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Olga Diem Art 🌻 @olgadiemart.bsky.social · 11h

"Arid Dreams" A digital painting of an oryx antelope resting in the shade. #SciArt #art #procreate #NatureArt #illustration #wildlifeart #animalart

A digital painting of an oryx antelope resting in the shade of a tree that casts beautiful light and shadow patterns on the animal and desert sand beneath it. In the distance, there are sand dunes.

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Felix Javier @felixjavier.bsky.social · 15h

Im trying to put together a list of summer undergraduate research programs in Biological Sciences to share with my intro to biology students! If you know of any programs planning to run this summer please share them below! Any field in Biological Sciences would be a great addition!

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Diana Chan @thingsbydiana.bsky.social · 12h

💜🤍🖤 Ace Fox

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Jasmine 🏴‍☠️ @abyssangler.bsky.social · 11h

I had a day off today and wanted to try something a bit different. This is a thornback ray drawn in fine-liner with no previous pencil to guide the drawing. And I decided to add some colour. What do you think, does it work? #SciArt #NatureArt #naturalhistoryillustration

A hand-drawn fine liner picture of a thornback ray from a high angle with seaweed and sand underneath it.

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Keishu Asada @cephwarden.bsky.social · 8h

The cockatoo waspfish, so called because cockatoos also strongly resemblance to a piece of dead seagrass according to someone

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Better Know a Fish! / 曉得多魚！ @betterknowafish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Was slurping noods at lunch when I heard TV news mention parrotfish. Apparently confusion over whether they're being overfished off Penghu 澎湖. Probably? They do appear in seafood stalls in Taiwan, often generically labeled as 青衣、紅衣、鸚哥 etc. So here' a generic Scarinae for #SundayFishSketch 🐡🦑🧪

Photo of a crayon sketch of a parrot fish with strong beak

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Better Know a Fish! / 曉得多魚！ @betterknowafish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#SundayFishSketch BONUS: Another full page! Although this skips the few we all did during #SciArtSeptember, and my one sick day this year.

Photo of a sketch book page with six crayon drawings of sucker mouth cat fishes, lizard fish, and parrot fish

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Sameer Ashar @sameer-ashar.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

This is my nephew, please forward to your networks, esp any University of Maryland students.

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 18h

Day 5 - #Smack Green iguanas use their tails as a primary defense mechanism. Smacks from a large adult are poweful enough to leave welts, draw blood, and break small bones. #Inktober #reptileart #sciart #scicomm

Ink and alcohol marker drawing of an adult male iguana with its tail curved over its back ready to whip.

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Back to this guy #SundayFishSketch I'm making all the deep sea fish to scale at the moment to get a feeling for how big they acually are. This is a bigger one 😅 (1.15m)

a rough sketch of Centrophorus harrissoni on transferal paper and taped to three white boards

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Gwênlyn Glusman (she/her) ☸️ @gwenlyn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I have modernized and enhanced the NSF COA generator tool. Results now update dynamically • Published under more than one name? Covered! • Other people share your name? No problem! • You prefer searching by ORCID? Go ahead! Give it a try. Feedback, bug reports, feature requests are MOST welcome! 🧪

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Titus Seilheimer @drfishsg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A smorgasbord of fishes for #SundayFishSketch.

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Quake & Quiver @quakeandquiver.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A salmon 🐟 for today's #SundayFishSketch #sciart

A pen drawing of a male salmon, crosshatched in red, blue, and green

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Diego Ortega @diegooa.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#SundayFishSketch 🐠I completed the 2nd row quickly, so third page completed! Top row: Corusichthys megacephalus, Maraldichthys verticalis, Gladiopycnodus karani Bottom row: Monocerichthys scheuchzeri, Ichthyoceros spinosus, Stenoprotome hamata #paleoart

Drawings of pycnodonts, a group of prehistoric fish
Top row: Corusichthys megacephalus, Maraldichthys verticalis, Gladiopycnodus karani
Bottom row: Monocerichthys scheuchzeri, Ichthyoceros spinosus, Stenoprotome hamata

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 04/10/2026

Every time I think I’ve hit the bottom of my outrage, they find a new pocket…

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Jasmine 🏴‍☠️ @abyssangler.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm on a roll today. This is a biro/ballpoint pen drawing of a crab. No crab in particular as a narrow crab was drawn using a reference of a taller crab. So there we go 🦀 #SciArt #NatureArt #naturalhistoryillustration #fishart #sealife

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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

#SundayFishSketch is a quick little Red Handfish, since he ended up being the fish of choice for my field trip presentation this week!

Colored pencil drawing of a red handfish. As the name implies, his pectoral fins are red and very human hand-looking. He also has a fin coming out of his forehead shaped like a triangle that reminds me of a dinosaur.

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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Faculty apps via Workday are The Worst. What do you mean there’s just one spot to upload docs that does not ask for what docs it wants and also you have to upload your CV twice 😭

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Simons Foundation @simonsfoundation.org · 01/10/2026

We're committing $23M over 5 years to support research excellence at HBCUs through two new grants: the HBCU Centers of Excellence Program and the HBCU Faculty Fellowship Program. Now accepting applications: bit.ly/4zu6OdB #science #math #funding

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Zebrafish Rock! @zebrafishrock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

In the spirit of #Inktober & #SpookySeason, we will be sharing some fin-raising #sciart this month during #ZebrafishZunday 👻🐟 First up, this wicked witch(fish) 🧙‍♀️ made by uber-talented science illustrator Priyanka Oberoi! #zebrafish #scicomm

Image of a zebrafish wearing a witches’ hat and riding a broom. Original artwork by Priyanka Oberoi.

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Maija Karala @maijakarala.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Science center @heureka.fi ’s new exhibition The Evolution of Dinosaurs is open! I had the pleasure of being involved in several roles with the exhibition, including illustrating the info screens. Here’s the undisputed star of any dino media: T. rex. #SciArt

An illustration of Tyrannosaurus rex walking towards the viewer with its mouth open, looking threatening. It is coloured brown, pale blue and cream, wading through orange wildflowers. There are silhouettes of palm trees against the dusky blue background.

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Day 4 - #Cactus A Porcupine Fish (Diodon hystrix) doing its best barrel cactus impression. Looks like something socked them in the eye, causing the puff-up? **reposted - an edit function would be nice for typos** #Inktober #SundayFishSketch #fishart #sciart

Ink drawing of a porcupine fish inflated like a spiky balloon. Facing right

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Jasmine 🏴‍☠️ @abyssangler.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A drawing of a trout in biro/ballpoint pen 🐟 #SciArt #NatureArt #naturalhistoryillustration

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This coral is my arch-enemy! I tried to do it abstract with watercolour, ink, pencils ... jumped now to oil 😅 Would have been probably faster do draw it realistic 🫠

A quillback water colour.
the fish is swimming trhu bright orange abstract painted corals. the background is dark blue

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worm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you ever wondered why visible light is those particular wavelengths, it's because life evolved to see in the narrow range where water is transparent

Diagram of absorption of emf by water. There's a gap right that dips in the 500 nm range

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Day 3 - #Miniature The Jaragua Dwarf Gecko (Sphaerodactylus ariasae). In the running for smallest reptile with a snout-vent length of 14–18 mm. Found on the southernmost tip of the Barahona Peninsula, in the extreme southwest of the Dominican Republic 🇩🇴 #Inktober #reptileart #sciart #scicomm

Illustration of a small gecko perched on a coin, facing left.
Head is orange-brown with a two-toned brown body, darker above. The body is sprinkled with darker blotches

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Celestial Whale Studio @celestialwhale.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Halfmoon Copper Betta Fish 🐟🧡❤️ D23: Copper #SciArtSeptember #sciart #fishart #digitalillustration

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Katie Croonenberghs Art @kamakru.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

#Boktober 02 Adorable reference chicken pic courtesy of @crawlieswithcri.bsky.social #chickens #birds

A small watercolor and pen sketch of a hen sitting on a blue fence. She's white with some tan spots and looks rather happy. Written under it is #boktober 02 and artist website kamakru.com

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Kristen Behrens, PhD @behrenskristen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Geo talking about the Congo’s little freak cichlids for Spooky Lake Month yesterday made my day 🙂‍↕️

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Dr. Earyn McGee @afroherper.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Please help me in congratulating #FindThatLizard Scholarship Awardee, Symorah Johnson!! 🦎💜

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Progress Michigan @progressmich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Did you know? Candidates for the Michigan Supreme Court are nominated and supported by political parties, but they appear on the nonpartisan section of the ballot. If you vote a straight party ticket, that vote will not apply to the Michigan Supreme Court. Fill out your whole ballot!

Two dogs on autumn leaves with a reminder overlay: "This November, fill out your whole ballot including Supreme Court."

Michigan Supreme Court candidates are party‑nominated but on the nonpartisan ballot, so straight‑party votes won't apply. Make sure to vote your whole ballot.

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Lauren @tinylongwing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A very cozy Willow Ptarmigan for tisorridalamor on tumblr! Thank you so much for the #Waymakers donation! 🪶🎨 #SciArt #BirdArt The Waymakers challenge is a race and fundraiser hosted every September by @theyoungcenter.bsky.social to help immigrant kids in the US. Join us again next September!

A cozy-looking Willow Ptarmigan cuddled up in a loaf with eyes closed, amid grass and leaves and purple flowers. The bird has a short, stout black bill, a red eyebrow, and beautiful mottled gold and black and white feathers for camouflage among the summer browns and dappled sunlight.

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Rich Meisel @richmeisel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

We generated chromosome scale assemblies of house flies with different Y chromosomes. You won't believe what happened next!

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Eric Scott @captainfossil.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Powerful letter from paleontologist Kenshu Shimada re: the Sternberg Museum of Natural History at Fort Hays State U in Kansas, US closing by years end. Along w/ the closing of the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, US, this is an alarming trend in the US right now. #FossilFriday 🧪

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Noah Bressman, PhD @noahwithfish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

As someone who was in a frat at Cornell a decade ago, here is my perspective on this situation: it’s bad, absolutely tragic for the woman involved, but it was preventable and more REAL steps should be taken to prevent these kinds of things. Here’s some context on the frat scene, from my perspective.

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John F Tollefson @jftollefson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Day 2 - #Relic The tuatara - found in New Zealand 🇳🇿 Sole survivors of a lineage which diverged from lizards and snakes over 250 million years ago. #Inktober #reptileart #sciart #scicomm

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Do you think it's valuable to put biodiversity education smack in front of people integrated into their daily lives? Support @skypeascientist.bsky.social. Ideally monthly! I need to raise more $ before the end of '26 so we can afford to do projects like this in '27. givebutter.com/SupportSAS26

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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

New #watercolor for #seaotterawarenessweek - a sea otter skull stained purple by echinochrome, a result of eating a large number of sea urchins! Based on several specimens found earlier this year by tidepoolers. Watercolor and gouache, 5x4", 2026. ~5 hours. 🦑🦀🐬🧪🐡 #sciart #art #painting

A watercolor painting of a skull and mandible slightly agape showing the completely purple stained bone of a sea otter

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Happy spood month, know your spoods #arachtober #InvertebrateShitposting

a doodle in four parts.

top left is a doodle of a jumping spider with massive adorable eyes. text says, a spood.

top right is the butt of a spider that has run off screen. text says, a spood doin' a scoot.

bottom left, a pair of spiders stacked on top of one another, hugging. text says, two spoods doin' a spoon.

bottom right, a spider covered in cloth like a sheet ghost, with speech bubble saying insect populations are experiencing a sharp decline, threatening every part of their food chain, including birbs, spoods, and the agricultural produce they pollinate. the text says a spood doin' a spook.

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yesterday was Orange Shirt Day, in which we reflect on the Boarding schools that Native kids were forced to attend. That includes Alaska Native kids, some of which were sent as far away as Pennsylvania. archives.alaska.gov/education/bo... #OrangeShirtDay

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Boarding Schools | Alaska State Archives

Primary source materials focused on the history of boarding schools in the state of Alaska. Links to digitized resources and descriptions provided by the Alaska State Archives.

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Çağrı Çevrim @cagricevrim.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Your favorite website for illustrations of almost all organisms is looking for donations to help cover its running costs! Please consider donating to help keep this open-source platform running: www.phylopic.org/images

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All Silhouette Images on PhyloPic

Browse all the free silhouette images in PhyloPic.

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Gina Baucom @gbaucom.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This one is for the undergrads!! Can y'all repost?!? Share in your classes? I'm not sure where the undergrads are these days when it comes to social media! TY!

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Jeffrey M Kidd @jeffreymkidd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Excited to share that my department has an open faculty search for an Assistant Professor! The search is broad, focused on candidates who plan to address fundamental questions in genetics and genomics. The due date is soon: Nov 13. You can apply through interfolio. apply.interfolio.com/190644

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taber @kvetch.gay · 01/10/2026

one reason Lake Superior is so much deeper than the other Great Lakes is that unlike the others, much of it is in an ancient rift valley — about a billion years ago the North America craton started splitting, but failed, leaving behind the Midcontinent Rift System, a deep intrusion in the Earth

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Ligus @greyauk.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Vet month, so I am selling some old and new art at a lower priece. You guys were already so supportive 🙏💚 - Thank you! Small commissions are open too ;) .

photograph of a table full with paintings and prints of mostly fish and insects.

close up of the first photo. one can see a painting of a fish and a bee. on it lies a small round paper with a dog drawing saying "sale for Jettes vet bill"

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Elizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I am recruiting new parakeet postbacs to join my research team! If you are (or know of) someone who recently graduated undergrad & is looking to build research experience prior to applying to grad school or a career path (and you like animal sociality and cognition) apply here! tinyurl.com/59rf8jcy

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Recruiting parakeet research contractors

Recruiting parakeet research technicians! The Hobson Lab at the University of Cincinnati is recruiting research contractors on our Monk Parakeet sociality and cognition project at our resear…

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