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Stills from “The Secret Life of Animals: Chapter 1 The Night Watchers" premiered April 2025. NOW STREAMING at The Biologist Apprentice YouTube Channel. youtu.be/dCocPjv_XFA

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Screening "The Secret Life of Animals" at West Chester University. Beyond excited to finally share with the community the first chapter, The Night Watchers. Thank you everyone for coming!

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The Secret Life of Animals | Official Trailer
The Secret Life of Animals | Official Trailer YouTube video by The Biologist Apprentice

I'm thrilled to share the trailer for my new upcoming series "The Secret Life of Animals".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVnN...

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Thank you!!

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@hanasciart.bsky.social Hi! Can I please be added to the POC Scicomm list? Thank you :)

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I’m so excited to share that I’ve just started post-production on a 4-part episode series in collaboration with the Office of Sustainability at WCU.

Here are some pictures from a few days ago shooting at the Gordon Natural Area, get excited! I’ll be dropping the trailer very soon!

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Collective Spotlight: Sofía M. Villalpando — Jackson Wild If the name Sofía M. Villalpando sounds familiar, that’s probably because it is! Sofía’s been a longstanding member of the Jackson Wild community, starting in 2018 as a SMASH Fellow. She then return...

www.jacksonwild.org/blog/collect...

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Hi, here is my latest interview for the Jackson Wild. This organization has long supported my career in science communication, offering me multiple mentorship opportunities that have significantly improved the quality and impact of my work. jacksonwildcollective.org/news/944562

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Sunday painting- unfinished

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Funko Pop Exclusive 01 Sofía Villalpando aka The Biologist Apprentice. Finally I got the chance to pose holding my little mini me. Ready to join my collection!

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I'm very excited to share that "animalitos & plantitas" the podcast, produced by The Biologist Apprentice was recommended in "Verde" of REFORMA newspaper. As mentioned in the publication, this podcast tells stories about biology, conservation and wildlife.

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Big smiles 👅

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A rotifer extending itself with its corona of cilia beating like a Roomba pulling in food. Filmed by Ariel Waldman, this one is from Antarctica.

A rotifer extending itself with its corona of cilia beating like a Roomba pulling in food. Filmed by Ariel Waldman, this one is from Antarctica.

Editing rotifer videos on a Thursday night.

These lil' monsters that live all around us 👹😊🦠🧪

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This is the second video of the mini-series for the Aquatic Ecosystems Lab at WCU, featuring Ben Langey, I hope you guys enjoy it. #scicom #science #wetlands

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Ben Langey is leading research at the Great Marsh Institute to find out how road salt inputs from a major highway that cuts through the marsh affects the plants that live there. This short film shows some of Ben's work making him "The Guardian of the Wetland".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zalm...

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Excited to share this little film!

"Beneath the surface" features the Aquatic Ecosystems Lab at West Chester University, led by Dr. Megan Fork.

• youtu.be/Oh9-uB0h24w?...

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A single tardigrade egg: a sphere covered in about 50 cone-shaped protuberances rising from its surface. A lace-like pattern runs in the spaces between the cones. © Eye Of Science, Science Photo Library

A single tardigrade egg: a sphere covered in about 50 cone-shaped protuberances rising from its surface. A lace-like pattern runs in the spaces between the cones. © Eye Of Science, Science Photo Library

A zoom on protuberances from another tardigrade eggs. These ones are similar to anemones: a tubular shape ending up in a star(ish)-shaped opening. © Eye Of Science, Science Photo Library

A zoom on protuberances from another tardigrade eggs. These ones are similar to anemones: a tubular shape ending up in a star(ish)-shaped opening. © Eye Of Science, Science Photo Library

Several types of tardigrade eggs seen under a scanning electron microscope. © Diane R. Nelson et al.

Several types of tardigrade eggs seen under a scanning electron microscope. © Diane R. Nelson et al.

Tardigrade eggs are mind-blowingly beautiful
#SciArt

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So cool!

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One of my favorite hobbies is to see what’s happening with the penguins at the Aquarium of New Zealand…. the tea, the drama.

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It’s funny because it’s true.

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A shiny, bright red insect with an orange head and antennae. It is standing on a leaf.

A shiny, bright red insect with an orange head and antennae. It is standing on a leaf.

There are thousands of species of cockroach in the world and only a few dozen species are known to associate with humans. The rest quietly go about their day keeping the forest clean. Some are quite lovely.
(Anaplecta sp.) 🌿🧪 #invertebrate
Tatamá National Park, Colombia

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Giant isopods live in an extreme habitat: the deep sea. It can live more than 1600 feet (500m) below the ocean’s surface, dark depths with less than one-millionth of the sunlight found at the surface.

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Next week has been exhausting.

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Thank you!

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That would be great, thank you :)

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Eastern box turtles are usually found near ponds, fields, meadows, &woodlands throughout the eastern half of the US. Eastern box turtles are one of the most commonly seen in the wild. The reptile’s carapace is dome-shaped and covers most of its body, and has ridges and furrows that develop with age.

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Cool, thank you !

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Filming at The Great Marsh with Ben L. and Dr. Fork, I had so much fun, can’t wait to be back!

The Great Marsh is a periglacial marsh and the largest marsh in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

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Big fan of the magikarp one!

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A wild Pikachu appeared!!!! Happy Halloween!!! 🎃👻💀👹 #Ichooseyou #pokemon #halloween #pikachu

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