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Fernando Farache
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Professor, PhD in Entomology
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Awesome hummingbird from the Atlantic Forest. _Phaethornis_eurynome_ (Lesson, 1832) | Rabo-branco-de-garganta-rajada | Scale-throated Hermit, @ Tapiraí - SP - Brasil.

📸 #Canon R7 + rf 100–400mm

#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
September 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Cissopis leverianus (Gmelin, 1788) | tietinga | Magpie Tanager. @ Tapiraí, SP, BRASIL

📸 #Canon R7 + rf 100–400mm

#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
September 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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_Icterus_pyrrhopterus_ (Vieillot, 1819) | Encontro | Variable Oriole. @ Rio Verde, Goiás, BRASIL

📸 #Canon R7 + rf 100–400mm

#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
September 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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A marvel from the Atlantic Forest. Tangara seledon (Statius Muller, 1776) | Saíra-sete-cores | Green-headed Tanager. Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapiraí -SP, Brasil

📸 #Canon R7 + rf 100–400mm

#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
September 5, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Reposted by Fernando Farache
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"They noticed that a handful of those parasitic insects weren’t where they were supposed to be."

A great story on an important study just published in JHR by @kirstenmprior.bsky.social and her team!

www.popsci.com/environment/...
Invasive parasitic wasp spotted in the US for the first time
How the insect made its way across the pond remains a mystery
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August 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
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Robber fly! _Ommatius_ sp. Rio Verde, Goiás

📸 #Nikon D5300; #Tamron 90 mm macro 1:1; #Godox MF12 flash

#wildlife #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity #Macro #insects #bugs #invertebrates
August 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Looking majestic! Pteroglossus bailloni (Vieillot, 1819) | Araçari-banana | Saffron Toucanet; Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapiraí -SP, Brasil.

📸 #Canon R7 + rf 100–400mm

#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
August 26, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus, 1766 | Tucano-de-bico-verde | Red-breasted Toucan . Trilha dos Tucanos, Tapiraí -SP, Brasil

📸 #Canon R7 + rf 100–400mm

#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
August 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Outstanding antenna! Eurytoma sp.

📸 #Canon R7; #AstrHori 25mm macro 2–5x; #Godox MF12 flash

#wildlife #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity #Macro #insects #bugs #invertebrates
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Family Eurytomidae
Eurytomidae from Rio Verde - GO, Brasil on June 14, 2025 at 03:23 PM by Fernando Farache. Eurytomidae
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August 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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My favorite Toucanet: _Selenidera_maculirostris_ (Lichtenstein, 1823) | Araçari-poca | Spot-billed Toucanet

📸 #Canon R7; rf 100–400mm

#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
August 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Charismatic parasitoid wasp: _Aenasius_ sp. (cf.) (Chalcidodiea, Encyrtidae) - Bazil, GO, Rio Verde.

📸 #Canon R7; #AstrHori 25mm macro 2–5x; #Godox MF12 flash

#wildlife #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity #Macro #insects #bugs #invertebrates
July 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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Close-up portrait of the Amazonian Motmot | _Momotus_momota_ (Linnaeus, 1766) | udu-de-coroa-azul
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
May 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Love this scythebill! Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
(Lichtenstein, 1820) | Arapaçu-beija-flor | Red-billed Scythebill. Rio Verde - GO - Brazil
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
April 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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An amazing Aracari, eating brazilian cherry (pitanga). Pteroglossus castanotis Gould, 1834 | araçari-castanho | Chestnut-eared Aracari. IF Goiano, Rio Verde, GO, Brazil

#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
April 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Geothlypis aequinoctialis (Gmelin, 1789) | pia-cobra | Masked Yellowthroat; @ Mata de Santa Tereza, Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
April 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Thamnophilus pelzelni Hellmayr, 1924 | choca-do-planalto | Planalto Slaty-Antshrike ; @ Mata de Santa Tereza, Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
April 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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The Chalcidoidea of the World book by Heraty & Wooley looks fantastic! Glad to collaborate with the Agaonidae chapter. www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/book/10....
#Entomology #Hymenoptera #Insects #Chalcidodiea
April 18, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Why the long beak? _Ramphastos_toco_ Statius Muller, 1776 | Toco Toucan | Tucanuçu; @ Mata de Santa Tereza, Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
April 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Amazing bird of prey! Spizaetus tyrannus
(Wied, 1820) | Black Hawk-Eagle | Gavião-pega-macaco; Rio Verde - GO - Brazil
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
April 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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A giant from Brazil! Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein, 1819) | tuiuiú | Jabiru. Rio Verde, GO, Brazil
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
March 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Heliomaster squamosus (Temminck, 1823) | bico-reto-de-banda-branca | Stripe-breasted Starthroat. Lajedo dos Beija-Flores, Boa Nova, BA, Brazil
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
February 24, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Reposted by Fernando Farache
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Watching scientific experts being fired indiscriminately by trust fund teenagers under the banner of “merit hires only” gives me similar feelings to watching books banned and data deleted by “free speech absolutists”
February 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Preparing the nest! Campephilus melanoleucos (Gmelin, 1788) | pica-pau-de-topete-vermelho | Crimson-crested Woodpecker. Rio Verde - GO, Brazil. #wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
February 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Galbula ruficauda Cuvier, 1816 | ariramba-de-cauda-ruiva | Rufous-tailed Jacamar. Rio Verde - GO, Brazil.
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
February 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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One of my favorites. Stilpnia cayana (Linnaeus, 1766) | saíra-amarela | Burnished-buff Tanager; Lajedo dos Beija-Flores, Boa Nova, BA, Brazil.
#wildlife #birds #photography #naturephotography #nature #Brazil #biodiversity
February 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM