Tharusha Wijewardena 🐢
@turtleecology.bsky.social
Postdoctoral Fellow at Mount Allison University studying freshwater turtles. 🇨🇦
Conservation | Urban Herpetology | Endangered Turtle Research | Aquatic Ecology
Conservation | Urban Herpetology | Endangered Turtle Research | Aquatic Ecology
This is really cool! Bad day to be a frog. 😅
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This is really cool! Bad day to be a frog. 😅
Ok weird, I didn’t get the alt-text reminder. 😞 Left photo is a close up of a Cuban anole and the right photo shows the anole resting on a branch.
October 16, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Ok weird, I didn’t get the alt-text reminder. 😞 Left photo is a close up of a Cuban anole and the right photo shows the anole resting on a branch.
I know otters gotta eat too, but it’s still heart-breaking. 😢
October 15, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I know otters gotta eat too, but it’s still heart-breaking. 😢
They were eating that shell like it was a ripe fruit 😰
October 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
They were eating that shell like it was a ripe fruit 😰
The audacity of this otter to munch on the baby turtle next to me, a conservation biologist working on protecting turtles. 😭 Feels like a big F U to me! 😂
October 15, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The audacity of this otter to munch on the baby turtle next to me, a conservation biologist working on protecting turtles. 😭 Feels like a big F U to me! 😂
Ooh thanks for the ID!
October 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Ooh thanks for the ID!
I believe they are called barbels. Probably have a similar function to that of cat fish barbels?
September 23, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I believe they are called barbels. Probably have a similar function to that of cat fish barbels?
And I just learned two cool facts about them.
Despite their appearance, the adult wasps actually drink nectar. And females can reproduce via parthenogenesis because males are rare. 🤯
Despite their appearance, the adult wasps actually drink nectar. And females can reproduce via parthenogenesis because males are rare. 🤯
September 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
And I just learned two cool facts about them.
Despite their appearance, the adult wasps actually drink nectar. And females can reproduce via parthenogenesis because males are rare. 🤯
Despite their appearance, the adult wasps actually drink nectar. And females can reproduce via parthenogenesis because males are rare. 🤯
Love it!! 😍🐢 Also makes me feel sneezy. 🤧
September 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Love it!! 😍🐢 Also makes me feel sneezy. 🤧
Not gonna lie, gars are cool! But it’s turtles for life for me. 😄
September 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Not gonna lie, gars are cool! But it’s turtles for life for me. 😄
Great! I’ll add them too.
September 6, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Great! I’ll add them too.