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AnatomyAnagoge

@anatomyanagoge.bsky.social
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Biology professor at a community college. | Anatomy, microbiology, art, and pedagogy. | Appreciation for imagination, creativity, and the curious mind.

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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This red-legged grasshopper was climbing up the side of my building. They are extremely common across New England, and adults like this are abundant in late summer into early fall. 🦗
Red-legged grasshopper
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Snapping turtle, probably decades old. At first glance, the shell looked badly cracked, but it may actually be old scute wear and natural shell aging. It also looked like there may be evidence of a healed injury from years ago. He moved without any issue, and I’d left him to his business. 🐢
Snapping turtle in grass, with a dark, weathered shell and head partly visible.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Which anatomical term is shared between human anatomy and ship structure and reflects lateral support?” Answer: Ribs
The skeleton of a boat consists of a number of ribs that sprout from the keel. Source: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib_(nautical)Human rib cage. Source: Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rib_cage
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
No sign of the Kennebunk sea serpent this morning. Just an extremely ornery old person. ☹️
Painting of the “Kennebunk Sea Serpent (1830)” showing a long green serpent with a raised head and open mouth emerging from calm ocean water. In the foreground, a small boat with three figures aims a flaming torch or harpoon toward the creature, while a larger sailing ship appears in the distance. The sky is pale with a few birds overhead, and the scene has a muted, vintage coastal style.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
After yesterday’s snow, the sky showed up with this incredible pattern of clouds.
Wide view of a winter landscape with tall pine trees standing over snow-covered ground. Above them, the sky is filled with a dense layer of rippled, cotton-like altocumulus clouds stretching across the frame, creating a textured pattern against the blue sky.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
“In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the… anyone? Anyone?… the Great Depression, passed the… anyone? Anyone?… the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act, which raised tariffs on imported goods. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects?”
Ben Stein as the monotone economics teacher in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. He’s standing in front of a chalkboard, wearing a tan tweed jacket, blue shirt, dark tie, and large glasses, mid-lecture during the famous ‘Anyone? Anyone?’ Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act scene.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
Saw this katydid on the deck door today. They’re close relatives of grasshoppers and crickets, but you can tell them apart by their super long antennae. At night, they’re part of that background chorus you hear in late summer.
A green katydid clinging to the white trim of a house. The insect’s leaf-like wings and long antennae are clearly visible.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
I leave peanuts and banana chips on my steps for my chipmunk neighbor. In return, it leaves me a pebble. Sometimes part of an acorn. It’s our little trade agreement, no tariffs involved.
A concrete doorstep with a dark doormat on the left. On the step are three banana chips placed in a line, and a small pebble near the edge, as if left in exchange. In the background are rocks and the corner of a house.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Saw a line of turtles sunning themselves on a log during my walk today, probably painted turtles. In another month or so, they’ll enter brumation until early spring. Some days, I wish I could too.
Several turtles are lined up on a partially submerged log in a pond, basking in the sunlight. The water is calm and reflects the trees and sky, creating a peaceful scene.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Spotted a heron standing still by the Cape Cod Canal earlier, just before reaching the Sagamore Bridge. It stood motionless as we passed, eyes on the water waiting for the perfect strike.
A Great Blue Heron stands still at the edge of the Cape Cod Canal, partially hidden among green brush, with the calm water stretching out behind it under cloudy skies.A view of the Cape Cod Canal Trail on a gray, overcast day. The paved path runs alongside the canal with utility poles lining the left side and the iconic arch of the Sagamore Bridge spanning the water in the background.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Beautiful cirrus clouds brushed across the New England sky today. “Cirrus” comes from Latin, meaning a curl or tuft of hair. But it doesn’t just belong to the sky - in biology, it’s a feathery limb on a barnacle or a coiled organ in a worm. In botany, a curling tendril. Here it means good weather!
Wispy cirrus clouds stretch across a deep blue New England sky, resembling delicate brushstrokes or strands of hair.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Just met this longhorned guest while gardening - it’s a White-Spotted Sawyer Beetle! 🪲 Not a pest - just helping nature recycle dead trees. Their larvae break down deadwood, returning nutrients to the soil.
A close-up photo of a White-Spotted Sawyer Beetle perched on a dirt-covered gardening glove.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Spotted a bobcat casually crossing the road during my walk this afternoon. They may look small, but these cats can leap up to 12 feet in a single bound and can take down everything from rabbits to deer fawns when the moment’s right.
A bobcat is mid-step crossing a quiet, tree-lined road in a wooded area.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
The only good thing about the dewpoint being outrageously high yesterday was getting a sunset like this. Sky was on fire.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
A White Spring Moth with a torn wing landed on my window while I was stuck in road construction traffic in Camden, Maine. It rested quietly for a moment, then flew off into the trees. Happy to give it a safe perch for a bit.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
Watching the clouds catching the last rays of scattered sunlight on my evening walk, tomorrow’s weather should be calm and fair.
A sunset sky with layers of altocumulus and stratocumulus clouds lit by golden and orange light. Darker cloud masses hang to the left, while scattered, glowing tufts stretch across a blue sky. The silhouetted tree line and rooflines below frame the tranquil transition from day to evening.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
Locked eyes with this vintage hand-painted Denoyer-Geppert Co. anatomical eye model in an antique shop today.
This object is a vintage anatomical eye model, used historically for medical or educational purposes to teach about the structure of the human eye.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) at Harvard Athletic Complex
This photo shows Tom Morello performing at the Boston Calling Music Festival on the Allianz Blue Stage. The backdrop prominently features a bold anti-Trump visual with large buttons spelling out “F*** TRUMP,” and several additional buttons with the same message scattered across the stage design. The large screen on the right shows Morello mid-performance, playing guitar in front of a Marshall amp stack.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
The Great Brain Drain. apnews.com/article/trum... Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
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Scientists have lost their jobs or grants in US cuts. Foreign universities want to hire them
As the Trump administration cut billions of dollars in federal funding to scientific research, thousands of scientists in the U.S. lost their jobs or grants.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Spotted these on my trail walk today. Thinking fox or coyote scat? Both packed with undigested fur and rope-like. Any scat experts want to weigh in?
Photo of dense, gray, rope-like scat on a woodland floor. Pine needles, twigs, and roots are visible in the image.Rope-like gray scat on a forest floor covered in pine needles, twigs, and roots. The material appears dense and fibrous, likely containing animal fur, and is coiled in several loops.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Also found this glossy little vine on my walk - looks like poison ivy but it’s Virginia creeper: five leaflets instead of three. Easy to mix up at a glance, but the leaflet count is a key giveaway.
Young Virginia creeper plants growing among dry grass and leaves. Each plant has glossy green leaves divided into five leaflets, radiating from a central point like fingers on a hand. The stems are reddish and delicate. The ground is covered with brown leaves and sparse dried grass.Young Virginia creeper plants growing among dry grass and leaves. Each plant has glossy green leaves divided into five leaflets, radiating from a central point like fingers on a hand. The stems are reddish and delicate. The ground is covered with brown leaves and sparse dried grass.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Spotted this on my walk - looks like a young raspberry cane to me: compound serrated leaves, reddish stem, soft hairs. Growing wild in partial shade. Can any plant experts confirm?
Close-up photos of a young plant found growing in partial shade. The plant has compound leaves with three to five serrated leaflets, reddish-purple stems with fine hairs, and a bushy, upright growth pattern. The leaves are vibrant green, some with a reddish tint on the undersides and edges.Close-up photos of a young plant found growing in partial shade. The plant has compound leaves with three to five serrated leaflets, reddish-purple stems with fine hairs, and a bushy, upright growth pattern. The leaves are vibrant green, some with a reddish tint on the undersides and edges.Side view close-up photos of a young plant found growing in partial shade. The plant has compound leaves with three to five serrated leaflets, reddish-purple stems with fine hairs, and a bushy, upright growth pattern. The leaves are vibrant green, some with a reddish tint on the undersides and edges.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
Just a few steps from where I found the owl pellet, I spotted this swollen lump on a stem - turns out it’s a gall, likely caused by the goldenrod gall fly (Eurosta solidaginis). Inside is a single larva, safe and snug until it emerges. Nature’s tiny bunkers!
A tan, woody stem with a round, swollen gall in its center, surrounded by fallen oak leaves and green plants. The gall is a plant growth caused by an insect larva living inside.A tan, woody stem with a round, swollen gall in its center, surrounded by fallen oak leaves and green plants. The gall is a plant growth caused by an insect larva living inside.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
May the 4th be with you.
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a man with a beard says the force will be with you always .
ALT: a man with a beard says the force will be with you always .
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
My evening walk, the sky looked like a storm-wrung ocean flipped upside down. Caught this rare asperitas cloud formation just before the weather is expected to shift. Unreal, like the atmosphere was holding its breath.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
When you know you’re at a gas station in New England
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Here’s something to brush up on (yeah bad pun) before your next dentist visit - know your molars from your premolars and your cuspids from your incisors. Tooth #8? That’s your upper right central incisor. Tooth #32? Lower right wisdom tooth.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
From my walk earlier, these are altocumulus clouds, forming mid-altitude cotton-ball patterns across the sky. They develop when moist air rises and cools, causing water vapor to condense into droplets. Their patchy, wave-like look often signals changing weather - sometimes a warm front on the way.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Why polyphalangy and weird spine? AI art doesn’t understand anatomy - it mimics patterns from tons of internet images, learning what "usually goes with what," not structural realism. Hands and feet are small, complex, and often hidden, so the AI just guesses - and like this image, can get it wrong.
AI image of a hand holding a human spine. Anatomical issues are evident in this image, namely polyphalangy and an anatomically incorrect spine.
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Rex Chapman @rexchapman.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
If you’ve published a book — enter your name… www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
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Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
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Mikaela Stiver, PhD @mikaelastiver.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Fresh off the presses!!! 🗞️🧩♟️🎲🎉 doi.org/10.1002/ase.... Part of a Special Issue on Anatomical Engagement & Science Communication… with lots of other great articles that you should also check out! #AnatEd #MedEd #GBL #GamifiedLearning
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Gamifying anatomy outreach: An underexplored opportunity
This article explores the underutilized potential of incorporating gamified approaches into anatomy outreach initiatives. While gamification and game-based learning approaches have been widely adopte...
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
What's your diagnosis? I'm going with Nasal Audio-Infusion Disorder (NAID) with lightning port catheterization.
A man lies supine with wired earbuds inserted into his nostrils, while the jack end is taped near his wrist—mimicking a medical setup.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
"And She Had a Heart!" Simonet’s Autopsy (1890) intended to show the spirit of scientific process in examining a young woman (a sex worker). Later, it took on another meaning- that even in this woman from society’s lowest strata, a good heart could be found. Hence, the "surprise" of her heart!
Enrique Simonet - La autopsia 1890. The work depicts a doctor, who is conducting an autopsy, looking at the heart of a young woman.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Science belongs to everyone.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Happy Charles Darwin Day! Here’s to growth, adaptation, and making sense of this wild world we live in. 🌿🐒
International Darwin day, February 12. Illustration shows the evolution of humans. Illustration by freepic.com.
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AnatomyAnagoge @anatomyanagoge.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
"I like the scientific spirit—the holding off, the being sure but not too sure, the willingness to surrender ideas when the evidence is against them." - Walt Whitman
Statue of Walt Whitman at Bear Mountain, NY
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