Betsy Mason

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Betsy Mason

Betsy Mason

@betsymason

Freelance science journalist, geologist, map freak. 2022 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow. Currently reading, writing, talking, and thinking about animals.

San Francisco Bay Area Katılım Kasım 2008
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Betsy Mason@betsymason·
@DogAgingProject Do the task expiration dates indicate that the task must be done before that day, or before the end of that day?
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AssocFishWildlife@fishwildlife·
Happy #Arachtober! Spiders are important for our ecosystems, functioning both as predators and prey. It is estimated that worldwide, spiders eat between 400 and 800 million tons of insects. Spider venom has been used medically and is being explored as a bioinsecticide.
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Fiona Cross
Fiona Cross@drspidernz·
It's now Friday the 13th here in New Zealand - a most excellent day for spiders! And also #Arachtober! So, with that in mind, here is an adorable little buddy that I'd photographed in Florida - Phidippus regius - the regal jumping spider
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Jay Stafstrom@JayStafstrom·
Here's a curveball for ya, a non-deinopid #Arachtober post! The first Portia fimbriata I ever saw in person. She was so perfect 🥹
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Betsy Mason@betsymason·
@BerryTylan I'm working on a story about citizen science and spiders. Would you be up for an interview?
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oh! #Arachtober 's almost over! 🎃 Here are some salticid highlights from 2022 (so far!) - all shot in situ! 🕷️ 1 Phidippus clarus, OK 2 Habronattus americanus, MT 3 Phidippus putnami, OK 4 Phidippus mystaceus, OK
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Ashley Bradford
Ashley Bradford@zxgirl·
This is Platycryptus undatus, the jumping spider I find most often. Jumpers are such engaging creatures, with poses easier to read into and relate to than other spiders. When they turn to look at me with those big eyes, I feel we're actually making eye contact. °oo° #Arachtober
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Betsy Mason@betsymason·
@drspidernz I'm a jumping spider! (I may have gamed the quiz a little to make sure I was a jumping spider :)
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Joseph Schubert 🕷️@schubertspiders·
Happy International Jumping Spider Day! 🕷️ To celebrate, we have another great citizen science discovery. Donna Juanita photographed this undiscovered species on her property and kindly invited us over to sample it. We later found that it also lives in a nearby nature reserve!
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