Ryan McMinds
@rmcminds.bsky.social
Quantitative Ecologist focused on salmon habitat at the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission | Former Assistant Professor studying Microbial Ecology / Evolutionary Biology / Bioinformatics | merdemicrobes.org | thecnidaegritty.org/iNatle/
I would have put a list of corals but I don’t know the common names, haha
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I would have put a list of corals but I don’t know the common names, haha
Not entirely sure about the nuances of photos via link, so here’s a copy with alt txt. Apparently this particular damselfly is a ‘bluet’ – azulilla, portecoupe, watersnuffel! Comparing common names across languages is a great window into how different cultures view organisms. #ArtAdventCalendar
December 3, 2024 at 2:52 PM
Not entirely sure about the nuances of photos via link, so here’s a copy with alt txt. Apparently this particular damselfly is a ‘bluet’ – azulilla, portecoupe, watersnuffel! Comparing common names across languages is a great window into how different cultures view organisms. #ArtAdventCalendar
22 days ‘til Christmas! Damselflies – caballitos del Diablo, demoiselles, juffers – are not a group I’m super familiar with taxonomically. But I do like to be pedantic when certain close family members call them dragonflies. “Actually, …”
Bluets (Genus Enallagma)
Bluets from Oregon, United States on August 2, 2009 at 12:38 PM by Ryan McMinds
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December 3, 2024 at 1:41 PM
22 days ‘til Christmas! Damselflies – caballitos del Diablo, demoiselles, juffers – are not a group I’m super familiar with taxonomically. But I do like to be pedantic when certain close family members call them dragonflies. “Actually, …”
23 days ‘til Christmas! A tree frog – rana arborícola, rainette, boomkikker – another favorite! I’m not entirely sure why I didn’t pursue some kind of tree frog science. They are the best. Ok and those French and Dutch names are also pretty great.
Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla)
Pacific chorus frog from Oregon, United States on July 17, 2010 at 12:12 PM by Ryan McMinds
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December 2, 2024 at 2:54 PM
23 days ‘til Christmas! A tree frog – rana arborícola, rainette, boomkikker – another favorite! I’m not entirely sure why I didn’t pursue some kind of tree frog science. They are the best. Ok and those French and Dutch names are also pretty great.
24 days til Christmas! A fern –helecho, fougère, varen – one of my favorite things. I love being surrounded by green, and nothing does that better than a pteridophyte! I hope to visit Opal Creek (Oregon) again soon, and see how it has recovered from a wildfire that occurred while I was away.
common bracken (Pteridium aquilinum)
common bracken from Oregon, United States on July 5, 2009 at 12:24 PM by Ryan McMinds
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December 1, 2024 at 6:05 PM
24 days til Christmas! A fern –helecho, fougère, varen – one of my favorite things. I love being surrounded by green, and nothing does that better than a pteridophyte! I hope to visit Opal Creek (Oregon) again soon, and see how it has recovered from a wildfire that occurred while I was away.
It was actually another Cousteau book; The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus – which I read in college – that really moved the needle further for me in seeing the importance of using science to help people directly, rather than an abstract love for nature itself.
November 23, 2024 at 3:34 AM
It was actually another Cousteau book; The Human, the Orchid, and the Octopus – which I read in college – that really moved the needle further for me in seeing the importance of using science to help people directly, rather than an abstract love for nature itself.
Hi on here and hi soon-to-be-neighbor (ish)!
November 21, 2024 at 5:46 AM
Hi on here and hi soon-to-be-neighbor (ish)!
Ahh I bought this and haven’t gotten to it yet - thanks for the reminder!
November 21, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Ahh I bought this and haven’t gotten to it yet - thanks for the reminder!
I haven’t used Seek too much, myself. I usually just take photos during outings, and then upload and ID later. But I’ve had much better luck getting family members (the older ones!) to use Seek rather than the raw iNat app.
November 18, 2024 at 11:24 AM
I haven’t used Seek too much, myself. I usually just take photos during outings, and then upload and ID later. But I’ve had much better luck getting family members (the older ones!) to use Seek rather than the raw iNat app.