Charvaka
@charvaka.bsky.social
I like: photography, bugs, bug photography, astronomy, physics, mathematics, nature and science in general, literature, poetry, sports.
https://alittlewild.blog bugs
https://anaturalslant.wordpress.com nature photos
https://edgeofthecircle.net writings
https://alittlewild.blog bugs
https://anaturalslant.wordpress.com nature photos
https://edgeofthecircle.net writings
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For the #fossilfriday here is one of my favorite #fossil species I ever described - a 38 MYA mantid fly from Baltic amber. Enjoy my CT reconstruction of the specimen! fr.pensoft.net/article/8013... 🦖⚒️
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
For the #fossilfriday here is one of my favorite #fossil species I ever described - a 38 MYA mantid fly from Baltic amber. Enjoy my CT reconstruction of the specimen! fr.pensoft.net/article/8013... 🦖⚒️
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On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On the event of James Watson's death, I highly recommend this 2023 commentary from @matthewcobb.bsky.social and Nathaniel Comfort with crucial new insights into the discovery of the double helix. (And also check out Cobb's brand new biography of Francis Crick) www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What an utterly stunning spider!
Been looking for a fresh specimen of Leucauge sarawakensis for a long time! Each time we found one, someone walked into its web. Hence, the ex situ shots.
October 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What an utterly stunning spider!
Since the bug season is done for the year, here in northeast USA, here is a selection of my bug photo highlights from this past year
alittlewild.blog/best-insect-...
alittlewild.blog/best-insect-...
2025
Moose Hill, water mite (Hydrachnidia? Eylais?) Moose Hill, caddisfly larva Canoe River, 2025-05-26 Backswimmers, in a reflection of a powerline tower Ichneumonid Pseudomethoca velvet ant Grasshoppe…
alittlewild.blog
October 29, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Since the bug season is done for the year, here in northeast USA, here is a selection of my bug photo highlights from this past year
alittlewild.blog/best-insect-...
alittlewild.blog/best-insect-...
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The thing about entomology is, there are always weirder bugs than anything you could imagine on your own.
Here's Cysteodemus wislizeni, a blister beetle from west Texas.
Here's Cysteodemus wislizeni, a blister beetle from west Texas.
July 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
The thing about entomology is, there are always weirder bugs than anything you could imagine on your own.
Here's Cysteodemus wislizeni, a blister beetle from west Texas.
Here's Cysteodemus wislizeni, a blister beetle from west Texas.
Honey Hollow trail, Vermont
October 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Honey Hollow trail, Vermont
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Spiders Will Hunt in Groups and Share Meals if They Have Enlarged Brain Structures www.discovermagazine.com/social-spide...
Spiders Will Hunt in Groups and Share Meals if They Have Enlarged Brain Structures
Learn why a tiny fraction of spiders live in groups rather than go alone, showing social behaviors that may be linked with brain structure.
www.discovermagazine.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Spiders Will Hunt in Groups and Share Meals if They Have Enlarged Brain Structures www.discovermagazine.com/social-spide...
Hey, everyone! I made a new website for my photos and just released it publicly. It's anaturalslant.wordpress.com.
I would love it if you could take a look and give me feedback.
I would love it if you could take a look and give me feedback.
a natural slant
nature photos from a different angle
anaturalslant.wordpress.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Hey, everyone! I made a new website for my photos and just released it publicly. It's anaturalslant.wordpress.com.
I would love it if you could take a look and give me feedback.
I would love it if you could take a look and give me feedback.
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This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This surprisingly relaxing footage is from SIX MILES under the ocean – and it’s the deepest ecosystem yet discovered
Urbana State Park, NY. Hands down the best bugwatching area I’ve ever encountered. This may be normal for some people, but it feels incredibly rich for me!
The highlight had to be the three observations of scorpionflies within half an hour of each other.
alittlewild.blog/2025/07/30/u...
The highlight had to be the three observations of scorpionflies within half an hour of each other.
alittlewild.blog/2025/07/30/u...
Urbana State Forest
Hands down the best bugwatching area I’ve ever encountered. This may be normal for some people, but it feels incredibly rich for me! Here are the observations, with updated identifications: Y…
alittlewild.blog
July 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Urbana State Park, NY. Hands down the best bugwatching area I’ve ever encountered. This may be normal for some people, but it feels incredibly rich for me!
The highlight had to be the three observations of scorpionflies within half an hour of each other.
alittlewild.blog/2025/07/30/u...
The highlight had to be the three observations of scorpionflies within half an hour of each other.
alittlewild.blog/2025/07/30/u...
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Any artists who like creating creatures and need inspiration from time to time, please feel free to peruse my bugs! I would be delighted.
For the record, encyrtid wasps are perfect creatures, and you may not have heard of them, because they're tiny, and wasps. But LOOK 🖤
#InverteFest 🌿🐝🐡
For the record, encyrtid wasps are perfect creatures, and you may not have heard of them, because they're tiny, and wasps. But LOOK 🖤
#InverteFest 🌿🐝🐡
August 29, 2023 at 3:11 AM
Any artists who like creating creatures and need inspiration from time to time, please feel free to peruse my bugs! I would be delighted.
For the record, encyrtid wasps are perfect creatures, and you may not have heard of them, because they're tiny, and wasps. But LOOK 🖤
#InverteFest 🌿🐝🐡
For the record, encyrtid wasps are perfect creatures, and you may not have heard of them, because they're tiny, and wasps. But LOOK 🖤
#InverteFest 🌿🐝🐡
