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Ferox australis
@feroxaustralis.bsky.social
Ferox australis, Latin for Wild of the South, is an Australian based not-for-profit organisation aimed at engaging citizens in science globally.🌿

Learn more:
https://linktr.ee/feroxaustralis

Check out the Great Southern BioBlitz!
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🕷️ Final days to help ID spiders from the Great Southern BioBlitz 2025!
Every ID helps biodiversity data become more useful for science. 🌍✨

👉 Identify Arachnids www.inaturalist.org/projects/gre...

💬 Add comments, 💖 FAVE your finds & tag #GSB2025

📸 Misumenops callinurus – @giulianna_1
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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The first record of #GSB2025 is in!
📍 Mangawhai, New Zealand
🦋 Pūriri Moth (Aenetus virescens) — NZ’s largest moth!
📸 by young naturalist Joseph Knight
Read more 👉https://www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/group/great-southern-bioblitz-explorers/discussion/6f1af2e4-f75f-410a-b0cc-d4eb53dc3395
Pūriri moth (Aenetus virescens)
Pūriri moth from Mangawhai, New Zealand on October 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM by Joseph Knight
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October 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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There are many adventures being has in #colombia during the #GSB2025 it's hard to keep up
October 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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#GSB2025 Highlight: A stunning record of the Southern Malachite Sunbird (Nectarinia famosa ssp. famosa)

These sunbirds play a vital role as pollinators of Aloe, Protea, and other long-tubed fynbos flowers, adding both beauty and ecological importance to their habitats.
October 26, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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💚 Registro destacado desde Santa Catalina, Envigado, Antioquia 🇨🇴
Gorgojo verde rayado (Compsus viridivittatus) observado por @juanes0812 🪲

Un escarabajo metálico y brillante, nativo de los bosques de Colombia — ¡una muestra de la increíble biodiversidad que revela el #GSB2025! 🌿
#Biodiversidad
October 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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🌼 Record highlight from Cork Oaks Track, Mount Beckworth, VIC 🇦🇺
Golden Cowslips (Diuris behrii) spotted by @david_boulton 💛

A delicate yellow orchid of southern Australia’s grasslands, flowering from Sept–Nov.

#GSB2025 #GreatSouthernBioBlitz #Orchids #Biodiversity
October 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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🌙🦋 Moth Night is here!
Join #GSB2025 (24–27 Oct) & explore the hidden world of moths after dark.

💡 Set up a light + sheet
📸 Snap photos
📲 Upload to iNaturalist

Every moth counts — discover, share & celebrate biodiversity!
👉 buff.ly/eEFcxoV
October 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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🌿 Great Southern BioBlitz 2025 — Northern Rivers NSW! 🌏
Join from 24–27 Oct across Ballina, Byron, Kyogle, Lismore, Richmond Valley & Tweed.
📸 Record wildlife with iNaturalist & show the world our rich biodiversity!
👉 buff.ly/5vO7962

#GSB2025 #BioBlitz #NSW
October 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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We have less than one day till the GSB2025.
What is your goal?
Find new species?
A number of records or species? visit a new place?
October 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
What will you find next weekend?
🌿 Only 4 days to go until #GSB2025!
🤖 Use iNat’s AI suggestions wisely — double-check rare finds.
🧠 Be kind in IDs — everyone’s a volunteer!
📸 Even if not “Research Grade,” every observation counts.
Join in: greatsouthernbioblitz.org 🌍
October 19, 2025 at 5:51 AM
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🌿 Only 5 days to go until #GSB2025!
Your iNaturalist photos don’t just sit online — they power real conservation 🌍

✔ Shared with GBIF
✔ Used by Red List teams
✔ Map species & habitats

Every photo = data for nature! 📸✨
👉 greatsouthernbioblitz.org
October 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Check out our annual Moth night Members project on @inaturalist.bsky.social held during the #GSB2025
Anyone can participate!
Just join the project are record moths 24-27th Oct
www.inaturalist.org/projects/mot...
October 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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🐠 Norfolk Chromis - Chromis norfolkensis 🌊

A beautiful reef fish spotted during the #GSB2024 on #NorfolkIsland !

The island’s results were impressive:
📸 203 records
🐚 113 species
🔍 44 identifiers
👥 11 observers

A small team with a big impact- showcasing the South Pacific's vibrant marine life.
October 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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🌿 7 Days to the Great Southern BioBlitz 2025! 🌏

next weekend spend your time on iNaturalist and lets make #GSB2025 our biggest and most biodiverse event yet!
October 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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🌏 #GSB2025 is almost here (24–27 Oct)!
Looking for something to do? Explore nature near you and see what’s happening across the Southern Hemisphere. 🌿🐞🐦

🗺️ Check out the GSB events map:
www.google.com/maps/d/edit?...
#BioBlitz #CitizenScience #Biodiversity #iNaturalist
GSB Events in 2025 - Google My Maps
Locations of local events during the GSB 2025
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October 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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You won't see a map like this very often on iNaturalist! the only record of 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘢 𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢 (with its characteristic moustache) in the whole of the UK! non-biting midges (Chironomidae) are extremely underrecorded at species level! #taxonomy #chironomidae #biodiversity
October 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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🌏 The Great Southern BioBlitz is coming to Avon West!
Join the Shires of Toodyay, Northam, York, Beverley, Quairading, Tammin, Wyalkatchem, Dowerin & Cunderdin to record local #biodiversity 24–27 Oct.
📸 Upload to iNaturalist.
Project👇
bit.ly/Avon_West_GS...
#GSB2025 #CitizenScience
October 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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🌿Just 20 days to go until the #GSB2025!

📸 Grab your camera or phone, head outdoors, and help record the amazing biodiversity around you. Every observation counts toward building a better picture of nature across the Southern Hemisphere.

🌍 Tell your buds and make this the biggest BioBlitz yet!
October 3, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Have just read this impressive paper on the impact of #iNaturalist on biodiversity research. It makes fascinating reading. H/t to @rdmpage.bsky.social for sharing. academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf104/8185761 #HighlyRecommended
iNaturalist accelerates biodiversity research
Abstract. Participatory citizen science is expanding, with iNaturalist emerging as one of the most widely used platforms globally. However, its application
academic.oup.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Important Dates for the Great Southern BioBlitz 2025
Remember: it’s the date observed that counts!

Upload during the challenge or later (until 10 Nov).

Identifications can continue until 10 November.

You don’t need to ID your own observations to submit them, though you’re welcome to.
September 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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📣The next virtual data mobilization workshop for Asia has been announced for December 2025!

🌏Join the GBIF Asia Support Team for a workshop based on the GBIF Biodiversity Data Mobilization curriculum.

Applications are limited to 30 spaces and close 1 Nov

🔗 gbif.link/Asia-workshop
October 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🐜🔥 The Bull Ant is getting ready… are you?

Only 25 days to go until the Great Southern BioBlitz 2025! 🌍✨
From ants to whales, every observation counts. Grab your camera, phone, and join nature lovers across the Southern Hemisphere.

📅 24–27 October 2025
👉 buff.ly/nhAd2B1
September 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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🌸 30 Days to Go!
One month until the Great Southern Bioblitz 2025 kicks off!
It’s the perfect time to invite your friends, family, or community group to join you.
📅 24–27 October 2025 — save the date and charge those camera batteries!
#GSB2025 #NatureLovers #CitizenScience
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September 23, 2025 at 5:34 AM
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📸 Hoy, Santa Cruz, Bo dio inicio oficialmente a las actividades de la #GSB2025 en Santa Cruz con el evento de lanzamiento en el Museo Altillo Beni - MAB.
Un espacio donde compartimos sobre ciencia ciudadana, biodiversidad y las herramientas digitales que nos permiten conectar con la naturaleza. 🌿🐦🦋
September 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM