Shakira
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She/her | Mom | P.Rican in Slovenia | bi-ologist 🐬🕷
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In Otter News
about 13 hours ago
You're trying your best, Steve...
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European Conference on Behavioural Biology
about 1 month ago
Ready to meet our third plenary speaker? We are delighted to announce it's.... 🥁 🥁 🥁 The extraordinary
@mherberstein.bsky.social
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Today's online coworking session included a cat that likes to tip her water bowl by grabbing the rag under it. It was a very productive session 😊
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EZ Lab
3 days ago
New publication! Updated taxonomy of “coin spiders” (genus Herennia, family Nephilidae). This group is known for extreme size dimorphism, ladder-like webs, and varied distributions across Asia and Australasia. Check out what’s new in their taxonomy in biogeography.
www.ezlab.si/post/new-spe...
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Updated coin spider taxonomy
We publushed an updated overview of the spider genus Herennia, a group nicknamed “coin spiders” because of their appearance. These spiders belong to the family Nephilidae, a fascinating branch of the ...
https://www.ezlab.si/post/new-speceis-of-coin-spiders
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Hazy Bombyx
11 days ago
“If you love it so much why don’t you marry it?” Because my country currently doesn’t recognize spider marriage
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Why use AI to write when you can use Written? Kitten!
writtenkitten.co
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Written? Kitten!
The Internet's best write-reward system! Write one hundred words, get an image of a kitten!
https://writtenkitten.co
9 days ago
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Spidermax
11 days ago
#macromonday
Orchard
#orbweaver
- Leucauge venusta (Shot near Cincinnati 5-31-24) 🕷️
#photography
#macrophotography
#wildlifephotography
#wildlife
#nature
#animal
#invertebrate
#arachnid
#spider
#spidersky
#ento
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I potato you, part II
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13 days ago
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[aka Junito Boricuapunk🇵🇷] ⚓⚔️🪓 J.F. Acosta Rodríguez
19 days ago
I beg the average American to use at least a single neuron and consider that the pentagon isn't using a SHIELD helicarrier over the Caribbean. Puerto Rico has been remilitarized by your rotting country and is being used as an island of human shields to protect the interests of the continental 48.
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Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️⚧️🕷️
20 days ago
Consider, an an't 🥹
#EmotionalSupportSpood
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derek guy
20 days ago
finally, we're living through precedented times
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Putting my insomnia to good use I guess
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Oubao Moin 𓆏𓆌𓆉𓆈𓆚 🇵🇷🇱🇧|🍉🌻🌿 #VivaPuertoRicoLibre
22 days ago
I swear to every god this planet worships that I will smite every dumb idiot that keeps conflating citizenship and national identity in the context of Puerto Rico. Our national identity is Puerto Rican, we are not your “fellow Americans”.
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I 🥔 U
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Stephen Heard
24 days ago
It's official - my new book is officially published today! If you mentor science students who write - grad or undergrad - you're the reason we wrote this. Mentoring/teaching writing is hard; but we can make it easier!
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It’s publication day! “Teaching and Mentoring Writers in the Sciences”
Ok, we’re seriously excited – not for tonight’s fireworks, but because after several years of work, our new book is officially published today! That’s right – Teaching and Mentoring Writers i…
https://scientistseessquirrel.wordpress.com/2025/12/31/its-publication-day-teaching-and-mentoring-writers-in-the-sciences/
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Biological Recording Company
25 days ago
Shades of Grey 🕷️ Was industrial melanism really just about soot? Join our FREE entoLIVE webinar on Thu 26 Feb 2026 with Dr Geoff Oxford for a fresh look at moths, spiders & classic biology stories. Sign up:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1968443417...
@britishspiders.bsky.social
@nbntrust.bsky.social
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WeTransfer did a 2025 Recap. I had no idea my warmth could be perceived through transfers with no message that I mostly sent to myself 😆
26 days ago
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franz
27 days ago
We present: The Art of
#InverteFest
- December 2025 Edition A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna. Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book! Download:
drive.google.com/file/d/1JCXz...
#Art
#SciArt
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★Jay ✩ Funkiest Bug
28 days ago
#InverteFest
throwback to this mega commission I got for a father and son. The peacock jumper plushie is TWICE its original size! It easily lays on a persons chest it's that big
#plushart
#inverts
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Wear The Peace
about 1 month ago
Yesterday evening, Israeli police arrest Palestinian Christians during Christmas celebrations in Haifa, Palestine.
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Batey de Bomba en Calle Loíza. I am HOME.
about 1 month ago
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Peggy Wolven
about 1 month ago
#ArtAdventCalendar
day 18 is one I believe I’ve featured here before. From June of 2024. Still one of my favourite manis - this one is known by my nail friends as my “Priders” mani. For Pride spiders, naturally.
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In Puerto Rico, gas costs about 1/3 of what it does in Slovenia. Everything else costs two to three times more. These views and the warmth of my people are priceless tho
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Peter Corkeron
about 1 month ago
If you need a happy science story today - another piece how male dolphins who bond better with their mates* age slower
@aunz.theconversation.com
piece by
@liviagerber.bsky.social
@kjpeters.bsky.social
and Lee Rollins *Aussie dolphins, so the Aussie meaning of mates 🐳🦑🧪
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Friendship is magic: male dolphins with close friends age more slowly
Like friendship itself, the slower ageing is more than just skin deep.
https://theconversation.com/friendship-is-magic-male-dolphins-with-close-friends-age-more-slowly-271411?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
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GRANDE, NIKA!! (and everyone who worked on this campaign) There is HOPE!
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about 1 month ago
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EZ Lab
about 1 month ago
New publication! 🕷️ In the Analamazaotra National Park, Madagascar, we investigated how kleptoparasitic spiders choose host webs. The answer isn’t random! Which web to invade? Argyrodine kleptoparasites differentiate amongst architecturally different host webs.
bdj.pensoft.net/article/1721...
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Which web to invade? Argyrodine kleptoparasites differentiate amongst architecturally different host webs
Kleptoparasitism, the theft of resources from another organism, is a widespread foraging strategy amongst animals. Many Argyrodinae cobweb spiders (Theridiidae) are obligatory kleptoparasites that hav...
https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/172146/list/9/
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Just when I couldn't be happier, my favorite artist released this video featuring our most beloved character from the 90's. Guille, interpreted by Victor Alicea, was among the first queer characters on Puerto Rican TV. Morí full!
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iLe - Pepito
YouTube video by iLe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQDQ7jsFcDs
about 1 month ago
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c0nc0rdance
about 1 month ago
Benedikt Pleyer/Nomadic Nostoc filmed these tiny ostracods collected from the beach of a Japanese island. Vargula hilgendorfii live in marine sand & emit a mix of luciferase & luciferin that lights up to deter predators. The same chemicals produce firefly glow. 海蛍: umihotaru = "Sea fireflies"
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Debbie M
about 1 month ago
Well established competing countries, potential acts for this year in national finals, vast swathes of fan media, and rabid obsessive fans, all walking away. And still the EBU will learn nothing.
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Bríd Nic Annaidh ☘️
about 1 month ago
Share this with a colleague. This org does grants for academic moms to help with things like childcare at a conference, covering unpaid days off with a sick kiddo, or just getting through a rough patch. We need more stuff like this. 🧪
#WomenInSTEM
#BlueSci
#SciMom
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Academic Mamas Foundation
Join us at Academic Mamas, empowering mothers in academia worldwide. Access innovative programs and resources to thrive in an inclusive community. Celebrate the unique challenges and triumphs of…
https://iamas.com/academic-mamas-foundation/
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Slovenski raziskovalci na Madagaskarju odkrili nov rod in vrsto pajkov
Raziskovalci pod vodstvom Matjaža Kuntnerja so na Madagaskarju odkrili nov rod in vrsto pajkov, ki so jo poimenovali osmooka aphana. Aphana izvira iz grške besede aphanés, ki pomeni "nevidno", "neznan...
https://www.rtvslo.si/zabava-in-slog/zanimivosti/slovenski-raziskovalci-na-madagaskarju-odkrili-nov-rod-in-vrsto-pajkov/766538
about 2 months ago
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EZ Lab
about 2 months ago
Here is a Youtube video describing our new research. Enjoy!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rWG...
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Osmooka aphana: new spider genus and species discovered in Madagascar
YouTube video by EZ lab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rWG_I7wrXg
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Matjaž Gregorič
about 2 months ago
Check out our new paper! Not only do we describe a cool spider (new genus) from Madagascar, related to an Australian one, but we also make a deep dive into orb weaver morphology to better understand family relationships and synapomorhpies. Proud of this one!
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📢 NEW SPIDER GENUS JUST DROPPED
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about 2 months ago
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Científico del CONICET 🇦🇷
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about 2 months ago
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It's been 7 days since surgery. The pain is still a good 6/10 and I would definitely wish this on my worst enemies 😈
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about 2 months ago
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I really enjoyed the songwriting too. Not a single line was wasted on meaningless rhyme.
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about 2 months ago
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Matjaž Gregorič
about 2 months ago
New paper on bark spiders, who build the largest webs made out of the toughest silk. We show that their extremely tough silk, which is potentially metabolically costly, is limited to large females. Juveniles and males use inferior silk.
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Wisdom teeth removal at this age is brutal. 0/10. Do not recommend.
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Elisabetta Versace
2 months ago
Our study of time processing in bumblebees 🐝 covered by
@cnn.com
here
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s...
. Our summary is here
youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk
and the original paper
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....
@royalsocietypublishing.org
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Scientists now know that bees can process time, a first in insects | CNN
Bumblebees can process the duration of flashes of light and use the information to decide where to look for food, a new study has found.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/science/bees-visual-stimulus-study-scli-intl
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Some indoor fun for the cold days
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2 months ago
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franz
2 months ago
I personally dislike doing merch myself so thank you to
@nervousjessica.bsky.social
for doing all the hard work for me! You won't find these anywhere else.
#Art
#SciArt
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CosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
2 months ago
Folks, today (20 Nov) is Transgender Day of Remembrance and I hope everyone can take some quiet moments to reflect and acknowledge on the violence and harm that has taken many from our wonderful Trans+ communities historically. And a reminder that it costs nothing to be kind to everyone. 🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️🏳️⚧️ 🩵💜🤍
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Andrew D Wilson
2 months ago
I feel this is a common theme in academia. The worst shit is imposed on us, and we take it upon ourselves to solve the problem. And I think this is because we’re all huge nerds who love to solve problems and who see ourselves as people who should be able to! We accidentally weaponised our own values
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Science For Everyone
2 months ago
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How can we get students back to reading books?
Not anthologies, not short stories, not textbooks. I mean whole fiction and nonfiction books.
https://scienceforeveryone.science/how-can-we-get-students-back-to-reading-books/
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Raziskovalci v začaranem krogu: Izjemno pomemben poklic, a s premajhnim ugledom
Raziskovalci premalo obveščajo javnost o svojih dosežkih, kar vpliva na prepoznavnost in družbeni ugled znanosti v Sloveniji, meni prof. dr. Boštjan Udovič.
https://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/raziskovalci-v-zacaranem-krogu-izjemno-pomemben-poklic-a-s-premajhnim-ugledom?autologin=true
2 months ago
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It was a tough ADHD/ASD parenting day. I just wish the world met us with the same understanding and compassion that we pour into our children
2 months ago
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Gwen Pearson
3 months ago
Always here for a giant spider web story
www.livescience.com/animals/spid...
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World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black
A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found — and it was built by spiders we didn't know liked the company of others.
https://www.livescience.com/animals/spiders/worlds-biggest-spiderweb-discovered-inside-sulfur-cave-with-111-000-arachnids-living-in-pitch-black
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