I just… no.

Hey friends, what do we have here?

Cutie pies!

“Nobody can discover the world for someone else. Only when we discover it for ourselves does it become common ground and a common bond and we cease to be alone.” — Wendell Berry

REMINDER: Hantavirus is not new. The CDC has documented ~900 cases in the US since 1993, when tracking began. It is more common in the American West. If you see someone freaking out, they are not someone who knows much about zoonotic diseases, which are diseases spread between animals & humans. 🧪

Gar sighting in the wild! (Please ignore my bad mini time 😭) @solomonrdavid.bsky.social

Shelob shells. 🧪

Thanks for the love! #WetHotGrizzledSummer

Spotted on campus. No idea what it means, but I am here for it.

Name! That! Bird! A friend in eastern Pennsylvania has this bird laying eggs on his front door wreath. The eggs look like house finch to me (except the one from a brown headed cowbird 🤣), but the dark stripe on the bird’s head is throwing me. Thoughts? 🧪🦉

Another one! Is this a hickory tussock moth case? 🧪

Are these… galls? They seem really big for galls. 🧪

Anybody know what these teeth are from? Found in a poop on the road in NC…

That was... interesting!!

Happy Publication Day to GRIZZLED—a day I’ve been dreaming about for 10 years! 🧪 ❤️‍🔥🐻❤️‍🔥

Come for the skunk. 🦨🧪 Stay for the great horned owl! 🦉

Do you love bats as much as I do? Well my friend @winifred-frick.bsky.social has a bat book coming out the same day as GRIZZLED — #bookbuddies” — and it is a beauty!! 🧪

Hey yinz guys!!! You’re invited to my book launch at The White Whale in Pittsburgh!!! Let’s gooooooo!!! 🧪🦑🐍🦊🐺🦉🕷️🦀🐊🦨🐛🦅🐸 www.canva.com/design/DAG-5...

Oh dear, just remembered it's actually worse than that... he's on a section cover, too...

haha, so, good news! you're actually on the back cover!

A friend outside of Austin, TX sent me this. And it made me wonder… assuming social insects down there are active year round? What does a cold snap do to populations? Or is cold a limiting factor for this species? Cc @humanbyweight.bsky.social @alexwild.bsky.social

Christine and Imogene are ALSO National Geographic Explorers, by the way. And longtime internet friends. I'm so thankful for the community of experts I've gotten to know through Twitter, Bsky, etc. Not only do they spread knowledge, but their passion is infectious and inspirational. 🧪

I cannot tell you how honored I am to once again have my words paired with Joel's photos, and in such an epic format. I've been writing for NatGeo for 10+ years, but it's a thrill every time. And it feels... frankly, like someone has made a mistake. Like, who am I that I get to do this? 🤯🧪

So to give Joel’s work a new spin, National Geographic brought in an illustrator named Lisa Monias. And because I don’t fully understand her craft, and surely can’t do it myself, I’m going to let Lisa explain what she did! All I know is that the resulting imagery is stunning! 🧪

When your secret Santa gift can only be opened under water and outdoors 🤣😳

Thank you to Kayla Fisk for teaching me about a bit of bird anatomy I'd never heard of before -- the little bump on the bottom bill known as a "gonys" -- and which definitely doesn't remind me of the Plumbus segment on Rick & Morty. More about Kayla! 🧪🦉 kaylafisk.com/about/

Keep on keeping on.

At my kids’ pediatrician, and I guess this is your annual reminder that lots of these kinds of images are either fake or staged. Sometimes in a way that harms animals. Herpetologists can weigh in, but I’m unaware of any natural behaviors that would lead frogs of various sizes to do this. 🧪🐸

Winter colors.

Here it is, the best conversation that’s ever taken place in my house. Mark and June were 5 and 4 at the time. 🦝