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Matt Friedman @friedmanlab.bsky.social · 4h

Opportunity to manage one of the world's great herpetology collections and join the outstanding community of museum folks here at U-M! 🐍🦎🐢🐊🐸

Christopher Dick @chrisdick.bsky.social · 4h

Michigan's #UMMZ Reptiles and Amphibians Collections Manager position is now open. Join a great museums group and help manage the world's second largest herpetology research collection. Please share! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

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Christopher Dick @chrisdick.bsky.social · 4h

Michigan's #UMMZ Reptiles and Amphibians Collections Manager position is now open. Join a great museums group and help manage the world's second largest herpetology research collection. Please share! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

Res Museum Collection Manager | U-M Careers

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 23h

What typo?

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 1d

Many kittens have been adopted through this collaboration, and I think we can all be happy about that.

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 1d

Ready to find your purrr-fect match? Whether you’re looking to adopt or just want to meet some of our furry friends, catch our final “Fierce!” Catio Lounge events on October 11, 12, 25, and 26!

Plan your visit and get the full details: go.nhm.org/catio

An adorable gray and white kitten plays with a colorful ribbon toy in the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Fierce! Catio Lounge.

Small children play with adoptable kittens inside the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Fierce! Catio Lounge.

A small child cuddles a kitten while being photographed inside the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County's Fierce! Catio Lounge.

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 2d

Have you gotten in touch with Lily Hughes at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences? She is the curator of their fish collection. She might be interested in documenting a non-native species.

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 3d

I dream of being that relaxed.

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Nathan Lujan @potamophile.bsky.social · 4d

The @romtoronto.bsky.social Sharks exhibition is opening this weekend! The perfect family-friendly destination for the Thanksgiving long weekend!

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 4d

I would crash if I was driving down I-40 and passed Alvin on a flatbed.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution @whoi.edu · 4d

Wishing fair winds and following tides to #Alvin, as the iconic submersible trades the deep sea for the Interstate!

The nation’s deepest-diving human-occupied vehicle departed San Diego today by truck, and will traverse deserts, mountains, and plains to arrive in Woods Hole by Thursday.

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 5d

If I looked that good I'd make sure the camera found me too.

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Dr. Elizabeth Santos @lizmillermacroevo.bsky.social · 8d

I would love to see an effort like this for other fields! Systematic ichthyology anyone...

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Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project | Paleobiology | Cambridge Core

Identifying the Big Questions in paleontology: a community-driven project

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Chris Mull @cgmull.bsky.social · 8d

New paper led by @seaprinceaaron.bsky.social in @currentbiology.bsky.social looking at the threats deep sea mining poses for sharks, rays, and chimaeras. We found 30 species are threatened via various pathways including collector impact and plumes at depth and pelagic discharge plumes.

Figure 1: highlighting various pathways through which mining can impact sharks, rays, and chimaeras including collector impact and plumes, and discharge plumes.

Figure 2: The diversity of sharks, rays, and chimaeras impacted by deep sea mining operations. Nearly 2/3 of these species are already at an elevated risk of extinction.

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 11d

We just pulled some crazy cool fishes from the collection today to get ready for Haunted Museum. Looking forward to sharing rare fish from the vault on Saturday!

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 11d

👻 This Saturday, October 4, join us after-hours as #NHMLA transforms into a world of spine-tingling and thrilling experiences, including monster-mashing tunes, flashlight tours, Brews and Boos, sweet treats, and more!

Don’t miss this year’s Haunted Museum event: go.nhm.org/hauntedmuseu...

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 11d

👻 This Saturday, October 4, join us after-hours as #NHMLA transforms into a world of spine-tingling and thrilling experiences, including monster-mashing tunes, flashlight tours, Brews and Boos, sweet treats, and more!

Don’t miss this year’s Haunted Museum event: go.nhm.org/hauntedmuseu...

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Kory Evans Ph.D @sternarchella.bsky.social · 11d

New paper alert!!!🚨 in our new study we find that Antarctic icefishes added a new module in their skulls during their adaptive radiation special shout out to @mayaranevesbio.bsky.social who led this project!

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

PNAS

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...

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Dr Angel Borja @drangelborja.bsky.social · 14d

When you are able to publish bullshit in a #predatory journal: look at the title, author and affiliation, which the editor was unable (?) to identify....
The test was done by Thomas Schlacher
#Research
#Integrity

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 14d

Careful, Auburn might revoke your degree if you don’t know their starting quarterback!

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 14d

This application deadline is approaching! Students, apply for $ to collect data in the @nhm.org collections!
(you should contact relevant collections first and I haven't heard from anyone interested in mammals . . . 😢)
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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · Sep 4

October 1 deadline for @nhm.org Student Collections Study Award. Get some $$ to spend time collecting data in our collections, including @tarpits.org
Open to:
- current undergraduate and grad students
- *not* local to Los Angeles (international applicants welcome)
More:
nhm.org/student-coll...
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Student Collections Study Award

The NHM Collections Study Awards provide funding for undergraduate and graduate students to visit and study the collections of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the La Brea Tar Pits & ...

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 15d

I think eels are healthier than this guy.

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 16d

Does anyone know what's up with the Southeastern Regional Taxonomic Center? It is (was) part of the Marine Resources Research Institute of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. I have a question about a fish that came from their center but cannot reach anyone there. Thanks!

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 18d

Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...

Mammals & Lice

We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 18d

You: hemming and hawing over best way to restore local wetlands

Family of beavers: bro, we got you

depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 18d

imagine if a family of beavers randomly showed up right now and finished whatever thing you've been putting off

In early 2025, beaver activity in the Brdy Protected Landscape Area, Czech Republic, contributed to the restoration of a wetland ecosystem. A family of beavers constructed a series of dams that coincidentally accomplished environmental goals of the Czech government, which had delayed its proposed project since 2018 for bureaucratic and financial reasons. The beaver-built dams saved the Czech government approximately US$1.2 million,

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 18d

Game of the year for me. The story is so good on both the macro and micro level.

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Aquarium of the Pacific 🐋 @aquariumpacific.bsky.social · 23d

Our podcast, Aquarium of the Podcific, is back! Catch up on all things conservation with Johanna Hultberg, Conservation Manager of Fish & Invertebrates.

🎧 Visit pacific.to/podcific or find Aquarium of the Podcific anywhere you listen to podcasts!

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Megan Barkdull @meganbarkdull.bsky.social · 26d

Are you an undergraduate or graduate student whose research would benefit from visiting a collection at the @nhm.org? Apply now for our Collections Study Award! Deadline is Oct. 1; learn more at nhm.org/student-coll...

Flyer for the award. Has images of three students interacting with collections materials; text reads:

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Student Collections Study Award
October 1st, 2025 Application Deadline
Application and Details:
https://nhm.org/student-collections-study-award

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Todd Clardy @realfishdoc.bsky.social · 25d

Undergraduate and graduate students can get $1500 ($2000 for international students) to visit and study in our museum collections. Contact a curator to discuss plans first to make sure we have what you need (that would be @planet-of-fishes.bsky.social for the Ichthyology Department). Come to LA!

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