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ICE killed another person.

2 days ago I learned that home tests for iron deficiency exist. Fellow anemics, did you know about this?

This is Joan Sebastian Guerrero, the 26-year-old Colombian father and husband murdered by ICE fascists in broad daylight in front of his 3-year-old daughter. He was NOT the target of the ICE warrant. He was documented. He did everything right. ICE murdered him anyway. And yet… 1/2

Warning: grab a tissue 😭🤧

🕷️ New paper! We describe the remarkable hunting behavior of the Malagasy spider Vigdisia praesidens, a termite specialist that uses silk to "fish" for termites inside damaged nests. This one, too, is from a student field camp in Madagascar! Congrats to all coauthors! www.ezlab.si/post/spider-...

This was a rapid one: idea May 15, fieldwork May 16, submitted May 24, reviews June 11, resubmitted June 18, accepted June 23, published July 8. Idea to acceptance 42 days, to publication 54 days. 🥳 Congrats to undegrad student coauthors!

Took my son and niece geocaching, and 4 more kids joined on the way. Is this how the Pied Piper of Hamelin felt like? (No kids were drowned in a river or harmed)

Happy Tuesday friends. Today I share with you a beautiful new #Spood from the yard. This is the Basilica Orbweaver, Mecynogea lemniscata, named for the amazing dome shaped web it builds.😻 #MacroPhotography #Arachnids #Invertebrates #Macro #Spiders

Happy that I managed to give a presentation without tripping over words because I had had 2 consecutive nights of good-quality sleep 🙌

This might be the most blatant example in existence of "rich guy who created a problem attempting to place the blame for that problem on immigrants"

🕷️ New editorial! "Horizons in Arachnid Science" introduces a collection of invited reviews on the latest advances in spider, scorpion, and mite research, from evolution and ecology to silk biomaterials and venom. www.ezlab.si/post/new-edi...

Whoa www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Reminder that we currently have an open fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarship in Forest Structural Assessment @ucc.ie. Join us!

Today's dolphins

Toda declaración de amor es urgente porque nos vamos a derretir 🌡

That moment when you find a whip spider chewing on rainbow candy in the middle of the Amazon... Heterophrynus batesii, one of the most impressive arachnids in the Amazon area, seems to like feeding on the colorful Hyperphrona gracilis katydids. I see this scene very often on my visits to the region.

‘Father’ and ‘dad’ are synonyms. ‘Figure’ and ‘bod’ are synonyms. But, a ‘father figure’ and a ‘dad bod’ aren’t exactly the same thing…

happy father’s day to all the dads who don’t listen to manosphere podcasts

Mona Khalil, Lebanon’s most well-known sea turtle conservationist, died of her wounds today after being injured by an Israeli strike I feel sick

Can people stop referring to the US as our “mainland”? Our mainland is Puerto Rico.

Past experiences can inform better practice for marine fieldwork academic.oup.com/icesjms/arti... “negative experiences are related to poor psychological safety, reduced feelings of value and, in some cases, the decision to leave their career in marine science. Inappropriate behaviour is common”

My son is watching a world cup match for the 1st time. First impressions: the players are so dramatic!

one anecdote: I was searching for a link to one of my old papers on Google, and the automated Gemini summary attributed all of my lab's work to my husband

2-year 🐬 project done ✅️

Yellow Garden Spider growth progression from this spring. Different individuals except for the first and last.

Worst KPop Demon Hunters sequel.

Muy a mi pesar, este año no puedo marchar en Ljubljana Pride ni ser la sidekick de @carlitoseslove.bsky.social Esta es una fotito del 2022 que me da mucha nostalgia y que Facebook me restregó en la cara

I need the audio of the Slovenian commentator yelling "Quiñones!! Quiñones!!" for daily motivation

#PrideInSTEM Day 9 This stunning fish lives near the Maldives and is the first to be described by a Maldivian scientist! Learn more 👉 www.cnn.com/2022/03/10/w... 🧪

The ant colony is ready to be transferred to the terrarium! 🐜🖤

Oh look, a girl spider, and her private bits look like the most adorable fox pawprint! 🐾 🦊 Yes, arachnologists spend way too much time looking at epigyne (🕷️ lady parts). Mammalogists, on the other hand, get excited when something looks like a track. 🧪

Happy World Ocean Day! I'm proud to announce that my incredible wife, Emily Cunningham MBE, has a new book being launched today. Our Ocean to Save is for anyone who cares for our ocean and wants to help in its protection. It is available for pre-order now: www.panmacmillan.com/authors/emil...

Las amo, jirafitas bisexuales

The center of Maribor was not the place I'd expect to see a group of 4 guys wearing MAGA hats

Female dolphins remember who is aggressive when choosing a mating partner, research shows www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧪🌎🦑

Happy #PrideMonth! To celebrate, I'm starting a thread of readings on queerness in animals/evolution, and keep adding throughout the month. I'll include a mix of writing for popular audiences as well as some scientific articles and book recommendations! 🧪 🏳️‍🌈 (1/n) Nature has ALWAYS been queer! 🌈

Researchers from the National Institute of Biology in Slovenia discovered a new species of dragonfly in Madagascar

Cis folks - this is what I mean when I say allyship is having skin in the game.

I helped describe a new species of Andean widow spider! zookeys.pensoft.net/article/185973 This was a rare occurence where an arthropod had a common name before a scientific one. Locals call it "la lucacha," so we are pleased to formally introduce "Latrodectus lucacha" to the scientific community.

Same here! ✌🏼🌈

Happy Pride Month! Did you know, palaeontology has more queer people than average population! Over 30% in Early Careers! 1 in 3 junior palaeontologist you'll meet, will be queer. This stat drops with seniority. Palaeontology underperforms across all other diversity metrics otherwise. 🧵

Janez Janša’s new government will be the most right-wing government in the country’s history, Janša’s most stable government, and also his most authoritarian. Dark years lie ahead. In a few days, Slovenia as we know it will be no more. Just for the record, if anyone cares.

Pigeon pathfinding may depend on IMMUNE CELLS in their LIVERS 😕. Macrophages in the liver break down old red blood cells & in the process accumulate iron compounds like 'ferritin', which is superparamagnetic. These liver immune cells are found in proximity to nerve clusters. Compass cells!

La viuda negra mediterránea (𝐿𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑚𝑔𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠) posee un veneno neurotóxico de efectos variables: hay quien siente dolor local y quien desarrolla calambres o sudoración, según la cantidad inoculada y otros factores: 🟢 spain.inaturalist.org/observations... #observacióndelasemana 📸

University administrators two years ago: we can’t allow social justice movements to change the university as we know it University administrators today: in order to accommodate the new probabilistic bullshit generator no one likes we must change everything about the university

Teach your children emotional regulation skills. If you don't have them, try to learn them. Go to therapy. The world needs more emotionally mature adults