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Wildlife love this spot, they always root around so we can't grow plants here as they'll dig them up.
Mice are a key food source for gray foxes & a potential meal for raccoons.
House mice live outdoors in burrows/dense cover, though ground nests are less common for them than other mice.
#mammals
Mice are a key food source for gray foxes & a potential meal for raccoons.
House mice live outdoors in burrows/dense cover, though ground nests are less common for them than other mice.
#mammals
December 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Wildlife love this spot, they always root around so we can't grow plants here as they'll dig them up.
Mice are a key food source for gray foxes & a potential meal for raccoons.
House mice live outdoors in burrows/dense cover, though ground nests are less common for them than other mice.
#mammals
Mice are a key food source for gray foxes & a potential meal for raccoons.
House mice live outdoors in burrows/dense cover, though ground nests are less common for them than other mice.
#mammals
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December 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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pink california glowworm, extremely beautiful and powerful species
December 13, 2025 at 4:12 AM
pink california glowworm, extremely beautiful and powerful species
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Giant barrel sponge
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #fish #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #reef #sponge
#gili #giliislands #lombok #diving #scuba #trawangan #diveandstay #giliair #fish #ocean #sealife #marinelife #padi #reef #sponge
December 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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are they, you know,
December 14, 2025 at 3:06 AM
are they, you know,
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railroad worms on a date
December 14, 2025 at 1:10 AM
railroad worms on a date
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
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It's day 13 of the invertebrate macro photo #ArtAdventCalendar.
Here, have a teeny tiny little monarch caterpillar 😘
Here, have a teeny tiny little monarch caterpillar 😘
December 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's day 13 of the invertebrate macro photo #ArtAdventCalendar.
Here, have a teeny tiny little monarch caterpillar 😘
Here, have a teeny tiny little monarch caterpillar 😘
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Furries, if yall are TRULY for the welfare of animals, it's time to do your thing. Even as a niche subculture--If all of us do our part and speak out/reach out to local representatives, there is a higher potential to make a difference in this grim environmental and political climate.
🚨URGENT: Congress prepares to push forward wolf slaughter bill that would remove federal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states and prohibit judicial review. Decision will be voted on Dec. 15 and could move to a House vote next week.
📣Take action: https://bit.ly/4adWexU
📣Take action: https://bit.ly/4adWexU
December 13, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Furries, if yall are TRULY for the welfare of animals, it's time to do your thing. Even as a niche subculture--If all of us do our part and speak out/reach out to local representatives, there is a higher potential to make a difference in this grim environmental and political climate.
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They have few predators. The spines contain detergent-like 'saponins' that can result in pain & uncontrolled bleeding.
This Pacific triton, a giant sea snail, is one of the few animals able to make a snack out of the C-O-T starfish, bypassing the thorns with a mucus coating.
Nature is metal.
This Pacific triton, a giant sea snail, is one of the few animals able to make a snack out of the C-O-T starfish, bypassing the thorns with a mucus coating.
Nature is metal.
December 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
They have few predators. The spines contain detergent-like 'saponins' that can result in pain & uncontrolled bleeding.
This Pacific triton, a giant sea snail, is one of the few animals able to make a snack out of the C-O-T starfish, bypassing the thorns with a mucus coating.
Nature is metal.
This Pacific triton, a giant sea snail, is one of the few animals able to make a snack out of the C-O-T starfish, bypassing the thorns with a mucus coating.
Nature is metal.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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oh WOW! SPONGE plus SCALLOP combo! from New Caledonia #molluscmonday #spongethursday www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Scallops (Family Pectinidae)
Scallops from Anse Vata, Nouméa 98800, Nouvelle-Calédonie on September 14, 2022 at 03:34 PM by Johan Bas
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December 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
oh WOW! SPONGE plus SCALLOP combo! from New Caledonia #molluscmonday #spongethursday www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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extremely realistic basilosaurus reconstruction
December 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
extremely realistic basilosaurus reconstruction
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I've been writing a lecture which is going to feature a wide range of different invertebrate taxa.
At some point, I realised that instead of trying to source photos/images for all those taxa, it'd be easier (+ more stylistically consistent) for me to just draw them all myself.
#Invertebrate #SciArt
At some point, I realised that instead of trying to source photos/images for all those taxa, it'd be easier (+ more stylistically consistent) for me to just draw them all myself.
#Invertebrate #SciArt
December 9, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I've been writing a lecture which is going to feature a wide range of different invertebrate taxa.
At some point, I realised that instead of trying to source photos/images for all those taxa, it'd be easier (+ more stylistically consistent) for me to just draw them all myself.
#Invertebrate #SciArt
At some point, I realised that instead of trying to source photos/images for all those taxa, it'd be easier (+ more stylistically consistent) for me to just draw them all myself.
#Invertebrate #SciArt
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omg. Barbie dream nettle.
Recent commission. I believe it is a type of sea nettle species, although I cannot make a determination as to which of the 16 different species! 🤣
If you know, please educate me! 🪼
#jellyfish #marinelife #sciart #nature #seanettle #ocean #wildlife #animal #animalart #ArtYear #conservation #sealife
If you know, please educate me! 🪼
#jellyfish #marinelife #sciart #nature #seanettle #ocean #wildlife #animal #animalart #ArtYear #conservation #sealife
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
omg. Barbie dream nettle.
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reading about genAI slop brokers makes me want to draw more weird manual art. extremely realistic brachiosaurus reconstruction for you
December 12, 2025 at 5:06 AM
reading about genAI slop brokers makes me want to draw more weird manual art. extremely realistic brachiosaurus reconstruction for you
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Here is your Wednesday Weevil, waving. It's a broad-nosed weevil, (unsure of the species), that I spotted on a dirt road in the mountains of Colombia in '23. I initially moved to pick it up because I thought it was a small piece of trash, like a bit of shiny candy wrapper. 🐙🌿📷 #BugSky
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Here is your Wednesday Weevil, waving. It's a broad-nosed weevil, (unsure of the species), that I spotted on a dirt road in the mountains of Colombia in '23. I initially moved to pick it up because I thought it was a small piece of trash, like a bit of shiny candy wrapper. 🐙🌿📷 #BugSky
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I just discovered this AMAZING fire worm, Notopygos! so I'm sharing it with you guys for #wormwednesday This one from Kwajalein Atoll! www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Notopygos albiseta
Notopygos albiseta from Kwajalein Atoll, RMI on December 24, 2007 by uwkwaj
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December 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I just discovered this AMAZING fire worm, Notopygos! so I'm sharing it with you guys for #wormwednesday This one from Kwajalein Atoll! www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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An adult female Northern Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) from Starr County, Texas, USA.
December 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
An adult female Northern Cat-eyed Snake (Leptodeira septentrionalis) from Starr County, Texas, USA.
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A mid-snack temporary cold-induced stupor allowed me time to capture these water droplets resting on the springtails hydrophobic (water proof) skin.
Immature Hemitrichia / Trichia species pictured with Collembola - Neanura muscorum feeding/sleeping.
#myxomycetes #collembola #macronature
Immature Hemitrichia / Trichia species pictured with Collembola - Neanura muscorum feeding/sleeping.
#myxomycetes #collembola #macronature
December 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
A mid-snack temporary cold-induced stupor allowed me time to capture these water droplets resting on the springtails hydrophobic (water proof) skin.
Immature Hemitrichia / Trichia species pictured with Collembola - Neanura muscorum feeding/sleeping.
#myxomycetes #collembola #macronature
Immature Hemitrichia / Trichia species pictured with Collembola - Neanura muscorum feeding/sleeping.
#myxomycetes #collembola #macronature
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Fossil #Crustmas art - the oldest freshwater branchiopod, 410 million years ago
Drawing from early 2023, Lepidocaris rhyniensis, a crustacean from the Rhynie chert swimming through charophyte algae #crustacean #arthropod
December 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Fossil #Crustmas art - the oldest freshwater branchiopod, 410 million years ago
american mattress makers could really learn something from a visit to china. I'm gonna miss the beds here so much.
December 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
american mattress makers could really learn something from a visit to china. I'm gonna miss the beds here so much.
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I just have to say this is one handsome Great Blue Heron... at the osprey nest, Boulder County fairgrounds. Looks like he's patiently and calmly waiting for the pond to thaw... @everyheron.bsky.social #birds
December 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I just have to say this is one handsome Great Blue Heron... at the osprey nest, Boulder County fairgrounds. Looks like he's patiently and calmly waiting for the pond to thaw... @everyheron.bsky.social #birds