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Chris Alice ''Alie'' Kratzer | 28 | Engineer + Scientist + Entrepreneur + Author | Director of OwlflyLLC.com | personal account | 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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Hi Bluesky! I'm a cicada+wasp scientist. Ask me anything! #AMA

A twenty-something woman with brown hair and glasses holds up a book she wrote titled "The Cicadas of North America" in the foreground. The cover design shows illustrations of cicadas swirling outwards from a central point.
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SSthesix.bsky.social

Which cicada is the loudest? Which wasp makes the coolest nest? Why 17 years? Ahem. Sorry. I’m done.

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DJturnerjoy.bsky.social

Was your mom the Wasp or the Cicada? How did your parents meet?

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Mmitildide.bsky.social

What is the best cheese?

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Ccoalshork.bsky.social

What's your favorite wasp? Mine are probably fig wasps!

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Why is this a book and not a periodical?

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Jthisonefarmer.bsky.social

Is there an argument for humans not being so hard on the common yellowjacket? Everyone has it in for them because picnics but presumably they perform useful ecosystem services no?

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What is something you have learned studying cicadas that might result in the average person appreciating them more for what they are, and not just seeing them as a periodic noise machine?

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MOmcakins.bsky.social

Thx Alie, learnt a ton from this single thread about Cicadas and Wasps than my whole lifetime. Keep up the good work.

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AHamelia.codes

Were the giant hornets in the PNW really all destroyed? What are the odds of them establishing a permanent residence here?

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What's the best way to shoo off a wasp? What kind of cicadas does Michigan usually get?

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🦋 Alie of the SPOOKY Woods 🦋
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Chris Alice ''Alie'' Kratzer | 28 | Engineer + Scientist + Entrepreneur + Author | Director of OwlflyLLC.com | personal account | 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
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