Tim Cockerill

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Tim Cockerill

@DrTimCockerill

Zoologist, circus and sideshow performer, presenter, photographer, collector of curiosities. Flea circus and fire-eating a speciality.

Katılım Haziran 2013
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Tim Cockerill
Tim Cockerill@DrTimCockerill·
We often overlook the diversity and beauty of microorganisms, yet their total mass on earth outweighs all animals and plants combined. Bacteria like these give us botulism, syphilis and bubonic plague, but also… instagram.com/p/B9MWCJEAneL/…
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Tim Cockerill@DrTimCockerill·
Draco lizards live in the rainforests of South Asia. When faced with danger they have an unusual means of escape – they jump from the trees and glide. Their elongated ribs support flaps… instagram.com/p/Bq5MXhDgPQ2/…
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The leaf insects (Phyliidae) show some of the most impressive camouflage in nature. As well as looking like leaves, they sway back and forth to mimic the movement of a leaf in the breeze.… instagram.com/p/Bqu1hrLg7mg/…
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Tim Cockerill@DrTimCockerill·
Just as humans are left- or right-handed, so elephants can be left- or right-tusked. Some also show a preference to curl their elongated nose in one particular direction when feeding,… instagram.com/p/Bqp9TcjAsnX/…
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Tim Cockerill@DrTimCockerill·
The giraffe weevil Trachelophorus giraffa is so known because of its extraordinarily long neck. The male beetle uses his neck to fight with rivals and, if victorious, will mate with a… instagram.com/p/Bqk7fYnAcTw/…
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Tim Cockerill@DrTimCockerill·
The leaf chameleon Brookesia therezieni lives in Madagascar’s eastern rainforests. One of the world’s smallest chameleons, it would comfortably fit inside a matchbox. During the day it… instagram.com/p/Bqk5KVsg_5J/…
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Tim Cockerill@DrTimCockerill·
Phenomenally naive argument from @ProfRWinston on @BBCPM suggesting that species are only worth saving if they confer some benefit to humans. Do we ‘need’ orangutans and birdwing butterflies? @wwf_uk @WWF
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Fiona Mills
Fiona Mills@Fionamills1·
On 'Unheard' tomorrow it's Phobias The most common to strange & unusual. We talk to @DrTimCockerill about spiders! And hear about research involving 'tokophobia' from @UniOfHull. Guests & experts. @RadioHumberside from 7pm. Ugh! spiders! Hairy eejits!
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Tim Cockerill
Tim Cockerill@DrTimCockerill·
@melissasuzanneh Oh no! If there's sign of a bite it's most likely a mosquito or midge. Or, there's also a little-known but extremely common type of flower bug (Anthocoris spp.) whose bite can lead to those symptoms. Either way, definitely not a spider!
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Melissa Hogenboom BBC
Melissa Hogenboom BBC@MelissaH_BBC·
Any entomologists out there that can tell me what I may have been bitten by at the weekend? Swollen hand, knuckles etc, achy, warm, itchy - didn't notice a thing at the time. @DrTimCockerill ?
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