Hardbunnsfauna
@hardbunnsfauna.bsky.social
marine invertebrates, marine biology, natural history collections. Based in Bergen, Norway
#Crustmas, you say??
We made scientific gingerbread cookies for @unibergen.bsky.social's #AcademicGingerbreadVillage (exhibited at the natural history museum!), and of course some of them featured #invertebrates. Here's a glorious #HermitCrab made by the participants of our #Bryozoa workshop
We made scientific gingerbread cookies for @unibergen.bsky.social's #AcademicGingerbreadVillage (exhibited at the natural history museum!), and of course some of them featured #invertebrates. Here's a glorious #HermitCrab made by the participants of our #Bryozoa workshop
December 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
#Crustmas, you say??
We made scientific gingerbread cookies for @unibergen.bsky.social's #AcademicGingerbreadVillage (exhibited at the natural history museum!), and of course some of them featured #invertebrates. Here's a glorious #HermitCrab made by the participants of our #Bryozoa workshop
We made scientific gingerbread cookies for @unibergen.bsky.social's #AcademicGingerbreadVillage (exhibited at the natural history museum!), and of course some of them featured #invertebrates. Here's a glorious #HermitCrab made by the participants of our #Bryozoa workshop
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How do #bryozoans and ginger cookies go together up North? Read here!
Wrote a blog post about our workshop at the Espegrend Marine Station last week! #Bryozoa #NorDigBryo @bryozoology.bsky.social @hardbunnsfauna.bsky.social
www.nhm.uio.no/english/rese...
www.nhm.uio.no/english/rese...
Espegrend, bryozoans and gingerbread cookies - Natural History Museum
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.nhm.uio.no
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
How do #bryozoans and ginger cookies go together up North? Read here!
This was such a fun and good symposium - join the next one if you can!
The Bergen Bathysphere Symposium took place this week. We had a strong crew from CDeepSea including Hassan, Petra, Renee, and Morgane who helped make it all happen. 🙌 Big shoutout to Christian, Maja, Mari, David and Morgane for leading inspiring workshops and discussions! 💬 (📸Bergen Bathysphere)
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This was such a fun and good symposium - join the next one if you can!
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JOB ALERT 🫎🦋🐞🪱🐍🦦🐚
Come and work with us at National Museum Cardiff. Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales seeks a new Head of Zoology to lead an experienced curatorial team driving forward innovative research and public engagement programmes.
nmwtest.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...
Come and work with us at National Museum Cardiff. Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales seeks a new Head of Zoology to lead an experienced curatorial team driving forward innovative research and public engagement programmes.
nmwtest.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...
October 8, 2025 at 8:37 AM
JOB ALERT 🫎🦋🐞🪱🐍🦦🐚
Come and work with us at National Museum Cardiff. Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales seeks a new Head of Zoology to lead an experienced curatorial team driving forward innovative research and public engagement programmes.
nmwtest.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...
Come and work with us at National Museum Cardiff. Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales seeks a new Head of Zoology to lead an experienced curatorial team driving forward innovative research and public engagement programmes.
nmwtest.ciphr-irecruit.com/Applicants/v...
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🌊 Phylum Friday: Bryozoa! 🌊
These small colonial organisms are usually found encrusting rocks or blending in with algae. However, many of the species found in New England are invasive, and have become a concern for intertidal and subtidal ecosystems as they encrust and out-compete native species.
These small colonial organisms are usually found encrusting rocks or blending in with algae. However, many of the species found in New England are invasive, and have become a concern for intertidal and subtidal ecosystems as they encrust and out-compete native species.
September 19, 2025 at 3:18 PM
🌊 Phylum Friday: Bryozoa! 🌊
These small colonial organisms are usually found encrusting rocks or blending in with algae. However, many of the species found in New England are invasive, and have become a concern for intertidal and subtidal ecosystems as they encrust and out-compete native species.
These small colonial organisms are usually found encrusting rocks or blending in with algae. However, many of the species found in New England are invasive, and have become a concern for intertidal and subtidal ecosystems as they encrust and out-compete native species.
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📢 Biologists, botanists, ecologists, researchers and student: have you ever said “I’ll publish that dataset later”? ChatIPT = the “later” 😎 Built by @rukayaj.bsky.social, this chatbot makes it easy to share data to GBIF.
🚀 New update just dropped! chatipt.svc.gbif.no/
@gbifnorway.bsky.social
🚀 New update just dropped! chatipt.svc.gbif.no/
@gbifnorway.bsky.social
September 9, 2025 at 7:30 AM
📢 Biologists, botanists, ecologists, researchers and student: have you ever said “I’ll publish that dataset later”? ChatIPT = the “later” 😎 Built by @rukayaj.bsky.social, this chatbot makes it easy to share data to GBIF.
🚀 New update just dropped! chatipt.svc.gbif.no/
@gbifnorway.bsky.social
🚀 New update just dropped! chatipt.svc.gbif.no/
@gbifnorway.bsky.social
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⏰ Last few days to submit entries to the 2025 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge! 📅
Deadline: 7 September 2025🚀
Entries may detail newly developed functional prototypes, tools and techniques or existing ones to leverage biodiversity data from the GBIF network.
🔗: gbif.link/ebbe-2025
Deadline: 7 September 2025🚀
Entries may detail newly developed functional prototypes, tools and techniques or existing ones to leverage biodiversity data from the GBIF network.
🔗: gbif.link/ebbe-2025
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
⏰ Last few days to submit entries to the 2025 Ebbe Nielsen Challenge! 📅
Deadline: 7 September 2025🚀
Entries may detail newly developed functional prototypes, tools and techniques or existing ones to leverage biodiversity data from the GBIF network.
🔗: gbif.link/ebbe-2025
Deadline: 7 September 2025🚀
Entries may detail newly developed functional prototypes, tools and techniques or existing ones to leverage biodiversity data from the GBIF network.
🔗: gbif.link/ebbe-2025
Hey #WormWednesday, this is relevant to our interest!
Check out the free(!), fabulous invertebrate ebook, plan on contributing to the next, and marvel at the stunning cover @franzanth.bsky.social has made (which I *need* as a poster or book cover or something)
Check out the free(!), fabulous invertebrate ebook, plan on contributing to the next, and marvel at the stunning cover @franzanth.bsky.social has made (which I *need* as a poster or book cover or something)
Here's the #InverteFest art book August 2025 cover posted in full - how many species can you identify in this piece? I'll post the answer later when I have the time to annotate the image.
September 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Hey #WormWednesday, this is relevant to our interest!
Check out the free(!), fabulous invertebrate ebook, plan on contributing to the next, and marvel at the stunning cover @franzanth.bsky.social has made (which I *need* as a poster or book cover or something)
Check out the free(!), fabulous invertebrate ebook, plan on contributing to the next, and marvel at the stunning cover @franzanth.bsky.social has made (which I *need* as a poster or book cover or something)
Take a break from the summer heat and check out the beautiful images and stories from Luis and @joanjsoto.bsky.social 's Antarctic adventure!
We just wrote a blog post on our recent Antarctic adventure with @ub.edu @icmcsic.bsky.social at the the Invertebrate Collections blog @universitetsmuseet.bsky.social @unibergen.bsky.social.
Take a look here:
invertebrate.w.uib.no/2025/07/21/a...
Spoiler alert: cool pics of #Antarctic #Hydrozoa🪼🪸
Take a look here:
invertebrate.w.uib.no/2025/07/21/a...
Spoiler alert: cool pics of #Antarctic #Hydrozoa🪼🪸
July 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Take a break from the summer heat and check out the beautiful images and stories from Luis and @joanjsoto.bsky.social 's Antarctic adventure!
Watch Nico finally spot his velvet belly lantern shark(s) from a submersible!
Also, GLOW IN THE DARK SHARK! 🦈
youtu.be/zHWVFDi6qQk?...
Also, GLOW IN THE DARK SHARK! 🦈
youtu.be/zHWVFDi6qQk?...
July 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Watch Nico finally spot his velvet belly lantern shark(s) from a submersible!
Also, GLOW IN THE DARK SHARK! 🦈
youtu.be/zHWVFDi6qQk?...
Also, GLOW IN THE DARK SHARK! 🦈
youtu.be/zHWVFDi6qQk?...
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🦩 Have your say on the new #guide for publishing biological survey data to GBIF!
The guide supports data holders in structuring and making biological survey data openly accessible.
⭐ Community review is open until 20 July 2025
🔗 gbif.link/survey-dat...
The guide supports data holders in structuring and making biological survey data openly accessible.
⭐ Community review is open until 20 July 2025
🔗 gbif.link/survey-dat...
July 15, 2025 at 7:35 AM
🦩 Have your say on the new #guide for publishing biological survey data to GBIF!
The guide supports data holders in structuring and making biological survey data openly accessible.
⭐ Community review is open until 20 July 2025
🔗 gbif.link/survey-dat...
The guide supports data holders in structuring and making biological survey data openly accessible.
⭐ Community review is open until 20 July 2025
🔗 gbif.link/survey-dat...
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Ant Lion that we found hanging out in @crytzerfry.bsky.social garage. These insects are mostly known for their predatory larva which build sand pits to trap passing insects, like ants. Ecology of adults is understudied and not well know.
(Euptilon arizonense) Mammoth, AZ
(Euptilon arizonense) Mammoth, AZ
July 10, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Ant Lion that we found hanging out in @crytzerfry.bsky.social garage. These insects are mostly known for their predatory larva which build sand pits to trap passing insects, like ants. Ecology of adults is understudied and not well know.
(Euptilon arizonense) Mammoth, AZ
(Euptilon arizonense) Mammoth, AZ
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#Dragons! Face to face with some #Antarctic worms!
Collected and photographed by @hwiklund.bsky.social on our @bas.ac.uk expedition to the marine protected area around the South Orkney Islands in Antarctica. 588 species of seafloor worms are currently known from the Southern Ocean!
Collected and photographed by @hwiklund.bsky.social on our @bas.ac.uk expedition to the marine protected area around the South Orkney Islands in Antarctica. 588 species of seafloor worms are currently known from the Southern Ocean!
July 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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🚨BREAKING🚨COOL SHREW FOUND
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...
July 8, 2025 at 4:03 AM
🚨BREAKING🚨COOL SHREW FOUND
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...
insideecology.com/2025/07/03/o...
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🦩 New guide for publishing biological survey data to GBIF is open for community review!
The guide supports data holders in structuring and making biological survey data openly accessible.
⭐ Community review is open until 20 July 2025
🔗 gbif.link/survey-dat...
The guide supports data holders in structuring and making biological survey data openly accessible.
⭐ Community review is open until 20 July 2025
🔗 gbif.link/survey-dat...
June 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🦩 New guide for publishing biological survey data to GBIF is open for community review!
The guide supports data holders in structuring and making biological survey data openly accessible.
⭐ Community review is open until 20 July 2025
🔗 gbif.link/survey-dat...
The guide supports data holders in structuring and making biological survey data openly accessible.
⭐ Community review is open until 20 July 2025
🔗 gbif.link/survey-dat...
Ok, this is a delightful read *cackles*
And I repeat, please come to Bergen later, Ursula!
We have more whales, less poop!
(though I agree with Sven's vision regarding birds!)
And I repeat, please come to Bergen later, Ursula!
We have more whales, less poop!
(though I agree with Sven's vision regarding birds!)
Hello, Oslo! Today we’re checking out the Natural History Museum!
June 13, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Ok, this is a delightful read *cackles*
And I repeat, please come to Bergen later, Ursula!
We have more whales, less poop!
(though I agree with Sven's vision regarding birds!)
And I repeat, please come to Bergen later, Ursula!
We have more whales, less poop!
(though I agree with Sven's vision regarding birds!)
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The last, much participated edition of our Community Meeting is just behind us.
Rutger Vos presented our Gap List: an updated list of the animal species that occur in Europe according to various taxonomic databases: iboleurope.org/launch-of-ib...
Rutger Vos presented our Gap List: an updated list of the animal species that occur in Europe according to various taxonomic databases: iboleurope.org/launch-of-ib...
Launch of iBOL Europe Gap List
We are building a DNA reference library of the eukaryotic species in Europe.
The iBOL Europe community aims to accelerate the completion of a DNA barcode reference library of European species. An ess...
iboleurope.org
May 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The last, much participated edition of our Community Meeting is just behind us.
Rutger Vos presented our Gap List: an updated list of the animal species that occur in Europe according to various taxonomic databases: iboleurope.org/launch-of-ib...
Rutger Vos presented our Gap List: an updated list of the animal species that occur in Europe according to various taxonomic databases: iboleurope.org/launch-of-ib...
Fitting for #MolluscMonday!
(bonus #ILOVEBHL tagging!)
(though I'm annoyed at Flickr for insisting I sign up to browse your content there now)
(bonus #ILOVEBHL tagging!)
(though I'm annoyed at Flickr for insisting I sign up to browse your content there now)
In 1907, Kumataro Ito was hired to illustrate the nudibranchs collected on the Steamer Albatross' Philippine Expedition. 490,000 specimens were collected & stored in ethanol. They've lost their beautiful colors, but the illustrations are still stunning: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2017/08/arti... 🧪
May 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Fitting for #MolluscMonday!
(bonus #ILOVEBHL tagging!)
(though I'm annoyed at Flickr for insisting I sign up to browse your content there now)
(bonus #ILOVEBHL tagging!)
(though I'm annoyed at Flickr for insisting I sign up to browse your content there now)
Oof! :( But a good read! There's a link to the pdf in the comments.
“We need to create real pathways to permanence, recognising mid-career scientists not as anomalies or exceptions, but as essential”.
Having left academia mid-career to move into the private sector, I have strong feels about this article…
#AcademicSky
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/im-tir...
Having left academia mid-career to move into the private sector, I have strong feels about this article…
#AcademicSky
www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/im-tir...
I’m tired of the academic road to nowhere – but it’s too late to exit
For one mid-career academic scientist, precarity is becoming unbearable. But they are too experienced for entry-level industry jobs and not experienced enough for senior ones. They’ve stayed too long,...
www.timeshighereducation.com
May 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Oof! :( But a good read! There's a link to the pdf in the comments.
It looks so good!
May 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
It looks so good!
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A competitive 3-year postdoc has opened at the Natural History Museum Oslo. Message me if you are interested in developing a project aimed as using digital PCR methods to evaluate apicomplexans in Norwegian migratory birds and tropical arthropods
#protist #parasite #ProtistsOnSky
#protist #parasite #ProtistsOnSky
Postdoctoral Fellow: Self-Developed Project (280531) | University of Oslo
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow: Self-Developed Project (280531), Employer: University of Oslo, Deadline: Monday, June 23, 2025
www.jobbnorge.no
May 20, 2025 at 8:46 AM
A competitive 3-year postdoc has opened at the Natural History Museum Oslo. Message me if you are interested in developing a project aimed as using digital PCR methods to evaluate apicomplexans in Norwegian migratory birds and tropical arthropods
#protist #parasite #ProtistsOnSky
#protist #parasite #ProtistsOnSky
💰 Data mobilization call 2025 from @gbifnorway.bsky.social is out!
It's a call for project proposals for co-funding the preparation of your species occurrence data, targeting Norwegian institutions - check it out (link in comment).
Deadline 15th of June!
@gbif.org #DataSharing #Biodiversity
It's a call for project proposals for co-funding the preparation of your species occurrence data, targeting Norwegian institutions - check it out (link in comment).
Deadline 15th of June!
@gbif.org #DataSharing #Biodiversity
May 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
💰 Data mobilization call 2025 from @gbifnorway.bsky.social is out!
It's a call for project proposals for co-funding the preparation of your species occurrence data, targeting Norwegian institutions - check it out (link in comment).
Deadline 15th of June!
@gbif.org #DataSharing #Biodiversity
It's a call for project proposals for co-funding the preparation of your species occurrence data, targeting Norwegian institutions - check it out (link in comment).
Deadline 15th of June!
@gbif.org #DataSharing #Biodiversity
These are *amazing*!
What's up #InverteFest, I've been embroidering a mollusc alphabet on and off since 2018, and I haven't shared them on bsky yet, so here we go - A is for Argonauta, Aporrhais, Aplysia and Architeuthis!
May 7, 2025 at 8:13 AM
These are *amazing*!