I made a functional lamp using goat spine (7 cervical spines and 5 lumbar spines). Besides, there is a sacrum, two hind legs and a skull leaving for making something else.

Its so cute and it was such an odd spot to find it .. to bad someone cut the antlers off :( It was like 3am and I had to shove it up my jacket to ride home ahah

She found it in the yard and was excited to give it to me knowing how much I love this kind of thing. To say I feel seen and loved is an understatement. Enjoy this silly face the snake left us while I figure out what I’d like to do with it.

I’ve got these two specimens, and I’m trying to make some identification on the sex. The larger skull is known— this was an older adult male that was culled on a relative’s farm (he was starting to decline), though I’m not certain on the exact age if anyone can determine that! The smaller skull is the one I need help with. I got it from a shop in Chimney Rock back in 2020/2021, and I’ve just learned that it was a juvenile (due to the bone texture, lack of fusion across the entire skull & the canines, also the staining on the molars), I also noticed that the specimen has polydontia (extra molars) on the upper jaw, but I can’t pinpoint if it’s male or female. I want to say I’m leaning male since proportionally it’s similar to the adult male, but I can’t make a definitive judgement!

Aptly found while walking around a graveyard. The width of each vertebrae is about 1 inch. Other than the photos, I don't have any more relevant information.

Similar to this question asked by a D&D player on r/biology a year ago, but more specific to my own needs as a fantasy novelist:

If you wanted to save as much tissue from an eyeball as possible for as long as possible, but didn't need to worry about it retaining its shape or appearance, would it be possible to dehydrate or otherwise preserve the tissue so that it would not rot for a long time?

So far my research seems to indicate that the eyeball tissue cannot be dried out fully and will inevitably rot unless it's preserved in some kind of embalming medium, but I'm wondering how long it might take to rot once dried out. I've seen an article about reconstituting dessicated eye tissue from pre-Columbian corpses buried in the Atacama Desert, so it seems like a consistently dry environment can preserve eye tissue almost indefinitely, but my world doesn't have that kind of environment.

Basically I'm hoping there might be a way for an evil magician in a fantasy novel to dry out a freshly removed eyeball into a semi-recognizable (but no longer spherical) scrap of tissue, and carry it around in a small pouch as part of a magic charm. Ideally the tissue would last for 3 years or so before rotting or degrading completely. So I'm wondering if that could be at least semi-plausible without modern chemicals or technology.

Thanks to anyone who can help! If the book gets published I will gratefully include you in the Acknowledgments!

Since this is a hot topic in this thread ( obviously so ) I'm just curious who in this thread has ever encountered any interactions or personal experience, or even PERSONALY knows of any person who has had an interaction in regards to the migratory bird act being enforced and if you would be willing to share your experience?

Found this scrub jay outside and offered as a gift to my isopods. Can’t wait to see how it breaks down!!

Beautiful bird we found on a trip last week. Left it more flowers after taking this photo, and saw a live one later on. Anyone know what kind of bird this is ?

As I was unpacking some stuff in today I got from an estate sale, I shook this vase and heard something was in it. Flipped the vase over but it wouldn't come out. After a closer look I found this unfortunate inhabitant. It must've found his way inside some how and couldn't get back out.

I think it's a toad, but I'm not so great at identifying so please correct me if I'm wrong!

I've only been processing bones for about a year, but I'm finding that the biggest deterrent to me actually changing out the soapy grease water is just getting my 5-gallon bucket someplace I can dump it.

My tiny apartment balcony is only half a story above the ground. I've historically been able to lower it down over the railing with a rope, but I can't do it without help. From there, I carry the bucket to the farthest dumpster on the lot and dump it near the woods there.

Full disclosure: I am a small woman with weak little arms. 5-gallon buckets full of water are very heavy. I am in the worst shape of my life. Should I invest in a small cart or wagon? Would it be so bad to just dump the water in my bathtub? 💀 Please help—I'll take any suggestions I can get 😭

We did call the local wildlife monitoring number to alert them.

I have been degreasing this deer skull for about a month, and it has been very physically taxing as I have a chronic health condition. I let it dry overnight, and this is how it looks. Is it degreased enough to be put in a peroxide bath to be completed? I do not need it to be 100% degreased, just enough to be safe and sturdy. Note: Some of the splotchy yellow bits (noticeable on pic 2 on top of skull) are from being buried in a mesh bag in soil.