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Do you have an animal or object you'd like identified? Or how about accessing @museumsvictoria collections? We can help @AskUsMV. Visit our website 👇 https://t.co/BfSaOFnP1h

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@TimEntwisle @KhsFiona @RBG_Victoria Thanks Tim!

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@pinknantucket That's a house centipede!
https://t.co/tqyI8CnGnk
(sorry for the late reply, please forgive us 🙏)
- Zoe

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@canoeparty @melbournemuseum @MrJoshEarl Oh dear! We're very late to reply to this - sorry! 😳

This is a very worn horse molar. Given the wear and tear visible, it probably came from an old horse.

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@dr_lyndsey @inaturalist @atlaslivingaust @museumsvictoria @LizyLowe @RTW_Aus Our entomologist concurs! (and what great photos, thanks for sharing)https://t.co/HxX8Y63BUU

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@DoUBelieveInDog @melbournemuseum @Paleo_Bonegirl @DinosaurSciNews @Ehmee Interesting-looking thing. We'd say it's non-fossil material, but @zieglertn might have more of an idea of what it is.

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#DidYouKnow there are fewer years between humans and #Triceratops than between Triceratops and #Stegosaurus?

And when it was first unearthed and described, it was mistaken for a (much younger) giant bison. Whoops!

(When we're outta Trike facts, we're going to move onto puns.)

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#BreakingNews : Triceratops unearthed, history made! 🎉
We have acquired the world’s most complete Triceratops – and it’s coming to @melbournemuseum  in 2021!
Get to know Melbourne’s newest 67 million-year-old Triceratops: https://t.co/U1WoeXu7Yz

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@ClaudiaFunder @EntSocVic @museumsvictoria @Raf_Epstein Sorry to say, but yes - this is a Bedbug, confirmed by out Entomologists. For more info, check out https://t.co/J4sTQkyZK8

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@museumsvictoria @ClaudiaFunder @EntSocVic @Raf_Epstein Gotcha! Have sent it through to the ento-team!

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@raaahbin Hi Wolf!

What you have there is the unhatched ootheca (protective shell around egg clutch) of Pseudomantis albofimbriata, False Garden Mantid.

This ootheca may contain up to 80 eggs! 🥚🥚

https://t.co/FFYHsNRZX6

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Thanks to everyone who joined us for #AskACurator Day! Did you miss your chance, or have more questions? Just because Curator Day is over doesn't mean the fun has to be: don't forget that you can always tweet @AskUsMV with your museum-related curiosities.

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@AskUsMV @statelibrarynsw @Library_Vic @nlagovau @slqld @museumsvictoria @nma @smithsonian @womenshistory @melbournemuseum It features one of the most unique werewolf transformation scenes, filmed at the Sydney Opera House, and was directed by Aussie filmmaker Philippe Mora who also helmed another film that might be up your alley: PTERODACTYL WOMAN FROM BEVERLY HILLS (1997)
https://t.co/errocoAROE

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At least "Ozploitation" rolls off the tongue more easily than "Thylacinesploitation"...

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@AskUsMV @statelibrarynsw @Library_Vic @nlagovau @slqld @museumsvictoria @nma @smithsonian @womenshistory @melbournemuseum You might be right! In the Ozploitation doco NOT QUITE HOLLYWOOD, they reveal that the inclusion of marsupials was essentially a ploy just to get the film to Australia, where it was able to shoot with a significant tax break.

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Well, #AskACurator #AskACuratorDay is wrapping up here in this timezone, but we're always here to put you in touch with our collections and expertise! Tweet us here or visit https://t.co/BfSaOFnP1h

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I want to see more collection objects that best encapsulate 2020! #AskACurator

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@ACMI @statelibrarynsw @Library_Vic @nlagovau @slqld @museumsvictoria @nma @smithsonian @womenshistory @melbournemuseum Well, marsupials do have a very different reproductive biology to us placentals, for sure ... but we don't really study Lycanthropy @museumsvictoria!
I thought werewolves didn't breed, but perpetuated existence by biting people? Sounds less messy than the plot! #AskACurator

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OK, ~200 bricks, including fragments and glass bricks. Assuming a standard size, that'll make a wall of roughly 4m^2, or four walls of 1x1m. You can make a lovely, historically-dubious dog kennel, complete with windows!

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@stibinator @TheMERL @museumsvictoria I mean, @museumsvictoria caught them napping. Probably literally, it's only just wake-up time in Berkshire now! #AskACuratorDay #AskACurator #TimezoneAdvantage

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OooOOoooo! #calledout #AskACurator

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We call this "Sheep - Household Materials" circa 1991.
One up this @TheMERL for #AskaCurator Day.

If you can.

We'll wait.

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OK, hold this rope. The other end of it is tied to the staffer who just dove headfirst into the collections catalogue to find that out. We'll get back to you... #AskAQuantitySurveyor #AskACurator