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Blue Appaloosa<p>Progress Report on dumb little project: The ant heads are now on spikes! It's too hot to spray a base coat, so hopefully will be able to do that tonight when in cools down. </p><p>(I do this out of love, not hate. Many bug lovers put bugs on spikes, it's a form of ritual worship.)</p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a></p>
Wanderin' Weeta 🍁<p>When the supply chain fails. If snails prosper, so do hermits. When snails are scarce, hermits wear tatters. These 3 young Grainy-Hands in a shell desert yesterday, have to make do with what's available. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/HermitCrabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HermitCrabs</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/IntertidalInvertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntertidalInvertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/DailyHermit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHermit</span></a></p>
Blue Appaloosa<p>Progress Report on dumb little project: Ant heads are printed! A few lost antennae, but that's really just gonna add "flavor". </p><p>Now, to put them on spikes!</p><p>(For scale, the bottle cap is like 1.5 inches (4.25cm) across.)</p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New antlion from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> just caught us:</p><p>Epacanthaclisis jiazhii</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03EB87D8-FFD1-9C5B-56FF-FC2DFDEAF936" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/03EB87D</span><span class="invisible">8-FFD1-9C5B-56FF-FC2DFDEAF936</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5657.1.1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5657.</span><span class="invisible">1.1</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Zootaxa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zootaxa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/EpacanthaclisisJiazhii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EpacanthaclisisJiazhii</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/neuroptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neuroptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/antlions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antlions</span></a></p>
Wanderin' Weeta 🍁<p>Met at low tide today. Life in the intertidal is challenging; nothing stays put. Water comes, goes. Storms tear away your sheltering stones and seaweeds. Sun burns, wind dries. Predators switch from fish and sea stars to gulls and raccoons. Gotta stay alert! <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/HermitCrabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HermitCrabs</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/IntertidalInvertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntertidalInvertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/DailyHermit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHermit</span></a></p>
Blue Appaloosa<p>Progress Report on dumb little project (at least, one of them). Printing will have to wait until tomorrow. </p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a></p>
Blue Appaloosa<p>Just gonna work on my dumb little projects until I feel better.</p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/SciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SciArt</span></a></p>
Science | The Guardian<p>Panting, gular fluttering and sploots: how Britain’s animals try to keep cool <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jul/11/panting-gular-fluttering-sploots-how-britain-animals-try-keep-cool-heatwaves" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/science/2025/j</span><span class="invisible">ul/11/panting-gular-fluttering-sploots-how-britain-animals-try-keep-cool-heatwaves</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Animalbehaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animalbehaviour</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Extremeweather</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biology</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Mammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mammals</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/UKnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UKnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Birds</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pets</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Dogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dogs</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cats</span></a></p>
Wanderin' Weeta 🍁<p>Starry night. Well, not quite; all a matter of scale. The stars are bubbles in a night-time aquarium. Do hermits stop to watch the show? What do they think of it? Will we ever know? <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/HermitCrabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HermitCrabs</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/IntertidalInvertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntertidalInvertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InvertebrateCognition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InvertebrateCognition</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/DailyHermit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHermit</span></a></p>
Wanderin' Weeta 🍁<p>Party hat. For the hermit, decoration, (why not?) camouflage, the protection that the anemone's stinging tentacles give against predators. For the anemone, a mobile restaurant; hermit crabs are messy eaters. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/HermitCrabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HermitCrabs</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/IntertidalInvertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntertidalInvertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/DailyHermit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHermit</span></a></p>
Wanderin' Weeta 🍁<p>Tiny, tiny Backswimmer, in beaver pond water. New blog post: <a href="https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/07/watery-housemates.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/watery-housemates.html</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/AquaticInvertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AquaticInvertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New wolf spider from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> just snuck in:</p><p>Sinartoria dui</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C7EAF53D-FFF8-50D3-9734-DBEAC45D7D04" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/C7EAF53</span><span class="invisible">D-FFF8-50D3-9734-DBEAC45D7D04</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1244.149186" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1244.1</span><span class="invisible">49186</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ZooKeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZooKeys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/SinartoriaDui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SinartoriaDui</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arachnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wolfspider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wolfspider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wolf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wolf</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New jewel beetle from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/vietnam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vietnam</span></a> just glittered:</p><p>Anthaxia rydzii</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/620DE6C9-5B1F-5A29-8C3E-85439753B719" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/620DE6C</span><span class="invisible">9-5B1F-5A29-8C3E-85439753B719</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1244.150712" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1244.1</span><span class="invisible">50712</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ZooKeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZooKeys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AnthaxiaHaraldi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnthaxiaHaraldi</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/coleoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coleoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/beetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beetles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/jewelbeetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jewelbeetles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/jewels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jewels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/scarabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scarabs</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New amphipod from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> just came in:</p><p>Elasmopus projectus</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F0346A15-FFD3-FFFD-FF0D-EBD9FCA17FBF" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/F0346A1</span><span class="invisible">5-FFD3-FFFD-FF0D-EBD9FCA17FBF</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.2.8" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.</span><span class="invisible">2.8</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/zootaxa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>zootaxa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ElasmopusProjectus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElasmopusProjectus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arthropods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arthropods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/crustacea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crustacea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/amphipods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>amphipods</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New mud dragon from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/antarctica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>antarctica</span></a> just got came in:</p><p>Polacanthoderes grzelakae</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03AE4066-FFAE-D453-174A-FDB9FCD7FE20" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/03AE406</span><span class="invisible">6-FFAE-D453-174A-FDB9FCD7FE20</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1000.2947" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1000.</span><span class="invisible">2947</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ejtaxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ejtaxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/PolacanthoderesGrzelakae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PolacanthoderesGrzelakae</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/kinorhyncha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>kinorhyncha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/muddragon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>muddragon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/dragon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragon</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New stick insect from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> just got stuck:</p><p>Acrophylla alta</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D72B1D-4F56-543C-FF7D-6702FAF2FA19" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/03D72B1</span><span class="invisible">D-4F56-543C-FF7D-6702FAF2FA19</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.4.4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5647.</span><span class="invisible">4.4</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Zootaxa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Zootaxa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AcrophyllaAlta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AcrophyllaAlta</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/phasmatodea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phasmatodea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/walkingsticks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>walkingsticks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/stickinsect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stickinsect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/sticks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sticks</span></a></p>
EarthandaboveBanded <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/demoiselle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#demoiselle</a> <br> Gebänderte Prachtlibelle<br> Calopteryx splendens, ♂<br> <br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bugsky?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bugsky</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/invertebrates?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#invertebrates</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturfotografie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturfotografie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/damselfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#damselfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/libelle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#libelle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insectThursday?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectThursday</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/makrofotografie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#makrofotografie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/entomology?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Osnabrück?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Osnabrück</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Germany?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a>
Wanderin' Weeta 🍁<p>Run for your life! A hermit crab's borrowed shell protects her against predation, especially by crabs, but fish, starfish, octopuses, and, for the intertidal species, gulls and crows are also fond of a hermit meal. Not the anemone, though; hermits are immune to their stings. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/HermitCrabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HermitCrabs</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/IntertidalInvertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntertidalInvertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/DailyHermit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHermit</span></a></p>
Susannah 🍁<p>Four-spotted skimmer, Libellula quadrimaculata. New blog post: <a href="https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/07/counting-spots-and-lines.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/counting-spots-and-lines.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Dragonflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dragonflies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>
Wanderin' Weeta 🍁<p>Four-spotted skimmer, Libellula quadrimaculata. New blog post: <a href="https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/07/counting-spots-and-lines.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/07/counting-spots-and-lines.html</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Dragonflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dragonflies</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>