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Here we have a bumblebee robberfly, also known as an assassin fly. It hunts beetles, grasshoppers and spiders, as well as any other invertebrate it can get its claws on! #FlyFriday #Colchester #Collections
This oil painting from the #Colchester collection is by @col_art_society member, Sylvia St George (1881-1950), and depicts Castle Park in the Spring 😍
#FirstDayOfSpring
This louse-fly (aka Hippobosca rufipes) started its life in Botswana. It would normally eat cow and horse blood, but it ended up hitching a ride to St Albans on some meat! #FlyFriday #Colchester #Collections
Lemon and sugar in the old days... #PancakeDay #Colchester #Collections
It’s #MysteryObject time! Which British monarch do you think made this lovely piece of embroidery? It features on the #LGBTHM20 tours we’ve been running at Colchester Castle.
❤️❤️❤️ Happy #ValentinesDay ❤️❤️❤️
Don't forget this weekend is the last chance to see the #Adorn exhibition at #Colchester Castle https://t.co/K2WXaOXeew
Back in the 1950-60s, this Comptometer from the #Colchester collection would have been used for adding up pounds, shilling and pence.
#NumberDay2020 | https://t.co/WlKXQ3IhG8 | #Essex2020
New blog alert! Jill Holmen, Collections Manager @EFDMuseum, has been taking a closer look at their Medieval Decade ring, which is currently on display in #Adorn at #Colchester Castle. https://t.co/s99zhd8mJM
There's still time to book for tomorrow's Tea + Torc at #Colchester Castle. Dr Tim Pestell from Norwich Castle Museum will be taking a closer look at adorment during the age of the Vikings https://t.co/Z0ddOQmfG6
#WhatsOn #ThingsToDo #Vikings
#DidYouKnow Garnet is the gem stone for January? This beautiful example, set within a gold finger ring, can be found on display at #Colchester Castle as part of our #Adorn exhibition: https://t.co/kCnXsXZjcr