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Olivia V. Ambrogio (she/her)
@squidfan.bsky.social
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#SciComm professional, writer, artist, biologist (Ph.D.). Scholar and gentlewoman. Very queer.
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For the #Inktober finale, “award.” #penandink
An ink drawing of the grim reaper smiling and making the peace sign while leaning their scythe against one shoulder and holding a trophy for wheat hand harvesting
October 31, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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For #Inktober, “blast.”
Ink drawing of a ghost blasting a trumpet so that another ghost throws up its arms in fright, while a third looks on and laughs
October 21, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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For the #inktober prompt “heavy,” in recognition of root-vegetable season #ink #SciArt
Ink (and colored ink-wash) drawing of an enormous sweet potato being held up by three tiny stylized people.
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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A Halloween-y take on the #Inktober prompt “pierce.” #SciArt #penandink
A black-and-white drawing of a very cute little rabbit at night, plunging its tiny fangs into a beet. At the points where the fangs piece the beet, there is a spurt of red ink.
October 6, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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For the #Inktober prompt #murky
#SciArt #penandink
An ink and ink wash drawing of an octopus surrounded by darkness.
October 4, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Day 3 of #Inktober, “crown” for a kinglet. #SciArt #ink #penandink
A ballpoint pen drawing of a puffed-up ruby-crowned kinglet, wearing a crown with sparkling rubies in it.
October 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Mixing #SciArt and traditional #inktober challenge with the prompt “weave.”
A mixed ink and digital black and white drawing of a spider’s web against a dark background, with the spider crouched in the center, its bent legs obscuring its head.
October 2, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Distracting myself from the news with a challenge! Making #SciArt for #Inktober and the day 1 prompt of “mustache “
A pen drawing on white stone paper of a female walrus head and torso, with her mustache of whiskers very clearly visible
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Today a jumping spider hung out inside my nature journal, and I like to think that means I made it feel at home. #SciArt #NatureJournal
Photo of a large journal with mushroom drawings barely visible, and a page lifted up so that underneath you can see a jumping spider on a blank page.
October 1, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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A reminder for you from my #nature journal. #SciArt
Ink and watercolor drawing of three small pale orange fruits with noticeable dark blossom-like calyx areas. Text says, “it’s wild persimmon season!”
September 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Happy Rosh Hashanah and Fall Equinox to the Northern Hemisphere!
#fall #autum 🐡
A drawing of several kinds of leaves--maple, oak, tulip tree, sycamore--in red, orange, and brown, tumbling through the air, with the words "So may our enemies fall."
September 22, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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This is also how I feel about “healthy choices.”
A drawing (attribution unknown) on a school bulletin board titled Healthy Voices. In it, a cartoon-style white, blond child is holding up an apple in one hand and a chocolate cupcake in the other. The child has a perturbed frown on her(?) face and her(?) eyes are drifting irresistibly towards the cupcake.
September 19, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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Messing around, doodling using acorn-cap ink I made. #SciArt #penandink
Some very messy cursive writing in grey-brown ink about “sort of how a rabbit looks,” along with an ink drawing of a rabbit sitting.
September 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Drew this beech tree using iron-gall ink and ink wash I made from galls on a local swamp oak
#SciArt #NaturalInk
A black and white line drawing with grey shading of the double trunk of a beech tree with several long limbs stretching out from it
August 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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At Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, that den of iniquity.
Photo of two beautiful pink lotus flowers and many huge lotus leaves floating above the surface of a tranquil pond
August 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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Rather pleased with this new image but not sure if it’s clear that this is a tardigrade: folks, your thoughts?
#pride #lgbtqia #SciArt
Drawing on a deep-blue background of a tardigrade facing the viewer; the tardigrade has the colors of the progressive pride flag, and above it text says “indestructible” on a background of yellow, orange, and red, reminiscent of flames.
August 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Just a note that I have a Redbubble shop of punny wildlife art, and this is the end of Redbubble’s up to 40% off sale, should you want something like this T shirt for your very own
#SciArt #SciComm

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A dark blue T shirt on which is a drawing of a thin fish looking scandalized; text says “what the hake”
August 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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For #SundayFishSketch
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Stylized/cartoony drawing of a sea fish with a slightly dismayed expression; text says “Life is but a bream.”
August 3, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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The very likeliest reason for the brief squid’s common name. #SciArt
For four panels of drawings of a small squid saying something: “sure”; “fine”; “I guess?”; and “see you!” Text below, as a title or caption, says “Brief squid (Lolliguncula brevis)
July 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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The perils of gardening
#SciArt #NatureJournal
Ink and watercolor drawing of an orange tomato on the vine that’s been half eaten, with another green tomato in the background. Text says, “a sad mostly eaten tomato”
July 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Happy #WorldSnakeDay! I present to you two guides to some local (to me) species. #SciComm #SciArt
Digital drawing of “Common Sneks of Maryland”: a “school snek” (garter), “frowny snek” (copperhead), “swimmy snek” (water snake), “shaky snek” (eastern rattler), “fancy snek” (ring-necked snake), and “shiny climby snek” (eastern ratsnake). Digital drawing of “Sneks of Maryland”: a black “speedy snek” (American racer), a grey “snouty snek” (hognose), a “skinny snek” (ribbon snake), and a “snazzy snek” (milksnake)
July 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Why Sisyphus was never a doctor. #SciComm
Cartoon drawing of a stick figure pushing a huge boulder up a never-ending mountain. The boulder is labeled “PhD.”
July 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Attending #AGU25? Want to highlight work you've done to support scientists doing public engagement and #SciComm? Submit an abstract to SY038: Sharing Their Science before the July 30 deadline. #SciArt

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Titled The Pigeon of Wisdom, a cartoonish pigeon says “What a great opportunity!” And in a smaller speech bubble, “Also: got any bread?”
July 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Here’s a #SundayFishSketch for ya. #SciArt
Drawing in the style of Ancient Greek urns of a warrior figure with a spear and helmet, over whose feet floats a long thin fish. Text says “Achilles Eel.”
July 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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I drew this before the fascist bill passed, so it’s a little more whimsical than I feel right now. Nevertheless: Happy #FourthOfJuly to those—and only those—who want democracy. Here’s a reminder to fight fascism and work towards justice.
Red and blue text on a white background says “No Kings in America,” above a large frowning orange cat (with a crown) in a cage. Mice on top of the cage wave the American flag or hold a sign saying “No Justice, No cheese.” The cat has very small paws.
July 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM