UP NEXT: 1-seed HONEY BADGER (Mellivora capensis) vs. 4-seed PACIFIC LAMPREY (Entosphenus tridentatus) #2026MMM

NEXT UP: #4-seed PACIFIC LAMPREY (Entosphenus tridentatus) vs. #5-seed COMMON CHUCKWALLA (Sauromalus ater) #2026MMM

NEXT UP: #2-seed OSSIFRAGE (Gypaetus barbatus) vs #10-seed GREAT GREY SHRIKE (Lanius excubitor) #2026MMM

GIVE ME MY LYME VAX NOW PLEASE AND THANK YOU!!!!

#2026mmm #2026MMM #ThatsSoMetal

NEXT UP: 7-seed BLOODWORM (Glycera dibranchiata) vs. 10-seed GREAT GREY SHRIKE (Lanius excubitor) #2026MMM #2026mmm

NEXT UP: #4-seed Pacific Lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus - previously Lampetra tridentata) vs. #13-seed Boneworm (Osedax sp.)!!! #2026MMM

FIRST UP: #2-seed OSSIFRAGE (Gypaetus barbatus) vs #15-seed CICADA KILLER WASP (Sphecius speciosus) #2026MMM #2026mmm

I will never have a better out of context social media post. Also evergreen! 🌲

Gather round to hear the backstory about the day I got called to remove this adorable creature from a building… #2026MMM 🧵

It’s not the largest, but here’s an animal I HAVE successfully expelled from a building, and to my surprise without incident! #2026MMM 🦨❤️ Sometimes, when I need a moment of joy I watch this video 10 times in a row. You should too

My 72 year old dad still remembers his draft number. He can cited it without pause. If you ask him, after he tells you be prepared to belt out Country Joe’s Viet Nam song with him in its entirety. He will call you out if you’re not loud enough youtu.be/ft0vkKCadgk?...

Relevant safety message for the #2026MMM universe!

Anyone else thinking what I’m running? Next year’s Met Gala theme! No? Just me? #bcvammm #2026MMM

#2026MMM WILDCARD WINNER: Assassin Bug! Join us Wednesday, March 11th at 8PM EST for ROUND ONE of MONEY MAMMALS!

Join us Wednesday for Round 1 of the Money Mammals Division! Until then be safe, be well, be active! #2026MMM

ASSASSIN BUG DEFEATS BONE COLLECTOR CATERPILLAR and becomes the #16 seed of the THAT'S SO METAL DIVISION OF MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS!!! #2026MMM

FIRST & ONLY UP TONIGHT: Bone Collector Caterpillar (Hyposmocoma) vs. Assassin Bug (Acanthaspis petax) #2026MMM

And WITHOUT FURTHER #2026MMM ADO... www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6eQ...

Even USAID that HAD BEEN the leading purchaser of food grown by American Farmers, helped support wildlife protection by investing in people, parks, & communities in the ecotourism sector. THESE ESSENTIAL USES OF THE PUBLIC ENDOWMENT HAVE BEEN AND ARE BEING DISMANTLED #2026MMM

And March Mammal Madness would not be possible without the incredible achievements of scientists the world over, so many funded by those historical engines of excellence- the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin #2026MMM

Can we get an exuberant round of applause for @grumpator.bsky.social & everyone @ASULibraries for the March Mammal Madness LibGuide with Player, Learner, & Educator Portals! #2026MMM

All March Mammal Madness results will be available at the LibGuide in MMMAGAZINE, text (in English & Spanish), play-by-play, and VIDEO FORM in the minutes and hours after the events happen here libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM... #2026MMM

Tonight is the WILD CARD, the play-in to the big show, an amuse-bouche, or rather an amuse-esprit, for the discerning #2026MMM palate as we gear up for the tournament of tournaments! #2026MMM

Welcome to the 14th Annual March Mammal Madness! This year MMM Celebrates LIBRARIES in honor of 10 years since the launch of the LibGuide! libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM... #2026MMM

#2026MMM LETS GO!!!! 🐞🐛🐜🦟🪲🪳

So you like www.animordle.com? Be sure to share the #Wordle Game with Animal Names with friends, family, students, and colleagues because as we all have learned... Sharing is caring. #animordle #2026MMM

Happy #2026MMM Wild Card Eve to all who celebrate!

Tell me this website’s content is generative AI without telling me it’s generative AI 🙄😭 First return for a Google search for turtle species that are legal pets in Washington State. Judgmental Otter has some thoughts and would probably poo all over your house if it was your pet 🐢🦦

Today, I had the honor of presenting Dr Tiffany Garcia @oregonstate.edu FWCS a Leadership award for her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic She applied her knowledge in aquatic ecology & study design to help the City of Corvallis monitor wastewater so public health response was scaled & targeted

2026 KEY DETAILS VIDEO posted #2026MMM youtu.be/jo7p1Cm-Jz0?...

So what I hear is we’re completely restructuring the Farm Bill to subsidize local fruit, vegetable and legume growers instead of soy, corn and meat producers, and establishing infrastructure for local distribution? And paid healthcare, childcare and family/parental leave? Did I hear that right?

What an amazing response to our #Animordle Sneak Peak on Darwin Day! Already, 674 have played our special puzzle. Share the Wordle Game with Animal Names with colleagues, friends, and students. Daily puzzles start March 1st, but you can play archived puzzles now. www.animordle.com #2026MMM

You know what's better than science-themed March Mammal Madness Valentines of #2026MMM Combatants!?! Science-themed March Mammal Madness Valentines of combatants that carry ear-worms. They're INFECTIOUS! Download in color or greyscale at the LibGuide libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...

If you live in Washington state like me, you can tell you senator to please vote in favor of SB6045 to allow farmworker collective bargaining in WA state. This bill is critical for WA farm workers who have been fighting to get a contract Thank you! app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...

Fun news! @gcbias.bsky.social and I are teaching a 2-week online population genetics workshop this summer to raise money for the Center for Population Biology at UC Davis. We're trying to gauge interest -- please fill this out if you might be interested! And please share broadly!

We’re looking at YOU librarians #heroes #2026MMM

We’re looking at YOU educators! #2026MMM

I’M SO EXCITED!!! #2026MMM

In honor of 10 tournaments of the March Mammal Madness LibGuide at ASU Library, #2026MMM Celebrates LIBRARIES! More than books, and definitely more than admonishments to shush, libraries are incredible collections of human knowledge, information, imagination, & creativity @mmmletsgo.bsky.social

🎵 It’s the most wonderful time of the year! 🎶 #2026MMM

Who am I to put my community at risk when there are safe options to prevent suffering?

When I worked for the USGS (US Dept of Interior) I was given similar direction to cease contact with collaborators from Russia and Cuba. We were studying amphibian diseases, which was considered a biosecurity threat. We still got the papers out, w/ serious delay www.researchgate.net/profile/Luis...

Hear ye! Hear ye! We discovered that the link to scholarship application guidelines was broken so it’s been extended to Feb 9! Do you work with vertebrates in the west? Are you a student at a university in the west? We would love to learn about your research!! thesnvb.org/scholarship-...

Fun facts about me! I’m a wildlife ecologist, my birthday is on the most sacred of mammal holidays, Groundhog Day, when I caught a habituated marmot & worked w/ @nwtrek.bsky.social to make him an ambassador animal rather than euthanizing, they named him Chestnut ❤️🦫🌰 🎂 www.nwtrek.org/marmot-finds...

Are you an undergrad or grad student at a Pacific Northwest university studying wildlife? “PNW” loosely defined as North America west of the Great Plains and north of the Mojave Desert. Scholarship application deadline is this Monday! thesnvb.org/scholarship/

Me, prepping for tonight’s city council meeting. Based on the posted agenda, it was sure to be a spicy one. The mayor did a good job of bringing the temperature down in the room while I ate my popcorn in the back. I encourage you all to get involved with local politics!! It’s fun plus snacks!

I see there’s a post about microplastics going around with a photo of drinking straws, so here is my semi-regular reminder that the 3 biggest sources of microplastics are tires (45%), synthetic clothing particles (35%) and paint (~10%). Lay article attached:

12 former FDA commissioners released an extraordinary warning in the Dec. 3 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. They wrote that the current claims and policy changes pose a threat to evidence-based vaccine policy and public health security. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...