Kitty
@kittyfisher.bsky.social
liking stuff since 1741. arctic expeditions, medical history, marine life, flouncy mantuas, the sea, perfume. Edward Forbes fan account.
Had a nap and a dream that someone I hold in utter contempt, but have to be nice to because it’s work and I must be professional, was ordering me to do stuff on my day off. Woke furious at them for invading my life *and sleep*
November 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Had a nap and a dream that someone I hold in utter contempt, but have to be nice to because it’s work and I must be professional, was ordering me to do stuff on my day off. Woke furious at them for invading my life *and sleep*
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This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
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I’m afraid you’re going to need an electron microscope to see the violin I’m playing for this guy. That’s if he’s real, of course - given the Torygraph has form for just making people up www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
November 29, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I’m afraid you’re going to need an electron microscope to see the violin I’m playing for this guy. That’s if he’s real, of course - given the Torygraph has form for just making people up www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/t...
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FERRERO ROCHER CANNONBALL
I had to buy this giant Ferrero Rocher in Lidl because I couldn't actually believe it was a thing. I assumed it would be like an Easter egg, with little Ferrero Rocher inside. But no. It is a single, giant, Rocher filled with the hazelnut paste.
Imagine the ambassador's receptions with these!
Imagine the ambassador's receptions with these!
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
FERRERO ROCHER CANNONBALL
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What a great headline
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
What a great headline
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Ahoy! For #NationalIllustrationDay2025 we're revisiting Richard Owen's illustrations of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
Our Archivist reflected on the poem, Owen's drawings, and how a new perspective can breathe life into familiar items.
buff.ly/xDikxM0
Images from MS713
Our Archivist reflected on the poem, Owen's drawings, and how a new perspective can breathe life into familiar items.
buff.ly/xDikxM0
Images from MS713
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Ahoy! For #NationalIllustrationDay2025 we're revisiting Richard Owen's illustrations of 'The Rime of the Ancient Mariner'.
Our Archivist reflected on the poem, Owen's drawings, and how a new perspective can breathe life into familiar items.
buff.ly/xDikxM0
Images from MS713
Our Archivist reflected on the poem, Owen's drawings, and how a new perspective can breathe life into familiar items.
buff.ly/xDikxM0
Images from MS713
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BRACHIOPOD! for those have never seen a living one! here ya go, Solide Seamount, 1227 m #okeanos #saveNOAA #fossilfriday
April 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
BRACHIOPOD! for those have never seen a living one! here ya go, Solide Seamount, 1227 m #okeanos #saveNOAA #fossilfriday
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
Grey seal
Fox
Sperm whale
Shore crab
Common octopus
Grey seal
Fox
Sperm whale
Shore crab
Common octopus
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
Turkey
Groundhog
White-tailed deer
Black vulture
Dolphin
Turkey
Groundhog
White-tailed deer
Black vulture
Dolphin
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
Black bear
Bald eagle
Red fox
Gray fox
Fisher cat
Black bear
Bald eagle
Red fox
Gray fox
Fisher cat
November 28, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you’ve seen in the wild
Grey seal
Fox
Sperm whale
Shore crab
Common octopus
Grey seal
Fox
Sperm whale
Shore crab
Common octopus
You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I can see this happening, tbf.
I can see this happening, tbf.
November 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
You just died. The 6th picture in your phone gallery is what killed you.
I can see this happening, tbf.
I can see this happening, tbf.
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Young pufflings almost need to fall off a cliff on their first flight.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
It's 'throw a baby puffin off a cliff' season in Iceland
Young puffins have to leave their burrows alone, without the help of their parents, and find the ocean. Every year, local Icelanders set out to help.
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Young pufflings almost need to fall off a cliff on their first flight.
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Just looked at the sailing club webcam back in the hometown - looks like exactly my kind of beach day 😫
November 28, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Just looked at the sailing club webcam back in the hometown - looks like exactly my kind of beach day 😫
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Sonic Youth
Pavement
PJ Harvey
Rolling Stones
The Henry Mancini Prom (and it was amazing)
Sonic Youth
Pavement
PJ Harvey
Rolling Stones
The Henry Mancini Prom (and it was amazing)
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Rammstein
Britney Spears
Faithless
Muse
Frank Turner
Rammstein
Britney Spears
Faithless
Muse
Frank Turner
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen.
The Cranberries
Prince
The Prodigy
The Stone Roses
Pulp
(Sinister link included)
The Cranberries
Prince
The Prodigy
The Stone Roses
Pulp
(Sinister link included)
November 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen
Sonic Youth
Pavement
PJ Harvey
Rolling Stones
The Henry Mancini Prom (and it was amazing)
Sonic Youth
Pavement
PJ Harvey
Rolling Stones
The Henry Mancini Prom (and it was amazing)
Happy Thanksgiving, American people! Enjoy your excellent selection of festive foods
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Happy Thanksgiving, American people! Enjoy your excellent selection of festive foods
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Oh. My. Goodness.
It is really real. Museum theft advent calendar!!
www.playmobil.com/en-gb/advent...
#Archaeology 🏺
It is really real. Museum theft advent calendar!!
www.playmobil.com/en-gb/advent...
#Archaeology 🏺
November 27, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Oh. My. Goodness.
It is really real. Museum theft advent calendar!!
www.playmobil.com/en-gb/advent...
#Archaeology 🏺
It is really real. Museum theft advent calendar!!
www.playmobil.com/en-gb/advent...
#Archaeology 🏺
On or around today in 1810: Theodore Hook bets he can make any house the most talked-about place in London. He does this by scheduling hundreds of deliveries to 54 Berners Street and invites a load of dignitaries to call.
Chaos ensues, objective achieved, bet won handily
hoaxes.org/archive/perm...
Chaos ensues, objective achieved, bet won handily
hoaxes.org/archive/perm...
November 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
On or around today in 1810: Theodore Hook bets he can make any house the most talked-about place in London. He does this by scheduling hundreds of deliveries to 54 Berners Street and invites a load of dignitaries to call.
Chaos ensues, objective achieved, bet won handily
hoaxes.org/archive/perm...
Chaos ensues, objective achieved, bet won handily
hoaxes.org/archive/perm...
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Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
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new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
new favourite New York Times term for a British thing just dropped
Red soles eh? Beating Christian Louboutin by several millennia
(also, read the whole thread, it’s fascinating)
(also, read the whole thread, it’s fascinating)
The 4,000-year-old shoe archive from Puzrish-Dagan tells us about the different parts of sandals and boots, and what they were made of.
Soles were made of leather and dyed red, heels were attached to sandals but not boots, boots had an inner lining of wool, etc. It’s actually fascinating.
Soles were made of leather and dyed red, heels were attached to sandals but not boots, boots had an inner lining of wool, etc. It’s actually fascinating.
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Red soles eh? Beating Christian Louboutin by several millennia
(also, read the whole thread, it’s fascinating)
(also, read the whole thread, it’s fascinating)
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Take a minute.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Take a minute.
I could start up an actual aquarium for that money!
www.lego.com/en-gb/produc...
Tropical Aquarium 10366 | LEGO® Icons | Buy online at the Official LEGO® Shop GB
Aquarium home decor building set for adults
www.lego.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I could start up an actual aquarium for that money!
www.lego.com/en-gb/produc...
Me with crisps, minus the cuteness
I finally managed to get him to eat✨️
Around the 50 second mark he’s especially cute, so please watch it.🐚🦀
Around the 50 second mark he’s especially cute, so please watch it.🐚🦀
November 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Me with crisps, minus the cuteness
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@kittyfisher.bsky.social I thought this image had your vibe www.tumblr.com/government-c...
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💬 22 🔁 7719 ❤️ 11270 · Just found 2 copies of a 19th century naturalism magazine and LOOK AT THEIR LITTLE ICON
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November 25, 2025 at 8:46 AM
@kittyfisher.bsky.social I thought this image had your vibe www.tumblr.com/government-c...