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Huw Griffiths

@huwiceandstuff.bsky.social

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Polar marine biologist (Antarctic & Arctic) with @bas.ac.uk . Walks a lot and takes lots of photos! 🇦🇶🏳️‍🌈🦀🐚🐟 Same handle on Instagram He/Him/His

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Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Nov 28

A handy starter pack for anyone wanting to follow @bas.ac.uk people and projects. Let me know if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/TaqF39K

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Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Sep 5

Whooper swans are supposed to winter in the uk but this adorable honker has been in Cambridge 2 weeks already! Sound on 🔊 for whooping!

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Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Aug 21

My whale photo got shortlisted in the Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk ‬ Photographer of the Year competition. It is of a whale's chin! Do me a favour and give it a vote here and check out the other amazing photos: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T23CPZC
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the underside of a humpback whale chin sticking out of the ocean. It is covered in barnacles

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Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thank you

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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · Aug 21

We need your help!

This year, entrants to our photography competition were asked to explore the theme 'Restoring Biodiversity and Habitat'. A panel of judges has shortlisted the entries & now it's your turn to help decide the winners.

Cast your vote via our survey: www.surveymonkey.com/r/T23CPZC

5 images in the RSB Young Photographer of the Year 2025 shortlist

5 images in the RSB Photographer of the Year 2025 shortlist

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Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you

Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Aug 21

Thank you

Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Aug 21

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Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Jun 28

Beautiful butterflies in #cambridge this weekend!

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Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hi. They are close ups of the skin of everything from an Adélie penguin to seafloor invertebrates

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Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · Jun 3

#pride month is upon us! This progress pride flag is made from images of Antarctic animals!

Progress pride flag made from images of Antarctic animals

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Huw Griffiths @huwiceandstuff.bsky.social · May 25

Bugs from my walk!

A pollen beetle on a yellow and white flower

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Ming Khan @ming-tfk27.bsky.social · May 24

New paper alert! 🚨

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In the second paper of my PhD, published today in Scientific Reports, we investigated the spatial ecology of two solitary scleractinian coral morphotoypes, which are likely Caryophyllia or Flabellum, from the Powell Basin slopes of Antarctica 🇦🇶 .