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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 | 22 | liker of bugs, parasites, dead things-> hobbyist (for now) staying in the loop 🪱
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parasitejournal.bsky.social
A new species discovered deep in the Red Sea 🌊🐟🧪

Scientists found a previously unknown parasitic crustacean living on a deep-sea lightfish, using specimens collected by a remotely operated vehicle hundreds of meters below the surface.
doi.org/10.1051/para...
A specimen of Vinciguerria mabahiss infected by an adult female of Cardiodectes tofaili n. sp. carrying a pair of egg strings. Scale bar 10 mm.
December 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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lawnmasternotts.bsky.social
Day 1277 of #IansDailyPhotoChallenge and keeping the fungi going right to the end of the year
Just to show I am such a *****, well you know! 😁🤦‍♂️🤗🍄 #inspiringnature #wildlife #naturephotography #MentalHealthMatters
#365DaysWild
December 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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parasitejournal.bsky.social
[September 2024] New insight into host–parasite dynamics in the Serengeti ecosystem 🌍🧪
This paper reported the first case of Gasterophilus intestinalis infestation in an African lion 🦁, supported by morphological and cox2 molecular profiling.
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The bulk of Gasterophilus intestinalis attached to the gastrointestinal tissue of a zebra.
December 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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mossworm.bsky.social
Orthoceras (big) and Lituites
fantastical drawing of extinct nautiloids, cephalopods with external shells. A larger Orthoceras has a straight, pointed, cone-shaped shell, colored in teals, browns, and purples. several smaller Lituites nautiloids are nearby, and their shells are mostly straight with a snail-like coil at the end. they are colored in pinks and oranges
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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mossworm.bsky.social
Platecarpus & Hoploscaphites
Platecarpus is a mosasaur, an extinct marine reptile with four flippers. This one is covered with colorful squares like a quilt, beginning dark teal at its back and fading towards light blue and yellow on the underside. Two Hoploscaphites, ammonite cephalopods, are swimming nearby.
December 21, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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federgeistchen.bsky.social
A copepod for #Crustmas day 15 🦀
This one's a Calanoid copepod from Spain which I sadly do not know how to ID further ( Help much appreciated! :D )
The enlarged antenna segments are interesting as well. I have no idea what they are for and why they're only on one antenna.

#marinelife #copepod
A calanoid copepod under the microscope. It has very long antennae with one antennae having thickened and orange segments in the center. Apart from that, the copepod appears colourless
December 15, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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socialinfluenza.bsky.social
I wrote a festive little piece for @uk.theconversation.com about the invisible but beautiful world of viruses, our fight against viral diseases, and how you can explore all of this, and more, by making paper snowflakes
❄️🦠🤓❄️ #scicomm #sciart
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Three blue boxes containing white snowflake-like silhouettes of viruses
December 16, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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asm.org
The 2025 Agar Art Contest winners have been selected! This year’s theme, “Microbes Make the World Go Round,” inspired 557 global entries—from food fermentation to antibiotic production. See the masterpieces and finalists! asm.org/press-releas... #agarart
"The Hidden Power of Microorganisms: No microbes, no life…” “Self-portrait of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae.” “Circles of Life: Microbes in Motion.”
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM