The discovery of three Central American #orchids emphasise the importance of conservation. #Rewilding and #nature restoration are important, but without protecting existing wilderness many species will disappear before they are discovered. #biodiversity environmentjournal.online/climate-chan...

Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #womensart

Please enjoy this ridiculously cute butterfly, which was about the size of my pinkie fingernail. It's in the butterfly family called metalmarks (Riodinidae). Males, like these, have reduced front legs and perch using only the rear 4 (females can use all 6). Sarota acantus; Costa Rica 🐙🌿 #insects

Beth Knight (Wales) works as a printmaking artist creating original lino cut artwork alongside freelancing as a wildlife illustrator. Her pieces are based on real places and experiences that evoke those moments of connection between our ancestral souls and the elemental spirits of nature.

#SamediCuiCui Lorena Kloosterboer... ... est une artiste néerlando-argentine qui peint en utilisant des styles trompe-l'œil, hyperréalisme et photoréaliste, créant souvent l'illusion d'objets tridimensionnels sur une surface bidimensionnelle.

Time seems to stand still when you enter Fern World. #MayLeaves #Monochrome #MinimalMonday #MacroMonday #Green #Photography #Vintagelens

#Beetleporn Mating Tortoise Beetles, #Cassida vittata, Belgium. While looking for ground #beetles along an estuarine bank, I bumped into these this horny couple having fun. #kezendekevers #elkedageeninsect #naturalscience #beetle #entomology #macrophotography #nature #coleoptera #biodiversity #macro

Wayne Mondok

Pasture of the Sea

'LUSKENTYRE SAND TRACKS' . Sand tracks meander gently toward the sea on Luskentyre beach, Isle of Harris, Scotland . dave-bowman.pixels.com/featured/lus... . #photography #photographersunited #scotland #seascape #isleofharris #longexposurephotography #classicmono #wallart #ayearofart

An oldie that was partly inspired by a conversation with the great birder Laura Erickson. The name Bufflehead actually comes from the buffalo.

Check out this amazing monsta! Delicate and hardcore at the same time. How beautiful is this design. 😃Nick and Gwen did it again, well done guys. 😍 bsky.app/profile/nvol...

Weevil snoots #insects #bugs #weevil #beetle #snoot #doodle

🖼️ Jenny Moed Korpela #OwlishMonday

#NewSpecies! New darkling beetle from #chile just snuck in: Diastoleus alveolaris Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/7F3987EA-... Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zoo... #Zootaxa #DiastoleusAlveolaris #FAIRdata #science #OA #nature #conservation #entomology #coleoptera #beetles #bugs #darklingbeetles

A spectacular jumping spider from the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. We found a clearing with several of these tiny (around 3 mm.) spiders in the leaf litter. Females are also colorful, but not quite as vibrant. (When I get an ID I'll add it in the comments.) 🐙🌿📷🕷️ #arachnids

Get wet & stinky! Salt Marsh Ground Beetle, Dicheirotrichus gustavii. In situ, Belgium. I was laying on wet smelly brackish shores for behaviour shots and rare #estuarine #beetle species. This individual was feeding on a little fly. #ElkeDagEenInsect #coleoptera #beetles #biodiversity #entomology

Holy smokes! I've got the male too! I'm tearing up. Just heard from the scientist that described the new species and this handsome lad is the male. So awesome! (Chrysometa chuchaqui)

‘Hydra’. Dendritic patterns from Iceland.

#Wolkenluchten #VandaagGemaakt. Ik meende zojuist een oplichtende draak door de wolken te zien zwemmen.

Look. At. This. (!). A fungus spore landed on this weevil. Grew inside and caused it to climb to the top of this plant- while the fungus killed it. Consumed its body. Used that energy to shoot up a red fruiting body to release more spores. To zombify more weevils. A mind controlling killer fungus.

#ElkeDagEenInsect #natuur #nature #macro Kleine bandzweefvlieg

Hidden #beetlegems on @bsky.app. Anthaxia Salicis, South France. Most people think you can only find such gems in the tropics. It occurs in Belgium too. The larvae prefer old oaks, adults are often seen on yellow Rananculus & Quercus. #beetles #coleoptera #buprestidae #ElkeDagEenInsect #entomology

Resharing for #NationalSnailDay 🐌

On #Nationalsnailday, we need more snailzz.🐌🐌This is for me one of the nice things on @bsky.app: I regularly discover a lot of beautiful nature art, often from artists of which I had never heard before like here. bsky.app/profile/arth...

Yup, the best river braids :) South Coast, #Iceland, Oct 2023

🔥 How Katsushika Hokusai's Art Influenced Impressionism, Manga, and Modern Design 👉 patreon.com/posts/130061... #knowledge #curiosity #education #ai #aiart #chatgpt #bluesky #art #hokusai #impressionism #manga #design #japan #wave #modern #influence #style #legacy #culture #aesthetic #innovation

Finally checked off "rove beetle wing folding" from my need to film list. New video up now: youtu.be/uvXxiUjw-xY

Michael Parekowhai, The Horn Of Africa (sculpture) (2006)

Throwback to brighten the day! (while I make new art) #ProjectAnimalia (my daily #animalart project) Day 63: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Appreciate the little things. #sciart #medart #dailyart #sciviz #wildlifeart #illustration #scientificillustration #humpback #whale #humpbackwhale

~three-dimensional photonic crystals~ academic.oup.com/icb/article-...

A little bear figurine carved out of amber some 6,000 years ago 🐻 ❤️ A hole runs through the bear’s torso, suggesting it was threaded onto a cord and perhaps worn as a protective amulet. Discovered in a peat bog near Slupsk in Poland. 📷 National Museum in Szczecin. #Archaeology

Just got back from Ecuador, where I made new friends, learned new things, and saw some cool stuff! Ecuador is a country that NEVER disappoints. This gorgeous red huntsman spider is Sadala rauli, a rainforest inhabitant that I see quite often but was only formally described as a species a year ago!

Yertle, the mud Turtle. Tortoise Beetle, Cassida subreticulata, Found in the Dordogne, France, on a first warm day after a very long period of cold and rain. This specimen was covered in a mud crust. Anyone knows of adults going into a diapause and hiding in the ground? #ElkeDagEenInsect #Coleoptrea

#NewSpecies! New darkling beetle from #china just snuck in: Annamosdara jianfengensis Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/BA40466E-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/dez.... #DeutscheEntomologischeZeitschrift #AnnamosdaraJianfengensis #FAIRdata #nature #insects #coleoptera #beetles #darklingbeetles

Tiny frog says: #TransRights #TransArtMay

Fourteen Shades of Shield Bug #insects #bugs #shieldbug #stinkbug #art

🔥 Why Do Orchids Only Germinate with the Help of Fungi? Go2Know: 👉 patreon.com/posts/129769... #knowledge #curiosity #education #ai #chatgpt #bluesky #orchids #photo #photography #germination #fungi #symbiosis #mycorrhiza #botany #nature #biology #evolution #plants #science #ecology #flowers

Shorty in a cloud of midges. Sort-eared Owl, Belgium. For some reasons #Owls are much loved. They are pretty, impressive, silent mysterious and often play a role in all kind of myths and tales, where they are associated with wisdom. #naturephotgraphy #owl #biodiversity #nature #birds #bird #nature

Pseudotorymus species, a Chalcidoidea (Bronze Wasps), composed mostly of parasitoids and a few hyperparasitoids. They look as if they only pay attention to butt and legs at the gymm. Tiny species of 3 mm found on a dead tree. #elkedageeninsect #bugs #biodiversity #nature #macro #naturalscience #wasp

My necessary preoccupation is with spring beauty. What is yours? #flowers #photography 𝐴𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑢𝑚 𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑝𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑢𝑚

A few weeks ago I posted an adult bark roach (Lanxoblatta rudis) and today I'm posting its super flat nymph. The "starry night" look is a teneral stage right after molting and before camouflage pigmentation appears. You can also see the network of tracheal tubes responsible for respiration.

Giant chiton, Plaxiphora albida. I first thought it was a fossil- it felt like rock. Chitons use biomineralisation to coat their teeth in iron so they can chew away on coral and algae growing on rocks. #naturephotography #macro #nature #chiton #mollusc #auswildlife #molluscsofaustralia #marinelife

From Chapter on May, Edith Holden.

#Mothercare on #Mothersday. How cute are those tiny little baby spiders of Pardosa Pullata, the Common #Wolfspider #piggybackriding on #mom 's back? #macro #macrophotography #spiders #biodiversity #naturalsciences Spiders are unloved by many people, but look how sweet and caring they are.

Thanks, @npr.org, for sharing a glimpse into the world of the Pacific Northwest’s remaining old-growth forests on the International Day of Forests! Thanks to @bdcruz.bsky.social To learn more about these ecosystems and how you can help protect them check out the work of @oregonwild.bsky.social.

A friendly wee snail on grey paper. #snail #drawing #biodiversity #natureart

DECOLOPODA! TEN LEGS! #antarctica #seaspiderSaturday www.inaturalist.org/observations...

If you're lucky enough to live someplace where you can see Brood XIV cicadas, I highly recommend the experience. Plus, you can help scientists map zombie hotspots on @inaturalist.bsky.social, entomologist @humanbyweight.bsky.social (author/artist of a guide to N. American cicadas) explains how!