Ian McCourry
@squids-discover.bsky.social
Been studying squid since the age of 3
B.S. Marine Biology
B.S. Marine Biology
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Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt
December 24, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Heads up to artists still using Twitter- Twitter is now adding an "Edit image" button under all images posted on the site that allows everyone to feed it into genAI and modify it as they wish with a prompt
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December 23, 2025 at 1:09 AM
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The team behind Climate.us aims to provide the same kind of reliable, fresh content that used to be available via Climate.gov. We hope you’ll support us. #ClimateForUs
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The team behind Climate.us aims to provide the same kind of reliable, fresh content that used to be available via Climate.gov. We hope you’ll support us. #ClimateForUs
www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/devblog-50-m... The scientifically accurate evolution simulator/Spore-like game Thrive has finally reached 1.0.0, meaning the microbe stage is complete! After over a decade of volunteer work, and the last couple years of paid Dev work, the microbe stage is finished!
Devblog #50: Microbe Stage Complete!
Welcome all to this very special devblog celebrating the release of Thrive version 1.0! This release marks the completion of the Microbe Stage, the first stage of the 9 planned. The Microbe stage will...
www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
www.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/devblog-50-m... The scientifically accurate evolution simulator/Spore-like game Thrive has finally reached 1.0.0, meaning the microbe stage is complete! After over a decade of volunteer work, and the last couple years of paid Dev work, the microbe stage is finished!
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🦑📷hewittdoesit (inaturalist.ca/observations...)
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🦑📷hewittdoesit (inaturalist.ca/observations...)
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Absolutely beautiful first ever footage of Batoteuthis sp. from @schmidtocean.bsky.social ! Well done on this finding, truly a beautiful and very rare specimen!
www.youtube.com/watch?si=WQN...
www.youtube.com/watch?si=WQN...
batoteuthis skolops
YouTube video by yadffej
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November 22, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Absolutely beautiful first ever footage of Batoteuthis sp. from @schmidtocean.bsky.social ! Well done on this finding, truly a beautiful and very rare specimen!
www.youtube.com/watch?si=WQN...
www.youtube.com/watch?si=WQN...
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![Comic. [Two people transferring cargo between a dock and a ship on a cart. A box has fallen off of it into the water labeled “EPIRB: Water-Activated Distress Beacons, 1600 ct”] [caption] “Hello, Coast Guard? We’d like to apologize once again for the 1,600 simultaneous false alarms this morning...”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidpifawma7njovmrjjqs75maq6ggimmrbjcfjtwhfejj65veo32pq@jpeg)
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🪐Children of Strife 🪐 Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social
The only spiders I would like in my bookshelf are these ones. Problem is, then I become emotionally attached to them but hey ho, I'm looking forward to Kern's rivals 💜
Publishes March 2026
#Gifted by
@panmacnews.bsky.social
The only spiders I would like in my bookshelf are these ones. Problem is, then I become emotionally attached to them but hey ho, I'm looking forward to Kern's rivals 💜
Publishes March 2026
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@panmacnews.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🪐Children of Strife 🪐 Adrian Tchaikovsky @aptshadow.bsky.social
The only spiders I would like in my bookshelf are these ones. Problem is, then I become emotionally attached to them but hey ho, I'm looking forward to Kern's rivals 💜
Publishes March 2026
#Gifted by
@panmacnews.bsky.social
The only spiders I would like in my bookshelf are these ones. Problem is, then I become emotionally attached to them but hey ho, I'm looking forward to Kern's rivals 💜
Publishes March 2026
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@panmacnews.bsky.social
Field Journal: Nov 17th 2025
Nov 17th 2025: Explored low tide beach at night. Heard bird calls, and occasional splash. Lots of graceful crabs and transparent shrimp at the waters edge. Saw some hermit crabs. Found a blobster! I think it was a Harbor Seal. Blurred photos of it, not that graphic but still gross. Not bloody.
November 18, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Field Journal: Nov 17th 2025
Field journal: Nov 10th 2025
Nov 10th 2025: Walked along the local boat pier. Lots of gulls and Buffleheads in the water and flying about. Northern Kelp Crab found on piling (photos attached). Lots of Red-eye jellyfish! Saw harbor seals 3 times (either same one or 3 separate ones). Seagulls fought cormorant for a sculpin!
November 18, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Field journal: Nov 10th 2025
I have started a field journal of my local beach. Just did the second day of exploration. I'm going to start posting pictures in a thread on my profile cause I find this valuable practice for my observation skills and I want to share the cool biology I find with y'all! Summary of day 1 & 2 below:
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I have started a field journal of my local beach. Just did the second day of exploration. I'm going to start posting pictures in a thread on my profile cause I find this valuable practice for my observation skills and I want to share the cool biology I find with y'all! Summary of day 1 & 2 below:
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The most colorful #squid I’ve ever seen! And such a cooperative poser too!
#🦑 #cephalopod #chromatophores #calamari #underwater #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #blackwatervideo #kumeisland #kumejima #okinawa #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
#🦑 #cephalopod #chromatophores #calamari #underwater #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #blackwatervideo #kumeisland #kumejima #okinawa #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The most colorful #squid I’ve ever seen! And such a cooperative poser too!
#🦑 #cephalopod #chromatophores #calamari #underwater #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #blackwatervideo #kumeisland #kumejima #okinawa #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
#🦑 #cephalopod #chromatophores #calamari #underwater #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #blackwaterphotography #blackwatervideo #kumeisland #kumejima #okinawa #chrisgug #gugunderwater #gug
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The end of an era: the Tree of Life Web Project is going dark after 3 decades. Anyone interested in communicating phylogeny online should read David's account of goals, history, and future. @bembidion.bsky.social
subulatepalpomere.com/2025/11/02/t...
subulatepalpomere.com/2025/11/02/t...
The Passing of the Tree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project began its journey almost 40 years ago, and was formally announced in early 1996. It has served thousands of pages of information about the evolutionary tree of life and…
subulatepalpomere.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The end of an era: the Tree of Life Web Project is going dark after 3 decades. Anyone interested in communicating phylogeny online should read David's account of goals, history, and future. @bembidion.bsky.social
subulatepalpomere.com/2025/11/02/t...
subulatepalpomere.com/2025/11/02/t...
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For those who get audibooks through Audible, Children of Ruin is part of the monthly deal for November in the UK.
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
For those who get audibooks through Audible, Children of Ruin is part of the monthly deal for November in the UK.
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Annual plug for the fabulous phylopic.org website with tens of thousands of easily searchable silhouette images for almost every life form imaginable. They make nice additions to your biology plots!
November 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Annual plug for the fabulous phylopic.org website with tens of thousands of easily searchable silhouette images for almost every life form imaginable. They make nice additions to your biology plots!
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Might make my own little audio lesson for last minute cramming on the flight over.
"Ok, Sarah. Repeat after me.
Would you like a squid zine?
イカのジンはいかがですか？
Which way to the squid?
イカはどこですか？
Thank you for the squid!
イカありがとう!
No octopus please, I only like squid.
タコはやめて、イカだけが好きです。"
"Ok, Sarah. Repeat after me.
Would you like a squid zine?
イカのジンはいかがですか？
Which way to the squid?
イカはどこですか？
Thank you for the squid!
イカありがとう!
No octopus please, I only like squid.
タコはやめて、イカだけが好きです。"
October 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Might make my own little audio lesson for last minute cramming on the flight over.
"Ok, Sarah. Repeat after me.
Would you like a squid zine?
イカのジンはいかがですか？
Which way to the squid?
イカはどこですか？
Thank you for the squid!
イカありがとう!
No octopus please, I only like squid.
タコはやめて、イカだけが好きです。"
"Ok, Sarah. Repeat after me.
Would you like a squid zine?
イカのジンはいかがですか？
Which way to the squid?
イカはどこですか？
Thank you for the squid!
イカありがとう!
No octopus please, I only like squid.
タコはやめて、イカだけが好きです。"
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The Newfoundland and Labrador public libraries continue to make the absolute best free pins that you can just have if you go to borrow a book
October 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The Newfoundland and Labrador public libraries continue to make the absolute best free pins that you can just have if you go to borrow a book
The smooth transition of perspectives in a chapter of Children of Ruin was done so expertly well. Chapter was Ch 7 of Past III
October 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
The smooth transition of perspectives in a chapter of Children of Ruin was done so expertly well. Chapter was Ch 7 of Past III
Love that someone tried naming the Giant Squid "Dinoteuthis" in 1875. Terrible Squid is funny to me
July 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Love that someone tried naming the Giant Squid "Dinoteuthis" in 1875. Terrible Squid is funny to me
Happy Pride Month!! 🩷💜💙
June 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Happy Pride Month!! 🩷💜💙
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social Just got the Save Our Freaks shirt!!
May 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
@sarahmackattack.bsky.social Just got the Save Our Freaks shirt!!
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Who knew a fish could express "What the fuck was that?" with such ease.
May 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Who knew a fish could express "What the fuck was that?" with such ease.
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These shirts are back by popular demand. I wish it was under better circumstances.
The US government is all in on deep sea mining 🤮
Time for us to get loud about our beloved freaks.
Start a conversation, get a shirt.
Design by @coreydanks.bsky.social
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/save...
The US government is all in on deep sea mining 🤮
Time for us to get loud about our beloved freaks.
Start a conversation, get a shirt.
Design by @coreydanks.bsky.social
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/save...
April 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
These shirts are back by popular demand. I wish it was under better circumstances.
The US government is all in on deep sea mining 🤮
Time for us to get loud about our beloved freaks.
Start a conversation, get a shirt.
Design by @coreydanks.bsky.social
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/save...
The US government is all in on deep sea mining 🤮
Time for us to get loud about our beloved freaks.
Start a conversation, get a shirt.
Design by @coreydanks.bsky.social
squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/save...
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Fun fact, the worms have eyes, THEY CAN SEE YOU 👀
I can't tell for sure which type this species would have, but they are all cool 🧪🦑
www.cell.com/current-biol...
I can't tell for sure which type this species would have, but they are all cool 🧪🦑
www.cell.com/current-biol...
April 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Fun fact, the worms have eyes, THEY CAN SEE YOU 👀
I can't tell for sure which type this species would have, but they are all cool 🧪🦑
www.cell.com/current-biol...
I can't tell for sure which type this species would have, but they are all cool 🧪🦑
www.cell.com/current-biol...