fishers making nest boxes warm... this warms my heart (shoutout to the S. Johnson who helped with this study! i wish i could say that was me but it is not)

"green rabbitbush" and "Greene's rabbitbush" being different species is a crime against taxonomy

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had undoubtedly my funniest veg transect ever

folks who do outdoor fieldwork in cold conditions: I cannot recommend these reusable handwarmers from Ignik enough. I used one pair all week on my last field hitch. they still got hot today. they're like $2 each at REI

Things I learned in #2025MMM - urination time of all mammals (all animals?) is essentially the same (21 seconds plus/minus 13 seconds), what patagium is, quokkas yeet their babies at predators so they can escape, and the word kleptoparasitism which I plan to use at every opportunity. Yay, science!

#2025MMM a reminder that you can support the art team directly with purchases from our shop! ermineainc.org/shop/

Enter, the Antechinus to bring tiny carnage.

MMM is the only time of year I'm active on this account and @stoatamatic.bsky.social. I mostly use Bluesky with my art account! I won't drop my nom-de-plume publicly here for Reasons but if you're interested, feel free to DM

#2025MMM #2025MMMChampion #DivisionTuxedoStyle #TeamPolarBear Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social Mary C Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social and Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social

POLAR BEAR IS THE #2025MMM CHAMPION!!!! ARTWORK by @veppart.bsky.social!

my bracket was a bust, and even my backup picks didn't pull through 😔 good thing I didn't bet anything on it this year #2025MMM

And lastly, thank you to all the coMMMunity for being an essential facet of the MMMagic of this annual extravaganza. Thank you for being us. #2025MMM

Time has NOT run out, & each of us can make an impact protecting our communities & recovering our ecosystems- through our time, through our effort, through our choices, through our political engagement, through our thoughtful conversations with loved ones. #2025MMM

Recent weeks, months, years have been full of challenges and heartbreak. For everyone. For all of you here tonight, we are so happy and thankful that you are joining us in this celebration of our natural world. #2025MMM

FINISH THE JOB #TeamMurderMittens #2025MMM

TRANS RIGHTS 🏳️‍⚧️

Sorry for the lack of stoatistics in #2025MMM tonight. I'm moving to Salt Lake City this weekend for a new job. Probably will be too busy packing tomorrow night too, but I should be back on Monday!

Taking another crack at the two divisions that didn't pan out for me! And yes, there's still one musteloid left, so even if it's foolish, I'm picking it. You got skin in the game, you stay in the game #TeamCoati #2025MMM

Still 20 points left on the board after round 2 of #2025MMM but still undeniably a #BracketBust

I got 5 points in the entire division. welp #2025MMM #BracketBust

Alright, I am not saying #2025MMM reactions are predictable... but I also had this video at my hooftips...

lol to drive home that scientifically accurate running away is a thing and okay, I made my students imagine themselves as a langur. Turned off all the lights, made them close their eyes, and played the sounds of the T.Devil over the speakers. Several students were horrified by the noises #2025mmm

During the mating season (Dec. & Jan.) male saigas produce "nasal roars" to deter rivals & attract females. (Frey et al 2007) #2025MMM

Skeetdeck is not the same as Tweetdeck - dunno how to add feeds from users apart from creating a bunch of lists. I'd like to just add @natickbobcat.bsky.social's starter pack as a column but it's taking too much time to figure out with my limited tech savvy. oh well

well, here's my #2025MMM bracket post-round 1. the slinkies and stinkies are not doing so hot. at least they are slinking and stinking on their way out

I just realized that MMM has built up sufficient lore that the narrators can pull the "traumatize your fandom with one image" thing only instead of an image it's references to figs, onion rings, cars, poachers, salinity, vault toilets, or literally any onomatopoeia #2025MMM

Maybe the skunk brought a snorkle, the baby can always hope 🥴 #2025MMM

Boss: *what* do you think you're doing Me: ruminating #2025MMM

I drew the amazing rat/"rat" combatants #2025MMM

stoatistics will return Wednesday! I was busily scouting out apartments to move to. I should finally be able to have an evening of #2025MMM at my desk with all my stoatistical equipment 😅

Lots of being sat on this year

a lot of humans are similarly unaware of the danger posed by seals. have you seen their teeth? and how shockingly agile they are, for all their bulk? magnificent, terrifying creatures #2025MMM #TeamSeal

#2025MMM I did pick seal on this one, but I'd like to say the #olm IS an apex predator in it's habitat!

Goodbye, or should I say...Cyan-ara! #2025MMM

I'm suspicious they aren't letting the ginkgo battle (?) first. upset incoming?#2025MMM

In KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Spotted-necked Otter naps, curled into an adorable ball, resting peacefully in a hole between two large tree roots at the base of a tree alongside the river home of his social group. Four other otters snooze elsewhere along the tangled bank. #2025MMM

About the size of a medium-small dog, the Tayra is a long-legged, long-necked weasel with a robust head and bushy tail. Tayra has a brown body, with a lighter color on its head, and a diamond-shaped patch on its throat (Presley 2000; Schreffler 2003). #2025MMM

the best clade imho 😤 #2025MMM

#2025MMM #DivisionOnlyOnes #TeamTayra Art by Mary C Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social #mammals #sciart

#2025MMM #DivisionOnlyOnes #TeamOtter Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social #mammals #sciart

#2025MMM #DivisionOnlyOnes #TeamBeaver Art by Valeria Pellicer @veppart.bsky.social #mammals #sciart

#MammalsOfTheLies #2025MMM

#2025MMM #DivisionOnlyOnes #TeamQuokka Art by Mary C Freisner @maryfreisner.bsky.social #mammals #sciart

I know mongooses usually look like they've seen stuff, but marsh mongoose takes the cake #2025MMM

i haven't logged into the Stoatamatic account on my phone yet 😭 it's harder to switch between them on this app!

#2025MMM #DivisionOnlyOnes #TeamIndri Art by Charon Henning @oddangel.bsky.social #mammals #sciart

happy because a mustelid victory is guaranteed tonight devastated because a mustelid loss is also guaranteed tonight #2025MMM

#2025MMM #DivisionSameandDifferent #TeamSquirrel Art by Olivia Pellicer @opellisms.bsky.social #mammals #sciart