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Pip Wren @lollibeepop.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A joyous fat bear week to all 🐻

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If anyone knows any leaders of Drexel Student groups, please have them contact me as soon as possible.

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Dean Napolitano @dinonapolitano.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Thousands of the salmon were recorded passing a former dam site in 2024 and 2025, researchers say, and have reoccupied nearly the full extent of their known historical range.” By Rebecca Dzombak

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Salmon Are Thriving After Klamath Dam Removals, Study Finds (Gift Article)

The first fall runs of chinook salmon since the project in California and Oregon was completed have surpassed researchers’ expectations.

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

in what unjust world is there Mops mops and Boops boops but no Blaps blaps? Get your act together, tenebrionid systematists

wikipedia's beloved photo of the fish species Boops boops. It is a startled-looking but otherwise unremarkable silver fish.

wikipedia's photo for the tenebrionid genus Blaps, but NOT Blaps blaps because there is no Blaps blaps.... YET

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 23/09/2026

This month's @motherjones.com cover is astounding. Reposted with alt text:

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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Bonus for whoever wrote this chyron

Trump speaking at UN — MS NOW chyron reads: Trump touts being a peacemaker while asking if he should annihilate Iran

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 22/09/2026

According to ikea my baby is currently transforming from the goober on the left to the goober on the right It’s not *inaccurate* I suppose. Just a little haunted

Photo of an ikea flat pack furniture installation guide. On the left, a cartoon baby, complete with starfish-like arms and legs and one curl of hair hovers ominously over a crib with the mattress support installed about halfway down the crib wall. On the right, a larger cartoon baby with five curls of hair and somewhat defined stubby feet hovers over a crib with the mattress support installed down at the bottom of the crib walls. (This baby can ostensibly at this point try to climb out of the crib)

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Quite emotional to report that we've just found our amazing survivor Marsh Tit, still here in his ancient woodland kingdom. He's now 11 yrs 4 months old, survived the 2026 heatwaves/drought and smelt the wildfires of nearby Holme Fen. I ringed him in my 30s and I'm now in my 50s.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Goooood morning! The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols! Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded! Get one at SquidFacts.net Pls repost ❤️

An 11x14 inch poster featuring snails, slugs, nudibranchs, and other snails! There are 24 yellow-green snail shells that you can scratch off. There's a leaf sheep and sea bunny and sea angel and fire snail and banana slug and mystery snail and ramshorn snail and candy cane snail

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 20/09/2026

Ah I just took a starry-sky painting class! Convenient!

Photo of a notebook page with a starry night watercolor painting and notes in sepia ink on night sky paintings, including a mini painting of a moon in a dark sky

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Wendy Miller @burrowingowl.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Good morning! 🪶

Burrowing owl stepping into the weekend.

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 16/09/2026

Sometimes people just really nail a common name, you know?

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Anna Hughes 🍁 @annaghughes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

trying to make new friends as an adult

Amy Adams in Arrival holding the white board that says HUMAN while she's trying to communicate with aliens

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bioGraphic @biographic.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We're back from our hiatus with a new logo, newsletter, website, and even a new color palette! AND a fresh story by fearless editor @judeisabella.bsky.social! We hope you'll check us out, share with your friends, and consider supporting independent journalism about biodiversity & conservation 🧪

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Our newsletter Subscribe to bioGraphic’s weekly newsletter and never miss a story! From the archives Special series

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 14/09/2026

I knitted these! It took me ages! Please clap!!

Photo of a pair of hand-knitted socks with black bats on an orange background, with black heels and toes, resting in a wooden floor.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 10/09/2026

Always lay your baby down to sleep on their back in a product designed for safe sleep.

A baby sitting in a catapult in a suburban backyard. The baby seems surprised to be there. The text reads: Is this a safe sleep environment for your baby? No! This is a catapult! Put your baby to sleep flat on their back in a crib, bassinet, play yard, bedside sleeper or other product designed for safe sleep. If your baby falls asleep in a car seat or other product not designed for sleep, move them to a safe sleep space.

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Kris Gates @krismgates.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#Bird of the Day: American Bittern (AMBI) It’s a good day when I spot a bittern, as they are notorious for posing motionless among the brown reeds & grasses, throat stretched upward & its brown-striped neck pattern blending with the vertical growth of the vegetation. This bird, however, chose poorly

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

alt text: a side-by-side of a pork roast and RFK Jr. one is weirdly wrinkly and doesn't look safe to eat. the other appears to be carnitas. (for actual alt text purposes: RFK Jr is on the left, and boy did they find a "it's the same picture"-worthy shot of him)

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 08/09/2026

Other good woods things from yesterday: the twizzliness of these manzanita stems

Photo of many stems of red manzanita wood twisting and turning on its way to the sun, dripping with yellow-green lichens

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Really nice coverage in the inquirer of our rally to keep the academy of natural sciences open. Br sure to read the part where 10 year ago old Ryan Sumner-Lee is quoted. share.inquirer.com/ZP7zHY

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Hundreds rally to protest the planned closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences museum

The crowd was decidedly intergenerational.

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 08/09/2026

Escaped into the woods today and took an all-timer slug selfie

Photo taken from a very low to the ground perspective of a banana slug in the foreground, eye stalks extended, crawling upside-down in frame toward the camera. In the midground, a woman’s smiling face wearing glasses looms behind the slug. In the background, blue sky and tree canopy

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Keith @kga.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

y'all ever see a take so bad you are forced to immediately go to sleep?

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 04/09/2026

Big Blöodcheep energy from this crow in my yard. I’ve named her Kraglor the Forsaken and she likes peanuts

Terrible photo of a crow on a dry lawn, through a window screen. The crow is missing all of its head feathers and looks generally scrungly

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 04/09/2026

Kids need science museums. Also, grown ups need science museums. It’s a lot easier to learn how to see if you have someone to show you.

Photo of a vibrant red dahlia on a busy background of teal garden hose, leaves, and orange marigolds. In the foreground, chubby little baby hands and feet. One little finger is pointing in the general direction of the dahlia (she just hasn’t quite gotten all the way accurate at pointing yet)

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Photography by Douglas 🍁 @darkwaterphotos.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Normal people print photos of their family or vacations. Me? I order four giant lustre prints of a brilliant jumping spider looking like she’s experiencing a multi-stage existential crisis on a rock. No regrets. Look at those gold flecks shine! #BugSky #Photography #Macro #ParkourBug #OhMyDouglas

Four giant 16x20" framed prints arranged on a wooden floor, showcasing dramatic macro photos of a female brilliant jumping spider who is clearly the absolute main character. Sporting striking red and black markings accented with shimmering gold flecks, this glamorous arachnid model serves pure high-fashion drama across a multi-frame portfolio. In the top darker frame, she delivers a moody, mysterious glare. In the middle two frames, her huge eyes widen into a look of absolute, jaw-dropping cosmic realization. By the bottom frame, she is fully embracing her superstardom with an intense, unblinking close-up, proving that elite runway energy belongs to eight-legged divas.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Attention Philadelphia! We're hosting a rally to demand that Drexel University maintain The Academy of Natural Sciences Museum open to the public. Join us on Tuesday morning at 10am in front of the academy. Please spread the word, we need all hands on deck! RSVP here: luma.com/1qwnrqz2

A dinosaur on a white background with the text SAve the academy of Natural sciences museum rally Tuesday Sept 8 10am in front of the academy 1900 ben Franklin Parkway. "Tell Drexel University "Keep the museum open!" with the logos for Philly Science Action, Skype a Scientist, and Green Philly

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are you not infotained @alopex-ii.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Services I provide for my cats

Chicago streets and sanitation truck with the first s missing so it says treets and sanitation

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Anyone want to be a curator of marine invertebrates at the LACM? This was Gordon Hendler's former position workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...

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lyndsay @magpie.tips · 29/08/2026

It's done! It's a banana slug bag! I love it so much. It was so fun to start this project by weaving the strap. I dyed the fabric and yarn, wove the strap, and hand stitched the front details.

The head of my banana slug purse on a mossy rock. The mantle features a breathing hole stitched from French knots

The body section of the purse and a look at the woven strap

Take in the full glory of a banana slug shaped purse on a mossy rock

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Dr. Jorts, MD @alexandrajordanmd.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I do not use the term “y’all” to sound folksy. I use it to honor the Beastie Boys constantly in my daily life.

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 27/08/2026

Man, scarlet runner beans are just so fun

Photo of three fuchsia-pink beans at the bottom of a black ceramic bowl. The bowl is reflecting their colors in concentric rings

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 27/08/2026

I like the scansion of “sky shrimp” a bit better but indeed that is a shrimp aloft

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Robert Rath @robertrath.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A couple years back I was searching for Tim Curry Muppet Treasure Island scenes on YouTube to show my kids, and instead stumbled on a video of him as the Pirate King in The Pirates of Penzance. It really captures his incredible vocal abilities, physicality and comic timing. youtu.be/jWzqcele1tY?...

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Tim Curry as The Pirate King - 'The Pirates of Penzance -1982 - Royal Variety Performance

YouTube video by Tim Curry

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly Parton's family asked that, in lieu of flowers, fans make a donation to the singer's Imagination Library. Here's what the charity does ⬇️ www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

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Turning Pages: Inside Dolly Parton's Imagination Library

Core team of 15 staff and thousands of volunteers and partners help the country-music philanthropist deliver books to kids around the world.

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 25/08/2026

Made this years ago for a secret Santa game, meant for a microbiologist who loved Dolly

Photo of a stitched hoop with a thread depiction of streaked bacterial cultures in red around the face of Dolly Parton with gently curled blonde hair and a black headband. Text in navy reads “don’t miss the little things”

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Lisa @tuexplorer1.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Talk about an inspiring story & a massive congrats! Jeff started out watching these deep sea dives as well & through fascination & tenacity made his way toward a real world contribution in marine science! I couldn't be more proud of you, friend! 🥳

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Bo Thompson @gaudipern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

(1/3) With Dolly Parton's passing, I want to put good words on the wind for her. Feel free to quote reply with your own. Dolly became the single largest donor for the Moderna COVID vaccine because of a chance encounter and friendship with a Vanderbilt researcher Dr. Naji Abumrad years earlier. She

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 25/08/2026

Dolly loved and mothered all of us who were told by our towns we were too fallen for loving and mothering. The queer. The slutty. The barren. “I know, honey. Just let it out.” —— I’ll leave you this. Dolly (and Linda and Emmylou) loving and mothering the wayward son. youtu.be/wWEQDyrbphE?...

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Dolly Parton Linda Ronstadt Emmylou Harris - The Sweetest Gift

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

First time using oil pastels, I do not understand it, and you better not explain it to me, I love being bad at things. Also don’t explain the accents of the United Kingdom to me, that is none of my business.

A …ummm… cockney neon tetra fish with two teeth says “Oi I don know how he use oil
Pastels mate” and a nail with a purple shell says nufffin matters I fine, and a shrimp says SHIMP, and a frog with buns says I am mentally ill

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 24/08/2026

Hummingbirds.

A four panel comic. In panel 1, a rufous hummingbird flies down toward a large hummingbird feeder with as many as 6 holes on top. He thinks "The humans put up a new feeder!" In panel 2, he lands on the feeder and gazes down at it. He thinks "It's huge. Many of us could feed here at once." In panel 3, we see a close up view of the hummingbird, and he's thinking "This could end the ancient rivalries. Usher in an era of peace. Interesting." In panel 4, an Anna's hummingbird hovers over the feeder and says "Hey, can I have some necta-" and the rufous hummingbird says "No."

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Josh Luke Davis 🏳️‍🌈 @joshlukedavis.com · 22/08/2026

does a sleepy cat count as a critter?? and my partner's arm lol (and happy birthday!! 🥳)

A grey and white tabby sleeping on my partner's arm.

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Jacob Wheeler - Whejaverse Art and Science @whejasciart.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

I was driving through a field in the Midwest (adjacent) and passed a herd of pronghorn. Didn't have time to get a photo, though.

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 22/08/2026

Hey it’s my birthday! If you want to celebrate with me, here are 3 things I’d love! 1. Did you see an excellent critter today? A bug, a slug, a fish, a Jimothy? Tell me about it! 2. Text someone you haven’t seen in a while & tell them a thing you like about them! 3. Get yoself a slug calendar!

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Vicky Stein (agentredsquirrel) @vicky.science · 20/08/2026

I made a tiny dress to match the big dress that I also made

Photo of a long-sleeved earthy green double gauze dress with a row of seven dark metal snaps down the middle. It’s about a foot in length from the bottom of the skirt to the shoulder.

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Jessica Ellis @baddestmamajama.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Part of the reason a lot of super rich people are so awful is that when normal people get an absurd amount of money, they immediately start looking around for who they can help.

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Victor Turner Overdrive @badfriendclub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

One of those things that’s completely inconceivable unless you’re already buying rancho gordo beans in which case you understand it perfectly and empathize completely

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