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Betsy Mason
@betsymason
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Freelance science journalist, geologist, map freak. 2022 Alicia Patterson Foundation fellow. Currently reading, writing, talking, and thinking about animals.
San Francisco Bay Area
Joined November 2008
@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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RT @TheAtlantic: Spiders might be quietly disappearing, but scientists won't know for sure unless we get over our ick factor, @betsymason r…
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RT @fishwildlife: Happy #Arachtober! Spiders are important for our ecosystems, functioning both as predators and prey. It is estimated that…
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RT @CLAracnologia: La 1ª circular del VII CLA 2024, ¡ya se encuentra disponible! podrás encontrar información sobre resumenes, llamada a si…
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RT @drspidernz: It's now Friday the 13th here in New Zealand - a most excellent day for spiders! And also #Arachtober! So, with that in min…
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RT @JayStafstrom: Here's a curveball for ya, a non-deinopid #Arachtober post! The first Portia fimbriata I ever saw in person. She was so p…
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@BerryTylan I'm working on a story about citizen science and spiders. Would you be up for an interview?
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RT @ThomasShahan: oh! #Arachtober 's almost over! 🎃 Here are some salticid highlights from 2022 (so far!) - all shot in situ! 🕷️ 1 Phidippu…
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RT @zxgirl: This is Platycryptus undatus, the jumping spider I find most often. Jumpers are such engaging creatures, with poses easier to r…
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@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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RT @arachno_joe: Happy International Jumping Spider Day! 🕷️ To celebrate, we have another great citizen science discovery. Donna Juanita ph…
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Scientists are giving cognitive tests to urban raccoons in the wild to find out why they are so good at city living. Turns out some are better at it than others — and it may be the ones you'd least suspect. @Lauren_Stanton_
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