As we approach the end of #GarWeek please behold my favorite gar at @okczoo.bsky.social who is full of whimsy and confusion about glass
BEST. #GARWEEK. POST. GARgantuan thank you @caseydavid.bsky.social for supporting the garsanity!
Casey E. David@caseydavid.bsky.social · 2y agoIt’s #Garweek! When you’re married to the gar guy, gars are along for the ride too! A few examples: gar to help celebrate our wedding, gar to help announce a pregnancy and gars to welcome our kids into the world . Here’s to these awesome fish and the man behind #garweek. 🙌🏻🫶
This is indeed a gar! Alligator Gar to be exact. The “Bar Gar” is an elusive but exciting find! #GarWeek
Dan Chibnall@bookowl.bsky.social · 2y ago@solomonrdavid.bsky.social I’m at a bar with lots of taxidermy. Is this a gar?
Mummified Alligator Gar {Atractosteus spatulata} Environmental Archaeology Teaching Collection Univ. of Florida #garweek
I’ve been fascinated by leucistic/albino animals since childhood, when my grandpa told me a story of a white deer he encountered. Here are a few I’ve found in aquaria & exhibits. #GarWeek
do you like cool stickers and also funding native fish conservation? if so, check out my #GarWeek sticker fundraiser at offishial-business-art.square.site each sticker is $5 (shipping included) and all profits will go to @nf4t.bsky.social 🫶
This gar decoy was a gift from a friend who knows I would appreciate it! Decoys are used to attract fish during winter spearfishing. #GarWeek
It's Gar Week! Alligator Gar are Illinois' largest fish and due to overfishing and a lack of public knowledge were functionally extinct by 1966. However, in the last few years, we have been reintroducing them! As a resident of a river town, these fish are integral to the ecosystem. Also super cool!
heyaimsarah@heyaimsarah.bsky.social · 2y agoIn honor of #garweek day two I’m sharing one of my favorite gems from @hankgreen.bsky.social 🫶 cc: @solomonrdavid.bsky.social
Harmless to humans? It's so beautiful I might die! The gars are among my favorite fishes.
Dr. Solomon David@solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 2y agoReminder that Alligator Gars are BEASTLY, but also harmless to humans. #GarWeek *Fish captured, tagged, safely released👍 @garlab.bsky.social
In honor of #garweek day two I’m sharing one of my favorite gems from @hankgreen.bsky.social 🫶 cc: @solomonrdavid.bsky.social
“What’s the deal with GARS?” Here’s a #GarWeek mega-thread of gar stories (aka GARticles) over the years: First up: Gar Wars by @matthewlmiller.bsky.social blog.nature.org/science/2015...
It’s Time to End the Gar Wars
Imagine anglers piling hundreds of dead trout they've killed along stream banks. Not gonna happen, right? But it's still happening native fish called gar.
blog.nature.org
Alligator #gar are an incredible fish, and one of the largest freshwater fish in North America- reaching over 6 feet long and weighing over 100 pounds. They may even reach 8+ feet and 300+ pounds! This skull was photographed by @nerdrvt.bsky.social on a BTS tour of NEAQ several years ago. #GarWeek
“I never met anyone as enthusiastic about anything as Solomon was about gar.”— @caseydavid.bsky.social My profile of @solomonrdavid.bsky.social #GarWeek #25DaysofFishmas
Afield with the Gar Professor
Meet Solomon David, a “garnado” of enthusiasm for all things primitive fish.
blog.nature.org
The trip culminated in DIY alligator gar day where a “short stop” turned into an all-day pursuit of gar in canals. After running out of food & water we landed this gar on an artificial lure. One of my favorite catches ever. #GarWeek
#garweek continues! Here’s another picture of snoop log from last year. (Alligator #gar - Atractosteus spatula)(Shot at Cincinnati #zoo 5-27-23) #photography #fishsky #fishmas #fish #monsterfish 🐠
🐠 Guys, it’s freakin #garweek!! The coolest and silliest monster #fish you’ll ever see! (Alligator #gar - Atractosteus spatula) (shot at Cincinnati #zoo 11-17-24) #photography
Some special #25DaysofFishmas features are on deck for the next week! Trim the #Fishmas tree and hang up the GARland because it's almost time for #GarWeek - starting December 16! @solomonrdavid.bsky.social @garlab.bsky.social
I know next to nothing about gar but happy to celebrate them anyway!
heyaimsarah@heyaimsarah.bsky.social · 2y agojust in case you didn’t know….. #garweek
A semi-long time ago In a bayou gar, gar away… #GarWeek with @solomonrdavid.bsky.social #25DaysofFishmas
