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BioDivLibrary

  1. Happy Geek Pride Day! ow.ly/b9V4f
  2. Check out top 10 newly discovered sp. of 2011. List includes blue tarantula, sneezing monkey & night-blooming orchid ow.ly/b7vOv
  3. Turtles 1 of the oldest reptile groups, going back 215MM yrs. See stunning image of Indian flapshell turtle in #bhlib ow.ly/b7vt2
  4. Check out our newest iTunes U Collection celebrating Carl Linnaeus ow.ly/b7unY Learn more on our blog ow.ly/b7upn #bhlib
  5. Yesterday was World Turtle Day! Hawksbill sea turtle is a critically-endangered sp 1st described by our friend Linnaeus ow.ly/b7u6G
  6. We're celebrating Linnaeus' bday 2day. See the 1st illustration of his sexual classification system by Ehret in #bhlib ow.ly/b5Sdl
  7. 2day Carl Linnaeus, father of modern taxonomy, turns 305! Celebrate his birthday with our latest iTunes U Collection ow.ly/b5RCf
  8. Celebrating Linnaeus' Birthday with iTunes U: He has been dubbed "The Father of Modern Taxonomy," "The Father of... bit.ly/JHruoh
  9. Thx 2 Linnaeus #lion classified Panthera leo. See 1st description ow.ly/b5S4f & 1 of our fav images in #bhlib ow.ly/b5S5J
  10. @littleiktomi lol, whoops! Sorry about that. Thanks for the catch!
  11. RT @eol: Deadline is extended until May 31, 2012 for the @eol Computable Data Challenge. Spread the word! bit.ly/KTBe9N #challenge
  12. Titanoboa had colossal company - giant prehistoric turtle discovered in Columbia ow.ly/b4fHv
  13. Happy International Day for Biological Diversity! Celebrate this year's ocean theme with images from #bhlib ow.ly/b2CEU
  14. 91% of marine biodiversity yet 2 be discovered. Organisms like algae play critical role in earth's ecosystem ow.ly/b4f22
  15. It's the International Day 4 Biological Diversity! We've created #bhlib Flickr set 2 celebrate this yr's #marine theme ow.ly/b4eJk
  16. Prehistoric #panda relative found in Spain ow.ly/b2yvc Raises questions of whether charismatic Giant Panda originated in Europe
  17. It's a rainbow #snail from #Jamaica! The air-breathing land snail Pleurodonte bainbridgii is a truly beautiful specimen ow.ly/b2zBH
  18. Check out this awesome blog post by @BibliOdyssey on #bhlib sun-birds book ow.ly/b2xx5 Find images in Flickr ow.ly/b2xyY
  19. Hello Sea Monkeys! These popular children's pets are actually the Brine Shrimp Artemia salina - eggs can survive 4 yrs ow.ly/b2z0E
  20. Charming new #bhlib book w/ some great illustrations: Little Friends in Feathers ow.ly/b2yb4 More BHL newbies: ow.ly/b2ycL