Research Curator of Non-molluscan Invertebrates @naturalsciences🦞 🪱 🧬 etc. IG:@bwwilliamslab #1001jars @bwwilliams.bsky.social

Raleigh, NC
Joined December 2016
Left: the Upland Burrowing Crayfish, a primary burrowing species found in the mountains and foothills of NC. Right: the Lean Crayfish, a primary burrowing species which occurs in a tiny area of southwestern SC and a small area of northeastern GA. #CrayWeek 📸 M. A. Perkins
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Left: the Waccamaw Crayfish, which occurs in the Waccamaw and Lumber-Little Pee Dee basins of NC and SC. Right: the Black Mottled Crayfish, which is found in the Santee River Basin of SC south into the Savannah, Ogeechee and Altamaha River Basins of GA. #CrayWeek 📸 M. A. Perkins
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On the left is the Stony Fork Crayfish. On the right is the Falls Crayfish. Both were described earlier this year (Perkins, Williams, & Russ 2023) & are narrow endemics, restricted to adjacent small drainages in the upper Yadkin River in NC. #CrayWeek #NCNature 📸 M. A. Perkins
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DYK: North Carolina and South Carolina together are home to 70 named crayfish species - at present (!!) - representing 7 genera. 51 named species occur in NC; 39 named species occur in SC, with an overlap of 20 species. #CrayWeek #NCNature 📸 Michael A. Perkins @NCWildlife
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It's #CrayWeek everyone! And so what a wonderful time to highlight a few of the many amazing #crayfish species in North Carolina and South Carolina. 📸 Michael A. Perkins @NCWildlife 🦞 🧵 @NaturalSciences @SCDNR
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What better way to celebrate #WormWednesday than with a new @MyPBSNC Sci NC YouTube short on a pretty darned awesome terrestrial leech, the earthworm specialist Haemopis septagon! Rossie's narration of the Lady & the Tramp moment is 💥 @naturalsciences youtube.com/watch?v=34iAVIcT…
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Earlier this year we spent 2 fun days filming various invert things in my lab @NaturalSciences w/ @MyPBSNC Sci NC. A YouTube short stemming from this endeavor just dropped! Learn about crayfish worms, clawed ostracods, & witness my best facial expressions: youtu.be/mX6IKpaAeqw
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There are several crayfish species in North Carolina and South Carolina that sport various shades of red, white, and/or blue coloration. Photos by my amazing talented colleague Michael A. Perkins @NCWildlife #4thofJuly #crayfish #crawfish @NaturalSciences @SCDNR
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#DemolitionDay #2 @NaturalSciences Research Lab. With the removal of a divider wall, the NMI Unit’s lab space is taking shape: a looooong shape. #renovation
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