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Diane A. Kelly
@dianeakelly.bsky.social
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Biologist studying biomechanics of sex. Super-picky checker of facts. Science writer, occasional game designer. Loves a hot tea.
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Post you from a different era
A young woman with huge glasses and a ridiculously young Paul Sereno hold up a Herrerasaurus skull
September 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Common Gartersnake on my front steps, photographed a couple of years ago.
A 2 foot long Common gartersnake hangs out in the sun on a gray stone step.
July 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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OMG
A porcelain cup containing a flat white topped with steamed milk in the shape of a winged unicorn.
May 17, 2025 at 6:48 AM
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Went for a hike, spotted five koalas sleeping in trees. All of them looked more or less like this.
A koala, motionless near the top of a eucalyptus tree.
May 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Loading up echidna data!
A computer monitor displays a Dragonfly 3D work screen and a load bar that suggests I have time to get a cup of coffee before my dataset is ready to look at.
April 17, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Well, this happened. #Fulbright
Dr. Diane Kelly (at left, in a blue floral dress and pearls) receives her Fulbright certificate from Her Excellency the Honourable Ms Sam Mostyn, Governor-General of Australia (at right, in a dark patterned shirt and dress pants). Both are middle-aged women with graying hair in bobs and glasses.
March 6, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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Look at this handsome fellow and his colorful throat patch! (Gippsland Water Dragon, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra). 🧪
A Gippsland Water Dragon flashes his colorful neck patch at the Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra
March 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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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
A large short-beaked echidna bumbles up a steep dirt slope.
February 17, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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The world is on fire, enjoy this baby quokka. (Rottnest Island, Western Australia)
An adorable baby quokka, fast asleep. (From Rottnest Island, Western Australia)
February 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Testing equipment today, happy to get it working.
A veterinary pressure transducer jury-rigged up to an Arduino Uno and plugged into the USB port of a Mac laptop, for Science!
January 30, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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Look, a joey! (yellow-footed rock wallaby, Cleland Wildlife Park: Adelaide.)
A brown and gray wallaby munches on grass while her joey stares out of her pouch directly at the camera. Cleland Wildlife Park: Adelaide.
January 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
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Impression fossil of Dickinsonia costata, from the Ediacara, approx 600 million years ago. In the South Australian Museum, Adelaide. 🧪
A fanlike 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
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660 million year old Stromatolite in the South Australian Museum, Adelaide
A closeup of a 660 million year old stromatolite: many layers of fossilized bacterial film are visible.
January 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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All my clothes and equipment for the next few months, crammed into 3 bags.
A big tan suitcase, a smaller green duffel bag, and a red backpack, all stuffed full, sit in a pile in a front hallway.
January 8, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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A menorah fully lit for the 8th night of Chanukah sits on a wooden table. Copies of Settlers of Catan and A History of The Hobbit lurk in the background.
January 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Crappy owl photo
A thicket of branches, lumpy-looking barred owl at right.
November 30, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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Thanksgiving dinner: the mains. 🍽️
A china plate containing candied sweet potato, roasted Brussels sprouts, dressing, and a quail.
November 28, 2024 at 9:17 PM
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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
The skull of a nine banded armadillo, dermal armor still intact.
November 22, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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Reskeet with a favorite book from your childhood
November 14, 2024 at 2:29 AM
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At the Museum of Life and Science, Durham NC #nasw
Macro photograph of a butterfly, wings folded, tongue probing a flower for nectar.
November 11, 2024 at 5:26 PM
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Bluesky seems to be kicking off. Quote with one thing you've written everyone should read.

academic.oup.com/icb/article/...
A screenshot of an academic review from the journal Integrative and Comparative Biology entitled "Intromittent Organ Morphology and Biomechanics: Defining the Physical Challenges of Copulation" by Diane A Kelly (UMass Amherst)
October 31, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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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.
An old black and white television displaying the divided screen and square “paddles” of the first version of Pong.
October 26, 2024 at 3:59 AM
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Made a kouign amann for tomorrow’s class. 🍽️
A fully baked kouign amann in a ceramic cake pan.
October 9, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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Homemade pizza topped with sardines and arugula - so good we forgot to stop and take a photo before we started eating. 🍽️
The 2 last pieces of a homemade sardine and arugula pizza, posed with a pizza wheel.
October 8, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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Tonight’s dinner: ramen bowls with shrimp, spinach, egg, and sautéed shiitake. 🍽️
A bowl of homemade ramen: shrimp, chopped scallion, spinach leaves, shiitake mushrooms, and a halved hard boiled egg float in brown broth.
October 3, 2024 at 12:05 AM