Soh Kam Yung
sohkamyung.bsky.social
Soh Kam Yung
@sohkamyung.bsky.social
Exploring one universe at a time.

Interested in #Nature, #Photography, #NaturePhotography, #Science, #ScienceFiction, #Physics, #Engineering.
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Surprised to see a Red-winged Blackbird at the feeder yesterday. Must be on its way south. Not 100% sure if this is a bold marked female or a male with no hint of shoulder patches (faded when non-beeding)
Charters Settlement, #NewBrunswick #Canada
#birds #nature #wildlife #blackbird
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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One of my favourite #Pleistocene mammals - and, yes, it has a role in #PrehistoricPlanetIceAge - is the big predatory marsupial #Thylacoleo. Here's an introduction to this fantastic animal.... tetzoo.com/blog/2025/11... #marsupials
Thylacoleo, the Incredible Marsupial Lion — Tetrapod Zoology
Among the most striking and interesting of extinct mammals is the so-called marsupial lion of Australia, or Thylacoleo carnifex …
tetzoo.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Back in the day before I had a phone holder hand-holding the camera was always a bit tricky! Australian Red-eyed Tree Frog, such beautiful colours 🤩 #frog #drawing #pencilart #australia
November 23, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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Flying Foxes have the sweetest faces with big puppy dog eyes! #bat #flyingfox #fruitbat #drawing #wildlifeart
November 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Delighted to spot this ant (maybe genus Polyrhachis) infected by the Zombie-Ant Fungus (complex Ophiocordyceps unilateralis) at MacRitchie Nature Trail, Singapore on 23 Nov 2025.

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November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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The genus name for American harvester ants, Pogonomyrmex, means "bearded ant", and it refers to a basket of hairs on the underside of the head that helps these desert ants carry dry sand.

Monahans Sandhills State Park, Texas.
November 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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What does Marc think of @davehone.bsky.social and @markwitton.bsky.social's foray into the world of spinosaurid palaeontology? Find out here!
Spinosaur Tales – review
Back in 2016, Dave Hone (for it was he) wrote The Tyrannosaur Chronicles, a book all about the best little clade of theropod dinosaurs that there ever was. Earlier this year saw the publication of …
chasmosaurs.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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Hello from a Frog Hopper and a spittle nest I found along the Napo River in Ecuador. All that foam is how the nymph frog hopper keeps itself safe from harm. I love this photo because if you look at the largest bubble you can see the nymph living in there(!!). Tiny little worlds everywhere
November 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Blind cave spiders~

This occurs due to the process of regressive evolution. In an environment without light, vision provides no advantage in finding prey or avoiding predators. The loss of their eyes means that energy and resources once used for eyes are instead allocated to other traits.
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Sunday Surfing in the photo archives - here's a giant shield bug (family Tessaratomidae) from Malaysian Borneo awhile back. These are larger than the typical stink bugs we see here in the U.S. They can spray a defensive chemical that not only smells unpleasant, but can damage skin. 🐙🌿 #Bugsky
November 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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Finally!

My neighborhood Ocelot is a sneaky one and I haven't been able to get a photo of it until tonight. At @casabentbill.bsky.social

#cats #ocelot #nature #costarica
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 AM
A female and male Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider (Herennia multipuncta) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 22 Nov 2025. They make a lovely couple. :-)

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Spiders #Araneae
November 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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🚨🦜🐧Cover reveal! Thrilled to show off the cover of my upcoming book: The Story of Birds!

Coming April 28. The whole history of birds, from their dinosaur origins to colossal extinct penguins & terror birds, to the 10,000+ species today. From @marinerbooks.bsky.social

Preorder 👇
November 21, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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You are likely to be eaten by the MIT license: Microsoft frees Zork source
You are likely to be eaten by the MIT license: Microsoft frees Zork source
Redmond dusts off Infocom's classic text adventures and puts the originals into public hands Microsoft developer boss Scott Hanselman saved the company's Ignite shindig this week by unveiling the source code for Zork I-III, all available under the MIT license.…
dlvr.it
November 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Black-throated Apalis a small bird, inhabits montane forests feeding on insects. Known for its melodic, ringing "juu-jee", forages in pairs or family groups within the forest canopies. markscheflen.com #bwindiimpenetrableforest #uganda #birds #bird #apalis #biodiversity #birdphotography #forests
November 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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African Olive Pigeon is a large, dark pigeon found in eastern and southern Africa, mainly in montane forests. Dark maroon-brown plumage, yellow eyes, and yellow legs. The species feeds on fruits and wild olive trees often forages high in the canopy. markscheflen.com #bwindiimpenetrableforest #Uganda
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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more invert eye-candy from our time in the Eastern Andes

at first sight a rather ordinary, if boldly patterned Noctuid moth, Bathyra sagata turns into a spectacular tiger of a moth when disturbed...

#WildlifeTravelling in #Colombia

#MothsMatter
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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A reasonably static butterfly for a change!

Male Plain Tiger (Danaus chrysippus) nectarting on Woody Fleabane (Dittrichia viscosa).
November 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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I started moth trapping in August and for a tiny suburban garden I’m amazed what I’ve seen, this is a treble brown spot from early October.
#teammoth
#mothsmatter
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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I'm glad you all enjoyed yesterday's monster find. Here's another close-up subject from Borneo, which is somewhat more benign (in terms of size): a harlequin tree frog. This is the most common frog we typically see during my night walks in Danum Valley.

(Photographed in situ, no manipulation.)
November 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A Stink Bug, maybe a Yellow-spotted Stink Bug (Erthesina fullo) spotted at Pujiang Countryside Park, Shanghai, China on 2 Nov 2025. Up close, an intricate pattern can be seen on the back.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #China #Shanghai #TrueBugs #Hemiptera
November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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November 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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