Of honeycombs and sooty bones

My inspiration side blog. Content warning for dead animals. Mostly Vulture Culture stuff, with some reptiles and nice scenery along the way. Diggory • 28 • He/Him • INTJ • Cancer-Leo cusp

[lovertm]

by _sillyjay

[dogpuppy]

[shadyufo]

Say hello to Brood XIV!

The calls of these 17 year cicadas are deafening in the woods around my place right now and their little exoskeletons are everywhere you look. Such neat little critters!

It's so cute when a bunch of them decide that the same leaf is the Best Leaf and molt on it together.

[taxidermycatgirl]

would you rather be taxidermied or be a wet specimen wait dont leave

[diggorycedrus]

Hey friends! So many of you have already been voting and reblogging my posts to help Matcha stay in this competition, and I really can't thank you enough!! It's kind of unbelievable that we've even made it this far, and has given us something fun to focus on in a time of difficulty.

To keep things brief, I had to quit my job and become a full-time caretaker for my youngest brother back in November after he turned up in a hospital in MN due to circumstances that are still under investigation. We're currently living in Upstate NY, and making preparations to move to the Big Island of Hawaii to be with our mom, who also needs full-time support for developing medical conditions. It's heavy stuff! I've thought many times about putting together another GoFundMe to help with our situation, but I thought this would be a better avenue to ask for support in a way that wouldn't cost people anything.

So! If you've got a Facebook account and about 45 seconds of your time, you can cast one free vote for Matcha every 24 hours. If you've got a few bucks to spare, you can also pay for extra votes, which will go directly to the PAWS Foundation- a non-profit organization that helps animals that have been displaced by natural disasters. And, of course, we'd be grateful even if you were to just share this post! Thank you for reading!

Will Matcha take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide!

Matcha was adopted from the Hawaii Big Island Humane Society in early 2020, and loves hiking, sailing, and stealing your seat!

[diggorycedrus]

I haven't done a color piece like this in YEARS holy cow!!

I entered my dog into the America's Favorite Pet contest and she's made it all the way to the second to last round! It would mean a lot if you could vote for her 🙏 We've been through the ringer lately and this has been a fun little challenge to focus on better things. Plus she's soooooo cute and totally deserves the support!

Will Matcha take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide!

Matcha was adopted from the Hawaii Big Island Humane Society in early 2020, and loves hiking, sailing, and stealing your seat!

You do need a FB account to vote, just as a heads up. I wish it weren't that way, but *shrug*. Thank you for your consideration!

[diggorycedrus]

I haven't done a color piece like this in YEARS holy cow!!

I entered my dog into the America's Favorite Pet contest and she's made it all the way to the second to last round! It would mean a lot if you could vote for her 🙏 We've been through the ringer lately and this has been a fun little challenge to focus on better things. Plus she's soooooo cute and totally deserves the support!

Will Matcha take home $10,000 and be featured on the cover of Modern Dog? You decide!

Matcha was adopted from the Hawaii Big Island Humane Society in early 2020, and loves hiking, sailing, and stealing your seat!

You do need a FB account to vote, just as a heads up. I wish it weren't that way, but *shrug*. Thank you for your consideration!

[zinjanthropusboisei]

Museum of the Earth faces extinction under “imminent” threat of foreclosure - The Ithaca Voice

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Museum of the Earth, one of the last natural history museums in Upstate New York, faces an imminent threat of foreclosure

If you have ever been tempted by a Paleozoic Pal, like a a stuffed trilobite or a full size eurypterid body pillow, now's the time to buy one, before they and a really lovely little museum are gone for good 😭😭😭

Plush

Paleozoic Pals™ Paleozoic Pals™ are the Paleontological Research Institution’s line of plush fossils. The Paleozoic is the era before dinosa

[chilirasbora]

This was the museum I went to often in my childhood. I'm no longer able to visit unless I visit family, but this place holds a special place in my heart.

As stated in the article, they hold around 7 million artifacts- many of which are orphaned fossils, with the museum taking in collections that otherwise would have been trashed.

Please consider buying a Paleozoic Pal, but I'll also leave a direct donation link as well.

Donate — Paleontological Research Institution

[bunjywunjy]

THE GIANT EURYPTERID BODY PILLOW IS BACK IN STOCK

[diggorycedrus]

https://gofund.me/9220b9bb

I hate that I only ever post when I need help, but if anyone still follows this account- I really, really need help right now.

I'm effectively stranded in Minnesota right now, trying my best to help with a severe family emergency. My brother disappeared from Jacksonville, FL about a month ago and turned up in an ER in Minneapolis about three weeks ago. There's foul play involved, and we're trying to get him moved safely to a residential facility that can better help him recover from what he's been through. I haven't been able to work for almost a month now, and just today officially emptied my bank account getting a hotel to stay in for the next two days.

I'm gonna try getting back into art enough to do some emergency commissions soon here, but until then- any little bit helps. Thank you 🙏

[diggorycedrus]

Signal boost, with an update- we're headed to California in two days!! The insurance has all his treatments, but we have to pay his copay twice so please share this post if you can

[diggorycedrus]

https://gofund.me/9220b9bb

I hate that I only ever post when I need help, but if anyone still follows this account- I really, really need help right now.

I'm effectively stranded in Minnesota right now, trying my best to help with a severe family emergency. My brother disappeared from Jacksonville, FL about a month ago and turned up in an ER in Minneapolis about three weeks ago. There's foul play involved, and we're trying to get him moved safely to a residential facility that can better help him recover from what he's been through. I haven't been able to work for almost a month now, and just today officially emptied my bank account getting a hotel to stay in for the next two days.

I'm gonna try getting back into art enough to do some emergency commissions soon here, but until then- any little bit helps. Thank you 🙏

[softwaring]

by Rythaz

[asterwild]

behold: bears

[earth-tooth]

dont support industries that are driving animals to extinction thank you!

[tinysaurus-rex-deactivated20240]

Already reblogged one of these but another reminder: don’t by nautilus shells!

[bearotonin-international]

Tickle fight!

[jbbartram-illu]

Ummmm sooooo I did some Lascaux-inspired mugs and I love them...........maybe TOO much? Even just in bisque-fired unfinished form?!!?!?? The possibility that one of these will live with me forever? Is HIGH?

There are three of them* & every single one is my precious perfect bébé!!!?!?!

(I had the good fortune of visiting Lascaux & seeing the beautiful interpretative recreation of the cave paintings when I was 10 and YES they have stuck with me and also YES I did, not long after that, also read Clan Of the Cave Bear at an Impressionable Age!!!!)

*But OH will I be making more!! Don't you worry!!

[thedancingwalrus-blog]

@granny-core

[shadyufo]

painting a few more fur-bearing trout plaques. they'll be in my etsy shop soon <3

[meowllorydesigns]

THE ORIGIN OF THIS IMAGE:

So in my etsy I sell a pin of some isopods having at a bag of doritos based on this photo. Today I was contacted by the person who took it.

I asked to share this info and he gave permission!

Here’s the picture of him working with isopods and here’s a link to their published research!