jess. 30. colorado and maryland. sinister science lesbian (biological anthropology post grad who ended up in paleontology, with a side of entomology).

19th August 2021

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my old links finally bit the dust so: pinned post!

im jess, 30, i study trace fossils and freak out about rocks and bugs (and dead bugs in rocks)

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4th October 2025

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bromia:

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wind and gray sea

salt creek campground, olympic peninsula, wa

canon ae-1 / portra 400

4th October 2025

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sacred-portal:

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Photo by Channi Anand

4th October 2025

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inaturalist-unofficial:

a turkey vulture perches on a black chainlink fence with its back facing the camera, its large wings spread wide. it has a bare red head, glossy blackish/brownish feathers, and a large nostril which can be seen straight through.ALT
a black vulture perches on a black chainlink fence with its back facing the camera, its wings spread wide. it has a bare wrinkly black head, dark black feathers, and a long thin beak. the feathers of its wingtips have pale shafts.ALT

turkey vulture Cathartes aura and black vulture Coragyps atratus
Palm Beach County, Florida, United States
6 September 2025

spot the differences!

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4th October 2025

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derinthescarletpescatarian:

specialagentartemis:

being an archaeologist in tumblr is so funny because I see so many text posts and go. Imperialism pre-dates capitalism. Rebellion against empires pre-dates capitalism. Money pre-dates capitalism. Social inequality pre-dates capitalism. Misogyny pre-dates capitalism. Wealth inequality pre-dates capitalism. Unilateral rule by oppressive rulers pre-dates capitalism. People’s dependence on their job for their survival pre-dates capitalism. Capitalism as an economic system is about 200-250 years old max but these problems are much, much older, and capitalism supports, entrenches, or exacerbates many of these problems… doesn’t mean it invented them and doesn’t mean they will simply cease to be problems After Capitalism.

#saw a post the other day that referred to paying taxes as a ‘modern problem’#sorry man but that’s like one of the oldest problems in the book

4th October 2025

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Norman being a pleasure to have on the porch

4th October 2025

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growing up in the ninth house

3rd October 2025

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emmaklee:

Phasmid eggs | Levon Biss

these are actual eggs of the stick insect family

3rd October 2025

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Lettuce lichen

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desimonewayland:
“A Roman gold and green chalcedony finger ring with a parrot
Roman 1st century BC to 1st century AD
From the G. Sangiorgi Collection / Christie’s
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desimonewayland:

A Roman gold and green chalcedony finger ring with a parrot

Roman 1st century BC to 1st century AD 

From the G. Sangiorgi Collection / Christie’s    

3rd October 2025

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ketrinadrawsalot:

A chart of the different types of insect antennae First row: Setaceous (like a bristle) Filiform (like a thread) Moniliform (beaded) Serrate (toothy) Second row: Pectinate (comb-like) Bipectinate (double combs!) Clavate (club-like) Capitate (club-ended) Third row: Aristate (a nub with a hair stuck to it) Pilose (brushy) Plumose (feathery) Geniculate (bendy straw) Fourth row: Stylate (small and pointy) Flabellate (fan-shaped) Lamellate (stack of plates)ALT

Know your insect antennae!