Biology Teacher, Science Enthusiast, Lifelong Kansanhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mvi3gixcqs2bMammal Monday – Humpback Image from Wikimedia Commons Listen to the singing of Humpback Whales. https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/14/mammal-monday-humpback/14 Sep 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvi3gixcqs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mvak3vz4ul2oNeed a New Tongue? Have you heard about the parasite that steals tongues? Cymothoa exigua, better known as tongue-eating louse do exactly as their name entails. These critters are a rare type of crustacean known to parasitize some species of fish. The tongue-eating louse forms a special bond with… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/11/need-a-new-tongue/11 Sep 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvak3vz4ul2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mvak3smfax2aFrog Friday – Now You See Me… Boutry River Frog (Phrynobatrachus calcaratus) Image from Wikimedia Commons https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/11/frog-friday-now-you-see-me/11 Sep 2026 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvak3smfax2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mv5zhdkflu2vAre We Really Ovary-Acting? It’s common to hear jokes about women being on their period—moody, hungry, crying. These unpleasant comments often deter from someone’s genuine emotional struggles. Why do people get so moody during their menstruation? Is it fair to make this into the butt of a joke?… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/10/are-we-really-ovary-acting/10 Sep 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5zhdkflu2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mv3isfkeft2hBalance is Key Humans are far more fragile than a good chunk of the animal kingdom. Things like not getting enough sleep, food or water, along with being over active or even underactive, or too hot or too cold can cause issues like stress and muscle fatigue and damage. There must be a very good… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/09/balance-is-key/09 Sep 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3isfkeft2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mv3isdv3dd2hWinged Wednesday – Sandhill Crane Sandhill Crane (Grus canadensis) Image from Wikimedia Commons https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/09/winged-wednesday-sandhill-crane/09 Sep 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3isdv3dd2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3muyy4jag3v2aPaint it Black! Imagine buying a Rotisserie Chicken at the grocery store, only to discover the meat is completely black when you cut it open at home. You might think the chicken was burned to a crisp or was artificially dyed, however, this unusual coloring is perfectly natural. This chicken has… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/08/paint-it-black/08 Sep 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyy4jag3v2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3muwhklxo6h2aMammal Monday – A Marsupial in Wolf’s Clothing Tasmanian Wolf (Thylacinus cynocephalus) Image from Wikimedia Commons Did you know? "The last known shooting of a wild thylacine took place in 1930, and by the mid part of that decade sightings in the wild were extremely rare. Authorities from… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/07/mammal-monday-a-marsupial-in-wolfs-clothing-2/07 Sep 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwhklxo6h2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3muq7wqet3x23Frog Friday – A Wrinkle in Time Japanese Wrinkled Frog (Glandirana rugosa) Image from Wikimedia Commons https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/04/frog-friday-a-wrinkle-in-time-2/05 Sep 2026 00:29 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3muq7wqet3x23https://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3muow76yct22jLike Father, Like SON: How One Mutation Alters a Gene’s Legacy It is a fitting biological coincidence that the SON locus presents a striking parallel to familial lineage, as the SON gene functions as the father dictating the rules of inheritance, while the SON protein functions as the offspring… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/04/like-father-like-son-how-one-mutation-alters-a-genes-legacy/04 Sep 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3muow76yct22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mumgvrke422dThe Biology of Deception Over the course of time, many organisms have developed a way to trick predators and become the ultimate copycats of the natural world. Two main types of mimicry are Mullerian and Batesian, although there are many more types of mimicry that have evolved. Mullerian mimicry… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/03/the-biology-of-deception/03 Sep 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumgvrke422dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mujvk5v4zv25Winged Wednesday – They’re Grrrrrreat! Great Egret (Ardea alba) Image from Wikimedia Commons At fishing, that is. https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/02/winged-wednesday-theyre-grrrrrreat-2/02 Sep 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mujvk5v4zv25https://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3muhfbf4xwt2v“Come Give Grandma a Kiss!” Let me paint you picture: your a fish, scaly, pale and free. You get food regularly at the local mud trenches swimming here and there. You have a happy family with a wife you haven't seen in who knows how long and a little under a hundred kids swimming out in the great… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/09/01/come-give-grandma-a-kiss/01 Sep 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhfbf4xwt2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mueunp4wtp2uMammal Monday – The “Sea Canaries” Beluga Whale (Delphinapterus leucas)Image from Wikimedia Commons Read more about this fascinating species here. https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/31/mammal-monday-the-sea-canaries-2/31 Aug 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mueunp4wtp2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mu64xx42iz2bWhat If The Secret to Immortality Was a Jellyfish?  Aging seems pretty straightforward. A baby is born, they grow up, they get older, and eventually their cells become less capable of repairing themselves. It’s one of those things that feels so obvious that we rarely question it. Then, there is… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/28/what-if-the-secret-to-immortality-was-a-jellyfish/28 Aug 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu64xx42iz2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mu5dvsxo6s2dFrog Friday – It Is Friday, My Dudes! Budgett's Frog (Lepidobatrachus laevis) Image from Wikimedia Commons https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/28/frog-friday-it-is-friday-my-dudes/28 Aug 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5dvsxo6s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mu2t2bdoqx2n“Loose Cannon” Have you ever experienced a flu that wouldn’t go away? Today many viruses and diseases are rapidly scattering and antimicrobial resistance is continuously growing in germs. Antimicrobial resistance is when germs (bacteria, parasites, viruses, and fungi) change over time to resist… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/27/loose-cannon/27 Aug 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2t2bdoqx2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mtycceyqlu2oWinged Wednesday – Passenger Pigeon Image from Wikimedia Commons Read more about the possible return of the Passenger Pigeon here. https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/26/winged-wednesday-passenger-pigeon/26 Aug 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtycceyqlu2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mtyccbrifo2yAcid and Anthills! What do ants, French chemists, and artificial sweeteners have in common? Not much of anything— unless you account for the existence of one colorless, pungent chemical that serves as an important biological defense mechanism and a special tool to help sweeten your coffee: formic… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/26/acid-and-anthills/26 Aug 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyccbrifo2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mtvrttm23b2zStone Man’s Disease – Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva Have you ever broken a bone? Maybe it’s a wrist fracture or something with your legs, either way, it probably healed just fine, right? I mean, the average person breaks about two bones in their lifetime, but picture a life in which any… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/25/stone-mans-disease-fibrodysplasia-ossificans-progressiva/25 Aug 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvrttm23b2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mttbeeji4y2nMammal Monday – Javan Rhinoceros Javan Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) Image from Wikimedia Commons https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/24/mammal-monday-javan-rhinoceros-2/24 Aug 2026 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttbeeji4y2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mtlpwoqg3q27Frog Friday – Common Rocket Frog Image from Wikimedia Commons This terrestrial amphibian species deposits its eggs in leaf-litter. Upon hatching, the adults carry the tadpoles to streams. The common rocket frog is not to be confused with this rare species. https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/21/frog-friday-common-rocket-frog/21 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlpwoqg3q27https://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mtgoxxgjgh2hWinged Wednesday – Gold Rush American Goldfinch Spinus tristis Image from Wikimedia Commons Did you know? American Goldfinches are the only finches that molt twice a year, replacing their golden plumage first in late winter and again in late summer. Each spring, the brightening yellow of male… https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/19/winged-wednesday-gold-rush-2/19 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgoxxgjgh2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mtbqk5rwsv2qMammal Monday – The Cutest Clones Black-footed Ferret (Mustela nigripes) Image from Wikimedia Commons Read more about recent efforts to save this endangered species. https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/17/mammal-monday-the-cutest-clones/17 Aug 2026 12:51 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbqk5rwsv2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3mt24ng5tfa2vFrog Friday – UnFROGettable Discovery Starry Dwarf Frog (Astrobatrachus kurichiyana) Image from Wikimedia Commons Read more about this frog here. https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/14/frog-friday-unfrogettable-discovery-2/14 Aug 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt24ng5tfa2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3msv4dlnuvi2fWinged Wednesday – Wannabe Flamingo? Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia) Image from Wikimedia Commons https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/12/winged-wednesday-wannabe-flamingo/12 Aug 2026 12:17 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv4dlnuvi2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3msq3y3x4lm2eMammal Monday – Squee Spree Quokka (Setonix brachyurus)Image from Wikimedia Commons Read more about this species here. https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/10/mammal-monday-squee-spree-2/10 Aug 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq3y3x4lm2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3msisfsax7z2aFrog Friday – Frog-eyed Gecko Frog-eyed Gecko (Teratoscincus scincus) Image from Wikimedia Commons https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/07/frog-friday-frog-eyed/07 Aug 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3msisfsax7z2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jeremymohn.bsky.social/post/3msdd3yr6dx2fWinged Wednesday – The Clipper Clipper Butterfly (Parthenos spp.) Image from Francisco Miguel Litardo https://toucanplaythatgame.wpcomstaging.com/2026/08/05/winged-wednesday-the-clipper/05 Aug 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:qx3u5n4ythi6hhd2eolymend/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdd3yr6dx2f