IT'S HERE!! My kickstarter is now live!!

Anodize-Diaphonize is a glow-in-the-dark enamel pin series of diaphonized wet specimens. The pins will be soft enamel and anodized rainbow metal!

The initial funding goal is for four pins, but more will unlock as stretch goals as funding increases!

Give a look! And if you could spread the word that would mean the world to me!

TRIGGER WARNING - PHOTO OF STI.LL.BO.RN P.UP.PY AND FE.TAL BE.AV.ERS BELOW——————->

Two fetal 🦫 and sti.ll.bor.n 🐶 up for grabs.

🐶 is $70 🚢 ed

🦫 are $40 each 🚢 ed

Message me if you’re interested!!

here's a design i got to make for class!!

i'm selling 8.5x11" prints of this for $10 each btw! shipping cost may be a couple bucks depending. message me to buy ;^)

Thinking about being strapped down and having my clothes removed meticulously one item at a time with scissors or a scalpel. You can tell it turns me on but you ignore me, going about your work. Then, when I'm ready, you bring in another doctor you're mentoring, and begin to vivisect me, slowly and thoroughly, to teach your student about anatomy.

Damn, my pet is quite horny tonight... so needy!

But, that sounds lovely and you'd be a great educational tool! I don't plan on having human crotch goblins ever, so mentoring would be the best way ti make sure my work lives on.

I'd love to actually take in 2 students to watch as I slowly dissect you, making sure there's a greater chance my legacy lives on as I strip off your clothes with a sharp pair of scissors, all seeming protection you had stripped within a minute.

As you are my project and this shall be your purpose, education, it would be unwise to waste iodine on a specimen who is just here to tear apart. My blade would press coldly between your breast area as I glare above, not meeting your eyes simply as I know you stare at me, begging for mercy. One slice would travel down and open you through the center until your belly button, then for help, I would tell my apprentices to each make a cut to ensure your skin is shaped into an open and bleeding Y shape. Then, they shall watch as I caress your organs slowly, blood leaking onto my gloves. I would ask questions and make them point out every organ, tissue, muscles, tendon, nerve. Then, I would provide material for them to dissect together and mark it with a sharpie as I stand above you, waiting to correct them if needed. I might even hold my hands over your mouth if you whine too much. They are here to learn, a pet shouldn't be a disturbance.

As you go out from shock, I'll inject with adrenaline again and again until they are done. I hope you pass with satisfaction for being such a good tool.

the museum of science and industry.

📌 [Chicago, IL.]

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Reminder for people keeping specimens of animals/bugs. Beware of dermestid beetles (dermestes maculatus). Dermestid beetles are an important part of the natural process, since they feed on the decomposing flesh of animals and other bugs. However, if you intend to preserve a specimen, you need to watch out for these little guys.

Here are a few ways that you can prevent dermestid beetles from feeding on your specimens:

1. If you are preserving a specimen yourself, make sure you are removing the majority of internal organs so your specimen does not rot. Dermestid beetles feed on rotting bodies, so as long as you take measures to keep the body from rotting, dermestid beetles will be less likely to feed. This is mainly aimed toward specimens like frogs, birds, bats, anything with large organs. You can usually skip this step if you are preserving small beetles or butterflies, but even some larger bugs like giant katydids need to be cut open and their insides need to be removed. If the removal of the internal organs drastically changes the shape of the specimen’s body, you can stuff the body with cotton and glue the seam shut to keep the shape.

2. If you have a specimen with a large body, but not large enough to cut into, you can inject the body with alcohol. Much like preserving a wet specimen, injecting alcohol into the body of a specimen will help prevent remaining tissue and organs from rotting, and will also help keep your specimen in its pose. However, depending on the size and softness of your specimen, alcohol may not be a long term solution to rotting. Alcohol may need to be re-administered later on to ensure dermestid beetles don’t try to eat the specimen.

3. Freeze your specimens. Dermestid beetles will die after being frozen, so if it so happens that a dermestid beetle or its eggs/larvae have unwarrantedly made a home among your specimen, freezing them for 3-4 days will kill the dermestid beetles. It is always a good idea to routinely freeze your specimens, even if they look clean and untouched. An ounce of prevention.

The photos at the beginning of this post are of one of my luna moths that unfortunately started being fed on by a dermestid beetle. This is the damage of only one beetle, so I’m sure you can imagine what a group of them could do. Please watch out for your specimens, and do what you can to ensure they are properly maintained! Not only for the specimen itself, but also for your own safety. Decomposing animals are a biohazard, and may be a threat to your health.

Once again realizing I get my taste in interior design from Alice(1988)

Something exciting is coming soon..

An update to my involvement with dead things (GEORGIA PEEPS- you should read this! This applies to EVERYONE in the state of GA)

Well, unbeknownst to me, Georgia (where I reside) changed their laws in 2022 regarding the selling and purchasing of any animal native to the state (GA Code 27-1-29).

I am not longer allowed to sell, nor purchase any animal that is labeled as a native animal in the state of Georgia.

This goes for any animal that is harvested outside of Georgia. It is illegal for me to purchase anything from anyone outside of Georgia, even if the animal was obtained legally in another state.

There are NO special permits I can obtain to legally sell native animal skulls, bones, or parts thereof. I have spoken to DNR regarding this. There are a select few animals who are not protected under this new law (coyotes, beaver, muskrat to name a few…)

This does put me in a hole, as I normally only sell native wildlife that is legally obtained. DNR advised I can legally hold a personal collection of native wildlife, but as stated, no selling or purchasing them.

I will still be selling, cleaning and collecting, but will have to now do so with domesticated animals or native animals considered a nuisance/not protected.

Just wanted to give an update to what I’ve been having to adapt to! I have several hundred dollars worth of raw heads I’ve purchased from animals legally trapped that I’ll now have to just toss out pretty much.

i had my popup yesterday! it went really well!! i didn’t know what to expect, since this was my first time doing my own thing instead of being part of a bigger market, and i was so happy to have such a positive reception. i even sold some bigger pieces, like the coyote pelt!! i am absolutely planning to do more, im so happy i did it. if anyone is in western WA, keep an eye out and come by an event sometime!

 happy new years everyone!

[Image is of my table setup, which was along a wooden bar-style counter, and features thing such as pelts, wet specimens, pigeon wings, and various other items further from the camera.]

Brine. Print.

Thinking about parasites.... Being such a good little breeding ground for you to cultivate whatever specimens you most want to collect, no matter the damage to my body. Every part of me being infected, parasites in my brain, my intestines, my heart.... Maybe even my reproductive organs 👉👈

Sorry for taking so long, life been a bitchhh.

But dear lord, wouldn't that be cute? Seeing you all bloated and helpless as I have you injest capsule after capsule of parasite eggs. Just imagining them swelling inside of you is quite arousing. Just a marvel and great breeding ground! I do quite like roundworms, but I think my work collection might need to spread out with tapeworms, ringworms, and other parasites. Maybe some larva eggs that will travel up your blood stream to that pesky thinking brain of yours too! There are a plethora of parasites.. let's see how long you last, my pet.