Bluesky Wagtail
@angrywagtails.bsky.social
Looking for that succulent mealworm. Botanist. Oz flora. Servant to all wagtails. Frog pond enthusiast #TeamRhipidura
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Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
November 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are
It’s that Swoopy Boi time season.
November 8, 2025 at 3:43 AM
It’s that Swoopy Boi time season.
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tropical baby birds do the darnedest things
check out these fuzzy weird little nestlings that hide their heads and sit there motionless. potentially trying to convince predators they are a nasty fungus rather than a tasty helpless baby bird
v cool new paper: www.scielo.br/j/zool/a/MtT...
check out these fuzzy weird little nestlings that hide their heads and sit there motionless. potentially trying to convince predators they are a nasty fungus rather than a tasty helpless baby bird
v cool new paper: www.scielo.br/j/zool/a/MtT...
November 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
tropical baby birds do the darnedest things
check out these fuzzy weird little nestlings that hide their heads and sit there motionless. potentially trying to convince predators they are a nasty fungus rather than a tasty helpless baby bird
v cool new paper: www.scielo.br/j/zool/a/MtT...
check out these fuzzy weird little nestlings that hide their heads and sit there motionless. potentially trying to convince predators they are a nasty fungus rather than a tasty helpless baby bird
v cool new paper: www.scielo.br/j/zool/a/MtT...
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Did you know some of the world’s most threatened plants can’t be stored in our seed bank at –20° C? 🌱
This makes them highly vulnerable to extinction, but cryopreservation could be their lifeline. Go behind the scenes to learn how 👇
🎧 Learn more in our latest podcast episode: ow.ly/Q1Nl50XlYTF
This makes them highly vulnerable to extinction, but cryopreservation could be their lifeline. Go behind the scenes to learn how 👇
🎧 Learn more in our latest podcast episode: ow.ly/Q1Nl50XlYTF
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Did you know some of the world’s most threatened plants can’t be stored in our seed bank at –20° C? 🌱
This makes them highly vulnerable to extinction, but cryopreservation could be their lifeline. Go behind the scenes to learn how 👇
🎧 Learn more in our latest podcast episode: ow.ly/Q1Nl50XlYTF
This makes them highly vulnerable to extinction, but cryopreservation could be their lifeline. Go behind the scenes to learn how 👇
🎧 Learn more in our latest podcast episode: ow.ly/Q1Nl50XlYTF
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Remember the complaints about adding back up cameras to cars? "Among children aged under five treated at a level 1 pediatric trauma centre in Texas, the trauma rate before the mandate was approximately 7.2 backovers per year, compared with 2.7 backovers per year after the mandate was implemented"
Injuries, Deaths in Young Kids Fell After Backup Camera Mandate
Researchers studied the rate at a level 1 pediatric trauma center and in surrounding counties
www.medpagetoday.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:27 AM
Remember the complaints about adding back up cameras to cars? "Among children aged under five treated at a level 1 pediatric trauma centre in Texas, the trauma rate before the mandate was approximately 7.2 backovers per year, compared with 2.7 backovers per year after the mandate was implemented"
the one only truly angry bird is a wagtail
November 2, 2025 at 4:40 AM
the one only truly angry bird is a wagtail
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The media coverage of the EPBC reforms has largely been terrible.
Two key points that many omit:
1. The _primary function_ of the Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is clear in its name. Hint, it's not to fast track development or 'balance business & the environment'.
Two key points that many omit:
1. The _primary function_ of the Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is clear in its name. Hint, it's not to fast track development or 'balance business & the environment'.
November 2, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The media coverage of the EPBC reforms has largely been terrible.
Two key points that many omit:
1. The _primary function_ of the Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is clear in its name. Hint, it's not to fast track development or 'balance business & the environment'.
Two key points that many omit:
1. The _primary function_ of the Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is clear in its name. Hint, it's not to fast track development or 'balance business & the environment'.
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There are signs a critically endangered plant that grows on a rural property near Armidale could have a prosperous future.
NSW Northern Tablelands is the only known place on Earth this shrub grows
There are signs a critically endangered plant that grows on a rural property near Armidale could have a prosperous future.
www.abc.net.au
November 2, 2025 at 1:18 AM
There are signs a critically endangered plant that grows on a rural property near Armidale could have a prosperous future.
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Dorian Moro & Wiluna Martu Rangers. A site was identified by rangers in healthy spinifex. Ground searches found scats, active burrows & tracks. Remote cameras confirmed tjakurra, the first for Matuwa Kurrawa NP / IPA. Surveys have identified 116 active burrows. Biodiversity Conference 2025.
October 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Dorian Moro & Wiluna Martu Rangers. A site was identified by rangers in healthy spinifex. Ground searches found scats, active burrows & tracks. Remote cameras confirmed tjakurra, the first for Matuwa Kurrawa NP / IPA. Surveys have identified 116 active burrows. Biodiversity Conference 2025.
"Best you come out to check on your containers. Could be damp in the tub with the cracked lid"
"You can't trust Gary, Gary."
October 27, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"Best you come out to check on your containers. Could be damp in the tub with the cracked lid"
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We did a penguin GWAS! Turns out that yellow-eyed penguins (or hoiho) are actually three very divergent groups, which we are calling subspecies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @josephguhlin.bsky.social @peterkdearden.bsky.social @annasanture.bsky.social @cegrueber.bsky.social
Population genomics of yellow-eyed penguins uncovers subspecies divergence and candidate genes linked to respiratory distress syndrome
Yellow-eyed penguins (hoiho/takaraka, Megadyptes antipodes ) are among the world’s rarest penguins and are regarded as a taonga (treasured) species in Aotearoa New Zealand. Since 2019, chicks on the N...
www.biorxiv.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We did a penguin GWAS! Turns out that yellow-eyed penguins (or hoiho) are actually three very divergent groups, which we are calling subspecies www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... @josephguhlin.bsky.social @peterkdearden.bsky.social @annasanture.bsky.social @cegrueber.bsky.social
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A green sea turtle gets a grip on the Cam and tries to push off against the incoming current of the strong seas ripping offshore as Hurricane Melissa churns south of us on her march towards Jamaica. Our thoughts are with them! #seaturtle #hurricanemelissa #coralcitycamera #miami #coralcity
October 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A green sea turtle gets a grip on the Cam and tries to push off against the incoming current of the strong seas ripping offshore as Hurricane Melissa churns south of us on her march towards Jamaica. Our thoughts are with them! #seaturtle #hurricanemelissa #coralcitycamera #miami #coralcity
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A neat artivle published in Scientific American about a study published by @lizardlab.bsky.social @biodiversityguy.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/zoo-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/zoo-...
Zoo Lunch Mishap Reveals Lizards’ Hidden Fire Detector
Australian “sleepy” lizards are not so sleepy when it comes to fire
www.scientificamerican.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:02 AM
A neat artivle published in Scientific American about a study published by @lizardlab.bsky.social @biodiversityguy.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/zoo-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/zoo-...
Friday lizard
A bit of a late start this year: but LET THE BOBTAILS BEGIN #WildOz
October 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Friday lizard
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📢 Australia is the only continent that has not reported an outbreak of the highly-contagious H5N1 strain.
Fears deadly H5 bird flu has reached an Australian territory
www.sbs.com.au
October 23, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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Welcome to the world Aevipertidus gracilis - the gracile one from a lost age. 14-19 Mya ancient #NewZealand appears to have had a bowerbird. Check out this amazing research mahi led by Elizabeth Steell (www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....). Artwork by Sasha Votyakova/Te Papa CC-BY-SA. 1/9 🧵
October 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Welcome to the world Aevipertidus gracilis - the gracile one from a lost age. 14-19 Mya ancient #NewZealand appears to have had a bowerbird. Check out this amazing research mahi led by Elizabeth Steell (www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....). Artwork by Sasha Votyakova/Te Papa CC-BY-SA. 1/9 🧵
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"Understanding why species have specific anatomical features and how they use them helps scientists understand more about their place and importance in the environment. It ultimately helps us conserve these incredible species."
theconversation.com/whiskers-for...
#AusMammalogy @womsat.bsky.social
theconversation.com/whiskers-for...
#AusMammalogy @womsat.bsky.social
Whiskers for warrens: why wombats have such whiskery snouts
Wombats’ whiskery noses help them snuffle for food, navigate burrows and sense friend or foe.
theconversation.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:52 PM
"Understanding why species have specific anatomical features and how they use them helps scientists understand more about their place and importance in the environment. It ultimately helps us conserve these incredible species."
theconversation.com/whiskers-for...
#AusMammalogy @womsat.bsky.social
theconversation.com/whiskers-for...
#AusMammalogy @womsat.bsky.social
wondering if @planet4589.bsky.social located a possible contender for this object, or WA police are looking up the wrong tree
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
WA Police probe possible space debris re-entry near mine site
Suspected space debris is believed to have crashed near a WA mine site, with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau confirming the object was not from a commercial aircraft.
www.abc.net.au
October 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
wondering if @planet4589.bsky.social located a possible contender for this object, or WA police are looking up the wrong tree
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Melbourne: ever helpful
October 19, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Melbourne: ever helpful
"Holistic health and wellness advocate" has opinions on raw milk sold as a bathing product.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
October 19, 2025 at 2:09 AM
"Holistic health and wellness advocate" has opinions on raw milk sold as a bathing product.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
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Knock knock!
Who’s there?
Orange!
Orange who?
Orange you glad you got to hear about bats? 🍊
Learn more about these gorgeous, festive bats in our latest blog post. https://www.batcon.org/orange-is-the-new-bat/🦇
Who’s there?
Orange!
Orange who?
Orange you glad you got to hear about bats? 🍊
Learn more about these gorgeous, festive bats in our latest blog post. https://www.batcon.org/orange-is-the-new-bat/🦇
October 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Knock knock!
Who’s there?
Orange!
Orange who?
Orange you glad you got to hear about bats? 🍊
Learn more about these gorgeous, festive bats in our latest blog post. https://www.batcon.org/orange-is-the-new-bat/🦇
Who’s there?
Orange!
Orange who?
Orange you glad you got to hear about bats? 🍊
Learn more about these gorgeous, festive bats in our latest blog post. https://www.batcon.org/orange-is-the-new-bat/🦇
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Full study is available open access here.
Modelling the impact of lower speed limits on residential streets for cyclist level of traffic stress and car travel time in Greater Melbourne
Reducing speed limits to create safer, lower-stress environments for cyclists is a widely proposed policy but often faces resistance due to concerns a…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Full study is available open access here.
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The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
Honest Government Ad | Visit New Zealand!
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Government of New Zealand has made a new tourism ad and it's surprsingly honest and informative!
Australian orchids suffer rapid pollination decline since the 1970s, study suggests
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
One hundred years of Australian flower data reveals pollination drop
Researchers behind a new study examining thousands of flower specimens collected over the past century say temperature increases could be behind a pollination decline in native orchids.
www.abc.net.au
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Australian orchids suffer rapid pollination decline since the 1970s, study suggests
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
There’s… a lot going on in this story
An oatmeal-filled jaffle made by a Melbourne food stylist and flavoured with Bundaberg Rum and bananas wins over the competition's judges in Scotland.
Australian wins with a jaffle at World Porridge Making Championship
An oatmeal-filled jaffle made by a Melbourne food stylist and flavoured with Bundaberg Rum and bananas wins over the competition's judges in Scotland.
www.abc.net.au
October 7, 2025 at 6:14 AM
There’s… a lot going on in this story