@treiceratops.bsky.social
she/her I’m a scientist turned Biosciences Librarian at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I am also Transition Director of the @biodivlibrary.bsky.social. I love books and records, and facts. 🧬📚
An historic black and white illustration of a paper nautilus floating on the ocean. There are boats, a city and hills in the background.
🎉 Huge news for BHL: The Field Museum is taking over the hosting of BHL’s website, servers & infrastructure, ensuring long-term stability and access for its 63+ million pages of open biodiversity literature. Learn more:
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2026/02/tran...
#BHLTransition #ILoveBHL 🌍 📚 🧪
This story is bizarre and I feel like we're not seeing quite enough concern over the president just randomly spouting nonsense like this in the middle of the night. Our two hospital ships are in dry dock right now in Alabama. This seems like utter nonsense, and wholly out of nowhere.
22.02.2026 19:16 — 👍 198 🔁 46 💬 26 📌 0I love almond butter and lingonberry sandwiches!
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Display case, featuring pinned bugs, books, and DVDs about insect-human hybrids.
Insect Fear Film Festival logo, featuring a human face superimposed onto the back of a bug.
We're celebrating the Insect Fear Film Festival with the Entomology Graduate Student Association! Visit our exhibit showing media about insect-human hybrids and showing real insect hybrids! #IFFF43
To learn about the Festival, visit publish.illinois.edu/uiuc-egsa/if...
@prairieresearch.bsky.social
I’m excited that Colleen Funkhouser is taking on the role of Managing Director of the Biodiversity Heritage Library 🎉 @biodivlibrary.bsky.social #BHL
I’m thrilled to see her leadership recognized and glad to continue supporting the transition as BHL moves forward.
On Valentine’s Day let’s remember the power of love: “Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -Martin Luther King Jr.
14.02.2026 14:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Happy #LibraryLoversDay! Show @biodivlibrary.bsky.social some love today! 💙
14.02.2026 14:37 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A pair of large black and white seabirds (Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross) sitting in the water. There are some more seabirds flying in the distance.
Tomorrow is #LibraryLoversDay 💚 🧪 📚️ 🌱
On February 14, we’re inviting our global community to show their love for the Biodiversity Heritage Library. 63+ million pages of biodiversity knowledge. Free. Open. For everyone.
ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/BHLDona...
#LoveLibraries #OpenAccess #ILoveBHL
Experts worry Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Health Department will use an internal AI tool to analyze vaccine injury claims in a way that furthers his anti-vaccine agenda. www.wired.com/story/hhs-is...
04.02.2026 10:06 — 👍 179 🔁 57 💬 21 📌 13
Nature is the "ultimate foundation" for the economy, the King has told global experts meeting in Britain to discuss the decline in biodiversity.
Charles told delegates at an @ipbes.net meeting that nature is "vitally important" and underpins the climate, food, water and air we rely on.
An historic illustration of a giant sea serpent dragging a man from a sailing ship.
🐍 #NationalSerpentDay is dedicated to snake appreciation, understanding their role in ecosystems, and helping to overcome fear or misconceptions about them, such as this one... This #myth was likely based on #oarfish sightings. Learn more: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2014/10/the-... #ILoveBHL 📖 🧪
01.02.2026 14:15 — 👍 36 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 0
Students rejoicing because a river otter was spotted playing along the Boneyard Creek in Campustown 😊https://www.reddit.com/r/UIUC/comments/1pp72ub/otter/
18.12.2025 17:40 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Infographic with Funk ACES's hours during winter break.
Have a safe and warm winter break, Illini! Here are Funk ACES's hours during the break.
18.12.2025 16:01 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Screenshot of the structured data panel of a BHL sourced image in Wikimedia commons along with the illustration of a plant the structured data applies to.
Since Jan 1st I've been celebrating the start Biodiversity Heritage Library's (@biodivlibrary.bsky.social) new era by adding structured data to their images in #WikiCommons. #BHLTransition
01.01.2026 20:24 — 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
An historic image of a school of blue flying fish soaring above waves.
💚 Thanks to our global BHL community, we reached our USD 50,000 #GiveBHLWings goal by 1 Jan 2026! These funds support BHL’s transition, staff, and infrastructure, keeping biodiversity knowledge open worldwide. Special thanks to our recurring donors. More updates soon. 🌍 📖 🧪 #BHLTransition
05.01.2026 14:45 — 👍 25 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1
“‘Business!' cried the Ghost, wringing its hands again. ‘Mankind was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, and benevolence, were, all, my business. The deals of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!’”
#AChristmasCarol- Charles #Dickens
“It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.”
Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol
I want to see more focus on diversifying the usage of renewable energy and better connection across the grid. Industries still try to win the renewable war at the expense of the climate.
19.12.2025 21:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There are a couple weeks left to this campaign! Thank you all for your generous support!
19.12.2025 17:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This new strategic partnership will help build redundancy and support for technical expertise in the BHL in addition to their contribution of amazing collections! We are so excited to welcome this new partner. 💚💛
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An historic illustration of a colourful butterfly
🌍 Almost USD 35,000 raised — from supporters in 35 countries! 🌏
Your global support is helping #GiveBHLWings as BHL prepares for independence on 1 Jan 2026. #BHLTransition 🌱
📖 Let’s keep biodiversity knowledge open & accessible worldwide.
💚 Donate: ancrywkv.donorsupport.co/page/GiveBHL... 🧪
The farm radio history exhibit, featuring three cassette tapes, two CDs, a roll of film, and various documents.
📻 Come see our exhibit on farm radio history! 📻 The display highlights historic stations, persons, and practices, and it features newspapers, books, and physical audio-visual media, including CDs, cassettes, and film. It's located on the second floor of the Funk ACES Library!
05.12.2025 17:38 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
On 1 January 2026, the Biodiversity Heritage Library will take flight, becoming fully independent after nearly two decades hosted by the Smithsonian Institution. Learn more on the #BHLBlog: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/12/give... #GiveBHLWings #BHLTransition #GivingTuesday
02.12.2025 14:24 — 👍 10 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Consider BHL in your #GivingTuesday plans!
@biodivlibrary.bsky.social democratizes science by making centuries of biodiversity literature and the data therein available to anyone, anywhere, for free.
🌿 It’s #GivingTuesday! Help the Biodiversity Heritage Library take flight as we count down to independence on 1 Jan 2026. Your gift helps #GiveBHLWings – keeping 500 years of biodiversity knowledge open & accessible worldwide. #ILoveBHL 🧪 📖 🌏
💚 Donate now:
📘 Read the announcement in the latest issue of Inoculum @msafungi.bsky.social: Mycotaxon: Announcing All Issues of Mycotaxon Have Been Digitized and are Available in BHL by Jason Karakehian, Diane Rielinger & Don Pfister. @harvard.edu @harvardlibrary.bsky.social msafungi.org/inoculum/
05.11.2025 01:58 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Woman in Cookie Monster onesie pretends to eat cookie next to “no food” sign in library.
Find joy where you can. Happy Halloween!! 🍪 @illinoisfunk.bsky.social
31.10.2025 21:40 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Learn more about how exhibition data makes its way into the Wikiverse in this excellent presentation by @siobhanleachman.bsky.social #LivingData2025 🧪
22.10.2025 16:56 — 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Fewer grad students means less science, but many STEM PhD programs in the US are cutting back on admissions this year due to federal funding uncertainties. Words by me for @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@emsque.bsky.social @ucsdcooperlab.bsky.social @julieposselt.bsky.social 🧪
