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Mouflon Cloud @mouflon.cloud · 26/09/2026

«“While the fine may be record setting for the DEP, $1m does not affect companies like DataOne,” said Matt Williams of Sustain SJ, an environmental advocacy group. He added that “ceasing operations immediately would be the appropriate response”.»

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

“To love a place is not enough. We must find ways to heal it.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer

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The Ecosystem Studio @theecostudio.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It's official I've got a booth at the Flea! Next Saturday on the 19th, come visit me at booth 406 on 14th street. #artbusiness

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ever look into the eye of a lagoon fly?

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My first Eco Workshop post for more of the behidn the scenes stuff I do. Also info about my upcoming shop launch in September. weareecosystemengineers.substack.com/p/ecosystem-...

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Ecosystem Workshop Log #1 - Earthdate 8302610.0

Art side projects, Current Media Inspo, and my first major shop launch!

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The fun thing about my Cal Native series and my hikes is I can get the chance to take my own reference photos. Here are the ones I got for the Western Columbine. #Art #Calnative #plants #sciart

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D. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · 20/08/2026

Creeping into #WorldPhotographyDay with my first night macro shot (Neoscona crucifera, spotted orb weaver) 🕷️🕸️ #bugsky

A big fat (gravid?) female spotted orbweaver hanging from her web, seen laterally. She’s hairy and has her fangs sunk into some chewed prey.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

I'm not a pro, but I do take a lot of wildlife photos for my newsletter and for fun. Some I really like, but have no idea how I want to share them. So here is a Grey hairstreak.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The fact that most of the spiders in my book on North American Spiders don't have common names makes me so sad.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Doing some research for my SubStack I learned there is a family of spiders called pirate spiders! They will eat web-building spiders and then eat any food that gets caught in the newly vacant web! So cool! #arachnids #spiders #arachnology photo reference: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

A forward facing western pirate spider with it's legs tucked in

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Yesterday's Bug Hike was so fun! Still have to sort through photo's and write the recap, but there were some interesting spiders, an eager fly and plenty of interesting birds. I also tried out my DSLR and am learning the benefits and limits of my current lens.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

It's a Spiny Babbler! Have you ever heard of this species before? I learned about it the first time earlier this week. #Ornithology #SciArt #Art 🧪 weareecosystemengineers.substack.com/p/the-spiny-...

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Tomorrow morning I’ll be sharing about new species illustration this week, but it’s not a Cal Native. I gave one hint, and I want to share another. It’s endemic to Nepal and a bird. Any guesses? #Ornithology #SciArt

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Bug Hike this Sunday! Where: Almaden Quicksilver Park - Mockingbird Hill Entrance (19535 Mockingbird Hill Ln, San Jose, CA 95120) When: Sunday, August 9th, 2026 Time: 11 am Hope to see some of you out there. weareecosystemengineers.substack.com/p/last-minut...

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Last Minute Bug Hike on Sunday @ Almaden Quicksilver Park @ 11 am!

I’ve been having pretty busy weekends, and so haven’t scheduled any bug hikes, but I wanted to do at least one more before I got back to work.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

New short article this weekend. Going a little off the tracks a bit, I’m highlighting an animal, but it’s not a California Native. Any ideas on what I drew this week? #WhatAnimalisThat #Ornithology #SciArt

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hi! I'm Destiny and I love everything about the natural world and I love to share through writing, photos, adventure, and art. my current venture is focused on California Natives. If you like my art, you can also check out my art account where I post more and share WIP's: @kismetarts.bsky.social

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The Common Checkered Skipper feels anything but. Photo taken in San Jose, CA #entomology #butterflies #wildlifephotography

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Lyn Heideman @heidelyn.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

...this proposal likely leads delisting before they've fully recovered. You can say NO! @earthjustice.org has a comment you can personalize and they'll send for you: earthjustice.org/action/grizz.... It takes minutes to save these iconic American bears for generations. Please act before Aug. 17. 🌎

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Grizzly bears still need our help

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Once accidentally caught a bunch of recently hatched spiders in a pitfall trap. It was a spider study, but still it was kind of sad to realize they probably hatched right into it. Still amazing to see though.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

This Week’s Cal Native is a California Sheephead! Did you guess correctly? weareecosystemengineers.substack.com/p/california... #CaliforniaNative #CalNative #Fish #SciArt #Ichthyology

[Illustration] California Sheephead that is red, pink, white, and black on a pale blue background.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Tomorrow I reveal the Cal Native I drew this week. Here's another clue. Any guesses? #WhoseThatCalNative?

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

I've got a backlog of Invertebrate photos, so this is perfect!

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Activities for this season of #InverteFest: Community science project www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv... Art book submission form forms.gle/xCcLKLjia5JJ...

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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Red-shouldered pine borer (Stictoleptura canadensis), Montana. The larvae of these attractive beetles eat dead or decaying wood; adults feed in flowers. I like the fancy antennae, and that the pitted texture of the elytra make the red "shoulders" look like the surface of a strawberry. 🐙🌿📷 #BugSky

A closeup photo, vertical orientation, of a beetle seen from the side, clinging head-down to a piece orange-brown wood. The beetle is called a red-shouldered pine borer, and is elongated, black with red "shoulders" on the forward corners of its elytra. The elytra are shiny with a pitted texture. The antennae are long and curved, and banded yellow and black. The background is out of focus blue sky with a blur of yellowish dry vegetation below.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I have decided that I can in-fact not write this week, so instead I will just be posting the art piece that would have been paired with the Cal Native Article. And I thought of a game (Inspired by pokemon)! Can you guess what Cal Native I drew this week? #Art #SciArt #CalNative

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I can feel my ADHD clawing at the back of my mind. I should be writing an article, but I’ve been drawing non-stop all week. My fingers hurt and yet I must keep drawing. So I’m not sure we’re getting a Cal Native Article this week because my brain has decided art is my only responsibility.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Need to figure out what Cal Native to talk about this weekend or if I should lean into a new writing series I've been working on for a while... decisions... decisions...

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

When I first saw a Grey Buckeye Caterpillar I was stoked because it looks just like my favorite Sea Slug Navanax Inermis! Slug photo credit: uwkwaj on iNaturalist

black, blue, and orange spike caterpillar on a wooden lid

A blue, black, orange, and white sea slug

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Does AI ever get in your way when you are learning or doing research online. Have you read an article only to realize the site is AI? I just posted about about my experience with 3 of these sites. I'd love to hear your story. weareecosystemengineers.substack.com/p/ai-website...

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Tam||maT @tamvmat.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

I saw a bunch of aphids on a tree today, all gathered on one specific sprig. When I stopped to check it out, I also saw little black ants tending to them. I had heard about ants keeping aphid herds on nature shows and such, but ive never actually SEEN it. So I drew this haha 😅 #ants #aphids #sciart

A drawing of an ant wearing a cowboy hat, tending to a herd of aphids

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

So @spissatella.bsky.social told me that there's a website where you can look up Charles Darwin's writing. Now you too can look up what the man had to say about your favorites, like "I hate a Barnacle as no man ever did before" or "crabs must not be allowed to introduce themselves into the park".

darwin-online.org.uk

The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

If you're heartbroken by what ICE is doing in our country and want to be apart of community this weekend, JOIN or HOST a nationwide vigil to honor Lorenzo and Johan’s lives and the lives of all the others who have been killed by ICE. 🗓️ Tomorrow, Saturday, July 25th

NATIONAL DAY OF ACTION
SATURDAY, JULY 25
JUSTICE FOR LORENZO, JUSTICE FOR JOHAN. JUSTICE FOR ALL.

ICE OUT. JOIN US.
FIND A VIGIL NEAR YOU

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The writing prompt thing is so real! I used to love sites like that, but it's gotten so bad. Prompt anything is AI now. I don't do a lot of history research online nowadays, but I can imagine how bad it's gotten. Every once and a while I see an AI history post on Pinterest and it's frustrating.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Right now I'm writing about 3: Biology Insights, Goenthusiast, and Folktales America. Some are more obvious than others. I'm planning to upload my article either tomorrow or Sunday, but I want to hear others experiences with this stuff.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Calling researchers, writers, scientists, and people who just like looking up stuff on the Internet. What has been your experience with AI websites and has it impacted your research? #sci #writing 🧪

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Ignore my poor writing, my mind-word connection is absolutely horrible.

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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🌡️Could the current #ElNiño become the strongest in at least 150 years? #2027 could become the hottest year on record with major consequences for #Biodiversity. A timely reminder that ecosystem management must prepare for climate extremes—not just long-term trends. 🧪🌍🌐 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’

Forecasters predict that the monster climate pattern will combine with global warming to push global temperatures in 2027 to new heights.

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I thought this was a photo! What program or medium do you use?

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Destiny @ecosystemengineers.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

It took me years to figure out that reading fiction is vital to re hi dating my mental health. Now that I'm aware, I always have a fiction book I'm working on in between research and other non-fiction reads.

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