Richard Rachman
@ecologyofwander.bsky.social
Data Analyst and Botanist. New life back in the Californian desert. Gay, jewish, and I like writing poetry.
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Podcast i was on reading my poetry. Its about 15 minutes long and mostly about birds.
Podcast i was on reading my poetry. Its about 15 minutes long and mostly about birds.
MY ON MONDAYS
EPISODE 197 11/17/2025
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November 18, 2025 at 1:35 AM
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Podcast i was on reading my poetry. Its about 15 minutes long and mostly about birds.
Podcast i was on reading my poetry. Its about 15 minutes long and mostly about birds.
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The Walton family surely does
“some people abuse SNAP” your soul is rotten
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The Walton family surely does
I'm so sad, none of my observations of invasive plants that have quickly colonized the "fungi treated soil" from ontop of the Annenburg Wildlife Crossing have gone Research Grade 😢
October 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I'm so sad, none of my observations of invasive plants that have quickly colonized the "fungi treated soil" from ontop of the Annenburg Wildlife Crossing have gone Research Grade 😢
Made some friends while looking for pinyon pine nuts. Native bee and a jumping spider inside of pine cones.
October 4, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Made some friends while looking for pinyon pine nuts. Native bee and a jumping spider inside of pine cones.
I just sent earthworm specimens to a researcher in Canada from USA. I was told by FedEx that they weren't sending things to Canada. So I just did it through the US Postal Service. Did all the things, stated they were non commercial "insects" for science, filled out a customs form. Will they make it?
September 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I just sent earthworm specimens to a researcher in Canada from USA. I was told by FedEx that they weren't sending things to Canada. So I just did it through the US Postal Service. Did all the things, stated they were non commercial "insects" for science, filled out a customs form. Will they make it?
These weird scorpions i found on some really neat boulders at a desert spring in Owens Valley. Identified to Stahnkeninae but not beyond that...
September 9, 2025 at 1:51 PM
These weird scorpions i found on some really neat boulders at a desert spring in Owens Valley. Identified to Stahnkeninae but not beyond that...
Sheep moth on a sagebrush, group of sage grouse eating sagebrush, friendship and Red Dead Redemption cosplaying.
August 12, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Sheep moth on a sagebrush, group of sage grouse eating sagebrush, friendship and Red Dead Redemption cosplaying.
Black light scorpion, tiger lily, white light scorpion.
August 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Black light scorpion, tiger lily, white light scorpion.
First monarch butterfly on iNatrualist from May 2025 to today in Bishop, CA. Seeming to nectar feed on some narrow leaf milkweed.
July 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
First monarch butterfly on iNatrualist from May 2025 to today in Bishop, CA. Seeming to nectar feed on some narrow leaf milkweed.
Took my non biologist boyfriend scorpion hunting, this is Paruroctonus becki.
July 18, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Took my non biologist boyfriend scorpion hunting, this is Paruroctonus becki.
I got to talk with my coworkers about one of my favorite books, A Field Guide to Desert Holes, and how I own a copy in my personal library. Today was a good day.
July 16, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I got to talk with my coworkers about one of my favorite books, A Field Guide to Desert Holes, and how I own a copy in my personal library. Today was a good day.
Rattlesnake avoidance with this knucklehead of a golden retriever this weekend.
July 11, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Rattlesnake avoidance with this knucklehead of a golden retriever this weekend.
This tiny scorpion is found crawling on a large boulder with orange lichen.
July 8, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This tiny scorpion is found crawling on a large boulder with orange lichen.
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Community science and iNaturalist gone... wrong? She used iNaturalist to find the mushroom locations for her murders.
Community science and iNaturalist gone... wrong? She used iNaturalist to find the mushroom locations for her murders.
Erin Patterson verdict: Jury finds Australian cook guilty of murder with hidden death cap mushrooms | CNN
Erin Patterson, the Australian woman accused of killing three relatives with a meal of death cap mushrooms baked in a Beef Wellington lunch, has been found guilty of three counts of murder and the at...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Community science and iNaturalist gone... wrong? She used iNaturalist to find the mushroom locations for her murders.
Community science and iNaturalist gone... wrong? She used iNaturalist to find the mushroom locations for her murders.
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A global analysis shows consistent energy–diversity relationships across birds, mammals, amphibians & reptiles, resolving decades of ecological debate. Paper now out in @science.org : www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌍🌐 #ecology #MetabolicTheory
July 4, 2025 at 6:04 AM
A global analysis shows consistent energy–diversity relationships across birds, mammals, amphibians & reptiles, resolving decades of ecological debate. Paper now out in @science.org : www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 🌍🌐 #ecology #MetabolicTheory
I found a moth, probably western sphinx moth.
July 3, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I found a moth, probably western sphinx moth.
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Canada Day spent, so far, tending to our yard, marvelling at a mouse, being proud of a new tomato flower, and making talk slides for our recent paper on Canadian graduate stipends, wondering what's next for Canadian science.
Link here if that's how you want to celebrate 🇨🇦 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Link here if that's how you want to celebrate 🇨🇦 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Canadian natural science graduate stipends lie below the poverty line
Despite the critical role of graduate students in the Canadian research ecosystem, students report high levels of financial stress. As a case study, we collected graduate minimum stipends and tuition ...
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July 1, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Canada Day spent, so far, tending to our yard, marvelling at a mouse, being proud of a new tomato flower, and making talk slides for our recent paper on Canadian graduate stipends, wondering what's next for Canadian science.
Link here if that's how you want to celebrate 🇨🇦 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Link here if that's how you want to celebrate 🇨🇦 doi.org/10.1371/jour...
The rare cloud
Makes magic
Under shrubs
And red pups
Craving life,
Adventure,
And spoils.
Makes magic
Under shrubs
And red pups
Craving life,
Adventure,
And spoils.
June 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The rare cloud
Makes magic
Under shrubs
And red pups
Craving life,
Adventure,
And spoils.
Makes magic
Under shrubs
And red pups
Craving life,
Adventure,
And spoils.
What I suspect is Lomatium rigidum, rigid biscuitroot. Locally endemic to the region. Giving strong holly vibes. Surrounded by woodrat poo.
June 19, 2025 at 5:40 PM
What I suspect is Lomatium rigidum, rigid biscuitroot. Locally endemic to the region. Giving strong holly vibes. Surrounded by woodrat poo.
Rare king mousetail, salt loving weirdo looking as octopus like as possible in a salty marsh.
June 10, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Rare king mousetail, salt loving weirdo looking as octopus like as possible in a salty marsh.
Good news, I found 2 puppies to battle.
June 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Good news, I found 2 puppies to battle.
I sure got a pretty boy. Pic from the dog walker.
June 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I sure got a pretty boy. Pic from the dog walker.
Sleepy bee in a rare Owens Valley checkerbloom.
June 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Sleepy bee in a rare Owens Valley checkerbloom.
Giant woollystar at sunset above Owens Valley.
June 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Giant woollystar at sunset above Owens Valley.
Shortly after the start of the #InnFire in #LeeVining that evacuated the town and rerouting 395 traffic through the 120 instead. #wildfire
May 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Shortly after the start of the #InnFire in #LeeVining that evacuated the town and rerouting 395 traffic through the 120 instead. #wildfire