🐸🐝 Japanese researchers discovered that black-spotted pond #frogs can successfully hunt and eat Asian giant #hornets (aka "murder hornets") despite their massive stingers and venom. The study found frogs ate the hornets 79% of the time even when repeatedly stung in the mouth or eyes.

👉 newatlas.com/biology/frogs-mur…

#wildlife #biology #japan #research #nature #animals #insects

Pond frogs chow down on 'murder hornets' like it ain't no thing

In the world of flying, stinging insects, Asian giant hornets reign supreme, reaching impressive sizes and wielding mighty venom-filled lances. Now, researchers have found an unlikely hero that can vanquish these buzzing badasses: the humble frog.

^{Michael Franco (New Atlas)}

🪳 Graphosome italien 🇮🇹

Punaise arlequin (Graphosoma italicum), aux couleurs et motifs inconfondables. Plutôt sudiste, elle remonte vers le nord et est présente partout en France. Grande fan des Ombellifères 🥕 , on la voit abondamment en fin d'été, début d'automne. Surtout dans les milieux chauds et secs.

#punaises #nature #biodiversite #animals #insects #insectes #macro #macrophotography #entomology #environnement #biology #inventairenaturaliste

Edouard Manet : l'éjaculation sur l'herbe

photo sous l’eau prise par le biologiste Bert Willaert, concours de photographie de la Royal Society Publishing, un aperçu de la vie à travers les yeux du têtard
tags : SVT, origine du monde, #biology #painting #science #animals #ecology #photography #water #sky

🍆 🥦 Punaise potagère 🫛 🫜 🥕

Eurydema oleracea, de couleur verte foncée métalliques avec des taches de couleur variants du blanc au rouge.
Sur Brassicacées (ex-Crucifères 🥦 ), dans tous les milieux sauf haute montagne.

#punaises #nature #biodiversite #animals #insects #insectes #macro #macrophotography #entomology
#environnement #biology #inventairenaturaliste

Einen schönen Guten Morgen und einen entspannten Samstag! 😀 👋

Zum #Insektensamstag heute eine klassische Stubenfliege (Musca domestica) an der Hauswand. Das Insekt ist ein wahrer Kosmopolit und kommt überall auf der Welt vor, außer in polaren und hochalpinen Regionen.

#fliege #fly #insekten #insects #tiere #animals #fotografie #photography #Photographie #foto #animalphotography #biology #natur #nature #naturephotography

🛡️ When Measles Meets the Shield

The measles virus, a 120-250nm airborne sphere, threatens decades of health progress. When 95% of communities carry immunity, we shield the immunocompromised. Science reveals how individual choices shape collective safety.

✍️ Explore: TPC8.short.gy/DWb3UMpG

🌍 Knowledge is protection.

#Measles #PublicHealth #Immunology #Science #Health #Prevention #MedEd #SciComm #Epidemiology #Health #ViralTransmission #ScienceEducation #HealthEducation #STEM #Biology #TPC8

The Invisible Shield: Understanding Measles in Our Connected World 🌍

The Measles Landscape 🦠 The measles virus measures roughly 120 to 250 nanometers across, yet this microscopic sphere now threatens decades ...

^{The Perpetually Curious! (Blogger)}

Still waiting on confirmation to what this cave beetle is, but if it is what we think it is, 'tis a new site! And maybe a bit of a range extension? Or range confirmation? Essentially, the location is on the edge or right off the edge of the range...one of those things.

People still care about even the little critters. Don't let governments - anywhere - fool you as to what the actual people want. Most people are genuine, helpful, kind, and caring. We want the world to be a better place for everyone! ❤️

#beetle #beetles #cave #caves #biology #ecology #science #caving #STEAM #photography #macro #macroPhotography #coleoptera #invertebrates

Bug (1764–8) by Martin Frobenius Ledermüller, from Mikroskopische Gemüths- und Augen-Ergötzung.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives / Biodiversity Heritage Library

pdimagearchive.org/images/b68a…

#micrography #insects #microscopes #entomology #biology #art #publicdomain

Einen schönen Guten Morgen! 😀 👋

Zum heutigen #FlowerFriday eine sogenannte Hängende Hummerschere (Heliconia rostrata) aus Panama. Die Pflanze kommt in den Regenwäldern Mittel- und Lateinamerikas vor und ist bei vielen Vogelarten, vor allem den Kolibris, sehr beliebt.

#panama #blumen #flowers #flowersofmastodon #flowerphotography #plants #fotografie #photography #Photographie #foto #botany #biology #natur #nature #naturephotography #travel #travelphotography

Only 10 to 15 percent of people are left-handed. @popsci@flipboard.com explains the science behind it. Does the fediverse mirror the world? Vote in our poll!

flip.it/TdSpII

#Science #Biology #Evolution #Handedness #Genetics

Why are most people right-handed?

A mix of biology, environment, and evolution helps explain our rightie-dominated world.

^{Clarissa Brincat (Popular Science)}

• I am right-handed (71%, 544 votes)
• I am left-handed (17%, 137 votes)
• I am ambidextrous (8%, 66 votes)
• Something else — explain in the comments (2%, 19 votes)

Damselfly

#insects #biology #ecology #biodiversity #flowers #nature #naturephotography

Dragonfly

#insects #biology #ecology #biodiversity #flowers #nature #naturephotography

Einen schönen Guten Morgen und ein entspanntes Wochenende! 😀 👋

Zum #Insektensamstag heute ein schöner Marienkäfer, der über eine Stahlstange krabbelt. Es ist ein "Siebenpunkt" (Coccinella septempunctata), die häufigste Marienkäfer-Art in Deutschland.

#hamburg #insekten #insects #käfer #ladybug #beetle #tiere #animals #fotografie #photography #Photographie #foto #animalphotography #biology #natur #nature #naturephotography

Hi!
Let's have this #introduction.

I'm a biology student based in Northern Germany, interested in #ecology and #entomology, especially #beetles

Currently, I'm working on my bachelor's thesis about the biodiversity of rove beetles (#Staphylinidae) in a Hamburg nature reserve.

My posts will be in English and German and you'll hopefully find a lot of #nature pictures here.

Besides #insects, I'm also interested in #photography, #books / #reading and #baking

I'm not new on Mastodon itself, but I missed #biology related content, so be the change, I guess.

Guten Morgen und einen ruhigen, erholsamen #SilentSunday allerseits! 😀 👋

Heute das schöne und friedliche Bild einer Blutroten Heidelibelle (Sympetrum sanguineum), die auf Blättern am Ufer des niedersächsischen Flüsschens Este sitzt.

#niedersachsen #libelle #dragonfly #insekten #insects #tier #animals #fotografie #photography #Photographie #foto #biology #zoology #natur #nature #naturephotography

Dragonfly

#insects #biology #ecology #biodiversity #flowers #nature #naturephotography

Einen schönen Guten Morgen! 😀 👋

Zum heutigen #FlowerFriday eine wunderschöne Beach Spider Lily (Strandspinnenlilie, Hymenocallis littoralis) aus Panama. Die Pflanze ist für Haustiere giftig und kann schwere Symptome verursachen.

#panama #blumen #flowers #flowersofmastodon #flowerphotography #plants #fotografie #photography #Photographie #foto #botany #biology #natur #nature #naturephotography

Can a biology person explain this? It looks neat.

#nature #trees #biology #question #image

Einen schönen Guten Morgen und einen guten Wochenstart! 😀 👋

Zum heutigen #Schmetterlingsmontag ein Kleiner Fuchs (Aglais urticae). Der Edelfalter hat seinen Namen von der Färbung seiner Flügel.

#schmetterlinge #butterfly #insekten #insectphotography #insects #tiere #animals #fotografie #photography #Photographie #foto #animalphotography #biology #natur #nature #naturephotography

Suppose #iNaturalist fully enshittifies (and so do all other similar #wildlife ID apps), embracing LLMs to replace human IDs with slop text, or otherwise turning evil.

What trustworthy resources would you use to identify your favorite taxa instead?

I especially welcome book / field guide recommendations, since maintaining reality-based print libraries seems essential in this historical moment, but I'm open to whatever else you might suggest.

#SpeciesIdentification #taxonomy #nature #biology

New Beaks & Bones newsletter published! 🥳

Why do fairywrens sing to their eggs? 🪶🧪
beaksandbones.substack.com/p/s…

original study: cell.com/fulltext/S0960-9822%2…

#BeaksAndBones #scicomm #biology #birds #birdsofmastodon #science

Green orchid Bee
(non-macro shot)

#insects #biology #ecology #biodiversity #flowers #nature #naturephotography #Bees #Bee

Honey Bee
(non-macro shot)

#insects #biology #ecology #biodiversity #flowers #nature #naturephotography #Bees #Bee

Honey Bee
(non-macro shot)

#insects #biology #ecology #biodiversity #flowers #nature #naturephotography #Bees #Bee

Honey Bee
(non-macro shot)

#insects #biology #ecology #biodiversity #flowers #nature #naturephotography #Bees #Bee

Einen schönen Guten Morgen und einen entspannten Samstag! 😀 👋

Zum heutigen #Insektensamstag eine wunderschöne Smaragd Zikade (Zammara Smaragdina) aus Panamas Regenwald. Das ca. 10 cm große Insekt gehört zur Familie der Buckelzikaden und hat einen großen, sehr markanten Halsschild, der Fressfeinde beeindrucken bzw. abschrecken soll.

#panama #insekten #insects #tiere #animals #fotografie #photography #Photographie #foto #animalphotography #biology #natur #nature #naturephotography

Orchard Orb Weaver (Leucauge venusta)

#insects #biology #ecology #biodiversity #flowers #nature #naturephotography #spider #spiders

Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida) dragonfly

#insects #biology #ecology #biodiversity #flowers #nature #naturephotography #Dragonfly

This week on #StainedGlassWoman, we're talking about some Heavy Stuff, because fat doesn't work like you think it does, fat redistribution REALLY doesn't work like you think it does, and weight cycling is mega unhealthy for you.

#Trans #Transgender #Mtf #Ftm #enby #biology

stainedglasswoman.substack.com…

Heavy Stuff

The science of fat and the dangers of weight cycling

^{Doc Impossible (Stained Glass Woman)}

#NewSpecies!
Fritillaria sanandajensis
A newly discovered liliaceae from #iran!

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03D3879…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.715…
#Phytotaxa #FritillariaSanandajensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #liliaceae

#NewSpecies!
New dwarf tarantula from #laos just crept in:

Phlogiellus khampheng

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/07076CE…
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1247.1…
#ZooKeys #PhlogiellusKhampheng

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #spider #amazingarachnids #arachnids #tarantula #dwarf

#NewSpecies!
New mole crab from #indonesia just surfaced:

Emerita pangandaran

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/0629878…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.…
#Zootaxa #EmeritaPangandaran

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #crab #molecrab

#NewSpecies!
New lizard from #vietnam just run in:

Acanthosaura grismeri

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03A01C6…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5686.…
#Zootaxa #AcanthosauraGrismeri

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #reptiles #agamidae #lizards

#NewSpecies!
Pachymeniopsis shinchonai
A newly discovered red algae from #korea!

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/1B288C2…
Publication: doi.org/10.1515/bot-2024-0095
#BotanicaMarina #PachymeniopsisShinchonai

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #halymeniaceae #algae #redalgae

#NewSpecies!
New mite from #slovakia just snuck in:

Bulbolaelaps neomidae

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/1002879…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5627.…
#Zootaxa #BulbolaelapsNeomidae

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #acarology #acari #mites

#NewSpecies!
New moth from #china just landed:

Dasypolia amoena

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/66D6A9A…
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1244.1…
#ZooKeys #DasypoliaAmoena

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #entomology #insects #lepidoptera #moths #mothsmatter

#NewSpecies!
New true frog from #china just jumped in:

Nidirana cangshanensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/E74687A…
Publication: doi.org/10.37828/em.2025.83.18
#EcologicaMontanegrina #NidiranaCangshanensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #amphibia #frogfriday #frogs

#NewSpecies!
Phoenix roxburghii
A newly discovered palmtree from #india!

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03E987E…
Publication: doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.715…
#Phytotaxa #PhoenixRoxburghii

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #ecology #taxonomy #nature #biodiversity #conservation #botany #wildflowers #flowers #wildplants #plants #wildlife #arecaceae #palms #palmtree

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐜⚡ These Indian jumping #ants (Harpegnathos saltator) don't just jump for show – they use powerful leaps to pounce on prey like crickets. Researcher Adrian Smith's slow-motion footage shows how these predatory ants hunt with the agility of much larger predators.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/i…

#biology #insects #science #nature #research #behavior #tksst #video

#NewSpecies!
New loach from #indonesia just surfaced:

Barbucca heokhuii

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03E687C…
Publication: doi.org/10.26107/RBZ-2025-0005
#RafflesBulletinofZoology #BarbuccaHeokhuii

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fish #TeamFish #fishfriday #ichthyology #loach

#NewSpecies!
New scorpion from #somaliland just stung us:

Pandinops sahil

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/03BD241…
Publication: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1696276…
#Euscorpius #PandinopsSahil

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #scorpion

#NewSpecies!
A newly discovered fungus from #china for #FungiFriday:

Inocybe motuoensis

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/43F5B22…
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.122.1…
#MycoKeys #InocybeMotuoensis

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #fungi #mushrooms #mycology

#NewSpecies!
New river snail from #china just crawled in:

Bakyietaia chenghuang

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/064787F…
Publication: doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1005.…
#ejtaxonomy #BakyietaiaChenghuang

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods #snails #freshwater #river

#NewSpecies!
New green pit viper from #china just sidled in:

Trimeresurus nujiang

Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/0001EEF…
Publication: doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.162424
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #TrimeresurusNujiang

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #herpetology #herps #reptilia #snake #viper #pitviper

🐜⚡ These Indian jumping #ants (Harpegnathos saltator) don't just jump for show – they use powerful leaps to pounce on prey like crickets. Researcher Adrian Smith's slow-motion footage shows how these predatory ants hunt with the agility of much larger predators.

👉 Learn more: thekidshouldseethis.com/post/i…

#biology #insects #science #nature #research #behavior #tksst #video

🐸📏 The paradoxical frog produces giant tadpoles up to 22cm long that shrink down to just 8cm when they become adult #frogs, reversing normal growth patterns. Scientists think this strange strategy helps the species survive in temporary lagoons, and compounds from their skin might even help treat #diabetes in humans.

discoverwildlife.com/animal-fa…

#amphibians #evolution #biology #wildlife #science #medicine #research #nature