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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · 2d

Time to get out the crock-pot! Doesn't thie stewed zucchini look pretty?

Ceramic dish containing a mixture of zucchini, tomatoes, carrots, and yellow bell peppers; there is a wooden spoon on the right.

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · 6d

Long live the Empress!

Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · 17d

Antigone in the amphitheater at Randolph College

Masked and costumed players in an outdoor theater

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John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 23d

Important content.

Steve 🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧 @wohyeahwohyeah.bsky.social · 25d

Timeline cleanser 🐈

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · 23d

www.discovermagazine.com/social-spide...

Spiders Will Hunt in Groups and Share Meals if They Have Enlarged Brain Structures

Learn why a tiny fraction of spiders live in groups rather than go alone, showing social behaviors that may be linked with brain structure.

www.discovermagazine.com

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 26d

Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River. Today plants and animals are thriving on the skeletons of these vessels

Drone Footage Reveals How History Became Habitat in the Potomac

Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River. Today plants and animals are thriving on the skeletons of these vessels

www.scientificamerican.com

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Sep 14

knowablemagazine.org/content/arti...

Shucking the past: Can oysters thrive again?

Dredging and pollution devastated the once-bountiful reefs. Careful science may help bring them back.

knowablemagazine.org

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · Aug 13

Without a venomous bite, some spiders use a disturbing second option to prepare their food

These Spiders Take a Horrifying New Approach to Mealtime

Without a venomous bite, some spiders use a disturbing second option to prepare their food

www.scientificamerican.com

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jul 26

After being kicked around by the Yanks for 75 years, The Phils deserved a game like that! 😺

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jul 6

I found Rogue One the perfect movie for this July 4 weekend.

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jul 4

I got it too.

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jul 3

And here is Shelby Underfoot, the world's leading feline expert on the American Civil War, trying to stow away in my viola case for a trip to Italy in 2011.

A large mackerel tabby cat sitting in a black viola case lined with blue plush on a gray sofa.

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jul 3

I was visiting these felines overnight. Nugget wanted to go home with me, but Liz decided she wouldn't fit in the bag.

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jul 3

I was visiting these felines. Nugget wanted to go home with me, but Liz decided she wouldn't fit in the bag.

An orange-and-white cat sticking its head out of a black equipment bag while a large mackerel-and-white cat looks on

An orange-and-white cat partly visible in a black equipment bag, with its head sticking out.

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jul 3

I went to the Durham Bulls-Norfolk Tides game by ferry last night. The Tides lost a 4-0 lead in the late innings, but I did get a nice look at a yellow-crowned night heron finding dinner beside the walkway from the ferry landing.

A rather large bird with a long, sharp beak standing on a log surrounded by reeds and muddy water.

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jun 30

I was unclassifiable, though there was a slight bias toward the upper end of the scale

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jun 4

Hike in Shenandoah yesterday.

Forest floor vegetation with two stalks of small white flowers in the center.

Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · Jun 1

We want a shrubbery! Ni! Ni! Ni!

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Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · May 27

www.the-scientist.com/the-alpha-ga...

The Alpha-Gal Syndrome Story: How Researchers Traced a Red-Meat Allergy to Ticks

At the intersection of a red meat allergy and a cancer-drug reaction investigations, researchers pinned a lone star culprit.

www.the-scientist.com

Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · May 21

Mosby the cat REALLY didn't want to go to the vet today. (She's fine; my prognosis is good.)

Underside of a white person's left wrist with two fresh scars, one going all the way across.

Stephen C. Fisher @violasteve.bsky.social · May 16

One of the great mysteries of the ages has been solved: Everything you need to know about genetics you can learn from your cat.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/this...