In the last week or so Western Giant Ichneumonid Wasps (Megarhyssa notrtoni) have oviposited on a dying spruce tree in our yard. Today a female horntail (Xeris indecisus) is ovipositing on the same tree, with a couple male horntails hanging around. The ichneumons parasitize the horntail larvae.

Remember AI is a tool of the Wyrm.

i think it's good to humble your loved ones sometimes

Researchers have identified superparamagnetic macrophages in the livers of rock pigeons to be crucial for magnetic sensing. The finding uncovers an unexpected role for immune cells in sensory perception and may fundamentally change our understanding of animal navigation. https://scim.ag/4nTQ3nq

baby time

early instar Roesel's Bush Cricket

There's a dog loose in the woods #watershipdown #art

Here's how I deal with mosquitoes in my Pennsylvania yard. I also have some opinions on what you shouldn't do. #mosquitoes colinpurrington.com/fighting-mos...

rosemary beetle i spotted on my grocery trip, i love these guys

🌾Agriculture drives insect change differently across regions. Learn more on #InsideBiodiversity with Dr Shawan Chowdhury, who explains intensification in Germany and land‑use pressures in Bangladesh. @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social @monashuniversity.bsky.social 🎧 insidebiodiversity.podigee.io

Entomopthora muscae! note the upright posture, outspread wings, and abdominal stripes

Look sometimes the microsculpture on the tiny wasp is so nice you gotta take a picture

I wanted to highlight a game that is very special to me today. Meadow by Might & Delight is a multiplayer animal sim game, and what makes this game stand out to me is its unique graphics/style, and its complete lack of in-game text chat. You can only communicate with your fellow animals with emotes.

I know it’s hard to imagine this being her real day to day reality, but it is. Her only remaining child is sick with a fever, all I can do is share.

My name is gween

I need to pick up my meds but can’t take any extra work right now, boosting this ;w; ♥️

Being plural and gay

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Americans think British people are wimps for complaining about the heat. But what you don't realise is that most British houses were actually built in Britain, a cursed island that hates us.

all my links in one place I need as much help as I can get I'm rehousing & @ risk of homelessness medicaid recently approved, retro to feb, going to attempt rebate, much of prior aid gone to medical apts & meds ko-fi.com/gooptimes/go... cash.app/$Goopulus venmo.com/u/gooptastic paypal.me/frdjz

More footage of Silver-studded Blue larva being attended by ants on Studland Heath. Here you can clearly see the pair of tentacle organs being extruded every now and then from its rear end. Seems to be signalling ‘follow me’ @dorsetbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social

Solidarity is where it’s at. ✊🏽🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Hey guys, my fiancé is really struggling to bind with his chronic illnesses but living in Florida means he cannot stop doing so without putting his safety at risk. Please consider just donating $5 so we can get him this surgery he so desperately needs. gofund.me/44bd3f02

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Nour is my friend and needs MILK for her infant daughter urgently! bsky.app/profile/alex...

I designed a new set of trio prints for this one - any leftovers will go up on Etsy afterwards.

my classmate collapsed from heatstroke at like 2am this morning while walking her dog and had to be taken to hospital, in case you were wondering how bad the heatwave is rn

Every werewolf in the UK right now (Doodled in 2015 I think???)

do you ever wonder if well-known historical figures were therian

do you like my gall collection?

day 3 of recording let's go (i will cook in the sun once again)

What can your coffee power this week? Food, medicine, shelter, and more for these six families & a camp of fifteen more. Current emergency: the scarcity everyone's facing. So long as most of the sparse goods entering are commercial, families need FUNDS to eat. Hit "weekly/monthly" on that coffee!

One of the deepest tenets of copaganda is the idea that humans are inherently violent and abusive without threats of violence to "hold us to account", as James demonstrates here. Meanwhile, human societies have in fact existed without cops! Most of them, actually. 1/3

my favourites from today

hello it is 90F out and i spent 2 hours looking for this bozo. truthfully i found them many times but they were too fast for me.

Slavic women: *vocalise* Western score composers: Ah yes, native American spirit sounds and extraterrestrials!

Did you know, each time you hear synchronised female choir, used in films to represent alienation/native cultures (Avatar, Star Wars, Ghost in the Shell, Brother Bear). It's Bulgarian native singing 🇧🇬 Today marks day of Slavonic Alphabet & Bulgarian Culture. Balkan Slavs, aka, native/aliens.

trying to do a bioblitz but 70% of my photos end up looking like

Alien: Earth was good i want the 2nd season now

Been seeing some really interesting egg-laying behaviour from female Rannoch Brindled Beauties away from the usual fenceposts in the last few days. So far seen eggs laid in cracks in crustose lichen, other lichens, sphagnum and Cross-leaved Heath! #teammoth

doing this at other dogs when i Don't want to say hi and they listen to me :)

luci'horme [she/they/it] 🪳✨ ref sheet comm for frittercrittern! ko-fi.com/corantus/com...

Yessss found it

Another good cockchafer fact: as a result of studies by 1800s entomologists, the cockchafer was one of the first animals to be discovered to have a strong preference towards homosexuality. A lot of Victorians found this very upsetting and refused to believe it.

豊橋市自然史博物館のメコキルス（こういうエビって現生属だったり現生種に近縁だったりするけどこれはなんか「下目」までいかんと現生と合流しなかった）数えて寝る。おやすみ 日記　note.com/m_a_f_/n/ne6...

hello from the Hemlock Stone. this place should be the centre of a Caern or something

i love dogs so much