Jo Wolfe, PhD
In the final hours of #InverteFest, thinking about this slipper lobster (Scyllarides squamosus) that I made friends with 🦑🥰
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Show threadJo Wolfe, PhD16h ago
And here's my interpretation of how the baby looks

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Show threadmyrmepropagandist6h ago

@jopabinia.bsky.social

Any day I’m reminded of slipper lobsters is a good day.

Show threadllewelly6h ago
@futurebird @jopabinia.bsky.social
I'm still waiting for the headline "Scientists Finally Discover First Slipper Lobster That Actually Looks Like A Slipper - Kinda"
Show threadmyrmepropagandist6h ago

@llewelly @jopabinia.bsky.social

They look like Persian slippers to me?

Show threadllewelly6h ago
@futurebird @jopabinia.bsky.social
now floundering about this list of footwear styles trying to figure out which, if any, looks the way persian slippers are expected to look, and feeling very confused.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_shoe_styles
List of shoe styles - Wikipedia

Show threadJo Wolfe, PhD5h ago
I'm not sure who decided, but they seem to have a TON of common names on wiki

Slipper lobster - Wikipedia
Slipper lobster - Wikipedia

Show threadSteffi the Redhead6h ago
@jopabinia.bsky.social looks like made of dough
Show threadi_give_u_worms4h ago
@jopabinia.bsky.social
rock lobstaaaah aha haha