Dr Robert Sprackland
@varaniddoc.bsky.social
Herpetologist, scientist. Author of 10 books, over 100 herpetology papers. Love dogs!! 🦮Very Scottish 🏴, very Blue, & far too busy. 🖖🏼🧪🦎
MYSTERY PIC: What is this?
Hint: lizard anatomy.
Hint: lizard anatomy.
July 4, 2024 at 5:32 PM
MYSTERY PIC: What is this?
Hint: lizard anatomy.
Hint: lizard anatomy.
Want to do something grand today?Here’s your chance!! PLEASE share! Thank you!!!
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Recovery Fund for Robert's PNG Village, organized by Robert Sprackland
My name is Robert Sprackland. In 2000 I was made part of a family in a small … Robert Sprackland needs your support for Recovery Fund for Robert's PNG Village
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June 18, 2024 at 12:44 PM
Want to do something grand today?Here’s your chance!! PLEASE share! Thank you!!!
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your regular reminder that Judicial Review is not anywhere written in the Constitution but "participants in an insurrection are automatically barred from holding office" is.
if already wasn’t apparent from his behavior on the court, Alito is straightforwardly an insurrectionist and should not be there. www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/u...
Another Provocative Flag Was Flown at Another Alito Home
The justice’s beach house displayed an “Appeal to Heaven” flag, a symbol carried on Jan. 6 and associated with a push for a more Christian-minded government.
www.nytimes.com
May 22, 2024 at 10:37 PM
your regular reminder that Judicial Review is not anywhere written in the Constitution but "participants in an insurrection are automatically barred from holding office" is.
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DeSantis signed a law that protects delicate cops from having anyone come within 25 feet of them while they’re “performing their duties” but construction workers have to face the full fury of the goddamn sun
Despicable. Ron Desantis has signed the bill banning heat protections for outdoor workers.
Last year, the first heat death reported to OSHA was January 1. That farm worker was killed in Florida.
www.wfla.com/news/florida...
Last year, the first heat death reported to OSHA was January 1. That farm worker was killed in Florida.
www.wfla.com/news/florida...
DeSantis signs bill banning heat protection laws for outdoor workers
Thursday night, Governor DeSantis signed a Florida bill barring local governments from requiring heat protection for outdoor workers.
www.wfla.com
April 13, 2024 at 12:38 PM
DeSantis signed a law that protects delicate cops from having anyone come within 25 feet of them while they’re “performing their duties” but construction workers have to face the full fury of the goddamn sun
Flytrap has made it into month 4 and looks better than when I got it!
April 13, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Flytrap has made it into month 4 and looks better than when I got it!
Things may not be looking up (!), but some of us are still in the game. Keep looking for the kindness & beauty in our world, and goodnight,
April 6, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Things may not be looking up (!), but some of us are still in the game. Keep looking for the kindness & beauty in our world, and goodnight,
What is a good way to earn $4500 fast? Suggestions??
March 27, 2024 at 12:15 AM
What is a good way to earn $4500 fast? Suggestions??
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🦋 Wonder has officially taken flight at #NHMLA! Have you saved your spot for this season’s #ButterflyPavilion?
Enjoy our springtime exhibition featuring hundreds of butterflies and colorful native plants, now on view through August 25: nhm.org/butterflies
Enjoy our springtime exhibition featuring hundreds of butterflies and colorful native plants, now on view through August 25: nhm.org/butterflies
March 20, 2024 at 8:32 PM
🦋 Wonder has officially taken flight at #NHMLA! Have you saved your spot for this season’s #ButterflyPavilion?
Enjoy our springtime exhibition featuring hundreds of butterflies and colorful native plants, now on view through August 25: nhm.org/butterflies
Enjoy our springtime exhibition featuring hundreds of butterflies and colorful native plants, now on view through August 25: nhm.org/butterflies
Reposted by Dr Robert Sprackland
March 19th is Taxonomist Appreciation Day! The World Register of Marine Species is celebrating by announcing the Top 10 New Marine Species described in 2023! Check out the list here 👇🧪
lifewatch.be/en/worms-top...
lifewatch.be/en/worms-top...
March 19, 2024 at 3:36 AM
March 19th is Taxonomist Appreciation Day! The World Register of Marine Species is celebrating by announcing the Top 10 New Marine Species described in 2023! Check out the list here 👇🧪
lifewatch.be/en/worms-top...
lifewatch.be/en/worms-top...
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Colorful Urocordylids, a full reconstruction of the sketches I showed yesterday.
Fossils of two of these taxa (Lepterpeton dobbsii and Urocordylus wandesfordii) were found on Ireland, so I guess it is a timely post for St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
🐡 🎨 🧪 #paleontology
Fossils of two of these taxa (Lepterpeton dobbsii and Urocordylus wandesfordii) were found on Ireland, so I guess it is a timely post for St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
🐡 🎨 🧪 #paleontology
March 17, 2024 at 2:47 PM
Colorful Urocordylids, a full reconstruction of the sketches I showed yesterday.
Fossils of two of these taxa (Lepterpeton dobbsii and Urocordylus wandesfordii) were found on Ireland, so I guess it is a timely post for St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
🐡 🎨 🧪 #paleontology
Fossils of two of these taxa (Lepterpeton dobbsii and Urocordylus wandesfordii) were found on Ireland, so I guess it is a timely post for St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀
🐡 🎨 🧪 #paleontology
Reposted by Dr Robert Sprackland
It’s important to keep your newts in a circle at all times
March 13, 2024 at 5:42 PM
It’s important to keep your newts in a circle at all times
I know that many people refuse to learn from the past, but dammit, must they ignore so much at once?
March 12, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I know that many people refuse to learn from the past, but dammit, must they ignore so much at once?
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And here it is! Our study identifies both inland tectonic and environmental factors as the likely drivers of diversification in rice paddy #snakes. This contrasts from common diversification paradigms of sea-level fluctuations in Asia.
Now in Scientific Reports!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Now in Scientific Reports!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 12, 2024 at 3:16 PM
And here it is! Our study identifies both inland tectonic and environmental factors as the likely drivers of diversification in rice paddy #snakes. This contrasts from common diversification paradigms of sea-level fluctuations in Asia.
Now in Scientific Reports!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Now in Scientific Reports!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Dr Robert Sprackland
Gift link: Cave salamanders get around. This is for you, @blackmudpuppy.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/s...
Subterranean ‘Baby Dragons’ Are Revealed to Sneak to the Surface
Scientists never imagined that the blind cave salamanders called olms willingly left their caves. But at numerous aboveground springs, there they were.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Gift link: Cave salamanders get around. This is for you, @blackmudpuppy.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/s...
www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/s...
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Dream job for somebody! 🧪🦕🦖
careers.amnh.org/postings/4058
careers.amnh.org/postings/4058
Curatorial Associate
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...
careers.amnh.org
March 10, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Dream job for somebody! 🧪🦕🦖
careers.amnh.org/postings/4058
careers.amnh.org/postings/4058
Three days of shirt-sleeve weather, then a cold day with windchill requiring heavy coat & gloves.
March 10, 2024 at 7:59 PM
Three days of shirt-sleeve weather, then a cold day with windchill requiring heavy coat & gloves.
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With the 96th #Oscars right around the corner, join us in celebrating film history through movies shot right here in the halls of #NHMLA! How many do you recognize?
youtu.be/2mXNFsDjdiE
youtu.be/2mXNFsDjdiE
Did you know the Museum serves as a backdrop in these Hollywood films? #film #history #LA
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is a destination for museum-goers and tourists alike—but did you know it also serves as a backdrop in these ...
youtu.be
March 8, 2024 at 9:00 PM
With the 96th #Oscars right around the corner, join us in celebrating film history through movies shot right here in the halls of #NHMLA! How many do you recognize?
youtu.be/2mXNFsDjdiE
youtu.be/2mXNFsDjdiE
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These baby amphibians chirp like birds to beg for milk from their mothers 🧪
We had a debate at work about whether these caecilians are adorable or hideous (I say cute but am in the minority) www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
We had a debate at work about whether these caecilians are adorable or hideous (I say cute but am in the minority) www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The First Amphibian Known to Beg Its Mother for Milk Is More Bizarre than You Might Imagine
Surprisingly, the young of limbless amphibians called ringed caecilians stimulate their mother by touch and sound to release a milklike substance
www.scientificamerican.com
March 7, 2024 at 9:20 PM
These baby amphibians chirp like birds to beg for milk from their mothers 🧪
We had a debate at work about whether these caecilians are adorable or hideous (I say cute but am in the minority) www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
We had a debate at work about whether these caecilians are adorable or hideous (I say cute but am in the minority) www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Reposted by Dr Robert Sprackland
Reposted by Dr Robert Sprackland
Also: avoid the plastic Easter grass if you have any smalls or pets at all. First, it’s a single use plastic, it’s going to fuck up your vacuum, and it will absolutely fuck up your baby’s, puppy’s or kitty’s intestines.
Go paper, don’t go back.
And NO LILIES.
Go paper, don’t go back.
And NO LILIES.
I just saw an Easter ad so it's time to start reminding people: LILIES ARE DEADLY FOR CATS. The leaves, the petals, the stem, even drinking a bit of vase water or licking a few grains of pollen from their fur can cause fatal kidney failure. ⚠️ www.fda.gov/animal-veter....
March 4, 2024 at 12:40 AM
Also: avoid the plastic Easter grass if you have any smalls or pets at all. First, it’s a single use plastic, it’s going to fuck up your vacuum, and it will absolutely fuck up your baby’s, puppy’s or kitty’s intestines.
Go paper, don’t go back.
And NO LILIES.
Go paper, don’t go back.
And NO LILIES.
Reposted by Dr Robert Sprackland
🐸Golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis).
The black colour shining through suggests that this is a young specimen - probably 4 months old at most.
Its yellow colour is aposematic, signalling that it is poisonous. It is thought to be the most poisonous animal alive today.
📷by Laurissa Booyse
The black colour shining through suggests that this is a young specimen - probably 4 months old at most.
Its yellow colour is aposematic, signalling that it is poisonous. It is thought to be the most poisonous animal alive today.
📷by Laurissa Booyse
March 4, 2024 at 5:31 AM
🐸Golden poison frog (Phyllobates terribilis).
The black colour shining through suggests that this is a young specimen - probably 4 months old at most.
Its yellow colour is aposematic, signalling that it is poisonous. It is thought to be the most poisonous animal alive today.
📷by Laurissa Booyse
The black colour shining through suggests that this is a young specimen - probably 4 months old at most.
Its yellow colour is aposematic, signalling that it is poisonous. It is thought to be the most poisonous animal alive today.
📷by Laurissa Booyse
Reposted by Dr Robert Sprackland
my little puffer from last week 🐡
#SundayFishSketch
#SundayFishSketch
March 3, 2024 at 11:27 PM
my little puffer from last week 🐡
#SundayFishSketch
#SundayFishSketch
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This sums it up perfectly. It’s not a conversation.
March 4, 2024 at 2:20 AM
This sums it up perfectly. It’s not a conversation.