#biology — Public Fediverse posts

lending further credence to my VERY controversial take (😂 ) of "I like wolves" on this week's #wolf #CreatureCorner episode, here is the user profile picture I have had on my computer for 15+ years... have never seen a reason for it to change...

So listen in to learn some real #FunFacts about wolves on this week's episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

#wolves #Nature #Science #Wolves #Zoology #Biology #Cute #animals

lending further credence to my VERY controversial take (😂 ) of "I like wolves" on this week's #wolf #CreatureCorner episode, here is the user profile picture I have had on my computer for 15+ years... have never seen a reason for it to change...

So listen in to learn some real #FunFacts about wolves on this week's episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

#wolves #Nature #Science #Wolves #Zoology #Biology #Cute #animals

lending further credence to my VERY controversial take (😂 ) of "I like wolves" on this week's #wolf #CreatureCorner episode, here is the user profile picture I have had on my computer for 15+ years... have never seen a reason for it to change...

So listen in to learn some real #FunFacts about wolves on this week's episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

#wolves #Nature #Science #Wolves #Zoology #Biology #Cute #animals

lending further credence to my VERY controversial take (😂 ) of "I like wolves" on this week's #wolf #CreatureCorner episode, here is the user profile picture I have had on my computer for 15+ years... have never seen a reason for it to change...

So listen in to learn some real #FunFacts about wolves on this week's episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

#wolves #Nature #Science #Wolves #Zoology #Biology #Cute #animals

lending further credence to my VERY controversial take (😂 ) of "I like wolves" on this week's #wolf #CreatureCorner episode, here is the user profile picture I have had on my computer for 15+ years... have never seen a reason for it to change...

So listen in to learn some real #FunFacts about wolves on this week's episode here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

#wolves #Nature #Science #Wolves #Zoology #Biology #Cute #animals

Trump Administration Trashes Biden-era Title IX Rules, Sex Officially Defined by Biology

Remember all the craziness that used to infect the United States during the term of the failed US President Joe Biden and his woke administration? Common sense in America continues to get restored as the Trump Administration will proceed with formally removing the Biden-era Title IX regulations and this includes restoring rules that were in place during the first term of President Donald J. Trump, according to a Breitbart news report.

To put things in perspective, posted below is the excerpt from the Breitbart news report. Some parts in boldface…

The Department of Education said Monday it will formally remove the Biden administration’s Title IX regulations and restore rules issued during President Donald Trump’s first term.

The change takes effect Tuesday. Under the final rule issued Monday, the Education Department’s anti-discrimination policy will recognize sex as male or female at birth. It formally removes Biden-era regulations that extended protections based on sexual orientation and gender identity to students and employees at federally funded schools.

The 2024 rules also forced schools to use transgender students’ pronouns and changed how schools handle harassment complaints. A federal court struck down the rules in January 2025.

The Education Department then told schools it would enforce the 2020 rules. Monday’s action puts that change into the published federal regulations; schools have already been operating under the earlier rules.

The department said the last lawsuits over the Biden rules were dismissed in August, clearing the way for it to formally remove them. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the move would make the written regulations match the court rulings and the rules her department has been enforcing since Trump returned to office:

Today’s rulemaking clears the Biden Administration’s illegal rewrite of Title IX from the Code of Federal Regulations and restores the commonsense language promulgated in the first Trump Administration, which we have been enforcing since the first days of the Administration. Thanks to today’s action, the published Title IX regulations faithfully reflects court orders and Congressional intent—reducing confusion for parents, students, and educational institutions. We will continue to relentlessly champion equal opportunity for all Americans and hold accountable any school or college that violates the rights, privacy, or athletic opportunities of our women and girls.

Let me end this piece by asking you readers: What is your reaction to this development? Are you feeling glad that the Biden-era Title IX rules are no more? Does this development make you feel safer and more confident about your children or relatives in schools? Do you feel that this development ensures protection for women and girls in sports activities or events? What do you think the mob of SJWs, feminists, transgendered and LGBTQ will do in response to this breakthrough?

You may answer in the comments below. If you prefer to answer privately, you may do so by sending me a direct message online.

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Unlike Sarracenia leucophylla, which grows its best pitchers late in summer, S. oreophila puts out a burst of new pitchers in the spring. Those pitchers are now dying back in preparation for winter dormancy. Smaller leaves at the base of the plant are phyllodia, non-trap leaves that nevertheless can photosynthesize.

See https://ecoevo.social/@richard_a_lent/117298170105135916.

#plants #carnivorousplants #SavageGarden #botany #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #photography #biology #ecology #pitcherplant

Unlike Sarracenia leucophylla, which grows its best pitchers late in summer, S. oreophila puts out a burst of new pitchers in the spring. Those pitchers are now dying back in preparation for winter dormancy. Smaller leaves at the base of the plant are phyllodia, non-trap leaves that nevertheless can photosynthesize.

See https://ecoevo.social/@richard_a_lent/117298170105135916.

#plants #carnivorousplants #SavageGarden #botany #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #photography #biology #ecology #pitcherplant

Unlike Sarracenia leucophylla, which grows its best pitchers late in summer, S. oreophila puts out a burst of new pitchers in the spring. Those pitchers are now dying back in preparation for winter dormancy. Smaller leaves at the base of the plant are phyllodia, non-trap leaves that nevertheless can photosynthesize.

See https://ecoevo.social/@richard_a_lent/117298170105135916.

#plants #carnivorousplants #SavageGarden #botany #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #photography #biology #ecology #pitcherplant

Unlike Sarracenia leucophylla, which grows its best pitchers late in summer, S. oreophila puts out a burst of new pitchers in the spring. Those pitchers are now dying back in preparation for winter dormancy. Smaller leaves at the base of the plant are phyllodia, non-trap leaves that nevertheless can photosynthesize.

See https://ecoevo.social/@richard_a_lent/117298170105135916.

#plants #carnivorousplants #SavageGarden #botany #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #photography #biology #ecology #pitcherplant

Unlike Sarracenia leucophylla, which grows its best pitchers late in summer, S. oreophila puts out a burst of new pitchers in the spring. Those pitchers are now dying back in preparation for winter dormancy. Smaller leaves at the base of the plant are phyllodia, non-trap leaves that nevertheless can photosynthesize.

See https://ecoevo.social/@richard_a_lent/117298170105135916.

#plants #carnivorousplants #SavageGarden #botany #nature #naturephotography #biodiversity #photography #biology #ecology #pitcherplant

🐀 NEW: In Washington, DC, volunteer "Rat Rangers" lead evening walks through alleys to teach residents that #sanitation is rodent control.

The group formed after a 2024 #study found rodenticides in local wildlife. Two dozen neighbors learn about rat #biology, poison’s toll on #foxes and #owls, and simple prevention steps.

👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5980436/rats-dc-new-york-rangers

#rats #rodents #wildlife #cities #urban #rodenticide #ecology #publichealth #health #science #washingtondc #education #poison #community #animals #nature

🐀 NEW: In Washington, DC, volunteer "Rat Rangers" lead evening walks through alleys to teach residents that #sanitation is rodent control.

The group formed after a 2024 #study found rodenticides in local wildlife. Two dozen neighbors learn about rat #biology, poison’s toll on #foxes and #owls, and simple prevention steps.

👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5980436/rats-dc-new-york-rangers

#rats #rodents #wildlife #cities #urban #rodenticide #ecology #publichealth #health #science #washingtondc #education #poison #community #animals #nature

🐀 NEW: In Washington, DC, volunteer "Rat Rangers" lead evening walks through alleys to teach residents that #sanitation is rodent control.

The group formed after a 2024 #study found rodenticides in local wildlife. Two dozen neighbors learn about rat #biology, poison’s toll on #foxes and #owls, and simple prevention steps.

👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5980436/rats-dc-new-york-rangers

#rats #rodents #wildlife #cities #urban #rodenticide #ecology #publichealth #health #science #washingtondc #education #poison #community #animals #nature

🐀 NEW: In Washington, DC, volunteer "Rat Rangers" lead evening walks through alleys to teach residents that #sanitation is rodent control.

The group formed after a 2024 #study found rodenticides in local wildlife. Two dozen neighbors learn about rat #biology, poison’s toll on #foxes and #owls, and simple prevention steps.

👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5980436/rats-dc-new-york-rangers

#rats #rodents #wildlife #cities #urban #rodenticide #ecology #publichealth #health #science #washingtondc #education #poison #community #animals #nature

🐀 NEW: In Washington, DC, volunteer "Rat Rangers" lead evening walks through alleys to teach residents that #sanitation is rodent control.

The group formed after a 2024 #study found rodenticides in local wildlife. Two dozen neighbors learn about rat #biology, poison’s toll on #foxes and #owls, and simple prevention steps.

👉 https://www.npr.org/2026/09/28/nx-s1-5980436/rats-dc-new-york-rangers

#rats #rodents #wildlife #cities #urban #rodenticide #ecology #publichealth #health #science #washingtondc #education #poison #community #animals #nature

Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big

But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop.

https://justpaste.in/news/anthropic-says-its-biology-lab-has-already-found-something-big/

#Anthropic #AI #BiotechampHealth #biology #discovery

Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big

But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop.

https://justpaste.in/news/anthropic-says-its-biology-lab-has-already-found-something-big/

#Anthropic #AI #BiotechampHealth #biology #discovery

Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big

But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop.

https://justpaste.in/news/anthropic-says-its-biology-lab-has-already-found-something-big/

#Anthropic #AI #BiotechampHealth #biology #discovery

Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big

But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop.

https://justpaste.in/news/anthropic-says-its-biology-lab-has-already-found-something-big/

#Anthropic #AI #BiotechampHealth #biology #discovery

Anthropic says its biology lab has already found something big

But maybe the biggest reveal is that Anthropic has not let Claude run loose in its biology lab. Humans are still, so far, in the loop.

https://justpaste.in/news/anthropic-says-its-biology-lab-has-already-found-something-big/

#Anthropic #AI #BiotechampHealth #biology #discovery

I wasn't wrong when I said the habitat of wolves have changed over time...

Here's a detailed look at various subspecies of canis lupus (c.l. aka scientific name/ genus and species of our friend the wolf)!

For more #wolf #FunFacts check out this week's episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies_of_Canis_lupus#/media/File:North_American_gray_wolf_subspecies_distribution_according_to_Goldman_(1944)_&_MSW3_(2005).png

#wolves #biology #zoology #Lupus #CanisLupus #CreatureCorner #nature #science #SciComm #habitat #wolf

I wasn't wrong when I said the habitat of wolves have changed over time...

Here's a detailed look at various subspecies of canis lupus (c.l. aka scientific name/ genus and species of our friend the wolf)!

For more #wolf #FunFacts check out this week's episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies_of_Canis_lupus#/media/File:North_American_gray_wolf_subspecies_distribution_according_to_Goldman_(1944)_&_MSW3_(2005).png

#wolves #biology #zoology #Lupus #CanisLupus #CreatureCorner #nature #science #SciComm #habitat #wolf

I wasn't wrong when I said the habitat of wolves have changed over time...

Here's a detailed look at various subspecies of canis lupus (c.l. aka scientific name/ genus and species of our friend the wolf)!

For more #wolf #FunFacts check out this week's episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies_of_Canis_lupus#/media/File:North_American_gray_wolf_subspecies_distribution_according_to_Goldman_(1944)_&_MSW3_(2005).png

#wolves #biology #zoology #Lupus #CanisLupus #CreatureCorner #nature #science #SciComm #habitat #wolf

I wasn't wrong when I said the habitat of wolves have changed over time...

Here's a detailed look at various subspecies of canis lupus (c.l. aka scientific name/ genus and species of our friend the wolf)!

For more #wolf #FunFacts check out this week's episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies_of_Canis_lupus#/media/File:North_American_gray_wolf_subspecies_distribution_according_to_Goldman_(1944)_&_MSW3_(2005).png

#wolves #biology #zoology #Lupus #CanisLupus #CreatureCorner #nature #science #SciComm #habitat #wolf

I wasn't wrong when I said the habitat of wolves have changed over time...

Here's a detailed look at various subspecies of canis lupus (c.l. aka scientific name/ genus and species of our friend the wolf)!

For more #wolf #FunFacts check out this week's episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/creature-corner-wolves/

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subspecies_of_Canis_lupus#/media/File:North_American_gray_wolf_subspecies_distribution_according_to_Goldman_(1944)_&_MSW3_(2005).png

#wolves #biology #zoology #Lupus #CanisLupus #CreatureCorner #nature #science #SciComm #habitat #wolf

Bioluminescence is one of evolution's most repeated experiments. Animal bioluminescence dates back at least 540 million years, while the ability to produce light has evolved independently at least 94 times.

Blue-green ocean light can serve defense, camouflage, communication and predation. The same biology has also given science tools such as GFP and luciferase.

#science #biology

https://psyll.com/articles/science/biology/bioluminescence-the-science-behind-cold-light

Bioluminescence is one of evolution's most repeated experiments. Animal bioluminescence dates back at least 540 million years, while the ability to produce light has evolved independently at least 94 times.

Blue-green ocean light can serve defense, camouflage, communication and predation. The same biology has also given science tools such as GFP and luciferase.

#science #biology

https://psyll.com/articles/science/biology/bioluminescence-the-science-behind-cold-light

Bioluminescence is one of evolution's most repeated experiments. Animal bioluminescence dates back at least 540 million years, while the ability to produce light has evolved independently at least 94 times.

Blue-green ocean light can serve defense, camouflage, communication and predation. The same biology has also given science tools such as GFP and luciferase.

#science #biology

https://psyll.com/articles/science/biology/bioluminescence-the-science-behind-cold-light

Bioluminescence is one of evolution's most repeated experiments. Animal bioluminescence dates back at least 540 million years, while the ability to produce light has evolved independently at least 94 times.

Blue-green ocean light can serve defense, camouflage, communication and predation. The same biology has also given science tools such as GFP and luciferase.

#science #biology

https://psyll.com/articles/science/biology/bioluminescence-the-science-behind-cold-light

Bioluminescence is one of evolution's most repeated experiments. Animal bioluminescence dates back at least 540 million years, while the ability to produce light has evolved independently at least 94 times.

Blue-green ocean light can serve defense, camouflage, communication and predation. The same biology has also given science tools such as GFP and luciferase.

#science #biology

https://psyll.com/articles/science/biology/bioluminescence-the-science-behind-cold-light

"When Anthropic, the artificial intelligence giant, unveiled findings from its new biology lab last week, its scientists claimed to have used A.I. agents to discover new enzymes with promise for biotechnology.

Some scientists were quick to cast doubt on the achievement. Then Mario Rodríguez Mestre, a computational biologist, said this weekend that he and his colleagues had been studying the enzymes and their associated molecules — which Anthropic calls ARTs — for four years.

Dr. Mestre and his colleagues have yet to publish their findings. But for the past three years, they have regularly used Anthropic’s A.I. models as they have written code, drafted manuscripts and performed other tasks.

In doing so, Dr. Mestre said he and colleagues shared key findings about the enzymes with Anthropic.

“So, for me, the most important question is not ‘Were ARTs already known?’ They were,” Dr. Mestre said in an interview. The issue instead, he added, is whether Anthropic’s A.I. actually reasoned its way to the results, or whether it was guided to them based partly on his own work.

“My concern is that this information was used to train future versions of the models,” Dr. Mestre said of his own research. “I think it’s important to raise this possibility.”

In a statement on Sunday, Anthropic said: “We are not aware of any previously published work describing the ART system we recently found. Claude was also not trained on any user transcripts, and our molecular biology team has no such access, either.”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/science/anthropic-biology-enzyme-mestre.html

#AI #GenerativeAI #Anthropic #Claude #Biology #Biotechnology

"When Anthropic, the artificial intelligence giant, unveiled findings from its new biology lab last week, its scientists claimed to have used A.I. agents to discover new enzymes with promise for biotechnology.

Some scientists were quick to cast doubt on the achievement. Then Mario Rodríguez Mestre, a computational biologist, said this weekend that he and his colleagues had been studying the enzymes and their associated molecules — which Anthropic calls ARTs — for four years.

Dr. Mestre and his colleagues have yet to publish their findings. But for the past three years, they have regularly used Anthropic’s A.I. models as they have written code, drafted manuscripts and performed other tasks.

In doing so, Dr. Mestre said he and colleagues shared key findings about the enzymes with Anthropic.

“So, for me, the most important question is not ‘Were ARTs already known?’ They were,” Dr. Mestre said in an interview. The issue instead, he added, is whether Anthropic’s A.I. actually reasoned its way to the results, or whether it was guided to them based partly on his own work.

“My concern is that this information was used to train future versions of the models,” Dr. Mestre said of his own research. “I think it’s important to raise this possibility.”

In a statement on Sunday, Anthropic said: “We are not aware of any previously published work describing the ART system we recently found. Claude was also not trained on any user transcripts, and our molecular biology team has no such access, either.”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/science/anthropic-biology-enzyme-mestre.html

#AI #GenerativeAI #Anthropic #Claude #Biology #Biotechnology

"When Anthropic, the artificial intelligence giant, unveiled findings from its new biology lab last week, its scientists claimed to have used A.I. agents to discover new enzymes with promise for biotechnology.

Some scientists were quick to cast doubt on the achievement. Then Mario Rodríguez Mestre, a computational biologist, said this weekend that he and his colleagues had been studying the enzymes and their associated molecules — which Anthropic calls ARTs — for four years.

Dr. Mestre and his colleagues have yet to publish their findings. But for the past three years, they have regularly used Anthropic’s A.I. models as they have written code, drafted manuscripts and performed other tasks.

In doing so, Dr. Mestre said he and colleagues shared key findings about the enzymes with Anthropic.

“So, for me, the most important question is not ‘Were ARTs already known?’ They were,” Dr. Mestre said in an interview. The issue instead, he added, is whether Anthropic’s A.I. actually reasoned its way to the results, or whether it was guided to them based partly on his own work.

“My concern is that this information was used to train future versions of the models,” Dr. Mestre said of his own research. “I think it’s important to raise this possibility.”

In a statement on Sunday, Anthropic said: “We are not aware of any previously published work describing the ART system we recently found. Claude was also not trained on any user transcripts, and our molecular biology team has no such access, either.”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/science/anthropic-biology-enzyme-mestre.html

#AI #GenerativeAI #Anthropic #Claude #Biology #Biotechnology

"When Anthropic, the artificial intelligence giant, unveiled findings from its new biology lab last week, its scientists claimed to have used A.I. agents to discover new enzymes with promise for biotechnology.

Some scientists were quick to cast doubt on the achievement. Then Mario Rodríguez Mestre, a computational biologist, said this weekend that he and his colleagues had been studying the enzymes and their associated molecules — which Anthropic calls ARTs — for four years.

Dr. Mestre and his colleagues have yet to publish their findings. But for the past three years, they have regularly used Anthropic’s A.I. models as they have written code, drafted manuscripts and performed other tasks.

In doing so, Dr. Mestre said he and colleagues shared key findings about the enzymes with Anthropic.

“So, for me, the most important question is not ‘Were ARTs already known?’ They were,” Dr. Mestre said in an interview. The issue instead, he added, is whether Anthropic’s A.I. actually reasoned its way to the results, or whether it was guided to them based partly on his own work.

“My concern is that this information was used to train future versions of the models,” Dr. Mestre said of his own research. “I think it’s important to raise this possibility.”

In a statement on Sunday, Anthropic said: “We are not aware of any previously published work describing the ART system we recently found. Claude was also not trained on any user transcripts, and our molecular biology team has no such access, either.”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/science/anthropic-biology-enzyme-mestre.html

#AI #GenerativeAI #Anthropic #Claude #Biology #Biotechnology

"When Anthropic, the artificial intelligence giant, unveiled findings from its new biology lab last week, its scientists claimed to have used A.I. agents to discover new enzymes with promise for biotechnology.

Some scientists were quick to cast doubt on the achievement. Then Mario Rodríguez Mestre, a computational biologist, said this weekend that he and his colleagues had been studying the enzymes and their associated molecules — which Anthropic calls ARTs — for four years.

Dr. Mestre and his colleagues have yet to publish their findings. But for the past three years, they have regularly used Anthropic’s A.I. models as they have written code, drafted manuscripts and performed other tasks.

In doing so, Dr. Mestre said he and colleagues shared key findings about the enzymes with Anthropic.

“So, for me, the most important question is not ‘Were ARTs already known?’ They were,” Dr. Mestre said in an interview. The issue instead, he added, is whether Anthropic’s A.I. actually reasoned its way to the results, or whether it was guided to them based partly on his own work.

“My concern is that this information was used to train future versions of the models,” Dr. Mestre said of his own research. “I think it’s important to raise this possibility.”

In a statement on Sunday, Anthropic said: “We are not aware of any previously published work describing the ART system we recently found. Claude was also not trained on any user transcripts, and our molecular biology team has no such access, either.”"

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/science/anthropic-biology-enzyme-mestre.html

#AI #GenerativeAI #Anthropic #Claude #Biology #Biotechnology

The key to successful #datasharing? Preparation.

“The main effort was not uploading the files themselves, but organizing and documenting the data so that someone outside our group could understand what each file represented,” said researcher Pradip K. Bera

https://blog.datadryad.org/2026/09/22/laying-a-foundation-for-meaningful-data-sharing/

#openaccess #opendata #biology #physics #chemistry

The key to successful #datasharing? Preparation.

“The main effort was not uploading the files themselves, but organizing and documenting the data so that someone outside our group could understand what each file represented,” said researcher Pradip K. Bera

https://blog.datadryad.org/2026/09/22/laying-a-foundation-for-meaningful-data-sharing/

#openaccess #opendata #biology #physics #chemistry

The key to successful #datasharing? Preparation.

“The main effort was not uploading the files themselves, but organizing and documenting the data so that someone outside our group could understand what each file represented,” said researcher Pradip K. Bera

https://blog.datadryad.org/2026/09/22/laying-a-foundation-for-meaningful-data-sharing/

#openaccess #opendata #biology #physics #chemistry

The key to successful #datasharing? Preparation.

“The main effort was not uploading the files themselves, but organizing and documenting the data so that someone outside our group could understand what each file represented,” said researcher Pradip K. Bera

https://blog.datadryad.org/2026/09/22/laying-a-foundation-for-meaningful-data-sharing/

#openaccess #opendata #biology #physics #chemistry

The key to successful #datasharing? Preparation.

“The main effort was not uploading the files themselves, but organizing and documenting the data so that someone outside our group could understand what each file represented,” said researcher Pradip K. Bera

https://blog.datadryad.org/2026/09/22/laying-a-foundation-for-meaningful-data-sharing/

#openaccess #opendata #biology #physics #chemistry

I did not have this find on my bingo card for the year...

...Deep in a cave in Tennessee, thousands of feet underground, as I rounded a bend of the river passage leading a group of biology students and recent graduates in a bioinventory of the cave....I stopped suddenly and definitely swore a little "WTF is that?! GAR!?"

Yes my friends, a friggin' Gar, about four feet long, just swimming in one of the pools.

Not a single person I know of has ever seen this in a cave before. Critters from the surface do get washed in at times, and this cave has connection to surface water. However, the creeks above it are not really Gar habitat, so even us biologists are at a bit of a loss.

Well, not the property manager, who promptly said "wow, he was only this big *mimes a few inches with his fingers* when I put him in there!" (sarcasm, in case you cannot tell!)

So...enjoy a big gar, with a human for scale.

Fun fact: it would follow the light from our headlamps around, like a little kitten following a feather toy, but it declined to follow out of the pool it is comfy in

Boost if this made you smile today!

(ETA: Please don't at me to yell at me about not "saving" it, or ignoring that fish have feelings, or anything along those lines. Floods wash things into caves. Critters explore where maybe they shouldn't. There's a song in the Lion King about it. Sometimes we can rescue things out of caves that belong on the surface, but often we cannot, and for millions of years these accidentals feed the ecosystem, and support many of the other creatures that call this cave home. If you struggle with this concept: Think of it as colonization gone array so the locals win in the end.)

#fish #gar #monster #cave #caves #caving #biology #nature #shock #river #ecosystem #Mesozoic #ancient #history

I did not have this find on my bingo card for the year...

...Deep in a cave in Tennessee, thousands of feet underground, as I rounded a bend of the river passage leading a group of biology students and recent graduates in a bioinventory of the cave....I stopped suddenly and definitely swore a little "WTF is that?! GAR!?"

Yes my friends, a friggin' Gar, about four feet long, just swimming in one of the pools.

Not a single person I know of has ever seen this in a cave before. Critters from the surface do get washed in at times, and this cave has connection to surface water. However, the creeks above it are not really Gar habitat, so even us biologists are at a bit of a loss.

Well, not the property manager, who promptly said "wow, he was only this big *mimes a few inches with his fingers* when I put him in there!" (sarcasm, in case you cannot tell!)

So...enjoy a big gar, with a human for scale.

Fun fact: it would follow the light from our headlamps around, like a little kitten following a feather toy, but it declined to follow out of the pool it is comfy in

Boost if this made you smile today!

(ETA: Please don't at me to yell at me about not "saving" it, or ignoring that fish have feelings, or anything along those lines. Floods wash things into caves. Critters explore where maybe they shouldn't. There's a song in the Lion King about it. Sometimes we can rescue things out of caves that belong on the surface, but often we cannot, and for millions of years these accidentals feed the ecosystem, and support many of the other creatures that call this cave home. If you struggle with this concept: Think of it as colonization gone array so the locals win in the end.)

#fish #gar #monster #cave #caves #caving #biology #nature #shock #river #ecosystem #Mesozoic #ancient #history

I did not have this find on my bingo card for the year...

...Deep in a cave in Tennessee, thousands of feet underground, as I rounded a bend of the river passage leading a group of biology students and recent graduates in a bioinventory of the cave....I stopped suddenly and definitely swore a little "WTF is that?! GAR!?"

Yes my friends, a friggin' Gar, about four feet long, just swimming in one of the pools.

Not a single person I know of has ever seen this in a cave before. Critters from the surface do get washed in at times, and this cave has connection to surface water. However, the creeks above it are not really Gar habitat, so even us biologists are at a bit of a loss.

Well, not the property manager, who promptly said "wow, he was only this big *mimes a few inches with his fingers* when I put him in there!" (sarcasm, in case you cannot tell!)

So...enjoy a big gar, with a human for scale.

Fun fact: it would follow the light from our headlamps around, like a little kitten following a feather toy, but it declined to follow out of the pool it is comfy in

Boost if this made you smile today!

(ETA: Please don't at me to yell at me about not "saving" it, or ignoring that fish have feelings, or anything along those lines. Floods wash things into caves. Critters explore where maybe they shouldn't. There's a song in the Lion King about it. Sometimes we can rescue things out of caves that belong on the surface, but often we cannot, and for millions of years these accidentals feed the ecosystem, and support many of the other creatures that call this cave home. If you struggle with this concept: Think of it as colonization gone array so the locals win in the end.)

#fish #gar #monster #cave #caves #caving #biology #nature #shock #river #ecosystem #Mesozoic #ancient #history

I did not have this find on my bingo card for the year...

...Deep in a cave in Tennessee, thousands of feet underground, as I rounded a bend of the river passage leading a group of biology students and recent graduates in a bioinventory of the cave....I stopped suddenly and definitely swore a little "WTF is that?! GAR!?"

Yes my friends, a friggin' Gar, about four feet long, just swimming in one of the pools.

Not a single person I know of has ever seen this in a cave before. Critters from the surface do get washed in at times, and this cave has connection to surface water. However, the creeks above it are not really Gar habitat, so even us biologists are at a bit of a loss.

Well, not the property manager, who promptly said "wow, he was only this big *mimes a few inches with his fingers* when I put him in there!" (sarcasm, in case you cannot tell!)

So...enjoy a big gar, with a human for scale.

Fun fact: it would follow the light from our headlamps around, like a little kitten following a feather toy, but it declined to follow out of the pool it is comfy in

Boost if this made you smile today!

(ETA: Please don't at me to yell at me about not "saving" it, or ignoring that fish have feelings, or anything along those lines. Floods wash things into caves. Critters explore where maybe they shouldn't. There's a song in the Lion King about it. Sometimes we can rescue things out of caves that belong on the surface, but often we cannot, and for millions of years these accidentals feed the ecosystem, and support many of the other creatures that call this cave home. If you struggle with this concept: Think of it as colonization gone array so the locals win in the end.)

#fish #gar #monster #cave #caves #caving #biology #nature #shock #river #ecosystem #Mesozoic #ancient #history