One of the fascinating things about working with a comparative anatomy collection is the possibility that multiple specimens could have been prepared from the same animal. A couple of weeks ago I had a penguin tongue on my workbench…https://t.co/qgv931ju9v
— Claire Smith (@wetconservatrix) September 3, 2020
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Mystery of the day – what the heck was this lid stuck down with?!
— Claire Smith (@wetconservatrix) September 2, 2020
I must admit I'd been avoiding this specimen in favour of more straightforward ones, expecting it to be difficult to remove. It wasn't – and the sealant was plaster! A first for me 🤓 pic.twitter.com/VgRsgaQV6I
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THIS. This is the type of book I want to write. Accessible language but fully referenced, as well as beautifully designed and illustrated. Frustratingly, it's pre-empted a chunk of my dissertation, but at least I can reference it, and I know I'm reading the latest research. pic.twitter.com/FqNnz7WkDy
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) August 31, 2020
Obviously I’m a long way off from being able to write a book… but when I get there, this is what I want it to be like. (Click through for the Twitter thread.)
THIS. This is the kind of research I want to do. Books and plants. History thereof. I find these details absolutely fascinating! 🤓 https://t.co/069q4heTaf
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) August 29, 2020
There are very, very few specimens in the @ColeZoology which unnerve me, but it did take me quite a while to get used to the spider crabs. They're just enormous!! 😬 Seeing them at close quarters was absolutely fascinating though. 🦀 https://t.co/VyWVOjhtVd
— Claire Smith (@wetconservatrix) August 28, 2020
I really want to say that I "helped" to move the @ColeZoology false killer whale, but I had a purely supervisory role. (By which I mean I stood right at the back and watched everyone else move it.) So exciting to see the new building for the first time though! 😁 https://t.co/OeK2InZonI
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) August 26, 2020
How awesome is this? Taking down the false killer whale and being able to see its skull from the top has led to us finding out that its asymmetry is important for sound production. Fascinating stuff! https://t.co/P9vjZqMyeR
— Claire Smith (@wetconservatrix) August 25, 2020
How exciting is this?! The camel is in the new building! The last time I saw the camel it was in storage, minus its skull, and looking a little bit sorry for itself. The transformation by @MrIchthyosaurus is incredible – I can't wait to see it in the… er… total lack of flesh! https://t.co/y4bAkMjQdB
— Claire Smith (@wetconservatrix) August 24, 2020
When I was an undergrad, I regularly used to go to sleep with a bed full of books. I didn't expect to be doing the same thing at the age of 46, but here we are.
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) August 22, 2020
(Bad back + painsomnia = spare room nesting.) pic.twitter.com/9hanSIDQJ3
My internet's been so flaky this past couple of weeks that I've had to go back to reading Real Books.
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) August 21, 2020
This one is making me grateful that other people can't underline entire flipping chapters of an e-book. pic.twitter.com/Z63uIdoaIl
