Stephanie Bilodeau
@stephbilodeau.bsky.social
Aquatic ecology PhD candidate in the Hay lab at Georgia Tech. I study spatial ecology and species interactions. Opinions are my own. She/her. http://stephbilodeau.com
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The rare & beautiful violet sea snail - a predator of Portuguese Man O’War & by-the-wind sailors. It lives its whole life at the surface of the open ocean, using a bubble raft to stay afloat. It’s normally more common in warmer waters but occasionally seen here
#marinebiology #marinelife #oceanlife
#marinebiology #marinelife #oceanlife
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The rare & beautiful violet sea snail - a predator of Portuguese Man O’War & by-the-wind sailors. It lives its whole life at the surface of the open ocean, using a bubble raft to stay afloat. It’s normally more common in warmer waters but occasionally seen here
#marinebiology #marinelife #oceanlife
#marinebiology #marinelife #oceanlife
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Snail traveling via salamander express — specifically, a Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) — not something you see every day.
📷 harukano on iNaturalist
📍 Bulgaria
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 harukano on iNaturalist
📍 Bulgaria
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
November 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Snail traveling via salamander express — specifically, a Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra) — not something you see every day.
📷 harukano on iNaturalist
📍 Bulgaria
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 harukano on iNaturalist
📍 Bulgaria
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
Reposted by Stephanie Bilodeau
Spotlight: Parrot's Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) 🌿
This plant is a major aquatic threat, forming dense mats that choke native life, deplete oxygen, and block waterways.
#GuardIAS is managing its spread in Italy.
See our work: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
This plant is a major aquatic threat, forming dense mats that choke native life, deplete oxygen, and block waterways.
#GuardIAS is managing its spread in Italy.
See our work: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Spotlight: Parrot's Feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum) 🌿
This plant is a major aquatic threat, forming dense mats that choke native life, deplete oxygen, and block waterways.
#GuardIAS is managing its spread in Italy.
See our work: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
This plant is a major aquatic threat, forming dense mats that choke native life, deplete oxygen, and block waterways.
#GuardIAS is managing its spread in Italy.
See our work: guardias.eu
#InvasiveSpecies #BioInvasions #IAS
Reposted by Stephanie Bilodeau
Honoring James A. Estes, a pioneering ecologist whose research on sea otters in Alaska revealed how predators shape entire ecosystems. His work helped define the concept of trophic cascades and inspired generations of ecologists. Read the PNAS Retrospective: https://ow.ly/leKs50XrKBH
November 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Honoring James A. Estes, a pioneering ecologist whose research on sea otters in Alaska revealed how predators shape entire ecosystems. His work helped define the concept of trophic cascades and inspired generations of ecologists. Read the PNAS Retrospective: https://ow.ly/leKs50XrKBH
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Heard of "Darwin's paradox"? It refers to Charles Darwin's observation that coral reefs are wildly productive despite occurring in nutrient-poor tropical oceans. Reefs are, so the story goes, oases in marine deserts 🏝️...
Turns out that 2/3 of these assertions are very wrong...
🌐
🦑🧪
🧵⬇️
Turns out that 2/3 of these assertions are very wrong...
🌐
🦑🧪
🧵⬇️
June 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Heard of "Darwin's paradox"? It refers to Charles Darwin's observation that coral reefs are wildly productive despite occurring in nutrient-poor tropical oceans. Reefs are, so the story goes, oases in marine deserts 🏝️...
Turns out that 2/3 of these assertions are very wrong...
🌐
🦑🧪
🧵⬇️
Turns out that 2/3 of these assertions are very wrong...
🌐
🦑🧪
🧵⬇️
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🦀 Sally lightfoot crab
November 3, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🦀 Sally lightfoot crab
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Hell yes here for this. 🤘🦑
Welcome to the 2025 #Nudivember art challenge!
Like last year, here is a list of some lesser known, yet always fabulous, nudibranch species.
Participate as much or as little as you want in any art form you like.
Make sure to use #Nudivember and use alt text!
Like last year, here is a list of some lesser known, yet always fabulous, nudibranch species.
Participate as much or as little as you want in any art form you like.
Make sure to use #Nudivember and use alt text!
November 4, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Hell yes here for this. 🤘🦑
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If you are a scientist (including graduate students) or professional science communicator who is at least 18 years old and are using Bluesky for any kind of professional purposes, please consider taking our survey.
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December 30, 2024 at 3:04 PM
If you are a scientist (including graduate students) or professional science communicator who is at least 18 years old and are using Bluesky for any kind of professional purposes, please consider taking our survey.
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Please help share. 🧪🌎 #SciComm
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Please help share. 🧪🌎 #SciComm
Finally completing my migration from the bird app. Hello friends!
December 3, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Finally completing my migration from the bird app. Hello friends!