Digital Naturalism Laboratories
@dinalab.bsky.social
A jungle makerspace for field biology in Gamboa, Panamá. www.dinalab.net
We also organize the Digital Naturalism Conference: http://2025.dinacon.org
We also organize the Digital Naturalism Conference: http://2025.dinacon.org
Mass producing Mothboxes is SO much more fun than it used to be!
January 17, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Mass producing Mothboxes is SO much more fun than it used to be!
At the stage of project funding where you start cutting up old artwork to harvest the clear acrylic hidden within to make more mothboxes.
January 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
At the stage of project funding where you start cutting up old artwork to harvest the clear acrylic hidden within to make more mothboxes.
Serious question, has anyone seen a use for these guys outside of an educational context?
January 16, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Serious question, has anyone seen a use for these guys outside of an educational context?
My co-worker at the animal rescue displaying her enormous talent carrying 4 baby sloths at once out to their weekly poop!
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 PM
My co-worker at the animal rescue displaying her enormous talent carrying 4 baby sloths at once out to their weekly poop!
Reporting this lying garbage from @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
January 14, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Reporting this lying garbage from @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy
Craft night at Dinalab! We had our first fly fisher crafter (Omar), making cool flies, and @vale-alaasam.bsky.social continues the tradition of jungle crafters sewing their nets back together.
And other collage, drawing, and knitting with @wellreadpanda.bsky.social
And other collage, drawing, and knitting with @wellreadpanda.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Craft night at Dinalab! We had our first fly fisher crafter (Omar), making cool flies, and @vale-alaasam.bsky.social continues the tradition of jungle crafters sewing their nets back together.
And other collage, drawing, and knitting with @wellreadpanda.bsky.social
And other collage, drawing, and knitting with @wellreadpanda.bsky.social
Here is one adorable baby sloth working hard trying to figure out how to eat its flower 🌺
January 9, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Here is one adorable baby sloth working hard trying to figure out how to eat its flower 🌺
Here are two very nice 2 toed baby sloths sharing a hibiscus flower at the animal rescue.
January 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Here are two very nice 2 toed baby sloths sharing a hibiscus flower at the animal rescue.
Check it out! Thanks to @symbo1ics.bsky.social + @obtusatum.bsky.social we goqt new better, open and HINTED fonts for the Mothbox's ePaper display.
We got a combination of Scientifica font and Clear Sans font. Look how much clearer the letters are. They are more letter shaped now.
We got a combination of Scientifica font and Clear Sans font. Look how much clearer the letters are. They are more letter shaped now.
January 9, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Check it out! Thanks to @symbo1ics.bsky.social + @obtusatum.bsky.social we goqt new better, open and HINTED fonts for the Mothbox's ePaper display.
We got a combination of Scientifica font and Clear Sans font. Look how much clearer the letters are. They are more letter shaped now.
We got a combination of Scientifica font and Clear Sans font. Look how much clearer the letters are. They are more letter shaped now.
Scientifica seems to be an open font and the bold version seems ok so far! (Text arrangement is off)
January 9, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Scientifica seems to be an open font and the bold version seems ok so far! (Text arrangement is off)
Ohhh scientifica bold looks nicer!
January 8, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Ohhh scientifica bold looks nicer!
ok, i talked with my head engineer and my QA guy and they said it's ok to share our secrets.
This is a hacked version of the demo for the waveshare 2.13in epaper display
i load some libraries. Then i load some fonts. Then i draw some stuff in what feels like a P5 kinda way
This is a hacked version of the demo for the waveshare 2.13in epaper display
i load some libraries. Then i load some fonts. Then i draw some stuff in what feels like a P5 kinda way
January 8, 2026 at 3:38 AM
ok, i talked with my head engineer and my QA guy and they said it's ok to share our secrets.
This is a hacked version of the demo for the waveshare 2.13in epaper display
i load some libraries. Then i load some fonts. Then i draw some stuff in what feels like a P5 kinda way
This is a hacked version of the demo for the waveshare 2.13in epaper display
i load some libraries. Then i load some fonts. Then i draw some stuff in what feels like a P5 kinda way
Ok, check out these @symbo1ics.bsky.social
Original with roboto and big shoulders
Tests with monaco and scientifica
Obviously i didn't fix layout. Some words look nice, some suckk
Original with roboto and big shoulders
Tests with monaco and scientifica
Obviously i didn't fix layout. Some words look nice, some suckk
January 8, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Ok, check out these @symbo1ics.bsky.social
Original with roboto and big shoulders
Tests with monaco and scientifica
Obviously i didn't fix layout. Some words look nice, some suckk
Original with roboto and big shoulders
Tests with monaco and scientifica
Obviously i didn't fix layout. Some words look nice, some suckk
One of the most fun recent Mothbox names is "Portly Margay"
January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
One of the most fun recent Mothbox names is "Portly Margay"
Btw, the names at the top of the display "Unruly Arao" and "Gris Mejua" are human readable auto generated unique names for raspberry pi serial numbers. They are spanglish nouns, adjectives, verbs, and animals that make fun combos.
Arao is a pretty bird
And Mejua is a common name for Anchoa fish
Arao is a pretty bird
And Mejua is a common name for Anchoa fish
January 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Btw, the names at the top of the display "Unruly Arao" and "Gris Mejua" are human readable auto generated unique names for raspberry pi serial numbers. They are spanglish nouns, adjectives, verbs, and animals that make fun combos.
Arao is a pretty bird
And Mejua is a common name for Anchoa fish
Arao is a pretty bird
And Mejua is a common name for Anchoa fish
It's a kinda cathartic feeling to improve the UI on a device.
This doesn't impact how the thing functions whatsoever, but it's super important to how it operates (that is, with a human).
low-res epaper still limiting, but makes my eyes happier! Thanks @wellreadpanda.bsky.social for her help!
This doesn't impact how the thing functions whatsoever, but it's super important to how it operates (that is, with a human).
low-res epaper still limiting, but makes my eyes happier! Thanks @wellreadpanda.bsky.social for her help!
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
It's a kinda cathartic feeling to improve the UI on a device.
This doesn't impact how the thing functions whatsoever, but it's super important to how it operates (that is, with a human).
low-res epaper still limiting, but makes my eyes happier! Thanks @wellreadpanda.bsky.social for her help!
This doesn't impact how the thing functions whatsoever, but it's super important to how it operates (that is, with a human).
low-res epaper still limiting, but makes my eyes happier! Thanks @wellreadpanda.bsky.social for her help!
Fresh flowers for a new year for the sloths🦥
January 3, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Fresh flowers for a new year for the sloths🦥
Nice time doing a golden hour workout in the jungle with @wellreadpanda.bsky.social and a doofy Caracara who likes to hang out and watch us do silly movements.
December 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Nice time doing a golden hour workout in the jungle with @wellreadpanda.bsky.social and a doofy Caracara who likes to hang out and watch us do silly movements.
Poor girl had lots of anxiety and anger issues, but @wellreadpanda.bsky.social did an amazing job helping her calm down.
We went through a lot these past years together, and sadly she unexpectedly died of a pancreas problem.
She was a big strange creature and we loved her very much ❤️
We went through a lot these past years together, and sadly she unexpectedly died of a pancreas problem.
She was a big strange creature and we loved her very much ❤️
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Poor girl had lots of anxiety and anger issues, but @wellreadpanda.bsky.social did an amazing job helping her calm down.
We went through a lot these past years together, and sadly she unexpectedly died of a pancreas problem.
She was a big strange creature and we loved her very much ❤️
We went through a lot these past years together, and sadly she unexpectedly died of a pancreas problem.
She was a big strange creature and we loved her very much ❤️
For the past five and a half years we would regularly collect truckloads of plants for her to eat, wash her, and build her toys to keep her happy.
She was even there when Lupe secretly got pregnant and had a litter of cute baby agouties who, minutes after being born went confidently up to meet Vale
She was even there when Lupe secretly got pregnant and had a litter of cute baby agouties who, minutes after being born went confidently up to meet Vale
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
For the past five and a half years we would regularly collect truckloads of plants for her to eat, wash her, and build her toys to keep her happy.
She was even there when Lupe secretly got pregnant and had a litter of cute baby agouties who, minutes after being born went confidently up to meet Vale
She was even there when Lupe secretly got pregnant and had a litter of cute baby agouties who, minutes after being born went confidently up to meet Vale
Tapirs are so rare that even though the animal rescue found a home for her at the San Diego Zoo, the government wouldn't let her out of the country (but also wouldn't support her here in Panama).
So we took care of her in a little pen behind an abandoned house where she had an agouti friend, lupe.
So we took care of her in a little pen behind an abandoned house where she had an agouti friend, lupe.
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Tapirs are so rare that even though the animal rescue found a home for her at the San Diego Zoo, the government wouldn't let her out of the country (but also wouldn't support her here in Panama).
So we took care of her in a little pen behind an abandoned house where she had an agouti friend, lupe.
So we took care of her in a little pen behind an abandoned house where she had an agouti friend, lupe.
Valencia's mom was hunted in the Darien jungle, but the hunters didn't know she was traveling with a newborn, so they contacted some authorities to find someone to take care of the orphaned baby.
The government didn't do anything, so our humble little animal rescue we work with got her+ raised her
The government didn't do anything, so our humble little animal rescue we work with got her+ raised her
December 29, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Valencia's mom was hunted in the Darien jungle, but the hunters didn't know she was traveling with a newborn, so they contacted some authorities to find someone to take care of the orphaned baby.
The government didn't do anything, so our humble little animal rescue we work with got her+ raised her
The government didn't do anything, so our humble little animal rescue we work with got her+ raised her
Some sad news to close out the year, our beloved tapir friend, Valencia has died.
I wrote a little memorial about her life here: mailchi.mp/e9c87190f578...
But I'll share some nice photos here too
I wrote a little memorial about her life here: mailchi.mp/e9c87190f578...
But I'll share some nice photos here too
December 29, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Some sad news to close out the year, our beloved tapir friend, Valencia has died.
I wrote a little memorial about her life here: mailchi.mp/e9c87190f578...
But I'll share some nice photos here too
I wrote a little memorial about her life here: mailchi.mp/e9c87190f578...
But I'll share some nice photos here too
It's (Moth)boxing day!
Testing out newest versions and running them through their paces!
Testing out newest versions and running them through their paces!
December 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's (Moth)boxing day!
Testing out newest versions and running them through their paces!
Testing out newest versions and running them through their paces!