Well, it looks like the Corydoras have bred in my community aquarium without me knowing! 😀🐟

Vote for your New Zealand Bird of the Year #Wrybill www.birdoftheyear.org.nz

Why Do Some Birds Sing Louder Than Others? A Global Study Has Answers www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/W...

"In this article, we reassess the taxonomic status of all species of the grasshopper genus Oropodisma and describe two narrow-endemic species from the Pindus Mountains in Greece" doi.org/10.3897/zook... In the image: Oropodisma tzoumerkae sp. nov. (♂ top; ♀ bottom)

Unusual Chiffchaff song @fscblencathra.bsky.social with a regular triple-element phrase. #biol0007 #FieldCourseFortnight #birdsong #UKBirding

An excellent night in the Lakes last night, mains traps @fscblencathra.bsky.social and a bit of field trapping on the moors. The highlight was a long awaited lifer in Beautiful Snout, followed closely by another in Mompha conturbatella. 13 NFY included a worn Sallow Kitten and Dot Moth. #TeamMoth

The sound of summer... Common Green Grasshopper (Omocestus viridulus), Blencathra, Cumbria #biol0007 #FieldCourseFortnight #Orthoptera

A few of the birds @fscblencathra.bsky.social this week. Maintaining our record of finding a Tawny Owl every visit; a brood of Chiffchaffs; European Goldfinch; and singing Barn Swallow. #UKBirding

Up with the lark... Dawn chorus chronology @fscblencathra.bsky.social from the Skylark at 02:58 to the Cuckoo at 04:21 #biol0007 #FieldCourseFortnight #birdsong #UKBirding

Mothing @fscblencathra.bsky.social this morning with @ucllifesciences.bsky.social undergraduates. A total of 94:39 across 6 actinic traps. Photos: Devon Carpet, moth of the night, well identified by the students; view from one of the traps; and the next generation of moth-ers pupating. #TeamMoth

Interesting orthopterans from Cadiz provence: Earthling Stone Grasshopper (Euryparyphes terrulentus), Iberian Wingless Groundhopper (Tetrix nodulosa), Shady Grasshopper (Morphacris fasciata), Raymond's Grasshopper (Omocestus raymondi) #biol0028 #uclecolgen #orthoptera

Spanish Festoon (Zerynthia rumina) butterflies active after this morning's rain in the Valle de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, Andalucía #biol0028 field course #uclecolgen

An Iberian Grass Snake (Natrix astreptophora) in the Valle de Ojén, Parque Natural de los Alcornocales, Andalucía #biol0028 field course #uclecolgen

Interesting orthopterans from Cadiz provence: Common Stick Grasshopper (Pyrgomorpha conica), Common Digging Grasshopper (Acrotylus insubricus), Earthling Stone Grasshopper (Euryparyphes terrulentus), Garden Locust (Acanthacris ruficornis) biol0028 #uclecolgen #orthoptera

Several Crimson Speckled (Utetheisa pulchella) moths flying in the dunes at Atlanterra on the Costa de la Luz today. #biol0028 field course #uclecolgen #Andalucía #TeamMoth