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I'm Dan Killam. I'm a postdoc studying clams, climate and conservation.

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Recent Posts: Clamsplaining

How does a scallop swim?

Israel: Field Report!

Mystery of the “spurting” mussels

The clams that sail the seas on rafts of kelp

A to-do list: 239 ways (and counting) that Trump has hurt the environment. Let’s fight back!

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ZzzzLayers of white gypsum (product of evaporation during times of low sea level) alternate with richly colored red and green shales (when sea level was higher, depositing iron or copper rich sediments). The white veins in the shale are secondary gypsum, formGreat egret. 12/24/18Another Negev shot because I can't help it. Imagine The Bible crossed with The Martian crossed with Lawrence of Arabia and that's approximately the vibe.Love the NegevWas fun seeing this moonlight forest exhibit in the daytime.Red whiskered bulbul. Native to Asia but established in SoCal and many other regions. They're kinda anime, kinda punkCthulhu (his name is actually Saul) has awoken from his two month slumber to let me know he's ok, my mom is doing a good job crab sitting and I can go back to Israel. What a lovely surprise to see this little bugger say shalom the day I leave.Rearing to strike
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RSS Inaturalist Observations

  • deervetch
  • Common Vetch
  • stork's-bills
  • viburnums
  • Punaise militaire
  • False Widow Spiders
  • Crane Flies
  • Thorny Oysters
  • Anadara
    Heavily weathered, likely sub-fossil from the beach rock as evidenced by cemented debris inside
  • common lantana
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