jogging round uni of reading campus this morning, had to stop to check out the wildlife -so many butterflies in a patch of long grass left unmown over the summer! just goes to show how something as easy as not cutting the grass can help nature 🌾🦋🌻

Flying over Caroni Swamp on the first leg of our 18hr journey home. After a month of floods, sweat and (occasional) tears this years field season is at an end 😢 But the experiences we've had, wildlife we've seen and people we've met have made this trip truly unforgettable 💙🏝️🐟 Thank you Trinidad!!!

halfway through fieldwork already! time flies when you're catching smallfry🐟🐟🐟 guppy gang in the pitch lake + surrounding waterways catching fish and exploring the gooeylogical features of the largest asphalt lake in the world

repping RHUL at caroni swamp 🇹🇹🦩🐊 spectacled caiman, flamingos, scarlet ibis and silky anteaters ... it's not only guppies on this field trip!

first day of fieldwork complete! got a little too up close and personal with the pitch lake water (you can really feel the upwelling) but overall success ✨🐟🌎

@evolecollab.bsky.social lab cleaned up at the RHUL biology PGR symposium 🐟💪 best MSc talk (Ella) + runner up (Rebecca) and best PhD poster (yours truly)😎

I put way too much effort into this, but I think it scans

sending this to my old landlord who threatened the deposit if we didnt mow the lawn before moving out 💪👊

considering the state of our rivers this is not at all surprising, though still incredibly depressing 😟 the decline of freshwater habitats may not be as visually dramatic as something like coral bleaching or deforestation but it is still just as significant for global biodiversity 🐟

Scientists! We are trying to get 1000 of us into the volunteer database by Jan 1. You'll be volunteering to speak with classrooms over video chat about your work, and answer their questions! You can volunteer for up to 5 sessions per semester. Sign up here! www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

interesting case study where an offshore wind farm appears to have actually protected marine mammals by setting back vessel traffic and creating a de facto no-fishing zone: 🦑 🌍

X is for... eXtinct The Slender billed Curlew was declared globally extinct this year. 1st mainland European #bird to go extinct in half a millennium 'The last New Moon' Slender billed curlew is by textile artist, Angela Knapp. Inspired by Horatio Clare's 'Orison for a Curlew' #alphabetbirds 🪶

food for thought👀and also by global standards even those of us on relatively low UK wages are still within the top % of consumers. fruit and veg in all seasons, new outfits, brand new tech etc are all luxury items that we can now access whenever we want and this does come at a cost 😔

I knew walking around with nice looking leaves in my pocket would eventually come in handy

Very excited to be @britishecolsoc.bsky.social #BES2024! Like behaviour, frogs, captive management for conservation? Come and see my poster at A2.1 at 18:00 TODAY! Also seeking machine learning expertise - come and chat if that’s your thing! 🐸

Hey there! I’m Grace, a PhD student at @qmul.ac.uk, studying the impacts of large herbivores in rewilded areas🍃🐂 I’m looking at #geomorphology, #ecology and even some #remotesensing 🏞️

why do guppies keep colonising oil polluted habitats and how is this affecting their ecology? is oil pollution all bad*? come find out at the #bes2024 poster session this evening! (*it is yeah)

Pitch Lake in Trinidad, the worlds biggest asphalt lake. the water on the surface is full of toxic sulphur + hydrocarbons, but still supports a diverse wetland ecosystem 🐟🪿we've been looking at community composition to see whats going on under the surface 🌊

I see #Crustmas seems to be a thing, and people are sharing Ostracod photos!? I don't need an excuse to share photos of my Favourite crustacean! Or better yet, here's a video! #BugSky #invert #PondLife

Hi there! I'm Hannah, a PhD student at @royalholloway.bsky.social studying the #ecology and #evolution of guppies in oil-polluted waters in Trinidad 🐠🇹🇹 I look at freshwater ecology, rapid adaptation, and have even begun dipping my toe into genomics (scary stuff!🫣)