Amanda Callaghan
@acallazoo.bsky.social
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/
www.reading.ac.uk/ecology/staff/amanda-callaghan
https://collections.reading.ac.uk/cole-museum/
A good way to watch the eclipse is to use your binoculars the wrong way round to project onto paper
August 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
A good way to watch the eclipse is to use your binoculars the wrong way round to project onto paper
When biology is art.
TS section of mouse. Student slide from 1990 histology class.
@uniofreading.bsky.social
TS section of mouse. Student slide from 1990 histology class.
@uniofreading.bsky.social
July 5, 2026 at 7:15 AM
When biology is art.
TS section of mouse. Student slide from 1990 histology class.
@uniofreading.bsky.social
TS section of mouse. Student slide from 1990 histology class.
@uniofreading.bsky.social
Visited 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.
May 9, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Visited 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.
Beautiful clear blue skies over our house yesterday with no sign of plane contrails. A sign of the times?
April 25, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Beautiful clear blue skies over our house yesterday with no sign of plane contrails. A sign of the times?
Early spider orchids scattered on the hill down to dancing ledge #isleofpurbeck #dorsetwildlife
April 6, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Early spider orchids scattered on the hill down to dancing ledge #isleofpurbeck #dorsetwildlife
Hive mind - is this a cackling goose? It is with a Canada goose at Titchfield, Hampshire
February 20, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Hive mind - is this a cackling goose? It is with a Canada goose at Titchfield, Hampshire
Our @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 #brailledisplay
#animalsymmetry #brailledisplay
January 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Our @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 #brailledisplay
#animalsymmetry #brailledisplay
It’s that time of the year. First year zoology practical with some great specimens from @colezoology.bsky.social
@wetconservatrix.bsky.social
@wetconservatrix.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 10:12 PM
It’s that time of the year. First year zoology practical with some great specimens from @colezoology.bsky.social
@wetconservatrix.bsky.social
@wetconservatrix.bsky.social
September 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Species list from our Devon field course
August 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Species list from our Devon field course
Near the end of our undergraduate biodiversity fieldcourse in Devon. Lots of species and much fun had #universityofreading
August 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Near the end of our undergraduate biodiversity fieldcourse in Devon. Lots of species and much fun had #universityofreading
July 27, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It’s graduation day!!! Congratulations to all our students #graduation
July 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s graduation day!!! Congratulations to all our students #graduation
Charles 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.social
July 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Charles 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.social
Reposted by Amanda Callaghan
What if we measured progress not just by income or life expectancy - but by how well we live with the rest of nature?
A major new paper proposes the 'Nature Relationship Index (NRI)' - a bold rethink of development metrics.
Here’s why it matters.👇
#NatureRelationshipIndex #GlobalThreads
A major new paper proposes the 'Nature Relationship Index (NRI)' - a bold rethink of development metrics.
Here’s why it matters.👇
#NatureRelationshipIndex #GlobalThreads
June 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
What if we measured progress not just by income or life expectancy - but by how well we live with the rest of nature?
A major new paper proposes the 'Nature Relationship Index (NRI)' - a bold rethink of development metrics.
Here’s why it matters.👇
#NatureRelationshipIndex #GlobalThreads
A major new paper proposes the 'Nature Relationship Index (NRI)' - a bold rethink of development metrics.
Here’s why it matters.👇
#NatureRelationshipIndex #GlobalThreads
@colezoology.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky!! Looking forward to seeing cool specimens. In the meantime here we are with Norman the elephant.
June 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
@colezoology.bsky.social welcome to Bluesky!! Looking forward to seeing cool specimens. In the meantime here we are with Norman the elephant.
Happy Summer Solstice 2025 to all my pagan friends. Summer is officially here.
June 21, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Happy Summer Solstice 2025 to all my pagan friends. Summer is officially here.
Please may I have one?
Possibly the only Dartford Warbler musical box in the whole wide world and I wish you a very good day
June 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Please may I have one?
Fossicking along the Fleet always results in small treasures!! Move over Lyme Regis.
June 17, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Fossicking along the Fleet always results in small treasures!! Move over Lyme Regis.
Don’t just sit there, eat them!!!!!!
June 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Don’t just sit there, eat them!!!!!!
Found a stunning Harlequin ladybird larva on my garden but it wasn’t interested in eating my greenfly. @hatbirder.bsky.social
June 6, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Found a stunning Harlequin ladybird larva on my garden but it wasn’t interested in eating my greenfly. @hatbirder.bsky.social
We have been waiting for this to happen. Hopefully an isolated incident. West Nile virus killed many elderly people in the US.
#arboviruses
#mosquitoesinBritain
#arboviruses
#mosquitoesinBritain
West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time
West Nile virus detected in UK mosquitoes for first time
A UK Health Safety Agency spokesperson said the risk to the general public is "very low".
www.bbc.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We have been waiting for this to happen. Hopefully an isolated incident. West Nile virus killed many elderly people in the US.
#arboviruses
#mosquitoesinBritain
#arboviruses
#mosquitoesinBritain
Our 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
#climatechange
#mosquitobornevirus
#gardenbirds
Mosquito-borne killer disease threatens blackbirds
Mosquito-borne killer disease threatens blackbirds
The disease has spread great distances, with scientists racing to understand the risks.
www.bbc.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Our 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
#climatechange
#mosquitobornevirus
#gardenbirds
May 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Ammonites, belemnites, beautiful crinoids and a tooth of some kind (?) from Oxford Clay
#JurassicCoast
#Tidmoorpoint
#fossilhunting
#JurassicCoast
#Tidmoorpoint
#fossilhunting
May 7, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Ammonites, belemnites, beautiful crinoids and a tooth of some kind (?) from Oxford Clay
#JurassicCoast
#Tidmoorpoint
#fossilhunting
#JurassicCoast
#Tidmoorpoint
#fossilhunting