Trista Robichaud
@hunterpyanfar.bsky.social
PhD Science staff mom of 1 8yo and 1 research lab. I like bioscience, art, cooking & cats. Usually tired. Perimenopausal. Critical patriot bisexual. She/her. Mostly harmless.
Today is a day for struggling with anxiety stopping-mind.
Good luck to anyone else out there struggling.
Good luck to anyone else out there struggling.
December 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today is a day for struggling with anxiety stopping-mind.
Good luck to anyone else out there struggling.
Good luck to anyone else out there struggling.
Friday animals being their own weird wonderful selves
December 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Friday animals being their own weird wonderful selves
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Look at hiiiiiim! It's a baby dragon!!!!
A beautiful but highly venomous red variant of the bush viper family.
These snakes are known for their distinctive appearance and behavior. The prominent, heavily keeled scales give them a bristly or "dragon-like" appearance.
They're found in tropical rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa.
#vipers
These snakes are known for their distinctive appearance and behavior. The prominent, heavily keeled scales give them a bristly or "dragon-like" appearance.
They're found in tropical rainforests of sub-Saharan Africa.
#vipers
December 11, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Look at hiiiiiim! It's a baby dragon!!!!
HEB, this puts the gag in joke gifts. Ohhh myyy.
December 11, 2025 at 8:00 PM
HEB, this puts the gag in joke gifts. Ohhh myyy.
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here's today's post: "we could all use a good news Wednesday" — Democrats continue to rack up victories.
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we could all use a good news Wednesday
Democrats continue to rack up victories
bit.ly
December 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
here's today's post: "we could all use a good news Wednesday" — Democrats continue to rack up victories.
thanks for reading, and please sign up for my daily newsletter to keep getting the good stuff —
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The “Happy Warm Ears” face. (I have a giant melon head. I finished this hat over the summer, and today was Houston’s 1st 40 F morning of this winter.)
December 9, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The “Happy Warm Ears” face. (I have a giant melon head. I finished this hat over the summer, and today was Houston’s 1st 40 F morning of this winter.)
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Your weekly reminder to get the flu jab if eligible.
How an influenza virus infects a human cell [via ETH Zurich] 🧪🥼🦠😷⚕️
"Researchers were surprised by one thing: the cells are not passive, simply allowing themselves to be invaded by the influenza virus. Rather, they actively attempt to capture it."
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
#flu #virus #human #cell
"Researchers were surprised by one thing: the cells are not passive, simply allowing themselves to be invaded by the influenza virus. Rather, they actively attempt to capture it."
ethz.ch/en/news-and-...
#flu #virus #human #cell
How influenza viruses enter our cells
For the first time, researchers have observed live and in high resolution how influenza viruses infect living cells. This was possible thanks to a new microscopy technique, which could now help to dev...
ethz.ch
December 5, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Your weekly reminder to get the flu jab if eligible.
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some of the attention to detail in these advent calendar items is wildly impressive, I have this one chocolate a day thing themed on different space bodies and theyre literally recreating craters on random moons of pluto with food colouring
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
some of the attention to detail in these advent calendar items is wildly impressive, I have this one chocolate a day thing themed on different space bodies and theyre literally recreating craters on random moons of pluto with food colouring
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All I can say here is if this is the case I have some really shocking news for Scott
Yes where else could men possibly receive this scorching insight
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
All I can say here is if this is the case I have some really shocking news for Scott
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Cayenne is getting better about my desire to repeatedly kiss his little face.
But I mean, look at this little derpy face. Look at it!
But I mean, look at this little derpy face. Look at it!
December 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Cayenne is getting better about my desire to repeatedly kiss his little face.
But I mean, look at this little derpy face. Look at it!
But I mean, look at this little derpy face. Look at it!
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Leopard cats! So cute.
Ancient DNA reveals China’s first 'pet' cat wasn’t the house cat
The modern house cat reached China in the 8th century. Before that, another cat — the leopard cat — hunted the rodents in ancient Chinese settlements.
www.sciencenews.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Leopard cats! So cute.
Today’s Houston weather can be summed up with a rhyme. “Nippy and drippy.” 😆😜
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Today’s Houston weather can be summed up with a rhyme. “Nippy and drippy.” 😆😜
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When I went out my front door to wait for the supermoon to rise, I spooked a pair of Adelaide rosellas. They flew up into the neighbour's jacaranda tree.
One of those moments when I just happened to have my camera in my hand at the right time 🙂
One of those moments when I just happened to have my camera in my hand at the right time 🙂
December 4, 2025 at 10:46 AM
When I went out my front door to wait for the supermoon to rise, I spooked a pair of Adelaide rosellas. They flew up into the neighbour's jacaranda tree.
One of those moments when I just happened to have my camera in my hand at the right time 🙂
One of those moments when I just happened to have my camera in my hand at the right time 🙂
/whine why is it that whenever I find a new route home to avoid Houston construction projects, they follow me to the new one?
December 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
/whine why is it that whenever I find a new route home to avoid Houston construction projects, they follow me to the new one?
Today I learned that this is a phrase in Dutch for when the body decides you’re napping, Right Now. I love it :D
A random dude with a hammer just showed up at my place and hit me, so rude
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Today I learned that this is a phrase in Dutch for when the body decides you’re napping, Right Now. I love it :D
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[Burt Lancaster voice] "I love this dirty town."
He is CLEARLY thinking about it
December 3, 2025 at 8:28 AM
[Burt Lancaster voice] "I love this dirty town."
Good morning!
I haven’t been baiting the cat trap since the weather has been a bit wet and cold. We’ll see what this evening brings.
The good news is that Mr GOAT is back! Poor dude has his nuts shaved in the 40 degree nights but otherwise looks like he’s recovering nicely.
I haven’t been baiting the cat trap since the weather has been a bit wet and cold. We’ll see what this evening brings.
The good news is that Mr GOAT is back! Poor dude has his nuts shaved in the 40 degree nights but otherwise looks like he’s recovering nicely.
December 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Good morning!
I haven’t been baiting the cat trap since the weather has been a bit wet and cold. We’ll see what this evening brings.
The good news is that Mr GOAT is back! Poor dude has his nuts shaved in the 40 degree nights but otherwise looks like he’s recovering nicely.
I haven’t been baiting the cat trap since the weather has been a bit wet and cold. We’ll see what this evening brings.
The good news is that Mr GOAT is back! Poor dude has his nuts shaved in the 40 degree nights but otherwise looks like he’s recovering nicely.
The dog lives, and I still wept at the end. Great camera work, strong movie. <3
A dog tries to protect his master from supernatural forces in the wonderfully effective and heartbreaking flick, GOOD BOY @shudder.com consideringstories.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/w...
We Don’t Deserve Our Pets: Good Boy (2025)
Dealing with a chronic health issue, Todd (Shane Jensen) has decided to leave the big city and head out to his grandfather’s place. He and his best friend, a Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever name…
consideringstories.wordpress.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The dog lives, and I still wept at the end. Great camera work, strong movie. <3
Any #scientists or #histologists recognize these cabinets? I think they were designed to store microscope slides, but not sure. Saw them in the metal recycling area this morning. #science
December 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Any #scientists or #histologists recognize these cabinets? I think they were designed to store microscope slides, but not sure. Saw them in the metal recycling area this morning. #science
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
Pinned so I don’t lose it. I do enterovirus stuff at work.
1/ 🚀 Exciting news: we’ve just released the first Nextclade dataset for Enterovirus D68 (EV-D68), developed in collaboration with the European Non-Polio Enterovirus Network (ENPEN).
👉🏻 Check out the dataset on Nextclade! clades.nextstrain.org?dataset-name...
#EVD68 #Enterovirus #OpenData
👉🏻 Check out the dataset on Nextclade! clades.nextstrain.org?dataset-name...
#EVD68 #Enterovirus #OpenData
December 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Pinned so I don’t lose it. I do enterovirus stuff at work.
Mom’s Christmas present this year. A queen size pillowcase.
December 1, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Mom’s Christmas present this year. A queen size pillowcase.
A Christmas miracle has occurred! My kiddo’s school has reduced the number of Holiday Dress Up Days from 15+… to FIVE. That we own stuff for already!
HALLELUJAH!!!
HALLELUJAH!!!
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
A Christmas miracle has occurred! My kiddo’s school has reduced the number of Holiday Dress Up Days from 15+… to FIVE. That we own stuff for already!
HALLELUJAH!!!
HALLELUJAH!!!
NGL: I did this to see my Pusheen. ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 1:42 AM
NGL: I did this to see my Pusheen. ❤️