Mic Schulte
@micschulte.bsky.social
Animals are pretty cool | M.S. student at East Carolina | B.S. from UNC Pembroke | Interested in conservation, invasion ecology, & parasitology | Dog & cat dad | #TransInSTEM | he/him
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Z is for Zebrida, completing the alphabet of #CrabAZ!
This pretty little guy rides around on fire urchins, which are venomous to us. But the crab nibbles its tube feet! Its body shape and colors both match and contrast with the urchin.
But it's not over yet! Come back tomorrow for a bonus post 🦀🧪🦑
This pretty little guy rides around on fire urchins, which are venomous to us. But the crab nibbles its tube feet! Its body shape and colors both match and contrast with the urchin.
But it's not over yet! Come back tomorrow for a bonus post 🦀🧪🦑
Zebra Urchin Crab (Zebrida adamsii)
Zebra Urchin Crab from Hairball II on July 23, 2020 by Dan Schofield
www.inaturalist.org
February 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Z is for Zebrida, completing the alphabet of #CrabAZ!
This pretty little guy rides around on fire urchins, which are venomous to us. But the crab nibbles its tube feet! Its body shape and colors both match and contrast with the urchin.
But it's not over yet! Come back tomorrow for a bonus post 🦀🧪🦑
This pretty little guy rides around on fire urchins, which are venomous to us. But the crab nibbles its tube feet! Its body shape and colors both match and contrast with the urchin.
But it's not over yet! Come back tomorrow for a bonus post 🦀🧪🦑
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#BREAKING: We’re taking the Trump administration to court!
Oceana, alongside other environmental groups, is challenging President Trump's attempts to revoke ocean protections & open up millions of acres to offshore drilling. More 👉 oceana.ly/3EMOhSt
Oceana, alongside other environmental groups, is challenging President Trump's attempts to revoke ocean protections & open up millions of acres to offshore drilling. More 👉 oceana.ly/3EMOhSt
February 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
#BREAKING: We’re taking the Trump administration to court!
Oceana, alongside other environmental groups, is challenging President Trump's attempts to revoke ocean protections & open up millions of acres to offshore drilling. More 👉 oceana.ly/3EMOhSt
Oceana, alongside other environmental groups, is challenging President Trump's attempts to revoke ocean protections & open up millions of acres to offshore drilling. More 👉 oceana.ly/3EMOhSt
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Watch what happens to agriculture. Trump-associated vultures and foreign investors are hoping to buy up farmland after widespread failures. This smash-and-grab is a classic trick of corrupt governments.
They no longer need the votes of farmers, so they are now free to wreck USDA, NOAA, etc
They no longer need the votes of farmers, so they are now free to wreck USDA, NOAA, etc
February 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Watch what happens to agriculture. Trump-associated vultures and foreign investors are hoping to buy up farmland after widespread failures. This smash-and-grab is a classic trick of corrupt governments.
They no longer need the votes of farmers, so they are now free to wreck USDA, NOAA, etc
They no longer need the votes of farmers, so they are now free to wreck USDA, NOAA, etc
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Another consequence from Trump's attack on science : Vanderbilt has temporarily paused graduate student admissions. Current graduate students and faculty raised alarm about research funding, doctoral stipends, visas and career opportunities vanderbilthustler.com/2025/02/15/g...
Graduate student admissions temporarily paused as university monitors federal funding
In the wake of fears about significant reductions in federal funding, Vanderbilt has temporarily paused graduate student admissions. Current graduate students and faculty also raised alarm about resea...
vanderbilthustler.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Another consequence from Trump's attack on science : Vanderbilt has temporarily paused graduate student admissions. Current graduate students and faculty raised alarm about research funding, doctoral stipends, visas and career opportunities vanderbilthustler.com/2025/02/15/g...
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Me: oh wow, my budgeting worked and I actually have some savings this month
The latent Pseudomonas colony in my dog's ear: lol
The latent Pseudomonas colony in my dog's ear: lol
February 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Me: oh wow, my budgeting worked and I actually have some savings this month
The latent Pseudomonas colony in my dog's ear: lol
The latent Pseudomonas colony in my dog's ear: lol
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Google Calendar has removed key cultural events from their site including:
• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
• Pride Month
• Black History Month
• Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Jewish Heritage
• Hispanic Heritage
• Indigenous People Month
February 11, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
February 10, 2025 at 10:05 PM
When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty.
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I've been a cardholder for over a decade. I'm in Canada but this affects everyone and I've sent my email.
If you're looking for a concrete action to take today--and you're a Visa cardholder--take 2 min and send an email to them today. 👇
If you’re a Visa cardholder you can let them know you won’t be any longer if they do business with fElon. I called and they said they’re taking comments at askvisa@visa.com. Maybe if enough of us complain they’ll pull the deal.
February 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I've been a cardholder for over a decade. I'm in Canada but this affects everyone and I've sent my email.
The U.S. system of checks & balances is neither checking or balancing 🤡
February 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The U.S. system of checks & balances is neither checking or balancing 🤡
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"We will not allow men to beat up, injure and cheat our women and our girls,"
said Donald Trump, about trans and nonbinary athletes. Diabolical.
said Donald Trump, about trans and nonbinary athletes. Diabolical.
February 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
"We will not allow men to beat up, injure and cheat our women and our girls,"
said Donald Trump, about trans and nonbinary athletes. Diabolical.
said Donald Trump, about trans and nonbinary athletes. Diabolical.
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reGARding all the things right now…
February 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
reGARding all the things right now…
There have now been accounts of trans people being denied a passport even with their assigned sex at birth. Read that again. People are losing their ability to leave the country at all.
February 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
There have now been accounts of trans people being denied a passport even with their assigned sex at birth. Read that again. People are losing their ability to leave the country at all.
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💯! We must strengthen community connection, focusing on care and lifting up those most in need.
February 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
💯! We must strengthen community connection, focusing on care and lifting up those most in need.
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We did a scuba dive today to swap out an instrument on one of our offshore moorings. While clearing off the biofouling, we got biofouled, hood to flipper, by caprellid amphipods (aka headbangers). Here’s my leg after moderate scraping… 🦑🧪🌊
January 31, 2025 at 3:46 AM
We did a scuba dive today to swap out an instrument on one of our offshore moorings. While clearing off the biofouling, we got biofouled, hood to flipper, by caprellid amphipods (aka headbangers). Here’s my leg after moderate scraping… 🦑🧪🌊
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We're having a discussion about which interesting animal behaviour would be terrifying on a different species. The rules are
a) it can't be an immediate danger to you
b) it has to be so scary you would stop filming and leave.
Feel free to play along. The current winner is vulture murmuration.
a) it can't be an immediate danger to you
b) it has to be so scary you would stop filming and leave.
Feel free to play along. The current winner is vulture murmuration.
January 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We're having a discussion about which interesting animal behaviour would be terrifying on a different species. The rules are
a) it can't be an immediate danger to you
b) it has to be so scary you would stop filming and leave.
Feel free to play along. The current winner is vulture murmuration.
a) it can't be an immediate danger to you
b) it has to be so scary you would stop filming and leave.
Feel free to play along. The current winner is vulture murmuration.
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Green-banded broodsacs are parasitic worms infect snails. The worm grows through the snails body, inserting tentacles into the snails eye stalks, and pulsing those tentacles like lures. Birds see these tentacles, consume the snails and complete the parasites life cycle
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January 26, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Green-banded broodsacs are parasitic worms infect snails. The worm grows through the snails body, inserting tentacles into the snails eye stalks, and pulsing those tentacles like lures. Birds see these tentacles, consume the snails and complete the parasites life cycle
🎥wiki
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If you see this, quote post with flowers from your gallery. 🌿 #nativeplants
January 26, 2025 at 4:46 AM
If you see this, quote post with flowers from your gallery. 🌿 #nativeplants
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If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.
January 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
If you’re in an institution doing any kind of DEI work, the most important thing to do right now is simply call it something else. Change it to “Community Outreach” & then keep on doing the same important work. When they outlaw Community Outreach rebrand it as “Strategic Partnerships,” rinse/repeat.
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No doomscrolling this morning. Only butterflies 🦋
#vlindermaand op deze zaterdag het #icarusblauwtje. Deze zat een klein stukje van het bruin blauwtje vandaan dat ik eerder postte 😊. Heb van dit vlindertje veel foto's, zal eens zoeken naar ook een meer sfeerbeeld.
@erikdepay.bsky.social
English: Common blue butterfly in the early morning.
@erikdepay.bsky.social
English: Common blue butterfly in the early morning.
January 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
No doomscrolling this morning. Only butterflies 🦋
Please protect, support, & uplift your trans homies. Many of us are not okay right now.
January 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Please protect, support, & uplift your trans homies. Many of us are not okay right now.
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Mentors and advisors, a very impactful thing you can do right now is to assure your mentees from all backgrounds that you will continue to support them because their worth is not contingent on any program or funding mechanism 💕
January 24, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Mentors and advisors, a very impactful thing you can do right now is to assure your mentees from all backgrounds that you will continue to support them because their worth is not contingent on any program or funding mechanism 💕
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This is a public service announcement that Green Herons are weird fucking birds.
August 15, 2023 at 4:59 PM
This is a public service announcement that Green Herons are weird fucking birds.
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I and a prominent arachnologist are attempting to save a wildlife preserve here in FL from being bulldozed by making it the type locality for at least one extremely rare jumping spider species which loves it there. It's small, but it's a good thing. Also the species is fabulous:
August 5, 2023 at 2:05 PM
I and a prominent arachnologist are attempting to save a wildlife preserve here in FL from being bulldozed by making it the type locality for at least one extremely rare jumping spider species which loves it there. It's small, but it's a good thing. Also the species is fabulous: