Andrew Mountcastle
@mounty.bsky.social
I investigate how insects are so good at crashing into things. 🐝Insect Biomechanist, 🏒Pond Hockeyologist, 📸Photographer-ish, Dad, Mainer, Biology prof at Bates College
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Andrew Mountcastle
@mounty.bsky.social
· Mar 10
Happy #BlueSkyMonday
Nikon FM
Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 AI Micro
Portra 400
#believeinfilm #filmphotography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #minimalism
Nikon FM
Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 AI Micro
Portra 400
#believeinfilm #filmphotography #PhotographersUnited #EastCoastKin #minimalism
Reposted by Andrew Mountcastle
A white hot dog photographed back in the winter of 2020 in Yellowstone.
We actually had two different long-tailed weasels scampering around in this spot at the same time!
We actually had two different long-tailed weasels scampering around in this spot at the same time!
November 9, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A white hot dog photographed back in the winter of 2020 in Yellowstone.
We actually had two different long-tailed weasels scampering around in this spot at the same time!
We actually had two different long-tailed weasels scampering around in this spot at the same time!
Happy to report I’ve reached the cracking like an activated glow stick when I get out of bed era.
November 8, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Happy to report I’ve reached the cracking like an activated glow stick when I get out of bed era.
It's a good day to honor and celebrate scientist role models who have spent their careers lifting others up.
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
It's a good day to honor and celebrate scientist role models who have spent their careers lifting others up.
This feels like a trick question
November 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This feels like a trick question
Live shot of all the balls I'm dropping this semester
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Live shot of all the balls I'm dropping this semester
A norovirus-infected cruise ship suddenly has a new competitor for worst vacation destination
MrBeast Is Opening A Theme Park In Saudi Arabia This Month
MrBeast Is Opening A Theme Park In Saudi Arabia This Month
Beast Land is being marketed as the 'Ultimate MrBeast Experience' and will be a part of Riyadh Season
kotaku.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A norovirus-infected cruise ship suddenly has a new competitor for worst vacation destination
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Ummmmm, how much for just York County please? 😳
November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Ummmmm, how much for just York County please? 😳
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For reference, federal SNAP spending totaled ~$100 billion in 2024. The annual cost of providing nutritional assistance to 42 million people in this country (16 million of them children) is equal to 14% of the wealth growth of 10 individuals. Unfettered greed.
November 3, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For reference, federal SNAP spending totaled ~$100 billion in 2024. The annual cost of providing nutritional assistance to 42 million people in this country (16 million of them children) is equal to 14% of the wealth growth of 10 individuals. Unfettered greed.
I've long felt that the public would be much less accepting of staggering wealth inequality if humans were better at intuiting large numbers, like the colossal size of 1 billion.
$698 Billion. That’s how much more wealth the 10 wealthiest Americans have just this year, as SNAP funds remain frozen. #unconscionable www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Top 10 US billionaires’ collective wealth grew by $698bn in past year – report
Oxfam warns Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights – but Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I've long felt that the public would be much less accepting of staggering wealth inequality if humans were better at intuiting large numbers, like the colossal size of 1 billion.
Unfortunately the dad candy tax rate has once again increased this year
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Unfortunately the dad candy tax rate has once again increased this year
Perfect. No notes.
as a bird artist, in honor of tonight’s game i have attempted to draw the gorgeous blue jay as accurately as possible. as always please let me know if you have any constructive criticism
October 31, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Perfect. No notes.
And this is why AI is being shoved every which way at consumers, even when nobody is asking for it. Investors want to see returns on their investment.
Nvidia now has a $5 trillion dollar valuation…
a close up of a man 's face with a red shirt in the background
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with a red shirt in the background
media.tenor.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
And this is why AI is being shoved every which way at consumers, even when nobody is asking for it. Investors want to see returns on their investment.
My kids saw this in the candy store and lost their shit. If you have kids you know what this is about and are probably also living this hell on a daily basis. If you don’t know what this is about, thank your lucky stars. It’s honestly not worth the words to explain it.
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My kids saw this in the candy store and lost their shit. If you have kids you know what this is about and are probably also living this hell on a daily basis. If you don’t know what this is about, thank your lucky stars. It’s honestly not worth the words to explain it.
My son’s review of his middle school cafeteria (compared to elementary school): “the food is hotter and there aren’t as many hairs in it.”
October 24, 2025 at 10:13 PM
My son’s review of his middle school cafeteria (compared to elementary school): “the food is hotter and there aren’t as many hairs in it.”
Hot damn!
October 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Hot damn!
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October 22, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Youth soccer in Maine is hilarious because it is completely dark out, but practice just started
October 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Youth soccer in Maine is hilarious because it is completely dark out, but practice just started
My new Professor name just dropped!
October 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
My new Professor name just dropped!
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Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 12, 2025 ~ The end of bees.
"Fifteen species of bumblebee, which play a crucial role in pollinating peas, beans, peanuts and clover ... are now classified as threatened."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Fifteen species of bumblebee, which play a crucial role in pollinating peas, beans, peanuts and clover ... are now classified as threatened."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years
Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 12, 2025 ~ The end of bees.
"Fifteen species of bumblebee, which play a crucial role in pollinating peas, beans, peanuts and clover ... are now classified as threatened."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Fifteen species of bumblebee, which play a crucial role in pollinating peas, beans, peanuts and clover ... are now classified as threatened."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Andrew Mountcastle
Take heart, northern friends, for sweata weatha has finally arrived
October 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Take heart, northern friends, for sweata weatha has finally arrived
Take heart, northern friends, for sweata weatha has finally arrived
October 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Take heart, northern friends, for sweata weatha has finally arrived
Students in my Bioinspiration class are designing 3D printed and laser-cut samaras (“helicopter” seeds) modeled after maple seeds, and testing which membrane shapes keep the seeds airborne the longest.
October 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Students in my Bioinspiration class are designing 3D printed and laser-cut samaras (“helicopter” seeds) modeled after maple seeds, and testing which membrane shapes keep the seeds airborne the longest.
Autumn light in Maine
October 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Autumn light in Maine
Stob! Hamber time!
October 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Stob! Hamber time!