Luke Lythgoe
@biodiversions.bsky.social
🦌➡️🦘 | Laurasian in Gondwana
📢🌱🦎 | Communicating #biodiversity
📸📽️🤳🏼 | All my own unless credited otherwise
Visit me at luke-lythgoe.bio
📢🌱🦎 | Communicating #biodiversity
📸📽️🤳🏼 | All my own unless credited otherwise
Visit me at luke-lythgoe.bio
Fluted Giant Clam on John Brewer Reef, on the #GreatBarrierReef 🪸
Giant clams are hermaphrodites, developing both male and female sex organs.
#BiodiversityMonth #Australia
Giant clams are hermaphrodites, developing both male and female sex organs.
#BiodiversityMonth #Australia
September 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Fluted Giant Clam on John Brewer Reef, on the #GreatBarrierReef 🪸
Giant clams are hermaphrodites, developing both male and female sex organs.
#BiodiversityMonth #Australia
Giant clams are hermaphrodites, developing both male and female sex organs.
#BiodiversityMonth #Australia
Brolgas at Corroboree Billabong #NT
A member of the crane family, renowned for their spectacular courtship dances. (This photo isn't showing that...)
#BiodiversityMonth #Australia
A member of the crane family, renowned for their spectacular courtship dances. (This photo isn't showing that...)
#BiodiversityMonth #Australia
September 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Brolgas at Corroboree Billabong #NT
A member of the crane family, renowned for their spectacular courtship dances. (This photo isn't showing that...)
#BiodiversityMonth #Australia
A member of the crane family, renowned for their spectacular courtship dances. (This photo isn't showing that...)
#BiodiversityMonth #Australia
It's International #FlamingoDay. Here are some American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) I saw in the Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos near #Riohacha in #Colombia 🦩🇨🇴
By far the best #flamingo plumage, imho. Deeper pink, black wings 🤌
#ornithology #birds #biodiversity #nature #wildlife
By far the best #flamingo plumage, imho. Deeper pink, black wings 🤌
#ornithology #birds #biodiversity #nature #wildlife
April 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
It's International #FlamingoDay. Here are some American Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber) I saw in the Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos near #Riohacha in #Colombia 🦩🇨🇴
By far the best #flamingo plumage, imho. Deeper pink, black wings 🤌
#ornithology #birds #biodiversity #nature #wildlife
By far the best #flamingo plumage, imho. Deeper pink, black wings 🤌
#ornithology #birds #biodiversity #nature #wildlife
Not every #bird in #Australia is rainbow-coloured. But this Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons) still makes for a nice photo...
#ornithology
#ornithology
April 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Not every #bird in #Australia is rainbow-coloured. But this Grey-headed Robin (Heteromyias cinereifrons) still makes for a nice photo...
#ornithology
#ornithology
A Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) I encountered in the #Dandenongs near #Melbourne.
They like thick undergrowth, so it was nice to see one out in the open.
#australia #wildlife #nature #marsupials #wallaby #macropods
They like thick undergrowth, so it was nice to see one out in the open.
#australia #wildlife #nature #marsupials #wallaby #macropods
March 28, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A Swamp Wallaby (Wallabia bicolor) I encountered in the #Dandenongs near #Melbourne.
They like thick undergrowth, so it was nice to see one out in the open.
#australia #wildlife #nature #marsupials #wallaby #macropods
They like thick undergrowth, so it was nice to see one out in the open.
#australia #wildlife #nature #marsupials #wallaby #macropods
Where were you when you saw your first wild #monotreme?
#platypus #Malanda #AthertonTablelands #Australia #wildlife
#platypus #Malanda #AthertonTablelands #Australia #wildlife
March 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Where were you when you saw your first wild #monotreme?
#platypus #Malanda #AthertonTablelands #Australia #wildlife
#platypus #Malanda #AthertonTablelands #Australia #wildlife
Another day, another "international day"... UN Int. Day of #Forests, anyone?
I recently went to the very rare mabi forests of northern #Queensland, where the famous Curtain Fig (Ficus virens) only survived because the ground is strewn with basalt boulders no one could be bothered to move...
I recently went to the very rare mabi forests of northern #Queensland, where the famous Curtain Fig (Ficus virens) only survived because the ground is strewn with basalt boulders no one could be bothered to move...
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Another day, another "international day"... UN Int. Day of #Forests, anyone?
I recently went to the very rare mabi forests of northern #Queensland, where the famous Curtain Fig (Ficus virens) only survived because the ground is strewn with basalt boulders no one could be bothered to move...
I recently went to the very rare mabi forests of northern #Queensland, where the famous Curtain Fig (Ficus virens) only survived because the ground is strewn with basalt boulders no one could be bothered to move...
It's #WorldFrogDay 🐸
I snapped this guy among the bryophytes of Beinn Eighe in the Scottish #Highlands.
And shortly after (a while ago now) wrote this article on the differences between #frogs and #toads... 🤯
luke-lythgoe.bio/articles/fro...
#biodiversity #nature #herpetology #anurans
I snapped this guy among the bryophytes of Beinn Eighe in the Scottish #Highlands.
And shortly after (a while ago now) wrote this article on the differences between #frogs and #toads... 🤯
luke-lythgoe.bio/articles/fro...
#biodiversity #nature #herpetology #anurans
March 20, 2025 at 3:25 AM
It's #WorldFrogDay 🐸
I snapped this guy among the bryophytes of Beinn Eighe in the Scottish #Highlands.
And shortly after (a while ago now) wrote this article on the differences between #frogs and #toads... 🤯
luke-lythgoe.bio/articles/fro...
#biodiversity #nature #herpetology #anurans
I snapped this guy among the bryophytes of Beinn Eighe in the Scottish #Highlands.
And shortly after (a while ago now) wrote this article on the differences between #frogs and #toads... 🤯
luke-lythgoe.bio/articles/fro...
#biodiversity #nature #herpetology #anurans
This Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis) paused just long enough for a photo in the #Dandenongs just outside #Melbourne 🐦📸
Although it looks very similar to European Robins (Erithacus rubecula) of Christmas card fame, they are only distantly related.
#birds #ornithology #birdsofaustralia
Although it looks very similar to European Robins (Erithacus rubecula) of Christmas card fame, they are only distantly related.
#birds #ornithology #birdsofaustralia
March 12, 2025 at 2:13 AM
This Eastern Yellow Robin (Eopsaltria australis) paused just long enough for a photo in the #Dandenongs just outside #Melbourne 🐦📸
Although it looks very similar to European Robins (Erithacus rubecula) of Christmas card fame, they are only distantly related.
#birds #ornithology #birdsofaustralia
Although it looks very similar to European Robins (Erithacus rubecula) of Christmas card fame, they are only distantly related.
#birds #ornithology #birdsofaustralia
It's #WorldWildlifeDay! And because it's important to appreciate the smaller #wildlife, here is a very pretty endemic Australian sea #snail with a fantastic name...
The Pyramid Noddiwink (Nodilittorina pyramidalis)
#marinebiology #beachlife #conchology #gastropods
📍 #RoyalNationalPark, #NSW
The Pyramid Noddiwink (Nodilittorina pyramidalis)
#marinebiology #beachlife #conchology #gastropods
📍 #RoyalNationalPark, #NSW
March 3, 2025 at 7:03 AM
It's #WorldWildlifeDay! And because it's important to appreciate the smaller #wildlife, here is a very pretty endemic Australian sea #snail with a fantastic name...
The Pyramid Noddiwink (Nodilittorina pyramidalis)
#marinebiology #beachlife #conchology #gastropods
📍 #RoyalNationalPark, #NSW
The Pyramid Noddiwink (Nodilittorina pyramidalis)
#marinebiology #beachlife #conchology #gastropods
📍 #RoyalNationalPark, #NSW
Have you voted for #EucalyptOfTheYear2025 yet? I was a bit basic and went for the tallest ones, Mountain Ash. But I had a lovely time walking among them in the #Dandenongs in January, so no regrets here...
eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-...
#gumtrees #eucalyptus #botany #Australia #nature
eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-...
#gumtrees #eucalyptus #botany #Australia #nature
March 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Have you voted for #EucalyptOfTheYear2025 yet? I was a bit basic and went for the tallest ones, Mountain Ash. But I had a lovely time walking among them in the #Dandenongs in January, so no regrets here...
eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-...
#gumtrees #eucalyptus #botany #Australia #nature
eucalyptaustralia.org.au/eucalypt-of-...
#gumtrees #eucalyptus #botany #Australia #nature
Today is #WorldSeagrassDay, celebrating the flowering plants that dared to go back into the sea... 🌿🌊
📸 Helford Estuary, #Cornwall
#biodiversity #botany #plants #wildlife #marine #seagrass
📸 Helford Estuary, #Cornwall
#biodiversity #botany #plants #wildlife #marine #seagrass
February 28, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Today is #WorldSeagrassDay, celebrating the flowering plants that dared to go back into the sea... 🌿🌊
📸 Helford Estuary, #Cornwall
#biodiversity #botany #plants #wildlife #marine #seagrass
📸 Helford Estuary, #Cornwall
#biodiversity #botany #plants #wildlife #marine #seagrass
Saw a White-browed Hawk-moth (Gnathothlibus eras) in the garden 🦋
Big #minibeast with a 10cm wingspan. Got some close-ups of its hairy brow 📷
#australia #insects #entomology #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #lepidoptera #moths #mothsmatter
Big #minibeast with a 10cm wingspan. Got some close-ups of its hairy brow 📷
#australia #insects #entomology #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #lepidoptera #moths #mothsmatter
February 27, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Saw a White-browed Hawk-moth (Gnathothlibus eras) in the garden 🦋
Big #minibeast with a 10cm wingspan. Got some close-ups of its hairy brow 📷
#australia #insects #entomology #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #lepidoptera #moths #mothsmatter
Big #minibeast with a 10cm wingspan. Got some close-ups of its hairy brow 📷
#australia #insects #entomology #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #lepidoptera #moths #mothsmatter
Got my #rocks off to some #geology at the weekend. White Blow (near #Ravenswood #QLD) is a house-sized lump of #quartz sticking out of the tropical savanna💎🌳
Formed 300 MYA, all the granite that formed around it has since eroded.
White Blow is a conspicuous reminder of #Queensland's volcanic past🌋
Formed 300 MYA, all the granite that formed around it has since eroded.
White Blow is a conspicuous reminder of #Queensland's volcanic past🌋
February 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Got my #rocks off to some #geology at the weekend. White Blow (near #Ravenswood #QLD) is a house-sized lump of #quartz sticking out of the tropical savanna💎🌳
Formed 300 MYA, all the granite that formed around it has since eroded.
White Blow is a conspicuous reminder of #Queensland's volcanic past🌋
Formed 300 MYA, all the granite that formed around it has since eroded.
White Blow is a conspicuous reminder of #Queensland's volcanic past🌋
My new(ish) channel is here, if you want to give it an early #likesharesubscribe...
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February 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
My new(ish) channel is here, if you want to give it an early #likesharesubscribe...
www.youtube.com/@lythgoe.bio...
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Most flashy name for a #dragonfly? My vote would be Zircon Flutterer (Rhyothemis princeps)
Aussie odo-naturalists call it "Sapphire Flutterer". But another dragonfly in southeast Asia has that name, so @inaturalist.bsky.social lists it as Zircon Flutterer.
📸📍Ross River, #Townsville
#entomology
Aussie odo-naturalists call it "Sapphire Flutterer". But another dragonfly in southeast Asia has that name, so @inaturalist.bsky.social lists it as Zircon Flutterer.
📸📍Ross River, #Townsville
#entomology
January 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Most flashy name for a #dragonfly? My vote would be Zircon Flutterer (Rhyothemis princeps)
Aussie odo-naturalists call it "Sapphire Flutterer". But another dragonfly in southeast Asia has that name, so @inaturalist.bsky.social lists it as Zircon Flutterer.
📸📍Ross River, #Townsville
#entomology
Aussie odo-naturalists call it "Sapphire Flutterer". But another dragonfly in southeast Asia has that name, so @inaturalist.bsky.social lists it as Zircon Flutterer.
📸📍Ross River, #Townsville
#entomology
💭 I thought: That's a strange moth...
👀 Then it started walking backwards!
🔎 Turns out it's a #planthopper, possibly Platybrachys...?
#entomology #hemiptera #truebugs #insects #tropics #Australia #Queensland #nature #wildlife
👀 Then it started walking backwards!
🔎 Turns out it's a #planthopper, possibly Platybrachys...?
#entomology #hemiptera #truebugs #insects #tropics #Australia #Queensland #nature #wildlife
January 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
💭 I thought: That's a strange moth...
👀 Then it started walking backwards!
🔎 Turns out it's a #planthopper, possibly Platybrachys...?
#entomology #hemiptera #truebugs #insects #tropics #Australia #Queensland #nature #wildlife
👀 Then it started walking backwards!
🔎 Turns out it's a #planthopper, possibly Platybrachys...?
#entomology #hemiptera #truebugs #insects #tropics #Australia #Queensland #nature #wildlife
"I guess this table's taken..."
This Purple-winged Mantis (Tenodera australasiae), all 9cm of it, is one of several challenges finding a spot for #lunch at #JCU
#tropics #australia #entomology #insects #alfrescodining #mantis
This Purple-winged Mantis (Tenodera australasiae), all 9cm of it, is one of several challenges finding a spot for #lunch at #JCU
#tropics #australia #entomology #insects #alfrescodining #mantis
January 14, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"I guess this table's taken..."
This Purple-winged Mantis (Tenodera australasiae), all 9cm of it, is one of several challenges finding a spot for #lunch at #JCU
#tropics #australia #entomology #insects #alfrescodining #mantis
This Purple-winged Mantis (Tenodera australasiae), all 9cm of it, is one of several challenges finding a spot for #lunch at #JCU
#tropics #australia #entomology #insects #alfrescodining #mantis
Washed up in #Townsville: Portuguese Man O' War a.k.a. Bluebottle (Physalia physalis).
A #hydrozoan rather than a "true jellyfish". But it floats around and stings you all the same.
Back in the UK this would be a top scary thing in the sea. In #Australia it's mid-tier 🪼🦈🐊
#marine #biodiversity
A #hydrozoan rather than a "true jellyfish". But it floats around and stings you all the same.
Back in the UK this would be a top scary thing in the sea. In #Australia it's mid-tier 🪼🦈🐊
#marine #biodiversity
January 6, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Washed up in #Townsville: Portuguese Man O' War a.k.a. Bluebottle (Physalia physalis).
A #hydrozoan rather than a "true jellyfish". But it floats around and stings you all the same.
Back in the UK this would be a top scary thing in the sea. In #Australia it's mid-tier 🪼🦈🐊
#marine #biodiversity
A #hydrozoan rather than a "true jellyfish". But it floats around and stings you all the same.
Back in the UK this would be a top scary thing in the sea. In #Australia it's mid-tier 🪼🦈🐊
#marine #biodiversity
Flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) aren't the most beloved insects, but their larvae do a top job clearing up dead things and the adults are actually very attractive up close, I think.
#entomology #insects #flies #biodiversity #nature #ecology
#entomology #insects #flies #biodiversity #nature #ecology
January 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) aren't the most beloved insects, but their larvae do a top job clearing up dead things and the adults are actually very attractive up close, I think.
#entomology #insects #flies #biodiversity #nature #ecology
#entomology #insects #flies #biodiversity #nature #ecology
This Eastern Two-lined Dragon (Diporiphora australis) doing a classic pose for the camera 🦎📸
#wildlife #nature #biodiversity #hiking #australia
#wildlife #nature #biodiversity #hiking #australia
January 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This Eastern Two-lined Dragon (Diporiphora australis) doing a classic pose for the camera 🦎📸
#wildlife #nature #biodiversity #hiking #australia
#wildlife #nature #biodiversity #hiking #australia
Wildlife spot of the day: this Eastern Treerunner Mantis (Ciulfina biseriata).
Living up to its name, running up a tree. Until it spotted me and decided camouflage would keep it out of trouble...
#mantis #insect #entomology
Living up to its name, running up a tree. Until it spotted me and decided camouflage would keep it out of trouble...
#mantis #insect #entomology
December 30, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Wildlife spot of the day: this Eastern Treerunner Mantis (Ciulfina biseriata).
Living up to its name, running up a tree. Until it spotted me and decided camouflage would keep it out of trouble...
#mantis #insect #entomology
Living up to its name, running up a tree. Until it spotted me and decided camouflage would keep it out of trouble...
#mantis #insect #entomology
In Britain, conservationists affectionately refer to baby spoonbills as "teaspoons" 🥄
This one is an Australian adult though.
This one is an Australian adult though.
December 30, 2024 at 1:28 AM
In Britain, conservationists affectionately refer to baby spoonbills as "teaspoons" 🥄
This one is an Australian adult though.
This one is an Australian adult though.
Ape-arently it's #WorldMonkeyDay (I know, monkeys aren't apes...)
Here's a very striking Sykes' Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis albogularis) I photographed in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park in #Zanzibar. They're a subspecies of Blue Monkey, presumably named for that gorgeous smokey fur.
#biodiversity
Here's a very striking Sykes' Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis albogularis) I photographed in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park in #Zanzibar. They're a subspecies of Blue Monkey, presumably named for that gorgeous smokey fur.
#biodiversity
December 14, 2024 at 10:08 PM
Ape-arently it's #WorldMonkeyDay (I know, monkeys aren't apes...)
Here's a very striking Sykes' Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis albogularis) I photographed in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park in #Zanzibar. They're a subspecies of Blue Monkey, presumably named for that gorgeous smokey fur.
#biodiversity
Here's a very striking Sykes' Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis albogularis) I photographed in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park in #Zanzibar. They're a subspecies of Blue Monkey, presumably named for that gorgeous smokey fur.
#biodiversity
Ready to scurry out into the sunlight of the weekend?
This is an Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
#reptiles #lizards #herpetology
This is an Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
#reptiles #lizards #herpetology
December 6, 2024 at 11:51 AM
Ready to scurry out into the sunlight of the weekend?
This is an Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
#reptiles #lizards #herpetology
This is an Australian Water Dragon (Intellagama lesueurii)
#reptiles #lizards #herpetology