Lena Struwe
@drgentian.bsky.social
Scientist, botanist, artmaker, microscopist, photographer, nature nerd, knitter & writer, iNatter, cares deeply about Earth's human and non-human inhabitants. (Views my own and I block AI content)
@martinebotany.bsky.social your art/botany students might like this assignment
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 AM
@martinebotany.bsky.social your art/botany students might like this assignment
Elaine Castillo
www.elainecastillo.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I was waiting for this question :)
'Moderation' by Elaine Castillo. Very unique and different, and she isn't afraid of details and complex thoughts and layers in a contemporary novel. I am already thinking about rereading it.
'Moderation' by Elaine Castillo. Very unique and different, and she isn't afraid of details and complex thoughts and layers in a contemporary novel. I am already thinking about rereading it.
October 28, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I was waiting for this question :)
'Moderation' by Elaine Castillo. Very unique and different, and she isn't afraid of details and complex thoughts and layers in a contemporary novel. I am already thinking about rereading it.
'Moderation' by Elaine Castillo. Very unique and different, and she isn't afraid of details and complex thoughts and layers in a contemporary novel. I am already thinking about rereading it.
Are those painted gift stones? Adorable!
October 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Are those painted gift stones? Adorable!
‘Pain brush’? I meant paint brush. And no edit button :)
October 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
‘Pain brush’? I meant paint brush. And no edit button :)
I should clarify that I don't do this ant method anymore, since wild birds are protected here and no anthills where I am now. But the museum has a permit for roadkill salvage etc., so the staff can take in already dead animals for preservation.
October 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I should clarify that I don't do this ant method anymore, since wild birds are protected here and no anthills where I am now. But the museum has a permit for roadkill salvage etc., so the staff can take in already dead animals for preservation.
I think you need to be more sneaky :). We used to take bird breastbones and skulls of animals, wrap them in chicken wire, tie a strong string to it, then put that package in a Swedish ant hill (Myrmica rufa), and tie the string to a nearby tree (to find it much later, clean). Half a lifetime ago...
October 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I think you need to be more sneaky :). We used to take bird breastbones and skulls of animals, wrap them in chicken wire, tie a strong string to it, then put that package in a Swedish ant hill (Myrmica rufa), and tie the string to a nearby tree (to find it much later, clean). Half a lifetime ago...
Fascinating and thanks for sharing!
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Fascinating and thanks for sharing!
Reposted by Lena Struwe
@andrewlhipp.bsky.social gave a stirring talk promoting #NaturalHistory at the #Botany2025 @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social lecture. He has preprinted an essay based on this lecture which is worth a read if you need some hope in ecology.
doi.org/10.32942/X2MS85
doi.org/10.32942/X2MS85
Fostering a natural history community
doi.org
October 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
@andrewlhipp.bsky.social gave a stirring talk promoting #NaturalHistory at the #Botany2025 @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social lecture. He has preprinted an essay based on this lecture which is worth a read if you need some hope in ecology.
doi.org/10.32942/X2MS85
doi.org/10.32942/X2MS85