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petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
for real, get some new jokes, that is nearly the only comment the official #InvertebrateOfTheYear posts got
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social Petra Korlević @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · Jul 2
I know this is the internets and people be vent posting, but can you not disrespect invertebrates by comparing them to human politicians?

invertebrates did nothing to deserve this kind of treatment
August 13, 2026 at 10:30 AM
wrenandbee.bsky.social
Here’s a clip of a Dark-edged Bee-fly I took a couple of years ago.

Amazing creature.

#Nature #InvertebrateOfTheYear
March 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
colpizen.bsky.social
Obviously going to vote for the common woodlouse
Illustration by @petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
#InvertebrateOfTheYear

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Common Woodlouse illustration
August 14, 2026 at 3:48 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
year of the honse
#SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear

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Screenshot of the movile guardian app with a bright orange and cream horseshoe crab belly up showing off a beautiful yellow orange blue purple undercarriage Text is 9 Horseshoe crab (Carciniscorpiys rotundicauda) the living fossil of the animal kingdom, these amazing creatures predat the dinosaurs... Read mkre Illuatration: Petra Korlević/the guardian
August 11, 2026 at 11:26 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
bug is out of the rug, I got commissioned by @theguardian.com to #SciArt illustrate this year's goobies for #InvertebrateOfTheYear

there are some really good ones stay tuned!

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August 3, 2026 at 11:22 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
third day of #InverteFest have the winner of this year's #InvertebrateOfTheYear the tardigrade/water bear/dugoživac/party animal 🍸
rainbow art on a black background of a tardigrade with sunglasses, a glass and alcohol bottle, with the text "partigrade" above it.
April 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
FUZZBALL!!
not Bubica but her American cousin
#SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear

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screenshot of the guardian website showing a very fuzzy soft orange bumblebee with thick fuzzy black legs on a peach background the text is 7 The moscardon bumblebee (Bombus dahlbomii) A floriously furry giant bumblebee... Read more Illustration: Petra Korlević/The Guardian
August 9, 2026 at 11:28 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
the.... MONCHER!

#SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear

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August 5, 2026 at 11:15 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
last one! time to vote people

#SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear

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August 12, 2026 at 11:08 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
lemme sing to u girl *SCREECHING*
#SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear

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August 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
smallecobear.bsky.social
Lovely piece here by @davegoulson.bsky.social in praise of hoverflies
#Insects
#InvertebrateoftheYear

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‘About time they got some credit’: why hoverflies are an underappreciated insect
Prof Dave Goulson is one of the world’s foremost experts on insects. But there’s a special place in his heart for hoverflies, one of the prettiest flies around. Here he explains why we should nominate...
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February 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
they pay me in WOIMS
#sciArt #Invertebrateoftheyear

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August 10, 2026 at 12:49 PM
andyscollick.bsky.social
So many to choose from! My nomination for #InvertebrateOfTheYear is Marco Rubio. He definitely lacks a backbone.
March 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
the banner changes as more goobies are revealed! with a little sneak peak of tomorrow's invert's BUTT

#SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear

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August 4, 2026 at 12:51 PM
clairecopperman.bsky.social
I'm loving the run-up to the Guardian's #InvertebrateOfTheYear vote, with people passionately advocating for their favourite invertebrate. A much-needed focus on these vital, often beautiful and weird creatures.
guyshrubsole.bsky.social Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Mar 28
My nomination for invertebrate of the year is the blue ground beetle - an icon of Britain’s temperate rainforests, and devourer of slugs.

Of course, ALL of the bees, grasshoppers & butterflies nominated here deserve our respect - without bugs, we’re screwed!

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A symbol of hope’: environmentalists choose their favourite invertebrates
Politicians, campaigners and charity workers make the case for their top picks, from bumblebees to blue beetles
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March 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
jopabinia.bsky.social
Of the announced candidates for #InvertebrateOfTheYear I'm currently supporting tardigrade!

We all know they have cool traits like going into space and reviving (ours were fine alone for months of covid), and are everywhere. But I love them because they are adorable 😍

Vote tardigrade April 2-4! 🧪
‘Lego and tardigrades’: when humans finally destroy the world, what will remain?
Milnesium tardigradum is only 0.5mm long and has survived all five great extinction events – plus it’s cute
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March 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
fat SOSIJ bug
#SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear

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August 7, 2026 at 11:04 AM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
fine, FINE, congrats on the water bear, but my beefly was ROBBED!

#InvertebrateOfTheYear #invertebrates #SciArt
rainbow art on a black background of a tardigrade with sunglasses, a glass and alcohol bottle, with the text "partigrade" above it.
April 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
vickihird.bsky.social
‘A symbol of hope’: environmentalists choose their favourite invertebrates. I'm with @davegoulson.bsky.social the Hairy Footed Flower bee.. 👌
And I've big soft spot for the Tiger Beetle - good choice too Nadia Shaikh. Get ready to vote #invertebrateoftheyear www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A symbol of hope’: environmentalists choose their favourite invertebrates
Politicians, campaigners and charity workers make the case for their top picks, from bumblebees to blue beetles
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
large (wingspan) and in charge
#SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear

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August 8, 2026 at 1:13 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
BEE 🐝 FLY 🪰
BEE 🐝 FLY 🪰

#BeeFlyWatch #SciArt #InvertebrateOfTheYear
drawing of a large beefly on a black background. it has very skinny legs, two HUGE eyes, a long snout, and a very fat fluffy body. The wings are half dark half light. It is lighter and greyish in tones.
April 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
vickihird.bsky.social
Great piece by @flygirlnhm.bsky.social on the huge value and beauty of flies
for #InvertebrateOfTheYear
Last day to vote. ❎
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If only people knew’: the fascinating lives of flies
Most people associate the insects with filth, but they are vital to the food cycle and sometimes even pretty
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August 16, 2026 at 11:42 AM
alessandronai.bsky.social
Marco Rubio

#InvertebrateOfTheYear
July 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
petrathepostdoc.bsky.social
for the moment comment section of #InvertebrateOfTheYear articles
August 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
royentsoc.bsky.social
From the humble bumblebee to the spiky yellow woodlouse, The Guardian asks for your favourite invertebrates 🐝

@theguardian.com's voting for #InvertebrateOfTheYear starts from midday 2-4 April.

Read more and share your favourite #invertebrates 🔽

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A symbol of hope’: environmentalists choose their favourite invertebrates
Politicians, campaigners and charity workers make the case for their top picks, from bumblebees to blue beetles
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:26 AM