🎨 Art & 🔬 Science of 🐠 Reef Fish Ecology - 1/16, 2pm @ Mote SEA. Reef ecology talk + @inaturalist.bsky.social training + simple fish-printing activity. Learn to observe, identify, and document fish species, then create your own reef-inspired print to take home. mote.org/lifelonglear... #gyotaku

A chip chipping chip chipping chipping chips.

An update to the age-old lemonade stand. Neighborhood kids got a 3D printer for Christmas and went door-to-door with sample prints and a price list. They got us for a $12 octopus. Never mind that we also got a 3D printer for Christmas.

MR SNEKS. OSAR. CDEDBDIs?

Potica (Slovenian walnut cake roll)

Getting into the 3D printing hobby. Starting off with a Creality Ender and a small 3D-Printed Giant Deep-sea Isopod. Also pictured here is the output from a new 2D printer. #LUMCON #memories. Thanks @drandrewthaler.bsky.social www.southernfriedscience.com/the-3d-print...

Paid Internship with Mote’s Virtual Learning Programs. Help with our mangrove livestreams and more. motemarven.blogspot.com #EDAP #RinglingCollege #USF #SCF @newcollegeoffl.bsky.social

Art & Science of Reef Fish Ecology New adult lifelong learning program blends a short reef ecology talk with hands-on iNaturalist training and a simple fish-printing activity. 01/16​/2026, 2:00 PM EST at the Mote Science Education Aquarium, Sarasota, FL scistarter.org/art-science-...

Merry #Squidmas. Kiddo got his dad a plushie #sacoglossan. What a clever child. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costasi...

In the future, if anyone wants to get me gifts, I'm only going to ask for house plants. 🪴 Are #lithops sustainable?

Holiday jingles + LCARS. 1 loopy hour for your favorite Trekker. youtu.be/7h5n7IjR08M?...

@noncompliantcyborg.bsky.social I have questions about how you ROV in the Salish Sea. Please contact me. Thanks.

"Bethany 'Bee' Smith, researcher who documented a megamouth shark alive, died in a diving accident, aged 24" news.mongabay.com/2025/12/beth...

On the fifth day of #Squidmas my true love gave to me / FIVE SUCKER RINGS!!! / Four crawling #worms / Three #limpets / Two fertile #slugs / And a large #squid with a sharp beak

On the fourth day of #Squidmas my true love gave to me / Four crawling #worms / Three #limpets / Two fertile #slugs / And a large #squid with a sharp beak

On the third day of #Squidmas my true love gave to me / Three #limpets / Two fertile #slugs / And a large #squid with a sharp beak

Finally did it. Cancelled my Adobe subscription. Missed it last year when they doubled the price.

A valvetail isopod (according to aiNaturalist). Possibly _Erichsonella attenuata_?

On the second day of #Squidmas my true love gave to me / Two fertile #slugs / And a large squid with a sharp beak

On the first day of Squidmas, my true love gave to me / A large #squid with a sharp beak #squidmas

Titmice. #tufted

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social visiting Mote SEA today. #bestshark

Meet me in the Mangroves - Virtual Estuary Explorations with @naiinterpreters.bsky.social 11/14, 9am ET

Folks on #PLUR1BUS seem like a bunch of Yeerks.

Wisdom from the Wild November 5 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm FREE Grow as a leader with Wisdom for the Wild. Take a walk on the wild side with leadership lessons from cheetahs, sea turtles, squid, and axolotls. mote.org/event/wildwi...

Dive into the gelatinous world of #jellyfish, the most mesmerizing movers in the sea. Fun facts, science, and surprises in this free Wonderful Animal Virtual Encounter. #JellyfishDay #MoteMarineLab #VirtualLearning 🗓️ 11/3 @ 1:00 PM ET 💻 Free virtual event 🔗 mote.org/event/jellyfish-day-jamboree

Have a tentacular time on #SeaSlugDay with #MoteMarineLab youtu.be/SGKAFg4rNnY 10/29 1pm ET mote.org/event/sea-sl...

Join the shell-less-bration for World #SeaSlugDay tomorrow, 10/29 at 1pm ET mote.org/event/sea-sl... #Nudibranch #Nerd #SeaSlug #VirtualLearning #SeaMeRead #MoteMarine

Cardboard #chompsaw #shark

The cardboard #chompsaw #shark craftivity is proving incredibly popular with teachers at the Guy Harvey Conservation Summit!

📢 Big news! Applications for FMSEA 2026 Grants are now OPEN! Join us in Fort Pierce this April 23–26 for ‘Connecting the Dots.’ Apply today at FMSEA.org! #FMSEA2026 #Grants #MarineEducation #connectingthedots #linkinbio

Representing @fmsea.bsky.social at the Guy Harvey Conservation Summit. 200+ educators are getting salty. www.linkedin.com/posts/valeri...

Dive into the gelatinous world of #jellyfish, the most mesmerizing movers in the sea. Fun facts, science, and surprises in this free Wonderful Animal Virtual Encounter. #JellyfishDay #MoteMarineLab #VirtualLearning 🗓️ 11/3 @ 1:00 PM ET 💻 Free virtual event 🔗 mote.org/event/jellyfish-day-jamboree

Join us for a shell-less-bration of Sea Slug Day! It’s a slime-time adventure for the spooky season—discover the secrets they secrete. 10/29 @ 1:00 pm Free mote.org/event/sea-sl... #SeaSlugDay #SEAmeRead #VirtualLearning #MoteMarineLab #CILC

What does an #octopus sound like? youtu.be/i_cRnL2mZto?...

Connecting for a Cause with CILC.org from the new Mote Science Education Aquarium mote.org/marven

A future where we all have personalized, copyrighted/trademarked face tattoos. If your image appears without it, it's a fake. If it appears with it, they need permission or it's a violation.

Happy Ctenophore Day! 🐙🦑🧪

Office Hours Global Tribute to John Pretto youtu.be/rkcWkqiipfw?...

📚🐠 Announcing SEA Me Read Plus — STEM storytime + live animal encounters. Best for K-4. 🔗 motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/anno... #EDUsky #VirtualLearning #KidLit #NSTA

🐢 Weekend Wonders: the bedotted Diamondback Terrapin — explore Florida’s only brackish water turtle and its unique estuary home. 🔗 Read more: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/week... #DotDay #InternationalDotDay #terrapin

This is incredible. A living deep sea squid like this in captivity is just…not something you get to see every day.

🤖 Meet M.A.R.V.E.N. — the Mote Aquarium Roving Virtual Exhibit Navigator. Our new livestreaming cart connects classrooms to marine science with real-time, behind-the-scenes access to the exhibits and animals at Mote. 🔗 Learn more: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/meet...

🌸 Weekend Wonder: Meet the roseate spoonbill—one of Florida’s most striking wading birds. With its vivid pink feathers and unique spoon-shaped bill, this bird sweeps shallow waters to find food in a way few others can. Full post: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/week...

Celebrate #InternationalDotDay with Mote Marine Laboratory in a creative, interactive ocean-themed Virtual Focus Trip that blends art, science, imagination, and fishes. 🐠 Spots, dots, and sea life. 📅 Sept 15, 1 pm ET 🆓 FREE motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/dive... @intldotday.bsky.social

🏆 Mote Marine Laboratory receives the prestigious 2024-2025 CILC.org Pinnacle Award for Virtual Learning Excellence. Our thanks to the teachers, students, and staff who made this honor possible. 📚 Celebrating 30 years of connecting classrooms together. motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/mote... #STEM

📅 Booking a Virtual Focus Trip with Mote is now easier than ever. We’ve added TidyCal.com integration for quick scheduling + payment. Now, only our available time slots are shown so you know exactly when to connect. motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/book...

🌳 Mangroves aren’t just cool-looking—they’re coastal superheroes. Build your own model mangrove tree while learning how their tangled-rooted protect shorelines, trap sediment, and shelter wildlife. 🔗 Start crafting: motemarven.blogspot.com/2025/08/make... #STEMventures

OTN has a squad of ROVs to help us explore the depths, recover infrastructure, train field technicians, support outreach and education, and track ocean life like never before. Each one brings unique powers to aid you on your epic journey. Choose your ROV... 🎮 🌊