a little reminder!

In my latest newsletter, I learn that "writhe" and "twist" are technical terms for topological quantities of octopus arms. Also: book news, reviews, and more! buttondown.com/dannastaaf/arc…

Gotta point out that this fantastic lil octopus is looking RIGHT at the camera. Like "Oh, you're watching? You wanna watch me eat this worm? Okay punks watch this" 🦑

When marine biologist Danna Staaf first locked eyes with an #octopus at age 10, she was spellbound. 👀🐙✨This creature, with its shape-shifting body & expressive gaze, sparked a lifelong fascination with #cephalopods. Read our conversation with Staaf: buff.ly/48W1lQG

Info on every ceph species, at your fingertips? Yes please! Help us finish CephRef (live demo site cephref.org ), a new website for ceph ID & biological info. Please support on gofund.me/5e00ac9a (until Dec 20) & share the link - thank you! 🦑🐙🦑🐙

It's #GivingTuesday! Our goal is to increase our monthly donors. $5-10 a month from hundreds of people is how we've sustained our program for the last 8 years! That stability allows us to focus on what's important 🧪 Will you join our support squad? givebutter.com/uA8ubg

Now wearable on your humanoid body: a showcase of squid sizes from pygmy to colossal! Featuring such beauties as the bigfin elbow squid, the clawed clubhook squid, and more. Get one for yourself, one as a gift, and light up the world with squid! #BestSquid zazzle.com/squid_sizes_ra…

The Korean version of Nursery Earth is already out! Book author Danna Staaf Danna Staaf with my illustration cover :) #Sciart

In her book “Nursery Earth,” marine biologist & researcher Danna Staaf explores what scientists know about the tiny lives of baby animals, revealing some of nature’s strangest workings. 🔎🐛 Get a closer look at the incredible adaptations of caterpillars: buff.ly/41lzDuC

Organisms Flight Paths, Rebecca Heisman Meet the Neighbors, Brandon Keim Nursery Earth, Danna Staaf Sing Like Fish, Amorina Kingdon 🌱 Hoofbeats, William Taylor The Backyard Bird Chronicles, Amy Tan Metamorphosis, Dr Erica McAlister full titles in ALT

I brought my favorite sweatshirt to its natural habitat 🐙🦑 (octopus arm design and printing thanks to judit and Hopkins Marine Station Stanford University )

A dinner table conversation escalated to the scene "Are you ready...to CRUMBLE??" And then my friend Diana Li escalated it further (after I hypothesized the glass of milk ejects its contents like a sea cucumber) by suggesting it could be a radially symmetrical model organism.

The first OctoPost of 2025 features nautilus news, octopus laws, and the fascinating problems of tiny marine babies! buttondown.com/dannastaaf/arc…

I'm giving a free online talk TODAY on "Cephalopods: All Brains and No Bones," thanks to the Boston Malacological Club's Charlotte and Elliot Michaelson Memorial Lecture series! Join us for evolution, etymology, ethics, & more ⏰ 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/j/85871182556?…

10 ceph artists got together to bring you this card set in order to raise money for the building of CephRef.org a website that compiles global cephalopod diversity, identification, and biology all in one place! megmindlin.com/shop