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@alnusrhombifolia.bsky.social
Alnus rhombifolia, the white alder, is an alder tree native to western North America. (They/he, previous trans kid and current trans adult)
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3rd year Ecology and Evolutionary Biology student interested in... Ecology, wildlife, and especially herps!
I originally wanted to go into animal medicine, but I'm currently interested in field work, surveys, and research relating to studying California wildlife and ecosystems.
I originally wanted to go into animal medicine, but I'm currently interested in field work, surveys, and research relating to studying California wildlife and ecosystems.
interesting info from calherps (on the closely related common sharp-tailed snake, C. tenuis):
Feeds on slugs and their eggs and on slender salamanders.
Long teeth allow the snake to hold on to its slippery prey.
I can't find and pics of their teefs!!
Feeds on slugs and their eggs and on slender salamanders.
Long teeth allow the snake to hold on to its slippery prey.
I can't find and pics of their teefs!!
Ran into this forest sharp-tailed snake (Contia longicauda), a species that is described as "secretive" because of its leaf litter dwelling lifestyle. Little has been published on the species' behavior because of this - I'd never seen one before! 📍Santa Cruz, CA
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August 14, 2025 at 8:31 PM
interesting info from calherps (on the closely related common sharp-tailed snake, C. tenuis):
Feeds on slugs and their eggs and on slender salamanders.
Long teeth allow the snake to hold on to its slippery prey.
I can't find and pics of their teefs!!
Feeds on slugs and their eggs and on slender salamanders.
Long teeth allow the snake to hold on to its slippery prey.
I can't find and pics of their teefs!!
Ran into this forest sharp-tailed snake (Contia longicauda), a species that is described as "secretive" because of its leaf litter dwelling lifestyle. Little has been published on the species' behavior because of this - I'd never seen one before! 📍Santa Cruz, CA
🐍
🐍
August 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Ran into this forest sharp-tailed snake (Contia longicauda), a species that is described as "secretive" because of its leaf litter dwelling lifestyle. Little has been published on the species' behavior because of this - I'd never seen one before! 📍Santa Cruz, CA
🐍
🐍
Creeping snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis) is currently showing off its namesake berries! The berries are edible and allegedly have a light mint flavor (I have yet to test them out).
August 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Creeping snowberry (Symphoricarpos mollis) is currently showing off its namesake berries! The berries are edible and allegedly have a light mint flavor (I have yet to test them out).
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Hi, Hank! I made a detailed video about this book alongside @friendlyatheist.com
We’d love to talk to you about this if you’re interested! We’ve been privy to the details of their rightward movement for a long time, but want to talk about the defunding of science further!
youtu.be/mfh75ezwi2Y?...
We’d love to talk to you about this if you’re interested! We’ve been privy to the details of their rightward movement for a long time, but want to talk about the defunding of science further!
youtu.be/mfh75ezwi2Y?...
The “Skeptics” Are Crashing Out HARD
YouTube video by Genetically Modified Skeptic
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April 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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I was so thrilled to watch these guys wheel around me that I let out a loud "HAZOO!"
Don't know where that word/sound came from, but I'd like to nominate it as the universal exclamation of bird-related excitement #birds
Don't know where that word/sound came from, but I'd like to nominate it as the universal exclamation of bird-related excitement #birds
February 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I was so thrilled to watch these guys wheel around me that I let out a loud "HAZOO!"
Don't know where that word/sound came from, but I'd like to nominate it as the universal exclamation of bird-related excitement #birds
Don't know where that word/sound came from, but I'd like to nominate it as the universal exclamation of bird-related excitement #birds
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This country was built on faggotry.
February 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This country was built on faggotry.
if this was in effect when I was under 19, I genuinely probably wouldn't be here today. gender affirming care saves lives, and banning it (and "prosecuting the practice") will cause them to be lost. Remember when a member of congress was censured for saying the right has kid's blood on their hands?
January 29, 2025 at 12:25 AM
if this was in effect when I was under 19, I genuinely probably wouldn't be here today. gender affirming care saves lives, and banning it (and "prosecuting the practice") will cause them to be lost. Remember when a member of congress was censured for saying the right has kid's blood on their hands?
adult southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) found in Santa Cruz, CA. One of the things I love about this area is the fact we have both northern and southern species ranges overlapping! 🦎
January 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
adult southern alligator lizard (Elgaria multicarinata) found in Santa Cruz, CA. One of the things I love about this area is the fact we have both northern and southern species ranges overlapping! 🦎
adult vs juvenile California slender salamanders (Batrachoseps attenuatus) (found in Santa Cruz, CA) 🦎
January 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
adult vs juvenile California slender salamanders (Batrachoseps attenuatus) (found in Santa Cruz, CA) 🦎
4 juvenile arboreal salamanders (Aneides lugubris) 🦎
January 26, 2025 at 12:53 AM
4 juvenile arboreal salamanders (Aneides lugubris) 🦎
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redesign of the piece that has gotten me restricted/suspended at least 4 times 😇
December 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
redesign of the piece that has gotten me restricted/suspended at least 4 times 😇
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A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo
December 5, 2024 at 3:01 PM
A doctor’s letter to United Healthcare for denying nausea meds for a child on chemo
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people say “you need to start living in the real world” but they forget that the real world includes lupines and lightning bugs and ginger beer and starlight and sea coasts and Renoir paintings and Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos and fog banks and foxes playing in snow.
December 5, 2024 at 3:45 PM
people say “you need to start living in the real world” but they forget that the real world includes lupines and lightning bugs and ginger beer and starlight and sea coasts and Renoir paintings and Rachmaninoff’s piano concertos and fog banks and foxes playing in snow.
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A subspecies of Western Skink, Skilton's Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus)! The bright blue tail - only seen on juveniles - detaches easily and writhes back and forth to distract predators.
December 5, 2024 at 12:39 AM
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3rd year Ecology and Evolutionary Biology student interested in... Ecology, wildlife, and especially herps!
I originally wanted to go into animal medicine, but I'm currently interested in field work, surveys, and research relating to studying California wildlife and ecosystems.
I originally wanted to go into animal medicine, but I'm currently interested in field work, surveys, and research relating to studying California wildlife and ecosystems.
December 4, 2024 at 10:50 PM
3rd year Ecology and Evolutionary Biology student interested in... Ecology, wildlife, and especially herps!
I originally wanted to go into animal medicine, but I'm currently interested in field work, surveys, and research relating to studying California wildlife and ecosystems.
I originally wanted to go into animal medicine, but I'm currently interested in field work, surveys, and research relating to studying California wildlife and ecosystems.
This little guy is an adult California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)! They are very common in the areas of Northern California where I grew up, as well as in a limited part of the Sierra Nevada, patches of the northern Central Valley of California, and extreme southwestern Oregon 🦎
December 4, 2024 at 10:43 PM
This little guy is an adult California slender salamander (Batrachoseps attenuatus)! They are very common in the areas of Northern California where I grew up, as well as in a limited part of the Sierra Nevada, patches of the northern Central Valley of California, and extreme southwestern Oregon 🦎
white alder facts from www.nps.gov/articles/whi...
White alders, like many riparian plants, feed and shelter much wildlife. Flocks of pine siskins devour their seeds. Mule deer eat their twigs, leaves, and buds. (Instagram post link: shorturl.at/dJNsB )
White alders, like many riparian plants, feed and shelter much wildlife. Flocks of pine siskins devour their seeds. Mule deer eat their twigs, leaves, and buds. (Instagram post link: shorturl.at/dJNsB )
December 2, 2024 at 9:42 PM
white alder facts from www.nps.gov/articles/whi...
White alders, like many riparian plants, feed and shelter much wildlife. Flocks of pine siskins devour their seeds. Mule deer eat their twigs, leaves, and buds. (Instagram post link: shorturl.at/dJNsB )
White alders, like many riparian plants, feed and shelter much wildlife. Flocks of pine siskins devour their seeds. Mule deer eat their twigs, leaves, and buds. (Instagram post link: shorturl.at/dJNsB )
A subspecies of Western Skink, Skilton's Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus)! The bright blue tail - only seen on juveniles - detaches easily and writhes back and forth to distract predators.
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 PM
A subspecies of Western Skink, Skilton's Skink (Plestiodon skiltonianus skiltonianus)! The bright blue tail - only seen on juveniles - detaches easily and writhes back and forth to distract predators.
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New paper by Lima et al shows a 30yr+ case study a National Park that preventative invasive species management and retreatment can keep invasive cover below 1% even with changing climates - great reason why we need dedicated funds for maintenance!
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Unusual success, future uncertainty, and science needs for adaptive management of invasive plants in a US national park
Responding to these changes requires articulating desired and realistic future conditions for resources in protected areas, then using actions such as invasive plant removal and native plant revegeta....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 2, 2024 at 4:48 PM
New paper by Lima et al shows a 30yr+ case study a National Park that preventative invasive species management and retreatment can keep invasive cover below 1% even with changing climates - great reason why we need dedicated funds for maintenance!
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Barack Obama boulevard of broken dreams
December 1, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Barack Obama boulevard of broken dreams
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It is little known, but the first book burnings in Nazi Germany didn’t target Jewish writers. It was the burning of the library of the Institute of Sexual Research, which was a safe home for trans people.
It is no accident that fascists today walk that same dark path by targeting trans people. /5
It is no accident that fascists today walk that same dark path by targeting trans people. /5
November 17, 2024 at 6:27 PM
It is little known, but the first book burnings in Nazi Germany didn’t target Jewish writers. It was the burning of the library of the Institute of Sexual Research, which was a safe home for trans people.
It is no accident that fascists today walk that same dark path by targeting trans people. /5
It is no accident that fascists today walk that same dark path by targeting trans people. /5
what do u give a British person w an upset stomach??
pepto bristol
pepto bristol
November 17, 2024 at 10:19 PM
what do u give a British person w an upset stomach??
pepto bristol
pepto bristol