Show threadAdrianna TanJan 9

I’m obsessed with the egg yolk jellies

#jellyfish #marine #monterey

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10
My wife is in town (very rare!) so we took a nice evening stroll from the aquarium to the Sandbar
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10

Bloody-belly comb jelly. Can’t believe I get to see this at work

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/bloodybelly-comb-jelly

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10
Black necked stilts at our onsite aviary (which rehabilitates and releases injured birds, and keeps those who can’t be released)
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10
The ‘wave crash’ feature at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10
GIANT sea bass
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 10

I love this pic I took of the avocet this morning. I went to the aviary this morning before we opened and I had the whole place to myself

#Birding #Avocet #Shorebirds

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 11
Baby birb (snowy plover)
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 14
I like to take the scenic route to my office (past the kelp forest)
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 14
The back deck when there’s no one there is really cool
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 22

I don’t know if you know how big this tank is

You can also se inside here https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams/kelp-forest-cam

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 22
The round blob in the top center is a southern sea otter frolicking by herself
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 22

Lunch with a view

#Birding #Cormorants

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 23

Seen around the office.

1. Sunfish costume (!!)
2. Penguin plushie

Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
Pacific sardines at the roundabout
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
I sea you
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
Same window, a few seconds apart
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 28
The world feels weird. I’m just going to work by a window
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 29
I love that this penguin waddled over to ‘chat’
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 29
I need to not buy all the things at the store
Show threadAdrianna TanJan 29
Honk.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 12
I think I am floundering (but actually it’s a mola mola)
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 13

I went to hang out with my friend, Ray

(You can watch the live stream too: https://www.youtube.com/live/QXhVdEyLRT0)

#Marine #Monterey #MontereyBayAquarium

Live Open Sea Cam - Monterey Bay Aquarium

YouTube
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 21
A coworker was waving at me from inside the shark tank.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22
I went to see my friend. He’s the bass.
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22

Black sea nettles

https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/animals-a-to-z/jellies

Show threadAdrianna TanMar 22
My evening commute (I waited till closing time and for all guests to leave, then I went to hang out at the open sea exhibit by myself)
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24

I saw this on a coworker’s desk (she works with the birds)

#Birds #Birding #Puffins

Show threadAdrianna TanMar 24
Room with a view
Show threadAdrianna TanMar 29
Let me kelp you
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 16

I have puffins at my workplace

#Birds #Birding #Puffins #Marine

Show threadAdrianna TanApr 16
I didn’t realize I loved sea nettles and jellyfish so much
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 18
Shark
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 18
Ray of hope
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 18
Sardines
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 29
Do the black sea nettles know they’re beautiful
Show threadAdrianna TanApr 29
Debut of Opal, our one year old otter that was named by the Internet
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 1
I adore puffins
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 1
Reflections in the tank
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 9
Moon jellies
Hopper The CockerJul 14
Show threadAdrianna Tan

I like these little puffin bellies and feet

#Birds

May 9 at 4:37amWeb
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 14

HI IVY (I misidentified this otter, sorry)

#Otter #Otters #Marine

Show threadAdrianna TanMay 15
Sent my wife this (the joke is, I am kind of face blind and I can’t find her especially at airports)
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 15
Low light photo of a hammerhead shark
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 15

The California sheepshead can change gender. It also sleeps in a cocoon made of mucus, for protection.

I feel like I’m going to spend the wrasse of my life being jealous of it. (It is actually a wrasse)

#Fish #Puns

Show threadAdrianna TanMay 15

I’m in a conference room. I looked out of a window (because lots of people were). Someone says ‘they get all my seals of approval’

#Seals #Pinnepeds

Show threadAdrianna TanMay 16
You can’t tell, but this guy is swimming, burping and yelling and probably farting all at the same time. Impressive work.
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 16
I just love hanging out with them. Honestly I’d rather listen to sea lions barking than some politicians. Or internet sea lions
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 30
Lunch time walk
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 30
Sculpin and sea stars
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 31
Cardinalfish
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 3
Divers taking a giant sea bass to a medical appointment (they weigh 350lbs)
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 4
Brayyyyyy
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 5
Peekabooooo
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 5
Scream
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 5
Puffin with a branch
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 6
Big boi
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 7

“A tube anemone has a built in escape route. A tube anemone can disappear into its home in the blink of an eye. Its tube can be two feet long and serves as a quick escape route and an anchor in the constantly shifting sand.“

Cool, but can anemone hear me?

Show threadAdrianna TanJun 24
With a little kelp from my fronds
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 25
No matter how busy I am, I always make it a point to spend a lot of time walking through the main aquarium when I am here
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 26
Hi my name is Blenny. And I leap
Show threadDane DeasyJun 25
@skinnylatte it must be calming
Show threadschrotthaufenJun 25
@skinnylatte I wouldn’t get any work done. Ever.
Show threadDave AlvaradoJun 25
@skinnylatte I really want to see that aquarium. My wife says I need to see SF if we head to the bay area. I'm not sure how to convince her that I don't care about cities, I want to see fish, obnoxiously wealthy people, and the wine country.
Show threadrednikkiJun 25
@skinnylatte Best time is January when you will have it to yourself!
Show threadADHDeanJun 24
@skinnylatte *hands you your Dad Card* Welcome to the club.
Show threadJacobRPGJun 6
@skinnylatte so fresh and so clean
Show threadLAURENJun 5

@skinnylatte

What are they going to do with it?

Show threadSir David NielsenJun 5
@skinnylatte it looks so happy, I want to be more like that puffin.
Show threadKate RobertsJun 6
@skinnylatte this entire thread is pure joy 😍
Show threadcachalotJun 6
@skinnylatte Trumpuffin?
Show threadcpmJun 6

@skinnylatte
oh

oh my

gorgeous

thank you

Show threadMikaJun 6
@skinnylatte this photo unopened, on my feed, looked like feet positioned to ‘clap’ 😂
Show threadinquilineJul 14
@skinnylatte
same, sea lions, same
Show threadDeer Witch NyxJul 15
@skinnylatte same besties
Show threadsollatJul 15
@skinnylatte
Are they screaming for ice cream? 
Show threadAndrea Magnorsky 😹 🦙Jun 6
@skinnylatte Ngl love this updates
Show threadjlinMay 31
@skinnylatte super cool!
Show threadEmma Loves ☕️May 31
@skinnylatte when do they elect their pope?
Show threadAsta [AMP]May 31
@skinnylatte huh, I guess they only wear red fins when choosing a new pope?
Show threadD. G. MarshallMay 30

@skinnylatte

Sounds like a great name for a band.

Show thread🇺🇦 haxadecimalMay 30
@skinnylatte I'm extremely jealous! Thank you for sharing!
Show threadSean BalaMay 30
@skinnylatte I am really loving all of the aquarium post and all the puns - keep ‘em coming!
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 30
@seanbala hehe thank you
Show threadJacobRPGJun 3
@skinnylatte I really wish this could be my lunch time walk.
Show threadOur OaklandMay 16
@skinnylatte Some politicians? *Most* politicians... 🙄
Show threadAndresMay 16
@skinnylatte *digging out swim trunks from the closet*
Challenge accepted!
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 16
@Andres4NY hehheh
Show threadMicahMay 16
@skinnylatte How do you know I can't tell? Maybe I can tell!
Show threadMy camera shoots fascistsMay 16

@skinnylatte

I've seen seals flopped in the sand like this before and every time I think they're dead at first. Nope, just super chillin'.

Show threadMegan Lynch (she/her)May 16
@skinnylatte You work at a punusual workplace.
Show threadJeff Miller (orange hatband)May 15
@skinnylatte Today is the first day of the wrasse of your life, as the self-improvement affirmation used to go.
Show threadkfMay 15
@skinnylatte fish is also pink, blue, and white because it is canonically trans
Show threadZyhlaariMay 15
@skinnylatte Misidentification? Ottrageous!
Show threadcetanMay 9
@skinnylatte so hydrophobic!
Show threadScott FrancisMay 9
@skinnylatte Your workplace never ceases to deliver the delights
Show threadDavid GriffithMay 9
@skinnylatte You have puffins? *books flight*
Show threadAdrianna TanMay 9
@theplaguedoc we have a few rescues at the aquarium. they’re super cute. It’s also pelagic birding season and I’m going on trips to the Farallon islands nearby. have seen puffins in the water often
Show threadcachalotMay 9
@skinnylatte Puffin Butts!
Show thread𝔞𝔷𝔲𝔯𝔢𝔩𝔬𝔯𝔢 𝔤𝔴𝔢𝔫𝔡𝔬𝔩𝔶𝔫 𝔨𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔦𝔤𝔞𝔫🦇May 9
@skinnylatte
Show threadAndrew Lewis WorkshopMay 9
@skinnylatte yes, but at some point you're going to have to admit that the canoe has actually sunk. One does not simply observe the underside of a puffin.
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Show threadAdrianna TanJun 3
Divers taking a giant sea bass to a medical appointment (they weigh 350lbs)
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 4
Brayyyyyy
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 5
Peekabooooo
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 5
Scream
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 5
Puffin with a branch
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 6
Big boi
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 7

“A tube anemone has a built in escape route. A tube anemone can disappear into its home in the blink of an eye. Its tube can be two feet long and serves as a quick escape route and an anchor in the constantly shifting sand.“

Cool, but can anemone hear me?

Show threadAdrianna TanJun 24
With a little kelp from my fronds
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 25
No matter how busy I am, I always make it a point to spend a lot of time walking through the main aquarium when I am here
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 26
Hi my name is Blenny. And I leap
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 26
Puffin belly
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 26
Snakehead eelpout and Japanese porcupine crab
Show threadAdrianna TanJun 26
Sploooosh
Show threadAdrianna TanJul 14

It’s always nice in the morning before we open. Onsite folks are pottering about feeding animals and doing prep for setup, while I just sit here and think (then work on other things later)

#Monterey #California #Aquarium

Show threadAdrianna TanJul 14

Puffin found a thing, it’s very proud

#Birds #Puffins

Show threadAdrianna TanJul 14
My bass friend
Show threadAdrianna TanJul 15
Jelliessss
Show threadAdrianna TanJul 15

Someone complained that I don’t actually post enough octopus photos despite promising to do so in my bio. So here’s one

Also always a good time to post an octopus video

https://youtu.be/CYBFRu4gkdA

Show threadAdrianna Tan11h ago

Brayyyyyy

(Video of them being noisy: https://youtube.com/shorts/mTGrO065ErU)

Show threadPatrick HadfieldJul 15

@skinnylatte what an amazing creature! And the octopus was interesting too!

No, seriously, thanks for sharing the video - that's fascinating!

Show threadMark Connolly 🍻 🚴🏼‍♀️ (he, him, his)Jul 15
@skinnylatte Fun fact: The Beatles movie Help! was originally going to be called Eight Arms To Hold You. 😀🐙🦑
Show threadEmma Loves ☕️3d ago
@skinnylatte the way Chica reaches up to Rene reminds me of how Json Manystripe will come up to me at my desk, and put his paws on my thigh to demand scritches. She's a lovely critter.
Show threadglasspshr3d ago
@skinnylatte excellent @TidalFlats
Show threadLyle Solla-Yates2d ago
@skinnylatte Thank you for inspiring others to post the octopus the world needs right now
Show threadSaad AzimJul 15
@skinnylatte #obligatory I don't think we're ready for these jellies. :)
Show threadJodieMJul 15
@skinnylatte
I saw one yesterday that was around half a metre wide, in Scotland. So thankful I was in a boat and not in the water.
Show threadAdrianna TanJul 15
@jodiem oooh do you know what kind?
Show threadJodieMJul 15
@skinnylatte one with the bubbly tentacles, not the long stringy ones
Show threadC.B.Leslie3d ago
@skinnylatte I never get tired of the jells.
Show threadIrenes (many)3d ago

@skinnylatte jellies!

we frequently watch the aquarium's jelly camera. they are extremely relaxing entities.

Show threadRamiro2d ago
@skinnylatte oooh I’ve never seen the egg yolk jellies
Show threadClaire, The Ultimate WorrierJul 14
@skinnylatte did the bass ever get a bath?
Show threadAdrianna TanJul 14
@waitworry eventually
Show threadAmin Hollon 🏳Jul 14

@skinnylatte

Trying to think up a pun between anemone and tympani or something to make a joke about starting a band but I think I'm too tired…

Show threadAdrianna TanJul 14
@amin my bass friend wants do know if there is anemone out there
Show threadHumToTableJul 14
@skinnylatte BFF
Show threadMichal Migurski 🍉Jul 14
@skinnylatte Bassties!
Show threadOur OaklandJul 14
@skinnylatte Let me tell you 'bout my bass friend... 🎵
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eiwpZS3Vqg
Harry Nilsson - Best Friend

YouTube
Show threadOur OaklandJul 14

@skinnylatte It was used as the theme song to the TV show "The Courtship of Eddie's Father" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Courtship_of_Eddie%27s_Father_(TV_series)_of_Eddie%27s_Father_(TV_series)
So for those of us of the right age, it immediately brings that to mind

There was an earlier movie with a very young Ron Howard, and both were based on an earlier book
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056956/

Show threadPamJul 14
@skinnylatte I really love this thread, I used to go to this aquarium all the time and now I live on the other side of the country, so it’s very nostalgic
Show threadChard NelsonJul 15
@skinnylatte they've been my long-term besties at the aquarium for years. When the tourists are running to the otter tank, I'm on my way to see all the black sea bass.
Show threadDeborah Preuss, pcc 🇨🇦Jul 15
@skinnylatte @mayintoronto what a great photo! \o/
Show threadAllan ChowJul 14
@skinnylatte puffin with pride
Show threadMedea Vanamonde🏳️‍⚧️ ♀3d ago
@skinnylatte @RamenCatholic
She Puffin?
Show threadEmma Loves ☕️Jul 14
@skinnylatte you can see where they found the lines for the mattes in Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home!
Show threadEmma Loves ☕️Jul 14

@skinnylatte sorry, Trek on the brain because I watched "Generations" last night as prep for tomorrow night's Star Trek trivia at Beeryland in Oakland.

I cannot unsee Alan Ruck wearing a Red Wings sweater on the bridge of the Enterprise B.

Show threadEmma Loves ☕️Jul 14
@skinnylatte also, I need to borrow a Red Wings sweater and an early 23rd C. Star Fleet captain's insignia for tomorrow. 
Show threadMadame AronowJun 26
@skinnylatte those little feets 
Show threadClaire, The Ultimate WorrierJun 26
@skinnylatte mudskipper!
Show threadDane DeasyJun 25
@skinnylatte it must be calming
Show threadschrotthaufenJun 25
@skinnylatte I wouldn’t get any work done. Ever.
Show threadDave AlvaradoJun 25
@skinnylatte I really want to see that aquarium. My wife says I need to see SF if we head to the bay area. I'm not sure how to convince her that I don't care about cities, I want to see fish, obnoxiously wealthy people, and the wine country.
Show threadrednikkiJun 25
@skinnylatte Best time is January when you will have it to yourself!
Show threadADHDeanJun 24
@skinnylatte *hands you your Dad Card* Welcome to the club.
Show threadJacobRPGJun 6
@skinnylatte so fresh and so clean
Show threadLAURENJun 5

@skinnylatte

What are they going to do with it?

Show threadSir David NielsenJun 5
@skinnylatte it looks so happy, I want to be more like that puffin.
Show threadKate RobertsJun 6
@skinnylatte this entire thread is pure joy 😍
Show threadcachalotJun 6
@skinnylatte Trumpuffin?
Show threadcpmJun 6

@skinnylatte
oh

oh my

gorgeous

thank you

Show threadMikaJun 6
@skinnylatte this photo unopened, on my feed, looked like feet positioned to ‘clap’ 😂