Georgia Witton-Maclean

An art teacher describes a surprising problem of generative AI images: her students now don't believe any art is made by a human. And that's sad.

I suspect this will get worse.

If you like curry, the Balti was invented in Birmingham, and there's a whole area in the city centre known as the Balti Triangle.

Lit up pumpkin eyeball with stitches - from the side.

Lit up pumpkin eyeball with stitches - straight on view.

Pumpkin eyeball with stitches - straight on view.

Pumpkin eyeball with stitches - side view.

The scariest part of #October for me has been having my eyeball cut to pieces and sewn back together. So here it is ...in #pumpkin form! Happy #Halloween! 🎃

Nice work! 😊

Tom Bones. 🤣 Gets my vote!

Grey Altmetric Donut with a question mark in the middle

HALLOWEEN SPECIAL

The Altmetric Ghost Donut

Yes this is a real thing, not something we cattle-prodded our marketing into making for us. They are a rare sight, but you might have come across them.

Here's a thread dedicated just to them.
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Some of the most knowledgeable and prolific palaeos I know gave up (or never even tried) finding a permanent position in palaeo. Part of the reason why I realised I stood very little chance. So now I work for the Navy! 😆

Four small silhouette drawings in black ink, each about the size of a business card, of a hen encountering another small animal in each one: a dragonfly, a frog, a wren, and a squirrel.

Some recent hens. They do look good together like this. 🐔

Friendly reminder that I have a Ko-fi by way of a tip jar, if you enjoy my work and would like to send a little material support. Thank you so much to everyone who contributes. ☺️🥲🙏💙

Link also in profile.
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I never knew this was a thing. So awesome!

This little worm is literally a sex machine! This is a male epitoke of a polychaete worm (Myrianida I believe). Let me tell you how it goes down…
#marineplankton 🦑

Oh no! 😭

I need closure. Please tell us if it escaped! 😆

The cover of the book "King Tyrant: a natural history of Tyrannosaurus rex" covered with gleaming review comments and a load of 5 star (or nearly so) ratings. Do you not have a copy yet? You can get them wherever books are sold. I mean, I'm just an alt text caption so my judgment on this anything beyond image description is limited, but I hear Mark worked incredibly hard on this project and thinks it's the best thing he's ever published. He'd be really happy if you bought a copy, and perhaps additional ones for friends and family so you could have very informed conversations about T. rex and all the dinosaur biology it's revealed to us.

#Tyrannosaurus rex was named 120 years ago today (Oct 4, 1905). If you want to know all there is to know about the world's most iconic #dinosaur, the word is that my book "King Tyrant", published a few months back, is a good start. #fossils #paleontology #paleoart press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

Today is the day! Wish me luck!
#Zebras #Conservation #Endangered #Wildlife #Animals #Race #Charity #Fundraising #Running #Marwell #Zoo

we're on the precipice of a universal antiviral medication, mRNA technology is out here curing cancers every other month, HIV is cureable AND preventable, renewables generate more energy now than fossil fuels worldwide and and more cost-effective, coral reefs are growing back all over the world rn

Marwell 10K 2025 - race to protect the Grevy's zebra. Help Georgia Witton-Maclean raise money to support Marwell Wildlife

Do you think Grevy's Zebras are neat? Do you think I can run 10k in a few weeks despite barely training for it? If either of the answers to those questions is yes, then please consider chucking a few quid towards the fundraiser. I might buy you a beer afterwards...if I survive. Cheers!

Queen ant makes males of another species for daughters to mate with Bizarrely, Iberian harvester ant queens lay eggs that turn into male builder harvester ants, and some of her offspring are hybrids of the two species

Some of the eggs laid by Iberian harvester ant queens contain males of another species, the builder harvester ant – and these males father all of the workers in the colony.

I am opposed to AI products and services because of the extra power they require... IN A CLIMATE CRISIS. I am opposed to AI results - texts and illustrations - because they've been created unethically, via theft and non-consensual use of the work of others. Share if you agree.

Shrimplings! 😊

Heads up for #SVP2025 attendees: I'm running a day-long workshop about UK #paleoart on Nov 11th (the day before the meeting). Essentially a mini-conference, it's a day of talks on UK palaeoart history, conservation and current projects, as well as... 1/3

What a way to go!

Neat. How long did it take?

Just a ‘lil snail larva going about his business.
#marineplankton 🦑

Making friends with Big Al outside the Great Hall.

Darren takes centre stage to kick start the first of several great talks at DinoCon.

A whole heap of DinoCon attendees in the pub.

Bob Nicholls visits Mark Witton's stall in the vendor hall at DinoCon. There are approximately 150 artwork prints on this table!

The first DinoCon @dinoconuk.bsky.social went off with a bang. A bunch of dinosaur/prehistoric life related talks, stalls and activities to keep the palaeonerd community out of mischief for a weekend. Thanks to everyone for making it enjoyable and hope to see you again next year!

It was great to be stall neighbours with you! Thanks again for the dodos! 🦤

Excuses, excuses!

I gave you the wine, yes. But you didn't need to drink both boxes on the same day!

Black text on a white background: Due to rising costs and more competition for funding, we are having to scale back our work. We’ve had to make painful decisions, including staff redundancies. With staff and resources stretched to their limit, we are now considering which vital projects may no longer be possible. This comes when bumblebees are struggling to recover following their worst year on record. I’ve never been more worried, or more determined to fight for a future for bumblebees. We need to raise £50,000 right away to make sure we can continue our vital work. If you’ve ever thought about giving a donation, we’re asking you to please, make it today. Thank you, We’re facing the hardest chapter in our history. Gill Perkins, CEO Bumblebee Conservation Trust

A message from our CEO.

Please, donate today: www.bumblebeeconservation.org/give

Good to see criticism of Colossal and their fraudulent "de-extinction" process getting mainstream coverage. New Zealand has some amazing conservation successes but the fight to save its species is not over. Think what that $15 million might have done there, rather than making this Frankenstein bird.