Dr Erica McAlister
@flygirlnhm
Flies & Fleas @NHM_London; Author-The Secret Life of Flies, The Inside Out of Flies & A bug's World; HonF @RoyEntSoc; Chair @DipteristsForum #Scicom #HonFBNS
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http://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/departments-and-staff/staff-directory/erica-mcalister.html 03-09-2010 09:29:34
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Ok the Botany display at Muséum de Toulouse is a thing of beauty Bold, visually arresting specimens highlighting some of the more ignored biota (when it comes to museum displays) #MuseumNerdsAbroad Jack Ashby
Loving the Elasmobranch Oxynotus centrina, Dalatias licha, Scyliorhinus stellaris & Heterodntus japonicus all giving us the eye (and manic grins…) #MuseumNerdsAbroad Muséum de Toulouse Jack Ashby
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Lophius piscatorius What do you know it as? the angler, frog fish, fishing frog, monk, European angler, common monkfish, sea devil, or devil fish Whatever you call it - it’s a bloody awesome fish #MuseumNerdsAbroad Jack Ashby Muséum de Toulouse
You can stare into the garden of Muséum de Toulouse through a #WallOfSkeletons Fancy a human riding a horse, or a cat attacking an antelope? Both are fab, ‘active’ displays of animal skeletons #MuseumNerdsAbroad Jack Ashby
Guess your vertebrate Honestly loved just working through the #WallofSkeletons - here’s some nice ones for you folks. Guess away One has its back legs AGAIN the wrong way round much to Jack Ashby’s chagrin… Muséum de Toulouse #MuseumNerdsAbroad
Owl you all doing? Having a great #MuseumNerdsAbroad at the Muséum de Toulouse with Jack Ashby Those ‘Eagle’-eyed amongst you can admire the different plumage of these two species - Bubo bubo and Bubo ascalaphus
Omg the nostrils, THE NOSTRILS There is nothing the mata(mata) with this Matamata - Chelus fimbriatus. This turtle creates a low-pressure vacuum - it opens its mouth really wide to suck fish in & then snaps it shut, swallowing it whole #MuseumNerdsAbroad Muséum de Toulouse
I admit it’s bold angle for a giraffe but I want you to focus on the skin folds in the ‘arm’ (or leg) pits Folds! That’s a great taxidermy specimen right there - no over stuffing (sorry Icicle Bear) showing a good understanding of natural wrinkling #MuseumNerdsAbroad
Looking like a Curators flat, the Muséum de Toulouse display of an old school natural history hodge-podge had all the right objects including beautiful slides, model fungi, pickled snakes & a obligatory skull A glass of wine is required for completeness.. #MuseumNerdsAbroad
Stunning #sciArt as you go into the permanent galleries at Muséum de Toulouse - gotta love a snail! And flies everywhere - excellent stuff 100taur - a real vibrancy #MuseumNerdsAbroad Jack Ashby
American Charles Francis Richter developed the Richter scale back in 1935 - a log scale of the increasing amplitude of the largest seismic wave - beautifully shown in these scenes of growing devastation at the Muséum de Toulouse #MuseumNerdsAbroad Jack Ashby