Christine O. she/her
@cloreally.bsky.social
Bugdork, bookdork, Natural History Museum addict, owned by two strictly indoor cats, and companioned by a mystified engineer...
"Whatcha up too?"
"Painting an Archaeopteryx."
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My job is gloriously weird.
"Painting an Archaeopteryx."
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My job is gloriously weird.
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"Whatcha up too?"
"Painting an Archaeopteryx."
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My job is gloriously weird.
"Painting an Archaeopteryx."
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My job is gloriously weird.
Some days my commute is extra pretty .....
November 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Some days my commute is extra pretty .....
Yes, yes I did help
make this happen at work today.... spreadsheets make folks a little loopy, sometimes you have to make sure they dress "appropriately" ;)
make this happen at work today.... spreadsheets make folks a little loopy, sometimes you have to make sure they dress "appropriately" ;)
November 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Yes, yes I did help
make this happen at work today.... spreadsheets make folks a little loopy, sometimes you have to make sure they dress "appropriately" ;)
make this happen at work today.... spreadsheets make folks a little loopy, sometimes you have to make sure they dress "appropriately" ;)
It's bat week!
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
It's bat week!
No itty bitty kitty...you can't come too!
September 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
No itty bitty kitty...you can't come too!
I hope your family groupchat is as awesome as mine ;)
August 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I hope your family groupchat is as awesome as mine ;)
I would like credit for not buying myself o whole colony of Danish stick insect stuffies please...
July 17, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I would like credit for not buying myself o whole colony of Danish stick insect stuffies please...
Dutch kitty knows how to spend a hot afternoon....
July 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Dutch kitty knows how to spend a hot afternoon....
Should I worry that this is down the hall in my hotel?
July 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Should I worry that this is down the hall in my hotel?
Cone Europe they said, it'll be fun they said, so cultured they said....
NO ONE SAID THERE WAS PLAGUE IN THE STREETS IN OLD LEIDEN 🤪
The things you find when you go random exploring....
NO ONE SAID THERE WAS PLAGUE IN THE STREETS IN OLD LEIDEN 🤪
The things you find when you go random exploring....
July 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Cone Europe they said, it'll be fun they said, so cultured they said....
NO ONE SAID THERE WAS PLAGUE IN THE STREETS IN OLD LEIDEN 🤪
The things you find when you go random exploring....
NO ONE SAID THERE WAS PLAGUE IN THE STREETS IN OLD LEIDEN 🤪
The things you find when you go random exploring....
Dutch markets on a Saturday morning... sigh.... breathe in ...
July 12, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Dutch markets on a Saturday morning... sigh.... breathe in ...
July 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Update on "Larry the Leaf insect". Our local Uni which shares a similar species colony has never seen a spontaneous male from a parthenogenic colony in a least a decade of rearing.
Larry is an icon! 🤣
Larry is an icon! 🤣
May 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Update on "Larry the Leaf insect". Our local Uni which shares a similar species colony has never seen a spontaneous male from a parthenogenic colony in a least a decade of rearing.
Larry is an icon! 🤣
Larry is an icon! 🤣
Soooo.... our parthenogenic female phasmid colony just produced a male by cloning. An #Extasoma tiaratum.
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
May 1, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Soooo.... our parthenogenic female phasmid colony just produced a male by cloning. An #Extasoma tiaratum.
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
Like dude, you are supposed to be IMPOSSIBLE!
Deletion of a sex chromosome maybe 🤷🏼♀️
Any ideas #entomology folks?
When your day started rathe spikey.... and your boss just knew your desk nudibranch needed a lilac flower hat 🥰
May 1, 2025 at 5:51 PM
When your day started rathe spikey.... and your boss just knew your desk nudibranch needed a lilac flower hat 🥰
In case you need this as much today as I do...
April 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
In case you need this as much today as I do...
Somehow I feel
Like this Swedish "shrimp"
Is judging me....but I ate it anyway ;)
Like this Swedish "shrimp"
Is judging me....but I ate it anyway ;)
April 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Somehow I feel
Like this Swedish "shrimp"
Is judging me....but I ate it anyway ;)
Like this Swedish "shrimp"
Is judging me....but I ate it anyway ;)
I learn something new every time I am in Europe... 🤣
April 5, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I learn something new every time I am in Europe... 🤣
First sunburn of 2025 is my very pink nose... ah well, wandering around in the sunshine in Copenhagen was worth it. I even waved at this iconic lady for you 😉
April 5, 2025 at 3:41 PM
First sunburn of 2025 is my very pink nose... ah well, wandering around in the sunshine in Copenhagen was worth it. I even waved at this iconic lady for you 😉
I think THIS duck is super sus....
April 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
I think THIS duck is super sus....
This duck thinks I am super sus....
#Copenhagen
#Copenhagen
April 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This duck thinks I am super sus....
#Copenhagen
#Copenhagen
Sneaky cat says snuggle in ;)
March 29, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Sneaky cat says snuggle in ;)
Three hits in one pic.
1. "Earl Grey. Hot."
2. Now what song is running through your (Pat Benatar original) heart?
3. "I do not think that mean what you think that means?" -cuz IYKYK
1. "Earl Grey. Hot."
2. Now what song is running through your (Pat Benatar original) heart?
3. "I do not think that mean what you think that means?" -cuz IYKYK
March 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Three hits in one pic.
1. "Earl Grey. Hot."
2. Now what song is running through your (Pat Benatar original) heart?
3. "I do not think that mean what you think that means?" -cuz IYKYK
1. "Earl Grey. Hot."
2. Now what song is running through your (Pat Benatar original) heart?
3. "I do not think that mean what you think that means?" -cuz IYKYK