georgia 🏴
@blahttodea.bsky.social
phd student studying the evolution of sociality in subsocial insects (aka cockroach whisperer) @ the uni of aberdeen 🏴
entomology, animal behaviour, horror films, and all things welsh
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entomology, animal behaviour, horror films, and all things welsh
all views my own 🏴🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🍉
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georgia 🏴
@blahttodea.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Starter packs
BIOLOGY Ecology Macroecology https://go.bsky.app/GBn9pNZ Global ecology https://go.bsky.app/V6tN4cv Trait based ecology and evolution https://go.bsky.app/PThMXeX Invasion biology https://go.b...
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hey everyone! i made a list of some useful starter packs (primarily biology/earth sciences with a few bonus things thrown in) to share with friends who have joined bsky in the last week and thought it may be useful for some people here too! 🌍🧪 #SciSky #BioSky docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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It isn't a ceasefire if the firing hasn't ceased?
Reports of Israel airstrikes on Rafah as Gaza ceasefire deal comes under threat
Air force reportedly carries out attack after Hamas militants emerge from tunnels and shoot at Israeli soldiers
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It isn't a ceasefire if the firing hasn't ceased?
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: October 15, 2025
Tangerine furry-legs moth
Acraga moorei
Lepidoptera: Dalceridae
By Tom Myers, Kentucky, USA
#arthropodPOTW
Tangerine furry-legs moth
Acraga moorei
Lepidoptera: Dalceridae
By Tom Myers, Kentucky, USA
#arthropodPOTW
October 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Arthropod Photo of the Week: October 15, 2025
Tangerine furry-legs moth
Acraga moorei
Lepidoptera: Dalceridae
By Tom Myers, Kentucky, USA
#arthropodPOTW
Tangerine furry-legs moth
Acraga moorei
Lepidoptera: Dalceridae
By Tom Myers, Kentucky, USA
#arthropodPOTW
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Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.
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Today (date), the Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct. The first bird extinction on mainland Europe in 500 years — on our watch. Extinction is final. No going back. Think about that.
October 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Today (date), the Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct. The first bird extinction on mainland Europe in 500 years — on our watch. Extinction is final. No going back. Think about that.
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Spookiest decoration at the "Zoo Goes Boo" event at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids? Giant model of parasitoid wasps hatching from cocoons affixed to their caterpillar host.
October 13, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Spookiest decoration at the "Zoo Goes Boo" event at the John Ball Zoo in Grand Rapids? Giant model of parasitoid wasps hatching from cocoons affixed to their caterpillar host.
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#ScienceSky, tell your colleagues to leave X, delete those x buttons on your lab page and replace with a butterfly. I declare #Bluesky the official social network for science and by scientists (you and your network of colleagues operate as your own algorithm determining what you see here). 🩺 🧪
ICYMI, here is the press release for my study with @drjuliawester.bsky.social - we surveyed over 800 scientists who use social media. They overwhelmingly agree that Twitter is no longer useful or pleasant, and that for all professional online scientist goals, Bluesky is superior.
🧪 #SciComm 🌍
🧪 #SciComm 🌍
“Twitter sucks now and all the cool kids are moving to Bluesky:” Our new survey shows that scientists no longer find Twitter professionally useful or pleasant
My colleague Dr. Julia Wester and I have a new paper out in the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology reporting on the results of a survey distributed to over 800 scientists, science educator…
www.southernfriedscience.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
#ScienceSky, tell your colleagues to leave X, delete those x buttons on your lab page and replace with a butterfly. I declare #Bluesky the official social network for science and by scientists (you and your network of colleagues operate as your own algorithm determining what you see here). 🩺 🧪
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every single dem should be taking notes. this is how you message around trans issues
(of note: i believe he is the only cis candidate for office to have trans people consult on his lgtbq+ policy platform)
(of note: i believe he is the only cis candidate for office to have trans people consult on his lgtbq+ policy platform)
UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.
As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.
October 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
every single dem should be taking notes. this is how you message around trans issues
(of note: i believe he is the only cis candidate for office to have trans people consult on his lgtbq+ policy platform)
(of note: i believe he is the only cis candidate for office to have trans people consult on his lgtbq+ policy platform)
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At a time when queer existence in universities is treated as an “ideology,” I’m proud to be on display at work being unapologetically gay.
October 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
At a time when queer existence in universities is treated as an “ideology,” I’m proud to be on display at work being unapologetically gay.
burn in hell ian watkins
October 11, 2025 at 4:57 PM
burn in hell ian watkins
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It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES.
And there will be others within our lifetime.
That's biodiversity loss.
We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794
And there will be others within our lifetime.
That's biodiversity loss.
We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794
XC398794 Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
Awful wind noise in the original!
See sonogram and notes of the recording circumstances on p12 of Gretton A. (1991) The ecology and conservation of the Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris). ...
xeno-canto.org
October 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It's also not "just another" extinction, it's the first from mainland Europe in centuries. CENTURIES.
And there will be others within our lifetime.
That's biodiversity loss.
We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794
And there will be others within our lifetime.
That's biodiversity loss.
We'll never hear this sound, ever again xeno-canto.org/398794
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Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today.
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology
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Thanks to London’s bold action, almost 10 million people are now breathing cleaner air.
That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.
That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.
London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'
A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'
www.mylondon.news
October 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Thanks to London’s bold action, almost 10 million people are now breathing cleaner air.
That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.
That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.
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October 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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[NEW PAPER OUT]
🦇 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 !
A deep dive into optimal foraging theory and social foraging through this bat study: flight speed, tolerance to conspecifics, and adjustments in the presence of heterospecifics revealed via 3D tracking.
🦇 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 !
A deep dive into optimal foraging theory and social foraging through this bat study: flight speed, tolerance to conspecifics, and adjustments in the presence of heterospecifics revealed via 3D tracking.
Foraging flight strategy varies with species identity of co-occurring individuals in bats
The presence of individuals from a different species induces a change in bat's flight strategy, that probably reflects an increase in competitiveness. Inde
academic.oup.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
[NEW PAPER OUT]
🦇 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 !
A deep dive into optimal foraging theory and social foraging through this bat study: flight speed, tolerance to conspecifics, and adjustments in the presence of heterospecifics revealed via 3D tracking.
🦇 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗱𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 !
A deep dive into optimal foraging theory and social foraging through this bat study: flight speed, tolerance to conspecifics, and adjustments in the presence of heterospecifics revealed via 3D tracking.
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Palestinians will feel understandable relief. The West should feel nothing but shame. Gaza has been obliterated. The territory rendered uninhabitable. Tens of thousands murdered in cold blood. The entire population subjected to starvation tactics. And now, colonial subjugation under Trump and Blair
October 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Palestinians will feel understandable relief. The West should feel nothing but shame. Gaza has been obliterated. The territory rendered uninhabitable. Tens of thousands murdered in cold blood. The entire population subjected to starvation tactics. And now, colonial subjugation under Trump and Blair
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Such a sad story, but good that it can be told in full in museums now.
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Fate of the last female great auk is finally solved
DNA and historical sleuthing have traced the extinct bird’s remains to a museum in Ohio
doi.org
October 7, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Such a sad story, but good that it can be told in full in museums now.
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
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Suriname steps up and wants to protect 90% of its #forests reports the @rainforetrust.bsky.social 🌍
#30x30 #Rewilding #HalfEarth #TropicalForests
www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...
#30x30 #Rewilding #HalfEarth #TropicalForests
www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...
Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, far exceeding the 30x30 global goal for climate and biodiversity protection – Rainforest Trust
Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, a significant commitment for global climate action and biodiversity.
www.rainforesttrust.org
October 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Suriname steps up and wants to protect 90% of its #forests reports the @rainforetrust.bsky.social 🌍
#30x30 #Rewilding #HalfEarth #TropicalForests
www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...
#30x30 #Rewilding #HalfEarth #TropicalForests
www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...
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I might be biased but I think my lesbian enamel pin designs are some of my best.
Happy #InternationalLesbianDay! canopyrobin.etsy.com
Happy #InternationalLesbianDay! canopyrobin.etsy.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:33 AM
I might be biased but I think my lesbian enamel pin designs are some of my best.
Happy #InternationalLesbianDay! canopyrobin.etsy.com
Happy #InternationalLesbianDay! canopyrobin.etsy.com
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Monitoring changes in UK temperature
To (almost) no-one’s surprise, multiple sources of data agree on the long-term trends in UK temperatures.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...
To (almost) no-one’s surprise, multiple sources of data agree on the long-term trends in UK temperatures.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...
Monitoring changes in UK temperature
Multiple sources of data agree on long-term observed trends
climatelabbook.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Monitoring changes in UK temperature
To (almost) no-one’s surprise, multiple sources of data agree on the long-term trends in UK temperatures.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...
To (almost) no-one’s surprise, multiple sources of data agree on the long-term trends in UK temperatures.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...
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Clown wrasses, like all wrasses and parrotfish, start their lives biologically female and transition through a series of color phases before ending as a male in their ‘terminal phase’. Here we see a male terminal phase clown wrasse chasing a female initial phase #coralcitycamera #miami #coralcity
October 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Clown wrasses, like all wrasses and parrotfish, start their lives biologically female and transition through a series of color phases before ending as a male in their ‘terminal phase’. Here we see a male terminal phase clown wrasse chasing a female initial phase #coralcitycamera #miami #coralcity
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Vocal learning in wild birds! Today I spoke about our collaborative studies of Savannah Sparrows. Followed by great talks by Alex Kirschel, David Wheatcroft, Julie Elie, and Frédéric Theunissen. An information-rich day in Ste. Etienne. Thank you @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Vocal learning in wild birds! Today I spoke about our collaborative studies of Savannah Sparrows. Followed by great talks by Alex Kirschel, David Wheatcroft, Julie Elie, and Frédéric Theunissen. An information-rich day in Ste. Etienne. Thank you @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social
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Political violence is bad but me and my mates need to set fire to this hotel because it contains people I don’t know personally but don’t like the idea of. Political violence is bad but I support the right of a country to kill hundreds of thousands of civilians because I’ve deemed them terrorists
September 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Political violence is bad but me and my mates need to set fire to this hotel because it contains people I don’t know personally but don’t like the idea of. Political violence is bad but I support the right of a country to kill hundreds of thousands of civilians because I’ve deemed them terrorists
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Whilst Starmer, who said Israel has the right to withhold water from Palestinian civilians, hosts its President at Number 10. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Ursula von der Leyen calls for suspension of EU trade with Israel
Commission president cites illegal West Bank settlement plans, Gaza and attempts to ‘undermine two-state solution’
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Whilst Starmer, who said Israel has the right to withhold water from Palestinian civilians, hosts its President at Number 10. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...