Tom Iwanicki

Field work in Bamfield, a lecture with Tom Reimchen, this is hitting me right in the ca. 2010 nostalgia - how time flies - BMSC is beautiful as ever

Secondary not subordinate: Opsin localization suggests possibility for color sensitivity in salticid secondary eyes The principal eyes of jumping spiders (Salticidae) integrate a dual-lens system, a tiered retinal matrix with multiple photoreceptor classes and muscu…

I am mostly a marine biologist, but I do happen to be a published spider eye guy too 👁️. Their colour vision is FASCINATING! Here's the receipt: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

In the cacophony of crap news, I recalled seeing this lil' bug. A good reminder that nature is beautiful. Here's a female Sylvan jumping spider, clearly dazzled (or maybe pissed off) at the spider-like eyes of my iphone cameras. Pick an issue, get involved, AND pay attention to the beauty all around

Do. Not. Lick. Got it. This track is going to play every time I look at the cabinet now. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzk0...

On a scale from 1 to dead man walking whats the risk of having a nodule in a jar in a curiosity cabinet, asking for a friend

Janthina! The violet colour is so striking in person. They also have counter shading on their shell presumably for camouflage - here's a couple from my camera roll from O'ahu, Hawai'i. I appreciate the neuston love lately there is so much hidden on the surface 👀

D.C. Council approves ranked-choice voting, rejects rollback of tipped wage law (for now) There was plenty of action on two of D.C.'s ballot initiatives.

It was a day for ballot initiatives in the D.C. Council, as an attempt to repeal Initiative 82 was defeated (but could come back) while lawmakers funded ranked-choice voting, which was approved by voters last year as Initiative 83. For @51st.news: 51st.news/d-c-council-...

Photo from the beach in Astoria, Oregon. In the foreground, a blue jellyfish call by-the-wind sailor, in the background the Wreck of the Peter Iredale, a hulking mass or rusted iron firmly stuck in the sand.

Just called the at-large council members of DC to urge them to fully implement initiative-82, the phase-out of a tipped minimum wage supported by almost 80% of DC voters! As a treat, here is a pair of ship wrecks: a By-the-wind sailor run aground next to the Wreck of the Peter Iredale, Astoria, OR

A Portuguese man o war stranded on a sandy beach with the ocean in the background

Feeling very ‘watching cspan at 1:20am’ here is a gorgeous Portuguese man-o-war I recently saw on the Gulf of Mexico to cleanse the tl

Thousands of Philadelphia city workers are officially on strike More than 9,000 city employees are on strike after contract talks fell apart between AFSCME District Council 33 and Mayor Parker’s administration, the first major city worker strike since 1986.

Philly’s AFSCME DC 33 is officially ON STRIKE!

Over 9,000 blue collar city workers who run our streets, libraries, sanitation, and more have refused the city’s lowball offers. They make an average of $46K while our mayor enriches herself, her cronies, and the cops www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...

Remember when Mayor Bowser proposed:

No new funding for permanent housing for individuals experiencing homelessness

Massive cuts to emergency rental assistance

Cuts to street outreach

Cuts to basically all social supports

Just some thoughts while we’re talking about mayors!

Been true my whole life.

Looking at NYC from Mayor Bowserʻs DC

NEW YORK (AP) — Andrew Cuomo concedes New York City Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.

Neuston represent! 👀

Solidarity SK. Their ideology is small and self-defeating. Keep going ✊💜

Trump’s Onshore Wind Pause Is Still On Six months in, federal agencies are still refusing to grant crucial permits to wind developers.

Exclusive: I have confirmed that the federal government is still refusing to process permit applications for land-based wind projects almost six months into the Trump administration. Not just offshore.

It threatens untold billions of capital investments in the United States.

via @heatmap.news

Used to play hc religiously, the emotional roller coaster of losing a lvl 90+ fully geared character is etched in my soul. Now I play on switch and its too glitchy to trust hc so I just wrecklessly grind sc for the death's fathom thats evaded me for 25 years.

Quinnipiac national poll: Trump's approval rating is 38/53. GOP's approval rating is 32/61. But they have one thing going for them — Democrats are even more unpopular. Dems' approval rating is 21/70.

The congressional Democratic Party is under water with Democratic voters.

Roll Call 163 Roll Call 163, Bill Number: H. R. 884, 119th Congress, 1st Session VOTE QUESTION: On Passage, DESCRIPTION: To prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting R...

In the middle of complex crises, H.R.884 clears the house with the help of 56 House Democrats voting to disenfranchise non-citizens from participating in local elections in DC. Xenophobia is bipartisan. clerk.house.gov/Votes/202516...

Congress Switchboard is extra glitchy today, good sign people are lighting up the phone lines? Or did the Musk flunkies take a hatchet to it too.

That is how much it costs these days man

🥹 thanks!!!

Pinch me! I am so excited to be joining an amazing cohort of scientists and conservation practitioners for the Smith Fellowship. We are going to learn so many cool things about neuston (word of the day) the animals that live on - and interact with - the vast sea surface.

Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11bn The island is being sued by a mining company over its decision, and faces paying nine times its annual budget in damages if it loses

In last week's Rare Earth, we looked at the Arctic & especially Greenland: the geopolitics of mineral extraction, what Greenlanders want & the impacts etc

Today, this: "Fearing toxic waste, Greenland ended uranium mining. Now, they could be forced to restart - or pay $11bn"

www.theguardian.com/...

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ICCB 2025 - @iccb2025.bsky.social
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SCB Oceania - @scboceania.bsky.social
SCB Europe - @scbeurope.bsky.social
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Bright passionate people who wanted to dedicate their lives to public service were fired in a mass email over the holiday weekend.

This has absolutely nothing to do with efficiency, fraud, waste, or abuse. And your life will be worse because of it.

The general public:

Love y’all! Comet is a magical place

Ekko Astral with Pretty Bitter’s Emelia Bleker on a red stage performing at Comet Ping Pong

Damn @ekkoastral.bsky.social closing the night with i90 had me in tears. The whole night was a celebration of trans brilliance. So many emotions were swirling in the mascara mosh pit. Truly the best night of live music and a balm for these troubled times.