These #clownfish born into the #SavingNemo breeding program have never seen an #anemone before! Here they are acclimating to its toxic sting and having a great time hanging out in their new protective home!! 🐠🧡 #FishSci #Nemo #babyfish

Congratulations to these two lovebirds (lovefish?) who just became first-time parents. This #clownfish pair spawned their first clutch of eggs this week! Clownfish can lay between 200-1200 eggs at a time, and eggs develop for ~8 days before hatching into baby #nemos

Dan Barber: How I fell in love with a fish youtu.be/4EUAMe2ixCI via YouTube

A great read from our friends Visual Ecology UQ on colour and colour vision in reef fishes! #coolscience #fishsci #coralreef #nemo

Feeling overwhelmed? So much to do before the end of the week and year. One solution is to forget the end point and focus on the next little thing. What is your next micro-step? Once you make a start you feel better. #PhDchat #ECRchat #postdoc #PhDforum

Thank you Emily! I’m very grateful to have had the opportunity to work under your supervision. Your guidance, support and encouragement helped me reach goals beyond my own expectations. You’re an amazing teacher, scientist and friend!

Can someone ID this strange animal for me? Found in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

Just met Dr Karl on Cocos Islands and was so excited I didn’t even get to tell him about my research here and that I’m a fellow #scientist! Thanks for the photos! #cocosislands #conservation #environmentalscience #ecology #science #drkarl

Some candid fieldwork shots found on the trap camera. After nearly 3 months I’m finishing up my first field season on #CocosKeelingIslands and heading over to #ChristmasIsland. Until next year, #bluetailedskinks! 👋🦎🌴

Anyone wanting to help wildlife after bushfires - here's a simple cheap design for a 'water fountain'. Can be made from hardware store stuff. They limit evaporation, lasting 2 weeks in 40+ degrees here and making a real difference for our drought affected animals. #AustraliaFires

Would 10/10 recommended #cocosislands as a writing retreat destination. Did I mention there’s no phone network to distract you? Working on a lit review with this view from my front porch.

This animation of a blue whale moving around amidst heavy vessel traffic, is remarkable. I can't stop watching it.

Work perks! Get to hang with these big, goofy, glorious #frigatebirds at the #seabirdrehab centre #NewProfilePic

Just out: we looked at whether different light spectra could be used to mitigate impacts of #LightPollution on #clownfish reproduction. Short answer: not really. #ALAN, regardless of colour, is bad. 💡🐠 Kristen Schubert Dara Burke Marine & Coastal Research Consortium authors.elsevier.com/a/1ctHO51aUfmO…

Has anyone got any suggestions for tracking or detecting snakes?

This is Anax guttatus, the vagrant #dragonfly. It’s crossed an ocean to migrate to Christmas Island. When I found it the body was freshly deceased but by the end of the day the blue had disappeared. Why did this happen? #sciencequestion Dr Karl