Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 13hMargaret Hamilton empowered women and girls in science. 🧪 She made a tremendous impact on the world. 093
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 07/10/2026SOME do....soft bodied stuff....we're finding others eat organics in sediment....some smaller species are parasites also on larger cnidarians (anemones, etc.). 130
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sea spiders (species dependent) feed on soft bodied creatures....likely this Colossendeidae is looking for a snack of coral polyps! 🧪🌎🦑🌊 AMAZING video of these adorable creatures! Thanks for sharing @tuexplorer1.bsky.social 1223
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I've kept some of these (different species, same Family) in tanks in Antarctica and NEVER seen them move that fast nor seen them drop legs like this! 🧪🌎🦑 thanks @tuexplorer1.bsky.social for sharing this! 1101
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Interesting....as most of the specimens we've collected from Antarctica are typically robust and don't fall apart! ....and I've never seen one with ....speed? 210
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Colossendeidae! SPECTACULAR creature. 🧪🌎🦑🌊🇦🇶 1131
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 01/10/2026This is a discussion point about AI (not this specific paper...but the general topic) that we should be having as professionals AND more importantly with our labs, our students, etc. 🧪🌎🌊 081
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 29/09/2026NEW SEA SPIDERS :) 🧪🌎🦑🌊 "...found in shallow waters in the Salish Sea, ...the first to be found in that area in more than 100 years..."npr.orgScientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastlineSo far, scientists have identified more than 1,300 species of sea spiders. 1277
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 19/09/2026FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK FAT BEAR WEEK 🧪🌊🌎🦑 04111
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 18/09/2026go work with Nathan Whelan! Great scientist and a great lab! 🧪🌎🦑 072
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"NSF’s budget, adjusted for inflation, is essentially the same as it was 20 years ago, and Tr*** wants to cut it by half next year." not ONE BIT of this is realistically feasible and it is terrifying for the future of science in the U.S. 🧪🌎🌊science.orgNSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchersNew document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas 11815
Reposted by Dr Andrew MahonJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026NSF just announced its GRFP solicitation due in October - deadline varies by field: www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo... Now for the bad news... * NSF estimates they will issue 1,500 awards, down from 2,500+ last year. * NSF removed STEM Education and Learning Research as a Major Field.nsf.govNSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) 6139169
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Hi again all, yes....some non-science content here. If you could, votes for my daughter are appreciated. THANK YOU. athleteoftheyear.org/2026/madelin...athleteoftheyear.orgVote for Madeline to be featured in a 3BRAND ad in Sports Illustrated and win $25,000!Madeline Trains Year-round For Skiing, Runs And Lifts In The Off-season, And Cheers On Others. Her Dedication And Attitude Make Her Shine. 030
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Little self promo here: my daughter is in the running for a youth athlete of the year award. If you are so kind, please go vote for her. Here’s the link.  athleteoftheyear.org/2026/madelin... 020
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We are at a critical time for science...personalized cancer vaccines....changing climates and massive El Ninos...species discoveries....investigating/studying these is not possible in the U.S. without a well supported and robust NSF. This trend cannot continue. 🧪🌎🌊🌱 1127
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 20/08/2026From the article: www.nature.com/articles/d41... I believe this figure is the most disturbing....we need to value science in the U.S., and we seemingly don't anymore. The world is not going to wait. We are falling behind and the next generation of scientists is going to suffer from this. 🧪🌎🧬🌊🌱 0104
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Invasive species don't wait around for construction to keep them out of the Great Lakes...go figure. 🧪🌎 Need to be proactive and not reactive!!!mlive.comYoung silver carp found closer to Lake Michigan as barrier work stallsSeveral hundred juvenile invasive carp found at the farthest point upriver that young fish have been documented. 0134
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Chiton or polychaete? looks like more than 8.... 000
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The bighead and silver (aka Asian) carp have been swimming north into Lake MI for years....this was an effort to help protect the $multi-BILLION tourism, fishing, etc. industries in the region. This is VERY bad for not only MI but all Great lakes states and Canada. 🧪🦑🌎🧬mlive.comGreat Lakes carp barrier project halted without explanation againNew stoppage comes four months after Trump officials shifted management of the $1.15 billion project to Michigan and claimed it would move forward aggressively. 02421
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Interesting move: New attention on NSF Office of Polar Programs in the Senate: a bipartisan proposal to make OPP a permanent directorate within the NSF. From Senators Sullivan, Murkowski, & Hickenlooper. NSF OPP was under Geoscience directorate until it was moved into the Office of the Director. 🧪🌎🇦🇶 0114
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Giving an invasive species seminar to the St Ignace MI community library tonight! Yes. There will be jumping carp videos and eDNA! 🧪🌊🌎🦑🧬 1151
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 22/07/2026the first photo of D. mawsoni, taken on NBP23-03 on our research cruise in East Antarctica, was taken with the YoYo camera thanks to the amazing electronic technicians and marine techs on our ship. 🧪🌎🌊🇦🇶 0131
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Meet one of the rarest sea spiders I've encountered. Dodecolopoda mawsoni. A member of the Colossendeidae, it has 12, yes A DOZEN, walking legs. In my collections of literally thousands of pycnos in Antarctica, I've only found this amazing creature once....genomic data forthcoming! 🧪🌎🦑🇦🇶🌊 (1/2) 37316
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 21/07/2026again, species dependent....i've found some Ammothea with leeches, other ectobionts, and the Colossendeidae routinely have parasitic gastropods in their exoskeletons 110
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Yet again life is better with sea spiders!!! 🧪🌎🦑🇦🇶 1182
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Depends on the species. Some eat anything soft bodied on the benthos they can get. Ctenos included! Some eat bacteria in the sediment. 🧪🌎🇦🇶🦑 131
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Kent Carpenter, my Ph.D. supervisor, was violently murdered in the Philippines. We hadn't spoken in many years, but I would not be where I am in my career without his early influence on my academic trajectory. His scientific impacts were far reaching, particularly in SE Asia marine biodiversity. 🧪🌎🌊abs-cbn.com 56816
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Life is better with sea spiders. Austropallene cornigera collected in #Antarctica. Isn’t it adorable!!! 🧪🌎🦑🇦🇶🌊 2434
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Rafters of Rohan?.....ill see myself out. 110
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 02/07/2026SPECTACULAR!!! A deep sea Colossendeidae! 🧪🦑 1205
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 25/06/2026exactly....except for the invasive king crabs...which, while crabs, are not welcome there.nbcnews.comWarning: King crabs encroaching on AntarcticaKing crabs, with their crushing claws and ecosystem-altering habits, have shown up in the warming waters of a deep basin in the Antarctic continental shelf, raising worries they'll hurt other species ... 020
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 25/06/2026🦀 see a crab, post a sea spider....wait...I may be doing this wrong. 🧪🌎🦑🇦🇶 and c-🕷️ 1296
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Massive extremes with huge global implications. Many organisms in Antarctic waters cannot survive temp shifts like this, particularly during larval development. 🧪🌎🇦🇶 12317
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 03/06/2026My amazing friend, Dr. Chris Jerde (not on the socials).....was presented with a major award! So proud to know him and to be working with him still after all this time! No one deserves this award more than him. He's a spectacular scientist and an even better mentor and role model for students. 🧪🌎linkedin.comThank you to the UCSB Graduate Student Association and the students who nominated and awarded me the Dixon-Levy GSA Service Award. Mentoring, guiding, supporting, and training graduate students are… ...Thank you to the UCSB Graduate Student Association and the students who nominated and awarded me the Dixon-Levy GSA Service Award. Mentoring, guiding, supporting, and training graduate students are a... 070
Reposted by Dr Andrew MahonDr. Carly Kenkel @drcarl.bsky.social · 03/06/2026The list of Ecology/Evolution/Marine Bio Labs recruiting grad students for Fall 2027 is live! PIs enter your position info here: forms.gle/MAGd4ohyPeoY... students (and PIs not recruiting) share the composite list: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... Please share widely! 🧪forms.gleEcology/Evolution/Marine Biology labs recruiting for Fall 2027Please complete this form if you are a PI recruiting graduate students for a Fall 2027 start. If you are NOT recruiting, feel free to share the response sheet with prospective students looking for lab... 0115145
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 02/06/2026From NSF...“aligns with N.S.F.’s wider strategy to have a nimbler approach to prioritizing support for evolving scientific priorities and emerging technologies as well as a deliberate approach to smart life cycle management within its portfolio of research infrastructure.” 🧪🌎nytimes.comTrump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System 255
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 01/06/2026This one hits home to the Polar Programs community.... "NSF continues to offer fellowship opportunities ...in the fields of engineering, entrepreneurial research, mathematics and physical sciences. ..postdocs in biology are available only if they involve the use of artificial intelligence." 🧪🌎🇦🇶🌊eos.orgNSF Eliminates Geoscience Postdocs - EosThe National Science Foundation (NSF) has eliminated its postdoctoral fellowship funding for Earth scientists. 11811
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Some “highlights”: Conference Attendance Now Requires Express Agency Pre-Approval Professional Memberships Require Prior Approval and Must Be “Necessary” Publication Costs and Open Access Fees Presumptively Unallowable 🧪🌊🌎 082
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 29/05/2026If you’ve got federal funding or are going to try for a grant etc., you’re going to want to read this. 🧪🌎 1115
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Arrow points to the oviger. Members of this family (colossendeidae) have palps and ovigers in males and females. These lay eggs on rocks (see Amy Morans recent pub). Arrow to oviger. 🧪🌎🌊🦑🇦🇶 1153
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 19/05/2026happy to take a look at any and all sea spider photos ANY time :) 220
Reposted by Dr Andrew MahonLisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Hi @andyantarctica.bsky.social, I have someone on board on the current @greenpeace.org ROV expedition asking for help narrowing down a species for this pycnogonid carrying babies. They're diving in Arctic Mid Ocean Ridge in Banana Hole. I said I'd ask you & report back. (Best pic I was given) 3233
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 19/05/2026wow...from this photo it's pretty difficult. It looks large, so I'd have to say as it is carrying young like that (if that is what it is)...Ammotheidae sp. would be a guess. Colossendeidae don't carry young like that (see Amy Moran's group recent paper)... 240
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Everyone should read this.... AI and key words were used to cancel NIH and NSF grants...essentially on the whims of some DOGE folks on a power trip. The damage done to our once globally leading science enterprise is widespread...we need to speak out on this for it to get better. 🧪🌎nature.comNIH grant cuts disproportionately hit minority and female scientistsA survey reveals sharp divides in who bore the brunt of last year’s spree of grant cancellations by the Trump administration. 23222
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I mean….we care about science…so let’s make sure we have the leadership in there to oversee it for us right? This should NOT be politically partisan 🧪 22210
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 01/05/2026the YOUNG Josh Freese and also Tommy Keene! SUCH a fantastic lineup! 000
Dr Andrew Mahon @andyantarctica.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I like to tell students how much scientific technology has improved...cheaper...faster...better data... in such a short time....and for the tech my field, no one had a larger impact than JCV. His impact knows no bounds. 🧪🌎🇦🇶🧬 www.npr.org/2026/04/30/n...npr.orgCraig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79Pioneering scientist J. Craig Venter has died at 79. His "whole genome shotgun method" helped genome sequencing become faster and cheaper. 2166