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Meg Mindlin
@invertebabe.bsky.social
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Molecular Biologist studying cephalopods and their RNA 🐙🧬🦑 Illustrator, photographer, science communicator ✨
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Meg Mindlin @invertebabe.bsky.social · Aug 18
Officially re-opened my store! Find tons of cephalopod goods and more 🥳 Including all my latest illustrations in print and sticker form!

Shop now at megmindlin.com
invertebabe.bsky.social
Ive been slowly converting my partner into having my music taste, and the other day he came home asking if I knew who “You Blew It!” was because he just found them and loves them.

I could not be more giddy
December 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
invertebabe.bsky.social
Unfortunately I think I’m figuring out I could not do an industry job long term 😔 rip that paycheck
December 2, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
4 years of #invertober #SciArt goobers

you know what, from going through 3-4 months of one of my worst art blocks ever to an outpouring of art 2025 was overall a good art year

#HumanMade #noAI #invertebrates
a collage of 32 invertebrates in a 7x5 grid, with a list of their latin names in the middle. there are beetles, millipedes, squids, butterflies, shrimp, slugs, crabs, jellifish, starfish, grasshoppers, leaf bugs, caterpillars, nautiluses, scorpions, damselflies, mussels, velvet worm, peacock spider, isopod, mantis, mosquito the text (white on black) in the middle: INVERTOBER 2022 1 | Chrysina beyeri 2 | Archispirostreptus gigas 3 | Oryctes nasicornis 4 | Sepioteuthis lessoniana 5 | Battus philenor 6 | Lysmata amboinensis 7 | Cicadella viridis 8 | Ariolimax columbianus 9 | Mnemiopsis leidyi 10 | Ocypode quadrata 11 | Junonia coenia 12 | Romalea microptera 13 | Patiria miniata 14 | Polyura athamas 15 | Pulchriphyllium giganteum 16 | Allonautilus scrobiculatus 17 | Antheraea yamamai 18 | Centruroides sculpturatus 19 | Enallagma cyathigerum 20 | Platycotis vittata 21 | Chalcosoma atlas 22 | Mytilus edulis 23 | Estigmene acrea 24 | Opisthopatus roseus 25 | Greta oto 26 | Maratus volans 27 | Peponapis pruinosa 28 | Acraga coa 29 | Armadillidium maculatum 30 | Typophyllum erosum 31 | Phyllocrania paradoxa extra | Anopheles gambiae a collage of 32 invertebrates in a 7x5 grid, with a list of their latin names in the middle. there are beetles, bees, ants, snails, octopus, flies, crabs, moths, isopods, grasshoppers, slugs, flatworms, jellyfish, mantis, spider, wasp, scorpion, starfish, clam, leaf bug, cuttlefish, millipede, dragonfly, mosquito the text (white on black) in the middle: INVERTOBER 2023 1 | Thermonectus marmoratus 2 | Megachile leachella 3 | Wasmannia auropunctata 4 | Papustyla pulcherrima 5 | Diaprepes abbreviatus 6 | Amphioctopus marginatus 7 | Syrphus ribesii 8 | Hepatus epheliticus 9 | Deilephila elpenor 10 | Magicicada septendecim 11 | Drosophila melanogaster 12 | Pentidotea resecata 13 | Melanoplus devastator 14 | Glaucus atlanticus 15 | Libelloides macaronius 16 | Pseudoceros ferrugineus 17 | Morpho peleides 18 | Lucanus capreolus 19 | Phyllorhiza punctata 20 | Mantis religiosa 21 | Thomisus onustus 22 | Dasymutilla occidentalis 23 | Heterometrus spinifer 24 | Danaus chrysippus 25 | Protoreaster nodosus 26 | Siphanta acuta 27 | Chlamys islandica 28 | Sepioloidea lineolata 29 | Scolopendra polymorpha 30 | Limax maximus 31 | Celithemis eponina extra | Sabethes sp. a collage of 31 invertebrates in a 7x5 grid, with a list of their latin names in the middle. there are lanternbugs, butterflies, cephalopods, jellyfish, flies, spiders, wasps, flatworms, ants, chnidarians, beetles, crabs, bees, snails, isopods, sea slugs, sponges, sea cucumbers, and bottom right occupying two spaces a horseshoe crab with a long tail. the text (white on black) in the middle: Invertober 2025 1 | Fulgora laternaria 2 | Siproeta stelenes 3 | Sepia officinalis 4 | Cotylorhiza tuberculata 5 | Bombylius major 6 | Brachypelma smithi 7 | Chrysis ignita 8 | Bipalium choristosperma 9 | Nothomyrmecia sp. 10 | Radianthus magnifica 11 | Goliathus goliatus 12 | Macrocheira kaempferi 13 | Bombus pratorum 14 | Monadenia infumata 15 | Argema mittrei 16 | Armadillidium gestroi 17 | Lampyris noctiluca 18 | Chromodoris annae 19 | Aplysina fistularis 20 | Coccinella trifasciata 21 | Histioteuthis heteropsis 22 | Neotibicen linnei 23 | Eristalis flavipes 24 | Hierodula membranacea 25 | Tachypleus gigas 26 | Chicobolus spinigerus 27 | Kiwa hirsuta 28 | Synchlora aerata 29 | Phidippus audax 30 | Parastichopus johnsoni 31 | Gecarcinus quadratus 7x5 grid on a black background of 32 invertebrates, from jellyfish, leafhoppers, anemones, weevils, lobsters, moths, snails, flies, cuttlefish, worms, spiders, clams, spiders, caterpillars, isopods, flatworms, nudibranch, dragonflies, ticks, centipedes, sea urchins, lacewings, squid, mosquitoes in the middle are their latin names in white text: INVERTOBER 2025 1 | Chrysaora pacifica 2 | Graphocephala coccinea 3 | Anthopleura xanthogrammica 4 | Rhynchophorus cruentatus 5 | Panulirus versicolor 6 | Phalera bucephala 7 | Chrysomallon squamiferum 8 | Mallophora fautrix 9 | Ascarosepion pfefferi 10 | Lumbricus terrestris 11 | Dolomedes tenebrosus 12 | Siliqua patula 13 | Camponotus consobrinus 14 | Eunice aphroditois 15 | Ornithoptera alexandrae 16 | Bathynomus giganteus 17 | Pseudoceros concinnus 18 | Sceliphron caementarium 19 | Vampyroteuthis infernalis 20 | Velella velella 21 | Libellula saturata 22 | Clione limacina 23 | Cicindela albissima 24 | Perna canaliculus 25 | Scutigera coleoptrata 26 | Jorunna parva 27 | Dermacentor variabilis 28 | Chrysopa perla 29 | Mesocentrotus franciscanus 30 | Anoplognathus pallidicollis 31 | Acherontia atropos extra | Aedes aegypti
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Hey, what are you gonna get for the office secret Santa?
For your mother in law who loves her bird feeder?
For your niece who loves whales?
For your dad who literally has no hobbies and you’re like “shit wtf do I get this guy”?

Get a love notes from nature calendar!
squidfacts.net
November 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
invertebabe.bsky.social
I do love how many mutuals put my store on their holiday gift lists this year but it has so far concluded in exactly 0 people buying things from my store lmaoo
November 30, 2025 at 7:05 PM
invertebabe.bsky.social
Today is “Meg is a big buffoon” day

- I submitted a PhD app with the preferred faculty being a professor from another university

- I confused filipino for gibberish in this post below

Great day for me. I think I will be going to bed very early
invertebabe.bsky.social Meg Mindlin @invertebabe.bsky.social · 5d
All I wanted to know was what the reproductive organ in bobtail squid is called, and instead I broke google AI
Screenshot of a google search “ang bobtails reproductive organ” followed by an AI result that is like if you slam your hands onto a keyboard and hit submit. Pure garbage, entirely made up words.
November 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
invertebabe.bsky.social
All I wanted to know was what the reproductive organ in bobtail squid is called, and instead I broke google AI
Screenshot of a google search “ang bobtails reproductive organ” followed by an AI result that is like if you slam your hands onto a keyboard and hit submit. Pure garbage, entirely made up words.
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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afroherper.bsky.social
Don’t forget about the #FindThatLizard Scholarship!! Please share

#science #scholarship #funding #herps #HERpers #lizards #snakes #frogs #salamanders #game #challenge #education
November 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Happy consumerism bonanza day!

Throw tomatoes at target/Walmart/Amazon! Get some freaky little presents from artists!

Big corps make the wealthy wealthier & artists are trying to buy wet food for their cats.

Artists, drop your shops!

For a start, check out SquidFacts.net
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Support Skype a Scientist with the Squid Facts shop!
The Squid Facts shop supports Skype a Scientist! We match scientists with classrooms, scout troops, and libraries. We also connect people with...
SquidFacts.net
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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disabledinstem.bsky.social
The #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program has almost an equal number of applicants for mentees and mentors!

Just sad to see interest extremely low this year. I’m not sure how I could reach people better so please share within your networks! 💜
November 26, 2025 at 7:07 PM
invertebabe.bsky.social
Sincerely thankful for my partner’s sisters because he came into my life pre-equipped with a love of gilmore girls. Nothing better than
November 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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mothsprout.bsky.social
☀️ Wall Scrolls Now Available! ☀️
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
invertebabe.bsky.social
- raised as an artist, made some money, hated making art for others & lost my passion
- followed a whim & pursued making ocean documentaries w/ a marine bio degree
- research writing course my first year introduced me to rna editing in 🐙
- entire life plan out the window to follow my curiosity
- now
Photo of me sitting on a desk with my hands under my chin, princess pose. Above me is the opening slide of my masters thesis presentation. It reads “tickled zinc: characterizing a to i rna edits in nervous tissue of octopus rubescens in response to ocean acidification”
November 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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francinefox.bsky.social
Have you ever heard of an allonautilus? The fuzzy sea peach at the top of my oil painting is the extremely rare allonautlius. Its only been documented in the wild a couple of times.

*more in comments*

#nautilus #allonautilus #marinelife #cephalopods #wildlifeart #oilpainting 🐡 🦑 #deepseamining
Oil painting of two nautili and one allonautilus on a blue gradient background with patches of copper mica. Each cephalopod has an atomic diagram around it like a halo.
November 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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ogyhara.bsky.social
Elasmosaurus
#rkgk
#illustration
#イラスト
November 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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samimarkart.bsky.social
shop update is live! so pleased with the new stuff this go around - check it out if you’re able!
www.microbiomearts.com
#bsnm 🐡🦑 #bugsky
arched sticker with a black background. text reads “NATURE IS QUEER” in a rainbow gradient and various marine animals swim above the text hand holding a transparent maple leaf shaped red pin. a rosy maple moth illustration sits in the center of the pin. hand holding a sticker of a mom and three baby opossums. Their eyes are holographic and look like they’re shining. hand holding a heart shaped white sticker that says “I ❤️ kelp” and kelp fills out the negative space in the heart shape.
October 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Big news: I’m writing a book!!

I’ll be writing & illustrating a beginner’s guide to appreciating wildlife in cities/suburbs, & how all of us can make our neighborhoods better for those animals.

Thank you to my book agent @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social & the folks at Storey for believing in this book!
A block of text that says “publishers marketplace deal report. Nearby nature by sarah mcanulty imprint:storey squid biologist and founder of Skype a scientist sarah mcanulty phd’s NEARBY NATURE, an illustrated guidebook on observing and caring for the natural world found right in our backyard from building bat houses to growing native plants to welcoming possums, to Kristin Hewitt at storey in an exclusive submission for 2027 by Eric Smith at neighborhood literary
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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dannastaaf.bsky.social
I ran out of sticker space on my laptop and water bottle, but needed to display this incredible art from @invertebabe.bsky.social (nautilus, squid) and @octopolis.bsky.social (moray, cuttle, monsters). What a delight to realize the flatbed scanner on my desk offers extensive sticker real estate!
Photo of a flatbed scanner. The lid is plain black, adorned with six stickers: the largest is a stylized eel skeleton with the words MEMENTO MORAY, then several very beautiful cephalopods--a nautilus, a glass squid, and a cuttlefish. Two small sea monsters join them. There's plenty of room for more stickers.
November 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
invertebabe.bsky.social
Sticker club is slowly advancing forward. This may be the most behind I’ve ever been 🥲 Life is chaos since returning from Japan
Screenshot of the ipad app procreated showcasing an illustration of a hawaiian bobtail squid
November 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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noncompliantcyborg.bsky.social
It’s baby octopus season 🐙🦑

Saw this little guy last night with the Salish Sea School in Anacortes, WA as part of their free community dock walk I volunteer as an interpreter for.

We can tell it is a giant pacific octopus from the single line of chromatophores on each arm.
Four shots of a baby giant pacific octopus bouncing around
November 15, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
We’re up to 38% of last year. Wanna help me get a little closer to last year?

SquidFacts.net

Advent starts in ~2 weeks! I’ll be packing up orders all morning and tonight!

Advent calendars fund @skypeascientist.bsky.social’s programming. They’ve been our biggest fundraiser for the last 3 years!
sarahmackattack.bsky.social Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25d
This year we have sold 31% of the advent calendars that we sold last year 😓

The art is so pretty and colorful 🥺
The facts are so good 🥺
Eels are so cool 🥺

Get an eel facts advent calendar at EelFacts.net
Sarah holds up an eel facts advent calendar in front of blooming flowers on her sidewalk. It says eel facts an advent calendar. It has 24 boxes with orange and yellow zigzags and yellow circles in the middle with numbers one through 24 in the middle of the boxes there are six eels depicted on this calendar, one green Moray, two splendid garden eels, one blue and yellow ribbon eel, and one American eel and one European.
November 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
invertebabe.bsky.social
Everyone wanted to assure me that the government healthcare cuts wouldn’t impact employer health insurance, only those on medicaid.

Only for my new job to get rid of their great healthcare plan because their rates are doubling as a result of our governments actions. 🤡
November 16, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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sarahmackattack.bsky.social
Get one at SquidFacts.net
mattcrespi.bsky.social Matt Crespi @mattcrespi.bsky.social · 19d
Got our 2026 nature calendar from Meg Lemieur and @sarahmackattack.bsky.social, and it is amazing. Beautiful, funny, interesting, and even emotionally moving. When the year is over, we are going to be saving many of these pictures. Highly recommend.
Cover of the 2026 "love notes from nature calendar."
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
invertebabe.bsky.social
YA GIRL GOT FLOOR SEATS FOR HAYLEY WILLIAMS 🥳🥳🥳
November 14, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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levin.bsky.social
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for 30 Seconds Before Vanishing Day to all who observe.
Dave Gibbons panel from Watchmen that reads “November 14th: a partially muscled skeleton stands by the perimeter fence and screams for 30 seconds before vanishing… “Which depicts exactly that and a soldier with a gun freaking out and another soldier throwing up.
November 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM