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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Not great quality because it was dark but it was funny to see this motorbike #frog chilling on a branch so I had to get some pics.

A motorbike frog casually lounging on a low tree branch

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The intimate lives of dragonflies in my garden #bugsky

Dragonflies mating while perched on a washing line

Dragonflies mating while perched on a washing line in my garden

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Cute beetle in my garden - Histerid beetle/ Saprinus sp 🪲 #insects #bugsky

Side view of beetle with shiny blue body

Top view of beetle with shiny blue- green abdomen

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

May I present my super clear photo of a platypus in the wild - similar cursed vibe

A platypus swimming on Kangaroo Island, South Australia

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Two new #subterranean #pseudoscorpions just dropped! 🪲🌏🧪 au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-p...

Anatemnus capillatus is about two-three millimetres long, an average-sized pseudoscorpion. Close up photo of the head and body shows the lack of eyes and pale colouring typical of troglofauna

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Kind of this lovely #millipede to give us a clue to its identity - forming an "S" for Spirostreptida. Mount Cooke Area, Western Australia.

2 black millipedes on a piece of bark. The top one is curled in an "S" shape

A little closer up view of one of the millipedes

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I love this trend of adding beautiful native #biodiversity murals around #Perth suburbs #NatureArt

A mural on the side of a building showing two forest red-tailed black cockatoos/ karak sitting on a branch, facing each other

A vibrant mural showing a kangaroo, moth and some native flowers (including spider orchids, kangaroo paws and banksias

A colourful mural showing a moth, freshwater turtle and spider orchids and pea flowers

A colourful mural showing native flowers from WA including spider orchids, fairy orchids, banksias and Hibbertia

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Still #TeamVelvetworm but I couldn't resist the opportunity to share this little video of turtle #frogs - another wonderfully weird Aus animal. www.abc.net.au/news/science...

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Hello Scorpion King! Sadly bad acting and cgi but it has so much potential

Image of actor The Rock as the scorpion king

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

I was trying to make a logo for something at work & accidentally created this... the start of a romantic comedy about 2 unlikely lovers - a dugong & a velvetworm. Or perhaps a unique wedding cake topper? 🤣

A silhouette of a dugong and a velvetworm facing each other, with a Banksia flower between them that looks like a bouquet

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

At long last (YEARS) my bug hotel finally has visitors. The big one is Megachile aurifrons and I think the small one is Megachile deanii. Megachile species are also known as leaf cutter or resin #bees Perth foothills #Invertebrates #BugSky 🪲 🌏

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

I'm amazed at how strong wasps are! Look at this one carrying a caterpillar across the garden, it almost looks like she's riding it sometimes 😅 #Invertebrates #BugSky 🪲🌏

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Can you spot the dragonfly in this pic? #BugSky

A photo of stony ground with stickd and pebbles and dragonfly that's hard to see against the background

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

I was very happy to see our first blue banded bee of the summer in our garden today. Bought some purple and pink flowers to attract them to the garden and luckily it worked 🙂

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Getting into the #Crustmas spirit with this lovely little subterranean-adapted parabathynellid #crustacean #stygofauna #invertebrate

A subterranean crustacean with a santa hat and some festive Christmas baubles and snowflakes around it

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

I couldn't find a good/clear photograph of the leg setae so this will have to do 😅 (they're a nightmare to image even with good microscopes). Admittedly this species has a lot more setae than most. I think the setae on the last article (C & D) look quite similar to the ones in the pics you shared.

A drawing of a parabathynellid crustacean leg showing numerous setae (sort of sensory hairs that look a bit like feathers)

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

"Where crustaceans meet conservation and every post is a 'bug' deal!" 😁

Screenshot of part of the Bluesky roast app describing my posts as "a delightful mix of scientific rigour and quirky charm"

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

We're very lucky in Western Australia, the wild flowers are stunning but lots of people still plant roses. These photos are from the botanical garden in Perth - to show how pretty they are &encourage ppl to plant native gardens

Native wildflowers at King's Park botanical garden in Perth

Native wildflowers at King's Park botanical garden in Perth. A range of pink, yellow and blue flowers

A range of native flowers at King's Park botanical garden in Perth

A range of native flowers at King's Park botanical garden in Perth. White and pink everlastings and yellow flowers

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Happy to find 2 jewel #beetle species on the same branch today! Maybe because it's been hot and dry with few Myrtacea flowers around. I think top species= Castiarina pallidiventris. Bottom=C. simulata Flower=Melaleuca radula (Correct me if I'm wrong BeetleSky 🙂) #WildOz #bugsky #invertebrates 🌏

Two jewel beetles of different species facing each other on a branch with pink flowers. The top beetle has reddish yellow and black spots, the bottom beetle is larger with yellow and black patches

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

If you see this, post something yellow. This is Caladenia flava/ cowslip #orchid. It's endemic to the south west region of Western Australia, which is a botanical hotspot. They look bright and happy and are pollinated by #insects so I'm a big fan of them

Image is a group of bright yellow flowers

Zoomed in image of a single cowslip orchid

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

Since it's Pollinator Week in Australia - here's a blue banded bee digging a burrow in my backyard. Also timely since the blue banded bee won the first Aus Insect of the year Poll 🧪🐝🪲

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Yesterday I saw these beautiful flannel flowers - the common name refers to their soft fuzzy petals. I think this is Actinotus leucocephalus (Apiaceae) from the Perth Hills,Western Australia.

A fuzzy flower with alternating white and light green petals. The species name is Actinotus leucocephalus and the common name is a flannel flower because of its fuzzy petals

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

They also had this awesome "old school" collections display. I love this display, there's just something special about seeing the real specimens

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Some didn't load. Maybe 4 pic limit?

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

Some great extinct fauna models (and an extant giant marine isopod just because I love them) in Naples,Italy @jopabinia.bsky.social and @franzanth.bsky.social

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Bluesky now has over 10 million users... I made it into the top 10 million 😂 (#1,174,273)

A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #1,174,273, Dr Kym Abrams ‪@drkmabrams.bsky.social‬, joined on Sep 22, 2023"

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 09/08/2024

I was taking a pic of this lovely donkey #orchid and then realised there was a cute little native #bee on it. #insects 🪲🪳

Donkey orchid flowers with small native bee on one petal

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 21/07/2024

How cute are these spirostreptid #millipedes? Monadnocks Conservation Park, Western Australia

A closer view of a native millipede in leaf/bark litter

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 16/07/2024

This is Draculoides vinei and it lives in caves in Cape Range in Western Australia. I'll see if I can find some photos of its cave habitat later

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 16/07/2024

Don't make me choose one- they're all so great 🙂. However, there are only a few that have photos with associated habitat e.g. Draculoides bramstokeri

Image of a schizomid in its underground habitat

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

Since we've been talking about velvet worms (Onychophora), I've been looking for references and was struck by this thought - who did it it first - nature or Disney? Art imitating nature again 🤔😀 #InsertAnInvert2024

A picture of a velvet worm's face next to a cartoon of Maleficent, the Disney character, showing how similar their faces are

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

The background of pic E is what I imagine they'd like. From the same article above

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 08/07/2024

I've had a look and this species is known from quartzite caves in South Africa. This article shows 1 in its habitat but no broader photos of the cave: subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/60162/ I'll paste the habitat description in another comment, which might help 📷Rodrigo Ferreira

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 02/07/2024

It's #subterranean fauna month for #InsertAnInvert2024 ! I can't wait to see what you come up with. There's very little subterranean fauna art in the world so you'll be treading new ground! 🧪 📷 top pic: WA Museum, bottom pic by me

An image of a subterranean arachnid and a subterranean crustacean

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 26/05/2024

If you see this, post a vampire Any excuse to show a schizomid - this is Draculoides bramstokeri, a subterranean arachnid that is only known from a single island (Barrow Island) off Western Australia. 📷 WA Museum

Photo of a subterranean schizomid (a type of arachnid) called Draculoides bramstokeri that is only known from a single island, Barrow Island off Western Australia

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 02/03/2024

Stinkbug nymphs. Aren't they cute?

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

Quick, post a *bug on a plant, go! (Beetle not a bug, don't hate on me 😀))

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

I love a good spider-themed cartoon. This one by Extra Fabulous who don't seem to be on Bluesky yet but a link to their insta is below. Any other great arachnid cartoons out there for #Arachtober? instagram.com/extrafabulou...

A cartoon by Extra Fabulous. It has 4 panels: the 1st shows a large spider walking through a city and accidentally walking into overhead powerlines. In the 2nd panel the spider says "ew". In the 3rd panel the spider says "I walked into a human web...I hope I didn't get any on me..." (the spider looks unhappy). The last panel shows a tiny human electrician clinging to the side of the spider with a speech bubble saying "HISSS"

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 07/10/2023

Happy #Arachtober from this constellation of Christmas #spiders. We saw huge numbers of these lovely critters along the sides of the path and above us. They're often seen in large numbers in December. No danger to humans - they stay politely in their webs 🙂 (Images from 1 Jan this year)

Christmas spider in a web. They are colourful and have spines. Harmless to humans

Another view of a Christmas spider in a web. They're commonly seen around Christmas time hence the common name.

A zoomed out picture showing lots of Christmas spiders in webs above our heads and between naked tree branches. There are so many it looks almost like a constellation of stars

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

I found this gorgeous little native #bee in my garden, dead and clinging to a woollybush branch. Sad it didn't make it but a good opportunity to get a closer look. Megachile sp. Possibly chrysopyga? #Perth foothills

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · 24/09/2023

A couple of different jewel beetle species (Castiarina sp.) I saw in the Perth Hills recently. Just gorgeous critters

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