What the heck are unisexual salamanders good at? @amphibs.bsky.social looked into the chemical composition of skin secretions. Of 67 unique compounds, sexual species have more than the unisexuals- so more digging is left to answer the original question.
What an absolute honor and delight to deliver the #JMIH25 keynote. The best part? Meeting so many wonderful people as a result, who I wouldn't have chatted with otherwise. We've got a good team, y'all. See you next year 💕
Such a pleasure to chat afterwards, Randy! Safe travels home and please stay in touch 😊
WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?? 🤣
A southern two lined salamander (Eurycea cirrigera) crawling through a dry creek bed. We have a dorsal view of the front half of their body
Southern two-lined #salamander - Eurycea cirrigera
(Shot near Cincinnati 8-30-24) 🦎 #herps #photography #macrophotography #macromonday #amphibian
An orange and black salamander (Ensatina escholscholzii klauberi) in leaf litter.
A smaller black and orange salamander sitting on streaky tan and grey wood
Some Ensatinas I found in San Diego co. over the weekend. Last of the SoCal salamander genuses for my life list! And man it was sooo nice to disappear into nature for a day. Grateful for CA’s beautiful state parks! 🦎
Smallmouth Salamander (Ambystoma texanum); my first lifer of 2025.
#smallmouthsalamander #ambystomatexanum #beauty #art #photography #wildlife
a photograph of an ensatina salamander adult next to a tiny juvenile ensatina. the juvenile is a tiny copy of the adult. the salamanders are reddish-brown with an orange belly and legs.
don’t talk to me or my son ever again
They start out with simple stuff. Renaming a body of water, getting everybody to stop saying "DEI," and so on. With every act of capitulation, they gain strength and will increase the harm.
If you're in charge of something, draw the line now. It only gets harder later.
I think
Hello to all the evolutionary biologists that just joined in the past 2-3 weeks!
Connect with your people through the Evolutionary Biology feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
It tracks posts with #evosky #evolsky #evolution #evobio #phylo #popgen #ecoevo #evodevo #molevol #paleobio #systematics
Appreciated but also gahhhh this organism is where I lose my herpetologist cred
An assortment of cartoon salamanders that says Ambystoma Collection and patreon.com/blackmudpuppy
The first Black Mudpuppy pin and sticker club collection is coming together.
THE BEST
Young gray treefrog, Hyla versicolor, on a heart-shaped patch of lichen.
Thanks to my sis @dbgreenwald.bsky.social for inviting me to this party! Now I will stand awkwardly in a corner until someone wants to talk about amphibians.