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Seeking beauty, venting spleen. In the end, we are all made of ghosts.

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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 04/10/2026
More #cat costume ideas for Halloween. #cats #caturday
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Traces of Texas @tracesoftexas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Texas drought reveals dozens of dinosaur tracks hidden for millions of years www.chron.com/wildlife/art...
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Rare Texas find reveals 60 new dinosaur tracks, mysterious claw marks
Volunteers raced to document the finds before the Paluxy River rose again.
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Cormac MacFhionnlaoich @cormacscoast.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Listening to the wavelets and shingle mingling, in a sheltered spot on the Antrim coast. County Antrim, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com walking tours
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FrontRangeWildflowers @frwildflowers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Four years ago today 🌿 Halogeton glomeratus, the nonnative Saltlover, blooming near Pueblo. As its name says it doesn't mind salt-poisoned soils. Just about the last plant to start blooming in Colorado.
Weird translucent flowers with dark magenta centers
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: underwater ocean camera view of a whale fall on the sea floor, with various bottom feeders and weird fishes crawling around the decomposing remains. Off panel, someone says, “hang on a second…” Panel 2: the speaker is a member of a marine biologist crew, remotely viewing the video footage from a computer monitor. The biologist is leaning against his colleague’s chair. He continues, “pan the camera back.” Panel 3: Back underwater, the POV shifts to the other end of the whale carcass. There’s a large spider crab with a standing just off to the side. It has a human face in a neutral expression, and is wearing glasses. The marine biologist says, “I think I went to high school with that guy.”
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Painted Wolf @koorsboom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tapestries from the Grand Master’s Palace in Valletta, Malta #malta #museum #art
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Simkaye 🌈 @simkaye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
anyone else feel like this
A digital illustration of a quetzalcoatlus perched on telephone wires among a flock of crows
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Liz Climo @lizclimo.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Goat cradles a small gray creature  in his arms, says to hamster “look at this puppy I found. I named him spike” hamster says “that’s a chupacabra. They drink goats’ blood.” Goat holds out his arms, the chupacabra hangs off by its teeth. Goat says “oh. So that’s why Spike’s so bitey.”
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Texas Tribune @texastribune.org · 28/09/2026
Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.
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ICE agent who shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston identified
The federal government has withheld his identification, even as major state and local law enforcement agencies across the country typically identify officers involved in shootings on the job soon afte...
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 28/09/2026
This, via @kottke.org, is a terrific late-Sunday-evening-in-autumn thing to watch. earthmusictheater.org
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Earth Music Theater
Astronauts and musicians playing together — stunning Earth flyovers filmed from the International Space Station, scored by world-class musicians. Free, from the Association of Space Explorers.
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ascalaphid @ascalaphid.com · 28/09/2026
kitchen duty
the monks havin a gab while leisurely preparing dinner
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SaraSee @cliothevulture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I scrolled past this and then backed up because I wanted to look more closely at the pretty dragon art... This is the first time I've equated cormorants with dragons, but now that I've seen it I don't think I'll be able to stop.
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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Nadine and the Widdershins Wayfinder
sidewalk chalk drawing of a mouse in a blue dress sitting on the back of a shaggy cow-like creature with large horns that point to the left
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Randall Perkinson Photography @rmperkinson.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy (CB&Q) #9908 "Silver Charger" (1939) The National Museum of Transportation Kirkwood, Missouri, USA #photography #kirkwood #missouri #museum #tnmot #train #railroad #railway #locomotive #SilverCharger #Zephyr
A front left side view of a 1939 stainless steel "shovel-nose" style locomotive built in 1939.  It led the General Pershing Zephyr trainset in various services until it was retired in 1966.
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NHM Library and Archives @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When the NHM opened in 1881, visitors with cameras had to buy a permit and send two copies of each print to the Museum’s collections. You can scroll through a few highlights from each album by swiping left in this post. See every page here: buff.ly/31893CL #MuseumArchives #DigitisedCollections
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Lake Michigan @lakemichigan13.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Looking west this morning at sunrise 🌊🌊
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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🐺 Piscium, serpentum, insectorum, aliorumque nonnullorum animalum nec non plantarum quarundam imagines: [Germany]: Georgii Wolfgangi Knorrii, 1777 ( [Source]
Illustration of a detailed botanical study from 1777 showing large, textured green leaves surrounding three distinct plant structures: an elongated white flower with delicate, curved petals; a large, pinkish-red cone-like seed pod with multiple orange oval openings and small tassel-like extensions; and a smaller, rounded brown and white flower bud. The background is dark, highlighting the intricate shading and fine crosshatching of the leaves and plant parts. No wolves or animals are visible in this historical natural history engraving from Germany.
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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 22/09/2026
Cattleya Orchid and Three Hummingbirds, 1871.⠀ ⠀ One of several hummingbird / orchid paintings by Martin Johnson Heade. www.tumblr.com/publicdomain...
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association @hawaiipacificparks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Hawaiians have long believed that Japanese fishermen and Spanish shipwreck survivors had previously visited, intermarrying with local people. Hawaiian King David Kalākaua wrote in 1888 that it “had been pretty satisfactorily established” that a Spanish galleon arrived as early as 1555.
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Were Spanish Explorers In Hawai‘i Before Captain Cook?
Debate rages on who showed up on the islands after the first Polynesians landed. Japanese fishermen? Spanish shipwreck survivors?
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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🐳 Natural history of the cetaceans and other marine mammals of the western coast of North America San Francisco: J. H. Carmany & Co., 1872. [Source]
Whale illustration from historical archives
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Danna Staaf @dannastaaf.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Incredible, a joy to create
Very silly drawing of a small red octopus pointing at a very large diagram titled HOW TO DRAW A HUMAN. Text on diagram reads "1) Rearrange eyes, beak, and siphon. 2) attach four arms to mantle. By Prof Pulpo." The diagram itself looks like a totally normal human, ok that's a lie, it's horrific.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
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invertebrate @crevicedwelling.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I may have shared this before somewhere, but here’s some katydid faces from Costa Rica, a land of many fine bugs
A collage of nine colorful katydid faces. Most have tall, rectangular heads large eyes of variable color, green, red, yellow, white, bright blue. Most have “staring” pseudopupils, a trick of the light and human facial recognition. On several, the three simple eyes are quite plainly seen, two between the antennae and one below those. Most are green, but some are brown and one has a bright blue face. Several are ornamented with a “forehead” horn or crown of spikes.
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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 18/09/2026
Humaning.
A four-panel comic. In panel 1, a Northern Cardinal and American Goldfinch perch above a busy crowd in a city, looking down. The cardinal says "It's a nice day to go humaning." The goldfinch says "Just look at them. Majestic." In panel 2, a close-up of the two birds. The cardinal says "Nobody tells you that you'll reach a certain age and suddenly get into humaning. I hit 3 years old, and then bam."The birds are looking out over the crowd scene. In panel 3, the cardinal says "Their calls sound funny to us, but each one has a unique meaning." Below, people are saying various things: "I'm tired." "Where's my phone?" "I'd murder a burrito." In panel 4, the birds look down excitedly at a man walking by. The cardinal says "Wait, is that a guy who got dressed in the dark and put his shirt on inside out and backwards?" And the goldfinch exclaims, "Holy... that's a lifer!"
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A crayon artist sits with their legs crossed in a chair next to a wall they have covered in dinosaur illustrations. They are wearing overalls and a bandana. They exude the confidence of an artist who has seen their vision to completion. However, like many creators, their vision is not shared by everyone. They are confronted by a man in a sweater vest, “Heard you been drawin dinosaurs on my walls.” The artist replies, “You heard right.” 

Artist’s note: I try to do my drawings quickly so they maintain that spontaneous feel I’m going for (something we’ve discussed in previous posts). For this one I ended up redrawing the artist’s pose and subtle facial expression over and over again until it felt right.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Giant Pacific Octopus Spotted in Bellingham Bay, Near Vancouver
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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/09/2026
Financial Advisors Recommend Throwing Away Unopened Bills theonion.com/financial-advisors-rec…
Financial Advisors Recommend Throwing Away Unopened Bills
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Sue Luxton @kelper60.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Crested caracara and a Turkey Vulture.
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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Nudibranchs as pictured by a Japanese illustrator named Kumataro Ito, artist for the USS Albatross’ Philippine Expedition, 1907–10. More of his stunning images here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/k...
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Sue @cameratrapsue.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I don't often see Northern Flickers on the Raccoonobahn so this was quite the treat. He's probably looking for ants in the dirt or just enjoying his best flicker life. #birds
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Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Reef squid (genus Sepioteuthis) are some very charismatic cephalopods that are commonly found close to the shore. They are curious and social squids, often found in squads. They communicate with each other, sometimes by changing colour. #SQUIDtember
Three Caribbean Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis sepioidea) in a line.  They are all in roughly the same pose: mantle pointing to the upper right, limbs in two groups, one pointing left and the other pointing down. They look like a chorus line. They has a translucent pink colour with red horizontal stripes on the mantle and red on their limbs. There is a human swimming in the back right, facing away.A squad of Bigfin Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) swimming. It is open water as far as you can see. There are dozens of squid, but one is right n ground of the camera. They are brown squid with a torpedo shaped mantle and two fins that go the length of their mantle. The squids all are roughly horizontal and have their limbs together, although the squid are pointing in different directions.A squad of fifteen Bigfin Reef Squids (Sepioteuthis lessoniana) swimming just below the surface of the water. The squids are all pointing in the same direction (back and to the left) and all their mantles are pointing upwards. All their arms are together. Most of them have their arms pointing down but some have them pointing forward. They are all dark red with translucent fins and a silvery eyes that look blue because of the water. The water is light blue, and you can see the surface of the water in the background, along with reflections of the sunlight.A squad of three Southern Reef Squid (Sepioteuthis australis) swimming. The camera is below and  angled up, so you can see the surface of the water and beams of light coming through the water. The squids have their arms held together. Their fins, which go the length of their mantle, are flapping. The squids are a darkish orangish red, and the water around them is light blue.
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Two panel comic. Panel 1: a whale fall lies at the bottom of the ocean. The bones are covered in a variety of bottom feeders and ocean critters. Panel 2: closer up, the group of bottom feeders are holding red solo cups and chatting with each other. Among the group is a tiger prawn, who thinks to himself, “I needed this…”
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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🐖 Coloured illustrations of British birds, and their eggs London: G.W. Nickisson, 1842-1850. [Source]
Illustration from 1842-1850 showing a British bird perched on a branch. The bird has a grayish-blue head and back with small black markings on its wings, a pinkish chest, and bright red eyes. Its claws and legs are a vivid red color. The background is plain cream, emphasizing the detailed, naturalistic depiction typical of 19th-century ornithological art. No pigs or related elements are visible despite the provided keyword.
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Museum Objects @museumobjects.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thapsia Asclepium from Corfu (1839–40) Creator: William Henry Fox Talbot 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art (object 289214) #MuseumObjects #MetropolitanMuseumOfArt #TheMet
Thapsia Asclepium from Corfu (1839–40) by William Henry Fox Talbot.
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SaraSee @cliothevulture.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
TIL the potoo neatly summarizes my place in the world.
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Public Domain Image Archive @pdimagearchive.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Anonymous, 1894–1920. Source: The Field Museum Library / Flickr: The Commons pdimagearchive.org/images/7069f038-… #museums #animals #feline #skeletons #photography #art #publicdomain
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Cephalopods Daily @cephalopodsdaily.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Bobtail and Bottletail Squids (order Sepiolida) are a small and adorable group of cephalopods. Most bobtail squid (family Sepiolidae) species are bioluminescent, which they used to hide their silhouette at night; no bottletail squid species (family Sepiadariidae) is bioluminescent.
A Southern Bottletail Squid (Sepiadarium austrinum) sitting on white sand. Its arms are close to its body and are sweeping to either side. Its leftmost arm is raised slightly. It has some sand on top of its head and mantle. The bottletail squid is a vibrant orange colour, except for some white above its eyes.A Berry's Bobtail Squid (Euprymna berryi) sitting on a sandy seafloor. The bobtail squid is so small that the grains of sand are clearly visible. The bobtail squid has its arms tucked back so there are below its head and part of its mantle. The back end of the mantle is resting on the ground. The bobtail squid is a beautiful mix of iridescent yellow, green cyan and blue, with a bunch of black and dark brown chromatophores covering its body like spots. The background is out of focus and blurry.A Striped Pyjama Bottletail Squid (Sepioloidea lineolata) sitting on the sand. It is white with black to dark brown lengthwise stripes and it has some sand on its head, right above its eyes. The top of its eye is orange.A close up of a Stubby Bobtail Squid (Rossia pacifica) sitting on the sandy sea floor, facing the camera. It is quite close so it looks like you are lying down next to the bobtail squid and it is looking into your eyes with its horizontal pupils.. Its mantle is behind it and its are going down and mostly hidden. The bobtail squid is covered in red chromatophores and has some blue and green chromatophores, especially round the eyes. The sand is beige.
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MBARI @mbarinews.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This black dragonfish (Idiacanthus sp.) was spotted at 527 meters (1,729 feet) in Monterey Bay. Black dragonfish are built for life in the darkness of the deep ocean. Their ultra-black skin helps them stay camouflaged from prey like fishes and crustaceans. 🐉🖤⁠
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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sunshine dancing on a lemon shark (with a remora moustache) - rejected Beatles song from Yellow Submarine 🌞🍋🦈🪸 #lemonshark #sharksofcoralcity #remora #crevallejacks
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wrote a thing about Gloria Steinem and how profoundly feminism changed and continues to change the world.
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Gloria Steinem Helped Transform the World for Everyone
To become old is to be an immigrant from a country that no longer exists, and to live among peers who sometimes remember that country and among younger people who mostly don't know how different the p...
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Good morning from Lucille, who is getting bigger and bolder by the day. www.tom-cox.com/its-a-herrin...
Our local herring gull chick Lucille (more in the link)
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David Zinn @davidzinn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The emergence of Alan's first night as a security dinosaur (which is why he's showing his most intimidating teeth).
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Brett "Solidarity 2026" Banditelli @banditelli.org · 25/08/2026
Every since I found out sanderlings are called drieteenstrandloper in Dutch I've had this in my head. It's poorly tracked, but I'm happy enough with the joke. 🎩 🪶
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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Here are some nice mushrooms
A family of vibrant purple and green fascinating Stereum mushrooms grow like a pile of ears on top of a moss and lichen speckled log. All photos by me
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SaraSee @cliothevulture.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Narsquidsus.
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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Here are some nice mushrooms
Two large clusters of yellow coral mushroom grow from the forest floor like fingers reaching for the canopy. All photos by me
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Barnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Today is World Lizard Day 🦎 Water Jug by an Unknown Maker - The handle is shaped like a lizard or salamander (or similar) with thickly painted blue & gold markings. The addition of the lizard to this jug is in keeping with the Victorian interest in animals and the natural world
A clear glass jug with painted floral designs and a decorative handle shaped like a jeweled blue and gold leopard climbing the side.
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SaraSee @cliothevulture.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I've now seen this video about five times and the little aside at the end from the guy at the front still cracks me up.
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Coral City Camera @coralcitycamera.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Graysby shows off what nice teeth it has #graysby #grouper #teeth #showoff #coralcitycamera
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Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 10/08/2026
You can scan, upload a barcode, download from Chrome store, or get a Firefox add-on:
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