This tapir nearly trampled me and was probably the scariest wildlife encounter I've ever had. Its also among the derpiest animals I have ever seen. #fieldworkfail

Today was going really well until I bear sprayed myself 🌶 #FieldworkFail

Just admiring my excellent camera placement #phdlife #fieldworkfail

It's Halloween and we're in the mood for some eerie ecology!👻 Tell us about your FRIGHTENING #FieldworkFail 😱 Your SCARY science 🧟‍♂️ Your HORRIFYING hypothesis 🎃 #SpookyEcology #Halloween

WANTED for robbery! robber crab; prime suspect of skilful dislodging and subsequently stealing of a thermal camera. Thought to have it brought back to its lair of prized possessions. Do not get fooled by it pretty colours.. Rip thermal camera :( #fieldworkfail #ecology

The #fieldworkfail hashtag is full of things that'd translate as perfect moments for a contemporary, science-themed Dwarf-Fortress-like game

Nonmarmam sighting time: these devil rays were in a frenzied chase in the Bohol Sea and we thought it might've been some mating behavior. #fieldworkfail

Merci aux souvenirs FB de me rappeler les légendaires #FieldWorkFail

Honestly I'm not too sure how I'm going to explain this additional expense from our recent field expedition to the University finance department... #expensesclaims #fieldworkfail

The dog was not impressed about water sampling on a weekend.. in Storm Dennis ☔️ The glamorous life of an environmental microbiologist. Dylan did the risk assessment and decided he wasn’t getting anywhere near water! 🐶⚠️ #SoggyDoggy #FieldworkFail

Clearly didn't hide the camera well enough #fieldworkfail

Some days I collect a bunch of waterfowl nesting data. Other days I only manage to squish a single mosquito. Apparently June 21, 2018 was the second type of day. #fieldworkfail

Saw some renderings of #FieldWorkFail (ya’ll remember those?) by artist Jim Jordan and was delighted when I recognized the last name in the strip! @ambikamath

For many of us, the highlight of our research careers is field work. For me research in the field was the thing that made me want to become a #BlackMammalogist. It usually goes well, it sometimes doesn't. What is your greatest #FieldworkFail? @BlkMammalogists

I wrote a book! "Becoming a (better) field researcher is a manual collecting all the knowledge and advice I wish I had at the beginning of my career. It is in Bulgarian, but it will be translated into English soon. No more #fieldworkfail

so, camera trappers know EXACTLY how those ants got in our pants 😬 #fieldworkfail or #cameratrapnightmare?

Today I taught 60 #school #children about the challenges of working in the field 💧🌱🌨💦🏫#fieldworkfail

When #kakapo feeding goes wrong: male Tutoko wrecking Lisa's feeding station after he gets locked out by the proximity sensor. #Tech4Wildlife #conservation #fieldworkfail #parrots

One of my most memorable unusual sighting during #fieldwork. I thought it was a piece of rubbish and went to pick it up but then it unfurled its freaky membranous arms and it turned out to be a blanket octopus #fieldworkfail #boatsurveys