Diane A. Kelly
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Diane A. Kelly
@dianeakelly.bsky.social
Biologist studying biomechanics of sex. Super-picky checker of facts. Science writer, occasional game designer. Loves a hot tea.
Post you from a different era
September 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Common Gartersnake on my front steps, photographed a couple of years ago.
July 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
OMG
May 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Went for a hike, spotted five koalas sleeping in trees. All of them looked more or less like this.
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Loading up echidna data!
April 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Well, this happened. #Fulbright
March 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Look at this handsome fellow and his colorful throat patch! (Gippsland Water Dragon, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra). 🧪
March 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This weekend I finally got to see an echidna in the wild!(I’ve been working on road-killed specimens for the past month, which are much less lively.). Photo by @newpaulc.bsky.social
February 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The world is on fire, enjoy this baby quokka. (Rottnest Island, Western Australia)
February 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Testing equipment today, happy to get it working.
January 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Look, a joey! (yellow-footed rock wallaby, Cleland Wildlife Park: Adelaide.)
January 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Impression fossil of Dickinsonia costata, from the Ediacara, approx 600 million years ago. In the South Australian Museum, Adelaide. 🧪
January 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
660 million year old Stromatolite in the South Australian Museum, Adelaide
January 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
All my clothes and equipment for the next few months, crammed into 3 bags.
January 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
January 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Crappy owl photo
November 30, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Thanksgiving dinner: the mains. 🍽️
November 28, 2024 at 9:17 PM
Here’s the skull of one of the nine banded armadillos that provided tissue for my dissertation, still hanging out in my office 27 year later. #DeskDetritus
November 22, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Reskeet with a favorite book from your childhood
November 14, 2024 at 2:29 AM
At the Museum of Life and Science, Durham NC #nasw
November 11, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Bluesky seems to be kicking off. Quote with one thing you've written everyone should read.

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October 31, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Hey Bluesky, show me the first game you remember playing!

I’m 7, visiting Dad for the weekend, and he’s got this thing hooked up to the tv. I got pretty good at it.
October 26, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Made a kouign amann for tomorrow’s class. 🍽️
October 9, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Homemade pizza topped with sardines and arugula - so good we forgot to stop and take a photo before we started eating. 🍽️
October 8, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Tonight’s dinner: ramen bowls with shrimp, spinach, egg, and sautéed shiitake. 🍽️
October 3, 2024 at 12:05 AM