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Elizabeth Neswald

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historian of science at Brock University
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Elizabeth Neswald @octobeth.bsky.social · 17d

Today in Marine Invertebrates After Midnight
2025 leaving us like
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WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS GIANT OCTOPUS ATTACK-

YouTube video by THE SIX MILLION DOLLAR PALMER

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Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates
mood

bowiebranchia. David Bowie compared with a nudibranch. The Bowie image is a still from Lazarus. His head with beige bandages around his eyes but small black eyes on the bandages. He looks tormented. On the nudibranch side a nudibranch with thin black stripes separating pale orange and white sections. Its little black eyes are visible on the light beige head. It doesn't look tormented, just very very cute.

January 17, 2026 at 7:05 PM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Should I?
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Night Of The Lepus (1972) - Official Trailer

YouTube video by ScreamFactoryTV

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January 17, 2026 at 1:14 AM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates
Huddle together folks, stay warm

a massive huddle of yeti crabs on the sea floor

January 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates
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Blue button jellyfish. Glass model by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. It looks like a blue trimmed snowflake

January 16, 2026 at 12:51 AM

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The Tyee

@thetyee.ca

It was not lost on observers that Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon’s response to the sexual images controversy on X was to write a post about it... on X.

Eric Van Rythoven writes. #canpoli #uspoli #x

Why Poilievre and Carney Are Silent on Grok’s Child Sexual Abuse | The Tyee

The Liberals are afraid of Trump. The Conservatives fear their base.

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January 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

This is a love note to my new coffee Thermos™️ that is completely fulling my hopeful expectations.
☕❤️

January 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM

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Chris Murphy

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

relevant to the debate over whether we should keep funding DHS without reforms and accountability for how out of control their spending is

January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM

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Chris Murphy

@chrismurphyct.bsky.social

They aren’t spending your money well.

January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM

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Michael D. Barton

@darwinsbulldog.bsky.social

Sad to learn that fellow Tyndall correspondence editor Sir Roland Jackson (@rolandjackson.bsky.social), also Tyndall biographer and author of the recent Scientific Advice to the Nineteenth-Century British State, among MUCH else, has passed away.

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#HPS #histsci

January 14, 2026 at 8:56 PM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates
Evergreen

mossworm.bsky.social @mossworm.bsky.social · 5d

aaaaaaaAAAAAAAA

similar worm as previous photo, also photographed by Randall Spangler, but this worm's protective tube home is visible. if you approached the worm, it would hide its gills and eyes inside the tube

January 14, 2026 at 2:56 PM

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The Biking Lawyer LLP

@thebikinglawyer.bsky.social

Our client was hit from behind by an incredibly reckless and dangerous driver. They were hospitalized with a spinal fractures, a punctured lung & broken ribs. TPS rightfully charged the driver with Careless Driving Causing Bodily Harm 1/3

January 14, 2026 at 2:28 PM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates

Emotional support shrimp for everyone
Especially me
I accept donations

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Plushie Notions - Emotional Support Shrimp Accessory

Does your emotional support plush need emotional support? Introducing Plushie Notions Emotional Support Shrimp to get your plushie through the tough days where they need to get you through! Includes...

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January 13, 2026 at 6:15 PM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates
Merch!

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 5d

Everything is really scary and horrible, and on the utter flipside, we made these really adorable valentines.

The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.

But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.

Get 'em at SquidFacts.net

4 valentines in a grid, a pelican eel with the words "You make my jaw drop", an anglerfish that says "You're my light in the darkness", a grimalditeuthis that says "I find you a LURE ing" and two octopuses and a snailfish on the skeleton of a whale that says "I've Whale Fallen for you" lmao. The octopuses are making a heart with their arms together.

January 13, 2026 at 1:51 AM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates
Mutual aid
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Marine Life's Secret Alliances: How DNA Sharing Shapes Ocean Survival - Marine Biodiversity Science Center

Beneath the ocean’s surface lies one of nature’s most fascinating phenomena: the intricate web of symbiotic relationships that shapes marine ecosystems. From the vibrant coral reefs teeming with clown...

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January 11, 2026 at 10:04 PM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates
Evergreen

Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 7d

MULTIPLES! Sucks to be that sand dollar! www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Red-striped Acorn Barnacle (Paraconcavus pacificus)

Red-striped Acorn Barnacle from Goleta, CA, US on December 13, 2025 at 07:07 AM by Garrett Craig

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January 11, 2026 at 5:22 AM

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derek van vliet

@derek.bike

apropos of everything, friendly reminder that a company in Ontario is providing ICE with armored vehicles. and Doug Ford thinks this is fantastic

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‘Fantastic news’: Ford welcomes ICE plan to order Ontario armoured vehicles | Globalnews.ca

Reports emerged this week of U.S. government procurement plans to order 20 Senator vehicles for its ICE officers, a move worth roughly $10 million.

globalnews.ca

January 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM

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David Bowie News

@davidbowienews.bsky.social

David Bowie: January 8th 1947 - January 10th 2016 ∞

#BowieForever ❤️

(📸: Jan Versweyveld)

January 10, 2026 at 5:12 AM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates
Mutual aid

Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 9d

Take a slow ride . . . by snail!
Read the full post about this example of mutualistic symbiosis and the #ArgentinianDeepSeeps expedition here: www.instagram.com/reel/DTTbCSp...

January 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM

Elizabeth Neswald

@octobeth.bsky.social

Today in marine invertebrates
Mutual aid

Seth Finnegan @sethf.bsky.social · 13d

Another video from teaching in Moorea this fall, illustrating a classic mutualism: a pistol shrimp (Alpheus sp.) works on clearing and stabilizing its burrow while its goby partner (Ctenogobiops sp.) keeps watch.

January 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM

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David Bowie News

@davidbowienews.bsky.social

David Bowie released his final studio album Blackstar (stylised as ★) on this day in 2016, his 69th birthday.

January 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM

Elizabeth Neswald

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I just signed a petition demanding the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Ban X/Twitter in Canada. Join me in signing here: you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba... you.leadnow.ca/petitions/ba...