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Shady

@ellanightshade.bsky.social

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She/They. I'm an amateur and aspiring Herpetologist/natral scientist! I also love Botany and Entomology as well! (All photos are mine except reposts.)

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Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · Jun 23

4 days in the Smoky Mountains for the sole purpose of finding the Yonahlossee salamander! Only found them on the last night/morning!!! Here's my favorite pics!!! #herpetology #herps #salamander #nature #Naturalphotography

Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 6m

Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus), Eastern Newt (Notophthalmus viridescens), Northern two-lined salamander (Eurycea bislineata), red-backed salamander (Plethodon cinereus)

Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 6m

A collection of some of the salamanders i found today! Identification in the comments! #salamanders #herpetology #herping #nature

Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 28m

Absolutely beautiful Spring alamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus), this big boy clocked in at about 7in, not the biggest they can get but close! #salamanders #herpetology #herping #biology #nature

Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 32m

I finally found one of my dream species! Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana) are a parasitic plant that parasitizes off of Beech trees roots, and I think they are so cool! #botany #biology #nature

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kas @vhsdogs.bsky.social · Nov 12

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TJ resists! Bluestormcoming! @tjjohnson.bsky.social · 6h

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Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 1d

I see Tan jumpers around my house fairly often, I'm so glad you made this video. It was very insightful!

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Travis McEnery @travismcenery.bsky.social · 4d

Hustled to get this one finished before other responsibilities called. Let me know what you think (and please share!)

youtu.be/Zb31XOuU-FM

The Tan Jumping Spider - The Spiders in Your House

YouTube video by Travis McEnery

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Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 1d

The creature of the day is the biggest crayfish I have ever seen! This thing was massive. The camera does not do it justice. Species Rusty Crayfish (Faxonius rusticus) #creek #nature #biology #crayfish

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Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 1d

And no, I have almost no clue what these are. I think the two small white ones are a quartz of some kind, but that's all?

Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 1d

Today's activity! First time rockhounding! And my shitty little haul of some rocks that looked cool. (I got too distracted with the biology under the water to find more rocks...) #creeks #rocks #rockhounding #nature

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Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 4d

I just got braces at 19 like a fucking loser! What's next, I'm a nerd too!?
Wait... oh FUCK!!!!

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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · 12d

Sometimes, parasitologists have to put their own body on the line in the name of science. In this case, a parasitologist played host to a nose leech for over a month to find out more about its life history 🧪
#Invertebrate
dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2019/10/dino...

<i>Dinobdella ferox</i>

When it comes to parasitology, sometimes you have to get really up close with your study organism, as one researcher in Taiwan did in trying...

dailyparasite.blogspot.com

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Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 5d

First time seeing an oil beetle, damn they are cool! (Family Meloidae, species Meloe impressus!) #entomology #beetles #insects

Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · 5d

Stuck between wanting to post more and share more biology stuff, and continue to just not touch social media.

Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · Sep 3

Artist Is buttoniris on Twitter

Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · Sep 3

My bad, sorry. I found it without credit and just didn't think about it.

Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm back fuckers!!!! (My phone broke, and I was too lazy to use my laptop...)

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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · Jul 2

See, even crustaceans can become like worms - thanks to one weird trick called PARASITISM 🧪🦈

Jimmy Bernot 🦐🔬🧬🏳️‍🌈 @jimmybernot.bsky.social · Jul 2

Excited to share our new paper on Kroyeria—a group of parasitic copepods found on sharks. Best part of the project was working with Greg Deets, who imo is the GOAT when it comes to copepod illustrations. We describe 5 new species & redescribe most others 🧪🦐
doi.org/10.1645/24-115

Line drawings of Kroyeria copepods. Left to Right: a copepod attached to shark gills, whole copepod, lateral view of a copepod head and thorax, central view of head region, detail of copepod maxilliped claw, at bottom left of image is a long, worm-like species named Kroyeria caseyi

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kelsey jaffer 👻 @kelatonin.bsky.social · Jul 2

nightjars are so cool are you kidding me

a Great Eared nightjar sitting on a branch looking like some fantasy creature. it is a bird with patches of light and dark brown coloration, little tufts of feathers on its head that makes it look like it has ears, and giant boba eyes

a grey nightjar looks at the camera with its mouth partially open. its mouth and eyes are huge and it looks very surprised

A nightjar is crouched with its wings in the air and its HUGE mouth wide open, seemingly in a defensive position. its feathers are a mottled mixture of cream, light brown and dark brown

a side view of a brown and grey nightjar sitting asleep on a log. it almost looks to be a part of the log. go camouflage!!

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Birding Fella 🇺🇸🇺🇦🐦 @birdingfella.bsky.social · Jun 28

Look at this amazing sign. #NoKings #butterfly

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Halbeerz @halz.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Shady @ellanightshade.bsky.social · Jun 27

What a cute little leopard moth!

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Veeloxxy Bites @the-episiarch.bsky.social · Jun 27

Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread and wildly successful parasite.
This paper highlights its spread in the Arctic, and how it disproportionately affects the Indigenous populations living in that region. Below is the authors' video summary of the parasite's life cycle. 🧪
www.cell.com/trends/paras...

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