HappyHagfish
@happyhagfish.bsky.social
Mostly here to lurk. Enjoyer of science, TTRPGs and rats 🐀 All views, opinions etc. are my own.
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Alan Solem, renowned snail expert & curator at the Field Museum was describing a new snail from the rural province of Ba in Fiji.
It required a new genus, so he used 'Ba'.
That was too tempting for him to resist, so allow me to introduce the Ba humbugi snail.
It required a new genus, so he used 'Ba'.
That was too tempting for him to resist, so allow me to introduce the Ba humbugi snail.
December 13, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Alan Solem, renowned snail expert & curator at the Field Museum was describing a new snail from the rural province of Ba in Fiji.
It required a new genus, so he used 'Ba'.
That was too tempting for him to resist, so allow me to introduce the Ba humbugi snail.
It required a new genus, so he used 'Ba'.
That was too tempting for him to resist, so allow me to introduce the Ba humbugi snail.
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my friend @aquamarinemirage.bsky.social made this chart and i think its important for everyone to see it
December 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
my friend @aquamarinemirage.bsky.social made this chart and i think its important for everyone to see it
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This Rat Meme Monday, we're flipping over the couch and extracting the little buggers manually because we're running late.
November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This Rat Meme Monday, we're flipping over the couch and extracting the little buggers manually because we're running late.
When this teaser for Predator: Badlands first came out, I thought it was a bit silly that The Hu were singing "Wolf Totem" in the background. It's not set in Mongolia!
Having watched the movie, I now see that this was brilliant musical foreshadowing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Njx...
Having watched the movie, I now see that this was brilliant musical foreshadowing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Njx...
Predator: Badlands | Official Trailer | In Cinemas Nov 7
YouTube video by 20th Century Studios UK
m.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
When this teaser for Predator: Badlands first came out, I thought it was a bit silly that The Hu were singing "Wolf Totem" in the background. It's not set in Mongolia!
Having watched the movie, I now see that this was brilliant musical foreshadowing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Njx...
Having watched the movie, I now see that this was brilliant musical foreshadowing.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8Njx...
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Should I ask him for a kayak? 🪶🌿
November 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Should I ask him for a kayak? 🪶🌿
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An adorable throwback to Tilli the aardvark using her incredible sniffer, putting her powerful sense of smell to the test! She inspected keeper Brynn’s 53-pound homegrown Cinderella pumpkin, filled with yogurt for a fun and enriching treat. 🎃 #HappyHalloween
📷: Keeper Alex
📷: Keeper Alex
October 31, 2025 at 10:42 PM
An adorable throwback to Tilli the aardvark using her incredible sniffer, putting her powerful sense of smell to the test! She inspected keeper Brynn’s 53-pound homegrown Cinderella pumpkin, filled with yogurt for a fun and enriching treat. 🎃 #HappyHalloween
📷: Keeper Alex
📷: Keeper Alex
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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
November 1, 2025 at 6:34 AM
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE OVER ZOOM TO MEET MORE OF THE TEAM
UNFORTUNATELY, YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SUCCESSFUL ON THIS OCCASION, BUT WE HOPE YOU'LL APPLY FOR FUTURE POSITIONS WITH THE VAMPIRE
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I found a capybara pebble🤎
October 26, 2025 at 9:53 AM
I found a capybara pebble🤎
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Weekday work activities limited to an approved list, but weekend activities I can share vintage knife ghost. DON'T STAB YOURSELF WITH A KNIFE USE A PUMPKIN CARVING KIT AMERICA.
October 25, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Weekday work activities limited to an approved list, but weekend activities I can share vintage knife ghost. DON'T STAB YOURSELF WITH A KNIFE USE A PUMPKIN CARVING KIT AMERICA.
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I’m so angry about this—killing these gorgeous bats for trinkets. Learn some f*cking felting skills if you want your own fuzzy creature and leave nature alone!
Tell Amazon: Stop the trinket trade with the painted woolly bat! action.eko.org/a/painted-wo...
Save the painted woolly bats
UPDATE: eBay has banned the sale of painted woolly bats on its platform! Now let's keep up the pressure to make sure Amazon follows suit.------Painted woolly bats are selfless little forest guardians,
action.eko.org
October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I’m so angry about this—killing these gorgeous bats for trinkets. Learn some f*cking felting skills if you want your own fuzzy creature and leave nature alone!
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You did it!
You scrolled far enough to find the dopamine!
You scrolled far enough to find the dopamine!
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 AM
You did it!
You scrolled far enough to find the dopamine!
You scrolled far enough to find the dopamine!
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Extremely bad news if true (and unlikely this reporter would run with it if not). The MMWR has been the earliest warning bell for outbreaks since it announced the first US cases, in 1981, of what was later identified as AIDS.
This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.
This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.
BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:
October 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Extremely bad news if true (and unlikely this reporter would run with it if not). The MMWR has been the earliest warning bell for outbreaks since it announced the first US cases, in 1981, of what was later identified as AIDS.
This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.
This will be a grievous shock to what remains of US public health.
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EXTREMELY COOL BAT STUFF: A study out in Science today found that the greater noctule bat, Europe's largest, hunts and catches *migrating birds* while in flight. In at least one case, a bat climbed to more than 1200 feet, then chased a robin downward FAST until it caught it near the ground.
Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight
Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...
www.science.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:02 PM
EXTREMELY COOL BAT STUFF: A study out in Science today found that the greater noctule bat, Europe's largest, hunts and catches *migrating birds* while in flight. In at least one case, a bat climbed to more than 1200 feet, then chased a robin downward FAST until it caught it near the ground.
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let's hold hands as we stare into the abyss
September 14, 2025 at 10:14 PM
let's hold hands as we stare into the abyss
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
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When life gives you lemons, lose your goddamn mind and shut down.
July 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
When life gives you lemons, lose your goddamn mind and shut down.
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Facebook’s AI suggestions are some of the most aggressively stupid things I’ve seen a corporation push on consumers
July 20, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Facebook’s AI suggestions are some of the most aggressively stupid things I’ve seen a corporation push on consumers
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Also true from a climate perspective- every ton of CO2 not released into the atmosphere measurably, quantifiably helps. People seem to wrongly think there’s some threshold that if it gets so bad it doesn’t matter if it gets worse and that’s not what the science says!
July 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Also true from a climate perspective- every ton of CO2 not released into the atmosphere measurably, quantifiably helps. People seem to wrongly think there’s some threshold that if it gets so bad it doesn’t matter if it gets worse and that’s not what the science says!
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1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar
2025: ohhh ok
2025: ohhh ok
July 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar
2025: ohhh ok
2025: ohhh ok
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Today is the only day you can post this
July 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Today is the only day you can post this
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An illustration greatly inspired by the fur minions
September 28, 2023 at 8:43 PM
An illustration greatly inspired by the fur minions
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I gave papaya a little kissy on the head but it looks like I'm slurping out her brains :(
June 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I gave papaya a little kissy on the head but it looks like I'm slurping out her brains :(