Tumblr (3.0; @soniabloo)http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5ac6a8028728905f6b77953a1e7e5c53/tumblr_mm8hhtg2np1s28asco1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/51019656883http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/51019656883Tue, 21 May 2013 18:14:46 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f662b9ac84c0a06d2634bd5e01dc0ae6/tumblr_mlqeac77Qj1r8vrhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>A week after their combs were capped, well fed larvae have started pupating into fully formed nymphs. Twelve days after the beginning of this rest, a young bee is born.</span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption"><span class="hasCaption">Photo credit: </span></span><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoPageCaption"><span class="hasCaption">Eric Tourneret </span></span></p>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/51006701454http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/51006701454Tue, 21 May 2013 15:24:27 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4fee5941e54eaac68ea15a6cfd6896b0/tumblr_mlvxrr6Ylm1r8vrhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50945839992http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50945839992Mon, 20 May 2013 19:50:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fecac9a7b72e7a3e47107490557772a5/tumblr_mm5iqmD5gu1r8vrhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoPageCaption"><span class="hasCaption">Human Skeletons hanging in the basement of the Mutter Museum in Philadelphia.</span></span></p> <p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption"><span class="hasCaption"> </span></span></p>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50944982043http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50944982043Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:44 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/4f69083a50cf42e141122aaf0ecb5647/tumblr_mmemu93oiC1r8vrhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://malformalady.tumblr.com/post/49820126369/coining-or-cao-gio-pronounced-gow-yaw-is-a">malformalady</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div>Coining, or cao gio (pronounced gow yaw), is a common Southeast Asian alternative treatment for minor illnesses such as cold, flu, headache, fever, pain, cough, or low energy. The practice of coining involves rubbing heated oil on the skin, most commonly the chest, back, or shoulders, and then strongly rubbing a coin over the area in a linear fashion until a red mark is seen.</div> </blockquote> <p></p>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50944222900http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50944222900Mon, 20 May 2013 19:28:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5440d7d64db46b8a6e4b2a13d493c383/tumblr_mmie8coEmx1r8vrhxo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Photo credit: </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/iconolith/">Christen Bouffard</a></p> <p>Skin galaxy</p>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50943842145http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50943842145Mon, 20 May 2013 19:23:52 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5sj4xO9FE1r8vrhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.alastairmackie.com/artists.php">Alastair Mackie</a> creates spheres out of mouse skulls, panels out of wasp heads and fabric out of owl sick, refining a recent trend towards alternative taxidermy as a canvas for art.</p> <p>Photo credit9left): <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/boardies/4035164670/">David Boardman</a>. Close-up photo on the right credit to <a href="http://www.spreadartculture.com/2011/07/25/sculpting-with-skulls-alastair-mackie/">Tessa Angus</a>.</p>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50943629579http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50943629579Mon, 20 May 2013 19:21:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9hukpJJns1qk96fpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>“Folly commonly punishes itself”.</span></p> <p>A 19th century memento mori; human skull and wax flowers.</p>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50943364380http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50943364380Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8pw8o7Gnt1r8vrhxo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Painted skull</strong>, Bavaria, Germany</p>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50943340078http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50943340078Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/1070a90289e9ddffda88528b5df0366c/tumblr_mmnq9qEBaj1r8vrhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://malformalady.tumblr.com/post/50204336441/green-discoloration-of-the-lower-abdomen-due-to">malformalady</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Green discoloration of the lower abdomen, due to overgrowth of colonic bacteria during the putrefaction stage. <span></span><span>Putrefaction is the process by which tissue is destroyed primarily through bacterial proliferation, which occurs soon after death. </span><span>The first evidence of putrefaction is the development of a greenish discoloration to the skin usually in the lower right abdominal quadrant, although occasionally you may see it develop simultaneously or initially in the peri-umbilical or left lower abdominal regions.<span> </span>This is typically seen between 36 to 72 hours following death at a temperature of approximately 70 ˚F.<span>  </span></span></p> </blockquote>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50942919704http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50942919704Mon, 20 May 2013 19:11:47 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3c3250a9be0ec3d0659b7b93db710a5d/tumblr_mmickv4Xd11rpiwh0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50942765292http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50942765292Mon, 20 May 2013 19:09:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mba7ib5NEZ1qzays4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50938700669http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50938700669Mon, 20 May 2013 18:17:07 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f02fa92e14309d071380071427c4a53c/tumblr_mggsngSOaq1repobao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50937407168http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50937407168Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:36 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e2cb0bf39b3c0a85b6dfd289e073f18c/tumblr_mft07zgoPK1s0jhs1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50937393340http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50937393340Mon, 20 May 2013 18:00:26 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3fxz2bYk61qhdr88o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50937243840http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50937243840Mon, 20 May 2013 17:58:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrnaowP6Eo1qbeqn2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>want one</p>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50936805191http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50936805191Mon, 20 May 2013 17:52:54 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln9c5fafEW1qjcf0do1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50936394406http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50936394406Mon, 20 May 2013 17:47:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/76d571947ab581d3bef766339b1ce1b0/tumblr_mn2d60tATx1r8vrhxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://malformalady.tumblr.com/post/50850595614/iceberg-st-johns-north-atlantic-the-bluish">malformalady</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="userContent">Iceberg, St. John’s, North Atlantic. </span>The bluish streaks in some Icebergs are caused by the the refreezing of meltwater which fills crevasses formed in the glacier(that creates the Iceberg. In other cases, the crevasses or holes (full of air) turn a deep blue.</p> </blockquote>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50936172803http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50936172803Mon, 20 May 2013 17:44:49 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92b4be8eed959b203799e7634b7095c7/tumblr_mhyorptQvc1ru74xoo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50933853255http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50933853255Mon, 20 May 2013 17:15:42 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3e9b1352ed8345ff718ef0938fae9210/tumblr_mkw6rzbl0d1r8vrhxo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>Subconjunctival hemorrhage</span></p>http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50933712473http://soniabloo.tumblr.com/post/50933712473Mon, 20 May 2013 17:13:55 -0400