Jake Withee
@witheelabs.bsky.social
Former bee biologist. Former-er plant geneticist. Intermittent videographer. Occasional musician. All-the-time dorky science educator, plus spooky podcaster at https://superduperstitious.com
I also write the YouTube show Bizarre Beasts!
I also write the YouTube show Bizarre Beasts!
It's why I (and dozens of amazing coworkers before me) left the Bell Museum
September 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
It's why I (and dozens of amazing coworkers before me) left the Bell Museum
Aha! Love a good set of ear bones.
September 3, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Aha! Love a good set of ear bones.
Wait maybe I'm totally missing something – other than the lack of visible knuckles, what's biologically off about the bat wing bones?
September 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Wait maybe I'm totally missing something – other than the lack of visible knuckles, what's biologically off about the bat wing bones?
At the Bell Museum, I ended up making a whole video series just to try to address them all 😂 One of the most common was, "Did you kill all those animals?" but a favorite of mine was, "What's the most flexible snake in Minnesota?"
Honest Answers to Ridiculous Questions (16:9, open-captioned) - Google Drive
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August 19, 2026 at 1:29 AM
At the Bell Museum, I ended up making a whole video series just to try to address them all 😂 One of the most common was, "Did you kill all those animals?" but a favorite of mine was, "What's the most flexible snake in Minnesota?"
The gritty remake of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" none of us expected
July 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
The gritty remake of "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" none of us expected
And now I'm gonna have this song stuck in my head all night: youtu.be/NKvHkcANLcg?...
JULIAN SMITH - Ginger Snap (feat. James Austin Johnson)
YouTube video by Julian Smith
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May 13, 2026 at 3:28 AM
And now I'm gonna have this song stuck in my head all night: youtu.be/NKvHkcANLcg?...
YES this exact thing breaks my heart so much – I feel like the overwhelming majority of people by default get left out of such a big part of what makes being alive wonderful (i.e: learning about how goddamned weird and amazing absolutely everything is)
March 30, 2026 at 4:18 AM
YES this exact thing breaks my heart so much – I feel like the overwhelming majority of people by default get left out of such a big part of what makes being alive wonderful (i.e: learning about how goddamned weird and amazing absolutely everything is)
The only exception I've ever been open to is the time I saw a sign on a popup outside of a shop that said "Now is the winter of our Discount Tent"
February 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
The only exception I've ever been open to is the time I saw a sign on a popup outside of a shop that said "Now is the winter of our Discount Tent"
Reposted by Jake Withee
