Dr. Solomon David
@solomonrdavid.bsky.social
Fish Scientist & Prof, aka “The Gar Guy” | 🌎Freshwater Conservation | SciComm • GarLab | Views mine | he/him | #GarWeek
Wherever you go, there you gar
https://linktr.ee/solomonrdavid • @garlab.bsky.social
Wherever you go, there you gar
https://linktr.ee/solomonrdavid • @garlab.bsky.social
Pinned
My pet gar that I donated to Shedd Aquarium would recognize me and swim over to say hi when I visited her exhibit ❤️🐠
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
A rare hybrid gar, I raised her since she was 2 inches long, and had to re-home her when I moved to Chicago. I was happy I could visit her in her new home!
TO BE CONTINUED…
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9000 words down, somewhere around 30,000 words to go.
This weekend I will be locking myself away to work on Chapter 1, which will be a highlight reel of animals commonly found in north American cities.
This weekend I will be locking myself away to work on Chapter 1, which will be a highlight reel of animals commonly found in north American cities.
Big news: I’m writing a book!!
I’ll be writing & illustrating a beginner’s guide to appreciating wildlife in cities/suburbs, & how all of us can make our neighborhoods better for those animals.
Thank you to my book agent @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social & the folks at Storey for believing in this book!
I’ll be writing & illustrating a beginner’s guide to appreciating wildlife in cities/suburbs, & how all of us can make our neighborhoods better for those animals.
Thank you to my book agent @ericsmithrocks.bsky.social & the folks at Storey for believing in this book!
November 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
9000 words down, somewhere around 30,000 words to go.
This weekend I will be locking myself away to work on Chapter 1, which will be a highlight reel of animals commonly found in north American cities.
This weekend I will be locking myself away to work on Chapter 1, which will be a highlight reel of animals commonly found in north American cities.
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#FrogFriday > BlackFriday - Here's a male Uakari Poison Frog (Ranitomeya uakarii) hauling two of its tadpoles to a location with permanent water, where they can continue development. Rainforest in the Rio Tahuayo drainage north of Iquitos, Peru. #herps #frogs #NaturePhotography 🌿
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
#FrogFriday > BlackFriday - Here's a male Uakari Poison Frog (Ranitomeya uakarii) hauling two of its tadpoles to a location with permanent water, where they can continue development. Rainforest in the Rio Tahuayo drainage north of Iquitos, Peru. #herps #frogs #NaturePhotography 🌿
November 28, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Brb crying iver tiny baby gar <3
Have you ever seen a baby gar eating?
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
November 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Brb crying iver tiny baby gar <3
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Boys have swag
Gentlemen have style
I have a shark-cuterie board
Gentlemen have style
I have a shark-cuterie board
November 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Boys have swag
Gentlemen have style
I have a shark-cuterie board
Gentlemen have style
I have a shark-cuterie board
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November 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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PREHISTORIC PLANET SEASON 3 DROPPED WITH ALL THE EPISODES
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
PREHISTORIC PLANET SEASON 3 DROPPED WITH ALL THE EPISODES
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You are telling me this is the fish thst has been licking my bread?
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
You are telling me this is the fish thst has been licking my bread?
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target audience REACHED
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 AM
target audience REACHED
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I got this one bookmarked.
Have you ever seen a baby gar eating?
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
This little Spotted Gar is about a week old and has started feeding on zooplankton (in this case brine shrimp/Artemia/ aka "sea monkeys").
November 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I got this one bookmarked.
SNEAK PEEK of filming GarLab for IMAX!!!
Award-winning Director lan Shive and Cinematographer Toni Stintzing visit @garlab.bsky.social to shoot part of an upcoming nature documentary!
Award-winning Director lan Shive and Cinematographer Toni Stintzing visit @garlab.bsky.social to shoot part of an upcoming nature documentary!
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
SNEAK PEEK of filming GarLab for IMAX!!!
Award-winning Director lan Shive and Cinematographer Toni Stintzing visit @garlab.bsky.social to shoot part of an upcoming nature documentary!
Award-winning Director lan Shive and Cinematographer Toni Stintzing visit @garlab.bsky.social to shoot part of an upcoming nature documentary!
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Garvengers assemble!
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Garvengers assemble!
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Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Went to a wildlife refuge looking for waterbirds. Saw a bunch but I did spend at least 30 minutes stalking a butterfly garden with at least 10 species of butterfly, like this Gulf Fritillary.
November 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Went to a wildlife refuge looking for waterbirds. Saw a bunch but I did spend at least 30 minutes stalking a butterfly garden with at least 10 species of butterfly, like this Gulf Fritillary.
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I'm recruiting a new master's student for fall 2026 in my lab at Northern Michigan University @bionmu.bsky.social ! Students with interests in evolution of freshwater fish are encouraged to apply. Please see our lab website lizmandeville.github.io and the attached advertisement for more information.
Mandeville Lab
Fish are so delightfully weird. We study the evolutionary genetics and ecology of freshwater fishes, plus a few more things, at Northern Michigan University
lizmandeville.github.io
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I'm recruiting a new master's student for fall 2026 in my lab at Northern Michigan University @bionmu.bsky.social ! Students with interests in evolution of freshwater fish are encouraged to apply. Please see our lab website lizmandeville.github.io and the attached advertisement for more information.
Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
November 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Saving the C-Gar!
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
“Cuban scientists race against time to save fish as old as the dinosaurs”
LINK: www.reuters.com/business/env...
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Cool #FishArt spotted at the museum in Moundville @solomonrdavid.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Cool #FishArt spotted at the museum in Moundville @solomonrdavid.bsky.social
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I went to the Oklahoma Aquarium today for my birthday and saw some CHONKY alligator gar 💖
Look at these ancient beasts
#gar #fish #alligatorgar
Look at these ancient beasts
#gar #fish #alligatorgar
November 19, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I went to the Oklahoma Aquarium today for my birthday and saw some CHONKY alligator gar 💖
Look at these ancient beasts
#gar #fish #alligatorgar
Look at these ancient beasts
#gar #fish #alligatorgar
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Finally! A good reason to see something in IMAX.
Just when you think gars can’t get any bigger, we’re taking them to IMAX 😮
@garlab.bsky.social
@garlab.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Finally! A good reason to see something in IMAX.
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Gar-gantuan!
November 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Gar-gantuan!
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Just when you think gars can’t get any bigger, we’re taking them to IMAX 😮
@garlab.bsky.social
@garlab.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Just when you think gars can’t get any bigger, we’re taking them to IMAX 😮
@garlab.bsky.social
@garlab.bsky.social
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Invasive species control in an urban pond is probably going to need kill all the fish. Especially with invasive species control. It probably isn't big enough for @solomonrdavid.bsky.social's species!
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Invasive species control in an urban pond is probably going to need kill all the fish. Especially with invasive species control. It probably isn't big enough for @solomonrdavid.bsky.social's species!
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Any thoughts @drfishsg.bsky.social?
(I bet @solomonrdavid.bsky.social would say “Release the gar and bowfins!”)
(I bet @solomonrdavid.bsky.social would say “Release the gar and bowfins!”)
‘Mind-blowing’ population of feral goldfish in #Ottawa pond to be euthanized
City may be vastly underestimating the scale of the problem, says fish scientist
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
City may be vastly underestimating the scale of the problem, says fish scientist
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
‘Mind-blowing’ population of feral goldfish in Ottawa pond to be euthanized | CBC News
The City of Ottawa is preparing to euthanize a school of invasive goldfish in a stormwater pond near the Central Experimental Farm — though a local fish scientist warns the city may be vastly underest...
www.cbc.ca
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Any thoughts @drfishsg.bsky.social?
(I bet @solomonrdavid.bsky.social would say “Release the gar and bowfins!”)
(I bet @solomonrdavid.bsky.social would say “Release the gar and bowfins!”)