Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️🌈♾️
@oceanfilly.bsky.social
It's me, the sea lady.
I study Sexual Selection, Host Sex/Parasite Interactions, and Behavior (also interested in Bio Ed!)
Currently looking for a postdoc position!
Biologist/Photographer/Artist/Jedi/Autistic
https://bfitzwater.wixsite.com/bfitzwater
I study Sexual Selection, Host Sex/Parasite Interactions, and Behavior (also interested in Bio Ed!)
Currently looking for a postdoc position!
Biologist/Photographer/Artist/Jedi/Autistic
https://bfitzwater.wixsite.com/bfitzwater
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Hi, I'm Brooke (she/her)! I'm a recent PhD graduate with research interests in sexual selection, mate choice, host-parasite interactions (especially those involving host sex), and animal behavior. I'm looking for a postdoc position!
I also create short-form videos and I'm a photographer and artist.
I also create short-form videos and I'm a photographer and artist.
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A paper in Scientific Reports shows that chameleons have evolved a longer, coiled optic nerve that is likely to provide “slack” to reduce tension on the optic nerve during the extensive rotations characteristic of the chameleon eye. go.nature.com/3JTSgQ1 #evosky 🧪
November 12, 2025 at 8:28 PM
A paper in Scientific Reports shows that chameleons have evolved a longer, coiled optic nerve that is likely to provide “slack” to reduce tension on the optic nerve during the extensive rotations characteristic of the chameleon eye. go.nature.com/3JTSgQ1 #evosky 🧪
Oh to swim around with no face. Meet the Faceless Cusk Eel. #LetsChangeThat
November 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Oh to swim around with no face. Meet the Faceless Cusk Eel. #LetsChangeThat
I need her to do this AS Cunk. I need her to narrate a string of nonsensical stream of consciousness statements to an incredibly confused Vision.
Diane Morgan has been cast in ‘VISIONQUEST’
She is playing an associate of Paladin.
(via variety.com/2025/tv/glob...)
She is playing an associate of Paladin.
(via variety.com/2025/tv/glob...)
November 11, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I need her to do this AS Cunk. I need her to narrate a string of nonsensical stream of consciousness statements to an incredibly confused Vision.
What are Pacific Salmon? #LetsChangeThat
November 11, 2025 at 4:29 PM
What are Pacific Salmon? #LetsChangeThat
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The Fudge Lab at Chapman University is recruiting a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the biophysics of hagfish defensive slime deployment. Please repost!
Apply here: tinyurl.com/4p937dn5
Apply here: tinyurl.com/4p937dn5
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
The Fudge Lab at Chapman University is recruiting a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the biophysics of hagfish defensive slime deployment. Please repost!
Apply here: tinyurl.com/4p937dn5
Apply here: tinyurl.com/4p937dn5
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court denied an attempt to challenge Obergefell v. Hodges, the case affirming marriage equality nationwide.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
Our freedom to marry remains the law of the land.
A revisit: The Giant Phantom Jelly #LetsChangeThat
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A revisit: The Giant Phantom Jelly #LetsChangeThat
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Last Friday, I had the honour of announcing the theme for LGBT+ History Month 2026, 'Science and Innovation'. This is my 5th LGBT+ History Month since starting with the charity in 2021!
This is an exciting theme for me as a queer science communicator.
This is an exciting theme for me as a queer science communicator.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Last Friday, I had the honour of announcing the theme for LGBT+ History Month 2026, 'Science and Innovation'. This is my 5th LGBT+ History Month since starting with the charity in 2021!
This is an exciting theme for me as a queer science communicator.
This is an exciting theme for me as a queer science communicator.
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Immensely proud to share that I am the designer of the official badge for LGBT+ History Month 2026.
Last night, @lgbthm.bsky.social revealed that the 2026 theme for the month will be 'Science and Innovation', so get ready to learn about some amazing queer scientists next year!
Last night, @lgbthm.bsky.social revealed that the 2026 theme for the month will be 'Science and Innovation', so get ready to learn about some amazing queer scientists next year!
November 8, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Immensely proud to share that I am the designer of the official badge for LGBT+ History Month 2026.
Last night, @lgbthm.bsky.social revealed that the 2026 theme for the month will be 'Science and Innovation', so get ready to learn about some amazing queer scientists next year!
Last night, @lgbthm.bsky.social revealed that the 2026 theme for the month will be 'Science and Innovation', so get ready to learn about some amazing queer scientists next year!
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I didn't get to do #FishOfTheWeek last week because I was in Poland for field work, but it's gar week this week so of course I have to talk about one of my all-time favorite fishes. And there's a lot know, so get ready to learn something new
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November 7, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I didn't get to do #FishOfTheWeek last week because I was in Poland for field work, but it's gar week this week so of course I have to talk about one of my all-time favorite fishes. And there's a lot know, so get ready to learn something new
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With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
Families on SNAP worry about not just feeding themselves but also their pets
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.
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Where does he even keep those teeth? Watch to find out! It’s Fishmas day 7, y’all and we’re talking about the fangtooth!
November 7, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Where does he even keep those teeth? Watch to find out! It’s Fishmas day 7, y’all and we’re talking about the fangtooth!
Reposted by Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️🌈♾️
Meet the White Shark! #LetsChangeThat
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Meet the White Shark! #LetsChangeThat
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On the fourth day of #GarWeek, we’re celebrating other native, ancient fish species! Check out these species bios to get an idea of what other ancient fish besides gar reside in North America and beyond.
November 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
On the fourth day of #GarWeek, we’re celebrating other native, ancient fish species! Check out these species bios to get an idea of what other ancient fish besides gar reside in North America and beyond.
Related... the people asked, so I created a Discord server: discord.gg/AMdeNHRd
November 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Related... the people asked, so I created a Discord server: discord.gg/AMdeNHRd
*Chuckles nervously because I have a shark video lined up for this week*
November 6, 2025 at 4:40 PM
*Chuckles nervously because I have a shark video lined up for this week*
Round 2: Smasher Mantis Shrimp vs Slasher Mantis Shrimp. #LetsChangeThat
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Round 2: Smasher Mantis Shrimp vs Slasher Mantis Shrimp. #LetsChangeThat
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Can 🫵YOU help @oceanfilly.bsky.social get back to her sea truck without getting eaten by the ice wormth?
#subnautica #dune #twitch
#subnautica #dune #twitch
November 6, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Can 🫵YOU help @oceanfilly.bsky.social get back to her sea truck without getting eaten by the ice wormth?
#subnautica #dune #twitch
#subnautica #dune #twitch
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For #GarWeek, here is a juvenile gar from southern Green Bay that we encountered this summer. Look that those pectoral fins go! After length measurement, this fish was released on site. #GreatLakes
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
For #GarWeek, here is a juvenile gar from southern Green Bay that we encountered this summer. Look that those pectoral fins go! After length measurement, this fish was released on site. #GreatLakes
My autistic brain when I'm overstimulated and it doesn't want to form coherent sentences anymore
November 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My autistic brain when I'm overstimulated and it doesn't want to form coherent sentences anymore
There has been a resurgence in Tripodfish interest, so let's check them out! #LetsChangeThat
November 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
There has been a resurgence in Tripodfish interest, so let's check them out! #LetsChangeThat
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Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
November 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️
Reposted by Brooke Fitzwater, PhD (she/her) 🐟🪱🏳️🌈♾️
Are you feeling particularly artistic this week? Enter our GARtwork contest for a chance to win a crochet gar 🧶! To enter, DM your submission to @OKWildlifeDept on Twitter or Instagram. The winner will be announced on Friday 🎨🖌️
#GarWeek
#GarWeek
November 4, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Are you feeling particularly artistic this week? Enter our GARtwork contest for a chance to win a crochet gar 🧶! To enter, DM your submission to @OKWildlifeDept on Twitter or Instagram. The winner will be announced on Friday 🎨🖌️
#GarWeek
#GarWeek