Are you AI-curious, biologists? 🤖

Check out the most recent College Matter's edition from BC College of Applied Biologists for some excellent advice:

cab-bc.org/college-matt...

Tyne was privileged to contribute an article to this edition.

#AI #Ecology #Tools #BCCAB

Many insects communicate through vibration, stomping to say hello. To capture these signals they have extremely sensitive hairs and sometimes vibration sensing organs in their ankles and antenna. Jiminy, like other crickets and katydids, also has sound sensing organs in his front knees. #Howloweek

Snakes have directional smelling. Flicking their tongue tips in the air they collect 2 separate smell samples. When they bring their tongue back into the mouth it rubs against the jacobson's smelling organ, telling them which direction a smell is strongest. #howloweek

A cat’s piano would have many more keys to the right side. They can hear much higher-pitched sounds than humans, up to 85kHz. They do this without sacrificing low-frequency hearing giving them a broad repertoire of listening experiences, bassy beats to bat calls. #howloweek

Rats smell an incredible diversity of scents, even at low concentration. They can follow a scent trail closely (within ~1cm), guiding them towards good scents (food, mates) and away from danger. Very important for an animal that cannot vomit to save themselves from dangerous eats. #howloweek

Owls may seem studious but don’t be fooled. That head contains enormous barrel shaped eyes for truly sharp vision, and asymmetric ears for highly accurate sound localization. There’s not much space left for brains. #howloweek #spoopy #critters #superpowers #halloween #wildlife #owls

Join avianeco’s resident witch next week for some true facts about animals associated with the occult. Check in everyday in the week for A/Vian’s annual creepy crawly critter celebration: #howloweek !

🚨 1-day Workshop Announcement! 🚨

Join Tyne Baker of A/Vian Eco for a full-day workshop on Machine-Powered Bird Species ID at #SCO2025.

📅 August 13, 2025 |📍Saskatoon, SK

Let’s tackle big data with smart tools.🔗 Details & registration: conferences.usask.ca/sco-2025/sch...

#AIinEcology

Are you heading out to the woods this summer? 🏕️ 🥾

Join me for a wildlife safety talk at Cochrane Public Library this Saturday, May 7th at 2 PM. Enjoy the outdoors, and protect your lunch.

www.cochranepubliclibrary.ca/Events/Coexi...

#OutdoorSafety #CochraneAlberta #Library #ProtectOurWildlife

The biological data is in, #diversity makes systems more resilient and robust. We’re happy to support all the beautiful iterations of us.

🌈 Happy Pride Humans! 🏳️‍⚧️

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#LGBTQ #PrideMonth #Biologist #Natureisqueer #loveislove