Mariah (MSc) 🐢
@tortoisetime.bsky.social
Graduate student currently finishing up my thesis on the immune system of the Mojave Desert tortoise
She/Her
She/Her
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I love Letters to a Pre-Scientist week! This round, my pre-scientist pen pal (whose stem interest was "not at all") asked me about cool lizards. I doubt they've ever seen this buff worm! (Mexican worm lizard, Bipes biporus)
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I love Letters to a Pre-Scientist week! This round, my pre-scientist pen pal (whose stem interest was "not at all") asked me about cool lizards. I doubt they've ever seen this buff worm! (Mexican worm lizard, Bipes biporus)
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A nine-banded armadillo standing on its hind legs with its head slightly tilted to regard me from its vantage point behind some blurry foliage in the foreground.
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A nine-banded armadillo standing on its hind legs with its head slightly tilted to regard me from its vantage point behind some blurry foliage in the foreground.
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Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year.
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
Caught on the RattleCam: a most unexpected snake behavior
For a long time, scientists didn’t think snakes needed each other. New research proves that wrong.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year.
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
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This is amazing! Please, take Phil being a little golden loaf too in return
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is amazing! Please, take Phil being a little golden loaf too in return
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This will never not be funny.
September 21, 2023 at 11:51 AM
This will never not be funny.
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
My thesis has been available online for a little bit and I've been debating posting it here. I've been focused on turning it into publications, but that's been slow going (the scope of the first publication has been steadily creeping up)...Maybe I'll post a link?
September 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
My thesis has been available online for a little bit and I've been debating posting it here. I've been focused on turning it into publications, but that's been slow going (the scope of the first publication has been steadily creeping up)...Maybe I'll post a link?
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Four generic frogs? No! These are members of four different FAMILIES from Europe, Borneo, Madagascar, and East Africa, convergently evolved on the generic brown frog morphotype! 🧪🐸
September 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Four generic frogs? No! These are members of four different FAMILIES from Europe, Borneo, Madagascar, and East Africa, convergently evolved on the generic brown frog morphotype! 🧪🐸
I caught my leopard gecko basking in a most decadent manner this morning
September 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I caught my leopard gecko basking in a most decadent manner this morning
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ehehehe being given worm treats straight from the wormmother while my foolish background sisters work tirelessly for their snacks
September 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
ehehehe being given worm treats straight from the wormmother while my foolish background sisters work tirelessly for their snacks
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Fed the rain frogs. Still grumpy as ever.
September 4, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Fed the rain frogs. Still grumpy as ever.
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August 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.
August 20, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Seeking scientist volunteers for this fall! Want to practice science communication and help author a 🌟comic🌟 about your research? I need collaborators for the next cohort of SciComm & Comics art and design students. All countries and scientific fields eligible.
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Watching this video 10 times has significantly improved my mood.
August 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Watching this video 10 times has significantly improved my mood.
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have you considered them recently?
August 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
have you considered them recently?
Frantically googling how to become a herpetologist/study herpetofauna outside of academia
August 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Frantically googling how to become a herpetologist/study herpetofauna outside of academia
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Ponzu is already planning her demise
August 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Ponzu is already planning her demise
I can't look at any social media centered around crochet because it makes me feel so inadequate. What do you mean you crocheted 4 amigurumi today, I've been working on the same shawl for 6 months
August 8, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I can't look at any social media centered around crochet because it makes me feel so inadequate. What do you mean you crocheted 4 amigurumi today, I've been working on the same shawl for 6 months
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August 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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The Amphibian Foundation Emergency Funds drive has officially hit the half way mark! Share the link, donate if you can, spread the word, and let's get this outstanding organization the rest of the way to safely moving their animals and conservation labs! amphibianfoundation.org/index.php/do...
Support AF's Emergency Fund
The building where AF is located will be demolished in June 2026.
amphibianfoundation.org
August 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
The Amphibian Foundation Emergency Funds drive has officially hit the half way mark! Share the link, donate if you can, spread the word, and let's get this outstanding organization the rest of the way to safely moving their animals and conservation labs! amphibianfoundation.org/index.php/do...