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helicidaehelix.bsky.social
@helicidaehelix.bsky.social
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Genomics grad student and lover of all things..
Science Art. Biology. Genetics. Genomics. Botanical art. Microscopy and Macrophotography. Naturalist. Nature, Wildlife, and Landscape Photography. National Parks. Bibliophile. Astronomy. History. SciFi.
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erinhansonartist.bsky.social
The light shining through the maple trees creates intriguing patterns of light and shadow across the grass.

Lighted Autumn
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2024
30 x 48 in
www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/li...

#maple #treeclub #autumn #dailyart #fallcolor #natureart #leafpeeping @bsky.art
"Lighted Autumn" Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson 2024 30 x 48 in Original Sold 3D Textured Replicas and Canvas Prints Available 20% off all prints and replicas through midnight on 9/1/25 About the Painting This Halloween-colored painting celebrates everything I love about the fall. The light shining through the maple trees creates intriguing patterns of light and shadow across the grass. Thick brush strokes of oil paint laid side-by-side, without layering, create an impactful mosaic of color and texture across the canvas. This painting was created in my signature Open Impressionism style.
August 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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quietnovastudios.bsky.social
These sparkly Halloween octopuses are happy to help you curse your enemies

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🧶 #amigurumi #crochet #octopus #witch #hat #Halloween #art #craft #SciArt #oceansky
A sparkly purple crocheted octopus with a witch hat A sparkly white crocheted octopus with faint speckles of purple, orange, and green, wearing a witch hat An orange sparkly crocheted octopus wearing a witch hat A sparkly green crocheted octopus wearing a witch hat
August 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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vigiscar.bsky.social
Illustration of a death's head hawkmoth (Acherontia lachesis) for Menagerie board game by @moosegames.bsky.social 🦋💀
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#scientificillustration #zoology #biology #insect #animal #boardgame #insectarium #menagerie #cardgameart #sciart #moth #butterfly #skull #deathsheadhawkmoth
August 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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amethyst-atlas.bsky.social
Hyper-fixated so hard I made a katamari sona (or maybe oc? Not sure)
Anyway this is Ink :)
I would put them in the fundraiser level for We love katamari
I imagine she’s trying to sell her art there lol
#Katamari #Katamaridamacy #welovekatamari #Art #oc #ocart #sona
Text on the right says Ink Second cousin of the Prince Roll up size: 1m 63cm Description: An artsy cousin who’s always covered in paint When rolled up: Oh? you just rolled up some weird painted thing. Wait… it’s cousin Ink! Oh, Stop getting in the way! Stage conclusion “Oh, it's cousin Ink. What were you doing on Earth? Hmm? You were painting at the art museum? We have no idea what you're talking about."
August 24, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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amethyst-atlas.bsky.social
I’ve been absolutely obsessed with Katamari lately so here’s some cute doodles I made of my favs <3
#Katamari #Katamaridamacy #welovekatamari
May 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
helicidaehelix.bsky.social
Sunset view from the shore across Park Lake in Maitland, FL. Credit: my daughter @amethyst-atlas.bsky.social proud mama 🥰
Sunset view from across Park Lake in Florida.
November 26, 2024 at 1:25 AM
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nimasprout.bsky.social
Forgot already that I did this rose painting. It's for a sketchbook show next year.

#art
Hand holding sketchbook on table featuring painting of peach color roses with blue background.
November 21, 2024 at 4:27 AM
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amethyst-atlas.bsky.social
This one’s an older drawing but I figured it was still good enough to post
November 16, 2024 at 8:55 PM
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kellyjeanrebar.bsky.social
A childlike look at a #leaf on the ground.#November #colour #closeup
November 22, 2024 at 3:05 AM
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peterbraubach.bsky.social
Granuloma with with fancy giant cells in the lung. #PathSky #ThoracicPathology #LungPath
H&E stained histology section of lung parenchyma with pink nodule surrounded by a blue rim. Detail shot of the afforementioned slide with histiocytes and a triangular multinucleated giant cell
November 20, 2024 at 11:12 AM
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xkcd.com
The Future of Orion xkcd.com/3012
November 15, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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drbjcarr.bsky.social
For this week's #FluorescenceFriday a frog retina showing off the photoreceptors (magenta) and bipolar cells (green).
frog retina showing off the photoreceptors (magenta) and bipolar cells (green).
November 22, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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magdalenaskipper.bsky.social
‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky

For me, it certainly feels good to be here!

@natureportfolio.bsky.social @bsky.app

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky
Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.
www.nature.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:49 AM
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hawaiianimages.bsky.social
As promised, here's a quick portfolio post for all the new people. I do satellite laser ranging for a living now, but have spent years as a photographer, mostly birds, space, underwater, and other stuff as it presents. Here are 4 of my best. :) 🐙🦉📷🌿🧪🔭 Prints and stuff at www.myhawaiianimages.com
An Ae'o (Hawaiian stilt), a small graceful wading bird with black back and wings and a white body, red legs. She is hunting the shallows of Kealia NWR with a rainbow reflected in the water in upper left. The Horsehead Nebula in Orion, a field of hydrogen glowing red with a horsehead-shaped cloud of dust in the foreground. At lower left is a bright star lighting up the dust blue. About 6 hours of integration time with my 10" Ritchey–Chrétien scope An Ornate octopus (also called a night octopus), an endemic Hawaiian cephalopod, showing a reddish body with white spots, and flaring out its arms. Night dive, Ulua Beach Maui. Lava entering the ocean, with clouds of steam and dripping water. Kamokuna ocean entry, Big Island Hawaii, August 2016
September 2, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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dimitrikellan.bsky.social
The Milky Way over my small town. I put my camera on the hood of my car and let the shutter stay open for 20 seconds.
#photography #Fujifilm
November 22, 2024 at 9:30 PM
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“I am reading six books at once, the only way of reading; since, as you will agree, one book is only a single unaccompanied note, and to get the full sound, one needs ten others at the same time.” ― Virginia Woolf

@mcnallyjackson Brooklyn, captured by @maegicc

#virginiawoolf
#mcnallyjackson
November 22, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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alexiareyesart.bsky.social
A commission from last year<3 #botanicalillustration #art #illustration #rose #hydrangea #delphinium
November 18, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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eldruidanet.bsky.social
A beautiful Alcon blue butterfy (Phengaris alcon)
#macro #macrophoto #nature #naturephotography #butterfly
#closeup #mariposa #macrophotography #photography
A beautiful Alcon blue butterfy (Phengaris alcon)
November 18, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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remymac.bsky.social
#Nudivember
#MarineLife
All green nudibranch Green, black, red nudibranch
November 21, 2024 at 1:27 AM
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lucaskias.bsky.social
A snake with an amazing name: rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria).
This snake has this name because of how white light diffracts on their scales, making all rainbow colors visible through a phenomenon called 'iridescence'
#SciArt #TrupeNaturalista
A snake named rainbow boa with iridescent scales like a rainbow
November 20, 2024 at 2:53 PM
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hlmtaylor.bsky.social
“An Extravagance of Flamingos” 9x12”, mixed media (mostly #ink and #copicfineliner and #gelpen ). Influenced by #artnouveau and #gustavklimt and a little bit of #erté too.

#flamingo #illustration #drawing #inkpainting #flamingo #maximalism #ornament #ornamentation #glittery #painting #heathert
2 flamingos drawn and painted in bright colors. 9x12" by Heather Taylor, 2024. Mixed media.
November 14, 2024 at 3:51 AM
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lukelukeluke.bsky.social
Here are some nice mushrooms
A family of fuzzy white splitgill mushrooms grow on the underside of an upturned stick above a forest floor covered in dried leaves
November 20, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social
Silk embroidered fox created by Helen Richman, professional hand embroiderer, based in Somerset, UK
Embroidery featuring a sitting fox facing forwards and looking up to the left, the fur is rusty orange and the chest and under the chin are white as is the tip.of the bushy tail which protrudes to the right, all on a cream background
November 20, 2024 at 6:27 AM