Steve Wells
@lifeonaquarteracre.bsky.social
Trying to find and identify all of the species living in our yard in Moscow, Idaho.
https://lifeonaquarteracre.com/
https://lifeonaquarteracre.com/
Rare moth becomes Wicken Fen's 10,000th recorded species
October 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Rare moth becomes Wicken Fen's 10,000th recorded species
While I watched and photographed a couple of goldenrod crab spiders mating, a nearby male dropped onto my finger.
July 1, 2025 at 10:45 PM
While I watched and photographed a couple of goldenrod crab spiders mating, a nearby male dropped onto my finger.
This afternoon I saw goldenrod crab spiders mating on ocean spray flowers. This may be the same female that I saw eating the mining bee a few hours before. The two stayed together for at least 15 minutes while I took their pictures.
July 1, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This afternoon I saw goldenrod crab spiders mating on ocean spray flowers. This may be the same female that I saw eating the mining bee a few hours before. The two stayed together for at least 15 minutes while I took their pictures.
As I walked on to the porch this morning, I saw this scene on ocean spray flowers: a female golden rod crab spider with her mining bee prey.
July 1, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As I walked on to the porch this morning, I saw this scene on ocean spray flowers: a female golden rod crab spider with her mining bee prey.
A Common Digger Bee (Anthophora) that I caught on our golden currant this morning. I cooled her down in the fridge, took photos, and let her get back to business.
April 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A Common Digger Bee (Anthophora) that I caught on our golden currant this morning. I cooled her down in the fridge, took photos, and let her get back to business.
A few things I saw on the side of the shed this morning.
A pair of cutworm flies (Gonia sp.), a sawfly (Dolerus sp.), and an Early Tachinid Fly (Epalpus signifer).
A pair of cutworm flies (Gonia sp.), a sawfly (Dolerus sp.), and an Early Tachinid Fly (Epalpus signifer).
April 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
A few things I saw on the side of the shed this morning.
A pair of cutworm flies (Gonia sp.), a sawfly (Dolerus sp.), and an Early Tachinid Fly (Epalpus signifer).
A pair of cutworm flies (Gonia sp.), a sawfly (Dolerus sp.), and an Early Tachinid Fly (Epalpus signifer).
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There is a lot of functionality on IoNA (ichsofna.org) that most people aren´t aware of. Here are a couple of videos explaining what can be done with the filterable galleries.
#Ichneumonidae #Ichneumoninae #biodiversity #JavaScript
#insect #wasp #parasitoid
#Ichneumonidae #Ichneumoninae #biodiversity #JavaScript
#insect #wasp #parasitoid
March 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
There is a lot of functionality on IoNA (ichsofna.org) that most people aren´t aware of. Here are a couple of videos explaining what can be done with the filterable galleries.
#Ichneumonidae #Ichneumoninae #biodiversity #JavaScript
#insect #wasp #parasitoid
#Ichneumonidae #Ichneumoninae #biodiversity #JavaScript
#insect #wasp #parasitoid
I saw the first bee in the yard today.
A male mason bee checking out the holes in a spruce stump. Looks like a blue orchard bee to me (Osmia lignaria), but I'm not sure.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
A male mason bee checking out the holes in a spruce stump. Looks like a blue orchard bee to me (Osmia lignaria), but I'm not sure.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
March 26, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I saw the first bee in the yard today.
A male mason bee checking out the holes in a spruce stump. Looks like a blue orchard bee to me (Osmia lignaria), but I'm not sure.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
A male mason bee checking out the holes in a spruce stump. Looks like a blue orchard bee to me (Osmia lignaria), but I'm not sure.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
It must finally be spring!
I saw a bagworm (Psychidae: Dahlica sp.) climbing up the side of the garage today. The larvae are encased in a silk lining that is covered with sand and other debris.
I saw a bagworm (Psychidae: Dahlica sp.) climbing up the side of the garage today. The larvae are encased in a silk lining that is covered with sand and other debris.
March 24, 2025 at 10:27 PM
It must finally be spring!
I saw a bagworm (Psychidae: Dahlica sp.) climbing up the side of the garage today. The larvae are encased in a silk lining that is covered with sand and other debris.
I saw a bagworm (Psychidae: Dahlica sp.) climbing up the side of the garage today. The larvae are encased in a silk lining that is covered with sand and other debris.
A quote for #DarwinDay:
"I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae [a family of parasitoid wasps] with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of caterpillars." - Letter to Asa Gray, May 22, 1860
"I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae [a family of parasitoid wasps] with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of caterpillars." - Letter to Asa Gray, May 22, 1860
February 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
A quote for #DarwinDay:
"I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae [a family of parasitoid wasps] with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of caterpillars." - Letter to Asa Gray, May 22, 1860
"I cannot persuade myself that a beneficent and omnipotent God would have designedly created the Ichneumonidae [a family of parasitoid wasps] with the express intention of their feeding within the living bodies of caterpillars." - Letter to Asa Gray, May 22, 1860
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DOGS ARE MY GODS 😇
February 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
DOGS ARE MY GODS 😇
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I’m not sure I’ve ever felt this kind of visceral fear before: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions – The White House
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as
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January 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I’m not sure I’ve ever felt this kind of visceral fear before: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Artistic expression, bug style.
These sawfly larvae make quick work of defoliating the quaking aspen saplings in our yard each spring. I don't mind. I adore photographing them. #bugsky
These sawfly larvae make quick work of defoliating the quaking aspen saplings in our yard each spring. I don't mind. I adore photographing them. #bugsky
January 24, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Artistic expression, bug style.
These sawfly larvae make quick work of defoliating the quaking aspen saplings in our yard each spring. I don't mind. I adore photographing them. #bugsky
These sawfly larvae make quick work of defoliating the quaking aspen saplings in our yard each spring. I don't mind. I adore photographing them. #bugsky
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A 0.9mm long female Chaetostricha similis parasitoid wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found 27.8.2024 in the garden birch tree.
#UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae
#UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae
January 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A 0.9mm long female Chaetostricha similis parasitoid wasp of the Trichogrammatidae found 27.8.2024 in the garden birch tree.
#UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae
#UKWildlife #wasps #Trichogrammatidae
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Annual General Meeting
Eugene, Oregon: Mar 17-20, 2025
Registration is through the Northwest Scientific Association website: www.northwestscience.org The meeting has talks, a workshop, and one or more field trips.
Schedule and summary of lichen activities for the meeting will be posted there.
January 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Annual General Meeting
Eugene, Oregon: Mar 17-20, 2025
Registration is through the Northwest Scientific Association website: www.northwestscience.org The meeting has talks, a workshop, and one or more field trips.
Schedule and summary of lichen activities for the meeting will be posted there.
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Ichneumonids have a bad reputation for being hard to ID because there are so many species. I'm trying to change that so on ichsofna.org I've got an image classification model to identify subfamilies and a filterable gallery for Ichneumoninae species (shown below).
January 16, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Ichneumonids have a bad reputation for being hard to ID because there are so many species. I'm trying to change that so on ichsofna.org I've got an image classification model to identify subfamilies and a filterable gallery for Ichneumoninae species (shown below).
I had a bit more luck on my bird walk today. As soon as I left the house I got a good view of a Cooper's Hawk.
January 14, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I had a bit more luck on my bird walk today. As soon as I left the house I got a good view of a Cooper's Hawk.
Went to one of my favorite nearby birding spots this afternoon. I walked for an hour or so and saw not a single bird.
So this memorial there seemed especially appropriate.
So this memorial there seemed especially appropriate.
January 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Went to one of my favorite nearby birding spots this afternoon. I walked for an hour or so and saw not a single bird.
So this memorial there seemed especially appropriate.
So this memorial there seemed especially appropriate.
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2 minutes of wonder, from the always great Deep Look. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tw3...
Want a Cozy, Free Home? Ask This Caterpillar How | Deep Look
YouTube video by Deep Look
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January 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
2 minutes of wonder, from the always great Deep Look. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tw3...
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Lichen are a remarkable fusion of fungi, algae, and other microorganisms.
Dr. Hannah Prather and Dr. Jesse Miller join us to discuss their crucial role as indicators of air quality, as well as their striking colors and forms.
Dr. Hannah Prather and Dr. Jesse Miller join us to discuss their crucial role as indicators of air quality, as well as their striking colors and forms.
What Lichen Tell Us About Ecology, Air Quality, And More
Ira is joined on stage by experts in Portland, Oregon, to talk about the amazing world of lichen and their role in a changing climate.
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January 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Lichen are a remarkable fusion of fungi, algae, and other microorganisms.
Dr. Hannah Prather and Dr. Jesse Miller join us to discuss their crucial role as indicators of air quality, as well as their striking colors and forms.
Dr. Hannah Prather and Dr. Jesse Miller join us to discuss their crucial role as indicators of air quality, as well as their striking colors and forms.
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This animation shows the incredible migration of the Beijing Swift (Apus apus pekinensis). Each coloured dot is an individual bird tracked from the Summer Palace. See https:wildbeijing.org/the-beijing-swift-project/
January 2, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This animation shows the incredible migration of the Beijing Swift (Apus apus pekinensis). Each coloured dot is an individual bird tracked from the Summer Palace. See https:wildbeijing.org/the-beijing-swift-project/