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picked up a 1953 copy of Fleas, Flukes, and Cuckoos by (Dame) Miriam Rothschild and Theresa Clay today.
I love parasites so of course upon seeing the title, I couldn't say no. The book is focused on parasites affecting birds, of all types, internal, external, brood parasites... invertebrates and vertebrates... I do love to see so many walks of life contained in a single-topic book that isn't just a nature guide.
(You may notice the "R U" contained in the repeating motifs on the cover. This book was a book from the Readers Union, which was basically a subscription service for books)
one of the biggest draws was the plates and figures:
Fig 1: "Diagram of passerine bird illustrating the main groups of parasites with their site of infection."
I love this one, a charming crash-course on both bird anatomy and the diversity of smaller-size parasites the book covers. it covers these in a good level of detail, too.
for example, it gives comparisons of morphological differences one may observe between different modes of parasite life. The plates on the left show the mouthparts of different invertebrates which feed in different ways. The figure on the right shows the attachment organs of different intestinal worms, showing the variety of "anchors" these worms use to avoid being washed out of a host's intestines.
That's quite broad. It goes deeper. For many invertebrate species, the only way to identify one species from another is by observing the shape of its genitals under high magnification... and so they provide:
I'll make an effort to go through and snatch up more of these plates and figures, some of them are beautiful.
it is not a purely anatomical text. There is a good amount of discussion of the ecology of parasites, including multi-host life cycles (which are pretty common to see).
Here we have the life cycle of Cryptocotyle lingua, which seems to be lacking in online presence; the second host of inshore fish does make it a parasite of interest to fish farmers, which is apparent when browsing papers on Cryptocotyle flukes. if you know more about these guys, please add on!!
Of course not all parasites are invertebrates. the book has plenty on vertebrate parasites, such as skuas, and of course the beloved cuckoo mentioned in the title.
I quite like the inclusion of the skua here since kleptoparasites need some time in the spotlight. Cuckoos are amazing, they deserve a post of their own.
With old biology books, though, I tend to have reservations about the actual biology facts provided within. some fields of biology, e.g., palaeontology, are so fast moving that something that was the new trendy hypothesis is old within a few weeks. Usually I get these books for the plates, and for the history, namely, the comparison of what the authors knew and what we now know.
The then-now comparison that struck me immediately was in the first paragraph of the preface:
"An object of the New Naturalist series is ... the encouragement of unusual and original developments of [natural history's] forgotten or neglected facets. One such facet is the study of parasites, a study all too long regarded as curiosity about mere curiousness, or as excursions into backwaters. Some popular books that have been written on the subject have stressed the unusual, the mysterious, often the macabre. Few have taken the subject truly seriously."
...I do feel this thinking persists in a lot of circles. Parasites are always weird gross-out animals, or at least, the invertebrate ones are. even people who are animal-lovers or environmentally-conscious tend to be keen to take to the idea of Kill All Ticks, or whatever (this is not the same as not wanting to have ticks on your body). It sucks that this sentiment is so pervasive, but it did also feel like "The Editors" (as they signed the preface) reached across decades of separation to shake my hand and go hey, yeah, that bothers me too! Let's do something about it (write this book).
Oh, and a lot more than write this book, a whole lot more. While Theresa Clay is a subject of scrutiny for her association with a fraudulent scientist, Dame Miriam Rothschild was from a lineage of accomplished parasitologists, as well as being one herself -- one of the most established flea experts of her contemporaries, as well as a lepidopterist with an interest in mimicry. She was a great scientist, and has many other achievements: working at Bletchley Park in WWII with Alan Turing, pressuring the UK govt to accept more German Jewish refugees, personally housing some of said refugees & providing a hospital for wounded soldiers, advocating for gay rights, and funding research into understanding schizophrenia and helping folks w/ it. amazing!!
here she is with her wildflowers, grown at the very same house she housed refugees and treated the wounded. You can order packets of seeds from these wildflowers, proceeds go to research to fight cancer, septic shock, and covid-19. She was a pioneer of wildflower gardens as well, creating the "Farmer's Nightmare" seed mix. yet another gift from her. All of these amazing things amplify the need to read this book in full and more thoroughly record all interesting tidbits.
I wish I could have met her, and asked her about this book, and if there was anything she would add or update, or if there were any fun stories. she seems like a real gem of a scientist and activist.
#miriam rothschild#dame miriam rothschild#jewish scientists#woman scientists#parasites#parasitology#ectoparasites#endoparasites#old books#antique books#biology#zoology#ticks#flukes#fleas#miaow#osedax bookblog
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the guy!!
+ extras under cut
#art post#sebastian solace pressure#sebastian pressure#sebastian solace fanart#sebastian solace#pressure art#roblox pressure#pressure roblox#roblox fanart#pressure fanart#anyway surprise i love pressure#(has been reblogging pressure stuff for months)#i really like gianni matragrano idk what to tell you#im an mpn ultrakill AND endoparasitic fan#i’m not free from him#digital art#artists on tumblr#procreate
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Okay nobody actually knows what he looks like I guess but here's my take
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Workplace drama doesn't usually end with hundreds dead I don't think.
#Endoparasitic#Endoparasitic 2022#Cynte#Luce#Praví#Happy Pride Everyone#I should've made a colorful post or been readying for art fight but instead you get this#Speculative Biology#Speculative Evolution#Indie Games
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i haven't finished endoparasitic 2 yet. i hope it has a happy ending. lol. nobody spoil it for me
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capitalist-centric horror/corporate horror is such an interesting concept to me. like, the idea of taking something that is so (unfortunately) mundane in many people's lives in our current societal landscape and either perverting it or amplifying all aspects of it to create a horror experience is just so beautiful to me.
games like night in the woods (which technically isn't horror but is still relevant as a game creating a psychologically horrific atmosphere for the point of commenting on capitalism's effects), lethal company, night of the consumers, employee of the month (great game i rlly recommend), mouthwashing, happy's humble burger farm, yuppie psycho and MANY more games that don't fit neatly under a specific category outside of a general conception of what "horror games" are.
those kinds of things are fascinating because of the way they combine traditional "horror" (scary monsters, jumpscares, blood and gore) with the stress caused by something like a normal 9-5 at a corporate office, or the concept of working conditions at a packing plant.
it makes you think about how normalized the conditions we as humans exist in, and how despite that people are calling out that normalcy, whether simply through setting and plot or specifically through intention and subtext. it's definitely a genre of game that i'm excited to see more from and something i really want to think more about
(this was inspired by the jacob geller video essay discussing labor in both NITW and Tacoma)
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#horror games#indie horror game#mouthwashing game#mouthwashing#night of the consumers#night in the woods#lethal company#happy's humble burger farm#yuppie psycho#employee of the month game#corporate horror#fuck capitalism#I DIDN'T MENTION THEM BUT FNAF AS A WHOLE AND MASCOT HORROR IN GENERAL USUALLY FIT INTO THIS CONCEPT AS WELL AND ITS SO INTERESTING TO ME!!#or something like endoparasitic (great game btw)#Youtube
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CYNTE I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE
#man ditched Pravi in a heartbeat but this guy?#oh so the MISANTHROPE doesn’t wanna talk about this one guy leaving him? you’re just gonna deflect?#i know they were bfs#endoparasitic
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I stayed up too late working on this, but I recently played endoparasitic and couldn’t stop myself from drawing how I envisioned cynte lol
#endoparasitic#endoparasitic game#Horror game#amputation#amputation arm#Amputation leg#horror game#fanart#digital art#ticcitavvi artwork#art#artwork#digital artwork#Cynte#Gun#shotgun#Tw: guns#Guns#Cynte endoparasitic
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my offering to the very small endoparasitic fandom here. i hope this is anything
#endoparasitic#endoparasitic 2#endoparasitic cynte#endoparasitic karis#they’re all i can think about. help.
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umm ok so i wanted to draw my take on what cynte looks like or something.. anyways here u go
obviously pre-being ripped to shreds.. i may draw him like that too but who knows
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doodles and vague karis design!
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Am I delusional or are Cynte and Karis from endoparasitic 2…
#endoparasitic#does anyone else here see the vision#posted this on bsky but I feel like tumblr would know more
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sigh. i know what i have to do
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endoparasitic 2
+ haired cynte version
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HELLO ALL 5 ENDOPARASITIC FANS Concept design for Pre-Incident (before he got revoked of his limb rights) Cynte from Endoparasitic . (Idk if I should change it or not.)
I am currently hyper fixating on this silly game... I CAN'T WAIT FOR ENDOPARASITIC 2 DASDNASD- INSPO - Literally how he looks in game.
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