#Naturalists

IntegratEcology

If you're a pre-grad-school ecologist whose summer gig was canceled and you're not sure how to move forward, you're not alone--a lot of folks are going through that right now.

All this convo on debating what’s lofi rap, defining underground rap...y’all like a bunch of 19th century gentlemen naturalists trying to classify everything. Let them butterflies flap around free fam.(cc

Its luxurious Tuesday, as L is for lobster in #LockDownBestiary @LockdownBestia1 1– An emblem of a lobster looking (waving?) at the sun. The inscriptio reads “well planned, badly executed” and

If Trump loses Arizona, which still appears likely, don't forget one reason why: His border wall has torn thru wilderness areas, desecrated O'odham land, used up millions of gallons of

Vitoxylon opalinum is a Miocene grapevine from Virgin Valley in northwest #Nevada. Images: Fig. 1-3, Brown, 1942. #NVpaleomonth 1/5 This particular grapevine was fossilized through opalization with dark opal replacing

Alexander von Humboldt is considered one of the fathers of modern environmentalism. He taught that all of nature was interconnected and warned about humanity’s ability to negatively impact the environment

The Monster Files: Dr Surekha Davies

It’s #LockdownBestiary #unicorn day! Unicorns (animal w/ a horn) are real & many! Some even have several horns. How many unicorn types were there & did horns have special qualities?

If you're into Indian wildlife, and looking for films on species, habitats and conservation, follow @RGSustain1 There's fun storytelling + updates on critical issues threatening India's wildlife + information condensed

Have you ever seen a killer whale referred to by a string of letters and numbers, such as AP18 or AT186? Have you ever wondered what those letters and numbers

Jaydon #FreeMubarakBala

Very long thread with a lot to respond to, so I'll just focus on the crucial part.The fundamental difference between the kind of historical claim atheists tend to accept and

Queen's Archives

For #scilit week 2020: how to find things in the archives, a thread. This year's theme is #biodiversity but if you just put that into our #archives #database you actually

Open Ocean Exploration

HELP US FIND LIVING ISLANDS! This island spotted off Washington State is made entirely of life. These islands are a great ocean mystery & we want to find them! We've

I can't overstate how much I learned about how hardcore freshwater mussels are during this reporting:- they can be as small as a quarter or as large as a Frisbee-

Glad this is getting international attention. Unfortunately, criticism of this project - and of the government - is largely absent in Greek mediahttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/aug/01/developers-v-durrell-the-battle-over-corfus

Kristof Smeyers

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Good morning #LockdownBestiary lovers! In today’s edition J is for jellyfish. Jellyfish are not jelly and they are not fish. They have no bones, no blood, no heart, no brain.

Open Ocean Exploration

WOW! LITERAL BOATLOADS of jellyfish! Mexico's 2020 jellyfish fishing season has begun! This undescribed species of blue jelly is mostly shipped to Asia. & jellyfishing isn't just in Mexico: it's