Blake Spady

🚨New Paper Alert!🚨 In our latest work, we found that consort bigfin reef squid males (1) can be very flamboyant, and (2) probe locations before females lay their eggs. But why? And what does that mean biologically? Read on! @pilesofsquid @ESAEcology esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

Our new paper pharmacologically demonstrates that GABA-A-like receptors and other ligand-gated chloride channels may underlie elevated CO2-induced behavioural alterations in squid. @blakesp26 @watsonsueann @CoralCoE @jcu @Co_Biologists @J_Exp_Biol doi.org/10.1242/jeb.24…

New insights into coral bleaching and heat stress metrics coming soon. Delighted to hear our manuscript was finally accepted! @Coralassist_Lab @CoralReefWatch

Thrilled to have been involved with a brilliant analysis by @LiamLachs et al. to better understand the optimal heat stress metrics needed for reliably predicting mass coral bleaching events.

Is it getting hotter in the #ChesapeakeBay or is it just us? It's actually climate change... cbf.org/blogs/save-the…

@ljchlebeck @thedailyjaws It definitely wouldn't hurt...but I think Attenborough covers shark revenge in one of the Blue Planet episodes if you want to get straight to the facts.

@blakesp26 @thedailyjaws Damn dude, that sounds incredible. Do I need to see 2 and 3 to understand this very normal and biologically/ecologically accurate shark's motivation for revenge?

What kind of #Jaws fan are you? Is it just the original #StevenSpielberg classic for you or do you also enjoy #Jaws2, #Jaws3D and #JawsTheRevenge? Or do you recognise the existence of some and not others? thedailyjaws.com/blog/2021/1/12…

@ljchlebeck @thedailyjaws Buddy, you have to check out Jaws 4...it's brilliant. It is about a white shark that follows a family (who travelled via aircraft) from New England to the Bahamas...because it just really freakin hates that particular family of humans. Masterful story and film. 10/10

@thedailyjaws Love the original, haven't even seen the others...

What is ocean acidification? How does it affect marine animals and their environments? Senior Curator Marine Invertebrates Dr Sue-Ann Watson (@watsonsueann) chats about her important work and research at the museum. #QMNetwork #museumoftropicalqld @CoralCoE @qldmuseum

Saddened but not surprised. Tiger sharks have declined by 74% on Australia's east coast over the last 5 decades. This should not be allowed. au.news.yahoo.com/selfish-stupid…

This is what the northern tip of #LizardIsland looked like 10 days ago. Corals had a chance to grow over the last few years. BUT, those pretty fluorescent colours indicate heat-stress. Unless water temps drop, these corals could bleach and disappear again @CoralCoE @jcu @lirrf

A full mapping -- down to 1 cm in size -- of the areas that can retain water ice on the Moon shows that "micro cold traps" are the most numerous. In total, ~40,000 km2 of the lunar surface can hold water. Hayne et al.: nature.com/articles/s4155…

What is ocean acidification? jcu.edu.au/this-is-uni/ar…

@BobbyScott4VA3 Luckily, voting by mail....I was able to do a google search to determine what the heck this question meant before casting my vote. Hope more people can read this before they enter the booth. Thanks, Bobby! 👍

This year when you go to vote, whether that’s early or on Election Day, you will face Question 1 on your ballot asking whether you approve of a new state constitutional amendment on redistricting. I’m asking you to vote NO. Read more: bobbyscottforcongress.com/vote-no-on-1

Squid demonstrate capacity for conditional discrimination #SmartSquid @blakesp26 @CoralCoE @MTQ_Townsville @qldmuseum peerj.com/articles/9865/…

New research from Spady and Watson @jcu - Bigfin reef squid demonstrate capacity for conditional discrimination and projected future carbon dioxide levels have no effect on learning capabilities. Read the full @thePeerJ article bit.ly/2G8yfEB #Bigfin #reef #squid

@MarineMinded @SarahMackAttack You can check that! Not sure for Texas, but for VA it’s at elections.virginia.gov

To my Pennsylvania voters: IF you are planning to vote by mail, there’s some very silly rules about envelopes this year. Make sure your ballot has TWO envelopes - they’re tossing ballots with 1 envelope. Details here: vox.com/21452393/naked…

Imagine setting up your camera and small telescope and taking this photo! The International Space Station passing in front of Mars, by Tom Glenn, on 14 Sep. @N06/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">flickr.com/photos/1400327…

Today we announced that we’re suing the Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to enforce the Clean Water Act. Here’s what you need to know cbf.org/blogs/save-the…