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Mir WB
@mirwb.bsky.social
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Bit of a nerd with a love of all things ocean and photography 🐟 📸
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andrewcurry.com
For the 1st time, archaeologists have direct proof of far-flung social networks during the last Ice Age. “In times of climate crisis, cooperation—not conflict—was a successful strategy,” says @cnrs.fr's @solangerigaud.bsky.social. “It’s good to recall that as a lesson from our past.” 🏺 @science.org
Ice age Europeans imported tools from distant lands, perhaps as souvenirs
Mementos may have reinforced vast social networks during turbulent times
www.science.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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vincentledvina.bsky.social
The aurora tonight from Fairbanks, Alaska filmed in real-time (not sped up). Insane show!
January 20, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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dr-squiddy.bsky.social
Good morning. It's Penguin Awareness Day. Please be extra aware of penguins. Or else.
a stuffed penguin with a pink nose is standing on a white surface .
Alt: Pingu sliding on ice and nooting.
media.tenor.com
January 20, 2026 at 10:22 AM
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nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
#OneHealth - on this #PoisonedPlanet, the costs are mounting

#Pesticides #PlanetaryBoundaries
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pesticides may drastically shorten fish lifespans, study finds
Even low levels of widely used agricultural chemicals were linked to accelerated ageing, research suggests
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 11:44 PM
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coralcitycamera.bsky.social
Giant hermit crab rocked up wearing a very stylish queen conch shell this morning 👑🐚🦀💪 #gianthermitcrab #hermitcrab #coolcrab #queenconch #shell #diogenes #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
January 15, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Everything is really scary and horrible, and on the utter flipside, we made these really adorable valentines.

The dissonance of seeing horror, then posting "hey buy some cute valentines" is making me feel loopy.

But also nice things persist despite terror? Ugh idk.

Get 'em at SquidFacts.net
4 valentines in a grid, a pelican eel with the words "You make my jaw drop", an anglerfish that says "You're my light in the darkness", a grimalditeuthis that says "I find you a LURE ing" and two octopuses and a snailfish on the skeleton of a whale that says "I've Whale Fallen for you" lmao. The octopuses are making a heart with their arms together.
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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revolutionuk.bsky.social
The recent @yougov.co.uk survey that showed all parties with less than 25% support is proof enough that our antiquated electoral system needs replacing

We will never be able to get a representative government while we cling onto this relic

PR is the only way
January 14, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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science.org
You don’t need a brain to benefit from a good night of sleep. Despite lacking a central nervous system, jellyfish and sea anemones have sleep patterns remarkably similar to those of humans, researchers report.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/3NgeAEQ
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ichthyology
Edinburgh, etc.: W.H. Lizars, etc., 1852-1854.

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Edinburgh illustration from historical archives
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🐌 Die Cephalopoden der Plankton-Expedition
Kiel: Lipsius & Tischer, 1912.

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Illustration from 1912 showing various cephalopods and detailed views of their tentacles and suckers. The image includes multiple species arranged in rows, each with elongated bodies and numerous long, slender arms radiating outward. Some tentacles are shown separately to highlight the suction cups' structure. The cephalopods vary in size and shape but consistently display a tapered body ending in a fin-like structure. The illustration is monochrome, finely detailed, and labeled with numbers corresponding to individual specimens or parts. It serves as a scientific reference for cephalopod anatomy from the Plankton-Expedition.
December 14, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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sophiecarr.bsky.social
Back in the woods again! Still some mushrooms around (not many!) and lots of red ferns.

#Autumn #AutumnColours #Hockeridge
A woodland scene with some bare trees, green grass, orange ferns, and some reflections of the tree trunks in a puddle. Candlesnuff fungi A little cluster of tiny mushrooms, one with a bug on it. The sun seen through some dried red ferns
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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drrachelclarke.com
"My NHS colleagues & I weren’t willing to let the bodies pile high in their thousands. Boris no longer mentions them at all."

My piece on the responses to the UK Covid-UK Inquiry report that try to airbrush the dead away.

Sincere thanks, @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
I’ll never forget the horror of the Covid wards | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
🦄 Arcana, or, The museum of natural history: .
London: Printed by George Smeeton for James Stratford, 1811..

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Historical illustration of a leafy sea dragon, a marine fish resembling a seahorse, with an elongated, curved body covered in a segmented, ridged armor. It has a long snout, a wide eye, and leaf-like appendages extending from its body and tail, aiding camouflage among seaweed. The background is a plain, aged parchment with text noting the title "SEA HORSE" and publication details from 1811. The artwork captures intricate details of the creature’s texture and unique form, emphasizing its resemblance to foliage and its naturalistic scientific representation from the early 19th century.
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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stianklo.bsky.social
Treasured memories from a flight with my late friend, Haraldur aka Volcanopilot, back in August 2019.

#Iceland #aerial #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #river
December 10, 2024 at 8:08 AM
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cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

The Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) is known to mimic several different animals, including lionfish, flatfish, sea snakes and stinging anemones. They use their mimicry to confuse predators as well as to sneak up to prey.

#OCTOtober
A Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) sitting in the sand. One arm is raised and curled, making it look like it is shaking it's fist. The octopus is off white and brown. Its arms especially have alternating strips, as well as a white stripe. It has fleshy horns above each eye. A Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) mimicking a flatfish. It is going along the sand with is arms trailing behind together. It has a white and grey striped pattern. A Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) sitting in the sand. Its head and mantle are sticking out of the sand and are visible. Two long "horns" extend from above each eye. Its arms are wavy and extend behind it. One arms is visible, sticking out in front of it. It has a white and brown striped pattern, with stripes on its arms. A Mimic Octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) crawling on the sea floor. It has its webbing out, so it looks like a blanket of with a bunch of wavy bumps. This makes it hard to tell which bumps are its head and mantle and not its arms. It has a pattern of dark and light brown stripes, making it even harder to tell which part is what. The bottom of its arms have white line at the bottom. The background is the sea floor stretching out into the distance as far as visibility will allow, with a lot of conches on the sea floor.
October 22, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
Lots of US companies have done lots of dreadful things to Americans. But the symbolism of paying to destroy the White House is hard to top.
aozorasf.bsky.social Aozora @aozorasf.bsky.social · Oct 21
This is who is paying for the destruction of the White House East Wing, per @wsj.com

Altria Group Inc.
Amazon
Apple Inc.
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp.
Caterpillar Inc.
Coinbase Global
Comcast Corp.
Hard Rock International
Google
HP Inc.
Lockheed Martin Corp.
Meta Platforms Inc.
1/3
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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ubcoceans.bsky.social
The 2025 International Union for Conservation of Nature (@sscmarine.bsky.social) World Conservation Congress (WCC) has adopted a resolution intended to end #bottomtrawling in international #seamounts by the end of 2026. www.seafoodsource.com/news/environ...
Resolution to end bottom trawling in seamounts headed to UN General Assembly
www.seafoodsource.com
October 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
mirwb.bsky.social
Super weird!
jeffday.bsky.social Jeff Day @jeffday.bsky.social · Oct 20
was randomly browsing r/megalophobia earlier only to see an image of stygiomedusa with a snorkeler at the surface, which is bonkers since it's a deep sea jelly. 🦑🧪

after a little digging, it came from this paper: doi.org/10.1590/S198...

about this observation:
www.instagram.com/p/BzlnDMxht0y
October 21, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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biodiversitypix.bsky.social
😸 The zoological miscellany: .
London: Printed by B. McMillan for E. Nodder & Son and sold by all booksellers, 1814-1817..

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Illustration of a platypus from an early 19th-century zoological book. The platypus is shown in profile with a furry brown body, a broad flat tail, a distinctive duck-like bill, and webbed front feet adapted for swimming. The back feet have sharp claws. The image includes a circular stamp reading "ALBANY INSTITUTE." The artwork reflects historical scientific interest and showcases the platypus's unique mammalian and aquatic features.
October 20, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social
Japetella diaphana is one of the few species of bioluminescent octopuses, and it is one of the few octopus species that live in the open water.

They don't even go to the seafloor to lay eggs. Instead, Japetella mothers carry their eggs as they float in the sea.

#OCTOtober
A Japetella diaphana floating in the ocean. It is gelatinous and transparent, with an orange organ inside its mantle being visible.It is covered in orange chromatophores that are mostly opaque, and you can see through it in the gaps between them. The octopus is oriented vertically with its arms pointed down. Its arms are mostly an opaque orange but they are surrounded by transparent flesh. A female Japetella diaphana floating in the ocean, carrying eggs and brooding. The octopus is facing away and to the left, and is oriented vertically, with its arms being curved backward (towards camera and to the right). Two arms curved further upwards. In the centre of its arms are a clutch of white eggs. The octopus has a single row of eggs on its arms. The octopus is a peach colour. A Japetella diaphana floating in the ocean. It is oriented horizontally and slightly down. It is covered in orange chromatophores but they are quite small. Its entire body is clear, translucent and gelatinous. Its arms are held together. A close up of a male Japetella diaphana floating in the ocean. It is facing away from the camera. It is oriented vertically, but its arms are going back and are in different directions. You can see the single row of suckers on each arm. It is peach coloured.
October 20, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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science.org
In 2022, researchers noticed little human footprints—remnants of an ancient playground—inside the fossilized tracks of a giant ground sloth.

Learn more on #InternationalSlothDay. https://scim.ag/42PLNfl
Ancient human playground found inside sloth footprints
Fossilized tracks of a giant ground sloth are stamped with tiny human feet
scim.ag
October 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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alisonfisk.bsky.social
Spectacular googly-eyed octopus does battle with a lobster in this 2,000 year-old Roman mosaic from Pompeii! 🐙 🦞

Fantastic fishy onlookers too! 👀

From the House of the Geometric Mosaics. Now at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.
📷 by me

#MosaicMonday
#Archaeology
My photo shows a polychrome mosaic depicting Mediterranean marine life using earthy-coloured tesserae (mosaic tiles) against a black tessarae background. At the centre of the mosaic is a pale-coloured octopus composed of off-white and light brown tesserae with some of its writhing tentacles wrapped around the body of a lobster composed of light red, and pinky-brown tesserae. The octopus has an egg shaped body/head and it stares at the viewer with large eyes made of brown and pink circles with black centres. The octopus and lobster are surrounded by various species of large and small Mediterranean fish and a mollusc, including an eel and a flat fish. On the left hand side of the scene there is a small kingfisher bird on top of a rock. Some of the fish appear to be watching the fight between the octopus and the lobster This mosaic comes from the House of the Geometric Mosaics in Pompeii. Now on display at the Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples.
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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drcatmac.bsky.social
I wish they had used this beautiful quote he offered in the story as the headline instead:

“She was scared also. It was not her fault.”
‘She Could Have Killed Me’: Scientist Survives Shark Bite to His Head
www.nytimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 4:39 PM
mirwb.bsky.social
Love a nudibranch
publicdomainrev.bsky.social The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · Sep 30
Nudibranchs as pictured by a Japanese illustrator named Kumataro Ito, artist for the USS Albatross’ Philippine Expedition, 1907–10. More of his stunning images here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/k...
September 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
mirwb.bsky.social
Trawling being permitted in Marine Protected Areas directly contradicts their purpose. It's pointless and moronic and sad. Tell your MP! only.one/act/uk-mpa-c...
Tell UK Leaders: Ban Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas
The UK government has finally announced a plan to ban destructive bottom trawling in 41 offshore MPAs. The catch? It’s not a done deal. A public consultation is open NOW before anything is finalised —...
only.one
September 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM