Franny🌲🌊🐈⬛🌈
@frannynaturalist.bsky.social
🔎Naturalist🌊Ocean🪴Plants🐍Pets🕷🎲Board Games📚Books🧶Knitting🖥TV🎮Switch⚔️Longsword
🏳️🌈Ally 💜she/her💚
Tiny 🔵 in a large 🔴 state.
🏳️🌈Ally 💜she/her💚
Tiny 🔵 in a large 🔴 state.
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Happy Valentine's Day ❤️
February 14, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Happy Valentine's Day ❤️
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🦇 Happy #ValentinesDay if you're celebrating. We've teamed up with DontSendMeACard.com where you can support our work by donating what it would have cost to send cards. There are some lovely Valentine's Day e-cards here: www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
February 14, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🦇 Happy #ValentinesDay if you're celebrating. We've teamed up with DontSendMeACard.com where you can support our work by donating what it would have cost to send cards. There are some lovely Valentine's Day e-cards here: www.dontsendmeacard.com/ecards/chari...
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💙 This #ValentinesDay, take notes from the sea! From seahorses that dance daily to penguins that impress with pebbles, these ocean creatures prove that there are lots of ways to go courting. 🐧💌🌊
oceana.ly/4i0KWOe
oceana.ly/4i0KWOe
Sea Creatures Keep The 'Love' Alive with Romantic Gestures | Oceana
From giving each other rocks (and not the sparkly kind) to singing heartfelt songs, read more about animal kingdom courtship!
oceana.ly
February 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
💙 This #ValentinesDay, take notes from the sea! From seahorses that dance daily to penguins that impress with pebbles, these ocean creatures prove that there are lots of ways to go courting. 🐧💌🌊
oceana.ly/4i0KWOe
oceana.ly/4i0KWOe
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What happens when Valentine's Day and #FossilFriday collide?
Hippopodium ponderosum (plate 61) by George B. Sowerby (1812-1884).
We ❤️ fossils. #LoveIsAllAround
View his full collection of 148 watercolours via our #DigitisedCollections https://buff.ly/4hzvfgF
#ValentinesDay #Conchology #Valentines
Hippopodium ponderosum (plate 61) by George B. Sowerby (1812-1884).
We ❤️ fossils. #LoveIsAllAround
View his full collection of 148 watercolours via our #DigitisedCollections https://buff.ly/4hzvfgF
#ValentinesDay #Conchology #Valentines
February 14, 2025 at 11:34 AM
What happens when Valentine's Day and #FossilFriday collide?
Hippopodium ponderosum (plate 61) by George B. Sowerby (1812-1884).
We ❤️ fossils. #LoveIsAllAround
View his full collection of 148 watercolours via our #DigitisedCollections https://buff.ly/4hzvfgF
#ValentinesDay #Conchology #Valentines
Hippopodium ponderosum (plate 61) by George B. Sowerby (1812-1884).
We ❤️ fossils. #LoveIsAllAround
View his full collection of 148 watercolours via our #DigitisedCollections https://buff.ly/4hzvfgF
#ValentinesDay #Conchology #Valentines
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💕Happy Valentine's Day!❤️
We got you a gift: Anilany karsticola, a #newspecies of miniaturised frog from Madagascar! 🧪
Published #OA today in Salamandra
Read more and get the paper here: www.markscherz.com/archives/6117
Phenomenal 🐸 illustrations by postdoc & first author, @alicepetzold.bsky.social
We got you a gift: Anilany karsticola, a #newspecies of miniaturised frog from Madagascar! 🧪
Published #OA today in Salamandra
Read more and get the paper here: www.markscherz.com/archives/6117
Phenomenal 🐸 illustrations by postdoc & first author, @alicepetzold.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
💕Happy Valentine's Day!❤️
We got you a gift: Anilany karsticola, a #newspecies of miniaturised frog from Madagascar! 🧪
Published #OA today in Salamandra
Read more and get the paper here: www.markscherz.com/archives/6117
Phenomenal 🐸 illustrations by postdoc & first author, @alicepetzold.bsky.social
We got you a gift: Anilany karsticola, a #newspecies of miniaturised frog from Madagascar! 🧪
Published #OA today in Salamandra
Read more and get the paper here: www.markscherz.com/archives/6117
Phenomenal 🐸 illustrations by postdoc & first author, @alicepetzold.bsky.social
Finspan was fun! I like the transformation of eggs to schools and being able to play fish without so many constraints. 🐟🐠🦈
Later, we played Feudum.....for 4 hours!! We barely got to the 2nd epoch and decided to be finished for the night. It was interesting and I'd like to give it another go.
Later, we played Feudum.....for 4 hours!! We barely got to the 2nd epoch and decided to be finished for the night. It was interesting and I'd like to give it another go.
February 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Finspan was fun! I like the transformation of eggs to schools and being able to play fish without so many constraints. 🐟🐠🦈
Later, we played Feudum.....for 4 hours!! We barely got to the 2nd epoch and decided to be finished for the night. It was interesting and I'd like to give it another go.
Later, we played Feudum.....for 4 hours!! We barely got to the 2nd epoch and decided to be finished for the night. It was interesting and I'd like to give it another go.
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Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
February 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Exciting news! We’re thrilled to announce that tapir Yuna gave birth to a rare and endangered Malayan tapir calf Sunday night. The newborn, covered in distinctive white spots and stripes resembling a fuzzy walking watermelon, is only the second tapir born in our 120-year history.
We played Bunny Kingdom and Ark Nova this weekend. BK is so fun with 4 people! 🐰
Ark Nova, however....I love this game, but this was probably my worst game I've ever played! Has anyone had a score worse than -53!?! My highest score is 40. 🦧🐧🐘🦈🦎🦒
Ark Nova, however....I love this game, but this was probably my worst game I've ever played! Has anyone had a score worse than -53!?! My highest score is 40. 🦧🐧🐘🦈🦎🦒
February 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
We played Bunny Kingdom and Ark Nova this weekend. BK is so fun with 4 people! 🐰
Ark Nova, however....I love this game, but this was probably my worst game I've ever played! Has anyone had a score worse than -53!?! My highest score is 40. 🦧🐧🐘🦈🦎🦒
Ark Nova, however....I love this game, but this was probably my worst game I've ever played! Has anyone had a score worse than -53!?! My highest score is 40. 🦧🐧🐘🦈🦎🦒
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Good morning Ppl! Happy start to #BlackHistoryMonth ! Here’s a fun article to get it started for all us science nerds out there. www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/black-h...
Black History Month STEM - Learn More About These 40 Scientists for Black History Month! | Science Buddies Blog
Celebrate Black History Month by learning more with your students about these 38 African American scientists and engineers.
www.sciencebuddies.org
February 1, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Good morning Ppl! Happy start to #BlackHistoryMonth ! Here’s a fun article to get it started for all us science nerds out there. www.sciencebuddies.org/blog/black-h...
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Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
February 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Happy BLACK History Month. I read Black books every month but I got two stacks for y'all.
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
First stack is books by Black authors I loved and the second are the ones I’m getting to.
#booksky
Finally, finally! I am putting off homework so I can finally begin reading this book. 🖤💛
January 31, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Finally, finally! I am putting off homework so I can finally begin reading this book. 🖤💛
I just love when the kitties make a perfect little cinnamon roll. Kipo gets bonus points for bringing her toy to bed, too.
January 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
I just love when the kitties make a perfect little cinnamon roll. Kipo gets bonus points for bringing her toy to bed, too.
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The subtle, understated Fiery-throated Hummingbird at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica.
#birds #hummingbirds #nature #costarica
#birds #hummingbirds #nature #costarica
January 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The subtle, understated Fiery-throated Hummingbird at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge, Costa Rica.
#birds #hummingbirds #nature #costarica
#birds #hummingbirds #nature #costarica
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So this little #SeaSlug is a type of sap sucker in the genus Costasiella. These are not technically #Nudibranch and belong in the super order of #Sacoglossa. They perform kleptoplasty where they steal chloroplasts from their Avrainvillea algae host and utilise them for photosynthesis
#🦑 #🦐 #📷
#🦑 #🦐 #📷
January 23, 2025 at 7:28 AM
So this little #SeaSlug is a type of sap sucker in the genus Costasiella. These are not technically #Nudibranch and belong in the super order of #Sacoglossa. They perform kleptoplasty where they steal chloroplasts from their Avrainvillea algae host and utilise them for photosynthesis
#🦑 #🦐 #📷
#🦑 #🦐 #📷
We've been playing the new Clank! Legacy AI 2 and it is so much fun! The game started out well, but our 4th game knocked us all down before we could escape. 😖
January 23, 2025 at 12:10 AM
We've been playing the new Clank! Legacy AI 2 and it is so much fun! The game started out well, but our 4th game knocked us all down before we could escape. 😖
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Profiled: In Oct. 2024, Margaret Roach wrote about how designer Elizabeth Hargrave and Matt Cohen catalog nature, cultivate it in their lives, and introduce others to it through board games and walking tours: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/r... —WEM
A Couple Are Captivated by Nature. They Think You Should Be, Too.
They have cataloged natural life online and have developed board games and walking tours to help people deepen their knowledge of the world around them.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Profiled: In Oct. 2024, Margaret Roach wrote about how designer Elizabeth Hargrave and Matt Cohen catalog nature, cultivate it in their lives, and introduce others to it through board games and walking tours: www.nytimes.com/2024/10/30/r... —WEM
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It’s interesting that the emojis show the earth from three angles 🌎 🌍 🌏 but not the fourth.
Though 🔵 is a fair approximation of what it would look like.
People underestimate the Pacific.
Though 🔵 is a fair approximation of what it would look like.
People underestimate the Pacific.
December 6, 2024 at 3:52 PM
It’s interesting that the emojis show the earth from three angles 🌎 🌍 🌏 but not the fourth.
Though 🔵 is a fair approximation of what it would look like.
People underestimate the Pacific.
Though 🔵 is a fair approximation of what it would look like.
People underestimate the Pacific.
It has been nearly 4 years since Henry & I have played Terraforming Mars! 😱
He won, but it was close! ☄️
#terraformingmars
He won, but it was close! ☄️
#terraformingmars
December 2, 2024 at 2:52 AM
It has been nearly 4 years since Henry & I have played Terraforming Mars! 😱
He won, but it was close! ☄️
#terraformingmars
He won, but it was close! ☄️
#terraformingmars
Does anyone else have seemingly "empty" enclosures of pets?? I see Nymeria occasionally, but only because she goes roaming when she's hungry.
I rarely see Nyx, my Mexican black kingsnake, as she loves her burrows, but I know she's there - her food always disappears overnight! 🖤
I rarely see Nyx, my Mexican black kingsnake, as she loves her burrows, but I know she's there - her food always disappears overnight! 🖤
November 27, 2024 at 5:08 PM
Does anyone else have seemingly "empty" enclosures of pets?? I see Nymeria occasionally, but only because she goes roaming when she's hungry.
I rarely see Nyx, my Mexican black kingsnake, as she loves her burrows, but I know she's there - her food always disappears overnight! 🖤
I rarely see Nyx, my Mexican black kingsnake, as she loves her burrows, but I know she's there - her food always disappears overnight! 🖤
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November 25, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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The BLUEST BEE of them all! 🐝💙
WOW! Is the only word I had when I saw potentially the most beautiful bee in the world this year in Malaysia, the Blue Carpenter Bee! 🤯🌳
This ENORMOUS BLUE FUZZBALL makes the loudest buzzing sound as it flies around the rainforest looking for bright flowers! 🌸💙
WOW! Is the only word I had when I saw potentially the most beautiful bee in the world this year in Malaysia, the Blue Carpenter Bee! 🤯🌳
This ENORMOUS BLUE FUZZBALL makes the loudest buzzing sound as it flies around the rainforest looking for bright flowers! 🌸💙
November 25, 2024 at 12:15 PM
The BLUEST BEE of them all! 🐝💙
WOW! Is the only word I had when I saw potentially the most beautiful bee in the world this year in Malaysia, the Blue Carpenter Bee! 🤯🌳
This ENORMOUS BLUE FUZZBALL makes the loudest buzzing sound as it flies around the rainforest looking for bright flowers! 🌸💙
WOW! Is the only word I had when I saw potentially the most beautiful bee in the world this year in Malaysia, the Blue Carpenter Bee! 🤯🌳
This ENORMOUS BLUE FUZZBALL makes the loudest buzzing sound as it flies around the rainforest looking for bright flowers! 🌸💙
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Why are so many bugs shiny? New experiments with jumping spiders suggest the bling is visually confusing! Story also includes disco balls and Harry Styles. For Reasons 😆🧪 pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/a-b...
A bit of bling helps insects dazzle their predators
Beyond just looking stunning, shininess may help insects confuse predators to avoid being eaten, finds a University of Melbourne study
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November 26, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Why are so many bugs shiny? New experiments with jumping spiders suggest the bling is visually confusing! Story also includes disco balls and Harry Styles. For Reasons 😆🧪 pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/a-b...