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Ocean wildlife in danger

petrel41 wrote 10 hours ago: From Surprising Science blog in the USA: May 17, 2013 Endangered Ocean Creatures Beyond the Cute and … more →

Tags: Birds, Environment, Fish, mammals, Plants etc, California, Florida

British butterflies late because of cold spring1 comment

petrel41 wrote 15 hours ago: This video, recorded in a garden, is called English Butterflies. From Wildlife Extra: Late show for … more →

Tags: Biology, Environment, butterflies, Insects, UK

Geolycosa sp. (Burrowing Wolf Spider, unconfirmed) in Residential Mount Dora, Florida; 27 April 2013

Janson Jones wrote 19 hours ago: Geolycosa sp., the Burrowing wolf spider (not confirmed), photographed in Lake county, Florida (27 A … more →

Tags: Florida, Identification Pending, Geolycosa sp.

Underwater Landscapes (Sydney Aquarium)

Bethany wrote 23 hours ago: Instead of spending our usual Friday mornings in a lab looking a preserved specimens, our biology cl … more →

Tags: Photography, animals, Biology, crustacean, Field Trip, Fish, Macro, Marine, Nature

Swift Moths - they're large and impressive, but look closely: 2

bertbohosouth wrote 1 day ago: We’ve finally had some autumn rain and a few days ago we had a classic big-moth night. Large, … more →

Tags: moths, animals, Oxycanus dirempta, Swift Moth, ghost moth, boho south

Garden Snail

mandy wrote 1 day ago: Eating the bird seed in my garden. … more →

Tags: Gardens, gardens 2, Cambridge

The pendulum theory

Marcel Gil Velasco wrote 1 day ago: “We are not going in circles, we are going upwards. The path is a spiral; we have already clim … more →

Tags: dragonflies, Falsterbo, Local birding, migration, Ringing / Colour rings, bufo bufo, bufo viridis, Carduelis cabaret, Carpodacus erythrinus

Spanish wildlife, and butterfly effect

petrel41 wrote 1 day ago: This is a Spanish video about the Natura 2000 Day. From BirdLife: Celebrate the Natura 2000 Day with … more →

Tags: Birds, Environment, mammals, butterflies, Spain

Birds and crabs on Pacific paradise island1 comment

petrel41 wrote 1 day ago: This video is called Seabirds of Suwarrow 2/6 Masked Booby (Lulu). From BirdLife: Suwarrow Blog 13 – … more →

Tags: Birds, Environment, mammals, Cook Islands, Pacific, Rodents

Ancient fossil named after Johnny Depp1 comment

petrel41 wrote 2 days ago: From Biology News Net: Actor Johnny Depp immortalized in ancient fossil find May 16, 2013 04:57 PM A … more →

Tags: Biology, film, British Columbia, cambrian, Canada, Paleontology

Dispelling the Daddy Long Legs Myth2 comments

schradercenter wrote 2 days ago: “Daddy Long Legs are one of the most poisonous spiders, but their fangs are too short to bite humans … more →

Tags: Environmental Education, Nature, animals, Insects, spiders, Daddy-long-legs, arachnids, Harvestman

Entomological Etymology - Correction

thereptiletimes wrote 2 days ago: ENTOMOLOGICAL ETYMOLOGY CORRECTION By Kevin Scott In the last issue of The Reptile Times, the spider … more →

Tags: tarantulas, arachnid, baboon spider, Invertebrate, lll reptiles, LLLReptile, Poecilotheria, tarantula

Stowing Gear through Marine Reserves?

californiaoutdoors wrote 2 days ago: Fishing gear shall not be deployed in the water while transiting through a state marine recreational … more →

Tags: Tackle Fishing, Methods Of Take, Methods Of Take, Food/Health, wildlife encounters, Invertebrates, regulations, ocean fishing, calling

Brimstone Moth - Opisthograptis luteolata

tjhavenith wrote 2 days ago: Date Photographed: 07/05/2013Location: Tower Road, MelkshamResources: http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php … more →

White Admiral/Red-spotted Purple Caterpillars Emerge from Hibernation3 comments

Mary Holland wrote 3 days ago: Butterflies in the family Nymphalidae are also referred to as brush-footed butterflies (their front … more →

Tags: Adaptations, Anti-predatory Device, arthropods, butterflies, caterpillars, hibernation, Insects, larvae, May

Peacock butterfly - Inachis io

tjhavenith wrote 3 days ago: Date Photographed: 20/04/2013Location: St. Giles Churchyard, Stanton St. QuintinResources: http://ww … more →

Antlion (family Myrmeleontidae)

adlaya wrote 3 days ago: Antlions are a strange group of insects, in the family Myrmeleontidae. Technically, the term antlion … more →

Tags: Antlion, larvae, Sand Trap

Gymnetis caseyi (Harlequin Flower Beetle) in Residential Mount Dora, Florida; 27 April 20131 comment

Janson Jones wrote 3 days ago: Gymnetis caseyi, the Harlequin flower beetle, photographed in Lake county, Florida (27 April 2013).  … more →

Tags: Florida, Gymnetis caseyi

David Attenborough opens wildlife park on rubbish dump1 comment

petrel41 wrote 4 days ago: This video from Britain is called Sir David Attenborough opens the new Thurrock Thameside Nature Par … more →

Tags: Birds, Environment, media, Reptiles, Essex, London, UK


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