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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2d

MeatEater convo reGARding native fish conservation and management went great!

Thanks to lots of native fish folks who provided info/comments/support for this SciComm!
@dirtydog.bsky.social @buffalo-catcher.bsky.social @matthewlmiller.bsky.social Alec Lackmann, Kayla Kimmel, @garlab.bsky.social

An alligator gar (fish) skull sits on a table in a podcast recording studio, appears to be participating in the production.

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Art D. @artd.bsky.social · 5d

Don't worry, @solomonrdavid.bsky.social @garlab.bsky.social I did one for you too

Taylor swift's new album the life of a showgirl but she has a gar's head and it's the life of a showgar.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 5d

Have you ever seen a baby gar eating?

This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 7d

You’re not ready for gar slime:

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 9d

Releasing a massive Alligator Gar during @garlab.bsky.social research on a Mississippi River floodplain with collaborators from USFWS!

Learn more Nov 3-7 2025 for #GarWeek!

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paleofan.bsky.social @paleofan.bsky.social · 18d

Meet Obaichthys — the spiny, armor-plated ‘gar’ of the Cretaceous! Unlike modern gars, it had mobile jaws + scales bristling with spines. Fossils from Morocco & Brazil show it prowled rivers and estuaries, snapping up tiny invertebrates. #Cretaceous #fish #prehistoric

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 12d

I also saw this handsome little gar swimming around without a care in the world

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 12d

My lab and I (@garlab.bsky.social), are interested in these fine little guys any night…this was Monday night:

A gar (fish) scientist holds a Longnose Gar on a boat on the St. Croix River in Minnesota.

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Bean N. Curling @beancurling.bsky.social · 11d

#FishVarietyInASongOrMovie
The World According to Gar

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Riley Black 🦕 🏳️‍⚧️ @restingdinoface.bsky.social · 10d

Taphonomy is the science of what happens between death and discovery.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 11d

The first rule* of GarLab is:
You do not talk about GarLab.

The second rule of GarLab is:
You DO NOT talk about GarLab.

If it’s your first week, you have to hold a gar.

*obviously we talk about @garlab.bsky.social, and enthusiastically welcome Gabby Gonzales to the team this week!

A fish scientist holds a Shortnose Gar (fish).

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Diane @dyn13.bsky.social · 13d

I first heard about these amazing fish (and garmaster, Dr. David) on Ologies.
www.alieward.com/ologies/garo...

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 13d

Take a brief break with some of the gars @garlab.bsky.social👍

Here you can see both gar species native to Minnesota, the Longnose Gar and the Shortnose Gar🐟

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 14d

Bloodsucking parasite, but it’s a native fish!

Check out this native lamprey (compared to invasive Sea Lamprey) on a Northern Pike in a Minnesota River.

Parasitic lamprey species attached to hosts, rasp a hole and suck blood (but native species don’t typically cause death). Both fishes released!

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 15d

My FIRST Longnose Gar in Minnesota, and first one in the Midwest in over 10 years!

This fish and several Shortnose Gars are part of @garlab.bsky.social’s research on “non-game” native fishes in Minnesota.

A gar (fish) scientist holds a Longnose Gar with the nighttime view of a river in the background.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 15d

JUST A FEW SHAD on the river last night during @garlab.bsky.social electrofishing:

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 16d

BOWFIN: air-breathing fish and gar’s closest relative, are challenging to wrangle!

The @garlab.bsky.social team recently collected several for native fishes research in Minnesota!

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 20d

Today I sat through an active shooter drill with my kindergartner.

I have some words, but also no words. This HAS TO CHANGE.

*in this same post elsewhere, “Take the Power Back” by Rage Against the Machine plays in the background. Seemed appropriate.

The post author’s child looks into an aquarium.

Text of a post by the author, with semi-coherent recap and response to sitting through an active shooter drill with his son at an elementary school.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 21d

More background on these long-lived freshwater fish! www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Bigmouth buffalo can live to 112—the oldest confirmed freshwater fish

According to radiocarbon dating, when the bigmouth buffalo was born, World War I had not yet broken out in Europe.

www.nationalgeographic.com

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Katie O'Reilly @drkatfish.bsky.social · 20d

#GreatLakes whitefish (Atikameg) - a once-abundant and culturally important staple of the region - is in trouble. Faced with lakes transformed by invasive zebra and quagga mussels, some are proposing "pond rescue" as a potential way to save the species from collapse bridgemi.com/michigan-env...

Time running out for Great Lakes whitefish. Can ponds become their Noah’s Ark? - Bridge Michigan

On the brink of collapse in Lakes Michigan and Huron, whitefish need a miracle. Now, some want to relocate fish en masse to inland waters to preserve dying bloodlines.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 21d

BIG Bigmouth Buffalo fish! These native freshwater planktivores can live for over 100 years!

We caught, fin-clipped, released several during yesterday’s @garlab.bsky.social native fishes survey!

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 28d

*slaps snout of the gar*

“You can fit so many fish in here [and help balance freshwater ecosystems]”

~used gar salesman

Used car salesman meme but with gars in the background. Because Solomon David is compelled to make these memes.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 28d

Yes but have you seen the new Garbubu? Adorable. #GarWeek

Labubu doll but with a gar skull for the face, making it awesome and somewhat terrifying.

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Sep 4

Reaching diverse audiences for freshwater conservation!

Check out the premiere episode for Alveus Adventures! YouTube/Twitch streamer and conservationist Maya Higa and her team visit @garlab.bsky.social!

youtu.be/bd7T5M6Fx_U?...

The Worlds Oldest Fish | Alveus Adventures

YouTube video by Alveus Sanctuary

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Dr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · Sep 4

PREVIEW of Alveus Adventures episode 1: a visit to @garlab.bsky.social!

Full episode drops 12pm Central 9/4/2025!!!

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