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September 25, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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c0nc0rdance.bsky.social c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Oct 25
Chrysomallon squamiferum, the scaly-footed gastropod, or volcano snail, lives exclusively near volcanic vents at the bottom of the Indian Ocean, and friends, it is the most METAL gastropod imaginable.

It has no eyes & no jaw, but it does have:
FIRE ARMOR +100.

Let's talk about the metal snail.
Photo of right side view of Chrysomallon squamiferum from the Kairei vent field. From: Kentaro Nakamura,et al (2012). "Discovery of New Hydrothermal Activity and Chemosynthetic Fauna on the Central Indian Ridge at 18°–20°S". PLoS ONE 7(3): e32965.
October 25, 2024 at 1:45 PM
witchdoctor.bsky.social
Thank you @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social for today’s #SpookyScience 🐝 🧪
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Jul 20
In the South African jungles are 3 species of stingless bee that gave up on flowers and decided to eat carrion.

Let's learn about vulture bees, genus Trigona.

They enter rotting carcasses through the eyes, harvesting meat & regurgitating it into a shared space in the hive...
(📷: Quinn McFrederick)
"To identify what bacteria lives in the stomachs of vulture bees and how it compares to other bee species, researchers set up 16 bait stations with roughly two ounces of raw chicken hung from branches 4.9 feet off the ground. " CREDIT: Quinn McFrederick/University of California-Riverside Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/vulture-bees-have-specialized-microbiomes-that-aid-their-taste-in-meat-180979131/
October 6, 2024 at 4:09 PM
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September 24, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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September 21, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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September 23, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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September 20, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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September 22, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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💚🦴 Fluorescence Friday: Halloween edition! 🎃
This glowing mouse embryo skeleton is serving serious spooky vibes 👻 Who knew bone development could look this eerie and elegant? 💀 Image by @martinestermann.bsky.social
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October 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Dracula parrots, also known as Pesquet’s parrots or vulturine parrots, lives in the rainforests of New Guinea. They have hooked beaks and feather-less heads, unlike other parrots, giving them a vulture look. The parrot feeds almost exclusively on figs ♥️🖤 #SpookyScience 🧪
The ‘Dracula parrot’ with a black head and beak that follow down its body till about mid-chest, where the feathers become bright red. The photo comes from the following link: https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/birds/dracula-parrots
January 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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September 19, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Vampyroteuthis infernalis was going to be my #SpookyScience finale, but @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social did it better than I ever could! 🧪 🦑
c0nc0rdance.bsky.social c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · Oct 29
This is Vampyroteuthis infernalis, which literally translates as "Vampire squid from hell".

They dwell in the darkest places of the ocean, living in the 'hell' of the Oxygen Minimum Zone, where low dissolved O2 levels make this a 'land of the undead' where they have lived for 120 million years.
A red vampire squid with spread webbing sits in a snowy section of water in the ocean. It has blue eyes and is vaguely umbrella shaped. CREDIT: Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
October 29, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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Don’t let these science stories send a shiver down your spine.

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Boo! The Spine-Chilling Science Of Halloween
Don't let these science stories send a shiver down your spine.
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October 31, 2024 at 1:17 PM
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September 18, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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HEY SPOOKY PEOPLE, WE WROTE A BOOK! It is a skeptical and science-based exploration of paranormal phenomena from ghosts to cryptids to aliens and more, and we are so excited to finally get to share it with you all. #book #nonfiction #paranormal #author #writer #spookyscience
January 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
witchdoctor.bsky.social
Hard to top this for today’s #SpookyScience 😱 🧪
scifri.bsky.social Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · Oct 3
A recent study by the National Institutes of Health found a staggering amount of microplastics of recently deceased cadavers.

The brains, however, were the biggest shock: They had 10 to 20 times more microplastics than the other organs studied.
Study Finds A Staggering Amount Of Plastic In Human Brains
A new study measuring microplastics in organs of the recently deceased found that about two dozen brain samples were 0.5% plastic by weight.
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October 3, 2024 at 6:11 PM
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September 16, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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October 1, 2023 at 7:04 PM
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At the #SpookyScience halfway point for October!

Meet Filoboletus manipularis is a bioluminescent fungus with an eerie green glow 💚 🧪
A few dozen white mushrooms glowing green. Photo from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2022/jun/11/the-bioluminescent-world-of-glowing-lifeforms-in-pictures
October 16, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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My apologies for being quiet for a bit. Preparing for 31 days of spooky science posts, starting October 1! Anyone else want to join? I can make a SpookyScience feed 🖤 🧪
September 28, 2023 at 2:33 PM
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Today’s #SpookyScience is giving 🧠 vibes!

Ascocoryne sarcoides (sarkodes = fleshy in Greek) is also known as the purple jellydisc. This fungus is found in North American and European forests, may help prevent tree rot fungal infection, and exhibits antibiotic properties in the lab 🧪
The purple jelly disk, looking like a cross between pink worms and a brain splattered on the earth. Purple jellydisc (Ascocoryne sarcoides) © Wikimedia Commons/Daryl Thompson
October 17, 2024 at 11:07 PM
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Today’s #SpookyScience is about Pterocarpus angolensis! When this tree is cut, the dark red sap makes it look like it’s “bleeding” 🩸 🧪
The kiaat tree (Pterocarpus angolensis, also called “bloodwood”) releases red sap when cut. © WWF / John Kabubu from https://forestsforward.panda.org/?201062/FSC-Certification-Helps-Stop-the-Bleeding-in-Tanzanian-Forests
October 7, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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And they had the research in their hands to make fairly accurate predictions the whole time… #tornado #tornados #stormseason #storms #weather #meteorology #history #spookyscience #science #stem
April 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
witchdoctor.bsky.social
Today’s #SpookyScience is this adorable little 🐸, believed to be the most poisonous animal species alive.

The golden poison dart frog is about the size of a paper clip. Small but mighty, its skin is coated in about a milligram of deadly cardio- and neurotoxic alkaloid batrachotoxins 🧪
Golden poison dart frog - a small yellow frog sitting among plant leaves CC BY 2.0 / Orias1978 / Flickr
October 15, 2024 at 1:23 AM
witchdoctor.bsky.social
Happy Saturday! Today for #SpookyScience, meet Acanthaspis petax, a species of assassin bug.

You know how in zombie shows, some of the characters smear zombie goo on them for camouflage? The nymphs (not adults) will wear a pile of ant corpses on their backs 🐜 🧪
A photo of an assassin bug nymph with a pile of dead ants on its back. Photo from wikimedia commons.
October 12, 2024 at 7:03 PM