Todd Clardy
Collections Manager of Ichthyology and CT Scanner Technical Lead for the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County by day, Twitch streamer by night.
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- At what stage in life am I when I get really excited to find a new Uline catalog in my mailbox?
- Reposted by Todd ClardyTonight's First Wednesday's lecture, Weather and Water Extremes on a Warming Planet, is now streaming! Tune in live or watch the playback on YouTube. youtube.com/live/3HVoFkFTvRQ
- Reposted by Todd ClardyTuesday, February 10, join @kcrw.com, @20thcenturystudios.bsky.social, and #NHMLA for a special screening of "Avatar: Fire and Ash" in 3D, featuring a conversation with the film's Academy Award®-nominated costume designer and VFX team at the NHM Commons Theater! Space is limited: bit.ly/kcrw-avatar
- Reposted by Todd ClardyWent tidepooling today. Saw the best octopus.
- Reposted by Todd ClardyThe T. H. Huxley Award recognizes an outstanding evolution education resource and provides funding for the awardee to attend the Evolution or NABT conference to present their work! Apply by February 2nd: bit.ly/2kP2pPM
- Reposted by Todd ClardySecond PhD paper is out! We find: 1) aquatic and terrestrial salamanders have different limb bone adaptations, 2) complex life cycles promote different traits, 3) decoupling of external and internal bone traits increase diversity. Thread (1/8) and FREE link below! 🦎🧪 doi.org/10.1111/joa....
- Reposted by Todd ClardyFunds available for grads and postdocs to visit @burkemuseum.bsky.social collections! Applications due Dec. 15th. Please share!
- Reposted by Todd ClardyWant to do a postdoc at Friday Harbor Labs? We have two positions open. Apply by March 1st. I am happy to discuss potential projects with fish people. apply.interfolio.com/180092 🧪
- I don't know anything about birds, but this is fun.
- MAJOR NEWS! We just launched an awesome new tool! The illustrated Birds of the World Phylogeny Explorer lets users trace any bird’s lineage, compare species relationships, and explore major evolutionary milestones with a click of a button. SHARE and EXPLORE! birdsoftheworld.org/bow/news/phy...
- Reposted by Todd ClardyUpcoming book on ecology and evolution of Amazonian fishes, edited by @gymnotus.bsky.social and Roberto Reis. link.springer.com/book/9783032...
- Reposted by Todd ClardyHealthy and sustainable fisheries have lower carbon emissions and fuel use, because fish are more abundant and easier to catch with less effort. Rebuilding fisheries and ensuring that fleet sizes are appropriate for catch level, are keys for CO2 reduction By Hilborn et al. doi.org/10.1111/faf....
- Reposted by Todd ClardyYou really have to be a marine bio nerd to get this. Male lantern fish are tiny in comparison to the females and latch on to females permanently and become sperm producing sacks. Many males might attach themselves to one female.
- What a cool aggregation! I wonder if the oxygen concentration there was super low.
- A spectacle to behold, in the shallows, hugging this island, we see broad cowtail rays and mangrove whiprays - and looking with a close eye, few juvenile blacktip reef sharks weave between the rays. Footage by Sebastian Staines. #saveourseasfoundation #sharksandrays #conservation #videography
- Reposted by Todd ClardyEvery other summer we run a fish biomechanics course at Friday Harbor Labs. It is an awesome opportunity to learn the tools of biovisualization while experiencing the rich fish diversity of the Salish Sea. Come join us! 🧪
- So cool! We don't often collect them with their caudal fins intact like this one's is.
- Reposted by Todd ClardyDon't miss out. Apply to our 2026 Advanced Research Training Courses today!
- Reposted by Todd Clardy😸 Calling all cat lovers! Thursday, January 29, join us for #CatVideoFest, a nonstop reel of the funniest, cutest, and most entertaining cat videos you’ve ever seen! We're not 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 around—you won't want to miss this 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘳-fectly unique event! Save your spot today: go.nhm.org/catvideofest
- Reposted by Todd Clardy🎉 We’re celebrating 20 years of #FirstFridays! Whether it’s your first experience or you’re a seasoned attendee, join us for live music in the Mammal Halls, engaging conversations in the NHM Commons Theater, food trucks, cocktails, and access to #NHMLA after dark! go.nhm.org/first-fridays
- There are a few courses that shaped the trajectory of my career. This is one of them. Take it if you can!
- Summer fish class at Friday Harbor Labs 🐟 5 weeks, field + lab, real projects. Open to grads, postdocs, and undergrads. Financial aid available. Apply: February 16, 2026 Reach out to @cmdonatelli.bsky.social @fishguy.bsky.social or @karlycohen.bsky.social with questions! Details in the flyer ⬇️
- Only 12/20. I overthought quite a few where I didn't go with my initial (correct) answer.
- Made a lil quiz — guess the movie based on its opening shot www.polygon.com/movie-franch...
- Reposted by Todd ClardyFinally out! We studied the retinas of the longest-living vertebrate, the Greenland shark, and found that the retinas remain remarkably healthy in animals around 150 years old. What is the mechanism? It may be a highly efficient DNA repair system. Enjoy! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Streaming schedule for the week. Starting Mass Effect Andromeda tonight. I replayed the Mass Effect trilogy last January, so I think it’s time to replay Andromeda. Got something fun cooking for Sunday!
- Reposted by Todd ClardyPreview of my #SICB2026 talk on early fish jaws. Paleozoic ray-finned fish systematics is a mess. Someone should really work on that😅
- Reposted by Todd ClardyI'll be presenting on a very different topic than usual for #SICB2026... "Strengths, challenges, & experiences of neurodivergent faculty in academia" at 8:45am on Jan. 7th in Room A105 as part of Symposium 12: Disabled & Neurodivergent perception, community, & identity in the biosciences (1/2)
- Reposted by Todd ClardyHaving done a similar postdoc in the Fudge Lab on hagfish slime, I highly recommend this opportunity!
- The Fudge Lab at Chapman University is recruiting a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the biophysics of hagfish defensive slime deployment. Please repost! Apply here: tinyurl.com/4p937dn5
- Reposted by Todd ClardyPRI REACHED THEIR GOAL!!! MUSEUM OF THE EARTH IS STAYING OPEN!!! Thank you all so much for donating and spreading the word, I'm so overjoyed! Good things are still possible! www.priweb.org/blog-post/pr...
- Reposted by Todd ClardyCatch me bright and early on day 1 at 8:15 am in Feeding 1! I'm presenting on a salamander project originally proposed by the late Dave Wake. I can promise CT images of salamander bones, teeth, and muscles. There will be some data and lots of hand waving. #SICB2026
- The countdown begins… ⏰ Sunday at #SICB2026 is already STACKED! 🗂️ Whether you’ve built your itinerary or you’re still deciding, we’ve got you covered with these at-a-glance schedules. 👉 DCB & DVM folks: tag us so we can hype your talks and posters! More at-a-glance posts coming soon 👀
- Reposted by Todd ClardyI'll be presenting in this Sunday's 'Shape and Climate' session at 11am. Come see all about Carboniferous ray-finned fishes!
- The countdown begins… ⏰ Sunday at #SICB2026 is already STACKED! 🗂️ Whether you’ve built your itinerary or you’re still deciding, we’ve got you covered with these at-a-glance schedules. 👉 DCB & DVM folks: tag us so we can hype your talks and posters! More at-a-glance posts coming soon 👀
- I saw Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers walking from across the street in West Hollywood.
- Reposted by Todd ClardyThe U.S. NSF has announced changes to its highly regarded system of reviewing the some 50,000 grant proposals received each year. The move has created uncertainty and anxiety across the U.S. scientific community. Here are five things to know about the changes. ⬇️ scim.ag/4aCoSZQ
- Reposted by Todd Clardy“The rate at which new species are formally described is an essential but relatively understudied aspect of biodiversity.” The past and future of known biodiversity: Rates, patterns, and projections of new species over time | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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- Reposted by Todd ClardyGreat news article about the Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute's Royal D. Suttkus Fish Collection and our recent accessions of specimens from the DEEPEND Consortium and the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
- Reposted by Todd ClardyMERRY #FISHMAS! It was on this day in 1938 that Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer made a discovery which would change the world — the first (non-fossil) coelacanth ever brought to the attention of science
- For some reason, I just got an email from a bot that summarized one of my papers using AI. I’m not sure why they would do that, except to alarm and annoy me. Perhaps this is a service that wants me to pay them to do that for all of my papers? That they summarized it poorly isn’t helping their cause.
- Reposted by Todd ClardyUnraveling multipredator impacts in salmon-bearing rivers using quantitative DNA metabarcoding. A wonderful collaboration with @jwinkfish.bsky.social. @uwsafs.bsky.social @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwfreshwater.bsky.social 👇 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
- They also have a great view of the LA Coliseum across the south lawn and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art across the street. Oh, and access to good snacks at the Commons Cafe. (seriously, it's a nice hangout spot)
- God I love this Giant Bomb crew
- Reposted by Todd ClardyApply to join our team at @nhm.org ! We are hiring a Program Manager of Community Science- full time temporary for 4 months (on grant funds) and part-time permanent after that. Application review begins January 5. tinyurl.com/NHMCS2025 🧪🌎
- Reposted by Todd Clardy🧪🐠 I am hiring a postdoc! Work will be on patterns of biodiversity across phylogenetic scales using teleost fishes as a model. Apply by end of Jan 2026 for full consideration apply.interfolio.com/179070 I encourage folks to reach out with any questions. Please Share!
- Stream schedule for this week. Finishing off Silent Hill 2 and sneaking in some ARC Raiders runs. There's a new event in ARC starting on Tuesday. Holiday break begins on Sunday.
- I feel so fortunate that Bruce served on my dissertation committee - a connection that will last forever. He's definitely passionate about tunas!
- There are some jaw dropping pieces on display in this exhibit. And the presentation of those pieces is outstanding.
- The @nhm.org's new gems and minerals exhibit, Unearthed: Raw Beauty, is stunning— if you're in the area, don't miss it! A huge kudos to the team at the museum who brought the exhibit to life!
- Reposted by Todd ClardyNew paper! Here we look at shape evolution of the mandible in Pelagiaria, a group of open-ocean fishes that includes tuna and mackerel. We find that shape disparity accumulated rapidly at the origin of the clade at around the K/Pg boundary... academic.oup.com/evlett/advan...
- Reposted by Todd ClardyNEWS from Ohio State Fish Division: You can now search our 6,000-tissue collection on our website! 🐟 mbd.osu.edu/collections/...
- Reposted by Todd ClardyTonight's First Wednesday's lecture, Pacific Walruses, is now streaming! Tune in live or watch the playback youtu.be/xZA4GIo58O4
- "Crawled out of incision made in white shark that was recently caught in trammel net set at bottom at 40 fms. Incision was made to take heart out of shark. Wound present under pectoral fin of shark when caught" A note in our collections database that I just found while looking up info on a hagfish
- Streaming schedule for the week. We should finish Silent Hill 2 this week. If so, we will start Silent Hill f. Also, I cannot stop playing ARC Raiders, so I'll play plenty of that too.
- Find me here! www.twitch.tv/realfishdoc
- Reposted by Todd Clardytaxonomy 101: whales are not fish taxonomy 201: whales are hoofed animals taxonomy 301: whales are fish
- Pulled a muscle in my back bending over to pick up the bag of cat food this morning. The week is starting strong 💪
- Reposted by Todd ClardySCHOLARSHIP ALERT!!! Now accepting submissions for the Alligator Gar Technical Committee Scholarship! The cash scholarship is being provided by @alligatorgar-afs.bsky.social a student to help cover cost for attending the 2026 Southern Division @amfisheriessoc.bsky.social meeting in New Orleans🐟
- Reposted by Todd Clardy🐈🐾 From wild hunters to household companions, the story of the domestic cat begins thousands of years ago in the ancient Middle East. Discover more about our feline companions at Fierce! The Story of Cats now on view at #NHMLA.
- Reposted by Todd Clardy👑 Return of the Short (Tyrant) King! With the help of our 𝘛. 𝘳𝘦𝘹 growth series, researchers show throat bones accurately record maturity in dinosaurs, establishing 𝘕𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘺𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘶𝘴 as a distinct species—𝙣𝙤𝙩 a juvenile 𝘛. 𝘳𝘦𝘹: go.nhm.org/nanotyrannus
