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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 13h

I was going to do a spooky Wildlife Wednesday but I had kind of a long and difficult day so: just a nature friend instead, see you next week

Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 13h

Today's nature friend is ironically not very stealthy right here

An assassin bug of some variety hanging on some kind of bolt on the side of a building

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 10d

Of interest TO me gosh darnit autocorrect

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 10d

Here is the article if anyone wants to take a look: local12.com/news/offbeat...

'First observed': Rare hybrid bird discovered in suburb

A rare hybrid bird, the offspring of a male blue jay and a female green jay, has been identified in a suburb of San Antonio, Texas.

local12.com

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 10d

Hey so I just read a fascinating little news article about a bird hybrid possibly caused by climate change! Not exactly great news but of interest of me because of my masters research

Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Apr 10

I've had a busy day but there's still time for #WildlifeWednesday! The original version of this thread was also posted late at night so maybe it was meant to be. Anyways, this was originally a request to talk about my master's research. So: avian hybridization!

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 15d

We also found teeny tiny baby salamanders in the creek! I could not convince the children that this wasn't an axolotl... Alas

A photo of a young salamander of some variety in a white tub full of water. There is no scale here but it was very small, maybe an inch or two at most

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 15d

When the kids said they found a snail I was expecting a teeny tiny snail, which is what I usually see in this park. But no! A big friend

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 15d

Today's nature friend is a slimy one (and so cute)

A photo of a snail sitting atop my hand in front of a field of yellow flowers and prairie grasses.

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Palaeoiris @palaeoiris.bsky.social · 15d

Today officially marks Bisexual visibility day

With this day bi week is also concluded and with this post we want to highlight all the beautiful sketch requests we got to make because of our wonderful community!

All bi requests in thread below!

#sciart #paleoart #biweek #lgbtq

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20d

I wanted to get a video of this ghost crab but every time I got close to their hole they scuttled back in, so I tried getting clever with it. I made a little sandcastle and shoved my phone into it, hit record, and walked away. Crab was VERY suspicious of this addition to their environment.

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Meg Lemieur Art @megstampede.bsky.social · 23d

Our new 2026 calendar is available for pre-order!! It celebrates the diversity and interconnectedness of the world around us. There's colorful illustrations, fun facts and ways to help written by @sarahmackattack.bsky.social of @skypeascientist.bsky.social ! Link: www.etsy.com/listing/4366...

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 21d

I actually didn't get to see much by way of wildlife and a lot of it was the same wildlife we have here. Tho every time I saw a pigeon I was like "wow! A pidge in its natural habitat!" (I actually wasn't quite in their native range but close enough. Much closer than the states, anyways!)

A photo of a pigeon loafing comfortably on a cobblestone street

Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · 21d

Oh hey it's still #WildlifeWednesday (if only just barely...) I don't quite have the bandwidth for a full thread this week what with all the everything that keeps happening, but while in Europe last week I finally got to see a hooded crow! Several, even! Here's one :>

A photo of a hooded crow, up on a hill, viewed through the low-hanging leaves of a tree

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 27

That's all I've got on the subject of corn smut, a thing I learned about all of 2 weeks ago, but if you've got anything to add I'd love to hear it! And don't forget to check out the previous #WildlifeWednesday here:
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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 13

What do African grey parrots, forest elephants, pangolins, and bonobos have in common? All four call the incredibly diverse Congo Basin home! Although the Congo Basin is under attack, Black- and local-led organizations are taking charge preserving it and the animals who live there

A photo of an elephant. The caption provided for this photo reads, "African Forest Elephant at The Mole National Park, Savannah Vegetation, Northern Ghana." Credit found in next post in thread

Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 27

Anyways, back to corn. Infected corn apparently usually has low yields, so in some parts of the world farmers don't like corn smut. Elsewhere, though, it can actually sell for more than uninfected corn. It's also apparently quite healthy for you, so hey! If you get the chance, maybe try some

Another very funky ear of corn. Probably also caused by corn smut but we didn't cut this one open. It looks a little like a bird of paradise flower, except it's corn

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 27

First off, what's a gall? A gall is an abnormal growth on a plant, like a benign tumor. They can be caused by lots of things (like bacteria). Here's some different galls on an oak tree - these ones are, I think, caused by wasps. Many insects lay their eggs in plants and cause galls

Two galls on an oak tree. They look sort of like nuts, but they definitely aren't acorns. Instead they are round and kind of bumpy

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 27

Anyways, corn smut is a gall that grows on corn infected with the bacteria Mycosarcoma maydis. It's very funky looking! It's also edible when it's immature, and is considered a delicacy. Apparently it tastes somewhat like a mushroom

A really funky ear of corn. It is very short and round - clearly something has affected the growth of this ear

The same ear of corn cut open to show it is, indeed, filled with corn smut

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 27

(The other week at work they had us help trim the corn maze but it was mostly done so we basically just wandered around the corn maze with machetes. Good times. I spent most of that hour or so finding corn smut and taking pictures)

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 27

For this week's #WildlifeWednesday we aren't meeting any wildlife, but we are meeting some life that is rather wild! Meet corn smut

Corn smut, which is a type of gall that grows on corn. This ear of corn has a big group of them growing on it. They're sort of white and crusty looking

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 27

Today's nature friend is also my new coworker

An amelanistic ("albino") corn snake. She is mostly white with some pale yellow patterning and red eyes. She is curled up on someone's hand

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 23

And last but definitely not least!
Science Vs. Movies
10p, Capitol Ballroom

So excited! I hope I will see some of you there!

Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 23

Anyways in other news, I (Arras, the owner) will be at DragonCon!

Friday:
Nature's Queerest Creatures
2:30p, Hilton Grand East

Are You Really Gonna Eat That?
7p, Hilton 209-211

Saturday:
Wild Butts of the Animal Kingdom!
7p, Hilton Grand East

Sunday:
Would it Zoo?
5:30p, Hilton Grand East

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 23

Also because I'm not convinced that the alt text I write for videos actually shows up anywhere, the video shows a woolly bear caterpillar moving at a rather fast pace through some grass

Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 23

Actually yesterday's nature friend but this nature friend has places to be

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Endangered Art Books @endangeredartbooks.com · Aug 13

What do African grey parrots, forest elephants, pangolins, and bonobos have in common? All four call the incredibly diverse Congo Basin home! Although the Congo Basin is under attack, Black- and local-led organizations are taking charge preserving it and the animals who live there

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