maureen
@maureenbug.bsky.social
phage biologist at the Joint Genome Institute
mostly posting about invertebrate butts
she/her
https://maureenbug.github.io/
mostly posting about invertebrate butts
she/her
https://maureenbug.github.io/
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maureen
@maureenbug.bsky.social
· Dec 12
Hello, I've officially moved the Content Scrapers blocklist to its own dedicated account.
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Hi! I've seen an uptick in people sharing/following my (no longer updated) scraper block list. I'm making a pinned post with the (currently updated) block list that @franzanth.bsky.social has been maintaining. Please follow this one!
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I just saw a caterpillar pick poop off its butt and throw it at another.
August 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I just saw a caterpillar pick poop off its butt and throw it at another.
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One of the fun things about tidepooling is running into other people who like looking closely at the weird wonders of the world -- a gaggle of local science teachers were crawling over the rocks too, and one of them showed me this orange-peel doris (Acanthodoris lutea)
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June 28, 2025 at 5:12 AM
One of the fun things about tidepooling is running into other people who like looking closely at the weird wonders of the world -- a gaggle of local science teachers were crawling over the rocks too, and one of them showed me this orange-peel doris (Acanthodoris lutea)
(@maureenbug.bsky.social!)
(@maureenbug.bsky.social!)
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Interesting update from the person who first called it out in the forums:
"@procyonloiter and I just had a 3-hour in-person talk with @loarie and I am delighted to say that it has completely alleviated my concerns around this entire issue."
"@procyonloiter and I just had a 3-hour in-person talk with @loarie and I am delighted to say that it has completely alleviated my concerns around this entire issue."
New iNat update just dropped:
forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-th...
TL;DR yeah they fucking bungled their PR here, and maybe they're backpedaling without admitting it. things are not as dire as they once seemed.
#inaturalist #inat
forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-is-th...
TL;DR yeah they fucking bungled their PR here, and maybe they're backpedaling without admitting it. things are not as dire as they once seemed.
#inaturalist #inat
What is this - iNaturalist and generative AI?
Hey everyone, I have some very very good news! @procyonloiter and I just had a 3-hour in-person talk with @loarie and I am delighted to say that it has completely alleviated my concerns around this ...
forum.inaturalist.org
June 14, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Interesting update from the person who first called it out in the forums:
"@procyonloiter and I just had a 3-hour in-person talk with @loarie and I am delighted to say that it has completely alleviated my concerns around this entire issue."
"@procyonloiter and I just had a 3-hour in-person talk with @loarie and I am delighted to say that it has completely alleviated my concerns around this entire issue."
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I get that people are deeply annoyed by iNat right now, but despite its deep flaws, I hope people can see that a better iNat, both the site functionality and the community, is worth fighting for.
Here's my personal perspective.
Here's my personal perspective.
June 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I get that people are deeply annoyed by iNat right now, but despite its deep flaws, I hope people can see that a better iNat, both the site functionality and the community, is worth fighting for.
Here's my personal perspective.
Here's my personal perspective.
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okay so now we have a bit more clarity and idk, it's not the *worst* case scenario and there's a world where this could even be a genuinely interesting use case (after all, having those things pointed out is key to learning IDs). but i'm still not overall thrilled bc...
Hi Jess, thanks so much for raising this, and for your patience with us getting you more information — we just shared a blog post that hopefully helps answer some questions and concerns: www.inaturalist.org/blog/113184-...
iNaturalist receives grant to improve species suggestions
iNaturalist is excited to announce an award from Google.org Accelerator: Generative AI to help build tools to improve the identification experience for the iNaturalist community. The project we propos...
www.inaturalist.org
June 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
okay so now we have a bit more clarity and idk, it's not the *worst* case scenario and there's a world where this could even be a genuinely interesting use case (after all, having those things pointed out is key to learning IDs). but i'm still not overall thrilled bc...
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OMG back in 2020 I tried so hard to find velvet worms in Indonesia, from historical data and living observations, but found nothing. Finally some people took photos of them in 2023-2024 www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Observations
velvet worms from Indonesia
www.inaturalist.org
May 7, 2025 at 11:57 AM
OMG back in 2020 I tried so hard to find velvet worms in Indonesia, from historical data and living observations, but found nothing. Finally some people took photos of them in 2023-2024 www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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@asm.org this better not be anticipatory obedience. I have 5 lab members planning on going to ASM microbe this year. I will absolutely pivot to another meeting if ASM gives in to anti-DEI efforts.
@vscooper.micropopbio.org and @mostlymicrobes.bsky.social while downloading scientist spotlights for teaching from the site; ASM has also scrubbed the entire IDEAA page including resources on LGBTQ+ scientists at asm.org/IDEAA/resources/pride-month
February 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@asm.org this better not be anticipatory obedience. I have 5 lab members planning on going to ASM microbe this year. I will absolutely pivot to another meeting if ASM gives in to anti-DEI efforts.
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I’m on one of ASMs IDEAA committees and we have received 0 communication from ASM staff on why this is happening. I had to find out via social media. Extremely disappointing.
ASM website screenshots from the wayback machine in December '24 (web.archive.org/web/20241211...) vs today. Pretty disappointing!! 🧪
February 2, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I’m on one of ASMs IDEAA committees and we have received 0 communication from ASM staff on why this is happening. I had to find out via social media. Extremely disappointing.
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SPINY sea cucumber anus but without the teeth! flic.kr/p/2i4dby4
Sea Cucumber Anus
Photographing these is an addiction. I can't stop anymore now that I have started. Help...
flic.kr
January 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
SPINY sea cucumber anus but without the teeth! flic.kr/p/2i4dby4
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Stare not too deeply into the Sea cucumber anus for it stares back into you! flic.kr/p/Du75MM
Sea Cucumber Open
Sea cucumbers breathe through their anus. Hence they rhythmically open and close it. Check out my new book: The Camera and the Brain: What brain research can teach the photographer. Available now!
flic.kr
January 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Stare not too deeply into the Sea cucumber anus for it stares back into you! flic.kr/p/Du75MM
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Brilliant capture of this crab by @PacificKlaus that LIVES IN THE ANAL bulb of this fire urchin! flic.kr/p/2hHwDps
Anal Crab Again
I live very close to the dive site where this parasitic crab has found a home in the anal sack of a sea urchin, and I can visit it every week. This is a great place for the crab, very safe due to the ...
flic.kr
January 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Brilliant capture of this crab by @PacificKlaus that LIVES IN THE ANAL bulb of this fire urchin! flic.kr/p/2hHwDps
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OH! is it over yet? Sea Cucumber POOPY time! flic.kr/p/23z3tkJ
Sea Cucumber Poo
Sea cucumbers eat sand, digest all the edibles in it, and defecate the "cleaned" sand. This is how the end result looks like. Natural history at its best. Come dive with me in the Philippines at Sala...
flic.kr
January 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
OH! is it over yet? Sea Cucumber POOPY time! flic.kr/p/23z3tkJ
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Sea cucumber POOPING TO DISCO www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA3a...
Sea Cucumber Defecating
YouTube video by Ellen Bonaire
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Sea cucumber POOPING TO DISCO www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA3a...
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yes. MOAR Sea cucumber pooping! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUs2...
Close-up of a sea cucumber pooing.
YouTube video by VideoHistoryToday
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
yes. MOAR Sea cucumber pooping! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUs2...
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A 17 year old video of "sea cucumber shitting"! Classy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr79...
sea cucumber shitting
YouTube video by erictoon
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A 17 year old video of "sea cucumber shitting"! Classy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr79...
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and even MOAR sea cucumber "shitting" www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uVD...
Sea cucumber shitting
YouTube video by miss pegasus
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:22 PM
and even MOAR sea cucumber "shitting" www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uVD...
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oh! and a "reels" tiktok type Parastichopus pooping! youtube.com/shorts/9wmEZ...
California Red Sea Cucumber Pooping
YouTube video by ilvs
youtube.com
January 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
oh! and a "reels" tiktok type Parastichopus pooping! youtube.com/shorts/9wmEZ...
Hi! I've seen an uptick in people sharing/following my (no longer updated) scraper block list. I'm making a pinned post with the (currently updated) block list that @franzanth.bsky.social has been maintaining. Please follow this one!
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bsky.app/profile/fran...
Hello, I've officially moved the Content Scrapers blocklist to its own dedicated account.
The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.
The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.
December 12, 2024 at 7:34 AM
Hi! I've seen an uptick in people sharing/following my (no longer updated) scraper block list. I'm making a pinned post with the (currently updated) block list that @franzanth.bsky.social has been maintaining. Please follow this one!
bsky.app/profile/fran...
bsky.app/profile/fran...
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quick summary:
- yes it's a real crab
- no it doesn't have the illuminati eye irl
- yes we started a religion
the real crab:
japanesedecapods.web.fc2.com/brachyura/Pa...
- yes it's a real crab
- no it doesn't have the illuminati eye irl
- yes we started a religion
the real crab:
japanesedecapods.web.fc2.com/brachyura/Pa...
カルイシガニ-日本十脚目写真館
japanesedecapods.web.fc2.com
August 28, 2024 at 5:08 AM
quick summary:
- yes it's a real crab
- no it doesn't have the illuminati eye irl
- yes we started a religion
the real crab:
japanesedecapods.web.fc2.com/brachyura/Pa...
- yes it's a real crab
- no it doesn't have the illuminati eye irl
- yes we started a religion
the real crab:
japanesedecapods.web.fc2.com/brachyura/Pa...
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What a shame. Really didn't want to see genAI from APOD or NASA.
Using this tech signals carelessness, disregard for accuracy, & disregard for people & the environment, among other negatives.
Using this tech signals carelessness, disregard for accuracy, & disregard for people & the environment, among other negatives.
December 7, 2024 at 8:14 AM
What a shame. Really didn't want to see genAI from APOD or NASA.
Using this tech signals carelessness, disregard for accuracy, & disregard for people & the environment, among other negatives.
Using this tech signals carelessness, disregard for accuracy, & disregard for people & the environment, among other negatives.
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📌Welcome to the bat-feed! A place for posts by bat-scientists, ecologists, photographers etc.
DM me to ask to be added as a contributor. Then use the 🦇 emoji for posts you want to show up in the feed. Rules in the next post:
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DM me to ask to be added as a contributor. Then use the 🦇 emoji for posts you want to show up in the feed. Rules in the next post:
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November 27, 2024 at 3:25 PM
📌Welcome to the bat-feed! A place for posts by bat-scientists, ecologists, photographers etc.
DM me to ask to be added as a contributor. Then use the 🦇 emoji for posts you want to show up in the feed. Rules in the next post:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
DM me to ask to be added as a contributor. Then use the 🦇 emoji for posts you want to show up in the feed. Rules in the next post:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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Hello, I've officially moved the Content Scrapers blocklist to its own dedicated account.
The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.
The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.
November 26, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Hello, I've officially moved the Content Scrapers blocklist to its own dedicated account.
The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.
The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.
