Your beautiful stickers make so many people happy! I’m happy to be a Patreon supporter!

Current vote is sheepshead (Archosargus probatocephalus)

It’s likely an operculum, but whose?!

Opercular from a fish? Not sure on the species.

It’s a real challenge!! Everyone is stumped!

Any help on keying this bone? Found in Gulf Alabama

Originally thought it was a tooth, but the articulation point makes it a challenge

Any help on keying this bone? Found in Gulf Alabama

Looking for friends who will be at SICB in Atlanta!

Who is going to SICB?! 👀

U.S. Fish and Wildlife letter addresses concerns surrounding the bald eagle nest at the Heritage Ridge Development Project in Lee County.

www.fws.gov/sites/defaul...

A tree housing an active(?) bald eagle nest was destroyed in the night in Auburn, AL. The city has asked USFWS to investigate

www.wsfa.com/2024/11/20/f...

Auburn residents demand answers after bald eagle nest tree is cut down Auburn residents are reeling after the sudden removal of a tree housing a Bald Eagle's nest, sparking outrage and calls for accountability from local officials.

In local news:

Auburn residents demand answers after bald eagle nest tree is cut down

www.wtvm.com/video/2024/1...

A friendly reminder that the registration deadline for the upcoming 2025 SICB conference in Atlanta, GA is December 1st.

Be sure to register ASAP!

I’ll be bringing three community college students to SICB in Atlanta this year. Any pro tips for the meeting?

Starting this Friday with a reply-all fiasco

A picture of a hand-drawn cicada with classification information

It’s my favorite time of the year! My biodiversity students are submitting their Nature Notebooks. They have to share organisms in their lives, classify them, and share things they learned in class about them. Delivery method is entirely up to the individual!

Did everyone join Bluesky last night?!

Shark shaped cake pops

Shark shaped cake pops

4th of July AND Shark cake pops?! Cakeitecture Bakery in Opelika, AL knows where it’s at!
#SharksNearMe @whysharksmatter.bsky.social

Deep purple hydrangeas

Hey, everyone! Look at my amazing hydrangea blossoms!

From Flatfish: An Asymmetric Perspective on Metamorphosis

I need the autocomplete list! I think of too many animals to not see a candidate list

Anyone playing Metazooa? Animal 71 doesn’t give me a list of animal names to choose from! Anyone else having the same issue?

These are the kind of science facts I need for my intro bio classes!

Tangerine Darters, Spotfin Chubs, and Yellowfin Madtoms are alongside Bigleaf Magnolia, Paw Paw, and Mountain Laurel flowers

Do you love fish? Are you prone to impulse purchases? Check out this shirt from the Southeastern Fishes Council

sefishescouncil.org/resources/25...

Hawaiian shirt with Tangerine Darters, Spotfin Chubs, and Yellowfin Madtoms alongside Bigleaf Magnolia, Paw Paw, and Mountain Laurel flowers

sefishescouncil.org/resources/Pi...

Today’s the last day to buy one of these beauties: sefishescouncil.org/Sys/Store/Pr...

The front room of my home is a work in progress. After finding an amazing—but subtle— print of a sea urchin test, I’ve decided the room theme will be “Phyla”. Anyone got a good nematode lead?

Just made a bid on art made by animals to support the Tennessee Aquarium!

www.32auctions.com/organization...

An image using fish emojis to show the proper use of fish and fishes as a plural of fish.

The plural of fish can be fish or fishes depending on the circumstance.