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Trond Oskars
@trondoskars.bsky.social
Marine biologist and taxonomist 🐚🪸 working with biodiversity and marine ecosystems.

#PhD with a creative streak.

#naturmangfold #biodiversity #taxonomy

#firstgen higher education of fisherman stock 🇧🇻

https://www.linkedin.com/in/trond-oskars
I am all in a sea of wonders. 

Dracula, Bram Stoker

The vampire squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis, it's name literally means “the vampire squid from hell.” 

Sounds like a Halloween nightmare, right?
October 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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🪸Marine biologist @trondoskars.bsky.social calls iNaturalist the 'Twitter for species' (let us call it Bluesky for species 😆! ) Amateurs post photos + locations of organisms. Researchers and other skilled amateurs then help ID them. The result: verified, open data on #biodiversity.
October 8, 2025 at 2:04 PM
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Yesterday I posted about how we don’t really know our biodiversity.

There are an estimated 8–11 million species on Earth.

Less than 15% are named and described.

Without names, their stories may never be told.

#NameItToSaveIt 🌐 🦑 🐙 🧪
May 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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May 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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May 22, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“𝙒𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮.”

E. O. Wilson
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May 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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T𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀?

It's not that they’re really absent.

We just haven't been looking closely enough.

Here's the twist.

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April 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
“That’s here. That’s home. That’s us.”
– Carl Sagan

Sagan was referring to the tiny blue dot in the image.

A tiny blue grain.

Mostly ocean.

Teeming with weird and wonderful life.

It looks calm and blue from space.

But up close, it's messy. Fragile.

Here’s the twist:

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April 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Microplastics are everywhere.

And have been for some time.

Caddisfly larvae have rocked them since the 70ties.

Microplastics have been in the food chain longer than many of us have been alive.

And we’re still acting like it’s news.

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phys.org/news/2025-04...
Microplastics discovered in caddisfly casings from the 1970s suggest long-term contamination
A team of biologists working at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center, a research museum in the Netherlands, has found evidence of caddisfly larvae using microplastics to build their casings as far back a...
phys.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
T𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀?

It's not that they’re really absent.

We just haven't been looking closely enough.

Here's the twist.

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April 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
[Local content !]

𝗠ø𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗸𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗴.

Tidens har skrevet om arrangement vårt på Campus Kristiansund.

Les saken her: www.tk.no/setter-matva...

𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 – 𝗳ø𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗺ø𝗹𝗹𝗮!
#Kristiansund #citizenscience #food
Setter matvalg på dagsordenen: – Vi trenger tilbakemeldinger fra mannen i gata
Forskere vil høre med folk og innbyggere om hvorfor de tar de valgene de gjør rundt mat. Målet er å være bedre rustet på dette feltet for framtiden.
www.tk.no
April 2, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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A beautiful bubble-snail with stunning speckle galaxies in its skin. Help me ID it!

About 1cm long in tidepool, Sydney, Australia. Have it down to the Haminoeidae family so far, but would love to get it to species if possible! 🧪🦑🐙 🐌 Here's the iNat for it too:

www.inaturalist.org/observations...
March 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Our latest paper just out! After almost a decade of monitoring, we find growing evidence of community distinction and change in 21st century coral recruits when compared to their mature reef counterparts. A rare work looking into succession on reefs and more!

Paper: rdcu.be/ebLaw
#MarineEcology 🌐
March 2, 2025 at 12:04 AM
𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆!

Gotta love ‘em all, also the real ones!

Well, at least some are inspired by real biodiversity.

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February 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I’m part of the Global Ecology Starter Pack Vol. 3 !

If you’re into biodiversity, ecosystems, or environmental science, this is the place to be!

Want to join?
DM @global-ecology.bsky.social and check out the pack here: go.bsky.app/MkLHiKU

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February 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
𝗜𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱!𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀.
 
Yet, I never got reported, or kicked out.
 
Here’s the twist.
 
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February 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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February 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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#CrabAZ never ignores memes. M is for Macrocheira.

This is both the largest arthropod alive (3.8 m or 12 ft leg span, only males are this extreme) and the only living species in its family. Mainly found in Japanese waters up to 600 m depth.

(Yes we know it's Thursday, sorry)

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February 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Global Ecology 🌐 starter pack vol 1 & 2 are full and curated !! ✨💚

Please share so they will fly into the blue sky 🦋🌈

Vol1 👉 bsky.app/starter-pack...

Vol2 👉 bsky.app/starter-pack...

Will start a Vol. 3 soon, please reply if you want to be in !

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February 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Usually, I have Invertebrates on my mind.

But I haven’t been posting much about them lately.

Here’s the twist.
February 8, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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📢 CALL FOR EXPERTS: Book project with Marcel Bogers @bogers.bsky.social & me, Mike! We’re writing a book titled 'Social Media for Research Impact'. Below on this thread are 8 key areas where we’d love to hear from you (or someone in your network)! We appreciate any shares or reposts! 👇 [THREAD]
Call for experts: Social media for research impact
I (Mike) am writing a book on social media for research impact with Marcel Bogers — an expert on open and collaborative innovation. We appreciate your help!
mikeyoungacademy.dk
January 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Anyone have a good example for Mike?

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January 16, 2025 at 4:45 AM
(Sorry, Norwegian rant incoming).

Intet sett, intet tapt.

Om kartet er tomt, betyr det at det det er ingenting av verdi der?

Ingen sårbare arter, habitater eller naturtyper?

Nei, stort sett betyr det bare at ingen har sjekket.

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January 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Scientists of BlueSky*

I am looking for fun and interesting species that use the night sky, e.g. for navigation. I have a shortlist, but I'm interested in hearing about species that I might not have come across, and this is a good chance to share some real cool niche wildlife with the wider public
January 10, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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January 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM