Biologist and biosystematist with an interest in midges and water bears.
Norway
Joined April 2009
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#Malaise traps are up. We are now waiting for mites and midges to enter. #waterM&M #artsprosjektet artsdatabanken instagram.com/p/BxIiA74FOdO/…
When do #tardigrades make you want more breakfast? #tardigradepeanutsandwich #tardigradesforbreakfast @ Trondheim, Norway instagram.com/p/BwOyb6Uluvx/… – at Trondheim, Norway
Our exhibition The Fantastic Forest opened @vitenskapsmuseet today! Including a deep dive into the #microcosmos #tardigrade
Ramazzottius and Hypsibius are following Roberto Guidetti’s lecture on Antarctic #tardigrades at #tardigrada18 today. #tardigrada @ Biologisk Institut, Københavns Universitet instagram.com/p/Bl5BRuOAGA0/… – at Copenhagen, Denmark
Master student Lasse Topstad discussing the content of our poster at #tardigrada18 conference in Copenhagen. Good feedback! artsdatabanken #tardigrade @ Biologisk Institut, Københavns… instagram.com/p/Bl4-hVmAmVi/… – at Copenhagen, Denmark
Say hello to Echiniscus merokensis, the #tardigrade that visited me in the office today. A common species first described from Meråker more than 100 years ago. Here in scale 1:1000!… instagram.com/p/Bkfn7jWB_SP/… – at Trondheim, Norway
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🐝Happy Taxonomist Appreciation Day! 🐞
Today we honour a great Canadian Diptera Taxonomist, the late Dr. Terry Wheeler @ta_wheeler from the Lyman Entomological Museum.
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Photo Caption by @jpryals
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Tanypodinae pictured allright, but not Heterotrissocladius (which belongs to subfamily Orthocladiinae) xitter.cf/gunnarkvifte/status/97…
Interestingly, the most predacious of chironomid larvae belong to a group where adults also used to feed on other animals... Some fossil Tanypodinae have biting mouthparts. Maybe these guys have a higher protein requirement than the other subfams? @flygirlNHM @swarmofthought
I've #justdonated to Jens Voigt to run 7 marathons in 7 days to find a cure for cancer. Donate on @justgiving and support this great cause campaign.justgiving.com/camp…
Bye for now #Canada and #Guelph. I will miss this #pancake stovetop! @ Guelph, Ontario instagram.com/p/BdAFDwTnB0l/ – at Guelph, Ontario
Yes: #museums are places of treasures. Great definition! @ Guelph Museums instagram.com/p/BdAErKxnSSn/ – at Guelph, Ontario
Best cross-functional flowchart I have seen in a while. Their #beer is really great too!… instagram.com/p/BcQam5fg8xs/ – at Centre Wellington, Ontario
The #arboretum @uofg today. What a wonderful September. MUCH warmer than in #trondheim...… instagram.com/p/BZj2ak6gNO6/ – at Guelph, Ontario
Collecting #eDNA in #Theisendammen this morning. Another #nicedayintheoffice @ Trondheim, Norway instagram.com/p/BW9Zw1qAW2v/ – at Trondheim, Norway
Don't blame the collector if there is human #eDNA in samples from #haukvatnet today!… instagram.com/p/BW7k2XRAszL/ – at Trondheim, Norway