A'liya Spinner, of bee-sketching fame, recently authored a magazine feature highlighting the U-M Museum of Zoology’s herpetological collection. A’liya works as a laboratory technician at UMMZ with Collection Manager Dr. Taro Eldredge, where A'liya preserves and catalogs bee specimens to ensure their availability for future generations of researchers.

A'liya’s article, "The Three-Century Lifespan of the Modern Bee," appeared in The Long Now and was later reprinted in the magazine’s special “best-of” edition, Pace Layers. In it, A'liya reflects on the enduring value of preservation, writing: “It is together, collector and collection, that our lifespans stretch for centuries.”