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Pūtangitangi update! They're still here, still not doing any flying but just the usual dabble/ noodle combo. No moulting evident yet except on Mum. #nzbirds
One of the ducklings took herself off for a solo swim before this, to mum's chagrin, and you can see her sheepishly returning across the pond.
December 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
phazonharbinger.bsky.social
While moulting Amlblypygids usually turn white and inbetween that and their hardened colouration this Damon sp. turns a magnificant blue colour.
December 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
rossbyjove.bsky.social
Both ours are moulting and look awful.
Edith is very sad and little zsabba is fucking furious !
December 27, 2025 at 9:24 PM
bleakvision.info
Ready to Moult? Press right mouse button to begin moulting
December 27, 2025 at 8:48 PM
rmwaterhouse.bsky.social
A very comprehensive assessement from PhD student Giulia Campli - broad taxonomic representation enables a phylum-wide assessment to systematically evaluate, refine, & revise current understanding of the evolutionary dynamics of the entire moulting genetic toolkit www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Evolutionary dynamics of the arthropod moulting machinery
Exoskeletons define arthropods, providing support for segmented bodies and appendages while protecting against environmental stress and predation. Although ubiquitous, this evolutionarily variable fea...
www.biorxiv.org
December 27, 2025 at 10:26 AM
adzebill.bsky.social
The show is Unutai e! Unitai e!, and worth checking out for a Māori perspective often left out of discussions about the degradation of our waterways by dairy farming. christchurchartgallery.org.nz/bulletin/222...
Edward Ellison text, in part: Out in front of us is a paddock that was once Lake Tatawai – 60 acres of water. We are looking at it from what was once a four-acre reserve issued sometime in the 1880s for the people who lived at the Māori Kāik (Maitapapa) and Ōtākou settlements to be able to access this lake for the seasonal mahika kai activity that sustained them. In the spring they would have been after moulting ducks and īnaka (whitebait), and tuna in the early summer. There were probably freshwater mussels too, but you’d struggle to find these anywhere now. You’re up to your knees in mud these days, whereas back in the day you could see to the bottom through clear columns of water to gravelly lake and riverbeds. There were flounder as well. Up in the hills you’ve got all the manu (birds) and just down the gorge you have the coast where you’ve got kaimoana. All strong food sources. So how did Lake Tatawai get to be drained? Well, initially it would have been the farmers down here seeing the potential of beautiful, catchment-rich soil that had been building up for thousands of years or more. Rich, deep, fertile topsoil that grows grass like nothing else. So, yes, it would have been landowners and farmers advocating probably to the Provincial Council and the County Council, as the mindset in those days was to remove every last tree and drain every area that was potentially fertile farmland.
December 27, 2025 at 4:56 AM
phypapers.bsky.social
Evolutionary dynamics of the arthropod moulting machinery https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.24.696370v1
December 27, 2025 at 12:50 AM
monkeyslunch.bsky.social
Moulting & Regeneration - B&C: Devlog 4
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Moulting & Regeneration - B&C:Devlog #4 - Bug & Claw
Did you know arthropods shed their exoskeletons as they grow? It's a process called ecdysis, but most of us just call it moulting. What I find super cool about this process, though, is the chance for regeneration. With the world of Bug & Claw keeping up with OSR tenants and being a dangerous place, characters can get
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December 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
monkeyslunch.bsky.social
Did you know arthropods shed their exoskeletons as they grow? It's a process called ecdysis, but most of us just call it moulting. It's also how characters level up, pass time, evolve, or mutate in #ttrpg Bug & Claw!
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December 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
tipsyturvy62.bsky.social
Collie motto: Moulting is us.
December 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
biorxivpreprint.bsky.social
Evolutionary dynamics of the arthropod moulting machinery https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.24.696370v1
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
biorxiv-evobio.bsky.social
Evolutionary dynamics of the arthropod moulting machinery https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12.24.696370v1
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
livinginnoddyland.bsky.social
Most likely moulting, quite normal if that was the case.
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
zurichcrow.bsky.social
It's quite common for crows and other corvids to lose their head feathers in moulting season. It looks pretty shocking but they always grow back again
December 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
janh1.bsky.social
Merry Christmas Sabina! Lovely to see you here 😘😘 I just emailed you. I'm taking a break from Christmas Eve drudgery (Lily moulting like mad).
Let's hope for good health and happiness at Christmas and in 2026! Xx
December 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
jocelyngould.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #SideProfiles any 'Birds Side Profile'.

I’ve chosen #waders, aka #shorebirds, and #waterfowl.
🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #birding
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa (moulting to summer plumage), the Mere, Martin Mere, 10th April 2024. Ruff Calidris pugnax (winter plumage with some white feathering), the Mere, Martin Mere, 17th Oct 2025. Ring-necked Duck Aythya collaris (male), the Mere, Martin Mere, 16th Dec 2025. Common Pochard Aythya ferina (male), the Mere, Martin Mere, 16th Dec 2025.
December 23, 2025 at 11:59 AM
townsendtowers.bsky.social
😀 I’m moulting at the moment, hair coming out in handfuls?!!
December 22, 2025 at 1:32 PM
elfexegete.bsky.social
she was simply moulting a bit 😌
December 22, 2025 at 11:25 AM
jocelyngould.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Grounded birds on the ground. The alternative is #HolidaySeason captures of birds that feel seasonal.

I’ve combined the two themes with the perfect bird! 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #gardenbirds #birding
European Robin Erithacus rubecula (juvenile moulting to adult plumage) helping me with the gardening, back garden, 16th Aug 2018. European Robin Erithacus rubecula in newly planted border, front garden, 30th Nov 2024. (iPhone photo).
December 22, 2025 at 8:29 AM
pykeredrock.bsky.social
Grooming during the moulting seasons, especially when shedding their winter coats. For wolf cultures especially, helping each other efficiently get rid of their winter coats is a significant socialising activity. Some towns even make it a dedicated festival day.

#DecemberWorldbuilders
Four photos showing the difference between wolves’ summer coats (left) and winter coats (right). The top two panels feature a black wolf, the bottom two a grey wolf.
December 21, 2025 at 7:45 AM
gbssworks.bsky.social
currently moulting rn she looks even tinier

SHE BROKE HER BROODY BEHAVIOUR THO 🪅🎊🥳
December 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
bunaholic.bsky.social
My senior rabbit is currently moulting. He's so ugly and grumpy (affectionate) 🐰
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
jocelyngould.bsky.social
I’ve chosen the alternative theme for today’s #BirdOfTheDay, #BirdsOnFeeders.

Here are my choices. 🪶❤️

#birds #ukbirds #gardenbirds #birding
House Sparrow Passer domesticus (male) on fat ball feeder, back garden, 2nd Dec 2022. Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla (female) on fat ball feeder, back garden, 2nd Jan 2023. Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula (female) below feeders, back garden, 2nd Dec 2022. European Robin Erithacus rubecula (juvenile moulting in adult plumage) on seed tray, back garden, 14th Aug 2018.
December 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
metamorphoseos.bsky.social
yes.......... YEs....
wikipedia screenshot for arthropods. reads "Arthropods (/ˈɑːrθrəˌpɒd/ AR-thrə-pod)[3][4] are invertebrates in the phylum Arthropoda. They possess an exoskeleton with a cuticle made of chitin, often mineralised with calcium carbonate, a body with differentiated (metameric) segments, and paired jointed appendages. In order to keep growing, they must go through stages of moulting, a process by which they shed their exoskeleton to reveal a new one. They form an extremely diverse group of up to ten million species."
December 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
podlady.bsky.social
She’s was moulting at the time.
December 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM