Banana Spotting Bug 'Amblypelta lutescens ssp. lutescens' from Darwin #Australia #wildoz www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Pacific Reef Heron 'Egretta sacra' I found both light and dark morphs at Lee Point, Darwin #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026 www.inaturalist.org/observations... www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Hibiscus Harlequin Bug 'Tectocoris diophthalmus' from Darwin #Australia www.inaturalist.org/observations... #wildoz

The tiny little Heart-Plant 'Portulaca bicolor' from a succulent Darwin www.inaturalist.org/observations...

My second Sanderling 'Calidris alba' but first #BirdsSeenIn2026 #Australia #wildoz #inaturalist www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Welcome to the Great Southern Bioblitz 2026: Whittlesea! Although GSB2026 is a way off it's great to see projects up early so interested group know that their area is represented and they can organise events for this year www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/group/great-...

I snuck up on this Great Crested Tern 'Thalasseus bergii' at Lee Point, Darwin #Australia www.inaturalist.org/observations... #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz #birdsofoz

A charismatic Northern Fantail 'Rhipidura rufiventris' from Lee Point #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026 www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Blue-winged Kookaburra 'Dacelo leachii' watching the sunset in Darwin #Australia www.inaturalist.org/observations... #BirdsSeenIn2026 #aves #wildoz #birdsofoz #inaturalist

🦟 This week, discover the unique ornaments of Aedes geniculatus (Olivier, 1791) ⬇️! Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1651525 . Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes ! Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social #Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐

This Lemon-bellied Flyrobin 'Microeca flavigaster' was quite agitated by a Tawny Frogmouth as i passed by a tree on my afternoon walk in Darwin #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026 www.inaturalist.org/observations...

I have seen several Canopus Swallowtail 'Papilio canopus' caterpillars but this is my first Adults I have seen, a nice surprise at Lee point. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

A Common Crow 'Euploea core' from East point last week www.inaturalist.org/observations...

I heard several Lemon-bellied Flyrobins making some noise in a tree, I had a closer look and saw a Tawny Frogmouth 'Podargus strigoides' #BirdsSeenIn2026 in Darwin #Australia www.inaturalist.org/observations... #wildoz #aves

Ptilotus senarius hadn’t been seen since the 1960s. People thought it was extinct — until nature-enthusiast and horticulturist Aaron Bean came across it and shared an observation to iNaturalist. There, community members helped confirm what once seemed impossible: this species had survived.

Red-collared Lorikeet 'Trichoglossus rubritorquis' from Rapid Creek, #Australia www.inaturalist.org/observations... #BirdsSeenIn2026 #aves #wildoz

I'm excited to welcome 'Ridgeway Backyard Biodiversity' created by @elusiveorchids to the Pelzer Project, a collection of Backyard Biodiversity Projects across #Australia Read about their efforts here www.inaturalist.org/projects/the...

Another #BirdsSeenIn2026 from the Dump, a Whistling Kite 'Haliastur sphenurus' www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Silver-backed Butcherbird "Cracticus argenteus" from Charles Darwin National Park, Darwin, #Australia www.inaturalist.org/observations... #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofoz #wildoz #aves

A pair of Magpie-Lark's 'Grallina cyanoleuca' from Darwin, #Australia another #BirdsSeenIn2026 www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Cucumber Moth 'Diaphania indica' Darwin NT, #Australia. spotted on an afternoon walk www.inaturalist.org/observations... #wildoz

Two for Tuesday a Lean Lynx Spider 'Oxyopes macilentus' snacking on a Orange (Darwin) Ringlet 'Hypocysta adiante' at Charles Darwin National Park. www.inaturalist.org/observations... www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Northern Masked 'Lapwing Vanellus miles ssp. miles' one of the most common species you come across in Darwin, #Australia www.inaturalist.org/observations... #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz #aves

Canopus Swallowtail 'Papilio canopus' caterpillar looks like some kind of poo on a leaf www.inaturalist.org/observations... 🦋🍃 💩 #wildoz

🦋 Insects were the undisputed stars of #GSB2025 🐞 Lepidoptera led the way with 20,000+ records & 4,100+ unique taxa! Beetles, flies, bees & bugs all kinds made huge contributions . Citizen science + expert eyes = real biodiversity insight. 📊 Full breakdown + figures here 👉 buff.ly/Dh56Una

A Slender Skimmer 'Orthetrum sabina' from #CharlesDarwinNationalPark, #Australia last weekend. www.inaturalist.org/observations... #wildoz

Five new #species of the trapdoor #spider genus 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘢 are described from southern China. Find out more here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #taxonomy #spiders #newspecies

This Sunday I will holding an #iNaturalist workshop for Landcare or Parks and Wildlife volunteers, students, environmental professional or anyone else, come along and learn how to use this platform! Charles Darwin University, Casuarina NT 👇️ events.humanitix.com/inaturalist-...

the vivid colours of Godart's Numberwing 'Catagramma pygas' from Misiones, #Argentina are amazing observed by trekman buff.ly/GsundCI

Australasian Grebe 'Tachybaptus novaehollandiae' from Adelaide, Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2026

🌿🦋 Great Southern BioBlitz 2025 – Part 2 is live! Dive into the taxonomic patterns behind the data, from plants and insects to birds and beyond. See how observations were distributed across kingdoms, classes, and orders. buff.ly/Dh56Una #GSB2025

Rufous-banded Honeyeater 'Conopophila albogularis' another #BirdsSeenIn2026 this time from Darwin #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz #birdsofoz

Black Soldier Fly 'Hermetia illucens' in Nightcliff, Darwin, #Australia found on an afternoon walk last week #wildoz www.inaturalist.org/observations...

I saw this Crested Pigeon 'Ocyphaps lophotes' along the banks of the Torrens River Adelaide, #Australia, they usually don't get this close #BirdsSeenIn2026,

Rainbow Lorikeet 'Trichoglossus moluccanus' from the Adelaide parklands #Australia and one of the crowd favourites and one most observed bird in the #AussieBirdCount check it out in February #BirdsSeenIn2026

A new bug in my traps, looks like 'Stigmatonotum geniculatum' from Howard Springs NT, Thanks for the ID Danilo Lüdke, a second record for Australia on #iNaturalist. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

New year, new #career 🌱 Love research & working with insects? Find your perfect job in #entomology 🪲 Check out our regularly updated #job #opportunities page for the latest openings 🔽 buff.ly/q8iCHYl 📸 Red Hemiptera (c) Anurag Aditya 2016 #Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers

#GSB2025 – by the numbers 🌱🐦🦋 📸 282,261 records 🧬 37,550 unique taxa 👥 9,993 observers Since 2020, observations ~ quadrupled and taxa ~doubled. Growing power of #CitizenScience across the Southern Hemisphere. Thank you to everyone who took part! 🙌 Learn more buff.ly/zUVBk2a #Biodiversity

Eastern Rosella 'Platycercus eximius', another #BirdsSeenIn2026 in the Adelaide parklands , #Australia over the Christmas break I love the vivid colours, but its surprisingly well camouflaged when feeding in the grass

An Australian Magpie 'Gymnorhina tibicen' from the Adelaide parklands in #Australia. #BirdsSeenIn2026

Welcome everyone for our 2nd summary of year for the #BirdsSeenIn2026 challenge! As every Sunday, I gather all the birds shared by you for each countries and make this friendly leaderboard: See you next weekend!

Heliotrope Moth 'Utetheisa pulchelloides' from the family home in Adelaide. www.inaturalist.org/observations...

A young family of Black-tailed Nativehens 'Tribonyx ventralis' In Adelaide, Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz

Spirama recessa from East Point on of my first records for the annual 2026 Moth Marathon in Memory of Victor Fazio III www.inaturalist.org/observations... Who was Victor? He was a a prolific user and contributor the the platform, learn more here inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/theb...

The spectacular 'Tripteroides magnesianus' from Darwin, Australia. An interesting and distinctive mosquito we do not often see.

Plumed Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) or Grass Whistling-Duck, from Leanyer dump Darwin this elegant, a long-necked species common across northern and eastern #Australia. With striking black-edged flank plumes, pink legs and bill, and a distinctive whistling call #BirdsSeenIn2026 #aves #wildoz

Tau Emerald 'Hemicordulia tau' caught in action in #Adelaide parklands, a fairly common sight in the area.

Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos formally Phalacrocorax) from Adelaide, #Australia This small black-and-white cormorant, a skilled diver, foraging for fish and crustaceans before swallowing prey head-first. Often seen perched with wings spread, drying after a dive. #BirdsSeenIn2026

Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2025) The last 3 years really jump out, rather like 2015-6 did when we first produced this graphic back then. Now, 2015-6 looks rather cool... More on the spiral: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations. First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added. The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.