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Dr Kym Abrams

@drkmabrams.bsky.social

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💜 invertebrates, subterranean fauna and dogs. Biodiversity, phylogenetics, taxonomy, biogeography, conservation of invertebrates (esp Aus Schizomida & Parabathynellidae). RA WA museum. 🦐🕷🇿🇦🇦🇺 Respectfully from Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. She/her. Skeets my own

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Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 10d

Day 5 #Invertober2025 - Painted spiny lobster (Panulirus versicolor) 🦞

#SciArt #invertebrates

semi realistic drawing of a painted spiny lobster, a very fancy juvenile male with a blue yellow gradient tail, blue and white striped legs, a thorax covered in yellow, black and white dots, and long antennae in pink and cream colors, on a black background.

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · 10d

Reminder that you can submit early to the December art book so we all won't scramble when the holiday season comes!

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Chris Mah @echinoblog.bsky.social · 10d

oh wow! A stunning Porpita shot from @natalipaqpa on the other site

A blue bottle jelly with many tentacles emerging from it

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Rachel W. Martin @rwmartin.bsky.social · 21d

Whoa!

Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 21d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Sep 6

Thanks so much! I've never seen one before, so shiny 🙂

Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Sep 6

Cute beetle in my garden - Histerid beetle/ Saprinus sp
🪲 #insects #bugsky

Side view of beetle with shiny blue body

Top view of beetle with shiny blue- green abdomen

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Rafaela Schinegger @rschinegger.bsky.social · Sep 4

🚨 Call to scientists, research groups, and universities across Europe!
The EC is considering “simplifying” core EU environmental laws — incl. Nature Restoration Regulation, Water Framework Directive, Birds & Habitats Directives etc.

Submit your input & share:
🔗 ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · Sep 3

Join us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529

Curatorial Associate

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult...

careers.amnh.org

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Sep 3

Oh thanks for letting me know. I'll save the link instead

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Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes.bsky.social · Sep 3

Eminent entomologist Dr Chris Reid is awarded the 2025 Australian Museum Research Institute Medal for his outstanding career which has transformed our understanding of beetle taxonomy.
#EurekaPrizes

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Sep 3

📌 so I don't forget

Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Sep 3

It's wildflower season!

I think the common name for this flower is "Billy button" but I forgot the scientific name (sorry)

Pretty pink and white flowers of Hypocalymma angustifolium

A close up of donkey orchids (Diuris sp.). These flowers always look so happy

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'd be so disappointed if we lose this 😟

Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Sep 3

I hope Aus won't be blocked!

"...smaller providers may choose to opt out of Australia entirely. Bluesky blocked Mississippi users after a similar age assurance law passed in the state, citing costs in developing age verification systems and lack of resources."

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Not just under-16s: all Australian social media users will need to prove their age – and it could be complicated

The age assurance technology trial found errors are inevitable – meaning users might have to provide other ID, and appeal against wrongful bans

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Aug 29

Pixar movie? The possibilities are endless 🙂

Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Aug 29

Not unclear, I'm just impressed with how crisp they are. Cute crabs and worms too. The whole community would be a fun sci-fi book

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Aug 29

Beautiful photos. I like that you get 2 inverts for the price of one

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Aug 27

Adorable pseudoscorpion 😍

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Aug 27

There always has to be an exception. They don't want things to be too easy and simple for us 😅

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franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Aug 27

since people keep asking what our current activities are, I've compiled the links and made this my pinned post. you can now easily send this to your friends. #InverteFest

franz @franzanth.bsky.social · Aug 27

Activities for this season of #InverteFest:

Community science
www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...

Art book submission form
docs.google.com/forms/d/1jHk...

Writer/artist collab anthology
bsky.app/profile/saim...

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Jess Awad @parasitoidrex.bsky.social · Aug 25

A beautiful example of Inostemma, the tiny unicorn of the garden! The long horn on the female metasoma houses its unique ovipositor system. Males don't have horns.

Aglaia Bouma @aglaia.bsky.social · Aug 25

Het is de moeite waard je camera te richten op een 1,5 mm bewegend vlekje op boerenwormkruid. Na vergroting blijkt dat een prachtig wespje (Platygastridae) met een structuur over het borststuk waarin ze de legboor bewaart. #ElkeDagEenInsect (Sorry @parasitoidrex.bsky.social failed to collect it!)

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Ele Willoughby @minouette.bsky.social · Aug 21

Velvet worm repeat pattern! Putting more invertebrate linocuts into surface design! 🧪🐡

These adorable, caterpillar-like blue velvet worm from New Zealand (Aotearoa). Velvet worms (phylum: Onychophora) are named for their velvet-like texture and somewhat wormlike appearance. They are elongated, 🧵

A repeat pattern made with my linocut blue S-shaped velvet worm, resembling a many-legged caterpillar with two antennas and a pattern of spots. Along its length there’s a central darker blue stripe. The image is repeated and reflected to make mesh of nearly interlocking S-shaped velvet worms against a deep raspberry purple background.

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Saimi Hanma ⚔️ @saimihanma.bsky.social · Aug 17

The last two days of drawings for #AugArthroAwe.

#TradArt

An open sketchbook with off white paper and an ink illustration of a prehistoric crab, which has paddle like legs and big eyes

An open sketchbook with off white paper and an ink illustration of a black and white beetle with a long neck

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Dr Kym Abrams @drkmabrams.bsky.social · Aug 19

May I present my super clear photo of a platypus in the wild - similar cursed vibe

A platypus swimming on Kangaroo Island, South Australia

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Warwick Anderson @wombatscholar.bsky.social · Aug 19

The second volume of 'Dhoombak Goobgoowana', the Indigenous history of the University of Melbourne, subtitled 'Voice', now available entirely open access @mupublishing.bsky.social
At: www.mup.com.au/books/dhoomb...

@austhistassoc.bsky.social @humanitiesau.bsky.social

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