National Museums Scotlandさんのイラストまとめ

We're enjoying the 🌈s popping up in windows as households share some #COVID19 solidarity.

Our Art & Design administrator shares a few 🌈s from our collection to help inspire you to make some (more) of your own #rainbowchallenge

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@iainjwatt @AshWhiffin Some amazing insects I always get excited about seeing in the spring are the Bee-flies! These flying fluff-balls are bee mimics, they are actually true flies. They are parasitic on the nests of solitary bees (1/2)

Are you sitting comfortably? 💺

We have found this image c.1900 depicting 'Uncle John' presumably from Fife seated at his desk.

Share an image of yourself sitting at your desk at home, we'd love to see them!

#MondayMotivation #WorkFromHome

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Brightening up our Monday are these beautiful moths (Autographa bractea) from our insect collection. The common name for this species is ‘Gold Spangle’ #MothMonday #MothsMatter #MothMaddness #OnTheBrightside

Our second tongue belongs a face from a Calendar Stone from the Aztec period, Ancient Mexico.

(2/4) 👅 #TongueOutTuesday https://t.co/eM9rdCho5E

As a palaeontologist I also spend time on my research. I use a method called X-ray micro-computed tomography to LOOK INSIDE FOSSIL’S BRAIN CAVITIES to understand more about how they thought and felt

Q: What does #ADayInTheLife of a palaeontologist’ look like ?
A: Most palaeontologists work as a university lecturer, or at a museum. I look after vertebrate fossil collections at NMS - everything from fish to dinosaurs. Here's me & an albatross.

Find out more in Sarah's blog 'A peek inside the Museum's silver chest' - taking you through all her personal highlights from the metalwork and silver collection: https://t.co/1TaJQGZHmt (4/5)

This bowl 'Campionissimo' is made of milled aluminium and is decorated with the profile of the mountainous Giro d'Italia cycling route (Drummond Masterton, 2009)

Join @teach_rex this half term for a prehistoric insight into the most magnificent beast that has ever roamed planet Earth 🌍

With the help of two life-like T.rex 🦖 explore their anatomy and behaviour.

Book here: https://t.co/9w9wdPhYoc #Tyrannosaurs