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Teasels are said to close up their burrs when rain is coming. #YGKFlora #FolkloreThursday #FolklorePlants
If your marigolds don't open their petals by 7 AM, there will be rain. 🖌️: Kawahara Keiga, ca. 1823-29, from the Kawahara Collection at @museumnaturalis. #FolkloreThursday
Some believe that cats' pupils wax and wane with the moon. #FolkloreThursday [Edward Bawden, 'Cat and an Orchid', pencil and watercolour]
When a cat's fur snaps with electricity, bad weather is on its way. #FolkloreThursday [Andy Warhol, 'Sam', 1954.]
Another view of the Vampire Squid, with bonus glowing eyes!🧛🏼♂️ #ArtisticLicense #CephalopodWeek [Carl Chun, 1910]
The Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) is a gelatinous #Cephalopod whose binomial Latin name literally translates to "Vampire Squid from Hell". Too harsh? Read more on @BioDivLibrary #BHLib https://t.co/fNCqb9aA9z via @SILibraries. #CephalopodWeek🦑
A peach-shaped birthday cake ensures a long and happy life. Okanagan Peach Cake, anyone? 🍰🍑 Recipe here: https://t.co/40QMLQhV29 via @canadianliving #FolkloreThursday
In Newfoundland, fishermen should not whistle while at sea. #FolkloreThursday David Blackwood, 'Loss of the Flora Nickerson', colour etching and aquatint, 1993.
In Newfoundland, it is bad luck to set sail on a Friday. #FolkloreThursday David Blackwood, 'Fire Down on the Labrador', colour etching and aquatint, 1980.
One of my favourite things on #BHLib is this hand-written, largely hand-illustrated manuscript by Stephen West Williams and Harriet Goodhue. Check it out here on @BioDivLibrary: https://t.co/yJ7tKcOvDS via @HarvardLibrary! #BotanicMonday #BotanicalIllustration #HistSciArt