Christopher Olson

Definitely worth reading Archer.

Spending my day taking a deep dive into some feminist theory of animal behavior and science.

Death to the patriarchy!
#🧪

It is also be a fitting time to read Brave New World

A carpenter bee visits some flowering basil

What might bees see?

It’s increasingly obvious to most people that he committed statutory rape, and his reaction is to be upset that his secret is coming out.

A person giving a talk at a scientific conference on a lit stage at a lectern. A diagram about fungi nuclei is on the slide

This morning at #2025ISMPMI, Xin Li tells us about discovering that the two nuclei in Sclerotinia sclerotiorum ascospores have different chromosomes! Same with Botrytis but across more nuclei.

Many techniques went into confirming this observation - recorded nuclear pairing/colliding during mitosis.

This is figure 1, which gives an overview of the methods used to generate artificial mimetic stimuli.

Birds have an excellent ability to learn to discriminate harmless insects from those that they mimic on the basis of subtle differences in appearance, according to a study in Nature. go.nature.com/44yj4M5 🧪

See you at ABS2025!

To be able to buy your friends

I hiked up 👻-creek, that confluences onto Bright Angel Cr above the ranger station. My feet were in the water all day, and many plunge pools, waterfalls and thickets had to be crossed. It was a good way to spend a hot day in the Canyon. Note to self- pack a dry bag for the poor camera. #GrandCanyon

Whether you think of them as ‘government goats’ or ‘watchable wildlife’, you have to admit the Grand Canyon provides unmatched opportunities to encounter wild animals. Just remember, it is illegal to feed them. Here are some photos of some critters from my recent hike into the Canyon. #grandcanyon

That looks like a big Sceloporus magister- the desert spiny lizard. They are definitely masters of their lizard fiefdoms.

Canyon Treefrogs- Hyla arenicolor -live along rocky creeks in the Grand Canyon and throughout the Southwest. They have a loud call for such a small frog, that to me sounds like a goat. They also vary a lot in color, from nearly white to dark brown.

An early morning view of the Moon, Venus and Zoroaster Temple from inside the Grand Canyon.

Zoroaster Temple, La Lune & Venus #GrandCanyon #astrophotography

Red Mountain Trail, north of Flagstaff.

I saw it too while at the dog park with Dogberry. It’s tail catching the sunlight at altitude, I love seeing them. The dogs were hardly impressed.

That’s the only king I like.

Good

Why not me? Look around. Trump has broken every rule. So no, I won’t wait my turn. #FoxxForAZ #AZ07 #AZ07Debate

Thank you Penn State for the beautiful write up highlighting our grant, what we hope to accomplish, and why we think it will have major impact.

www.psu.edu/news/huck-in...

What cuties when not so angry.

I'll never forget the incredible feeling of watching a haboob (dust storm) roll off the top and into the deep chasm of the Grand Canyon on July 21, 2021. The blast of air and barrage of lightning that finally hit us caused hundreds of sightseers to flee back towards their vehicle.

I have a couple incubators, if you are nearby to Glendale. They are gathering dust.

An unusual pairing of geese draws a gaggle of Portland-area birders An unusual couple of nesters has attracted the attention of Portland-area birders drawn to a story about the peculiarities of nature.

An unusual couple of nesters has attracted the attention of Portland-area birders drawn to a story about the peculiarities of nature.

Wow, it’s practically a shorebird

These are impressive snakes, and this one looks big for a juvenile. The Wikipedia page for this species has photos of them eating all these other snakes.

I’m watching Andor really slow — and loving it.

Love both, and the annotated version is double cool.

There is a bit published about this species expanding its range, and correlation with their flashy behavior— they do have these wild exotic songs.

Ha, he’s been pulling all-nighters