I commissioned these gorgeous watercolor insects from an amazing artist, Samantha Lee, who lives near to me. I’m so excited to hang them this weekend. They are all South African insects.

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I thought you all would appreciate this awesome cape fur seal articulation at my local aquarium in Cape Town, South Africa.

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I am assuming this is a whale vertebrae due to its enormous size. Any ideas on what kind of whale? Found in Cape Town, South Africa. More in comments.

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My daughter found this dead dragonfly. How to I preserve it so it doesn’t fall apart or loose it’s colour?

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This little spider laid her egg sack inside my bra. Stuff of nightmares. I moved her and her babies to a pot plant. Hope they are happier there.

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The size of my anthurium leaf!

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This beautiful tree fern in my moms garden. My 3 year old son gives an idea of its size.

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I found a dead hadeda ibis this morning. Only been dead for about an hour. I’ve buried it in a leaf pile that has loads of insects. I’m not sure what the process is in prepping and cleaning the body off.

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Found this buck skull while hiking in KZN, South Africa. I think it’s Oribi, but not sure. It has more organic matter than I think is healthy on its horns. Any idea how to clean them with destroying what’s left?

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