Faerie study case

by Alex CF on January 26th, 2012

Status: FOR SALE
Enquiries: alex.cf(at)hotmail.co.uk

A beautiful portable research bureau for the study of winged Homomimus.

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Merrylin appeared to obsess over individual species, sometimes for mere weeks, or in the case of the Faierie, or faerie, years. His main source of specimens came from the poacher M.Nathan, which is written countless times on labels within the case, yet it appears his name is all that remains of this illusive character. I can only take from this that “M.Nathan” was not a man of positive reputation and therefor possibly didn’t want his nefarious pursuits advertised beyond Merrylins ruthless desire for specimens. I have a number of shipping documents pertaining to this character and of the crate list, he is attached to perhaps 100 specimens.

Winged Homomimus have been high on the list of research at the MCC, I have been sorting through various specimens, some are so fragile they have simply disintegrated, but this specimen case is a fine example. The species is unrelated to our own species, the shared characteristics are entirely coincidental, and although anatomically there are striking similarities, there are also thousands of examples of entirely divergent evolutionary traits, not accounting the monstrous difference in scale.

Homomimus are carnivorous, they exist in self constructed nests rather like that of a wasp. The nests are built either within rotten trees or underground, in mounds. Although they exhibit an endoskeleton, they also share characteristics with insects, some subspecies, such as Homomimus arachnida carry chitinous armour and display strong physical similarities with other arthropoda. It appears that many of these aesthetics are attempts to camouflage and infiltrate other species, perhaps for food or to form parasitic relationships. Winged Homomimus are unique in their characteristics.
They hunt in groups, and when prey is located, will attack en masse, releasing a secretion from various glands on the body that contains a fast acting neuro-toxin. In smaller animals, this induces a comatose state. In humans, feelings of euphoria and elation have been experienced. In the 12th to 14th century, faeries were hunted to extinction in the United kingdom and Europe, where “faerie catchers” would ensnare and remove the glands as a form of stimulant, thus establishing the myth of “faerie dust.”

Within this case there are four faerie, three are little more than mummified skeletons, one is pinned flat, with a fine epidermal layer, the larger of the four in a somewhat harrowing fetal position in the centre of the case. In one of the deep set doors is a rare preserved specimen, held in thick colloidal gel, cut from throat to stomach displaying lungs and intestinal tract, possibly the best preserved wings, unfolded and undamaged within the preserving fluid. In the right hand door are various specimens of nesting material, wing fragments and a tiny jaw bone. There is a two tier dissection kit, in the second drawer, above the aforementioned main drawer of the case. This folds out, below this, a series of parchment drawings of the specimens. This is a beautiful compact study bureau, a wonderful display piece of these strange hominid mimics. Further research of Homomimus will occur, but as always we must sell the pieces to continue research.

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Fortean Times interview

by Alex CF on January 5th, 2012

I recently had an interview in Fortean Times magazine, which was a great honour as I have followed the magazine since I was a child. Here are the scanned pages!

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preserved human infant skeleton

by Alex CF on December 30th, 2011

FOR SALE:
measurements – 48 cm (on stand)
email: alex.cf (at) hotmail.co.uk

Alongside the plethora of bizarre and unclassified specimens were more classical examples of animal biology. This is a fine example of a newborn human skeleton, delicately preserved after it was donated for medical research at the turn of 20th century.