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Tony Gamble
@tonygamble.bsky.social
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Evolutionary biologist. Gaga for geckos. (he/him)
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So excited for the latest edition of “Evolution: Making Sense of Life” by @carlzimmer.com & Doug Emlen. Students in my evolution class regularly tell me it’s the best textbook they’ve had in a college course.
Photo of a book, titled “Evolution: Making Sense of Life” by Carl Zimmer & Doug Emlen. The book cover features a colorful mantis shrimp.
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Photo of singer (and former Montrose frontman) Sammy Hagar in a teal Santo tequila shirt with a speech bubble below him.
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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A green gecko with red, gold, and blue markings staring directly into the camera. The gecko is a gold-dust day gecko (Phelsuma laticauda).
November 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Photo of a tokay gecko looking menacingly at you with its mouth open.
November 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
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Isoleucine! 😉
Fragment from an RNA codon table. On the far left is the letter A. In the top center of the table are the codons that encode for Isoleucine (listed to the far right), AUU, AUC, and AUA. The bottom of the table is the codon AUG that encodes Methionine (listed on the bottom right).
October 28, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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Gojira brought their heavy metal spectacle to Madison last night! What a performance! @thesylvee.bsky.social
#HeavyMetal #Music
Photo of a guitarist (Joe Duplantier) and drummer (Mario Duplantier) on a stage with red and white lights. In the foreground a person is crowd surfing. Photo of a concert stage bathed in red light. The silhouettes of the musicians (Gojira) are visible against this red background. Photo of musicians (Gojira) on a concert stage. Plumes of fire are shooting into the sky. The crowed is visible in the foreground.
September 24, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Cover of the song “Ebony and Ivory” featuring photos of Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney. The background features the alternating black and white pattern of a piano keyboard.
August 30, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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Some good news, @ecokatsully.bsky.social successfully defended her dissertation. The lab celebrated with a Milwaukee specialty, an enormous Bloody Mary with, among other things, an entire fried chicken garnish - a drink/meal known as the ‘Bloody Beast’.
Congratulations, Dr Sullivan!! 🧪
Photo of a smiling woman at a restaurant with an enormous pitcher of Bloody Mary. Inside the pitcher are vegetables, cheese curds, and an entire chicken! Photo of 7 people around a table at a restaurant.
August 15, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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Corn snakes are a solid choice for a pet snake 🐍
A small corn snake being held against a black background A corn snake coiled partially on a log and facing right A baby, albino corn snake coiled on a leaf and facing left.
August 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Post your last photo of DC to show what a hell-hole it is.

Went to the National Zoo and had a delightful time looking at frogs 🐸
Photo of a small blue frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) on brown moss with green leaves in the foreground.
August 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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August 7, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Ain’t no party like a Saxsquatch party! #Summerfest 🎵
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Photo of a Sasquatch wearing sunglasses and playing saxophone Photo of a Sasquatch wearing sunglasses and playing saxophone along with a human man singing Photo of a male Sasquatch with a saxophone next to a female Sasquatch wearing a hat Photo of a Sasquatch playing saxophone in a crowd with a handsome, bearded man in the foreground pointing at the Sasquatch.
July 6, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Music from the 80s & 90s was well represented at Milwaukee’s #SummerFest this 4th of July 🎵
Tripping Daisy, John Oates, & Richard Marx all sounded great!
The band Tripping Daisy performing live Live performance of the band Tripping Daisy. Singer Tim DeLaughter is holding an orange & red sign that says, “tripping Daisy”above his head. Photo of two men with guitars. John Oates is on the left. Photo of Richard Marx playing guitar and singing live. His hair looks great!
July 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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The Ike Reilly Assassination brought the goods to their Milwaukee show! #SummerFest 🎵
Photo of a smiling man (Ike Reilly) playing an electric guitar Photo of the band Ike Reilly Assassination playing live Photo of a man (Ike Reilly) wearing sunglasses and playing acoustic guitar Photo of the band Ike Reilly Assassination playing live
July 5, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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This was the most #Milwaukee 4th of July drone show imaginable. There is none more Milwaukee. #Summerfest
Drones spelling the word “sausage” in the evening sky. The “USA” in “sausage” is emphasized. I guess you can’t spell sausage without USA. A sausage made of illuminated drones floats in the evening sky. A drone show where the drones have formed Milwaukee’s Hoan Bridge with a drone sausage floating above it.
July 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Really nice paper! It’s so much work to do a big revision like this.

Hello, Pengyilleyia peronii!

🐸🧪
Photo of a brown tree frog (Pengyilleyia peronii) on a brown tree trunk.
July 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I guess I’m awake now #Milwaukee #Shorewood
Screen shot of a phone with an alert that says, “Emergency Alert ON-GOING TACTICAL SITUATION - RESIDENTS TO SHELTER IN PLACE”
July 3, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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I miss spending thousands of dollars for a Sequencher license key 😢
A USB stick attached to a keychain that says, “Sequencher Gene Codes Corporation“
June 28, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Athens night life! Mediterranean House Geckos (Hemidactylus turcicus) are out and about after dark #Evol2025 🦎
A gecko on a mossy, rock wall A gecko on a gray brick wall
June 24, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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No, autocorrect. I did not mean, "Heterodox basics"
#Herpetology 🐍
Photo of a Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus) on a piece of wood with it's head pointing up.
May 2, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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What a show! Bob Mould in Madison with Craig Finn opening.
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Exterior photo of the Majestic Theatre in Madison, Wisconsin at dusk. The Marquee says, “Wed Bob Mould, Thu Dawes, Fri Victor Wooten” Photo of a man (Craig Finn) wearing a baseball cap singing and playing guitar Photo of Bob Mould and his band performing on stage. Bassist Jason Narducy on the left, Bob Mould singing and playing guitar is on the right, while drummer Jon Wurster is in the middle. A banner at the back of the stage is illuminated by red lights and says, “Bob Mould”. The audience is visible at the bottom of the photo. Photo of Bob Mould playing guitar, drummer Jon Wurster is behind him.
April 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Almost 2 years

geckoevolution.org/publications...
Journal note that says, “Received: 9 September 2005 Revised and Accepted: 5 August 2007”
April 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Haha! Was there last year
Handwritten sign blocking a trail saying, “Bigass Spiders” with arrows pointing into the darkness.
April 11, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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“Have you said ‘thank you’ even once?”
Photo looking up at a man holding a white poodle. The image is from the film “Silence of the Lambs” - the scene where serial killer, Buffalo Bill, is looking down at his victim he’s kept in the bottom of a well.
March 2, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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That tracks…
Screen shot with the word “boffo”
January 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM