Good Morning from this adorable Nightsnake we encountered while walking transects this morning. #fieldwork #herps
The One True Kat
@theonetruekat.bsky.social
Biologist. Californian. Madly in love with nature. Always outside. Garden nerd. Cyclist. Big fan of informed democracy. Sheltering and supporting as many people as possible. She/her/y’all All photos mine unless credited.
Forget "Don't be evil"; Google's true motto is a form of vulgar spidermanism: "With great power comes no responsibility." The internet's *de facto* boss is an absentee landlord. 1/
I've built a map displaying where on the Amtrak network you can take your bike, line-by-line and station-by-station. This data isn't available anywhere else, check out where you can go! amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev
Amtrak Bicycle Access
Explore carry-on, checked, and station-level bicycle access across the Amtrak rail network.
amtrak-bike-map.transittools.dev
🪶It's juvenile bird season! They can be tricky to ID if don't get a look at their parents. Do you know who this is?
RFKJr claims Lyme disease was created by scientists,which is the closest he’s come to admitting that science exists. Meanwhile, Ötzi the Iceman, who died more than 5.3K years ago, had Lyme disease. Apparently prehistoric humans are part of the conspiracy. Get me off this timeline
this diagram of snake anatomy is making me lol. you may say those are different body regions, but to me that's all Tube. phys.org/news/2026-08...
I am looking for PhD students and postdocs to join my lab at the University of Pittsburgh in Fall 2027. Anyone excited about urban evolution, hummingbirds, & community engagement, please reach out! And/or find me at #AOS2026 this week! More info here: www.valentina-alaasam.com
Today I learned that baby cranes are called "colts" because their legs are so long and they can run around like idiots shortly after hatching. This is delightful, I enjoy knowing this.
comment on my post about the first documented case of parthenogenesis in crocodiles LMAO?
Sometimes you've gotta go metallic to mimic your model! This common tropical hover #fly at the top is a convincing mimic of the local orchid #bees in the genus #Euglossa (bottom). #FlySchool2026 #Syrphidae: #Ornidia obesa Soltis Center, Costa Rica
This lizard walks around the beach in a wetsuit to let you know he's a serious surfer. Meet Agama agama, the rainbow or red-headed agama. "Agama" means "lizard" in Surinamese Creole, so this is a lizard lizard. There are 37 species in genus Agama, most with similarly striking coloration.
Park rangers are protectors, explainers, hosts, caretakers, people who are expected to be knowledgeable, helpful, courteous, and professional: people who find you when you’re lost, help you when you’re hurt, rescue you when you’re stuck, and enforce the law when you or others can’t abide by it.
The doublemint twins just showed up. These two teenagers are always together. 🦨
one of my favorite things in the world is when someone hates a generally mundane thing with the sort of white-hot wrath you normally reserve for someone who has murdered your whole family
Andy McKay@korimakoecology.bsky.social · 6d agoIncredible stuff from Avalon Nursery.
LOOK AT IT. There is a (chocolate?blonde?) weirdo in this year’s skunk litter!! I love you already, teenage skunk. Normal sibling for comparison. 🦨 #phenotypes #backyardwildlife
Home early and checking the yard cameras and the teenage skunks are out on their own now! Cutie patooties! 🦨 #backyardwildlife
Great piece here by @brendonstuff.bsky.social on the need for widespread use of bird-safe glass to prevent window collisions theconversation.com/bird-safe-gl...
Bird-safe glass must become the norm to prevent collisions with buildings
In Canada, tens of millions of birds are killed annually by crashing into glass on buildings.
theconversation.com
They’re always so graceful when retreating. #herps
Trump just quietly approved the construction of a #DataCenter on #PublicLand in southern Nevada — the first data center allowed on public land. We've already filed an appeal against this dangerous development, but we need your help to show the scale of public opposition ➡️ bit.ly/4fGlM7W
