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
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
Today I spent longer than I care to admit attempting to clean a spot off the surface off this starry ray's jar… which turned out to be a little bubble in the glass. 😆🤦♀️ #ShouldHaveGoneToSpecsavers pic.twitter.com/lkORuk80zx
— Claire Smith (@wetconservatrix) August 19, 2020
Note to self: check how big the books are before you agree to pick them up, even if you're only collecting them from a couple of streets away. This was a heavy little pile!
— Claire Smith (@eternalmagpie) August 16, 2020
(Don't know whether I'll understand any of them, but I'll give it a go!) pic.twitter.com/H0FaLjuLck
