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Tony Gamble

@tonygamble.bsky.social

Evolutionary biologist. Gaga for geckos. (he/him)

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KKkristalerista.bsky.socialOct 2, 2024 12:47pm

Skinks have an evolutionary tendency towards both elongation and miniaturization, so as they evolve to be longer, they often evolve to be skinnier! This makes length a poor measure of bigness🧪🦎 #Skinktober

Two lizards with specimen tags on them lying belly down on a white surface. The one towards the top of the frame is a normal looking lizard: 10 fingers, 10 toes, normal head, normal tail. The other is shaped like a chopstick. There is a ruler next to them which shows both are about 9.5cm in length. Their snout-vet length is almost the same as well, yet the one on the top of the image is definitely more robust and… well… bigger.

TGtonygamble.bsky.socialOct 1, 2024 4:49pm

Some skinks have really long tails!

TGtonygamble.bsky.socialSep 26, 2024 6:26pm

Oh, that is good to know! Thank you for helping me better understand best practices for alt text!!!

TGtonygamble.bsky.socialSep 10, 2024 11:38am

Drink more water?

TGtonygamble.bsky.socialSep 1, 2024 3:49am

TGtonygamble.bsky.socialAug 30, 2024 7:12pm

Just doing my due diligence as an online smart ass but I’m surprised at how many wars have been called the Great War.

Great War (disambiguation)
Wikipedia Article
The Great War is a title that refers to World War I.
It may also refer to:
• "The Great French War', a term sometimes used to collectively refer to the French Revolutionary Wars
(1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-15)
• The Great Patriotic War, is the Russian name for the Eastern Front of World War II
• "The Great War", English translation of Guerra Grande, Paraguayan name for the Paraguayan War
• "The Great War", Uruguayan name for the Uruguayan Civil War
• "The Great War", Polish and Belarusian name for the Polish-Lithuanian-Teutonic War
• The Ten Years' War between Spain and Cuba
• The Great Turkish War, also known as "The War of the Holy League"
• The Great Northern War, between Russian

TGtonygamble.bsky.socialAug 30, 2024 6:56pm

Which war???

TGtonygamble.bsky.socialAug 15, 2024 12:38am

a black and white photo of a man wearing a pair of goggles .

Alt: A gif showing a clip from the black and white film Young Frankenstein where actor Gene Wilder removes the goggles he is wearing.

TGtonygamble.bsky.socialAug 15, 2024 12:21am

I still have Cat Party as my ringtone

TGtonygamble.bsky.socialAug 6, 2024 8:07am

Nice presentation about gliding geckos! #WCH10

Photo of presentation title slide with images of gecko embryos and text saying, “convergent evolution and development of gliding membranes in gelling lizards”

Tony Gamble

@tonygamble.bsky.social

Evolutionary biologist. Gaga for geckos. (he/him)

436 followers786 following97 posts