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maureen @maureenbug.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

does anyone know any artists currently open for commissions? might need some art for work containing both cats and cars...

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maureen @maureenbug.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

I just saw a caterpillar pick poop off its butt and throw it at another.

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 28/06/2025

One of the fun things about tidepooling is running into other people who like looking closely at the weird wonders of the world -- a gaggle of local science teachers were crawling over the rocks too, and one of them showed me this orange-peel doris (Acanthodoris lutea) (@maureenbug.bsky.social!)

photo of a tiny orange sea slug in a clear dish, with pebbled skin and white frilly gills on its rump

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Interesting update from the person who first called it out in the forums: "@procyonloiter and I just had a 3-hour in-person talk with @loarie and I am delighted to say that it has completely alleviated my concerns around this entire issue."

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I get that people are deeply annoyed by iNat right now, but despite its deep flaws, I hope people can see that a better iNat, both the site functionality and the community, is worth fighting for. Here's my personal perspective.

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

okay so now we have a bit more clarity and idk, it's not the *worst* case scenario and there's a world where this could even be a genuinely interesting use case (after all, having those things pointed out is key to learning IDs). but i'm still not overall thrilled bc...

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

OMG back in 2020 I tried so hard to find velvet worms in Indonesia, from historical data and living observations, but found nothing. Finally some people took photos of them in 2023-2024 www.inaturalist.org/observations...

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Observations

velvet worms from Indonesia

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

@asm.org this better not be anticipatory obedience. I have 5 lab members planning on going to ASM microbe this year. I will absolutely pivot to another meeting if ASM gives in to anti-DEI efforts.

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Jennifer Goff, PhD @jlgoff.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

I’m on one of ASMs IDEAA committees and we have received 0 communication from ASM staff on why this is happening. I had to find out via social media. Extremely disappointing.

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Sea cucumber POOPING TO DISCO www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA3a...

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Sea Cucumber Defecating

YouTube video by Ellen Bonaire

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

yes. MOAR Sea cucumber pooping! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUs2...

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Close-up of a sea cucumber pooing.

YouTube video by VideoHistoryToday

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

A 17 year old video of "sea cucumber shitting"! Classy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr79...

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sea cucumber shitting

YouTube video by erictoon

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

and even MOAR sea cucumber "shitting" www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uVD...

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Sea cucumber shitting

YouTube video by miss pegasus

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

oh! and a "reels" tiktok type Parastichopus pooping! youtube.com/shorts/9wmEZ...

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California Red Sea Cucumber Pooping

YouTube video by ilvs

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maureen @maureenbug.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Hi! I've seen an uptick in people sharing/following my (no longer updated) scraper block list. I'm making a pinned post with the (currently updated) block list that @franzanth.bsky.social has been maintaining. Please follow this one! bsky.app/profile/fran...

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 28/08/2024

quick summary: - yes it's a real crab - no it doesn't have the illuminati eye irl - yes we started a religion the real crab: japanesedecapods.web.fc2.com/brachyura/Pa...

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カルイシガニ-日本十脚目写真館

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Olena Shmahalo @natureintheory.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

What a shame. Really didn't want to see genAI from APOD or NASA. Using this tech signals carelessness, disregard for accuracy, & disregard for people & the environment, among other negatives.

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Dave Hemprich-Bennett @davehb.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

📌Welcome to the bat-feed! A place for posts by bat-scientists, ecologists, photographers etc. DM me to ask to be added as a contributor. Then use the 🦇 emoji for posts you want to show up in the feed. Rules in the next post: bsky.app/profile/did:...

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Hello, I've officially moved the Content Scrapers blocklist to its own dedicated account. The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

On the third day of #Crustmas, my true love gave to me Three triangular Phrynolambrus with a bajillion spikes

crab illustration seen from above. its body is nearly perfectly triangular. the legs and claws are relatively stubby and compact, but the right claw is slightly bigger than the left. it's covered in bumps and spines all over.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

On the first day of #Crustmas, my true love gave to me One Uca fiddler crab from west of Panama City

crab illustration seen from above. the body is wide and almost rectangular, eyes suspended on long stalks. most importantly its right claw is as long as its carapace's width, while the left claw is tiny.

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Simon Roux @simrouxvirus.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

New custom stamp just dropped 👀👀👀 (thanks @maureenbug.bsky.social and Jonelle !) #VEGA24

The picture shows on the left a post-it note stamped with the acronym VEGA followed by a diagram of a phage particle. On the right is the custom stamp used to stamp the note, and the writing and phage diagram are visible.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

Attention: ALL OF ASIA Asia is home to rich, yet largely underdocumented biodiversity. This Fri-Sun, we're having a CONTINENT-WIDE community effort to record the wildlife around us. Join us in this historic effort—there's a high chance you'd be the first person ever to observe a new species.

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Asia Nature Challenge 2024

The Asia Nature Challenge (ANC) hosted by CitizenScience.Asia is a two phase 10-day event that invites citizen scientists, environmental groups, and individuals to document local wildlife using iNatur...

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 03/10/2024

I once vacationed with @maureenbug.bsky.social and there was a giant female one blocking our door and I named her Philly Cheesesteak the prophecy finally came true

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Certified Tom Paris-Hater @sumoyokai.bsky.social · 28/08/2024

In this house, we still follow the old ways.

It's the white drawing of Dorito Crab on a black background with the text "In a pinch? Dorito Crab offers salvation. #WorshipDoritoCrab"

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 28/08/2024

it's so wild to me that the #InverteFest demographics are now so different, nobody is aware of the Dorito Crab lore anymore. thanks, twitterpocalypse.

four step drawing tutorial
the text says: step 1: draw dorito
the image is of a triangle

the text says: step 2: 2 eyes, 2 claws
the image shows the triangle growing crab claws and two eyes near the top

the text says: step 3: 4 legs on each side
the image shows the triangle growing a little nub on the back with legs sprouting from it

the text says: step 4: worship dorito crab
the image is now of a complete crab with triangular body but with illuminati eye inside the triangle and there's background glow behind it

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 25/08/2024

#InverteFest is here (25-31 Aug), post your invertebrate art with the hashtag. Reminder that this season, we're also compiling YOUR artwork into a downloadable ebook. If you want in, submit your art here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1EZ2...

A poster showing 14 crabs of various shapes and colors. some are spiky, others have suspiciously long limbs, serrated claws, hairy shell, and so on. a bunch of weirdos.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 12/03/2024

my favorite kind of photo caption is when the photographer glosses over an unmissable elephant in the room to direct all attention to their pet subject.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 12/03/2024

mammalogist @batgirlsusan.bsky.social has confirmed that cow is moosang therefore all of artiodactyla needs to follow this naming convention from now on

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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 17/01/2024

More December tidepooling pics: my best shots of Hermissenda opalescens (opalescent nudibranch), and my favorite nudi species! Half Moon Bay, CA. 📸Olympus TG6

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 19/01/2024

CANADIAN PALS and people with VPNs: this very silly documentary airs tonight on the CBC, if you want to hear me once again talk about bug butts (while wearing my very best lobstershirt) gem.cbc.ca/the-nature-o...

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Butt Seriously 3 | The Nature of Things | CBC Gem

New hosts Sarika Cullis-Suzuki and Anthony Morgan take on The Nature of Things, the world's longest-running science documentary series.

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Robert Boessenecker, Dr. of Whaleontology ™️ @coastalpaleo.bsky.social · 13/01/2024

An adorable little specimen of Hermissenda opalescens - perhaps our most beautiful California nudibranch (sea slug). Photographed last month during some tidepooling near Half Moon Bay, CA. 📸Olympus TG6

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maureen @maureenbug.bsky.social · 03/12/2023

hello I am back from the dead to announce that the 2023 hank card signup form is now open: forms.gle/eMNdofwsWF5f... I'll probably put in the printing order next week, so sign up soon if you want one, thanks!

a drawing of Hank's Dream House. The house is pink and purple, and Hank the yellow and brown snake is enjoying her house. She also has a hot pink car.

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Jo Wolfe, PhD @jopabinia.bsky.social · 24/11/2023

This is so good. The article focuses on Europe, but surely @kellybrenner.bsky.social and @maureenbug.bsky.social are at the forefront of popular nudibranching too 🦑

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