Coral Nerd, Ph.D.
@coralnerd.bsky.social
Deep-sea biologist and Southerner living in the North
I have a giant stapelia/ starfish plant! I love how fuzzy the plant itself it. Also the plant is pollinated by flies, thus the flowers smell like carrion 😅
June 18, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I have a giant stapelia/ starfish plant! I love how fuzzy the plant itself it. Also the plant is pollinated by flies, thus the flowers smell like carrion 😅
Don’t mind me, just the #crazyplantlady stopping at a random business to take pictures of the #dogwood #flowers on my way to work.
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
June 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Don’t mind me, just the #crazyplantlady stopping at a random business to take pictures of the #dogwood #flowers on my way to work.
#bloomscrolling
#bloomscrolling
When a corgi mix decides his done, he’s done.
May 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
When a corgi mix decides his done, he’s done.
Whiskey the wall loaf has some very vivid dreams
May 14, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Whiskey the wall loaf has some very vivid dreams
Finally stopped at this #dogwood tree I pass every weekday. 🩷🩷 #bloomscrolling
May 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Finally stopped at this #dogwood tree I pass every weekday. 🩷🩷 #bloomscrolling
Happy #wormwednesday! This polychaete is pretty fabulous among the beige mud. #invertefest #invertfest
📸 #okeanos #saveNOAA
📸 #okeanos #saveNOAA
April 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Happy #wormwednesday! This polychaete is pretty fabulous among the beige mud. #invertefest #invertfest
📸 #okeanos #saveNOAA
📸 #okeanos #saveNOAA
I’ve been sneaking #coral into my bug #invertefest pictures, but today I’m dedicating the post to my #octocoral. This old Acanthogorgia is being overgrown by a parasitic zoanthid. In another few decades the zoanthid will take over #invertfest
📸 #okeanos (I think)
📸 #okeanos (I think)
April 27, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I’ve been sneaking #coral into my bug #invertefest pictures, but today I’m dedicating the post to my #octocoral. This old Acanthogorgia is being overgrown by a parasitic zoanthid. In another few decades the zoanthid will take over #invertfest
📸 #okeanos (I think)
📸 #okeanos (I think)
This is my third favorite #deepsea crab. These hermit crabs use anemones and corals instead of shells. They are so very squee. #invertefest #invertfest
📸 #okeanos
📸 #okeanos
April 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This is my third favorite #deepsea crab. These hermit crabs use anemones and corals instead of shells. They are so very squee. #invertefest #invertfest
📸 #okeanos
📸 #okeanos
Today for #invertefest #invertfest are two species of #deepsea crabs fighting over dinner. When there’s food, there are no friends 😬
#crabs #foodfight
#crabs #foodfight
April 25, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Today for #invertefest #invertfest are two species of #deepsea crabs fighting over dinner. When there’s food, there are no friends 😬
#crabs #foodfight
#crabs #foodfight
I’m just a deep-sea fan girl (wink wink) so my first #invertfest picture has two octocorals and a #squid putting a hurtin’ on one of those annoying vertebrates. #octocoral #deepsea
📸 #okeanos
📸 #okeanos
April 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I’m just a deep-sea fan girl (wink wink) so my first #invertfest picture has two octocorals and a #squid putting a hurtin’ on one of those annoying vertebrates. #octocoral #deepsea
📸 #okeanos
📸 #okeanos
I did not realize the #maple trees were blooming! I thought these were new leaves, not precious little #flowers. #bloomscrolling #spring
April 24, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I did not realize the #maple trees were blooming! I thought these were new leaves, not precious little #flowers. #bloomscrolling #spring
April 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
I love listening to the #goldfinches screaming at each other. They’re so sassy.
Our household is a total DINK stereotype where BirdTV™️ is better than human TV.
Our household is a total DINK stereotype where BirdTV™️ is better than human TV.
April 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I love listening to the #goldfinches screaming at each other. They’re so sassy.
Our household is a total DINK stereotype where BirdTV™️ is better than human TV.
Our household is a total DINK stereotype where BirdTV™️ is better than human TV.
Yesterday I took some time for myself to wander around #Ulta and try some new makeups. I was swatching all kinds of #lipsticks and apparently one of them was a good stain! I’ve washed my hands >10x.
I cannot for the life of me remember what brand this was 😭😂
I cannot for the life of me remember what brand this was 😭😂
April 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Yesterday I took some time for myself to wander around #Ulta and try some new makeups. I was swatching all kinds of #lipsticks and apparently one of them was a good stain! I’ve washed my hands >10x.
I cannot for the life of me remember what brand this was 😭😂
I cannot for the life of me remember what brand this was 😭😂
April 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
April 4, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I pulled my phone out of my pocket and had this note attached 💖
My husband is so sweet. I think I’ll leave it in my pocket
My husband is so sweet. I think I’ll leave it in my pocket
April 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I pulled my phone out of my pocket and had this note attached 💖
My husband is so sweet. I think I’ll leave it in my pocket
My husband is so sweet. I think I’ll leave it in my pocket
Homemade #chickenbiscuit sammies are the best because
1) not supporting bigots,
2) they’re better, and
3) did not have to leave the house.
1) not supporting bigots,
2) they’re better, and
3) did not have to leave the house.
March 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Homemade #chickenbiscuit sammies are the best because
1) not supporting bigots,
2) they’re better, and
3) did not have to leave the house.
1) not supporting bigots,
2) they’re better, and
3) did not have to leave the house.
This game had no place being as hard as it was
March 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
This game had no place being as hard as it was
#whiskeydog does not like early mornings. This is after multiple phone alarms have gone off 🤣 #dogsofbluesky
March 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#whiskeydog does not like early mornings. This is after multiple phone alarms have gone off 🤣 #dogsofbluesky
My dog likes to play “blanket over the head” and sometimes he gets tired out in the middle of it 🩵
March 15, 2025 at 8:59 PM
My dog likes to play “blanket over the head” and sometimes he gets tired out in the middle of it 🩵
If you see this skeet or quote skeet a tree
I don’t actually know what this is, but it reminds me that #spring is near and MA spring really turns out.
I don’t actually know what this is, but it reminds me that #spring is near and MA spring really turns out.
March 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
If you see this skeet or quote skeet a tree
I don’t actually know what this is, but it reminds me that #spring is near and MA spring really turns out.
I don’t actually know what this is, but it reminds me that #spring is near and MA spring really turns out.