlive.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 15, 2024 at 22:20 UTC

Hi, are you or someone you know curious about the wonderfully weird world of spiders?
I spent last year working on the book I *wish* I had when I started spidering, and it's out in.. 3 weeks!?
It's only $10, written to be super accessible, & preorders get 10% off! 🕷️🌿 #虫
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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 14, 2024 at 21:17 UTC

Woooow!!

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 12, 2024 at 20:23 UTC

Congrats Nash!

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 12, 2024 at 16:14 UTC

Literally the best feeling

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 10, 2024 at 00:17 UTC

I’m glad you found such a great place to take in the eclipse and that the clouds stayed away. Your photos are terrific, thanks for sharing them!

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 06, 2024 at 00:10 UTC

Bots have those too, and if he was out deer hunting he could have crossed paths with a nose bot fly potentially? I’m certainly not experienced enough with calyptrate maggots to tell though 😬

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 23:43 UTC

Yikes! I hadn’t seen that one… presumably they’re just a more common calliphorid myiasis? That’s a hell of a story though

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 23:40 UTC

Yeah… been watching news reports popping up all winter. Hopefully they can be properly isolated before the outbreaks get any further entrenched

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 23:38 UTC

An international collaborative endeavour pushed the fly out of the USA and Central America through a massive eradication program in the mid-20th century, and continues today by releasing billions of sterilized flies across Panama to create a biological barrier.

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 23:32 UTC

New World Screwworms are fly larvae that infest open wounds in mammals and literally eat their hosts alive. Gruesome, and livestock are particularly susceptible, but so are wild mammals.

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 23:30 UTC

The outbreak is beginning to draw the attention of right-wing blowhards who I have no doubt will be correlating this with Central American immigration propaganda.

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Morgan Jackson, PhD @bioinfocus.bsky.social [ View ] Apr 05, 2024 at 23:25 UTC

I haven’t seen any North American news reports on it, but the New World Screwworm seems to have broken containment & is on the move through Central America, with Panama, Costa Rica and now Nicaragua reporting infested cattle. Really significant potential problem that could cost $$$$ to re-eradicate

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