Tara Chestnut, PhD

Relevant safety message for the #2026MMM universe!

I can’t help but notice the two little bumps caused by the #2026MMM research team too!

I recently reviewed a paper that used this acronym! 💩😂 Reviewer #1 felt it was too cheeky. I hope the editor doesn’t ask them to change it, it’s perfection! 🤞🤞

Anyone else thinking what I’m running? Next year’s Met Gala theme! No? Just me? #bcvammm #2026MMM

Image shows the MMM bracket with Assassin Bug winning the Wildcard over the Bone Collector Caterpillar and a checkmark indicating the Wildcard category has been completed.

#2026MMM WILDCARD WINNER:
Assassin Bug!

Join us Wednesday, March 11th at 8PM EST for ROUND ONE of MONEY MAMMALS!

Join us Wednesday for Round 1 of the Money Mammals Division! Until then be safe, be well, be active! #2026MMM

a group of people are standing in a line with their hands on their head . Alt: A crowd celebrate an awesome outcome.

ASSASSIN BUG DEFEATS BONE COLLECTOR CATERPILLAR and becomes the #16 seed of the THAT'S SO METAL DIVISION OF MARCH MAMMAL MADNESS!!! #2026MMM

a man with a beard is drinking from a red cup with a straw and says * slurp * Alt: a white man with brown hair and beard is drinking from a red cup with a straw, pinky raised. The caption in white lettering says * slurp *

#2026MMM

Stylized "wild card" cards of both insects wearing their corpse suits (described in coming battle).

FIRST & ONLY UP TONIGHT: Bone Collector Caterpillar (Hyposmocoma) vs. Assassin Bug (Acanthaspis petax) #2026MMM

Michael Buffer - Let's Get Ready To Rumble!!! YouTube video by Jamil Hajiyev

And WITHOUT FURTHER #2026MMM ADO... www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6eQ...

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Even USAID that HAD BEEN the leading purchaser of food grown by American Farmers, helped support wildlife protection by investing in people, parks, & communities in the ecotourism sector. THESE ESSENTIAL USES OF THE PUBLIC ENDOWMENT HAVE BEEN AND ARE BEING DISMANTLED #2026MMM

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And March Mammal Madness would not be possible without the incredible achievements of scientists the world over, so many funded by those historical engines of excellence- the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin #2026MMM

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Can we get an exuberant round of applause for @grumpator.bsky.social & everyone @ASULibraries for the March Mammal Madness LibGuide with Player, Learner, & Educator Portals! #2026MMM

LibGuides: March Mammal Madness: Tournament Results The official home for March Mammal Madness tournament information and resources! If you're learning, you're winning!

All March Mammal Madness results will be available at the LibGuide in MMMAGAZINE, text (in English & Spanish), play-by-play, and VIDEO FORM in the minutes and hours after the events happen here libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM... #2026MMM

Tonight is the WILD CARD, the play-in to the big show, an amuse-bouche, or rather an amuse-esprit, for the discerning #2026MMM palate as we gear up for the tournament of tournaments! #2026MMM

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Welcome to the 14th Annual March Mammal Madness! This year MMM Celebrates LIBRARIES in honor of 10 years since the launch of the LibGuide! libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM... #2026MMM

#2026MMM LETS GO!!!! 🐞🐛🐜🦟🪲🪳

a woman in a white sweater says not like that on a netflix ad Alt: A white woman with brown eyes and brown hair pulled back into a tight into a bun. She is wearing a white mock turtleneck and the cinnamon brown wall behind her makes it pop. Her head is tilted in a patronizing way. White lettering at the bottom of the gif says “Not Like That”.

Except when yall are like, NOT LIKE THAT #2026MMM

So you like www.animordle.com?

Be sure to share the #Wordle Game with Animal Names with friends, family, students, and colleagues because as we all have learned...

Sharing is caring.
#animordle #2026MMM

A screen grab of the calendar showing that the WILD CARD is March 9th and March 8th is Wild Card Eve, spent rethinking your whole bracket in agonies of second guesses.

Happy #2026MMM Wild Card Eve to all who celebrate!

Screenshot of a website called reptileshub.com Two lines are highlighted in purple “Washington is home to four native turtle species”, “North American river otter” Narrator: A turtle is a reptile. A river otter is a mammal. Also, sea turtles occur in Washington’s marine waters.

A river otter live mount that is posed sitting on its haunches, back tall, with front paws curled in, ready to cut a B. It’s fur is silvery brown, eyes and nose are black. Judgmental Otter is perched high on a shelf, looking down, judging you. And you. And you.

Tell me this website’s content is generative AI without telling me it’s generative AI 🙄😭 First return for a Google search for turtle species that are legal pets in Washington State. Judgmental Otter has some thoughts and would probably poo all over your house if it was your pet 🐢🦦

Photo of Society for Northwestern Vertebrate Biology (SNVB) Leadership award being presented. The “award” is a repurposed soccer ball piñata, where the black parts of the ball have been turned into anatomically correct SARS-COV-2 viruses showing protein structures. SNVB stickers are placed in the white space of the soccer ball. The piñata is filled with Nerds candy and salty chips.

Today, I had the honor of presenting Dr Tiffany Garcia @oregonstate.edu FWCS a Leadership award for her leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic She applied her knowledge in aquatic ecology & study design to help the City of Corvallis monitor wastewater so public health response was scaled & targeted

2026 KEY DETAILS VIDEO posted #2026MMM
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So what I hear is we’re completely restructuring the Farm Bill to subsidize local fruit, vegetable and legume growers instead of soy, corn and meat producers, and establishing infrastructure for local distribution? And paid healthcare, childcare and family/parental leave? Did I hear that right?

What an amazing response to our #Animordle Sneak Peak on Darwin Day! Already, 674 have played our special puzzle. Share the Wordle Game with Animal Names with colleagues, friends, and students. Daily puzzles start March 1st, but you can play archived puzzles now. www.animordle.com #2026MMM

Image array of 3 MMM-themed, science-based Valentines with an Eagle Owl, Asian Elephant, & Lynx. Screen-reader valentines also available at the LibGuide. We got you, Boo.

You know what's better than science-themed March Mammal Madness Valentines of #2026MMM Combatants!?!

Science-themed March Mammal Madness Valentines of combatants that carry ear-worms. They're INFECTIOUS!

Download in color or greyscale at the LibGuide libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...

The first time I saw a ruby crowned kinglet skin in ornithology lab I was gobsmacked by how vibrant the color was! Made me so excited to learn banding so I could see it in the hand!!

If you live in Washington state like me, you can tell you senator to please vote in favor of SB6045 to allow farmworker collective bargaining in WA state. This bill is critical for WA farm workers who have been fighting to get a contract Thank you! app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...