DR. AMANDA  WHISPELL

In an effort to bring a little bit of fun to folks who are social distancing as a result of Covid-19 I am rolling out #thattotallyisnottwometers (#ttintm for short) with art that relates to the WHO suggestion to maintain a two meter distance between yourself and others. I plan to be adding a weekly image for as long as I can. Have a look and please feel free to share! Send me an email if you have a suggestion for a good subject!

Many kids are at home because of Covid-19. I wanted to do something to help, so I've created #CoBioArt - a place for anyone who wants to help kids learn about biology through art. Click here to download images and click here to submit your own!

After several requests, I have finally gotten around to uploading a few of my research videos to the website. Click to see some of the videos of Argia apicalis mating and during predation trials.

Our symposium--Bugs in Technicolor--at EntSoc2019 was amazing! Thank you to all of our speakers for the effort they put into their wonderful talks and all the artists / photographers who submitted almost 200 awesome images! I will be posting more about which images won awards, but until then - please browse through the list of artists whose work was submitted!

How Color Research Advocates for Entomology

Melissa Sanchez Herrera and I are organizing a section symposium for the 2019 EntSoc meeting in St. Louis.The goal is to provide a setting in which to discuss color research and its use in public outreach initiatives that aim to inspire insect curiosity and advocate for entomology.  In addition to talks on color and outreach, the symposium will also feature a short media exhibit in which we will display research and outreach images / video that relate to our theme. Click for the schedule!

The Friends of Lincolnshire Time and Tide Bell is an affiliation of supporters and artists forming a Community Arts Group.  #200Fish was an art project organized by Time and Tide Bell whose objective is to raise awareness of the biodiversity of the North Sea. My submission was this painting of Dipturus batis. 

The #bestVigothecat is a staunch supporter of STEM fields and wanted to show support for science during the 2017 March for Science.  It was only in spirit, but it is a strong spirit!

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