cara giaimo
@cjgiaimo.bsky.social
writer about animals, plants & (sometimes) people / guitar in sidebody band / https://antsandplanimals.substack.com
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what a godawful day for journalism, following a great many other godawful days for journalism
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
what a godawful day for journalism, following a great many other godawful days for journalism
my hater should come forward and face me rather than hiding behind these dinky stars
February 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
my hater should come forward and face me rather than hiding behind these dinky stars
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An Ecuadorian court has blocked construction of a highway after ruling it poses an imminent and irreversible threat to the rights of a critically endangered toad, a decision that underscores the country’s unique constitutional protections for nature.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
Endangered Toad Wins Legal Victory Against Highway Construction in Ecuador - Inside Climate News
The court invoked Ecuador’s rights of nature laws in halting a highway project to protect the Jambato harlequin toad, requiring the government to prove construction won’t drive the species to extincti...
insideclimatenews.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:14 PM
An Ecuadorian court has blocked construction of a highway after ruling it poses an imminent and irreversible threat to the rights of a critically endangered toad, a decision that underscores the country’s unique constitutional protections for nature.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0701202...
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Environmental reporting is under pressure — just as biodiversity loss and climate impacts accelerate.
Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship supports early-career journalists from tropical countries with paid mentorship & publishing support.
Apply Dec. 15–Feb. 1: buff.ly/oARaICG.
Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship supports early-career journalists from tropical countries with paid mentorship & publishing support.
Apply Dec. 15–Feb. 1: buff.ly/oARaICG.
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Environmental reporting is under pressure — just as biodiversity loss and climate impacts accelerate.
Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship supports early-career journalists from tropical countries with paid mentorship & publishing support.
Apply Dec. 15–Feb. 1: buff.ly/oARaICG.
Mongabay’s Y. Eva Tan Conservation Reporting Fellowship supports early-career journalists from tropical countries with paid mentorship & publishing support.
Apply Dec. 15–Feb. 1: buff.ly/oARaICG.
once every few years i remember there are ants called... gamergates en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamerga...
Gamergate (ant) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:11 AM
once every few years i remember there are ants called... gamergates en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamerga...
tomorrow i'm hosting bird trivia in cambridge. the peeps and i worked very hard on the questions, playlist, etc. come thru www.eventbrite.com/e/birdy-game...
Birdy Games and Trivia at Tilde in Cambridge
An evening of birdy and bird-adjacent fun and games over tasty bites, great wine, great coffee, and good friends at Tilde with Cara Giaimo!
www.eventbrite.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
tomorrow i'm hosting bird trivia in cambridge. the peeps and i worked very hard on the questions, playlist, etc. come thru www.eventbrite.com/e/birdy-game...
tonight! great (and free) sciwrite pairing at tufts!
Wednesday Nov 5 I’ll be at my alma mater Tufts with Pulitzer winner and MIT KSJ director @usha.bsky.social discussing the importance of science journalism in this moment and the lessons and tools it offers us all
Free and open to public w/ registration
www.tuftstickets.com/event/lighti...
Free and open to public w/ registration
www.tuftstickets.com/event/lighti...
November 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
tonight! great (and free) sciwrite pairing at tufts!
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This book is delightful! Funny and practical life lessons for adults & kids, from the point of view of sea creatures.
my new book wherein ocean creatures give you life advice is on preorder sale for members at barnes + noble today www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leaving-th...
Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake: Life Lessons from Sixty Sea Creatures|Hardcover
Sixty bizarre and beautiful marine creatures offer affirmations for self-confidence, serenity, and fulfillment—drawn from real-life facts about our fascinating natural world.If you sometimes wis...
www.barnesandnoble.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
This book is delightful! Funny and practical life lessons for adults & kids, from the point of view of sea creatures.
sidebody has been nominated by the New England Music Awards for Best Pop Act. thank you so much to whoever nominated us, we are really honored.
if you're so inclined, you can vote for us here: nemusicawards.com/vote/ you can vote once per day through 10/10. pop on 🤘🤘🤘🤘
if you're so inclined, you can vote for us here: nemusicawards.com/vote/ you can vote once per day through 10/10. pop on 🤘🤘🤘🤘
2025 New England Music Awards Ballot - New England Music Awards
Vote below for the 2025 New England Music Awards! Do not submit more than one ballot submission per person, per day or your submission will be excluded from the results.
nemusicawards.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
sidebody has been nominated by the New England Music Awards for Best Pop Act. thank you so much to whoever nominated us, we are really honored.
if you're so inclined, you can vote for us here: nemusicawards.com/vote/ you can vote once per day through 10/10. pop on 🤘🤘🤘🤘
if you're so inclined, you can vote for us here: nemusicawards.com/vote/ you can vote once per day through 10/10. pop on 🤘🤘🤘🤘
looking for a delicious, affordable way to fight artist displacement in Somerville?
It's your lucky day! Central St. Studios and Gracie's have collaborated on a very special ice cream flavor, ART SCHOOL DROPOUT.
Available THIS WEEKEND ONLY for $25/pint, right here: givebutter.com/c/57Central/...
It's your lucky day! Central St. Studios and Gracie's have collaborated on a very special ice cream flavor, ART SCHOOL DROPOUT.
Available THIS WEEKEND ONLY for $25/pint, right here: givebutter.com/c/57Central/...
October 4, 2025 at 1:34 PM
looking for a delicious, affordable way to fight artist displacement in Somerville?
It's your lucky day! Central St. Studios and Gracie's have collaborated on a very special ice cream flavor, ART SCHOOL DROPOUT.
Available THIS WEEKEND ONLY for $25/pint, right here: givebutter.com/c/57Central/...
It's your lucky day! Central St. Studios and Gracie's have collaborated on a very special ice cream flavor, ART SCHOOL DROPOUT.
Available THIS WEEKEND ONLY for $25/pint, right here: givebutter.com/c/57Central/...
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Seeing ice cream cones during their spawning runs really takes your breath away. They’ll only do this once in their entire lives.
September 24, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Seeing ice cream cones during their spawning runs really takes your breath away. They’ll only do this once in their entire lives.
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If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:
• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
September 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
If you have an extra $10 a month to spare, here's a list of worker-owned cooperative news sites you might want to support:
• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
• 404 Media
• Defector
• The Flytrap
• Flaming Hydra
• The Appeal
• Aftermath
• Racket
• Hell Gate
• The 51st
• The Colorado Sun
• Range Media
• Discourse Blog
• Pop Heist
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I'm teaching a Workshop4Gaza in November about writing alongside the non-human! We're raising funds for The Sameer Project. Come! We'll be reading from Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, and more.
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/wri...
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/wri...
Writing Alongside the Nonhuman — Workshops 4 Gaza
Step 1: Donate to Sameer Project here (sugg. donation $40) Step 2: Register for “Writing Alongside the Nonhuman” here It is one thing to write about animals, plants, and other non-human...
www.workshops4gaza.com
September 16, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I'm teaching a Workshop4Gaza in November about writing alongside the non-human! We're raising funds for The Sameer Project. Come! We'll be reading from Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, and more.
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/wri...
www.workshops4gaza.com/calendar/wri...
wrote about some weird ants (which is saying something for ants) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/s...
These Ants Found a Loophole for a Fundamental Rule of Life
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
wrote about some weird ants (which is saying something for ants) www.nytimes.com/2025/09/15/s...
need to have a word with the autotranscriber autosummary. it sees me too clearly
September 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
need to have a word with the autotranscriber autosummary. it sees me too clearly
my new book wherein ocean creatures give you life advice is on preorder sale for members at barnes + noble today www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leaving-th...
Leaving the Ocean Was a Mistake: Life Lessons from Sixty Sea Creatures|Hardcover
Sixty bizarre and beautiful marine creatures offer affirmations for self-confidence, serenity, and fulfillment—drawn from real-life facts about our fascinating natural world.If you sometimes wis...
www.barnesandnoble.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
my new book wherein ocean creatures give you life advice is on preorder sale for members at barnes + noble today www.barnesandnoble.com/w/leaving-th...
Lilia and I are artists in residence at Mount Auburn this year! there's a virtual panel tonight where we and the other artists will share some of our work, including an exclusive sneak peek of our close-up toad footage mountauburn.org/event/meet-o...
Meet our 2025-2026 Artists-in-Residence! – Mount Auburn Cemetery
Mount Auburn Cemetery
mountauburn.org
September 3, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Lilia and I are artists in residence at Mount Auburn this year! there's a virtual panel tonight where we and the other artists will share some of our work, including an exclusive sneak peek of our close-up toad footage mountauburn.org/event/meet-o...
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So great to see our work on blue dasher dragonflies highlighted in the New York Times. Excellent piece by @cjgiaimo.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/s...
Meet the Beautiful Dragonfly That Thrives in Your Pollution
www.nytimes.com
August 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
So great to see our work on blue dasher dragonflies highlighted in the New York Times. Excellent piece by @cjgiaimo.bsky.social!
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/s...
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Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up theonion.com/austral...
August 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up theonion.com/austral...
we're running a sweet online auction for our studio preservation campaign. click around and find something beautiful for a good cause: givebutter.com/c/57Central/...
Central Street Studios Preservation Campaign
Central Street Studios Online Auction
givebutter.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
we're running a sweet online auction for our studio preservation campaign. click around and find something beautiful for a good cause: givebutter.com/c/57Central/...
my haters will be my waiters at the table of success
July 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
my haters will be my waiters at the table of success
come hang out tonight at the CAMBRIDGE MOTH BALL. i will be speaking about at least 3 unusual moths. there is also a costume contest and of course mothing. starts at 8! tickets are free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2025-c...
The 2025 Cambridge Moth Ball
Art, presentations, science, and, of course, moths. Bring a chair, bug spray, a picnic, and enjoy a starry summer night out.
www.eventbrite.com
July 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
come hang out tonight at the CAMBRIDGE MOTH BALL. i will be speaking about at least 3 unusual moths. there is also a costume contest and of course mothing. starts at 8! tickets are free: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2025-c...
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It was great talking to @cjgiaimo.bsky.social for @wired.com about how animals use medicine on a sketchy phone connection on a moving rain in Germany :-). Bears, caterpillars, ants, and many other animals are health experts, as described in my @princetonupress.bsky.social book #doctorsbynature. 🧪
Did you know that animals also practice "wellness"? Let @cjgiaimo.bsky.social be your guide through iceberg exfoliation, and more www.wired.com/story/animal...
Animals Are the Original Wellness Influencers
Long before TikTok and probiotics, animals were teaching each other tips on feeling better, from swallowing leaves to get rid of parasites to using icebergs for exfoliation.
www.wired.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It was great talking to @cjgiaimo.bsky.social for @wired.com about how animals use medicine on a sketchy phone connection on a moving rain in Germany :-). Bears, caterpillars, ants, and many other animals are health experts, as described in my @princetonupress.bsky.social book #doctorsbynature. 🧪
last month @harmancipants.bsky.social asked me to go out and gather the latest and freshest animal wellness tips. is this the year we all get into leaf swallowing and iceberg exfoliation? www.wired.com/story/animal...
Animals Are the Original Wellness Influencers
Long before TikTok and probiotics, animals were teaching each other tips on feeling better, from swallowing leaves to get rid of parasites to using icebergs for exfoliation.
www.wired.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
last month @harmancipants.bsky.social asked me to go out and gather the latest and freshest animal wellness tips. is this the year we all get into leaf swallowing and iceberg exfoliation? www.wired.com/story/animal...