does anyone know any artists currently open for commissions? might need some art for work containing both cats and cars...

For your records

perhaps I should commission that screenshot as a mural

not all is lost

I just saw a caterpillar pick poop off its butt and throw it at another.

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You look like a tidepooling cowboy in this pic

omg my favorite!!!

photo of a tiny orange sea slug in a clear dish, with pebbled skin and white frilly gills on its rump

One of the fun things about tidepooling is running into other people who like looking closely at the weird wonders of the world -- a gaggle of local science teachers were crawling over the rocks too, and one of them showed me this orange-peel doris (Acanthodoris lutea)
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Interesting update from the person who first called it out in the forums:

"@procyonloiter and I just had a 3-hour in-person talk with @loarie and I am delighted to say that it has completely alleviated my concerns around this entire issue."

I get that people are deeply annoyed by iNat right now, but despite its deep flaws, I hope people can see that a better iNat, both the site functionality and the community, is worth fighting for.

Here's my personal perspective.

Exactly, especially concerned with if the data and models they generate will be shared with google for other (non-inat) products.

This was pretty much my same reaction. I'm not pro-AI, but the concept they are proposing isn't necessarily horrible, especially considering that they're using the money to generate a demo version of it. I'm most immediately concerned about data use and consent for training.

okay so now we have a bit more clarity and idk, it's not the *worst* case scenario and there's a world where this could even be a genuinely interesting use case (after all, having those things pointed out is key to learning IDs). but i'm still not overall thrilled bc...

Observations velvet worms from Indonesia

OMG back in 2020 I tried so hard to find velvet worms in Indonesia, from historical data and living observations, but found nothing. Finally some people took photos of them in 2023-2024 www.inaturalist.org/observations...

@asm.org this better not be anticipatory obedience. I have 5 lab members planning on going to ASM microbe this year. I will absolutely pivot to another meeting if ASM gives in to anti-DEI efforts.

I’m on one of ASMs IDEAA committees and we have received 0 communication from ASM staff on why this is happening. I had to find out via social media. Extremely disappointing.

Uhhhh wtf

Sea Cucumber Anus Photographing these is an addiction. I can't stop anymore now that I have started. Help...

SPINY sea cucumber anus but without the teeth! flic.kr/p/2i4dby4

Sea Cucumber Open Sea cucumbers breathe through their anus. Hence they rhythmically open and close it. Check out my new book: The Camera and the Brain: What brain research can teach the photographer. Available now!

Stare not too deeply into the Sea cucumber anus for it stares back into you! flic.kr/p/Du75MM

Anal Crab Again I live very close to the dive site where this parasitic crab has found a home in the anal sack of a sea urchin, and I can visit it every week. This is a great place for the crab, very safe due to the ...

Brilliant capture of this crab by @PacificKlaus that LIVES IN THE ANAL bulb of this fire urchin! flic.kr/p/2hHwDps

Sea Cucumber Poo Sea cucumbers eat sand, digest all the edibles in it, and defecate the "cleaned" sand. This is how the end result looks like. Natural history at its best. Come dive with me in the Philippines at Sala...

OH! is it over yet? Sea Cucumber POOPY time! flic.kr/p/23z3tkJ

Sea Cucumber Defecating YouTube video by Ellen Bonaire

Sea cucumber POOPING TO DISCO www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA3a...

Close-up of a sea cucumber pooing. YouTube video by VideoHistoryToday

yes. MOAR Sea cucumber pooping! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUs2...

sea cucumber shitting YouTube video by erictoon

A 17 year old video of "sea cucumber shitting"! Classy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zr79...

Sea cucumber shitting YouTube video by miss pegasus

and even MOAR sea cucumber "shitting" www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uVD...

California Red Sea Cucumber Pooping YouTube video by ilvs

oh! and a "reels" tiktok type Parastichopus pooping! youtube.com/shorts/9wmEZ...

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