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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 7h

omg

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Meghan Jones @studio-mbj.bsky.social · 17h

Working away on this #deepsea carnivorous sponge, crinoid and brittle star painting. It’s getting there, probably 75% done now, adding all the details and rainbow colors is my fav part! #deepseacreatures #coldwatersponges 🐡🦑 #invertebrates #acrylicpainting #marinebiology #art #painting #artist

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Livingjetlag @livingjetlag.bsky.social · 20h

Made a new friend in Moab, Utah. This one is for @franzanth.bsky.social specifically.

Very large, very green insect holding onto a metal post, looking very much like a leaf with rain drops on it.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 20h

oh this is such a visually pleasing shot, thank you!

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 21h

honestly, relatable

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Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social · 1d

Autocorrect decided I meant co spidered, not considered. I’m not entirely sure what that means but I like it! #Arachnids #Spiders #AutocorrectWins

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Christoph Fischer @beautysurroundsyou.com · 1d

The beauty of the mysterious, of that which is partly hidden, when secrets are revealed....

#photography #landscapephotography #landscape #travel #nature #naturephotography #bluesky #sunset #outdoors

It is the interplay of fog with Namibia's coastal dunes which makes for beautiful scenes. I loved the soft tones of this scene, the dunes struggling to emerge from dense fog and the coast line barely showing through.

I have always been mesmerized by the soft, ethereal light that seems to emanate from glaciers and touches all that is nearby. This particular evening in Patagonia's Torres del Paine National Park, it all came together. The warm light of the sun intermittently broke through clouds, gracing the peak of a mountain right next to glacier Grey in some of the most beautiful, evocative light I have seen.

The mysterious, the partially known, that left to our imagination, exerts a profound hold on us. In East Greenland, giant icebergs contrast against towering mountains emerging from the clouds, yet never revealing what lies behind.

Gently swaying grasses, remnants of good rains that graced the desert, complement distant mountains shrouded in a combination of dust & mist, as they are touched by the last light of day. Somewhere in Namibia.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 21h

aww congrats!!!

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

there's another species called saksang in this paper lol

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

Nyctimus rendang Dhiya’ulhaq & Benjamin, sp. nov.
"The epithet refers to a meat dish associated with the cuisine of the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra. The meat is slow-cooked in a plethora of spices, giving it a dark colouration."

another top tier name from @kalakemangga.bsky.social lmao

Taxonomic notes on the crab-spider genera Nyctimus Thorell, 1877 and Zametopina Simon, 1909 (Araneae, Thomisidae) with descriptions of six new species from Southeast Asia

The crab-spider genera Zametopina Simon, 1909 and Nyctimus Thorell, 1877 remain poorly studied, with significant gaps in their taxonomic understanding. Nyctimus has seen little study since its origina...

zookeys.pensoft.net

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

took me a while to comprehend the bottom part of this pic omg her face is so weird (a compliment)

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

booyah!!!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

I'm doing another print run of these "Biology is Bigger than Binaries" shirts!

Back, quite literally, by popular demand. Bullying works, sure, but so does a bunch of nice cutie patooties politely asking!

Order 'em now, I'll mail 'em in early November.

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a woman with short bown hair, glasses, and tassel earrings, wears a purple KN95 and looks cool as hell in her biology is bigger than binaries shirt, in orange

a woman with green glasses takes a selfie lookin' cool as hell in her pink biology is bigger than binaries shirt. She's also got ice cream, that lucky dog.

a woman with long brown hair and glasses hangs out in the back yard with her pink biology is bigger than binaries shirt

A man with a hat and sunglasses stands in hero-pose with his biology is bigger than binaires shirt (orange)

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

Nyctimus rendang Dhiya’ulhaq & Benjamin, sp. nov.
"The epithet refers to a meat dish associated with the cuisine of the Minangkabau people from West Sumatra. The meat is slow-cooked in a plethora of spices, giving it a dark colouration."

another top tier name from @kalakemangga.bsky.social lmao

Taxonomic notes on the crab-spider genera Nyctimus Thorell, 1877 and Zametopina Simon, 1909 (Araneae, Thomisidae) with descriptions of six new species from Southeast Asia

The crab-spider genera Zametopina Simon, 1909 and Nyctimus Thorell, 1877 remain poorly studied, with significant gaps in their taxonomic understanding. Nyctimus has seen little study since its origina...

zookeys.pensoft.net

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 1d

Scientists suspected that Europe’s largest bats snack on migrating songbirds when they can, but a stunning newly published observation proves it

Bat vs. Robin—Scientists Capture Real-Life Audio of Midair Hunt

Scientists suspected that Europe’s largest bats snack on migrating songbirds when they can, but a stunning newly published observation proves it

www.scientificamerican.com

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

apparently people also don't like to hear about demodex mites on their faces

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

YOOOOOOOOO

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Nicole 🪲 @fossilforager.bsky.social · 1d

Whale Fall pin 🦀🐋🦑

A photo of a large gold-plated enamel pin photographed on top of a lichen-covered rock. The enamel pin features a whale skeleton covered with various deep sea creatures, such as octopuses, hagfish, a giant isopod, a crab, and chimaeras.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

i'm relatively ok with my career confidence but we have a pet that requires regular behavioral consultation. every time a minor problem arises it sends me spiraling for the next 2 days. usually writing down my progress report snaps me out it like, what the hell was that about, we're doing fine!!!

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

oh is this why i never even made it to the first date stage

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah everything SUCKS but humans are still silly wonderful beautiful creatures who collaborate with slugs to make videos like this. So. All is not lost.

Amy @lolennui.bsky.social · 2d

oh hell yeah youtu.be/nGZOFyLrCwk?...

Slug Eating Spaghetti Time Lapse (With Stopwatch Timer)

YouTube video by Nature's Fantastic

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

truly legendary

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 1d

Among the reasons I absolutely loathe genAI is the fact it devalues and undermines skills like learning how to research, fact check, and communicate. It’s like answering a question with a print out of search engine results, taking it as truth because the computer said so.

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Jillian Kurovski 서정화 @bugsorbust.bsky.social · 1d

🧵Arachnophobia, while common, is unique amongst phobias bc often invokes an overlap of fear and disgust! This is not prevalent in other arthropod phobias. Interestingly, fear & disgust utilize the same neural network and have similar outputs, making them difficult to disentangle.

🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 2d

Arachnophobia is interesting to me because it's so specific. Like, people generally aren't afraid of crabs, even though they're hairy and skitter around. And they're not afraid of bugs, even though they have about the same number of eyes. Most people will never even see a dangerous spider irl.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 1d

nerd

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