Post B0K3XseIHzTYF5F4Wu by futurebird@sauropods.win
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(DIR) Post #B0JrZByii2Ud1zegwS by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T00:12:43Z
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"The Bruce" is a remarkable little Natural History and Art museum in Greenwich, CT. If AMNH is a five course meal, with three course dessert with brunch the next day. The Bruce is a bent box. Delightful, not overwhelming and a perfect day trip from the city. The ant exhibit had many, photographs, dioramas and models. Children and adults will find lots to enjoy.I only have one small criticism. The castings of the ants nests need to be numbered so you can identify which species they belong to.
(DIR) Post #B0JrecXlMsAYrydQDA by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T00:13:42Z
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That said, since the nests weren't labeled I enjoyed working out which species went with each nest, maybe it could be a kind of game. Put a button by each species card and the correct nest lights up!
(DIR) Post #B0JrwxB3OIac4nkqAa by djsumdog@djsumdog.com
2025-11-17T00:16:59.572588Z
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ah yes ... educational nightmare fuel :agummypopcorn:
(DIR) Post #B0JrxkzQBozgZChFyq by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T00:17:08Z
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@akamran The one that looks like pancakes? That's Pogonomyrmex badius, FL harvester ants. They have massive nests. That's not even a big one...
(DIR) Post #B0JrzmXnNhlLy0jyPg by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T00:17:31Z
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@djsumdog They are CUTE.
(DIR) Post #B0JwjPxS5WNV3Rl1OK by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T01:10:35Z
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There were many large format photos by @alexwild I wonder if they will send this on tour to other Natural History museums. Getting to see the nest models in person was the highlight for me. I've only seen photos of them in books. And of course the giant ants.
(DIR) Post #B0Jy2heEdngbNLWqAK by alexwild@mastodon.online
2025-11-17T01:25:15Z
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@futurebird I'm jealous you got to see this in person!
(DIR) Post #B0Jy7OE4HMf6aSWYHQ by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T01:26:05Z
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@alexwild It looked really good!
(DIR) Post #B0K3SPrhsXmDWVuUs4 by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T02:25:57Z
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Don't miss it! There were so many amazing (and very accurate) models. I thought at first "why do I need to see a model when I've seen a thousand photos of these ants?" But you get a whole new perspective. Get to Greenwich by May or you'll miss it!https://brucemuseum.org/exhibitions/ants-tiny-creatures-big-lives/
(DIR) Post #B0K3XseIHzTYF5F4Wu by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T02:26:56Z
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They also have an awesome collection of cave crystals in every color of the rainbow and some very nice fish.
(DIR) Post #B0K5d6dbuDWEz6XeoC by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T02:50:15Z
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I should say more about the "fish" ...They had a "Long Island Sound" fish tank, it was huge with circulating water and it was full of the most wacky fishes I've ever seen. I had NO IDEA there were goofballs like this in long island sound:The tank was very active and the fish would LOOK AT YOU.
(DIR) Post #B0K61SdTlmd69y5sFE by futurebird@sauropods.win
2025-11-17T02:54:41Z
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I know this sounds tame, but it was not. It was total chaos in there and I will need to think about this the next time I'm in my kayak.
(DIR) Post #B0KAfcDfxLebHdQXRo by antdude@mastodon.social
2025-11-17T03:46:43Z
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@futurebird did they have any cool gifts?