Samantha biobabbler
@biobabbler.bsky.social
Unbridled enthusiast of that nature thing, card-carrying conservation biologist, photography phan & word nerd. Have swiffer, will fend off mountain lion. she/her
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Also featuring the incredible @mhedin.bsky.social and Kefyn Catley!
A love letter to #spiders and everything they do for us, referencing a 2023 ZooKeys study by @mhedin.bsky.social and @forthespiders.bsky.social where they described 10 new cave spider species!
eu.knoxnews.com/story/life/2...
eu.knoxnews.com/story/life/2...
Wait, don’t kill that spider! They protect us from disease
When you see a spider in your house, stop and think before you kill it. Spiders do more good for humans than harm.
eu.knoxnews.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Also featuring the incredible @mhedin.bsky.social and Kefyn Catley!
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Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Galapagos penguin
Kagu
Red Sea anemonefish
Florida cottonmouth
Water ouzel
Galapagos penguin
Kagu
Red Sea anemonefish
Florida cottonmouth
Water ouzel
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
Caribou
Ravens
Seals
Kea
Turkeys
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild:
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
[this spider has no common name]
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Cave life's not all bad for olms. They live *exceptionally* long lives for an amphibian (100 yrs!), possibly arising from the fact that they have no natural predators & have been known not to move for up to 7 years.
Just tiny pink dragons guarding their tiny water-filled caves for a century. 🐉💧
Just tiny pink dragons guarding their tiny water-filled caves for a century. 🐉💧
One blind, aquatic salamander may have sat mostly still for seven years
Olms may live for about century and appear to spend their time moving sparingly.
www.sciencenews.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Cave life's not all bad for olms. They live *exceptionally* long lives for an amphibian (100 yrs!), possibly arising from the fact that they have no natural predators & have been known not to move for up to 7 years.
Just tiny pink dragons guarding their tiny water-filled caves for a century. 🐉💧
Just tiny pink dragons guarding their tiny water-filled caves for a century. 🐉💧
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Enjoy a very large number of snow geese
Volume up
Bosque del Apache, New Mexico
Volume up
Bosque del Apache, New Mexico
November 29, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Enjoy a very large number of snow geese
Volume up
Bosque del Apache, New Mexico
Volume up
Bosque del Apache, New Mexico
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This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
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Close-up with the Rosette Nebula (Narrowband Colour) - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - https://flic.kr/p/VuN7BQ
November 30, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Close-up with the Rosette Nebula (Narrowband Colour) - From Rolf Wahl Olsen - https://flic.kr/p/VuN7BQ
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Doris’s Bird
I’m heavy hearted tonight. One of my patients I care for has passed tonight. We connected over a lot of natural beauty of her home country of Colombia.
Please be at rest now and thank you for the opportunity to know and care for you Doña Doris
I’m heavy hearted tonight. One of my patients I care for has passed tonight. We connected over a lot of natural beauty of her home country of Colombia.
Please be at rest now and thank you for the opportunity to know and care for you Doña Doris
November 30, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Doris’s Bird
I’m heavy hearted tonight. One of my patients I care for has passed tonight. We connected over a lot of natural beauty of her home country of Colombia.
Please be at rest now and thank you for the opportunity to know and care for you Doña Doris
I’m heavy hearted tonight. One of my patients I care for has passed tonight. We connected over a lot of natural beauty of her home country of Colombia.
Please be at rest now and thank you for the opportunity to know and care for you Doña Doris
😂😂🤣
November 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
😂😂🤣
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Day 156 of showing the internet that (jumping) spiders aren't scary 😟
Our Phidippus regius Blue Mountains girl Cheeto woke up today and chose VIOLENCE (the adorable kind). She jumped eight times in one video, so of course, we had to make it a jump-counting challenge! 🧡 #jumpingspider
Our Phidippus regius Blue Mountains girl Cheeto woke up today and chose VIOLENCE (the adorable kind). She jumped eight times in one video, so of course, we had to make it a jump-counting challenge! 🧡 #jumpingspider
November 29, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Day 156 of showing the internet that (jumping) spiders aren't scary 😟
Our Phidippus regius Blue Mountains girl Cheeto woke up today and chose VIOLENCE (the adorable kind). She jumped eight times in one video, so of course, we had to make it a jump-counting challenge! 🧡 #jumpingspider
Our Phidippus regius Blue Mountains girl Cheeto woke up today and chose VIOLENCE (the adorable kind). She jumped eight times in one video, so of course, we had to make it a jump-counting challenge! 🧡 #jumpingspider
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In the past few days I've seen mutiple other bunny-pages I follow post videos of their buns out in play areas oj the lawn that were completely empty. As someone who has outdoor bunnies, this somewhat irks me as it is ill adviced in many ways. (1/2)
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April 6, 2025 at 2:29 PM
In the past few days I've seen mutiple other bunny-pages I follow post videos of their buns out in play areas oj the lawn that were completely empty. As someone who has outdoor bunnies, this somewhat irks me as it is ill adviced in many ways. (1/2)
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Morro Rock sunset.😍
November 29, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Morro Rock sunset.😍
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Blackbird enjoying the berries.
@lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
@lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Blackbird enjoying the berries.
@lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
@lincsbirding.bsky.social @birdtrack.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social
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November 28, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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November 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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A cool, still evening last night meant fewer moths to the garden moth light but that made it easier to document some of the micro moth visitors.
This moth was ~3mm long and I think might be in the Family Gelechiidae (Twirler moths)
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist #nature
This moth was ~3mm long and I think might be in the Family Gelechiidae (Twirler moths)
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist #nature
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A cool, still evening last night meant fewer moths to the garden moth light but that made it easier to document some of the micro moth visitors.
This moth was ~3mm long and I think might be in the Family Gelechiidae (Twirler moths)
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist #nature
This moth was ~3mm long and I think might be in the Family Gelechiidae (Twirler moths)
#teammoth #ausinverts #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist #nature
Exceptionally beautiful Squirrel of the Day for November 27, 2025 #sqrlpix
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Was shown this amazing fungus at my neighbor's place (on an oak). 😍
INaturalist couldn't decide which fungus it was, so I won't guess.☺️ Regardless, I LOVE it.🥰
INaturalist couldn't decide which fungus it was, so I won't guess.☺️ Regardless, I LOVE it.🥰
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Was shown this amazing fungus at my neighbor's place (on an oak). 😍
INaturalist couldn't decide which fungus it was, so I won't guess.☺️ Regardless, I LOVE it.🥰
INaturalist couldn't decide which fungus it was, so I won't guess.☺️ Regardless, I LOVE it.🥰
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France plans to spend $150 million to rip out grape vines due to wine industry woes from increasing heat, drought, etc
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
Better wines among the pines: Agroforestry can climate-proof grapes, French researchers show
MONTPELLIER, France — As the world warms due to climate change, winemakers are struggling to maintain the quality of their product. But in the home of wine, agroforestry researchers are showing that g...
news.mongabay.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
France plans to spend $150 million to rip out grape vines due to wine industry woes from increasing heat, drought, etc
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
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Yes! I don’t understand it, but with some dogs their nose color is temperature dependent. His nose was pink most of the time we lived in MD but I just realized it’s changed back to black
vetster.com/en/condition...
vetster.com/en/condition...
Seasonal Nasal Hypopigmentation In Dogs - Causes, Treatment And Associated Conditions - Vetster
Seasonal nasal hypopigmentation (SNH), aka “snow nose” in dogs, describes a seasonal loss of nasal pigment (called melanin) resulting in a lighter, pink colored nose.
vetster.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Yes! I don’t understand it, but with some dogs their nose color is temperature dependent. His nose was pink most of the time we lived in MD but I just realized it’s changed back to black
vetster.com/en/condition...
vetster.com/en/condition...
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Today in Jeremy's salad: collard greens, zucchini, hibiscus leaf, aloe vera, and pansy
November 26, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Today in Jeremy's salad: collard greens, zucchini, hibiscus leaf, aloe vera, and pansy
I took a photo of Monet's pocket watercolors paint kit.
It was TINY and very basic (not many colors). But, very well used.
There was a lesson, in that.
It was TINY and very basic (not many colors). But, very well used.
There was a lesson, in that.
Drawing supplies are cheap or even free (there are paper sack sketchbook tutorials on YouTube as well!)
Time is expensive but you can snatch a few minutes for doodling where you can.
youtu.be/WNh5R0DYU0E
Time is expensive but you can snatch a few minutes for doodling where you can.
youtu.be/WNh5R0DYU0E
Paper bag art journal 🔸 DIY art book for beginners
YouTube video by Margarete Miller
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November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I took a photo of Monet's pocket watercolors paint kit.
It was TINY and very basic (not many colors). But, very well used.
There was a lesson, in that.
It was TINY and very basic (not many colors). But, very well used.
There was a lesson, in that.
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The good news is that anyone can draw. The bad news is that there is no magic, just elbow grease and determination. Follow this nice lady, for example, with your $2 supplies and, with enough practice, you will draw.
youtu.be/ing1x95WZ_I
youtu.be/ing1x95WZ_I
Learn How To Draw Pt 1: Lines, Lines, Lines
YouTube video by The Pencil Room Online
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The good news is that anyone can draw. The bad news is that there is no magic, just elbow grease and determination. Follow this nice lady, for example, with your $2 supplies and, with enough practice, you will draw.
youtu.be/ing1x95WZ_I
youtu.be/ing1x95WZ_I
Am listening to an Ann Patchett novel. It is SUCH a treat. I am enjoying every moment.
What a wonderful writer.😍
What a wonderful writer.😍
November 26, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Am listening to an Ann Patchett novel. It is SUCH a treat. I am enjoying every moment.
What a wonderful writer.😍
What a wonderful writer.😍