not a butt doctor for ghosts | taxonomist specializing in phylum Bryozoa (moss animals), which used to be phylum Ectoprocta | general lover of marine invertebrateshttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jyonce6kxv27I took a nautical archaeology course as an undergrad and the prof told us a story about a wreck diver who was on a deep dive. From out of nowhere it hit him how his life was dependent on his dive gear- he finished the dive and never dove again. I think about this story occasionally21 Jun 2023 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jyonce6kxv27https://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jy7rqytjj32zok y'all need to come check out the Spiders: from Fear to Fascination exhibit at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences because it is so informative and includes a lot of interactive displays. @bwwilliams.bsky.social and I had a blast previewing it today ahead of its opening on Saturday!15 Jun 2023 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jy7rqytjj32zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jy7rqytjj32zok y'all need to come check out the Spiders: from Fear to Fascination exhibit at the NC Museum of Natural Sciences because it is so informative and includes a lot of interactive displays. @bwwilliams.bsky.social and I had a blast previewing it today ahead of its opening on Saturday!15 Jun 2023 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jy7rqytjj32zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jxlivumdwy25Good Omens posting on main he's so 🥰😭👼🥺 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2023 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxlivumdwy25https://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jxgjawqzcd2lhere's our larger giant isopod, which just got its ethanol changed after taking this photo 😅 (new pfp of me holding it like a baby for scale) [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2023 15:46 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxgjawqzcd2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jxgd7ovjsz2neyyyy, Bronwyn is here now! go follow her at @bwwilliams.bsky.social if you want some sweet sweet invertebrate content!05 Jun 2023 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxgd7ovjsz2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jxeymm5n4x23a friend shared this with me ingest of the brine y'all https://youtu.be/Vm92JNgPbqk05 Jun 2023 01:15 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jxeymm5n4x23https://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jx2k6vtbll2fI could watch conference talks or I could... watch Good Burger31 May 2023 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jx2k6vtbll2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jwzreyivtd2hmultiple packages delivered but first I had to: * figure out what building pkgs were delivered to * who received them * who has them * coordinate getting them to the museum * coordinate getting them to me at an off-site facility I've only got 1 in hand so far 🥴 can you tell I'm a state employee [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 May 2023 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwzreyivtd2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jwkpecdxhs2dthat's my emotional support comically large thumb tack25 May 2023 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwkpecdxhs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jwi4vmqyql25Y'ALL MY NEW STEROMICROSCOPE HAS SHIPPED24 May 2023 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwi4vmqyql25https://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jwftwabp4s2tdried sponges and sea stars? in an old Cuban cigar box hidden behind an old thermal printer in MY office? it's more likely than you think23 May 2023 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwftwabp4s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jwftwabp4s2tdried sponges and sea stars? in an old Cuban cigar box hidden behind an old thermal printer in MY office? it's more likely than you think23 May 2023 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwftwabp4s2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jwdclgvf2d2rjumping spider photogrammetry in progress! I've created a model of this particular spider but it's missing details on the underside so I'm getting better photos of it upside down to try and fill in the gaps22 May 2023 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jwdclgvf2d2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jw3tjaugzl2jbecome unbuttonable [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2023 16:25 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jw3tjaugzl2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jw3r3bf7tk2ythe amphipods: 🙃 [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 May 2023 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jw3r3bf7tk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jw3qlca7zd2jwell it finally happened I dropped a vial of amphipods on the floor 😭 luckily I only had to pick up about 15 of them and not like, 20019 May 2023 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jw3qlca7zd2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jw3iv2xpts2yI'm in one of those phases where it seems like I have nothing to post about, but here's a rat snake from my walk yesterday19 May 2023 13:15 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jw3iv2xpts2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jvyzjcblje2kwhat18 May 2023 13:34 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jvyzjcblje2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mccullermi.bsky.social/post/3jvucdimhpw2iok on the one hand I think it's insane to have people submit presentations 2 weeks before the conference but on the other hand wow it's pretty nice that I'm not having to worry about it for another 2 weeks16 May 2023 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:ef3dvjy7m42l4yhd3lvl3hs4/app.bsky.feed.post/3jvucdimhpw2i