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Tristan A.F. Long
@thelonglab.bsky.social
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Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University 🇨🇦

Evolutionary Genetics & Behavioural Ecology #DrosLife #ScienceDoughnuts #JournalKlatch
ORCID: 0000-0002-8708-2728
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Tristan A.F. Long @thelonglab.bsky.social · Jun 26
A chronological archive of the ~180ish posters I have made (so far) for #LaurierBiology departmental seminars, since I began in 2014! #SciArt
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Laurier Biology Seminar Posters
Explore this photo album by Tristan Long on Flickr!
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evolmtg.bsky.social
Registration is now open! Early-bird closes April 15. www.evolutionmeetings.org/registration...
Evolution 2025 Registration
Evolution 2025 - the joint conference of the SSE, ASN, and SSB
www.evolutionmeetings.org
February 16, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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beebrookshire.bsky.social
Ok HOLD THE PHONE.

"He said that his previous research shows that humans have the start of a third set of teeth already embedded in our mouths."

Just drop that right at the end of this article WHAT?! www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
Humans Have a Third Set of Teeth. New Medicine May Help Them Grow.
They could be ready by 2030.
www.popularmechanics.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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josephwb.bsky.social
#TIL that Charles Darwin, yes: _our_ Chuck-D, is credited as being the innovator of the "office chair". Purportedly, he put wheels on the legs of his chair to more quickly move about his office whilst examining multiple specimens. 🧪

ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ
Darwin's chair: a wooden arm chair on with wheels on the ends of the legs.
February 16, 2026 at 1:32 PM
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drandrewthaler.bsky.social
For teachers, environmental educators, and D&D dorks!

In December, I published The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock, a D&D 5e adventure in environmental science and ecologic succession.

www.dmsguild.com/product/5056...
The Last Hunt for the Jabberwock: A Feywild Adventure in Ecologic Succession - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
Hunt the Jabberwock, Defend the Warren, Save the Forest Welcome to the Warren. Within this tiny Domain of Delight, Rabb
www.dmsguild.com
September 9, 2025 at 3:01 PM
thelonglab.bsky.social
Nothing like fly-cultureing on a holiday Monday / start of reading week with an empty lab (as the students are away) for some #LabKaraoke! #LifeOfPI youtu.be/mTN_Hxgaofo?...
Magdalena Bay cover David Bowie’s ‘Ashes to Ashes’ for Like A Version
YouTube video by triple j
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February 16, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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artologica.net
Not to brag but I made a whole new galaxy this weekend
Collage ink painting with planet and orbit-like shapes
February 16, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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erinbiba.bsky.social
Ah yes artists, famously undedicated to their work, never obsessive, who don’t understand {checks notes} creating things.

This shit right here is why people hate you AI assholes. Myopic and arrogant.

You’re not creating or iterating anything? You literally invented a soulless box to do it for you.
jake @yetanotheruseless.com •1h What's worst is that the dunks are coming from all these art-nerds who ... don't understand about obsessively diving into creating stuff and iterating on it for all hours of the day?!? I wonder how many people just completely lack theory of mind, sometimes.
February 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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davididiaquez.bsky.social
We have published a new pre-print showing a decline in great tit adult and nestling mass of around 1 gram in 47 y. [rate of approx. -0.040 Hadanes] With @ellafcole.bsky.social, @devisatarkar.bsky.social, Sam. Crofts, @mcmahok.bsky.social & @sheldonbirds.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Decline in body mass in adult (left) and nestling great tits. In the nestling plot, the purple line represents all nestling and the green line those that recruited to the population as breeders. Their different slope suggest an increase in the strength of selection on nestling mass something confirmed in the MS by analysing the temporal trends in selection differentials (see link for further information)
February 15, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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pomological.xor.blue
pollock avocados, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1912
pollock avocados, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1912
February 15, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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albrechts-h.bsky.social
Memorial University cuts programs – here’s what’s gone and why

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Memorial University cuts programs – here’s what’s gone and why | CBC News
Memorial University has ended or paused more than a dozen academic programs, blaming poor enrolment as a factor in many of the cuts.
www.cbc.ca
February 15, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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kamounlab.bsky.social
I just published: Adeline Harant: Keeping an open mind is key for a fulfilling career in science

A much-deserved tribute to the amazing Adeline Harant and her leadership at the bench and beyond. She also brings a dose of sanity to the @KamounLab madhouse. kamounlab.medium.com/adeline-hara...
November 21, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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friedmanlab.bsky.social
Had a chance to catch a temporary exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History featuring paleo-inspired art by Derek Hess. More info here: www.cmnh.org/explore/curr...
Concert poster for Fishbone and The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Printed mostly in red and black, it features a drawing of the head and trunk shields of Dunkleosteus. Concert poster for Jawbox, Trenchmouth, and Whatever. Printed in pink and black, it features a head-on view of a mastodon skull. Black-and-white paste-up images for the two concert posters in previous images. The two posters are displayed side-by-side in a single frame.
February 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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Some great human ancestry research based on an article in Nature, which is often behind multiple paywalls. This story is free to read. Careful, exact science in dating of human remains to precisely 773,000 years ago. #archeology #paleoanthropology. www.thebrighterside.news/post/773000-...
773,000-year-old Moroccan cave fossils reveal human and neandertal evolutionary split
New Nature study dates Morocco hominin fossils to 773,000 years, offering clues near the shared roots of humans and Neandertals.
www.thebrighterside.news
February 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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gcbias.bsky.social
The grass is always more pixelated on the other side.
calandscapebot.bsky.social California Landscapes @calandscapebot.bsky.social · 2d
Fay Ranch Rd 1, Kern County, CA
🗺35.6675, -118.2905 🧭11° ⛰2625 ft
https://ops.alertcalifornia.org/cam-console/1967
February 15, 2026 at 5:09 AM
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jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social
Universities buying into this shit under the guise of "equity" makes me SO angry

Equity for my students would be access to the databases and journals we've dropped subscriptions for. It'd be having a paid human to caption videos and make PDFs screen-reader compatible. Not this shit.
aaronclauset.bsky.social Aaron Clauset @aaronclauset.bsky.social · 3d
My employer, Univ. Colorado will pay OpenAI $2M/year under the banner of “equity”. That’s 54 full scholarships / year. Plus, our IT will be able to read our chatGPT logs, and our chats can be requested under public records law. No thanks. Surveillance is not equity

www.axios.com/local/boulde...
CU signs $2M OpenAI deal for ChatGPT access
Students and faculty will gain access to ChatGPT Edu starting in March under a three-year deal.
www.axios.com
February 14, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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marnshibski.bsky.social
Along with an increase in cases of
Melioidosis in northern Australia and ancient bacteria and viruses released from melting permafrost and glaciers.
Effects of climate change isn’t only floods and fires.
February 14, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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marmotrecovery.bsky.social
"Boop your loved ones often." Vancouver Island Marmot wisdom for #Valentines
A mom and pup Vancouver Island marmot boop noses. It is really sweet, the kind of conclusion that scientists are not supposed to reach, but is sometimes unavoidable.
February 14, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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minyaaa.bsky.social
Asked my Intro Plant Bio students to make Valentine's day plant meme using what they learned in class so far, and dang, it gives me SO MUCH joy seeing all the submissions.
Some of my favs here: #valentinesday #ib103 #iamabotanist #plantjoy @botsocamerica.bsky.social l @plantteaching.bsky.social
text says "hold me like marchantia holds water", the pic is a lecture slide show marchantia archegoniophore holding water text says "my love for you is as abundant as rubisco", with a protein structure of rubisco text says "my love for you is liek apical meristems.. it keeps on growing", pic shows shoot and root apical meristem text says "call me a xylem cell, because i would die for you"
February 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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adrianabriscoe.bsky.social
The male-on-female sexual aggression must be overwhelming.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/s...
Constant Sexual Aggression Drives Female Tortoises to Walk Off Cliffs
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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lollibeepop.bsky.social
Happy Valentines day! 🩷🎀✨️
Aside from the people in my life, my biggest love has always been the creatures on our planet
An illustration of a Valentines of a Horseshoe Crab that says "Never change" - described as living fossils, these arthropods have been around for over 250-300 million years with little changes (with similar fossils dating back to 450 million year). While "crab" is in their name, they are actually not crustacians and are more closely related to arachnids. An illustration of a valentines card with a dung beetle that says "love the shit out of you". - (this one is specifically the flattened giant dung beetle): these scarab beetles are found all over the world except for Antarctica. They use animal droppings for food and a place to lay their eggs (so their babies will awaken to a delicious meal!). Dung beetles are usually separated into three categories: tunnelers, rollers, and dwellers depending on how they interact with the dung. An illustration of a valentines with a Sea Pig that says "Hit by cupigs arrow". - (or Scotoplanes): these are a species of sea cucumber that live in the deep sea. The Sea Pig got its name from its pink colored body and its interaction with the muddy sea floor. They spend their days searching through the mud looking for pieces of dead algae and animals to consume. You can find large amounts of them gathered at whale falls. An illustration of a valentines with a Bombardier Beetle that says "my love for you is explosive!" - (this one is specifically Pheropsophus verticalis): an excerpt taken from Australian.museum, "When threatened, the Bombardier Beetle uses a special gland at its rear end to mix together two chemicals, resulting in an explosion with a loud popping noise. The beetle produces temperatures of over 100 oC in the gland, which acts as a specialised, reinforced explosion chamber. Up to 80 explosions may be produced over a four-minute period." I highly recommend watching a video or reading up more on these guys, they're very cool.
February 14, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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sailorrooscout.bsky.social
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
February 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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current favourite genre of photo: winnipeg bus looking sheepish
a winnipeg rapid transit bus and a pickup truck head-on collision that crumpled the hood of the truck. the bus banner says “SORRY” a winnipeg transit bus hovering awkwardly behind a smashed up sedan. the bus is steadfastly avoiding eye contact but its banner reads “SORRY” a winnipeg transit bus facing a cop car as if they are two people in a hallway who shifting the same direction so neither can pass. it’s awkward. the bus banner reads “SORRY” a winnipeg transit bus slumping away, guiltily. the banner sign on the back reads “SORRY”
February 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
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bwjones.bsky.social
Friday Night Videos:

Most of the time, Bob Dylan

youtu.be/oq7EM8jjNUs?...
Bob Dylan - Most of the Time (Long Version) (Official Video)
YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO
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February 14, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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denisreale.bsky.social
Looks like a cool idea @katelaskowski.bsky.social @joelpick.bsky.social

Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology url: academic.oup.com/beheco/artic...
Replication studies: a win-win for early-career training and behavioral ecology
Replicating previous research builds confidence that results are real and meaningful. But close replications are rare due to limitations in resources and d
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February 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM