DigInverts @DigInverts

Making marine invertebrate collections accessible for all. 🦀🦑🦞🦐 Funded by the National Science Foundation. #diginverts #NSFfunded digin-tcn.org Joined October 2021

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DigInverts @DigInverts

3 months ago

Ever wondered where Nemo lives? 🐠 In the Indo-Pacific, clownfish live with Entacmaea quadricolor (bubble-tip anemones). The anemones shelter the fish, & the fish provide the anemones nutrients and defend them from predators & parasites. Nature’s teamwork—mutualistic symbiosis!

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iNaturalist @inaturalist

4 months ago

You're currently looking at Phylliroe bucephala — a parasitic sea slug that lives its life in the open ocean — and the colorful stuff is its guts (and their contents). 📷 alaineden on iNaturalist 📍 Guadeloupe 🔗: inaturalist.org/observations/2… #ObservationOfTheDay

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iNaturalist @inaturalist

4 months ago

We're hiring! iNaturalist is searching for a Senior Staff Mobile Engineer team to lead the continued development of our cross-platform applications. Learn more: inaturalist.org/pages/jobs

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DigInverts @DigInverts

4 months ago

Naomi Rodriguez @NHMLA uses integrative taxonomy to better ID marine isopods—tiny but vital players in marine ecosystems—tackling the challenge of consistent species IDs for this group. She also made a zine to bring isopods to life! peracarida.org/about/research #WednesdayWisdom

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) @WHOI

4 months ago

Some of the best inventors “study nature, not books.” 🎨 by Natalie Renier, 🖋️ by Hannah Piecuch/WHOI Creative #OceanMatters #BlueEconomy #WorldOceanDay #DesignByNature #OceanInspiration #OceanInnovation

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iNaturalist @inaturalist

4 months ago

It's #WormWednesday 😌🪱 Here's a very good flatworm, possibly in the Genus Paraplanocera. 📷 adrian2370 on iNaturalist 📍 Australia 🔗: inaturalist.org/observations/2… #ObservationOfTheDay

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DigInverts @DigInverts

4 months ago

#FridayFunFact Sea urchins have no eyes, bones, heart, or brain — yet they can still sense light! Their whole body acts like one big eye as they use their tube feet & spines to detect changes in light & navigate their surroundings.👁️ Heliocidaris australiae, found off Australia.

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Field Museum @FieldMuseum

2 years ago

Ready for the DEEPEST dive you've ever taken? Explore the mysterious, rarely-seen world hidden beneath the waves in our new special exhibition, #UnseenOceans, opening on March 15. 🌊 fieldmuseum.io/UnseenOceans 🎨: © @AMNH

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Field Museum @FieldMuseum

2 years ago

In #UnseenOceans: 🪼 Encounter glow-in-the-dark fish and plankton. 🪼 Pilot through the depths in an interactive submersible game. 🪼 Meet real-life seahorses, eels, and jellies up close. Plan your visit. 🌊 fieldmuseum.io/UnseenOceans

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Field Museum @FieldMuseum

2 years ago

NOW OPEN: our newest special exhibition, #UnseenOceans 🌊

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California Academy of Sciences @calacademy

10 months ago

This seagull definitely heard we’re looking for sea stars this month… All iNaturalist observations of CA sea stars count towards the 2024 Solstice Sea Star Search, but maybe avoid replicating this bird’s invasive approach. More at bit.ly/seastar24 © Ellyne Geurts

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Science at the Natural History Museum @NHM_Science

7 months ago

Understanding a new phylum: the Micrognathozoa were discovered only 25 years ago - NHM's Christopher Laumer with colleagues @uni_copenhagen @MCZHarvard @UniBarcelona explore biology, evolution and distribution royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

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iNaturalist @inaturalist

4 months ago

As of 2025, there are over 8 million estimated species on Earth, over 2 million species described so far, and over 500,000 species documented on iNaturalist.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist

4 months ago

Atlantic Bobtails (Sepiola atlantica), like many squids in the same family, have a specialized light organ that helps them camouflage & evade predators as they hunt at night. 📷 unorthodox_sketch on iNaturalist 📍 United Kingdom 🔗: inaturalist.org/observations/2… #ObservationOfTheDay

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @Scripps_Ocean

5 months ago

🪸 An innovative approach to #CoralReefRestoration: Gel! A new substance designed by Scripps Oceanography & @UCSDJacobs scientists improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20X! Learn more about SNAP-X & how it's helping corals thrive. ⬇️ 🌊 @ReefEngineers scripps.ucsd.edu/news/new-gel-c…

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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @Scripps_Ocean

5 months ago

🌊 If you frequent #SanDiego tidepools, you've probably spotted these delightful locals. Meet the #SeaHare! Charlotte Seid, manager of the Benthic Invertebrate Collection at Scripps Oceanography, shares more about these cool creatures for @sdut. ⬇️ sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/14/spe…

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Museum of Comparative Zoology @MCZHarvard

7 months ago

Get to know Mandë Holford @scimaven, incoming Curator of Malacology and @HarvardOEB professor, and her research on venomous sea creatures. Harvard builds a new lab for venomous sea creatures bostonglobe.com/2025/02/24/met… via @BostonGlobe

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Museum of Comparative Zoology @MCZHarvard

8 months ago

In January, MCZ collections hosted students from the @HarvardExt Museum Collections Care course. Students worked with many MCZ collections on a variety of projects.

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Museum of Comparative Zoology @MCZHarvard

8 months ago

Five new species of squat lobsters have been described by @paularodflo, former Biodiversity Postdoctoral Fellow. Munidopsis giribeti is named to honor MCZ director and @HarvardOEB professor @ggiribet's inspirational passion and dedication to invertebrates. bit.ly/4hSPpSP

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UC San Diego @UCSanDiego

5 months ago

Celebrating 75 years of the @NSF! 🎉 At UC San Diego, their funding drives bold research in health, AI, climate & more. #BehindEveryBreakthough #UCSD #UCSanDiego #SaveResearch