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Lev Parikian @levparikian.bsky.social · Apr 3

Life

A circular manhole cover (although I suspect there is no hole under it) set in a piece of pavement. It has a star pattern, and poking through the holes are little bits of greenery, taking any opportunity they can.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Feb 20

Good morning, please have a nice bug.

#invertebrates #BugADay #Bugsky

*Rosy Maple Moth in the Pine Barrens

A bright yellow and hot pink moth standing on a stick in the inky abyss

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Gil Wizen @wizentrop.bsky.social · Feb 19

This katydid from Ecuador has been affectionately named by photographers "candy-cane katydid". The truth is... we are not sure which species it is. One possibility is a Harroweria nymph, but until someone witnesses the transformation into the adult stage it will remain a mystery.

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discover tab replies from lyndsay 👻 @magpie.tips · Feb 19

I love when a non-birder Notices A Bird and Thinks It's An Emergency. It's my favorite type of FB post.

FB screenshot. A photo of a great blue heron standing in a parking lot. The caption on the post reads "how can I get help? This seems so dangerous."

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Jason Bittel @bittelmethis.bsky.social · Feb 11

Did you see the deep-sea anglerfish that bubbled up to the surface? Did you wonder WHAT IN THE DING DANG HECK it was doing there? I talked to some scientists to find out everything I could!

HT @sternarchella.bsky.social, @mbarinews.bsky.social 🧪🦑

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Scientists capture extremely rare footage of a black seadevil

This is only the second time the species has been recorded while alive. “I thought it was A.I.,” says fish biologist Kory Evans.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Séance and Spooky Spood-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · Feb 13

Stag with the normal number of legs on a frozen pond
(wasp boy 🖤)

Shiny dark green little wasp with magnificent branched antennae which the males of some species have, which look like antlers of a stag

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · Feb 13

Back on the other website I made a whole thread on the size of ocean animals in relation to Bernie Sanders. These crabs are so much bigger than people realize

A screen shot showing that the Japanese spider crab is taller than Bernie sanders when he’s sitting down

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rex d @frogmouth.bsky.social · Feb 10

she is beauty she is grace she has melted cheese for face

masked lapwing, a brown and white bird with bright yellow skin on its face

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Rebecca Heisman @rheisman.bsky.social · Feb 11

SOOTHING BIRD FACT

Megapodes, bizarre turkey-like birds found in Australia, Indonesia, New Guinea, and on other islands in that region, bury their eggs in mounds and then abandon them, turtle-style. The chicks hatch, dig themselves out, and are immediately self-sufficient. 🪶

A black, turkey-like bird with large feet and a bald red head. Photo by Charles J. Sharp, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Cri 🕊🐝🐜📝🎭⚽😷 @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social · Feb 11

The world is covered in teeny jewels!

An ab fab Genus Arhyssus Scentless Plant Bug for #TrueBugTuesday

#becurious #inverts

Macro photo of a tiny true bug on a dried flower. the view is looking down at the top of the bug. they are white dotted with red dots. they also have blue and gold color on their wings and lavender eyes.

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Mike Henry @onlyveesaz.bsky.social · Feb 10

Look at this absolute unit.

Alex Nelson @alxnelson.bsky.social · Feb 10

A male pileated woodpecker chipping away at the base of a dead tree in the back of my property. I love the wood chip flying away and how his tongue is probing for insects. #birds

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The Birdist @thebirdist.bsky.social · Feb 10

Really excited about this one. I present: The Greatest eBird Checklists in the USA!

Thanks to @audubon.org and eBird for all your help!

www.audubon.org/magazine/the...

These Are the Greatest eBird Checklists for the United States

From mega migrant counts to strange species pairings, prepare to be both inspired and humbled.

www.audubon.org

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Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · Feb 9

We're celebrating, as ever, the start of Super Bowl 2025 with this Superb Owl.
🦉

A mosaic of an owl, with part of the black and white corner of the mosaic border above him. The owl is a mess. He honestly looks like he hasn't slept for days.

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · Feb 9

Here’s a great guide on how to photograph owls carefully and in a way that doesn’t stress or harm them. Our human fascination with owls can unfortunately make us a danger to them.

#EthicalPhotography #birds #SuperbOwl

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TheIneptBirder @theineptbirder.bsky.social · Feb 9

Seeing lots of amazing owl pics today in honor of the #SuperbOwl. If YOU can't seem to get a decent owl photo, don't feel bad. This is what most owl pics look like. (I have 4 diff. species, tho!) 🪶

A blurry photo of a distant, long-winged owl in front of a barn. (Short-eared Owl, though you can't tell.)

A blurry photo of a distant, white sitting on a rock. (Snowy Owl)

A photo of a large owl in a tree, highly obscured by leaves and branches. (Barred Owl, though you can barely tell.)

The top of a small owl's head seen through the hole of a nesting box. (It's a red-morph Screech Owl, though it's hard to tell.)

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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · Feb 9

The largest (Blakiston's fish owl) and the smallest (elf owl). Both are #SuperbOwl 🦉🌍🧪
(graphic from www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...)

A large owl standing next to a fire hydrant, and a small owl next to a soda can

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Sabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · Feb 6

wrote about the pink peeing dolphins <3 love them
defector.com/think-river-...

Think River Dolphins Don’t Piss On Each Other? Urine For A Surprise | Defector

One of the most majestic water shows in the world cannot be found in front of the grand casinos of Las Vegas or Macao. Instead, it can be seen, sporadically, in the brown waters of the Amazon and othe...

defector.com

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Feb 6

Well, you all might as well know about this.

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Feb 6

During mating, Bigfin Reef Squid display “accentuated gonads” where they make their skin translucent so their reproductive organs are more visible

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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · Feb 6

May we all have the energy and determination of the tiny but mighty Carolina Wren

#birds 🌿

A reddish brown bird with a jaunty tail and a white eyebrows, looking serious and intense

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · Feb 4

While I work on this year's valentine, here's last year's.

A four-panel comic. In panel 1, a wood frog stands on a pink background. The text says: "Feeling unlucky in love? Did you know that male Wood Frogs have difficulty perceiving members of their species? Here are some things they’ve been documented trying to mate with." "Spotted Salamander." The wood frog looks at a large yellow-spotted salamander, with a heart over the frog's head. "Cattail." The frog looks amorously at a large cattail flower or "sausage." "Green frog." The wood frog looks at a large confused-looking green frog. "Dead fish." The wood frog stares at a large dead fish. "Live fish." The wood frog looks amorously at a large trout. "Pine cone." The wood frog looks at a large pine cone. The final text says: "Sorry, there's no moral here. I just thought you'd enjoy this fact about frogs."

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EveryHeron 𓅣 @everyheron.bsky.social · Feb 1

Always respect the Heron Reflection.
It's where the Heron Soul resides.
Where the Heron connects, shimmering, with its world.

Alexander @alexfarrar.com · Feb 1

🪶 Great Blue Heron
📍 Northwest Florida, USA
📆 January 29, 2025

#photography #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #canon #birds

A Great Blue Heron walks gracefully along the edge of a pond, its reflection mirrored perfectly in the calm water. The soft golden grass and a backdrop of dark foliage provide a serene natural setting.

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mattie; loud introvert energy @mattietastic.bsky.social · Jan 29

God, I wish I were a tardigrade on the moon.

depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · Jan 28

hope the tardigrades on the moon are having a good time

On April 11, 2019, the Israeli spacecraft Beresheet crashed into the Moon during a failed landing attempt.[1] Its payload included several thousand tardigrades (also known as water bears). Initial reports suggested they could have survived the crash landing. We believe the chances of survival for the tardigrades... are extremely high.— Nova Spivack,

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Jan 29

yeah, it's about that time of the day to throw your phone against the wall and go touch moss again

Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Jan 28

Okay I'm going for a walk to go touch some moss. Go find some moss, everyone. Touch it and whisper to the tardigrades inside your hopes and dreams.

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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · Jan 28

Things are weird and bad so here, stop and take a bird break. Here's a bird. Look at it. REGARD THE BIRD.

(photo by me)

A tufted titmouse, up close, perched on a needled evergreen branch in a delicate, light snow. The tuft is up, a little. The gray-and-white bird has a warming sunset hint under its wings. Its beak is black and short, like a black sunflower seed. The bird looks impudent. Annoyed by your presence. That's all right. Humans have not done much to earn the favor of birds these days though to be fair, the bird is there because there is a bird feeder nearby, so a little gratitude would be nice, bird. It's fine. It's fine! Maybe the bird isn't annoyed. But the bird is definitely annoyed. Photo by me, Chuck Wendig

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · Jan 27

10am and it's got so dark in my flat that I've had to turn on the big light because the smaller light wasn't doing the job, 10am, anyone who pretends to love British winter is a sick freak who deserves social shunning

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