There’s about 300 species of #Pterostylis in Australia, New Zealand, PNG, East Timor and Indonesia. I’m always happy when I see one. #orchid #wildflower #wildoz #kean4sci

Switching it up for the #platypus #wildoz #kean4sci #tasmania #duckbilledplatypus

These were sooooooooo cooool! Just in the woodchip off a public path. #fugus #stinkhorn #biology #science #kean4sci

Tachyglossus aculeatus setosus aka the Tasmanian short beaked echidna - ‘tachyglossus’ means fast tongue. #echidna #australiananimals #tasmania #zoology #kean4sci

These are just so pretty when they pop up. #wildoz #wildflower #botany #kean4sci #australianflora #tasmania

By at least 55 million years ago marsupials had arrived on this continent - and they may have looked like this bandicoot. #palentology #bandicoot #kean4sci #evolution #australiananimals #wildoz

I was also on a mission going the other direction

#platypus #urbanecology #tasmania #australiananimals #kean4sci #wildoz

Trigger plants (Stylidium) are so pretty and interesting
#triggerplant #botany #wildoz #australianflowers #kean4sci

I love beard orchids! Calochilus sp. are so bizarre and beautiful. #orchid #nativeflowers #botany #kean4sci #nature #Calochilus #beardorchids #tasmania #wildoz

Filmed this a few months ago! Now my audiobook ‘Why are we like this?’ is out wherever you get your audiobooks… As well as my regular book 😉 #kean4sci #whyarewelikethis? #audiobook #evolution #sciencewriter

Why are we like this? Is now available on audio! And you can vote for it as a top book of the 21st century until Oct 2.

#whyarewelikethis? #kean4sci #evolution #nonfiction #sciencewriting #evolutionwriting #australianauthor #top100books @newsouthpublishing.bsky.social

I love earth stars (Geastrum sp)! #Geastrum #kean4sci #forest #biology #tasmania

World-first footage shows Antarctic sea floor scoured by cruise ship anchors Damage to sensitive sea floor ecosystems sparks calls for tighter regulation of the tourist ship industry in the Antarctic region.

My latest: www.abc.net.au/news/science... #Antarctica #Anchordamage #kean4sci

Who doesn’t love this toxic cutie? Just keep your dogs clear! I love vistiting Mahon pool when I’m in Sydney- it actually has a very friendly vibe and I usually see something cool. #marinebiology #seahare #seaslug #sydneybeaches #maroubra #science #kean4sci #wildoz

Some places are so special, I couldn’t believe it when I spotted this boundary - thanks @hannahclaremoore.bsky.social for confirming this was what I saw #tasmania #brunyisland #geography #fossils #geology #deeptime #australia #science #dolerite #doleritecliffs #jurasic #permian #kean4sci

Watched this cutie forage along the foreshore at Bruny Island for a good ten minutes #echidna #australiananimals #tasmania #brunyisland #nature #zoology #kean4sci #shark #swimmingechidna

A response to a perfect day on Bruny Island a few weeks ago while places I love in Tas burned, then watching the cyclone on the news and reading Question 7 by Richard Flanagan

#tasmania #climatechange #kean4sci #poetry #environment #kean4sci #solastalgia #brunyisland #richardflanagan #question7

So snaky at first glance!

#zoology #lizards #tasmania #science #nature #australiananimals #bluetonguelizard #skink #kean4sci

At least we don’t have hundreds of babies at once! #science #marinebiology #research #whyarewelikethis? #kean4sci #potbelliedseahorse #bigbellyseahorse #seahorse #seahorsepregnancy #snorkeling #sciencebook #tasmania

I’m always finding carnivorous plants in the worst places to be a plant #Drosera #sundews #botany #alpineecology #tarn #kean4sci #plants #science #tasmania #mountfeild #environment #ecology #wildoz

Small wonders of Mount Field. ⛰️ #tadpoles #frog #science #nature #Hiking #tasmania #aussieanimals #wildoz #adventure #kean4sci #ecology #alpine

Chonky draughtboard shark/ swell shark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps)
#biology #shark #marinebiology #science #greatsouthernreef #kean4sci #tasmania #draughtboardshark #snorkeling #freediving

These turbo chooks (aka Tasmanian Native Hens /Tribonyx mortierii/piyura) showing off their dinosaur side today.

#dinosaur #palaeontology #evolution #birds #aviandinosaur #science #kean4sci #tasmania #turbochook

A Tassie summer joy to see these
#richeascoparia #alpineplants #alpineecosystem #wildflowers #botany #tasmania #Hiking #learn #kean4sci #nature