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svantemartinsson.bsky.social
Svante
@svantemartinsson.bsky.social
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Evolutionary zoologist, former clitellate research and birdwatcher, living in Sweden 🇸🇪. He/him
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svantemartinsson.bsky.social
New paper published today! In which we solve some problems within the clitellate family Haplotaxidae. academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...
Towards an integrative revision of Haplotaxidae (Annelida: Clitellata)
Abstract. The classification and phylogenetic position of Haplotaxidae, an enigmatic family of clitellate worms, have long been discussed. We estimate the
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December 3, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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franzanth.bsky.social
Hello, I've officially moved the Content Scrapers blocklist to its own dedicated account.

The old list will stay for the time being, but you'll need to manually re-subscribe to the new list if you want to stay up to date with the latest additions to the blocklist.
November 26, 2024 at 2:19 AM
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kiabugboy.bsky.social
uh oh
#WIP #SciArt #Stanleycaris #isoxys #Blender3D #3Danimation #paleoart #cambrian #reef
November 17, 2024 at 6:39 AM
svantemartinsson.bsky.social
A couple of birds from last weekend, when I visit my parents on Öland, of the south-eastern Sweden. A young Peregrine falcon with pray, and a Hume's Leaf Warbler. #birds #birdwatching
A young Peregrine falcon with a Black-headed Gull in its talons, flying against a blue sky. A Hume's Leaf Warbler in a willow bush with blue sky in the background A Hume's Leaf Warbler in a willow bush with blue sky in the background
October 8, 2024 at 5:30 PM
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himmapaan.bsky.social
#ThrowbackThursday

'Rock Face'

From 2020. Painted with the three Natural Formation watercolours made from Cretaceous rocks by @thoughtsupnorth.bsky.social and a tiny bit of Winsor & Newton Indanthrene Blue. 65 mm square.
September 5, 2024 at 4:27 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Shorebirds!
A three panel comic. In panel 1, two people are facing each other. The first person asks "Hey, do you want to drive really far and spend hours staring at distant, rapidly moving gray-brown objects while trying to find subtle differences between them?" and the second says "No." In panel 2, the first person says "What if they're bird-shaped?" and the second person says "Then absolutely, yes." In panel 3, the two people are standing and looking through binoculars at distant shorebirds on a beach. The first person says "Yay shorebirds season!" and the second says "Woo!"
September 5, 2024 at 4:08 PM
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gpike.bsky.social
Somewhat more recent pieces? #birds #Art 🪶
A flock of various songbirds fly towards the upper left corner of the canvas. The birds are all colored in a rainbow gradient, against a sunset sky with soft clouds. The birds are trailing sparkles. digital, 2018 Digital illustration of a Verdin on California golden poppies, 2018 A digital painting of a ptarmigan in winter plumage, with no background save for a single curved line implying the ground. 2019 Gouache painting of a female hummingbird of no particular species, against a watercolor gradient background. 2021
September 3, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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serpenillus.bsky.social
Phytosaurs resemble modern crocodilians but at the same time they look so different!

#paleoart #sciart #paleontology
August 31, 2024 at 4:40 PM
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saradrawspaleoart.bsky.social
Hello! Thanks for this 🥰
My name is Sara and I'm an amateur paleoartist from Brazil! I like to draw dinosaurs and other extinct animals 🦖
August 31, 2024 at 5:03 AM
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falseknees.bsky.social
August 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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lukewarmhearts.bsky.social
Kan alla på hela Bluesky snälla RT, gilla eller kommentera samt skriva under den här? 1 miljard till flyget men inget nattåg till Norrland? Nej tack, Tidö.
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Rädda nattågen mellan Göteborg och norra sverige
Måndagen den 19 augusti 2024 gick SJ ut med att de lägger ner nattågstrafiken mellan Göteborg och Umeå samt mellan Göteborg och Duved, trots resenärsunderlag.    SJ har under de senaste åren...
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August 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM
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rosemarymosco.com
Inspiring animals I have seen.

Thank you Patrons for your support: www.patreon.com/birdandmoon
A 6 panel comic called "inspiring animals I have seen". Panel 1 is labeled "humpback whales breaching in unison" and shows two whales leaping out of the water, one saying "Behold our skill and power!" Panel 2 is labeled "Osprey that caught a huge fish" and shows an osprey flying with a fish, saying "I am majesty incarnate." Panel 3 is labeled "gull that found a huge dead fish at sea and dragged it all the way to shore" and shows a herring gull dragging a dead fish and grunting "Hnngh". Panel 4 is labeled "Squirrel that missed a jump and fell into a small pond but bravely swam to safety" and shows a damp eastern gray squirrel saying "You saw nothing." Panel 5 is labeled "Crow standing on a no trespassing sign" and shows a crow standing on the sign and declaring "Your pitiful human laws are arbitrary at best." Panel 6 is labeled "Tiny pseudoscorpion clinging to an enormous beetle with one claw" and shows a pseudoscorpion on a beetle's leg saying "I'm going to ride this thing to space!"
August 19, 2024 at 1:31 PM
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himmapaan.bsky.social
S h a r p
Photograph of a pencil sharpened to an impeccably precise point. The pencil rests on a detail of a sketch in progress showing a bird-like eye.
August 19, 2024 at 5:15 PM
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minouette.bsky.social
I made this linocut from a different photo of a loon on this lake, taken a few summers ago.

#loon #commonLoon #linocut #printmaking #wildlifeArt #sciart #blackAndWhite
My linocut print on 9.25” x 12.5” white Japanese paper in black ink of a swimming common loon facing away from the viewer with wings spread. Small waves appear on the surrounding water with reflections.
August 11, 2024 at 12:23 PM
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minouette.bsky.social
It’s #WorldLionDay. I was inspired by a photo my mother took in the Ngorongoro conservation area in Tanzania. It is called, “The Watchers, Ngorongoro”. The photo gives the strong impression the lions are watching the people back. ⁠🐡🧪

Lion populations are vulnerable and have decreased 43% in the 🧵
A linocut print in gold ink on white paper. The white line lino print shows a lioness (right) and lion (left) seated, looking at the viewer in tall grass.
August 10, 2024 at 2:14 PM
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lizaadamczewski.bsky.social
A detail from a starling altarpiece
A starling is perched on a branch around its neck as a garland of gold leaf leaves. The sting raises its head and looks directly out at you. Why has he been garlanded? Why is he there? Why is he looking at you?
August 8, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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ethankocak.com
Sorry about beating the drum constantly but I’ve got basically everything riding on this thing and I’d greatly appreciate if you can share it around. It’s gonna be a great book I think! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...
The Unfamiliars
One day, all the wizards disappear overnight. The only magic-users left are the most bottom-of-the-barrel familiars and it's now up to them to save magic and save the world.
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July 19, 2024 at 3:57 PM
svantemartinsson.bsky.social
To celebrate World Albatross Day here are some photos of Shy and Black-browed Albatrosses. #WAD2024 #seabirds #WildOz #Birds
A Black-browed Albatross sitting on the ocean. A Shy Albatross flying A close-up of an Shy Albatross flying
June 19, 2024 at 6:24 PM
svantemartinsson.bsky.social
Some photos of a nest building Penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) from a couple of weeks ago #birds #Sweden #Öland #penduline_tit
A male Penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) sitting in a half-finished nest in a Willow tree A male Penduline tit (Remiz pendulinus) sitting on a Willow branch
June 18, 2024 at 11:29 AM
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ethankocak.com
Hey, it would really help me (by convincing BackerKit that people actually want this thing) if you stick your email address into this website and share the link.

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Get Ready for The Unfamiliars
From Ethan Kocak - Get Ready for The Unfamiliars
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May 2, 2024 at 2:40 PM
svantemartinsson.bsky.social
New paper doi.org/10.1007/s117..., where we look at genetic distances in three genera of freshwater naidid worms.
March 7, 2024 at 8:14 AM