Brittany Sutherland
@sutherlandbl.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, George Mason University
Polyploidy, Evolution, Plants, Mating Systems
Plants and Cats and Plants and Cats and
Polyploidy, Evolution, Plants, Mating Systems
Plants and Cats and Plants and Cats and
When your tyrosinase is out there with a wonky Exon 1 (probably).
Kyoshi: 6 months vs 4 years.
Kyoshi: 6 months vs 4 years.
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
When your tyrosinase is out there with a wonky Exon 1 (probably).
Kyoshi: 6 months vs 4 years.
Kyoshi: 6 months vs 4 years.
It's not discrimination, Winsome!
November 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It's not discrimination, Winsome!
My folks are in town, and my dad brought me a large bucket of dehusked black walnuts.
If you ever have a chance to eat black walnuts, you should. They are absolutely superior, flavor-wise, to English walnuts.
Bring a hammer and a sturdy nail or nut pick.
If you ever have a chance to eat black walnuts, you should. They are absolutely superior, flavor-wise, to English walnuts.
Bring a hammer and a sturdy nail or nut pick.
November 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My folks are in town, and my dad brought me a large bucket of dehusked black walnuts.
If you ever have a chance to eat black walnuts, you should. They are absolutely superior, flavor-wise, to English walnuts.
Bring a hammer and a sturdy nail or nut pick.
If you ever have a chance to eat black walnuts, you should. They are absolutely superior, flavor-wise, to English walnuts.
Bring a hammer and a sturdy nail or nut pick.
The highlight of trick or treating tonight:
Young man, I’m guessing around 12, approaches with a gaggle of other kids.
“Hey, this is the house I was telling you about!”
Apparently our ghost cat decorations have made some neighborhood chatter. 😁
Young man, I’m guessing around 12, approaches with a gaggle of other kids.
“Hey, this is the house I was telling you about!”
Apparently our ghost cat decorations have made some neighborhood chatter. 😁
November 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The highlight of trick or treating tonight:
Young man, I’m guessing around 12, approaches with a gaggle of other kids.
“Hey, this is the house I was telling you about!”
Apparently our ghost cat decorations have made some neighborhood chatter. 😁
Young man, I’m guessing around 12, approaches with a gaggle of other kids.
“Hey, this is the house I was telling you about!”
Apparently our ghost cat decorations have made some neighborhood chatter. 😁
A happy Hallow to everyone’s Ween!
Ghost Cat and I are ready and waiting for the first of the evening’s candy foragers.
Ghost Cat and I are ready and waiting for the first of the evening’s candy foragers.
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A happy Hallow to everyone’s Ween!
Ghost Cat and I are ready and waiting for the first of the evening’s candy foragers.
Ghost Cat and I are ready and waiting for the first of the evening’s candy foragers.
Was cleaning up old photos and ran across these from when Iroh was still pretty young. And kind of dumb.
No himbo cats were harmed in the making of these photos, and the charger was promptly moved afterward.
No himbo cats were harmed in the making of these photos, and the charger was promptly moved afterward.
October 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Was cleaning up old photos and ran across these from when Iroh was still pretty young. And kind of dumb.
No himbo cats were harmed in the making of these photos, and the charger was promptly moved afterward.
No himbo cats were harmed in the making of these photos, and the charger was promptly moved afterward.
One of the sad sights from today’s No Kings in DC.
The Natural History Museum on a nice Saturday? Should be mobbed with people.
The Natural History Museum on a nice Saturday? Should be mobbed with people.
October 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
One of the sad sights from today’s No Kings in DC.
The Natural History Museum on a nice Saturday? Should be mobbed with people.
The Natural History Museum on a nice Saturday? Should be mobbed with people.
A late breaking bird entry!
![An inflatable red white and blue eagle carrying a sign that says “Americans will bear facism [sic] again!”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ms36vqdjcsr26p2nuxkyvmmj/bafkreict7mawzoru4adfju2bpd7uxx7kqfxrqsmbwfwrzngbxvipwgyjhi@jpeg)
October 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A late breaking bird entry!
The DC marine animals are pro-democracy.
October 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The DC marine animals are pro-democracy.
When it’s transplant day and you need to make sure your students know not to mix the fresh and the used potting soil. 😁
October 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
When it’s transplant day and you need to make sure your students know not to mix the fresh and the used potting soil. 😁
Unsolicited Tick pics
October 11, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Unsolicited Tick pics
Some evenings, Kyoshi (the dark one) insists on SINGING THE SONG OF HIS PEOPLE so I’ll let him in the linen closet. And since Molly sleeps during the day and our tiny emotional manipulator knows that, he and his brother get closet time.
October 9, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Some evenings, Kyoshi (the dark one) insists on SINGING THE SONG OF HIS PEOPLE so I’ll let him in the linen closet. And since Molly sleeps during the day and our tiny emotional manipulator knows that, he and his brother get closet time.
Missing a reagent today when my undergrads came in, so instead of the plan, I taught them how to do leaf peels to measure guard cells and also showed them how to use the EVOS fluorescence microscope.
And anyway, that's how my students learned that the annulus on fern spores is autofluorescent. 😁
And anyway, that's how my students learned that the annulus on fern spores is autofluorescent. 😁
October 7, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Missing a reagent today when my undergrads came in, so instead of the plan, I taught them how to do leaf peels to measure guard cells and also showed them how to use the EVOS fluorescence microscope.
And anyway, that's how my students learned that the annulus on fern spores is autofluorescent. 😁
And anyway, that's how my students learned that the annulus on fern spores is autofluorescent. 😁
How Kyoshi feels about his mother having to proofread documents for Congress for no pay this past week:
October 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
How Kyoshi feels about his mother having to proofread documents for Congress for no pay this past week:
I thwarted Kyoshi’s bid for greatness tonight (I moved the folded stack of towels before he could parkour off them onto the bookshelf).
He pouted like this for a good hour.
He pouted like this for a good hour.
September 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
I thwarted Kyoshi’s bid for greatness tonight (I moved the folded stack of towels before he could parkour off them onto the bookshelf).
He pouted like this for a good hour.
He pouted like this for a good hour.
Honestly? Barring whatever is happening on the CA/OR border, this is a pretty good heuristic for what constitutes "the South".
I'd share @statisticurban.bsky.social's actual post here, but so far they've only posted this on the bad place, so screenshot it is!
I'd share @statisticurban.bsky.social's actual post here, but so far they've only posted this on the bad place, so screenshot it is!
September 28, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Honestly? Barring whatever is happening on the CA/OR border, this is a pretty good heuristic for what constitutes "the South".
I'd share @statisticurban.bsky.social's actual post here, but so far they've only posted this on the bad place, so screenshot it is!
I'd share @statisticurban.bsky.social's actual post here, but so far they've only posted this on the bad place, so screenshot it is!
I must say I like Mr. Waldo here.
September 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I must say I like Mr. Waldo here.
“Last night, our mother STOLE all of our food. All kibble--gone. Wet food--vanished.
Despite our persistent and vigorous protestations, she thus far cruelly continues to withhold sustenance, muttering some nonsense about ‘dental appointments’.
We fear the worst. Please keep us in your thoughts.”
Despite our persistent and vigorous protestations, she thus far cruelly continues to withhold sustenance, muttering some nonsense about ‘dental appointments’.
We fear the worst. Please keep us in your thoughts.”
September 17, 2025 at 7:34 AM
“Last night, our mother STOLE all of our food. All kibble--gone. Wet food--vanished.
Despite our persistent and vigorous protestations, she thus far cruelly continues to withhold sustenance, muttering some nonsense about ‘dental appointments’.
We fear the worst. Please keep us in your thoughts.”
Despite our persistent and vigorous protestations, she thus far cruelly continues to withhold sustenance, muttering some nonsense about ‘dental appointments’.
We fear the worst. Please keep us in your thoughts.”
The two younger cats go in for dental work in the morning, which means all food got put away at 10 PM, which means I’m probably not going to sleep well tonight. 🙃
September 17, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The two younger cats go in for dental work in the morning, which means all food got put away at 10 PM, which means I’m probably not going to sleep well tonight. 🙃
“WHY DO THEY HAVE A…A SUNROOF EYE?!?”
-my English major wife upon learning of the parietal eye in lizards. 😁
Interestingly, bee ocelli don’t bother her. Only vertebrates are barred from having an odd number of peepers.
-my English major wife upon learning of the parietal eye in lizards. 😁
Interestingly, bee ocelli don’t bother her. Only vertebrates are barred from having an odd number of peepers.
September 11, 2025 at 1:34 AM
“WHY DO THEY HAVE A…A SUNROOF EYE?!?”
-my English major wife upon learning of the parietal eye in lizards. 😁
Interestingly, bee ocelli don’t bother her. Only vertebrates are barred from having an odd number of peepers.
-my English major wife upon learning of the parietal eye in lizards. 😁
Interestingly, bee ocelli don’t bother her. Only vertebrates are barred from having an odd number of peepers.
Cynthia got antsy during the last few songs of the evening, and went on a couple of strolls in the audience, which I’m sure security just loved.
The juxtaposition of her and the mountainous gentleman tailing her was pretty comical, though.
The juxtaposition of her and the mountainous gentleman tailing her was pretty comical, though.
September 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Cynthia got antsy during the last few songs of the evening, and went on a couple of strolls in the audience, which I’m sure security just loved.
The juxtaposition of her and the mountainous gentleman tailing her was pretty comical, though.
The juxtaposition of her and the mountainous gentleman tailing her was pretty comical, though.
Seeing Cynthia Erivo at Wolf Trap this evening. Intermission right now. Holy shit what a voice.
If you have a chance to see her with an orchestra, take it!
If you have a chance to see her with an orchestra, take it!
September 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Seeing Cynthia Erivo at Wolf Trap this evening. Intermission right now. Holy shit what a voice.
If you have a chance to see her with an orchestra, take it!
If you have a chance to see her with an orchestra, take it!
Something something consumerism.
September 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Something something consumerism.