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Science and marine life folks! Does anyone on here study sea anemones (or know someone who does)? I'm particularly interested in talking to someone about the biomechanics of their tentacles and stinging cells. 🧪🦑

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱? The red sea cucumber (𝘗𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘶𝘴) has long captured our interest. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...

Want to join a global 🌎 initiative to test the thermal limits of 🐟 using standardised approach? Led by @patricepottier.bsky.social, we are planning a globally distributed experiment to collect data on fish embryonic heat tolerance 🌡️. Make this experiment global! 🔗: www.thermalecologyalliance.org

Their ability to tolerate low oxygen levels and the regular length of day and night in the study area are also key aspects. To read more see our paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... MEESO funded by @ec.europa.eu #Ocean#TwilightZone#MesopelagicFish #Research #MarineEcology

In the Arabian Sea, the biomass of lanternfishes is particularly high, but dominated by only a few species. Much of the high production of the Arabian Sea is channelled via zooplankton to the stock of lanternfishes due to the low abundance of competing small pelagic fish.

𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 Why are so many lanternfishes in the Arabian Sea? Lanternfishes (Family Myctophidae) are one of the most common and abundant families among the fishes living in the twilight zone and play a key ecological role in the pelagic ecosystems.

I am all in a sea of wonders.  Dracula, Bram Stoker The vampire squid Vampyroteuthis infernalis, it's name literally means “the vampire squid from hell.”  Sounds like a Halloween nightmare, right?

🪸Marine biologist @trondoskars.bsky.social calls iNaturalist the 'Twitter for species' (let us call it Bluesky for species 😆! ) Amateurs post photos + locations of organisms. Researchers and other skilled amateurs then help ID them. The result: verified, open data on #biodiversity.

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗧𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆! Yesterday I posted about how we don’t really know our biodiversity. There are an estimated 8–11 million species on Earth. Less than 15% are named and described. Without names, their stories may never be told. #NameItToSaveIt 🌐 🦑 🐙 🧪

A Giant clam - Tridacna gigas - grows in a sponge #gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #fish #ocean #sealife #marinelife #clam #shell #sponge

#BiodiversityDay #MarineLife 🦑🌊

“𝙒𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙖𝙥 𝙤𝙛 𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙖𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙞𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮.” E. O. Wilson 🐙 🦑 🌐 🌏 🧪

T𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀? It's not that they’re really absent. We just haven't been looking closely enough. Here's the twist. 🧪 🐙 🦑 🌐 🌊

“That’s here. That’s home. That’s us.” – Carl Sagan Sagan was referring to the tiny blue dot in the image. A tiny blue grain. Mostly ocean. Teeming with weird and wonderful life. It looks calm and blue from space. But up close, it's messy. Fragile. Here’s the twist: 🐙 🦑 🌐 🧪

Microplastics are everywhere. And have been for some time. Caddisfly larvae have rocked them since the 70ties. Microplastics have been in the food chain longer than many of us have been alive. And we’re still acting like it’s news. 🌐 🦑 🐙 🧪 phys.org/news/2025-04...

T𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗱-𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝘀? It's not that they’re really absent. We just haven't been looking closely enough. Here's the twist. 🧪 🐙 🦑 🌐 🌊

[Local content !] 𝗠ø𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗸𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗴. Tidens har skrevet om arrangement vårt på Campus Kristiansund. Les saken her: www.tk.no/setter-matva... 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗿 – 𝗳ø𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗺ø𝗹𝗹𝗮! #Kristiansund #citizenscience #food

A beautiful bubble-snail with stunning speckle galaxies in its skin. Help me ID it! About 1cm long in tidepool, Sydney, Australia. Have it down to the Haminoeidae family so far, but would love to get it to species if possible! 🧪🦑🐙 🐌 Here's the iNat for it too: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Our latest paper just out! After almost a decade of monitoring, we find growing evidence of community distinction and change in 21st century coral recruits when compared to their mature reef counterparts. A rare work looking into succession on reefs and more! Paper: rdcu.be/ebLaw #MarineEcology 🌐

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆! Gotta love ‘em all, also the real ones! Well, at least some are inspired by real biodiversity. 🧪🐙🦑🌐

I’m part of the Global Ecology Starter Pack Vol. 3 ! If you’re into biodiversity, ecosystems, or environmental science, this is the place to be! Want to join? DM @global-ecology.bsky.social and check out the pack here: go.bsky.app/MkLHiKU 🌍 🌎 🌏 🌐 🧪 🐙 🦑

𝗜𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗜 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱!𝗰𝗸𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸𝘀.   Yet, I never got reported, or kicked out.   Here’s the twist.   🦑 🐙 🧪 🌐

Enjoy a close-up of the mouth of a pinto abalone for #FishyFeb #AlgaeEater #FebruArty #MarineLife #Radula #Zipper #NomNomNom #SeattleAquarium #Abalone #PugetSound #PNW #Photography

#CrabAZ never ignores memes. M is for Macrocheira. This is both the largest arthropod alive (3.8 m or 12 ft leg span, only males are this extreme) and the only living species in its family. Mainly found in Japanese waters up to 600 m depth. (Yes we know it's Thursday, sorry) 🦀🧪🦑

Global Ecology 🌐 starter pack vol 1 & 2 are full and curated !! ✨💚 Please share so they will fly into the blue sky 🦋🌈 Vol1 👉 bsky.app/starter-pack... Vol2 👉 bsky.app/starter-pack... Will start a Vol. 3 soon, please reply if you want to be in ! 🌐🧪🌍🦤🍁🦑🪴🦉🐍🌾

Usually, I have Invertebrates on my mind. But I haven’t been posting much about them lately. Here’s the twist.

📢 CALL FOR EXPERTS: Book project with Marcel Bogers @bogers.bsky.social & me, Mike! We’re writing a book titled 'Social Media for Research Impact'. Below on this thread are 8 key areas where we’d love to hear from you (or someone in your network)! We appreciate any shares or reposts! 👇 [THREAD]

Anyone have a good example for Mike? 🦑🐙 🧪

(Sorry, Norwegian rant incoming). Intet sett, intet tapt. Om kartet er tomt, betyr det at det det er ingenting av verdi der? Ingen sårbare arter, habitater eller naturtyper? Nei, stort sett betyr det bare at ingen har sjekket. 🧪 🦑 🐙 🇧🇻

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Happy new year! As above, so below. 🐙 🧪 🦑

The larva of a Ctenophore (comb jelly), probably Pleurobrachia pileus. Comb jellies like the sea gooseberry are often mistaken for jellyfish. Unlike jellyfish, comb jellies don’t have stinging cells to capture their prey, instead having sticky tentacles. 🦑

Day 17 of #Crustmas + #InvertAdvent I thought it was a molt of Striated Red Porcelain Crab, but turns out it was a dead one. #ShoreWalk #Photography 🌿🖌️ 🦑 📸📸 #虫 🦀

Synanceia verrucosa, the stonefish, It is probably the most poisonous fish species in existence☠️, Luckily, it is a gentle fish that uses its venom only if stepped on. Can you figure out where the eyes are? 😃 #fish #wildlife #stonefish #underwaterphotography #photography #nature #marinelife 🌿📷📸🦑

Coral banded shrimp in Lombok - Gili #gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #giliair #trawangan #pets #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #banded #shrimp #indonesia

Some furry coral crab I found during night dive in Koh Tao this July. I think it could be Cymo melanodactylus, but not entirely sure. But I'm sure it's cute! 🤏🦀✨️ #Crustmas #marinelife #underwaterphotography

A pinto abalone dining on what looks to be a scrumptious piece of kelp 😋 #MarineLife #PintoAbalone #Abalone #PNW #PugetSound #Seattle #SeattleAquarium #NomNomNom

A pair of see through (glass?) cleaner shrimp for the 17th day of #Crustmas 🦑🌊🤿🦐 (Bahamas, Feb 2020) #underwaterphotography #olympus #tg5

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Happy #MolluscMonday! 🐚 The flamboyant Chromodoris annae nudibranch isn't just a pretty face—those vibrant colors warn predators of its toxicity. It's nature's version of 'look, but don't touch!' #MarineLife

Someone asked me recently..."Don't you ever get bored looking at these obscure things that no one knows about?".....Nope. I can talk for days about sea spiders! Here's the sea spider Nymphon australe, collected from Western Antarctica in 2012/2013. The DOMINANT species in the Southern Ocean. 🦑🧪🌎🐧🇦🇶

So excited about #MolluscMonday decided to post another! The blue dragon sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) is as stunning as it is dangerous. It preys on venomous jellyfish like Portuguese man o' wars, storing their stingers for its own defense. #marinelife

Spectacular black and white marine mosaic in the women’s changing room (apodyterium) at the Central Baths, ancient Herculaneum. Triton with dolphins, cherub, octopus and cuttlefish. 1st century AD. Modern changing rooms could do with a Roman style upgrade! 📷 by me #MosaicMonday #Archaeology

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬. But, they could save marine biodiversity. 🧪 🐙 🦑 The image is (c) Richard Ling • CC BY-SA 3.0

Lamprohaminoea evelinae Oskars & Malaquias, 2020 Location: Bali, Indonesia 🇮🇩 #MolluscMonday #MolluskMonday #seaslug

Specific question: Does anyone out there have any data on sex ratios for soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria) they're willing to share? Trying to compile a database for #metaanalysis. I've found all I could find in the literature but want to maximize data! If so, please reach out! 🧪🦑 #MarineEcology

Now that there are more scientists joining the party, I feel it's time to release the confetti again 🎊 🐙 🦑 🧪

Scientists, academics, researchers: We’re excited to share that @altmetric.com is now tracking mentions of your research on Bluesky! 🧪