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Adam Summers

@fishguy.bsky.social

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Biomechanist/biomaterials wonk, island North of Seattle. Cutting edge gear at the water's edge. UW prof. Pilot. Morphology. Fish. CT scanning.

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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · Apr 14

Reintroducing myself. I'm a biologist @uw. I work at the Friday Harbor Labs imaging and doing biomechanics of fishes and other organisms. We have a CT scanner, SEM, and 3d printers that are free for anyone to use. I love open source tools and data.

I also love to fly airplanes and build chairs.

A walnut rocking chair in the style of Sam Maloof.

A Piper Cherokee 140 in silver with green. A four seat airplane. N4404J

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Johann Mourier @sharkmourier.bsky.social · Aug 22

‼️ New important shark paper 🦈
We demonstrate that all critical life stages (resting, feeding, being cleaned, mating & giving birth) can occur in the small Fakarava channel & we define it as a “super habitat”
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @dr-yannis.bsky.social @charlie-huveneers.bsky.social

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 3d

Foureye Butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus). Illustration for a new book project.
🧪🐡🌿🌎 #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #fish #CoralReefs #TropicalFish

Illustration of a colorful Caribbean reef fish, drawn in Photoshop with a Wacom tablet.

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Anthony Tackles Dead Cows @mosasaurologist.bsky.social · 7d

Oooh I gotta check out the one I have in ziplock baggies in the garage

Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 7d

I like cat software/dog hardware to describe foxes. This is Urocyon, the gray fox. The skull has a u shaped cranial crest, while Vulpes, the red fox, has a v shaped crest.

I do not know how that was arranged.

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Josh Millwood @jmillwood.bsky.social · 8d

I’m thinking a fox. Not sure which one. The long snout makes me think Red, but it could definitely be a Gray. The crests make me think predator.

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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 8d

In today's #DeskDetritus yet another North American mammal skull. Sly devils will get it.

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ZubZub @zubzub.bsky.social · 8d

Cat software running on dog hardware.

Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 8d

A beaver! Common find north of Algonquin Park. I once found more than 40 while on a back country canoe trip. Must have been a trappers processing site.

Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 8d

In today's #DeskDetritus yet another North American mammal skull. Sly devils will get it.

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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 11d

Weekends I sometimes give tours of my lab and FHL. This morning I’m hanging with a nonagenarian who wanted to be a marine biologist. Sitting next to the tide pool for an hour made for easy touring.

Two ladies looking into an indoor ride pool.

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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 11d

Heading home. The commute is smoky, but the ceiling is high.

Cala was fun. It is a good group of students.
#flyWork

Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 12d

And so begins the quarter teaching on main campus in Seattle.

Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 12d

No, but I reposted. Who knows what expertise lurks.

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Nick Parish | CFS Fly Fishing @nickparish.bsky.social · 13d

Help me, science Bluesky! Anyone know any fish biologists working on hybridized trout and other exotic and rare trout / salmonid subspecies? #biology #marinebiology #fishbiology

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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 13d

Good morning. In #deskDetritus today we have another North American mammal skull. Water rotted in northern Ontario🇨🇦. I lost the mandible in the process.
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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 14d

Yep, that skull was Procyon lotor, the raccoon. As @julierwright.bsky.social pointed out it has lots of brain space.

Here are two, both found DOR and prepped with bugs and peroxide. One is huge.

Shout out to @coastalpaleo.bsky.social for first ID.

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Jonathan Huie, PhD @jmhuie.bsky.social · Aug 28

Excited to share the first paper from my PhD!

We looked at what traits help Aneides salamanders excel at climbing using museum specimens, CT scans, SEM, and more! No claws or toe pads, so how do they do it? In short, with long limbs, big feet and grippy toes! 🦎🧪

DM for PDF

doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Phylogeny of Aneides and Plethodon with animal photos

Phylomorphospace showing body shape variation

Morphospace of toe bones and box lots showing estimated gripping force

Representative SEM images of salamander feet

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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 14d

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Paleo Nerds Podcast @paleonerdspod.bsky.social · 14d

Episode #90 is out 🎉! Ray shares morning coffee ☕️ in Ketchikan with Dr. Karin Claeson, exploring fish evolution 🐟, anatomy, development, and variability across deep time.

🔊 Listen now:
www.paleonerds.com/podcast/keri...

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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 14d

Looks like a raccoon

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Julie R Wright @julierwright.bsky.social · 14d

I asked the family mammalogist and she said: "Not the best angle for ID, but I think raccoon. Big brain!"

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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 14d

Hmmm...I wonder which North American mammal this belonged too. Now it lives in the table of skulls and oddities.

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Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 14d

I am not having fun with social media. That is why I am not posting. I'm still working. Still making images. But the fun/work ratio is not great.

Adam Summers @fishguy.bsky.social · 15d

Personal nose strut beyond specs. Needs total replacement. Airplane nose strut is on 3rd rebuild in 6 months, so it may be in a similar position. Found an o-ring in a usually safe spot that was clearly damaged. So, with that repair I believe I am safe to hit small bumps on the taxiway.

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John Gilbey @johngilbey.bsky.social · 15d

Your personal nose strut...? Or your plane's...?

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