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elizabethbeston.bsky.social
Elizabeth Beston
@elizabethbeston.bsky.social
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Marine plankton, home educator, biology undergrad, autistic, non binary. Norfolk UK. Runs The Plankton Project linktr.ee/elizabethbeston
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 14h
#marineplankton sample day! Good morning!
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 23h
Well…I didn’t actually know. I guessed it was something to do with digestion but that was it. So I looked it up! It appears that bivalves have a ‘rod’ that can rotate the contents of the stomach and release enzymes to aid digestion! Any experts, feel free to weigh in!
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 1d
Very similar! Nature is amazing!
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 1d
The insides of a bivalve larva! Bloomin’ gorgeous!
#marineplankton 🦑
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 1d
A pretty morning.
The sun is in the background and a snail sits on a stem
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 2d
It did not!
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 2d
This little müller’s larva (a Platyhelminthes) is stuck in a copepod moult! I wonder if it’s dizzy? Sound on!
#marineplankton 🦑
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 2d
So I sliced and sautéed the mushrooms in butter and a bit of oil, with garlic and pepper. Juice of a lemon, a handful of spinach and a splash of cream. Served on toasted bread. ‘Twas delicious!
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 2d
It’s insane!
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 2d
It really reduced down when cooking! But sooo good
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 2d
My friend gave me 2 massive parasol mushrooms! That’s dinner sorted.
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🧟‍♀️ Liza Frank 🎃🕸️💀🦇 @lilithepunk.bsky.social · 2d
I've just been asked by Peckham @womensinstitute.bsky.social to do a talk on household folklore next year! If there are any other WIs that fancy chatting about cold remedies, how to clean the silver with potatoes or what your jam says about you, please let me know! 🌿 #HouseholdLore #Folklore
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 2d
A delightful marine copepod nauplius - a larval stage.
#marineplankton 🦑
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 2d
Thanks so much, but I have an ID. It’s a trematode cercaria larva, fresh from its host, a mollusc!
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
Yes, thanks to @davidwthieltges.bsky.social ! A trematode cercaria larva, probably Bucephalus minimus
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
The water sample was from North Norfolk, UK - Southern North Sea. This is at x100
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
I’ve just realised I was replying to the wrong photo! I’m going to delete my replies to you and put the correct info.
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
A plankton dip to 1m off the coast of North Norfolk UK
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
A developing Platyhelminthes (flatworm) in its egg case, I think.
#marineplankton 🦑
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
Yesterday, at the Iceni Microscopy Group, we explored mitosis. I got to prepare slides and managed to photograph a few of the stages!
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
You star! Thanks so much and the link to the paper is 🤌
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
Yay! Hubs is trying to be more active on here - give him a follow!
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James @jbeston.dev · 4d
I’ve just realised how badly I’ve been neglecting BlueSky and how poorly I’ve been using it. I’m going to try and rectify this. Starting now… ish
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
“Inside, outside, inside, on!”
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
Most movies I watch are rewatches. Comfort in the familiar I think!
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Elizabeth Beston @elizabethbeston.bsky.social · 3d
And with your feet!
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