skulls photos on Flickr

So many phobias, and so many choices. I should have checked the English list of phobias on Wikipedia first, because there is a phobia called "Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia" (fear of the number 666) which would have been worth picking for the word alone, and it would also have been an apt choice for Halloween ;) But since I already had a vague idea of which phobia I wanted to illustrate when I read about the theme, I only looked into the German list for the correct term for the latter: which is trypophobia, a fear of holes or textures with a pattern of holes – and I'd strongly advise you not to look for images of that particular fear, because... nope :)

So trypophobia is the main phobia in this photo. When we once had "Mesh" as an MM theme some time ago, I'd noticed that the biggest of the many tiny holes in the mesh of a small laundry sachet looked like a skull when seen from a certain angle. I'd picked a different subject for the theme back then, but I immediately had the idea to use the "laundry sachet skull" when I read about the Phobia theme. Btw, I'm sure there also is a phobia against losing single socks in the washing machine, even if you won't find it on the Wikipedia list ;)

Other phobias that might work with this photo as well are "necrophobia" (fear of death or the dead – and doesn't Mr. Skull remind you of a mummy as well?), dentophobia (fear of the dentist, although poor Mr. Skull has already lost all his teeth, probably because of eating too many "Mon Cherie" chocolates), achluphobia (fear of darkness), and eisoptrophobia (fear of mirrors or seeing one's reflection in the mirror ̵– which is me every morning)...

Stupidly (most stupidly, I should note), I thought that the image I had already taken and processed last night wasn't sharp enough. So I still took several more photos today – alas, none of them were any sharper so I picked the aforementioned first photo from yesterday anyway. Stupid, isn't it? It's a single High Resolution shot processed in Color Efex mainly with the tonal contrast filter which added a nice "oomph" to the image. I chose the "High Resolution" mode so I'd be able to crop the image so that there would be only one "skull" in the frame (the length of Mr. Skull's eyes and mouth is 1,5 cm/0,059 inches each). So what you see is a 3229x3229 image cropped from the original 10368x7776 SOOC photo. I did this because you can get extremely close to the subject with the 30mm macro lens – which in this case meant that the lens blocked out all the light coming from the left and right (which I'd put up to highlight the white mesh). So I had to increase the working distance which made the tiny holes too tiny for cropping out a single "skull" with the regular resolution. Setup: White mesh laundry sachet wrapped around the red, transparent chocolate box lid; the third light source was a soft white photo light from above.

HMM and Happy Halloween, Everyone, and have a nice week ahead!

Skull Creek by Shannon O'Shea Wildlife Photography

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Sunset on Skull Creek. Skull Creek, part of Port Royal Sound, is an intracoastal waterway that separates Hilton Head Island from the mainland. Shot taken from Hudson's on the Docks, Hilton Head Island, South Carolina

I gσт ѕσмєтнιηg fσя υ by James Hoex

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Bartimeau // Nightmare Sweater @THE GRAND (OPEN 26th)

CX // Bloodbone Cleaver

E.A Studio // Kayo Bands

skull shot glass by Diane Rose

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Macro Mondays

Fake skull

Prisma De Colores

The sad skull by Millie Cruz (On and Off)

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Once a beautiful tree, today a sad skull. Carved by humans to impress, for many years, the wooden skull has witnessed the passing of Halloween nights, with hollow eyes and a heart full of rings.

Happy Shocktober!! 💀🎃 HSS!

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Skulls by David Snoddy

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Santa Fe, New Mexico

Skull Creek @ Winter by Susan

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maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Skull%20Creek/194/113/22

Skull Rock by Beatrix

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Joshua Tree National Park, California

Skull and roses by David Ellis

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Skulls 7 by Ronan McCormick

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Skull Carving by Steve Taylor

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SKULL 2 by eveme7986

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The Prettiest Skull by Xuxa Yue

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I'm the prettiest skull that you'll ever find!

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Head: LeLUTKA Nova EvoX Head 3.1

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“Reborn” Pose

Skulls by Morgana Sea

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My Style Darkness

20200123.JPG by Mark Hagemann

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Skull candles ultrawide crop by Jonathan Cutrer

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Skull & rod by Eric Baygon

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Skull Shop by RadarO´Reilly

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Skull-duggery by Jak O'Dowd

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A composite of a close-up of a skull found at the 13th century Château de Mauriac in Gaillac. The background is the skull in it's actual location, high up in the ramparts - HSS!

Sugar Skulls by ..::Kαŧєriηα ღ ℙєŧrøvα::..

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Entice - Sugar Skulls -

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Skull Rock by Lisa Ridings

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Skull rock is among the Jumbo Rocks at Joshua Tree National Park.

💀 Caiman yacare by Gabriel Paladino Ibáñez

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• Yacare caiman, southern spectacled caiman

• Yacaré negro

Scientific classification

Kingdom:Animalia

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Reptilia

Order:Crocodilia

Family:Alligatoridae

Subfamily:Caimaninae

Clade:Jacarea

Genus:Caiman

Species:C. yacare

Ethically sourced specimens

skull king by elle Pearl

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Antechinus skull by Christine Lynch

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Skull of a little Marsupial mouse (skull is under 3.5cm)

Smile on Saturday: Bones

💀 by ɧąıƖɛყ ŋơıཞ

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Skull Patterns by Carla Freire

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Macro Mondays: Phobia

Anyone with a phobia of spiky hairy caterpillars with skull patterns on the body?

Happy Halloween 🎃👻💀

skull by blende9komma6

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Hannover, Vahrenwald / Germany

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💀💀💀 by Marcio Rodriguez

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skull session. by Jking Tyran

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Skulls in Love by nothinginside

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Somewhere, Italy

Skulled by Franchise

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Skull by david94903

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Skull and bones by Paul Dunn

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Big spring tides are always great days to explore the sea caves at low tide. I've photographed in this one a few times but had never really noticed this wonderful likeness of a skull before! Skull and bones, by A A Bondy is spot on, but the bones may be lacking, unless I got cut off!!

Skull Lockdoor by Santi

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Skull Shadows by ACEZandEIGHTZ

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Skull 2 by Ronan McCormick

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Some Halloween fun!

Skull by Tizzy Canucci

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The new Deadman's Cove at Elysium, opening 19th November. maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Corse/116/164/29

💀💀 by Marie Jana

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Skull by Desdanova

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Smile on Saturday: "Bone"

Someone put this skull on a fence in front of grape fields.

💀 Hoplophoneus by Gabriel Paladino Ibáñez

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Hoplophoneus primaevus was an extinct carnivore that lived in North America during the Early Oligocene, approximately 34 to 30.5 million years ago. It belonged to the genus Hoplophoneus, which ranged more broadly from the Late Eocene to Early Oligocene (~37 to 30 million years ago), and was part of the Nimravidae family—often referred to as “false saber-toothed cats.” Despite their feline-like appearance, nimravids formed a separate evolutionary branch within Carnivora. The name Hoplophoneus comes from the Greek words for "weapon" (hoplo) and "murder" (phonos)—a fitting name for an apex predator equipped with elongated saber-like canines.

Scientific classification:

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Mammalia

Order: Carnivora

Suborder: Feliformia

Family: †Nimravidae

Subfamily: †Nimravinae

Genus: †Hoplophoneus

Key species within the genus Hoplophoneus:

Type species:

†Hoplophoneus primaevus (described by Cope in 1874).

Other species:

†Hoplophoneus occidentalis – larger size, with more robust canines.

†Hoplophoneus mentalis – more ancient form, present in the Late Eocene.

†Hoplophoneus dakotensis – characterized by a more elongated skull.

†Hoplophoneus oreodontis – likely specialized in preying on oreodonts.

The skull of H. primaevus presents many of the hallmarks of the genus: prominent upper canines, flanged lower jaws to protect those teeth when the mouth was closed, deep zygomatic arches for strong bite musculature, and a shortened snout. Its limb proportions—short and sturdy—suggest it was an ambush predator, capable of short bursts of speed but not extended chases. Like other nimravids, it likely hunted from cover, quickly overpowering prey with a powerful, slashing bite.

This cast was produced from a remarkably complete original specimen, with only 15% restoration and a unique, naturally occurring coloration. The replica faithfully preserves the most iconic features of Hoplophoneus—its extended saber canines, recessed eye sockets, and muscular jaw contours—capturing the lethal elegance of one of the most specialized predators of its time.

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