🔬Djigr🦖- D. Dabir-Moghaddam
@djigr.bsky.social
PhD student in Evolutionary biology 🔸SciCom🔸Palaeoartist🔸Influenceuse corneilles🔸Chicken Wings Dinosaures🔸☕Café des Sciences
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I’ve noticed a bunch of newcomers, so welcome!
Let me introduce myself: I’m Djigr, PhD student at MNHN in Paris, working on the phylogeny of pollinating scarabs 🪲
Firm believer in the fact that science is fun, I have a thousand scicom projects which I’ll be posting about:
Let me introduce myself: I’m Djigr, PhD student at MNHN in Paris, working on the phylogeny of pollinating scarabs 🪲
Firm believer in the fact that science is fun, I have a thousand scicom projects which I’ll be posting about:
The video is doing well on Instagram (30k views vs the usual 800), and I’m getting comments from exotic vets and lizard owners praising the exercise and enrichment here.
I’m happy it’s recognized! Too many monitor lizards end up with metabolic diseases because of overfeeding and lack of exercise 🦎
I’m happy it’s recognized! Too many monitor lizards end up with metabolic diseases because of overfeeding and lack of exercise 🦎
Eizo is getting ready for the Olympic games!
Training is going well, the new running mat is perfect for his claws to grip, soon: the golden medal 🏅
We believe in you, Eizo! 🦎
Training is going well, the new running mat is perfect for his claws to grip, soon: the golden medal 🏅
We believe in you, Eizo! 🦎
February 10, 2026 at 6:19 PM
The video is doing well on Instagram (30k views vs the usual 800), and I’m getting comments from exotic vets and lizard owners praising the exercise and enrichment here.
I’m happy it’s recognized! Too many monitor lizards end up with metabolic diseases because of overfeeding and lack of exercise 🦎
I’m happy it’s recognized! Too many monitor lizards end up with metabolic diseases because of overfeeding and lack of exercise 🦎
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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Medical doctors have no particular expertise on spider bites, and absent the patient bringing in the spider in a jar, and/or a venom test, 99% of "spider bites" are something else.
Medical doctors, in the absense of knowledge, will pass along folklore just to avoid admitting they don't know.
Medical doctors, in the absense of knowledge, will pass along folklore just to avoid admitting they don't know.
February 10, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Medical doctors have no particular expertise on spider bites, and absent the patient bringing in the spider in a jar, and/or a venom test, 99% of "spider bites" are something else.
Medical doctors, in the absense of knowledge, will pass along folklore just to avoid admitting they don't know.
Medical doctors, in the absense of knowledge, will pass along folklore just to avoid admitting they don't know.
Eizo is getting ready for the Olympic games!
Training is going well, the new running mat is perfect for his claws to grip, soon: the golden medal 🏅
We believe in you, Eizo! 🦎
Training is going well, the new running mat is perfect for his claws to grip, soon: the golden medal 🏅
We believe in you, Eizo! 🦎
February 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Eizo is getting ready for the Olympic games!
Training is going well, the new running mat is perfect for his claws to grip, soon: the golden medal 🏅
We believe in you, Eizo! 🦎
Training is going well, the new running mat is perfect for his claws to grip, soon: the golden medal 🏅
We believe in you, Eizo! 🦎
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She’s monitoring me having breakfast
February 6, 2026 at 5:54 PM
She’s monitoring me having breakfast
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terribly sorry for anyone who follows me for one specific type of content just to find out that I shotgun post about anything and everything constantly
February 6, 2026 at 5:41 AM
terribly sorry for anyone who follows me for one specific type of content just to find out that I shotgun post about anything and everything constantly
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beetle is writing you a love letter 💌
February 5, 2026 at 11:37 PM
beetle is writing you a love letter 💌
J’ai oublié de changer ce titre.
Advienne que pourra.
Advienne que pourra.
February 6, 2026 at 1:40 PM
J’ai oublié de changer ce titre.
Advienne que pourra.
Advienne que pourra.
Just sent the introduction of my PhD thesis to my supervisors for review :)
I feel like I’ve made many friends from the past centuries. It’s weird to put a halt to this bibliographic research at the origins of Dynastine beetles. Aching even.
Alas, the Material and Methods will not write itself 🧪
I feel like I’ve made many friends from the past centuries. It’s weird to put a halt to this bibliographic research at the origins of Dynastine beetles. Aching even.
Alas, the Material and Methods will not write itself 🧪
February 6, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Just sent the introduction of my PhD thesis to my supervisors for review :)
I feel like I’ve made many friends from the past centuries. It’s weird to put a halt to this bibliographic research at the origins of Dynastine beetles. Aching even.
Alas, the Material and Methods will not write itself 🧪
I feel like I’ve made many friends from the past centuries. It’s weird to put a halt to this bibliographic research at the origins of Dynastine beetles. Aching even.
Alas, the Material and Methods will not write itself 🧪
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A thing I always found fascinating: look at the Aptera group. Acarus, Araneus, Scorpio: this is the start of classifying arachnids back in 1758, at a time when the word "arachnida" didn't exist yet. Up to 1801, Arachnids were treated as "wingless insects" alongside myriapods & crustaceans.
A 🧵
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Insects as initially described by Linnaeus in 1758.
Many key species already, and some surprises (Blatta and Gryllus in Coleoptera !).
How have I lived before knowing I can consult any masterbook of the History of Science this easily thanks to scanned books by libraries around the world? 📖
Many key species already, and some surprises (Blatta and Gryllus in Coleoptera !).
How have I lived before knowing I can consult any masterbook of the History of Science this easily thanks to scanned books by libraries around the world? 📖
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 AM
A thing I always found fascinating: look at the Aptera group. Acarus, Araneus, Scorpio: this is the start of classifying arachnids back in 1758, at a time when the word "arachnida" didn't exist yet. Up to 1801, Arachnids were treated as "wingless insects" alongside myriapods & crustaceans.
A 🧵
1/5
A 🧵
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Insects as initially described by Linnaeus in 1758.
Many key species already, and some surprises (Blatta and Gryllus in Coleoptera !).
How have I lived before knowing I can consult any masterbook of the History of Science this easily thanks to scanned books by libraries around the world? 📖
Many key species already, and some surprises (Blatta and Gryllus in Coleoptera !).
How have I lived before knowing I can consult any masterbook of the History of Science this easily thanks to scanned books by libraries around the world? 📖
February 6, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Insects as initially described by Linnaeus in 1758.
Many key species already, and some surprises (Blatta and Gryllus in Coleoptera !).
How have I lived before knowing I can consult any masterbook of the History of Science this easily thanks to scanned books by libraries around the world? 📖
Many key species already, and some surprises (Blatta and Gryllus in Coleoptera !).
How have I lived before knowing I can consult any masterbook of the History of Science this easily thanks to scanned books by libraries around the world? 📖
Rappelez-moi de changer mes titres avant d'envoyer à relire à mes encadrants.
February 5, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Rappelez-moi de changer mes titres avant d'envoyer à relire à mes encadrants.
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Lmao, D is like "your disgust is a skill issue"
February 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Lmao, D is like "your disgust is a skill issue"
Found the miracle article that answers all of my questions about public perception of nature and how this influences their behaviour towards species!
"The vicious cycle of biophobia" (Soga et al. 2023)
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
"The vicious cycle of biophobia" (Soga et al. 2023)
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
February 5, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Found the miracle article that answers all of my questions about public perception of nature and how this influences their behaviour towards species!
"The vicious cycle of biophobia" (Soga et al. 2023)
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
"The vicious cycle of biophobia" (Soga et al. 2023)
doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
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Good news, the #Cheliceratime feed is fixed !😀
You can find all the past entries & the future ones right here!⬇️
bsky.app/profile/did:...
You can find all the past entries & the future ones right here!⬇️
bsky.app/profile/did:...
February 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Good news, the #Cheliceratime feed is fixed !😀
You can find all the past entries & the future ones right here!⬇️
bsky.app/profile/did:...
You can find all the past entries & the future ones right here!⬇️
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Si vous voulez faire un don pour des assos de la diaspora iranienne tout en graillant de la bouffe irani (notre nourriture est extrêmement bonne ☝️ Je ne suis pas du tout biaisée quand je dis ça 🤣), et que vous êtes en IDF, voici un évènement dans 2 semaines :
February 3, 2026 at 10:38 AM
Si vous voulez faire un don pour des assos de la diaspora iranienne tout en graillant de la bouffe irani (notre nourriture est extrêmement bonne ☝️ Je ne suis pas du tout biaisée quand je dis ça 🤣), et que vous êtes en IDF, voici un évènement dans 2 semaines :
Toi aussi, envoie bouler les haters avec la confiance de Burmeister (1847).
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Toi aussi, envoie bouler les haters avec la confiance de Burmeister (1847).
Je retire ce que j’ai dit, je ne passe pas DU TOUT un bon moment à tenter de comprendre ce qu’a dit Burmeister en 1847 sur les groupes de scarabées.
L’allemand ? Pas de souci, ça se dépoussière.
Le gothique ? Non, mais non 😭
L’allemand ? Pas de souci, ça se dépoussière.
Le gothique ? Non, mais non 😭
February 2, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Je retire ce que j’ai dit, je ne passe pas DU TOUT un bon moment à tenter de comprendre ce qu’a dit Burmeister en 1847 sur les groupes de scarabées.
L’allemand ? Pas de souci, ça se dépoussière.
Le gothique ? Non, mais non 😭
L’allemand ? Pas de souci, ça se dépoussière.
Le gothique ? Non, mais non 😭
Je tiens à encore remercier ma maman de m’avoir collée en cours de latin pour qu’un jour je sois en train de dévorer Biodiversity Heritage Library et de lire sans trop de difficultés des descriptions d’espèces écrites en 1810 💪
Au moins on pourra pas m’accuser de ne pas avoir fait une thèse MNHN
Au moins on pourra pas m’accuser de ne pas avoir fait une thèse MNHN
February 2, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Je tiens à encore remercier ma maman de m’avoir collée en cours de latin pour qu’un jour je sois en train de dévorer Biodiversity Heritage Library et de lire sans trop de difficultés des descriptions d’espèces écrites en 1810 💪
Au moins on pourra pas m’accuser de ne pas avoir fait une thèse MNHN
Au moins on pourra pas m’accuser de ne pas avoir fait une thèse MNHN
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I strongly encourage my palaeoart peers who work in the museum display sector to write explicit "no AI modification" clauses into their contracts.
Even if your employee contacts at a given museum are trustworthy, you can't rely on outsourced 3rd parties to not butcher your work without said clause.
Even if your employee contacts at a given museum are trustworthy, you can't rely on outsourced 3rd parties to not butcher your work without said clause.
December 7, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I strongly encourage my palaeoart peers who work in the museum display sector to write explicit "no AI modification" clauses into their contracts.
Even if your employee contacts at a given museum are trustworthy, you can't rely on outsourced 3rd parties to not butcher your work without said clause.
Even if your employee contacts at a given museum are trustworthy, you can't rely on outsourced 3rd parties to not butcher your work without said clause.
Je passe un moment merveilleux en découvrant qu’il a existé le système de classification dit "quinarien", qui stipule que tout taxon est forcément composé de 5 groupes. Si tu n’arrives pas à diviser en 5, c’est qu’il te reste des groupes/espèces à découvrir !
Ce qui a donné ceci avec les corvidés :
Ce qui a donné ceci avec les corvidés :
February 1, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Je passe un moment merveilleux en découvrant qu’il a existé le système de classification dit "quinarien", qui stipule que tout taxon est forcément composé de 5 groupes. Si tu n’arrives pas à diviser en 5, c’est qu’il te reste des groupes/espèces à découvrir !
Ce qui a donné ceci avec les corvidés :
Ce qui a donné ceci avec les corvidés :
J'ai participé en tant que consultante scientifique sur ce film pour le Nikon Film Festival. Vous pouvez le visionner ici :
www.festivalnikon.fr/video/2025/2...
Ça a été l'occasion hier de faire une intervention avec @ssaft.com et @francois-lasserre.bsky.social sur la perception des insectes
www.festivalnikon.fr/video/2025/2...
Ça a été l'occasion hier de faire une intervention avec @ssaft.com et @francois-lasserre.bsky.social sur la perception des insectes
January 30, 2026 at 1:49 PM
J'ai participé en tant que consultante scientifique sur ce film pour le Nikon Film Festival. Vous pouvez le visionner ici :
www.festivalnikon.fr/video/2025/2...
Ça a été l'occasion hier de faire une intervention avec @ssaft.com et @francois-lasserre.bsky.social sur la perception des insectes
www.festivalnikon.fr/video/2025/2...
Ça a été l'occasion hier de faire une intervention avec @ssaft.com et @francois-lasserre.bsky.social sur la perception des insectes
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What time is it? It’s #Cheliceratime!
We travel back in time to the Permian period to meet Aphantomartus ilfeldicus, a poorly known trigonotarbid!
All the basic infos are here but if you want to learn more there’s more below!⬇️
#Chelicerate #Arachnid #Permian #sciart #bugsky #invert
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We travel back in time to the Permian period to meet Aphantomartus ilfeldicus, a poorly known trigonotarbid!
All the basic infos are here but if you want to learn more there’s more below!⬇️
#Chelicerate #Arachnid #Permian #sciart #bugsky #invert
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January 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
What time is it? It’s #Cheliceratime!
We travel back in time to the Permian period to meet Aphantomartus ilfeldicus, a poorly known trigonotarbid!
All the basic infos are here but if you want to learn more there’s more below!⬇️
#Chelicerate #Arachnid #Permian #sciart #bugsky #invert
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We travel back in time to the Permian period to meet Aphantomartus ilfeldicus, a poorly known trigonotarbid!
All the basic infos are here but if you want to learn more there’s more below!⬇️
#Chelicerate #Arachnid #Permian #sciart #bugsky #invert
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"Oh tu sais moi pendant que j’écrivais ma thèse parfois j’avais des journées où je n’arrivais à écrire qu’une page et j’étais content, on peut pas être à 100% tout le temps"
My sorry ass, qui n’arrive pas à écrire plus d’une page par jour :
My sorry ass, qui n’arrive pas à écrire plus d’une page par jour :
a girl in a school uniform with a name tag that says rio
ALT: a girl in a school uniform with a name tag that says rio
media.tenor.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"Oh tu sais moi pendant que j’écrivais ma thèse parfois j’avais des journées où je n’arrivais à écrire qu’une page et j’étais content, on peut pas être à 100% tout le temps"
My sorry ass, qui n’arrive pas à écrire plus d’une page par jour :
My sorry ass, qui n’arrive pas à écrire plus d’une page par jour :