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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.

@sarahmackattack.bsky.social

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Squid biologist Science communicator Artist Executive Director of Skype a Scientist Creator of the SquidMobile

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Hold your horses it’s not published yet 😂

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Alright who’s seen Abigail? Watching it with my merry band of horror movie nerds right now and it’s the best thing I’ve seen in 2024.

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OR scenes about the special bond between a girl and her very large lizards. Utterly bereft, in fact.

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The problem with House of the Dragon compared to Game of Thrones, of course, is that there are nowhere near enough mischievous gingers.

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Finishing up a writing piece for a journal, and as usual when I write anything, am 100% convinced it's both the most obvious thing anyone's ever said, and most asinine thing to ever cross the pages of that journal. Fun to read though.

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They certainly have the iridescence for the job 😂

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Today’s? Who knows. The one I saw the other day was literally carrying a cricket, but I’m comfortable saying “something like a cricket carrier”

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I’ve been seeing a lot of these this summer. I think they’re steel-blue cricket-hunter wasps, but I’m not sure. I saw one carrying a cricket last week though 🤷🏻‍♀️. They look more blue IRL than in this picture but they’re hard to get a pic of because they’re always running around.

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“We are here on Earth to fart around, and don’t let anybody tell you any different.”- Kurt Vonnegut

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Got to say hello to TWO very good dogs on the way to the gym this morning. Surely this is a good omen for the day.

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Too hot for a bbq, you kids have fun, I’m gonna give into my swamp monster nature and take a cold bath with the lights off ✌️

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10/10

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With the annual fundraiser complete (again, seriously, thank you everyone), I flopped on the couch, and Otis dutifully reported for duty by flopping herself right on top

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THE MAP IS FULL!

1st: West Coast!
2nd: The South!
3rd: Midwest!
Last place: Northeast (sigh)

Thank you to all 422 of you who donated to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social and everyone who engaged with these posts, I couldn't run this program without you 😭

givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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We're down to the FINAL 5 states!

$20 for PA or FL
$30 for Illinois
$40 for NJ
$50 for NY

Finish this!
givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Thank you!!

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$130 left to finish all of the south!

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Thank you for sharing 🥹

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For all the shit people talk about the south, let's just note that Mississippi (one of the poorest states in the nation) met their goal before New York. You can still beat Georgia, though, NY.

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Okayyy time for the post-lunch low-hanging-fruit roundup
$40 for Kentucky
$80 for Arkansas
$90 for Tennessee
$110 for Missouri
$130 for Pennsylvania!!

We're 84% of the way to done! Please help me finish this so I can stop posting about it 💕💕💕💕
givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Not yet! I have a buffalo from yesterday, but not today

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Also, everyone RTing this on day 3? You are a bunch of saints, you know that? Keeping momentum up is a challenge, and you're the best.

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I've never had one! Gotta add it to the sandwich bucket list

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And lastly, The Midwest
(who, I have heard, is also pretty good at sandwiches to be fair, but I mostly think about cheese when I think about them. And hot dogs.)

Minnesota 13
Indiana 18
Missouri 21
Ohio 27
Illinois 34
Michigan 40

givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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The Northeast! Land of lobster rolls, cheese steaks, and generally speaking the best damn sandwiches I've ever had. Let's see what we got left.

Pennsylvania 18
New Jersey 35
New York 46

Fans of Mathematics may note that PA has kicked absolute ass in the last 12 hours.
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Keeping Trump out of the White House isn’t the only thing that needs doing and it isn’t enough to solve all problems facing the country & world but if it isn’t done then all those problems get exponentially worse in ways I don’t even know how to express and it scares me when people pretend otherwise

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Let's explore what remains in the South
Kentucky 7
Arkansas 11
Tennessee 12
Virginia 18
Florida 21
Georgia 39

Fill some bubbles, maybe even finish a state!
Right here:
givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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I'm crossing my fingers that today is the last day of this so I can return to posting good critters all day instead of flooding your feed with maps all day. Thank you SO MUCH to everyone who has donated or shared these posts. I couldn't run this program without you!

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I have no recollection of planting this 🤔

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Alriiight lots of progress made today! Thank you for all who contributed!

West Coast 24
The South 125
Northeast 136
Midwest 171

Wanna finish off some states? Maybe even a whole region??
Make it happen
givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Look not trying to do the whole Philly vs NYC thing buuuutttttt, both PA and NY have 62 bubbles left. Neck and neck

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100 kisses because what if i get hit by a bus? how will they know i love them?

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Time for the afternoon low-hanging-fruit rundown.

27 states complete

$20 to finish Rhode Island
$50 for New Hampshire or Alabama
$90 for Washington State
$120 for California
$130 for Colorado or Massachusetts
givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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Daily "thank you for not unfollowing me while I act like Steve Kornacki without the khakis while asking for $10 over and over and over again" animal post.

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Regional standings update!

West Coast, 110 bubbles
The South, 199 bubbles
Midwest, 209 bubbles
Northeast, 267 bubbles.

I admit, it does hurt my feelings that the region I have lived in almost my whole life usually comes in last place. Idk why we are like this.

givebutter.com/Wj5JGG

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