Dr Rachel Hale Marine Biologist
@seafloorscience.bsky.social
Dr of small crawly things that live on the ocean floor.
I study what they do, how they do it, and how they respond to disturbance, including climate change.
Marine Biologist, Ocean Optimist, Invert Advocate, "Worm Girl"
Opinions mine. She/her
I study what they do, how they do it, and how they respond to disturbance, including climate change.
Marine Biologist, Ocean Optimist, Invert Advocate, "Worm Girl"
Opinions mine. She/her
I was just about to message you because I can't be arsed to stand up 😂
January 20, 2026 at 9:18 AM
I was just about to message you because I can't be arsed to stand up 😂
It's all we can do.
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 AM
It's all we can do.
Chris your posts are so calming in this uncertain world. Just the knowledge that you go about your day opening jars and identifying starfish (and getting tasty looking takeaways) is so soothing.
January 20, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Chris your posts are so calming in this uncertain world. Just the knowledge that you go about your day opening jars and identifying starfish (and getting tasty looking takeaways) is so soothing.
Have you tried wayback machine for recently cached pages?
January 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Have you tried wayback machine for recently cached pages?
Omg. You are true evil. Who hurt you??
January 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Omg. You are true evil. Who hurt you??
When someone gets up and says "I'm loud I don't need the mic huh!" I always take one for the team and shout "I'm partially deaf! Use the mic!"
I personally hate using it but just do it people.
I personally hate using it but just do it people.
January 7, 2026 at 2:23 AM
When someone gets up and says "I'm loud I don't need the mic huh!" I always take one for the team and shout "I'm partially deaf! Use the mic!"
I personally hate using it but just do it people.
I personally hate using it but just do it people.
Win-win
January 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Win-win
I want a bench top mixer. But I would also say coffee machine and at this time maybe our air fryer?
January 6, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I want a bench top mixer. But I would also say coffee machine and at this time maybe our air fryer?
That's a good idea
January 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
That's a good idea
It would be my absolute pleasure to recommend you The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives: A Natural History of Cephalopods by my friend @dannastaaf.bsky.social. Thank you for asking and happy learning! Octopuses and cephalopods in general are awesome!
January 6, 2026 at 6:19 PM
It would be my absolute pleasure to recommend you The Lives of Octopuses and Their Relatives: A Natural History of Cephalopods by my friend @dannastaaf.bsky.social. Thank you for asking and happy learning! Octopuses and cephalopods in general are awesome!
Lol sorry. I keep meaning to post more but I open the app and even a quick doomscroll just puts me off and I go back under my rock.
January 6, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Lol sorry. I keep meaning to post more but I open the app and even a quick doomscroll just puts me off and I go back under my rock.
This was a present from my brother!
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
This was a present from my brother!
Ah sorry, you're right I should have asked. You are beautiful though. I thought the world should see!
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Ah sorry, you're right I should have asked. You are beautiful though. I thought the world should see!
Their blood uses copper-based hemocyanin (not iron-based like us), making it blue and more efficient in cold, low-oxygen water.
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Their blood uses copper-based hemocyanin (not iron-based like us), making it blue and more efficient in cold, low-oxygen water.
They have one central brain and eight smaller "mini-brains" (ganglia) in their arms. These allow the arms to act semi-independently for multitasking.
The main brain is also doughnut shaped.
The main brain is also doughnut shaped.
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
They have one central brain and eight smaller "mini-brains" (ganglia) in their arms. These allow the arms to act semi-independently for multitasking.
The main brain is also doughnut shaped.
The main brain is also doughnut shaped.
Yoink I hadn't seen this
December 31, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Yoink I hadn't seen this
Yup. But those of us who want to communicate our science on the side still need to pick up some skills.
December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Yup. But those of us who want to communicate our science on the side still need to pick up some skills.
Looool literally it. Some of those chemistry abstracts were impenetrable. XKCD never fails.
December 30, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Looool literally it. Some of those chemistry abstracts were impenetrable. XKCD never fails.