Invertebrate zoology prof. Curator of Cole Museum of Zoology, Uni of Reading. Posts NH museums, Cole stuff, natural world, my garden and my research. www.reading.ac.uk/ecology/staff/amanda-callaghan https://collections.reading.ac.uk/cole-museum/https://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3mpuzpo6xns2jWhen biology is art. TS section of mouse. Student slide from 1990 histology class. @uniofreading.bsky.social05 Jul 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpuzpo6xns2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3mlfogr655c2tVisited Romsey Abbey in Hampshire yesterday. This stunning stained glass window designed by Sophie Hacker was installed to mark the bicentenary of Florence Nightingale's birth.09 May 2026 07:02 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfogr655c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3mkcla2uvts2nBeautiful clear blue skies over our house yesterday with no sign of plane contrails. A sign of the times?25 Apr 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkcla2uvts2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3misr3sxxkk2aEarly spider orchids scattered on the hill down to dancing ledge #isleofpurbeck #dorsetwildlife06 Apr 2026 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3misr3sxxkk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3mfc6qjgprs2kHive mind - is this a cackling goose? It is with a Canada goose at Titchfield, Hampshire20 Feb 2026 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfc6qjgprs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3mbtukiliyk2lOur @colezoology.bsky.social display on animal symmetry for the visually impaired was finished by conservator Fred. Thanks to the friends of the @uniofreading.bsky.social for funding. Come and have a feel! #animalsymmetry #brailledisplay07 Jan 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtukiliyk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3m2pnxttfnk2rIt’s that time of the year. First year zoology practical with some great specimens from @colezoology.bsky.social @wetconservatrix.bsky.social08 Oct 2025 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pnxttfnk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lzdj2rhsps2xI wandered lonely as a cloud #lonelycloud #titchfieldhaven21 Sep 2025 08:47 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzdj2rhsps2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lwbgs3jvx22dSpecies list from our Devon field course13 Aug 2025 08:46 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbgs3jvx22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lw2s4dhalc2eNear the end of our undergraduate biodiversity fieldcourse in Devon. Lots of species and much fun had #universityofreading10 Aug 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw2s4dhalc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3luwtmen3zc2zMurder on the car roof @flygirlnhm.bsky.social @hatbirder.bsky.social #robberfly #Machimus?27 Jul 2025 10:11 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3luwtmen3zc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lun3m4wu7s2iIt’s graduation day!!! Congratulations to all our students #graduation23 Jul 2025 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lun3m4wu7s2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lsymlvcyyk2nCharles Lyell was a famous geologist who had a strong influence on Darwin. He was interested in taphonomy and studied dried samples of mud with bird tracks and rain drops. We are lucky to have some of these featured (Figure 20) in his famous Principles of Geology! @colezoology.bsky.social02 Jul 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsymlvcyyk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lshesvwews2l@colezoology.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky!! Looking forward to seeing cool specimens. In the meantime here we are with Norman the elephant.25 Jun 2025 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lshesvwews2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3ls3wziqoek2sHappy Summer Solstice 2025 to all my pagan friends. Summer is officially here.21 Jun 2025 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls3wziqoek2shttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lrulgxg5ns2vPlease may I have one? [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Jun 2025 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrulgxg5ns2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lrrvhrp4ns26Fossicking along the Fleet always results in small treasures!! Move over Lyme Regis.17 Jun 2025 06:45 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrrvhrp4ns26https://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lqxlowqqd22sDon’t just sit there, eat them!!!!!!06 Jun 2025 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxlowqqd22shttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lqxkp2itvk2sFound a stunning Harlequin ladybird larva on my garden but it wasn’t interested in eating my greenfly. @hatbirder.bsky.social06 Jun 2025 19:23 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxkp2itvk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lpojqgjvns2aWe have been waiting for this to happen. Hopefully an isolated incident. West Nile virus killed many elderly people in the US. #arboviruses #mosquitoesinBritain [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 May 2025 11:47 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpojqgjvns2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lp6zdf2jek2eOur most common urban mosquito, Culex pipiens, is carrying Usutu virus in Southern England, killing blackbirds. These mosquitoes breed in standing water, so you could be growing them in your garden. #climatechange #mosquitobornevirus #gardenbirds [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 May 2025 07:43 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp6zdf2jek2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3loo7uwe74c2fWeymouth and Chesil Beach looking magnificent at the weekend #lovedorset #seathrift08 May 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3loo7uwe74c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lolnq2i3kc25Ammonites, belemnites, beautiful crinoids and a tooth of some kind (?) from Oxford Clay #JurassicCoast #Tidmoorpoint #fossilhunting07 May 2025 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolnq2i3kc25https://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lnfjdpwl7s2vWhy just draw a frog when you can build one? #historyoflifeonearth #practicalclass #zoologyuniofreading22 Apr 2025 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfjdpwl7s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lmzhiabrqc2eThese large oil beetles from Andalusia, Spain, are beautiful! Cool enough that they are a bit dozy. #springtimeinSpain #beetles @hatbirder.bsky.social17 Apr 2025 15:50 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmzhiabrqc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lmaszts7xc2qInterested in working with a zoology collection? Could you be our next lecturer in invertebrate zoology? https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMP841/lecturer-in-invertebrate-zoology #lectureshipzoology #universityofreading07 Apr 2025 20:40 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmaszts7xc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3llvgjrrtb22b40 million year old molluscs are easy pickings from the Barton clays at Barton on Sea, Hampshire. #fossils #fossilmolluscs03 Apr 2025 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3llvgjrrtb22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/acallazoo.bsky.social/post/3lldvamjvf22iMore palaeo models have arrived for teaching and Cole Museum of Zoology display! Thanks to Bruce Currie. Eurypterid, Brachiopod, Rangeomorph paleozoo.com.au #palaeoteaching #UniofReading #Historyoflifeonearth27 Mar 2025 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:ufzbabmfdcopgh7z4eukvre5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lldvamjvf22i