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Petra Korlević
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Geneticist working on malaria mosquitoes, I also doodle bugs 🦟

Staff Scientist at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, opinions are my own

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · Jan 14
Hello #PortfolioDay, I'm Petra, a staff scientist working on malaria mosquitoes, but I also try to make science more approachable and whimsical with my #SciArt doodles 🦟
a collage of 32 invertebrate drawings on a black background with the list of their scientific names in the middle. DToLtober 2024 1 | Thyatira batis 2 | Sphecodes monilicornis 3 | Halyzia sedecimguttata 4 | Bugulina stolonifera 5 | Meta bourneti 6 | Scaeva pyrastri 7 | Ocypus olens 8 | Vespa crabro 9 | Nematostella vectensis 10 | Papilio machaon 11 | Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 12 | Alitta virens 13 | Allacma fusca 14 | Andrena fulva 15 | Anoplius nigerrimus 16 | Aporia crataegi 17 | Patella pellucida 18 | Bombylius discolor 19 | Chrysoperla carnea 20 | Diadumene lineata 21 | Calliphora vomitoria 22 | Apoderus coryli 23 | Gibbula magus 24 | Mimas tiliae 25 | Lineus longissimus 26 | Parasteatoda lunata 27 | Melolontha melolontha 28 | Marthasterias glacialis 29 | Emmelina monodactyla 30 | Gymnosoma rotundatum 31 | Laothoe populi extra | Nephrotoma flavescens a large widescreen comic in yellow, light green, dark green, of scientists talking about their projects at the Vector Kolymbari Meeting 2024. Panels are split into days and Session numbers. drawing of a beefly and mosquito standing in front christmas trees decorated with yellow lights’, both are standing by an AB blood bag with mugs, the beefly is worried, the mosquito has a christmas hat and spices in a mug full of red liquid. hand holding an A4 sticker sheet with various famous memes redrawn with mosquitoes as the main characters. Anthony Adams Rubbing Hands Together Captain Picard Facepalm Shia LaBeouf's Intense Motivational Speech / Just Do It Buzz And Woody This is Fine Take all my money Hide the Pain Harold I am cringe But I am free Math Lady Clown at computer Computer stare Spiderman pointing at Spiderman Treat. Yo. Self. Pepe Silvia Homer comfy cinnamon roll Spiderman computer desk Disaster girl Kermit sipping tea Drunk Kitty Peter and Miles crouching
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foxfeather.bsky.social
Celebrating Superb Owls day, here are some of our burrowing owls being particualrly superb! Training isn't just tricks; medical behaviors like learning voluntary nail trims here mean not having to catch and restrain birds, much less stress for people and birds alike.
#SuperbOwl
February 8, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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canopyrobin.com
I keep seeing this trend on LinkedIn where people are asking ChatGPT to generate a caricature of them based on what it knows about them... wtf? It baffles me that they would not only not care about the ethics of such frivolous AI but then also not be embarrassed to post it in a professional space
February 8, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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voicesbyzane.bsky.social
Im sorry did young robert's trials and tribulations teach these people nothing
Spongebob meme: King Neptune using magic to create a hundred (terrible) burgers, while spongebob only makes one that's incredible
February 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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raxkingisdead.bsky.social
ah i can answer this trick question actually. novels are not a race
courtneymilan.com Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 4h
I'm going to win.
February 8, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
the fit... fit this evening's event in Glasgow really well

t-shirt from @skypeascientist.bsky.social designed by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social
Me wearing a black shirt that says biology is bigger than binaries with a drawing of a fish flower and bee in orange and white Drag queen performance with fans in red shirts and brown hair holding phones filming the 4 queens performing (a'whora, bimini, tayce and lawrence cheney) with pink yellow and blue stage lights and a screen saying "the united kingdolls"
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
#HourlyComic2026 is happening but will post at the end so just have this PEAK moment of the day
Photo of my ipad screen with two square comic panels, on both are two little Peak game scouts, one im a tiny hat and pissed the other bandaged. First panel is them climbing a steep slope, text is 1PM we PEAK-ing, chat we are cooked. Second panel is the two characters by a flag and the peak top the text is 2PM we PEAKED!! chat we made it!!
February 8, 2026 at 3:31 PM
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robmccallum.bsky.social
Also see Dan O’Bannon’s sketch of The Facehugger from Alien
February 8, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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unrwa.org
UNRWA continues to support children in the #Gaza Strip through temporary learning spaces and distance learning.

Between 26 January and 1 February, over 68,000 children took part in activities in shelters, while nearly 300,000 children used UNRWA’s digital learning tools.

#UNRWAworks
February 8, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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minouette.bsky.social
We have the fabulous pantaloon-wearing burrowing owl, the gorgeous and ghostly snow owl and the imposing screech owl too 🦉

minouette.etsy.com/listing/6749...

minouette.etsy.com/listing/1145...

#Superb_owl #linocut #printmaking #owl #sciart
My tiny linocut burrowing owl is printed with a hint of ground line on a white Japanese paper background in pale brown ink with a grey beak and yellow and black eyes. It stares at the viewer looking fearsome despite its small size and the way it looks like it is wearing jaunty pantaloons. My tall narrow linocut on white Japanese paper shows a screech owl that is perched on branch with its body facing left but its head is turned forward to look straight at the viewer. It is printed in dark brown ink. As described, The symbols of Québec, its provincial bird, the snowy owl and its tree, the yellow birch cover the hand-carved map of Québec in this linocut. The owl swoops across a stand of birch. The block was inked 'à la poupée' (with different colours, Payne's gray, gold, black and yellow, in different areas) and printed by hand on lovely Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. Each print is 23.5 cm by 31.8 cm (9.25" by 12.5"). My linocut snowy owl on white Japanese paper soars over a snowy landscape with the aurora borealis in the night sky behind it, printed in shades of dark blue
February 8, 2026 at 2:52 PM
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indyfromspace.bsky.social
Happy #SuperbOwl🦉 Sunday! This is one of my favorite examples from ancient Egypt, the letter "M". Share your favorite Superb Owls.
A beautifully carved owl from ancient Egypt. It is the hieroglyph for the letter "M". It is unpainted limestone.
February 8, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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coelasquid.bsky.social
Tfw u touch the wet soggy food bits in the sink stopper
Unrendered kiryu without wrinkle maps next to unrendered Kiryu with wrinkle maps
February 8, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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waltometry.bsky.social
I’m not arguing with no account defending AI. My grandmother lives in an area being environmentally compromised currently by an ai data center. I remember the color of the lake before they built it and the sludge I see in it when I go to see her. Shut the fuck up about “the benefits of AI” forever.
February 7, 2026 at 3:46 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
the fit... fit this evening's event in Glasgow really well

t-shirt from @skypeascientist.bsky.social designed by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social
Me wearing a black shirt that says biology is bigger than binaries with a drawing of a fish flower and bee in orange and white Drag queen performance with fans in red shirts and brown hair holding phones filming the 4 queens performing (a'whora, bimini, tayce and lawrence cheney) with pink yellow and blue stage lights and a screen saying "the united kingdolls"
February 7, 2026 at 11:26 PM
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ascalaphid.com
been getting a lot of asks about the critter monks on tumblr. i like to make little doodles to go along with my answers
watch as bluesky absolutely massacres the image quality on these. bluesky fucking hates nice crisp pixels and will stop at nothing to boil them into sludge
February 7, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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sixfeetofcandy.bsky.social
going forward this is my reply to all of 2026
an embroidery of a green frog stirring a cauldron of soup with a wooden spoon text reading that’s it you’re going in the soup
February 7, 2026 at 4:55 PM
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niaocollective.bsky.social
On Feb 7 2020, Dr Li Wenliang, known as one of the first whistleblowers on COVID, died from the disease in Wuhan.
Photo of Doctor Li Wenliang, wearing glasses and an N95 on top of a surgical mask
February 7, 2026 at 1:37 AM
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mossworm.bsky.social
I made the soil too nice and now the untreated wooden sign stakes are deteriorating. Remind me to get a metal trellis and do this
several garden signs attached to a metal trellis
February 7, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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aevris.bsky.social
redrew a sketch from 3 years ago of one of my favourite tumblr posts #art
A polyptych representing four animals. The text above it reads "And God gave the beast-kings gifts that they might share with their people." The first panel is a panting wolf and reads "To the Wolf, God gave ripping teeth and the Law of the Pack." The second is a roaring bear with the text "To the Bear, God gave crushing jaws and terrible strength." The third is a falcon looking over a pastoral scene, the fields stretching all the way to the horizon. "To the Falcon, God gave slicing talons and great sight." The last is a simple snapping shrimp just sitting by some rocks. "And to the Shrimp, God gave the concussive plasma cannon."
January 24, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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tommysiegel.bsky.social
Beyond thrilled to announce that “Extremely Accurate Birds: An Anatomically Precise Field Guide” is coming this April via Running Press! Been working on this thing for years now and can’t wait for you to see all 200 pages of accurate bird information and *extremely* accurate illustrations!
February 7, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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americanbeetles.bsky.social
just a little baby child (from @mosquitolab.bsky.social's pitfall samples; I can see how this one got sorted into the beetle pile)
teeny tiny wingless parasitic wasp, probably genus Baeus. It is so round and fat and perfect. Its head is the size of the rest of its body.
February 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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lycomorpha.bsky.social
I've definitely overdone the stars here! 😂 So gonna tweak that a bit.

But this is supposed to be a fun drawing not a super-serious one. So I'm mostly gonna scan it and not be too fussy.

#FebruaryFrost26
A drawing of a snowdrop plant with 2 flowers, surrounded by a halo of 7 moths. The background inside the halo is light blue and dotted with white snowflakes, and the snowdrop leaves and stem are coloured green. The moths are a cream coloured with green markings to echo the inner petals of the flowers. The background of the moth halo itself is coloured night sky blue and sprinkled with stars.
February 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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karasusho.bsky.social
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February 7, 2026 at 1:46 PM
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sculptedreef.com
🌊 Caribbean Reef Octopus & Golden Trevally Sculpture 🐙✨🪸

#ArtYear #Art #Artist #Handmade #ArtGallery #Octopus #CoralReef #Ocean #Underwater #Nature #MarineLife #FebruArty 🦑🐡
Golden Trevally fishes and Caribbean Reef Octopus sculptures, on a handcrafted coral reef. Each coral is patiently woven by hand from tiny glass beads set on silver wire.
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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emmalerae.bsky.social
Dinosaurs Survived!

All 15 designs so far.

www.emmalerae.com/store.html
An image showing 15 illustrations of birds paired with dinosaur skulls. Below each reads the words "Dinosaurs Survived!" with the geological formations and locations of each.
February 6, 2026 at 11:07 PM