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@plazi_species@mastodon.green · May 08, 2026

#NewSpecies! New cave-dwelling shrimp from #iran just swam in: Caridina tashanica Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/06F5DBC6-4127-5127-81CB-85E99B28C335 Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.55.184889 #SubterraneanBiology #CaridinaTashanica #FAIRdata #science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #shrimps #caves

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Plazi Species

@plazi_species@mastodon.green · May 08, 2026

#NewSpecies! New grasshopper from #mexico just hopped in: Oaxaca pyromaculata Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/034287C1-FF83-FFDF-FF61-FF7C69B453A6 Publication: https:// doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5760.3.1 #Zootaxa #OaxacaPyromaculata #FAIRdata #science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #entomology #insects #orthoptera #grasshopper

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@plazi_species@mastodon.green · May 08, 2026

#NewSpecies! New blind skink from #vietnam just snuck in: Dibamus irregularis Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C7614C73-5A20-393A-FF2C-7C069A28F853 Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5760.5.1 #Zootaxa #DibamusIrregularis #FAIRdata #science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #herpetology #herps #reptiles #squamata #lizards #skinks

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Brains Matter

@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · May 07, 2026

How to build cities for wildlife, not just people https://theconversation.com/how-to-build-cities-for-wildlife-not-just-people-new-research-280388 #biology #environment #conservation #science #STEM

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Brains Matter

@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · May 06, 2026

The lost koala: new fossil species was hiding in plain sight for 100 years https://theconversation.com/the-lost-koala-new-fossil-species-was-hiding-in-plain-sight-for-100-years-281433 #biology #australia #koala #science #STEM

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Brains Matter

@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · May 06, 2026

Exercise benefits every area of your body – and these hormones are the reason why https://theconversation.com/exercise-benefits-every-area-of-your-body-and-these-hormones-are-the-reason-why-281958 #health #science #biology #STEM

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keeps vis.social running

@kristinHenry@vis.social · May 04, 2026

Came across this drawing while working on scanning my daily #inkyDays drawings. These are abstract representations of mitochondria, and I very much enjoy drawing them. #SciArt #ink #drawing #art #Biology #CellBiology

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LaraK

@Lara@metalhead.club · May 04, 2026

If anyone has a job for a micro biologist with lab experience in or near #Berlin or knows someone who knows someone, please let me know. Also, please share this post, thank you kindly. #Jobs #biology #science #FediHire #FediHired

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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · May 03, 2026

Do octopus brains work like humans’—or is there another way to be smart? https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-octopus-brains-work-like-humans-or-is-there-another-way-to-be-smart/ #biology #neuroscience #science #STEM

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Brains Matter

@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · May 03, 2026

Fibre’s structural integrity keeps plants strong – and its indigestibility keeps your digestive system healthy https://theconversation.com/fibers-structural-integrity-keeps-plants-strong-and-its-indigestibility-keeps-your-digestive-system-healthy-280248 #health #chemistry #biology #science #STEM

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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · May 01, 2026

Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vital https://theconversation.com/heat-and-cold-alter-how-animals-fight-disease-as-the-climate-changes-this-knowledge-may-be-vital-276623 #climatechange #environment #health #science #biology #STEM

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HybridMind42 & Marvin the Cat

@HybridMind42@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 27, 2026

Cicadas don’t fight predators. They avoid them. By emerging in prime-number cycles, they minimise overlap with predator populations. Persistence through timing, not resistance. “When the Boundary Is Time — Cicadas” https://open.substack.com/pub/hybridmind42/p/phase-2-when-the-boundary-is-time?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=75c2ac #SystemsThinking #ComplexSystems #Biology #Ecology #Evolution #BoundaryDynamics #BFPF #HybridMind42 #Adaptation #PatternRecognition #Time

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HybridMind42 & Marvin the Cat

@HybridMind42@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 26, 2026

Over the past series of posts, I’ve been exploring how systems fail—and how some persist. Across engineering, biology, and digital systems, the same structural patterns keep appearing. This post brings them together. It’s a simple index of ten case studies, each showing a different way a system can fail, adapt, or disappear. No new theory here—just the map. “The Boundary Failure Series — A Master Index of Systemic Persistence” https://substack.com/@hybridmind42/note/c-249620403?r=75c2ac #SystemsThinking #ComplexSystems #BoundaryDynamics #BFPF #HybridMind42 #FailureAnalysis #Resilience #Engineering #Biology #Physics #StructuralAnalysis #Adaptation

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@brainsmatter@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 24, 2026

Coral reefs are secretly connected across vast oceans – and that’s crucial for their survival https://theconversation.com/coral-reefs-are-secretly-connected-across-vast-oceans-and-thats-crucial-for-their-survival-278424 #ecology #marine #biology #science #STEM

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@tksst@fediscience.org · Apr 22, 2026

🦦🍫 Giant #otter triplets born at #Chester Zoo weigh about 200 grams each at birth. These offspring of first-time parents Bonita and Manu belong to the largest otter species on Earth. The pups will eventually reach 2 meters in length and weigh more than 30 kg. 👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/new-otter-babies/ #otters #wildlife #conservation #biology #nature #animals #zoology #chesterzoo #science #ecosystem #mammals

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Margaret

@pling@mastodonapp.uk · Apr 22, 2026

I've finished the octopus and labelled him, and also stitched a bit more of the tree, adding the label for the Gastropods. A little bit more tree to do then I'm on to the last two animals of this part – the nudibranch and the snail. Pattern by Climbing Goat Designs. #WIPWednesday #WIP #crossStitch #biology

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DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic

@drrjv@vmst.io · Apr 22, 2026

What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels? Evolution has created the flagellar motor, a combination propeller/brain that enables single-celled bacteria to move toward food sources. It’s an electric motor that rotates at several hundred revolutions per second — faster than the flywheel in a race car engine — to twirl a tail-like flagellum that pushes the cell along. When the flagellar motor rotates counterclockwise, it propels the cell through the water 10 or more times its own length in a second. https://bit.ly/4vISKM5 #Evolution #creationalism #biology

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Dormouse

@Dormouse@troet.cafe · Apr 18, 2026

#Wildlife #biology, #ecology, and #animalwelfare research present a consistent picture: wildlife populations regulate themselves when habitats are intact and natural predators are present. Hobby hunting as a leisure activity is not a conservation service. And #ecosystem s do not collapse without hobby hunters. For as long as myths continue to shape policy, evidence-based wildlife management will remain the exception. https://wildbeimwild.com/en/jagdlobby-mythen-6-behauptungen-im-faktencheck/

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