#Insects
One of the world's largest ants, Dinoponera grandis, from Argentina.
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thanks for liking my little insect stories
#podcast #scicomm #insects
The cicadas made quite a roar
As loud as a dinosaur's roar
We heard it deep down
From fiber-optic town
And their sound could be monitored evermore
#broodx #cicadas #fiberoptic #insects #limerick #poetry
https://www.wired.com/story/cicadas-are-so-loud-fiber-optic-cables-can-hear-them/
Bumble Bee (Bombus sp.) on Alder Buckthorn (Frangula alnus)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bumble_Bee_(Bombus_sp.)_on_Alder_Buckthorn_(Frangula_alnus)_-_Oslo,_Norway_2020-08-27.jpg
#BumbleBee #Buckthorn #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #BumbleBees #Bee #Bees #Bombus #Plant #Plants #Hymenoptera #Insect #Insects #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
Day 3 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar Today's photo is a Common Clubtail. Despite the name they're not at all common. They like large, slow-flowing rivers. This one was by the Thames at Goring in late May. Despite the bright colouring they can be hard to spot when hiding like this. #Oxfordshire #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates
Ants crawl through a hibiscus bud covered with aphids. The aphids feed on the flower sap and excrete a sugary liquid that attracts the ants.
iPhone 15 Pro ultrawide camera macro mode.
My other macros in:
https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/
Unas hormigas recorren un capullo de hibisco cubierto de pulgones. Estos se alimentan de la savia de la flor y excretan un líquido azucarado que atrae a las hormigas.
Ameisen streifen durch einen Hibiskus Knospe, der mit Blattläusen bedeckt ist. Diese ernähren sich vom Blütensaft und scheiden eine zuckerhaltige Flüssigkeit aus, die Ameisen anlockt.
#macro #macrolens
#macrophotography #insects
#animals #nature #shotonmobile
#shotoniphone #ant #aphid
Common Green Shieldbug, Palomena prasina Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/ 3.2 1/ 125 iso: 800 Srbsko, Czech Republic 5/22/2010 #Hemiptera #Shieldbugs #Stinkbugs #Insects #invertebrates #Macro #Grasslands
Brown Argus, Aricia agestis Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/ 3.5 1/400 iso: 200 Srbsko, Czech Republic 6/29/2012 #SaveButterflies #Lycaenidae #lepidoptera #insects #invertebrates #butterflies #Macro #Grasslands
Meleager's Blue, Polyommatus daphnis Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/4 1/400 iso: 200 Srbsko, Czech Republic 6/29/2012 #SaveBVutterflies #lycaenidae #Lepidoptera #butterflies #Insects #Macro #invertebrates #Grasslands
Fourteen-Spot Ladybird, Propylea quatuordecimpunctata Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/3.2 1/125 iso: 200 Srbsko, Czech Republic 6/29/2012 #Beetles #ladybirds #coccinellidae #Coleoptera #Insects #invertebrates #Macro #Grasslands
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"30-second tracks about bugs"
#noise #gimmick #insects #ambient #industrial #electronic #experimental #bandcampcodes #yumcodes #bandcamp #music
Day 2 of the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar and today we have a Keeled Skimmer, a classic species of bogs and wet heaths throughout the UK. This one was at the wonderful #Devon #WildlifeTrust reserve at Bystock Pools in August. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography #invertebrates
Common Drone Fly (Eristalis tenax) on Devil's-bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Drone_Fly_(Eristalis_tenax)_on_Succisa_pratensis_-_Oslo,_Norway_2020-08-19.jpg
#DroneFly #Scabious #Bloomscrolling #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #Florespondence #CCBYSA #Fly #Diptera #Flies #Insect #Insects #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
New on Entomology Today: In wasps that generate abnormal plant growths called galls, a new study finds they commonly have large venom glands relative to body size, suggesting their venom plays a key role in inducing plant gall formation. #entomology #insects https://entomologytoday.org/2023/12/01/gall-wasps-morphology-enlarged-venom-glands/
Friday night, #InsectInsights night!
In this insight, prepare to get your mandibles dirty to bury a whole mammal! You are a burying beetle, and you are going to hide away the dead vole which is going to serve your family as a meal.
Available everywhere podcasts are, and on my website for the transcript and sources:
It's December so welcome to the 2023 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar featuring a different species each day for 24 days. We start with a Southern Migrant Hawker. A fairly recent arrival in the UK; this one was at #CanveyIsland #Essex in July. They like ditches with very little water, even if they dry out in summer. They're huge compared to most other UK species. #wildlife #insects #wildlifephotography
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#ChristmasChallenge #NoInsectinction #Charity #FridayMotivation #LoveBugs #Insects #Invertebrates
A scene from the woods.
An experimental mixed media painting using handmade plant-based watercolors and inks from @SoMK with gouache and colored pencil on 9x12" hotpress paper.
Bi-colored boletes, wood frog, white dotted prominent moth, an eastern red centipede and a pleasing fungus beetle with a clump of moss and lichens.
A ghost ant (Tapinoma melanocephalum) on what I believe is a ginger blossom. These ladies are super tiny and super fast. Their semi-translucent bodies make focusing difficult too.
"In 2021, scientists experimenting with fiber optics picked up a strange signal: the cacophony of cicadas. It could lead to a new way of monitoring insects." #entomology #insects #cicadas #FiberOptics https://www.wired.com/story/cicadas-are-so-loud-fiber-optic-cables-can-hear-them/
Wired: Cicadas Are So Loud, Fiber Optic Cables Can ‘Hear’ Them https://www.wired.com/story/cicadas-are-so-loud-fiber-optic-cables-can-hear-them/ #Tech #wired #TechNews #IT #Technology via @morganeogerbc #Science/Environment #conservation #AlltheBuzz #telecoms #Science #Insects #Ecology
A Sapphire Flutterer (Rhyothemis triangularis) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Visitor Centre, Singapore, on 4 June 2023. An uncommon dragonfly, it is instantly recognizable from its brilliant blue wing patch and body.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165457445 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Dragonflies #Odonata
💡#LightPollution in #rivers and #lakes: Excessive artificial #light is changing aquatic life and entire #ecosystems. An IGB overview shows how #fish, toads, #insects and microorganisms perceive light and why we need to better protect them. Read here > https://www.igb-berlin.de/en/news/when-darkness-disappears
A steaming pile of wood chips is the ideal habitat for the rhinoceros beetle. #insects
My observation is now mentioned in a scientific publication:
https://www.j-ht.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/V52-A3.pdf
I am thrilled, that my hobby of taking pictures of plants, fungi and animals, and uploading them to iNaturalist, is now contributing to scientific research.
Cruelty-Free #Bug Collection - a background prop from a personal project that I really enjoyed doing.
This was just a random assortment of bugs off Google, but I may do more detailed and organized collections like this in the future. This prop was the part I enjoyed most about the project it was for. :)
It got up to 58°F today so I popped open the hive, gave them some sugar and said hi. They looked a little suspicious as to my intentions. Seems to be lots of activity and lots of bees so I’m cautiously optimistic that despite my very relaxed bee keeping approach this hive will survive another winter. #Insects #Bees #BeeKeeping
New on Entomology Today: Meet Emily Durkin, Ph.D., whose research on parasitic mites at the University of Tampa earned her a spot in the Early Career Professional Recognition Symposium at Entomology 2023. Learn more about Durkin and her work in this next installment of our "Standout Early Career Professionals" series. #entomology #insects https://entomologytoday.org/2023/11/29/parasite-evolution-entomologist-mites-flies-emily-durkin-standout-early-career-professional/
Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 29, 2023
Assassin bug
Pselliopus sp.
Hemiptera: Reduviidae
By Tom Myers, Kentucky, USA
#arthropodPOTW #entomology #insects #photography
I have only been taking insect photos for two years and I know very little about photography. But what I have learned is how to find them...
iPhone 15 Pro main camera and ultra-wide-angle camera macro mode.
My other macros in:
https://www.instagram.com/mymacrominitips/
Sólo llevo dos años haciendo fotos de insectos y sé muy poco de fotografía. Pero lo que si he aprendido es a encontrarlos…
Ich fotografiere Insekten erst seit zwei Jahren und weiß sehr wenig über Fotografie. Aber was ich gelernt habe, ist, wie man sie findet....
#macro #macrophotography
#insects #animals #nature
#shotonmobile #shotoniphone
#mantis
I believe this is another small silken fungus beetle (Cryptophagidae). #Insects Entomology #insectPhotography #Photography #Beetle #Coleoptera
@chrisvanswaay #ctgb #lnv #biodiversity #biology #agriculture
#insects #bees #BBB #lto #bayer
Our results from 316 Bombus terrestris colonies at 106 agricultural sites across eight European countries confirm that the regulatory system fails to sufficiently prevent pesticide-related impacts on non-target organisms.
These findings support the need for postapproval monitoring of both pesticide exposure and effects to confirm that the regulatory process is sufficiently protective
EPA is seeking comments on whether to regulate neonic-treated seeds as pesticides. Please comment! This is an extremely important issue. Most crop seeds, especially corn, are treated with these pesticides, harmful to wildlife and humans.
#neonics #epa #pesticides #crops #Environment #ecosystems #birds #amphibians #pollinators #insects
https://www.regulations.gov/document/EPA-HQ-OPP-2023-0420-0001
A keeled treehopper (Entylia carinata) hiding on the underside of a leaf. I don't often see lighter color morphs, the ones I find most are a darker brown with two pale stripes and usually being tended by ants.
A Trumpet-Tail (Acisoma panorpoides) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Visitor Centre, Singapore, on 4 June 2023. Easy to identify from its unusual bulging tail.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165457440 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Dragonflies #Odonata
#thicktrunktuesday 🌲🌲
This is a thick bark Tuesday photo. Bishop Pine (Pinus muricata) grows in a limited region on the #NorCal coast. Its deeply crevassed bark makes a home for #insects and #spiders.
#trees of #California #nature #botany
Alt: deeply ridged gray bark of a pine tree
Was just going out of the gate to the park when I saw this amazing wasp on a euphorbia.
It's a Priocnemis monachus, a kind of spider wasp. That blue and black colouring is so striking!
I don't think I've ever seen one before, and had to run back inside for my camera, hoping I'd be able to get back in time for a good shot before it moved on.
Vertical pic
#MacroPhotography #InsectPhotography #Insects #Nature #NaturePhotography #Aotearoa #NewZealand
A pair of Camponotus decipiens carpenter ants exchanges a taste of honeydew while tending aphids on Virginia creeper. Brackenridge Field Laboratory, Texas.
"The goal for Mr. Mendoza and his collaborators was to investigate whether frass and the bugs that created it might someday help astronauts grow food and manage waste on Mars. Black soldier fly larvae could consume astronauts’ organic waste and process it into frass, which could be used as fertilizer to coax plants out of alien soil. Humans could eat the plants and even food made from the larvae, producing more waste for the cycle to continue." #entomology #insects #Mars https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/science/mars-needs-insects.html
New Dragonfly species by the pond! I've been trying to get photos of the current visitors but none of them seem to want to land anywhere right now
Interestingly, this one seemed comfortable using a fire ant mound as a perch
Variegated Meadowhawk; Species no. 27 for the property 🙏🏻
Black Scavenger Fly (Sepsidae)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Scavenger_Fly_(Sepsidae)_-_Oslo,_Norway_(02).jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black_Scavenger_Fly_(Sepsidae)_-_Oslo,_Norway_(03).jpg
#Fly #Diptera #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #Flies #Insect #Insects #CCBYSA #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photography
One of the coolest insects I've ever seen in my garden. I call it Mothra. 😂
Actual name is a Giant Robber Fly (species Promachus). But I mean, this thing just has such Godzilla monster vibes, does it not?
(or maybe it's just me & my weird love of #Godzilla movies, lol. Not exactly Mothra, but that's what it reminds me of.)
So fantastically creepy. Had a serious 'omg wtf is that?!?' moment the first time I sighted it in the camera.
I LOVE IT.
Anyway, was sorting spring pics & realized I'd never posted any of these!
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Ten kopiec zbudowany na terenie Brazylii przez przedstawicieli bielców Syntermes dirus może liczyć sobie nawet 4000 lat. Odkryte termitiery rozmieszczone są w zaskakujące regularnych odstępach. Porastający las uczynił większość z nich niewidocznymi. Z tego powodu pozostawały przed wiele lat ukryte przed naukowcami. Ale one tam były wysokie na 4 metry. Kopce nie mają wewnętrznej struktury poza ziemią odpadową usuniętą przez centralne tunele, które są połączone z ogromną siecią podziemnych korytarzy. Umożliwiają one bezpieczny dostęp do runa leśnego przez niewielkie otwory, dzięki którym termity mogą transportować do swoich kolonii opadnięte liście. Co okazało się najbardziej niesamowite i niedostrzegalne? Ukryta powierzchnia przez las szacowana jest na 200 milionów kopców połączonych siecią korytarzy o wielkości będącej ekwiwalentem Wielkiej Brytanii.
https://tube.pol.social/w/dTekdaWxDpFdBYBuM3uUJJ?subtitle=pl
źródło: A vast 4,000-year-old spatial pattern of termite mounds, Citation DataCurrent Biology, ISSN: 0960-9822, Vol: 28, Issue: 22, Page: R1292-R1293 Publication Year2018
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2018.09.061
Więcej w podkaście @radiowarroza @warroza@blog.warroza.pl
"Trylogia o bielcach: Cywilizacja termitów"
https://warroza.pl/trylogia-o-bielcach-kacper-jerzy-piwowarek/
#owady #termity #termites #insects #cywilizacja #biologia #Ziemia #NapGenPL
A mysterious grasshopper nymph, possibly that of Meltripata picta, spotted at Upper Seletar Reservoir Park, Singapore, on 2 June 2023.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/165101790 ]
#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Photography #Insects #Grasshoppers #Orthoptera
Bumble Bees 🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝
https://jan-matson.pixels.com/featured/bumble-bees-jan-matson.html
A bright and colorful flying bees oil painting. An impressionist painting to brighten up a kitchen, cafe etc.
#bees #insects #WildLife
#JanMatson #artist #painting #art #MastoArt #prints #oilpainting #ArtistsOfMastodon #HomeDecor #FediGiftShop #bugs #entomology #Entomologist #nature #insekten #gardening #fediart #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #artwork #bumblebee
2/n This screenshot lists all 65 species. Some summary measures and metrics:
* 65 is 30% of the estimated 217 bee species believed to be present in NYC.
* 24 are known from only a single observation.
* 37 have fewer than 5 observations.
* 9 are kleptoparasites, aka brood parasites or cuckoo species.
* 8 are introduced species.
cc: @darwin
#Bees #iNaturalist #Naturalist #UrbanNature #UrbanNaturalist #UrbanGardening #HabitatGardening #GardenEcology #Ecology #Insects #Pollinators
1/n Giddy to share that - thanks to ardent iNaturalist identifiers - I am now up to 65 - SIXTY-FIVE! - bee species in my garden. This, in the geographic center of Brooklyn, NYC, on less than 2,500 ft² / 232 m² / .057 acres.
cc: @darwin
#Bees #iNaturalist #Naturalist #UrbanNature #UrbanNaturalist #UrbanGardening #HabitatGardening #GardenEcology #Ecology #Insects #Pollinators
Haven't taken my camera out in a while. It's always nice to get back to it.
#insects #reptiles #macro #photography #dragonfly #grasshopper
By the way, these are the best kind of broom for outdoors. They’re stiff enough to scrape up wet leaves and won’t scratch your driveway like metal rakes. They don’t have the springiness of synthetic or “corn” brooms so the leaves go where you shove them and stay there. Aside from the plastic ferrule the whole thing is biodegradable. They last four or five years of regular use.
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#gardening #GardeningMastodon #insects #biodiversity #Autumn #FallColors #LeafBlowers #LeaveTheLeaves
But by the time you check the oil/fuel mix, mess with the choke, troubleshoot, change batteries, plug in cords, dance around the driveway spewing CO2 at like nine hard-to-get leaves, grandma there is already done with sweeping and moved on to something else. Also, sweeping and raking are good for your abs.
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#gardening #GardeningMastodon #insects #biodiversity #Autumn #FallColors #LeafBlowers #LeaveTheLeaves
Leaf blowers are the perfect tool for macho guy landscapers because they make it look like you’re doing Hard, Important, Definitely Man’s Work. These dudes wouldn’t be caught dead with a broom because sweeping up is Women’s Work and definitely not worthy of a Manly Man getting paid Man’s Wages.
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#gardening #GardeningMastodon #insects #biodiversity #Autumn #FallColors #LeafBlowers #LeaveTheLeaves
A rant about leaf blowers. Just stop with them. Gas ones spew CO2 and particulates at an alarming rate, they’re the definition of noise pollution, and they disturb insect habitat under your hedges. But they’re also just not that good at getting leaves together. Here’s the thing that no blower guy will tell you, but every SE Asian grandma knows: the best way to get leaves off your hard surfaces is this tool right here. 1/4
#gardening #GardeningMastodon #insects #biodiversity #Autumn #FallColors
@lproven @Reuters There are concrete, achievable steps you can take right now to slow the insect apocalypse. Leave your autumn leaves in place. Or rake them aside beneath a garden hedge, don’t trash them. Don’t cut your flowers down, but leave the dead plants standing till spring. Insects— nearly all beneficial—use this habitat as shelter. Reduce your lawn in favor of diverse perennial plant species. Stop using pesticide sprays.
#gardening #GardeningMastodon #insects #biodiversity
Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 22, 2023
Bee fly
Sparnopolis confusus
Diptera: Bombyliidae
By Joseph L. Spencer, Illinois, USA
#arthropodPOTW #entomology #insects #photography
Sigh. I suppose my current life situation means I shouldn't be ignoring my side hustle so much, so I guess this is the time to point out I have the perfect image for you to send on a postcard to your bestie to commend their predatory nature and how inspirational it is.
https://www.redbubble.com/i/postcard/Inspirational-Mantis-by-Tippitiwichet/149265689.V7PMD?asc=u
#smallArtist #photography #insects #mantis #carnivorousPlants
The fiery searcher, Calosoma scrutator, one of our most distinctive-looking, and smelling- beetles. Photographed in Illinois.
Some #photos I took on my phone today while running errands.
#insects #photography #macro #butterfly #katydid #grasshopper
It’s my mastodon birthday today. 🎉 Will accept gifts of cute animal pics and kiwi birds.
Please enjoy my pollinator party below.
#birthday #mastodon #twittermigration #bloomscrolling #gardening #jardin #fleuristonfil #flores #plantas #insects #insectos #cumpleanos #butterflies #mariposa #anniversary #MastodonAnniversary #papillon #monarch
A gallery of Cephalotes turtle ants, some of my all time favorite insects.
https://www.alexanderwild.com/Ants/Taxonomic-List-of-Ant-Genera/Cephalotes/
Who is your fave FICTIONAL insect or arachnid?
Obviously I can't fit them all in my poll, so it's just a selection; add yours below!
#insects #arachnid #movies #books #mythology #videogames #HollowKnight #LotR #Pinocchio #anansi #folklore
Another shot from this summer 🐝
A bumblebee happily gorging on nectar on a red-flowered echium in a nearby garden. I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out...
Vertical pic
#MacroPhotography #Bumblebee #Bee #Nature #NaturePhotography #Insects #Pollinators
There's still a surprising number of Ladybeetles slowly crawling around on the rocks of Lake Huron's beaches.
Meet Charlie. And meet his little buddy. Charlie talks about animals on his socials with a voice that’s pleasing and comforting. He learns you as well.
Learn more:
https://instagram.com/theoddanimalspecimens
#introduction time
Ecologist, did some university environmental stuff, then #memetics policy analysis (6 years)
No PhD (#burnout) then turned to IT.
Ciso #infosec now for a Dutch #youthcare organization.
Found out I'm #autistic at age 53, also #hb. 2 kids and married with photographer
Interested in many many things, but deeply into #trees # nature #insects #ecology #memes #neoliberalism (as a #memeplex) Also like to use #python to make cool things to fill @bomengidsnl
Number of #species at risk of #extinction doubles to 2 million, UN estimates, new analysis has found
While #scientists have long documented the decline of species of plants and vertebrates, there has always been significant uncertainty over #insects, with the UN making a "tentative estimate" of 10% threatened with extinction in 2019. Since then, more data has been collected on insects, showing the proportion at risk of extinction is much higher than previously estimated
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/species-at-risk-extinction-doubles-to-2-million-aoe
Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 15, 2023
Jumping spider
Colonus hesperus
Araneae: Salticidae
By Ian M. Wright, California, USA
#arthropodPOTW #entomology #insects #photography
Reporting back from the first field season of #MultiTroph, #BEFChina! Fantastic data and beautiful pictures of #insects, #multitrophicinteractions, #arthropods, #forest #biodiversity, #ecosystemfunctioning, #foodwebs. Well done, PhD students!
@multitroph, @naturealexk
https://multitroph.com/, https://bef-china.com/
An old photo from near the start of my photography career. The enigmatic Nothomyrmecia macrops, a rare ant found only in mallee habitat in South Australia. This species forages on very cold nights along tree trunks to catch insects immobilized by the conditions, and I nearly got hypothermia trying to get this shot.
Blue skimmer dragonfly in our front garden.