For years, poor little Ogcocephalus vespertilio has been stuck behind the magnificent Chilomycterus atinga - he must be batfish crazy now with the burr fishes’ over inflated ego..
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Mid morning pretzel snack aka snakes in the #museumtoulouse
Always wonder how they decide how to lay out a snake? Mostly I see coiled or stretched so this is a nice variant on a theme & also highlights how flexible they are 🐍
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This Hyena appears to have been stung by a bee..
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The backside of Capreolus capreolus - the Roe Deer
I did not know that they didn’t have tails! Well long tails that is - apparently they have a small one - only 2/3 cm long and hidden by their coat
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Although there is a distance between the bear and the deer when looking straight on, I believe the curators knew that this angle would lead to mirth (to those , myself included, with a juvenile mind)
#WallOfSkeletons
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At the #MuseumTolouse there is a #WallofSkeletons. Here it is in all its glory - well done Toulouse!
A glorious way of exhibiting #skeletons. Definitely bringing the dead alive with this display
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Oh I want this…
A directional seismograph as told through the medium of dragons, balls and frogs - ingenious and beautiful
‘Reconstruction of the first "seismometer" invented by the Chinese Zhang Meng in Tan 132’
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Stunning #sciArt as you go into the permanent galleries at @museumtoulouse - gotta love a snail!
And flies everywhere - excellent stuff #100taur - a real vibrancy
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As someone who spent her childhood reading too much science fantasy/fiction & Caving…this is the stuff of nightmares!!!
The subterranean world - where Goblins mined for hidden gems and other monsters dwelt
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