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Dr. Sandoval-Herrera wins Best Paper Prize!

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    Ken Welch @kcwelch.bsky.social 22 hours

    Hilarious!

    Rare footage shows octopus hitchhiking on shark’s back | CNN

    Rare footage captured by scientists in New Zealand in 2023 shows an octopus riding on the back of a shark. In a recently released study, scientists say they still aren’t sure how the deep sea-dwelling...

    www.cnn.com
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    Ken Welch @kcwelch.bsky.social 2 days

    Congratulations to the newest Welch Lab PhD, Dr. Phil Oelbaum!

    It will be official when he completes necessary minor edits within the next month!

    Congrats Dr. Oelbaum!

    The newest PhD from the Welch Lab, Dr. Phil Oelbaum stands with Dr. Ken Welch after his successful defense.
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    Ken Welch @kcwelch.bsky.social 2 weeks

    Ah yes. The, "don't worry your pretty little head about anything. We'll tell you what to think." advice. Double barf!

    Karolina Heyduk

    gross
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    Ken Welch @kcwelch.bsky.social 2 weeks

    Interesting gait dynamics here. Wonder what some of my #BIOD43 students think. How does this compare to the quadreped trot? www.autoevolution.com/news/robot-d...

    Robot Dog Spot Can Run With All Four Legs in the Air, Three Times Faster Than It Should

    An API upgrade made to the Boston Dynamics Spot allows the robot to run three times faster than it's capable as it rolls out the assembly lines.

    www.autoevolution.com
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    Ken Welch @kcwelch.bsky.social 2 weeks

    Red-winged blackbird in the backyard. Welcome back, buddy!
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    Ken Welch @kcwelch.bsky.social 2 weeks

    My youngest drew this "Dad Chart" for me. I believe the y axis is pretty self-explanatory. It is a dad's rating. And the x axis in the normalized amount of child love a dad receives. This one shows how the two values correlate for me, I guess!

    In any event, it might be my favorite chart ever.
    A "chart" relating dad "awesomeness" to the normalized amount of child love they deserve. Drawn by a 7 year old.
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    Ken Welch @kcwelch.bsky.social 2 weeks

    #ButtStraws !!

    Prosanta Chakrabarty

    Love the diversity in my backyard - and water scorpions (Ranatra) are always a treat. They breathe through their butt straws!

    www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119346?...
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    Ken Welch @kcwelch.bsky.social 3 weeks

    Fuel use in running vampire bats paper named one of Royal Society’s 10 most popular papers of 2024!

    https://www.welchbiology.com/2025/03/07/fuel-use-in-running-vampire-bats-paper-named-one-of-royal-societys-10-most-popular-papers-of-2024/