Pretty Spooky Things 🎃
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Amateur naturalist, serious collector, and appreciator of the unusual things our planet is capable of… based out of Tucson!
Purveyor of minerals, succulents, isopods, and information
https://prettyuglythingsaz.com // https://prettyuglythingsaz.etsy.com
Purveyor of minerals, succulents, isopods, and information
https://prettyuglythingsaz.com // https://prettyuglythingsaz.etsy.com
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The Seasquare 😂
📸 Prof Michael Sweet
📸 Prof Michael Sweet
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
The Seasquare 😂
📸 Prof Michael Sweet
📸 Prof Michael Sweet
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My absolute favorite holiday tradition is Lampreia de Ovos, a Portuguese Christmas dessert which contains zero (0) actual lamprey but 50 (!) egg yolks, sugar, and almonds - and is shaped to look like a lamprey. Don’t forget cherries for the eyes! #25DaysofFishmas www.atlasobscura.com/foods/lampre...
December 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
My absolute favorite holiday tradition is Lampreia de Ovos, a Portuguese Christmas dessert which contains zero (0) actual lamprey but 50 (!) egg yolks, sugar, and almonds - and is shaped to look like a lamprey. Don’t forget cherries for the eyes! #25DaysofFishmas www.atlasobscura.com/foods/lampre...
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348 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Aragonite:
- A calcium carbonate mineral
- Forms via metamorphism, precipitation in warm marine water, around hot springs and in caves
- A component of mollusc shells and coral exoskeletons
- Named after its type locality Molina de Aragón in Spain #minerals
Aragonite:
- A calcium carbonate mineral
- Forms via metamorphism, precipitation in warm marine water, around hot springs and in caves
- A component of mollusc shells and coral exoskeletons
- Named after its type locality Molina de Aragón in Spain #minerals
December 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
348 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Aragonite:
- A calcium carbonate mineral
- Forms via metamorphism, precipitation in warm marine water, around hot springs and in caves
- A component of mollusc shells and coral exoskeletons
- Named after its type locality Molina de Aragón in Spain #minerals
Aragonite:
- A calcium carbonate mineral
- Forms via metamorphism, precipitation in warm marine water, around hot springs and in caves
- A component of mollusc shells and coral exoskeletons
- Named after its type locality Molina de Aragón in Spain #minerals
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One is the loneliest number: the Pahrump poolfish is the last living member of its genus (Empetricthys). The 3 others (Ash Meadows poolfish, Raycraft Ranch springfish + Pahrump Ranch killifish, all also found only in Nevada) had gone extinct by 1960 due to human activity #25DaysofFishmas
December 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
One is the loneliest number: the Pahrump poolfish is the last living member of its genus (Empetricthys). The 3 others (Ash Meadows poolfish, Raycraft Ranch springfish + Pahrump Ranch killifish, all also found only in Nevada) had gone extinct by 1960 due to human activity #25DaysofFishmas
A chiton! I used to love finding them in the tidepools as a kid, I still have a bunch of their segments I collected off the beach. Neat shot, I didn’t know barnacles were so complex!
December 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
A chiton! I used to love finding them in the tidepools as a kid, I still have a bunch of their segments I collected off the beach. Neat shot, I didn’t know barnacles were so complex!
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334 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Spinel:
- An oxide mineral
- Forms via metamorphism
- Can be various colours due to impurities
- Its name comes from the Latin word "spinella" (little thorn) because of its pointy octahedral shape #minerals
Spinel:
- An oxide mineral
- Forms via metamorphism
- Can be various colours due to impurities
- Its name comes from the Latin word "spinella" (little thorn) because of its pointy octahedral shape #minerals
November 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
334 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️
Spinel:
- An oxide mineral
- Forms via metamorphism
- Can be various colours due to impurities
- Its name comes from the Latin word "spinella" (little thorn) because of its pointy octahedral shape #minerals
Spinel:
- An oxide mineral
- Forms via metamorphism
- Can be various colours due to impurities
- Its name comes from the Latin word "spinella" (little thorn) because of its pointy octahedral shape #minerals
I thought this one was a beauty
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I thought this one was a beauty