specimens

My introduction to Mark Cunningham came when a small swarm of [beetles] arrived in my inbox at Otoliths. Delightful things, that I was instantly enamored of. Something of a paradox, though. So detailed they could only have been examined at length whilst pinned to a plush velvet tray; & yet so full of life. Now he has expanded his purview to encompass the world & presents us with [specimens] of unknown taxonomy, instances of instants in time. They may be ontological rather than biological, but eat your heart out, Linnaeus, there's a new kid in town who's going to take your crown away. —Mark Young