I never wrote about my new bee species I discovered: megachile pankus
http://www.pensoft.net/journals/zookeys/article/3234/abstract/a-revision-of-the-megachile-subgenus-litomegachile-mitchell-with-an-illustrated-key-and-description-of-a-new-species-hym
I chose Zookey as my journal because it is open access. Anyone can view and download my paper. It feeling amazing to have discovered, described, and named a new species. My name gets to stay with this bee, one way or another, forever. I feel like I made my mark.
I am constantly tempted by the art world as well, as always. I absolutely love photography. I have several cameras, and I never get tired of snapping shots wherever I go. I'm very happy I got to incorporate my artwork into my thesis by creating these illustrations of my bees. Hopefully the guide I developed will help others identify these bees.
