Reader of Entrails
@haruspex.bsky.social
Zoo pathologist 🧪💀🧑🏻⚕️ She/her 🏳️🌈
Unsettling animal facts, inadvisable humor, & ridiculous cat pics.
Posts are my own and do not represent current, past, or future employers.
My day job: https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/zoo-animal-deaths
Unsettling animal facts, inadvisable humor, & ridiculous cat pics.
Posts are my own and do not represent current, past, or future employers.
My day job: https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/zoo-animal-deaths
Biggest shark tooth yesterday was ~3 cm and skinny. But the biggest we found there were these monster Otodis (mine’s the white one on the right, my spouse’s is the dark one on the left). Those are our current reigning champions for local shark-toothin.
September 27, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Biggest shark tooth yesterday was ~3 cm and skinny. But the biggest we found there were these monster Otodis (mine’s the white one on the right, my spouse’s is the dark one on the left). Those are our current reigning champions for local shark-toothin.
Holy moly! Personal best crocodilian tooth!
No idea what kind of crocodilian, but a big one. We find a lot of shark teeth, but the crocs are rarer, so we get more excited. And I’ve only ever found ones half this long on a good day.
Found at Purse State Park, Nanjemoy, MD
No idea what kind of crocodilian, but a big one. We find a lot of shark teeth, but the crocs are rarer, so we get more excited. And I’ve only ever found ones half this long on a good day.
Found at Purse State Park, Nanjemoy, MD
September 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Holy moly! Personal best crocodilian tooth!
No idea what kind of crocodilian, but a big one. We find a lot of shark teeth, but the crocs are rarer, so we get more excited. And I’ve only ever found ones half this long on a good day.
Found at Purse State Park, Nanjemoy, MD
No idea what kind of crocodilian, but a big one. We find a lot of shark teeth, but the crocs are rarer, so we get more excited. And I’ve only ever found ones half this long on a good day.
Found at Purse State Park, Nanjemoy, MD
I’m sorry you’re having a rough time. All that you put into the world, from words to poyems, means a lot. Thank you.
Please enjoy this silly trashcat.
Please enjoy this silly trashcat.
September 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I’m sorry you’re having a rough time. All that you put into the world, from words to poyems, means a lot. Thank you.
Please enjoy this silly trashcat.
Please enjoy this silly trashcat.
SI’s statement is that the video was accompaniment not replacement. It’s certainly possible she did not believe them, or that the video was objectionable, but the choice not to display it was hers. Some articles leave that out, possibly bc it’s more incendiary when it looks like refusal by SI.
August 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
SI’s statement is that the video was accompaniment not replacement. It’s certainly possible she did not believe them, or that the video was objectionable, but the choice not to display it was hers. Some articles leave that out, possibly bc it’s more incendiary when it looks like refusal by SI.
Post your last photo of DC to show what a hellhole it is.
(A lovely Clematis from a local yard.)
(A lovely Clematis from a local yard.)
August 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Post your last photo of DC to show what a hellhole it is.
(A lovely Clematis from a local yard.)
(A lovely Clematis from a local yard.)
Skill issue. Guy needs to hit the gym so he can overcome the very heavy blanket and get that cuddle on.
July 16, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Skill issue. Guy needs to hit the gym so he can overcome the very heavy blanket and get that cuddle on.
He is not a graceful animal, but this dork is a total sweetheart. A+ Trash Kitty, would adopt again.
July 15, 2025 at 11:46 PM
He is not a graceful animal, but this dork is a total sweetheart. A+ Trash Kitty, would adopt again.
Rough day, but Morale Officer Miles is putting in the overtime to keep spirits up.
June 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Rough day, but Morale Officer Miles is putting in the overtime to keep spirits up.
You raise a compelling point.
I brought her home.
I brought her home.
June 3, 2025 at 7:43 PM
You raise a compelling point.
I brought her home.
I brought her home.
Oh Costco. How dare you make me ask these questions of myself!
I did not need to be here, on a Tuesday afternoon, minding my business, suddenly debating whether I or any of my loved ones might need a bodacious bonsai.
I did not need to be here, on a Tuesday afternoon, minding my business, suddenly debating whether I or any of my loved ones might need a bodacious bonsai.
June 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Oh Costco. How dare you make me ask these questions of myself!
I did not need to be here, on a Tuesday afternoon, minding my business, suddenly debating whether I or any of my loved ones might need a bodacious bonsai.
I did not need to be here, on a Tuesday afternoon, minding my business, suddenly debating whether I or any of my loved ones might need a bodacious bonsai.
Monsieur Guy de MewPawssant is very glad to hear this.
He wasn’t worried, of course, because he’s also very much a biromantic asexual queer icon.
He’s plenty proud and we’re all proud of him, but he’s happy to know he gets to have EXTRA pride.
He wasn’t worried, of course, because he’s also very much a biromantic asexual queer icon.
He’s plenty proud and we’re all proud of him, but he’s happy to know he gets to have EXTRA pride.
June 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Monsieur Guy de MewPawssant is very glad to hear this.
He wasn’t worried, of course, because he’s also very much a biromantic asexual queer icon.
He’s plenty proud and we’re all proud of him, but he’s happy to know he gets to have EXTRA pride.
He wasn’t worried, of course, because he’s also very much a biromantic asexual queer icon.
He’s plenty proud and we’re all proud of him, but he’s happy to know he gets to have EXTRA pride.
🧪 Had an absolute blast with @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and his MS students on an actual shark science trip!
And I got to meet this gorgeous bonnethead gal!
Wonderful experience to talk to the students and provide information about future career options while immersed in real field work.
And I got to meet this gorgeous bonnethead gal!
Wonderful experience to talk to the students and provide information about future career options while immersed in real field work.
May 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🧪 Had an absolute blast with @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and his MS students on an actual shark science trip!
And I got to meet this gorgeous bonnethead gal!
Wonderful experience to talk to the students and provide information about future career options while immersed in real field work.
And I got to meet this gorgeous bonnethead gal!
Wonderful experience to talk to the students and provide information about future career options while immersed in real field work.
Ok, Bsky, I’m back! Please enjoy these freckled toe-beans in celebration!
May 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Ok, Bsky, I’m back! Please enjoy these freckled toe-beans in celebration!
Been on a bit of a hiatus from social media, but this needed to be shared. Personal best shark tooth yesterday! Presumed Otodus obliquus (Nanjemoy, MD).
Same genus as megalodon, but earlier time period (Aquia formation, late Paleocene according to my googling.)
Same genus as megalodon, but earlier time period (Aquia formation, late Paleocene according to my googling.)
March 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Been on a bit of a hiatus from social media, but this needed to be shared. Personal best shark tooth yesterday! Presumed Otodus obliquus (Nanjemoy, MD).
Same genus as megalodon, but earlier time period (Aquia formation, late Paleocene according to my googling.)
Same genus as megalodon, but earlier time period (Aquia formation, late Paleocene according to my googling.)
Cat pic as tax. Both rescued from The Streets.
February 24, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Cat pic as tax. Both rescued from The Streets.
Found in an alley unwanted but actually really nice, taken home, and now we have three.
True of cats, true of bikes, it seems.
The bike distribution system is a thing I guess?
True of cats, true of bikes, it seems.
The bike distribution system is a thing I guess?
February 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Found in an alley unwanted but actually really nice, taken home, and now we have three.
True of cats, true of bikes, it seems.
The bike distribution system is a thing I guess?
True of cats, true of bikes, it seems.
The bike distribution system is a thing I guess?
There’s an extra half-cat behind him, just out of view.
Honestly, he uses his ass for ballast for most of his weird sitting choices.
Honestly, he uses his ass for ballast for most of his weird sitting choices.
February 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There’s an extra half-cat behind him, just out of view.
Honestly, he uses his ass for ballast for most of his weird sitting choices.
Honestly, he uses his ass for ballast for most of his weird sitting choices.
In these trying times, I offer Monsieur de Mewpawssant and his extravagant whiskers.
February 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In these trying times, I offer Monsieur de Mewpawssant and his extravagant whiskers.
Please accept this reminder that rest is super important. Also, small moments of joy.
February 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Please accept this reminder that rest is super important. Also, small moments of joy.
Hey, you don’t know me, and I can’t speak to your pain.
But I can say I have seen more humor, kindness, and community in this TINY window of you than what is found in the empty souls of the people making you miserable.
You are lovely and bitchy and self aware. You are a gift.
I hope you stay.
But I can say I have seen more humor, kindness, and community in this TINY window of you than what is found in the empty souls of the people making you miserable.
You are lovely and bitchy and self aware. You are a gift.
I hope you stay.
February 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hey, you don’t know me, and I can’t speak to your pain.
But I can say I have seen more humor, kindness, and community in this TINY window of you than what is found in the empty souls of the people making you miserable.
You are lovely and bitchy and self aware. You are a gift.
I hope you stay.
But I can say I have seen more humor, kindness, and community in this TINY window of you than what is found in the empty souls of the people making you miserable.
You are lovely and bitchy and self aware. You are a gift.
I hope you stay.
Good morning. Please enjoy some toe beans and a secret smile.
February 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Good morning. Please enjoy some toe beans and a secret smile.
A nice Saturday afternoon puzzle… but then, Miles. 😂
January 25, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A nice Saturday afternoon puzzle… but then, Miles. 😂
Wildly ahistorical swashbuckling adventure. Many plot holes, but full of derring-do, fabulous hats, and clever banter.
January 14, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Wildly ahistorical swashbuckling adventure. Many plot holes, but full of derring-do, fabulous hats, and clever banter.
Come for the occasional science rants, stay for the adorable former street cat pics.
January 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Come for the occasional science rants, stay for the adorable former street cat pics.