@zeesm.bsky.social
PhD in Entomology & certified scuba instructor. Queer trans masc neurospicy leftist invertebrate ecologist, scuba diver, kayaker, weightlifter, TTRPG gamer, scifi reader, cat lover, professional pessimist.
Pictures of a pink sea anemone sitting on top of a hermit crab shell.
Oh, I love this. A new species of sea anemone was discovered recently that parks itself on top of a hermit crab shell like a hat. It seems to feed partly off the crab's faeces, but it also excretes a hard shell that extends the crab's home. In return, it's carried around the seafloor like a king.
10.11.2025 21:57 β π 2875 π 550 π¬ 85 π 56agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish
10.11.2025 00:36 β π 25834 π 6426 π¬ 250 π 211Senate Democrats are about to learn about the ineligible in-group
10.11.2025 03:25 β π 41 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0How about we shut down the government for this very popular and specific goal and then, hear me out, we hold out for like a month and a half and then, ok this part is important, after a watershed election where we ran the table, ONLY THEN, fold and don't get the one thing we said we wanted.
10.11.2025 02:31 β π 15170 π 4130 π¬ 265 π 205The average SNAP benefit per month is $177 a person.
The average ACA benefit per month is up to $550 a person.
People want us to hold the line for a reason. This is not a matter of appealing to a base. Itβs about peopleβs lives.
And working people want leaders whose word means something to them.
A chunky tuxedo cat with white ties and belly sprawls on her back. A shaggy tuxedo cat with white belly & feet is laying on his side. Both are on large grey cat beds on a futon.
Happy Caturday from Io and Miska. #catsofbluesky
09.11.2025 01:53 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
a large wolffish with a long grey body and darker grey spots is coiled among kelp and rocks against a paler sandy background.
Not the best photo but this is one of the biggest wolffish I've seen while diving in the Pacific Northwest. It wasn't swimming, just hanging out and being very mellow. π¦
04.11.2025 17:16 β π 8 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A black and white orca killer whale leaps out of the ocean with a salmon in its mouth.
Oh. My. God. What a day in the Puget Sound. 73 Endangered Southern Resident Orcas swam past Point Robinson Lighthouse on Vashon Island. Here is one breaching with a salmon in its mouth. π¦
02.11.2025 23:56 β π 390 π 70 π¬ 4 π 6
Scientists discover 14 strange new species hidden in the deep sea | ScienceDaily π§ͺπ¦π
03.11.2025 21:16 β π 105 π 26 π¬ 2 π 5
Hours of darkness today.
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My final piece for @teenvogue.com politics section was a piece titled "There's a Steep Price to Ignoring Black Expertise" and boy has that come full circle.
Thank you @allegrak.bsky.social and the politics editorial team for turning this Head Start kid into a Black woman who writes for the public.
Teen Vogue eliminated all their Black and trans staff today.
It's resegregation in real time.
The wrinkly pinkish-white body of a large snail protrudes from below a white shell
Lewis' moon snail (Euspira lewisii), Sund Rock, Hood Canal WA. Named after Meriweather Lewis, who collected shells at the moht of the Columbia River 1804-1806. π¦
03.11.2025 17:03 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
Pulling this out from the camera roll for the day that is in it!
31.10.2025 10:51 β π 222 π 59 π¬ 6 π 6Annual cost of SNAP: $113B
Annual revenue lost through billionaire tax evasion: $163B
GOP: The only solution to our debt crisis is cutting $113B in food benefits. Also hereβs $4T more in tax cuts for billionaires
This is literally Nazi shit. This is what the Nazis did. If you support this, you are a Nazi, and if that makes you upset, then STOP BEING A FUCKING NAZI
30.10.2025 17:20 β π 5767 π 2006 π¬ 69 π 32Nothing like waking up in the morning & being reminded that your country hates you & everyone in your community.
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In Texas, Judges Can Now Refuse To Officiate Gay Weddings. The Warning Signs Have Been There For Years.
transitics.substack....
#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA
Governor Kotek Declares Food Emergency, Directs $5 Million to Food Banks, and Calls Oregonians to Action as Federal Shutdown Cuts Off SNAP Benefits https://loom.ly/8q3c0Rw
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Join the Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition this Saturday, Nov 1, 4β6pm for a virtual Migra Watch / ICE Watch training.
Learn how to safely identify & respond to ICE activity, & get plugged into the rapid response network.
No experience needed β just heart.
RSVP: tinyurl.com/pirc-mw-11-1
Emerald Ash Borer University: Fall Webinar Schedule. 10/28/2025 at 10 a.m. EST- Exotic Pest Monitoring Programs in Indiana by Alicia Kelley, Purdue University Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey and Vince Burkle, Indiana DNR Division of Entomology and Plant Pathology. 11/4/2025 at 10 a.m. EST- Techniques for Controlling Woody Invasive Plants by Lenny Farlee, Purdue University Forestry and Natural Resources. 11/17/2025 at 10 a.m. EST- Diseases on the horizon: Invasive Plant Pathogens by John Bonkowski, Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology. 12/2/2025 at 10 a.m. EST- I Know What You Did Last Summer: Spread, impact and management of elm zigzag sawfly by Kelly Oten, North Carolina State University Forestry and Environmental Resources. 12/11/2025 at 10 a.m. EST- Realistic expectations for invasive species management by David Coyle, Clemson University Environmental Conservation.
Emerald Ash Borer University returns with free fall webinars on invasive species and forest health!
Sessions cover a range of topics, from pest monitoring to plant and tree management strategies.
Full schedule & registration: www.emeraldashborer.info/eab-u
#EAB #InvasiveSpecies #Entomology π§ͺππ
A head-on view of a black sea slug with bright markings. It has green lines on its body and bright orange gills, rhinopores and tentacles #UnderwaterPhotography #Macro #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife #Nature
Bonus #SeaSlugDay post: Nembrotha kubaryana, which is probably my favourite nudibranch. Pic from Lembeh.
#MarineLife #Invertebrate πΏ
A fuzzy wooly bear with black & brown bands is curled up defensively on a fallen green leaf.
Isabella Tiger Moth larva rescued from a walking path today. They've finished feeding for the season & are wandering in search of a sheltered spot to overwinter before pupating in spring. Antifreeze proteins protect their cells in freezing weather. #invertebrates #insects #entomology #Lepidoptera
30.10.2025 05:22 β π 11 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1To Pill a Mockingbird
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Freaking huge good news
Congrats to Oregon on paying for good lawyers
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25.10.2025 20:12 β π 374 π 110 π¬ 5 π 1PIRC is Portland Immigrant Rights Coalition, BTW. They are also holding 'Migra Watch' trainings for what to do when ICE shows up.
25.10.2025 20:57 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Good News Alert: ππ²Yesterday, Governor @tinakotek.bsky.social signed Executive Order 25-26 to prioritize and increase the pace and scale of adoption of climate resilient strategies into existing state programs to deliver benefits for communities and ecosystems.
#climatechange #oregon #climate
Continued overfishing of mackerel means the situation "could move to a zero-catch scenario in the coming years", warns the Pelagic Advisory Council
Without drastic action to end overfishing, our seas will soon be empty of life ππ
https://bit.ly/47o7HIc
Two full rain ow arcs against a grey sky above a tree-lined street.
Full double rainbow on a wet day.
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