Black cydippid cteno. I don't see black ctenos too often @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 854 #uruguaysub200 #MarineLife

Grimpoteuthis @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 854 #uruguaysub200 #MarineLife

Since folks often ask for examples of how I politely push back when doctors don't understand the clinical significance of "shit that should be taken more seriously in people with a specific condition", I'll share the reply I wrote:

It’s almost Ctenophore Day! I set up a BioBlitz on @inaturalist.bsky.social to celebrate. Spread the word, and let’s see how many people we can get out looking for ctenos! 🐙🦑🌿🧪 www.inaturalist.org/projects/cte...

New octocoral-Iridigorgia chewbacca! named after the Star Wars wookie! #octocoralfriday www.hawaii.edu/news/article...

When chanchitos fly, it happens 2,340 meters deep in the Ocean! This is a sea pig, or chanchito, if you’re a member of the #Uruguaysub200 science team. Scotoplanes sp. is a genus of deep-sea sea cucumbers of the family Elpidiidae. 🎥ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 854 #uruguaysub200 #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/pSTWmfx...

i’ve never seen severance so my one experience of watching tramell tillman is this video youtu.be/eX4GOltUDdA?...

I've written a post about Cynomorium songaricum, a holoparasitic plant found in the deserts of Inner Mongolia. So how does this plant disperse its seeds across the desert and reach the roots of its hosts? Well, with the help of some little friends. 🧪 dailyparasite.blogspot.com/2025/09/cyno...

If you run a life science lab where research has either significantly slowed or shut down completely due to Trump administration policies, I’d like to hear your story. I'm a biotech and life sciences reporter for @statnews.com, and you can reach me at [email protected] #journorequest

hi, cis folks! the WSJ endangered trans lives with false reporting yesterday. it’s still accepted as truth by many, regardless of it being false. the article’s still up with a little note. it needs full retraction. it's not even a phone call—it's email. you can do this. contact info below.🧵⬇️

every year at this time, when I see this complete BS, I stop and remember what happened to Balbur Singh Sodhi after 9/11 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_...

I am bravely asking:: defector.com/why-not-have...

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Not uncommon, but always beautiful; the ever flappy-flappy #pelagic #SeaButterfly #Pteropod, Corolla spectabilis. This one is feeding, as can be seen by the mucus net that it’s currently reeling in. #corollaspectabilis #plankton #blackwater #blackwaterdiving #gug #chrisgug #gugunderwater #ocean

any enoploteuthid folks wanna take a stab at this? @brachioteuthis.bsky.social and i have some guesses but are scratching our heads

Did you know the 1916 paper naming "carcinization" is available online? It uses the description of a hermit crab, Porcellanopagurus, to discuss evolution of crabbiness from noncrabbiness, as below 🧪🦀🦑 But...this is not the first time the morphology was noticed 1/3 decapoda.nhm.org/pdfs/31940/3...

Eurypterus and Opabinia. #paleoart #sciart #art

The GRFP lives!! (due end of October) www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

UC Berkeley's Martin Fish Speciation Lab seeks a part-time lab manager for pupfish research. Requires a biology degree and some lab experience. Flexible hours, multi-year position. Apply: [email protected]. More info at https://ib.berkeley.edu/labs/martin/ #job

@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 841 is on the seafloor ezploring this morning. #uruguaysub200 #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/vL73dP0...

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and now some personal news: this marked my first week at @plos.org as a senior software engineer. really damn excited to be working at a scientific organization once again.

@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 840 has begun! #uruguaysub200 #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/7g2eybp...

These look like eggs, but idk who plooped them here. Cool structure! @schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 840 #uruguaysub200 #MarineLife

also if you see this and think this squid is scary, you should see them from the perspective of the marine mammals that eat them: movie.biologists.com/video/10.124...

shoutout to this iNaturalist user who appears to be an ROV pilot in the gulf of mexico and posts occasional biological observations, including A GODDAMN TANINGIA ATTACKING THE ROBOT ARM OF THE ROV www.inaturalist.org/observations...

I've put together a brand new #InverteFest themed Beauty of Bluesky interview post today featuring the jaw-droppingly beautiful work of @martynwarren.bsky.social read on to find out more about him and discover what Velcro Cows are! www.loadofolbobbins.com/blogs/load-o... #SciArt #ArtSky #NatureArt

When I wrote this for SciAm, the thing that genuinely surprised me most was the number of emails I got (mostly from men) telling me that prior generations of women in science would be ashamed of me for my weakness in writing it. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

@schmidtocean.bsky.social dive 834 has started. Target depth 1600m #uruguaysub200 #MarineLife www.youtube.com/live/rwmk4-7...

Over the past 5 years some rare Pacific Footballfish have washed ashore in California. How rare? 41 individuals ever recorded, rare. So @realfishdoc.bsky.social, @frable.bsky.social, Michelle Horeczko, and I wrote a short note summarizing this species. Check it out here: doi.org/10.51492/cfw... 🐟🦑

My recent interview with Meg Mindlin @invertebabe.bsky.social for The Social Academic podcast has just been updated with English captions and chapters on YouTube for you www.youtube.com/live/b1pHhjF... Check out the blog post version for Meg's art theacademicdesigner.com/2025/octopus...

@schmidtocean.bsky.social is searching for a ship today for dive 833! #uruguaysub200 www.youtube.com/live/mCEoF06...

🦀 ROV pilots filmed this Crab Hatter tea party at 140 m, during #UruguaySUB200. The science team is undertaking the first effort to systematically collect samples and footage from the seafloor off Uruguay’s coast. Video: ROV SuBastian / Schmidt Ocean Institute

Love my ocean art but live outside the US or want it in a different format than I offer directly, like a canvas or metal print? Check out my InPRNT shop! www.inprnt.com/gallery/nonc... They are running a sale this weekend, with up to 40% off depending on print type. 🦑🐙🐡 #InverteFest

Still singEEL? Have we got the dating show for YOU! The BachEELor! Tap the screen to find your bacheelor Need more of these hunks? Get ‘em at EelFacts.net

@schmidtocean.bsky.social found the ship. "Originally named "USS Baron" (DE-166), it served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, operating in the Pacific Ocean where it performed prominently." #uruguaysub200 #MarineLife

¡Qué lindo! Every bit of this south wall in the #MarDelPlataCanyon is vibrant and alive. Read and imagine how a tiny sponge larva or other stationary animal finds a home in a place like this: www.instagram.com/reel/DN37jxs...

Happy #InverteFest! To celebrate, all my invertebrate art prints are 25% off until the end of this month with code INVERTEFEST25. 🦑🐙🐡 shop.noncompliantcyborg.com/category/art...

An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.

OKAY good morning everyone, let's talk about the ostensible katydid testicles on display here and their horrifying evolution

And on the subject of #realartatters: AI poisoning tool NIGHTSHADE is now free for artists to use: venturebeat.com/ai/nightshad...

We have found the kooky mackerel with his little kooky hat

My humpback whale repeat pattern! Made with my humpback whale linocut and in my Spoonflower minouette shop. I love seeing humpbacks when going to sea! #linocut #printmaking #sciart #pattern #repeatPattern #humpbackWhale #whale www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/19...

I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded. HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.

The midwater octopus is a master of survival in one of Earth’s most extreme environments. 🐙 Japetella diaphana has adapted to life in open water. With a nearly transparent body and the ability to shift colors, Japetella uses camouflage to outsmart predators in the dark. youtu.be/nj7S1HOtmEo?...

Deep-sea raspberry ❤️✨️ The raspberry jelly (Aeginura grimaldii) is part of a small group of jellies called the narcomedusae. Species in this group are are known for having a relatively small number of tentacles that are attached higher to the bell compared to other groups of jellies.

Meet your new favorite anglerfish—the flowery goosefish (Lophiodes miacanthus). 🎣🩵⁠ ⁠ This anglerfish belongs to the family Lophiidae, also known as the goosefishes. This group of alluring anglers uses their speckled coloration to blend into the sandy seafloor on the continental shelf.⁠

if you've ever wanted to know EXACTLY what makes a squid a squid, I made this helpful diagram last #Squidtember