KLT-inverts
@klt-inverts.bsky.social
Invertebrates Enthusiast
Sharing inverts I find as well as my own and some occasional pet mammal pics.
UK based.
@KLTsculpts.bsky.social
@KLTsketches.bsky.social
https://www.reddit.com/u/maelstromheathen/s/h4k5NUGwTe
Sharing inverts I find as well as my own and some occasional pet mammal pics.
UK based.
@KLTsculpts.bsky.social
@KLTsketches.bsky.social
https://www.reddit.com/u/maelstromheathen/s/h4k5NUGwTe
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¡La famosa batata! During #TaludContinental_IV, the largely Argentine science team nicknamed sea cucumbers batata, which means sweet potato in Spanish. While we have no authority to change animal names, we believe that batata is an excellent upgrade for the oh-so-important but humble sea cucumber.
August 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
¡La famosa batata! During #TaludContinental_IV, the largely Argentine science team nicknamed sea cucumbers batata, which means sweet potato in Spanish. While we have no authority to change animal names, we believe that batata is an excellent upgrade for the oh-so-important but humble sea cucumber.
July 21, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Spotted Pink Lady Beetle, eater of aphids. It's been found that planting aphid susceptible crops interspersed with pollen rich flowers, like dandelions, attracts these beetles and can aid in aphid control. They overwinter in leaf litter so leaving leaves around helps too.
(Coleomegilla maculata) PA
(Coleomegilla maculata) PA
July 16, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Spotted Pink Lady Beetle, eater of aphids. It's been found that planting aphid susceptible crops interspersed with pollen rich flowers, like dandelions, attracts these beetles and can aid in aphid control. They overwinter in leaf litter so leaving leaves around helps too.
(Coleomegilla maculata) PA
(Coleomegilla maculata) PA
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Moroteuthopsis longimana, 1207 m, #SouthSandwichIslands w/@oceancensus.bsky.social - The 35-day deep-sea expedition team observed thriving polar ecosystems, discovered new hydrothermal vents, coral gardens & many suspected new species. Read full post on Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/DMIljx4...
July 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Moroteuthopsis longimana, 1207 m, #SouthSandwichIslands w/@oceancensus.bsky.social - The 35-day deep-sea expedition team observed thriving polar ecosystems, discovered new hydrothermal vents, coral gardens & many suspected new species. Read full post on Instagram: www.instagram.com/reel/DMIljx4...
What a surprise! New buddies have "given birth" 🍾. Yay once again.
#porcellionidespruinosus #oreocrumble #isopods with a few of their #mancae. The others are hiding somewhere. There are lots of em. *Screams internally* one of them seems to have started #moulting.
#crustaceans #inverts
#porcellionidespruinosus #oreocrumble #isopods with a few of their #mancae. The others are hiding somewhere. There are lots of em. *Screams internally* one of them seems to have started #moulting.
#crustaceans #inverts
July 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
What a surprise! New buddies have "given birth" 🍾. Yay once again.
#porcellionidespruinosus #oreocrumble #isopods with a few of their #mancae. The others are hiding somewhere. There are lots of em. *Screams internally* one of them seems to have started #moulting.
#crustaceans #inverts
#porcellionidespruinosus #oreocrumble #isopods with a few of their #mancae. The others are hiding somewhere. There are lots of em. *Screams internally* one of them seems to have started #moulting.
#crustaceans #inverts
One of my new buddies,🤍
#porcellionidespruinosus #oreocrumble #isopod morph. Fast little critters.
#crustacean #invertebrate
#porcellionidespruinosus #oreocrumble #isopod morph. Fast little critters.
#crustacean #invertebrate
July 15, 2025 at 8:10 PM
One of my new buddies,🤍
#porcellionidespruinosus #oreocrumble #isopod morph. Fast little critters.
#crustacean #invertebrate
#porcellionidespruinosus #oreocrumble #isopod morph. Fast little critters.
#crustacean #invertebrate
So I have some wild caught #Armadillidium #Depressum #isopods from my garden, been caring for them since March this year. Glad to see them thriving in the enclosure I made for them. They love the chalk houses I've carved for them. 🥹 Love shack! Caught them mating in there several times.
#inverts
#inverts
July 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
So I have some wild caught #Armadillidium #Depressum #isopods from my garden, been caring for them since March this year. Glad to see them thriving in the enclosure I made for them. They love the chalk houses I've carved for them. 🥹 Love shack! Caught them mating in there several times.
#inverts
#inverts
Mama with #mancae. Glad to catch one #moulting. 💕 Cute!!!!!
#armadillidium #granulatum #magicpotion #isopods
#crustaceans #inverts
#armadillidium #granulatum #magicpotion #isopods
#crustaceans #inverts
July 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Mama with #mancae. Glad to catch one #moulting. 💕 Cute!!!!!
#armadillidium #granulatum #magicpotion #isopods
#crustaceans #inverts
#armadillidium #granulatum #magicpotion #isopods
#crustaceans #inverts
My cute "newborns". They're about 3 to 4 days old I just noticed them 2 nights ago, already doing their first moult.
They're my first magic potion babes. Yay.
#armadillidium #granulatum #magicpotion #mancae #isopods #crustaceans #inverts
They're my first magic potion babes. Yay.
#armadillidium #granulatum #magicpotion #mancae #isopods #crustaceans #inverts
July 15, 2025 at 7:26 PM
My cute "newborns". They're about 3 to 4 days old I just noticed them 2 nights ago, already doing their first moult.
They're my first magic potion babes. Yay.
#armadillidium #granulatum #magicpotion #mancae #isopods #crustaceans #inverts
They're my first magic potion babes. Yay.
#armadillidium #granulatum #magicpotion #mancae #isopods #crustaceans #inverts
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The Hive Tarantula (Theraphosa vesparium) enters a symbiotic bond with a swarm of wasps, allowing them to build a colony on its abdomen. The spider protects the queen and larvae, and the wasps help feed it.
This mutualistic unit of tarantula and wasp is extremely territorial.
This mutualistic unit of tarantula and wasp is extremely territorial.
July 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Hive Tarantula (Theraphosa vesparium) enters a symbiotic bond with a swarm of wasps, allowing them to build a colony on its abdomen. The spider protects the queen and larvae, and the wasps help feed it.
This mutualistic unit of tarantula and wasp is extremely territorial.
This mutualistic unit of tarantula and wasp is extremely territorial.
July 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Glad to see some #ladybugs on my succulents. Aphids have been hanging out there. First time I've seen orange ones.
#invertebrates
#invertebrates
July 13, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Glad to see some #ladybugs on my succulents. Aphids have been hanging out there. First time I've seen orange ones.
#invertebrates
#invertebrates
July 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
July 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
July 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
July 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
June 29, 2025 at 9:05 PM
More mancae turning pink. ☺️
Mix of #porcellio species of #isopods.
I think they're #scabers and I'm not sure what the others are.
#inverts #crustacean
Mix of #porcellio species of #isopods.
I think they're #scabers and I'm not sure what the others are.
#inverts #crustacean
June 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
More mancae turning pink. ☺️
Mix of #porcellio species of #isopods.
I think they're #scabers and I'm not sure what the others are.
#inverts #crustacean
Mix of #porcellio species of #isopods.
I think they're #scabers and I'm not sure what the others are.
#inverts #crustacean
My babies of different sizes. 💕 Mamas releasing mancae one after the other.
#armadillidium #depressum #isopod #mancae #crustacean #inverts
#armadillidium #depressum #isopod #mancae #crustacean #inverts
June 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My babies of different sizes. 💕 Mamas releasing mancae one after the other.
#armadillidium #depressum #isopod #mancae #crustacean #inverts
#armadillidium #depressum #isopod #mancae #crustacean #inverts
Eating edamame vigorously 🫛🤌🏻💋
#armadillidium #depressum #isopod #macae #edamame #invertebrate #crustacean #cute
#armadillidium #depressum #isopod #macae #edamame #invertebrate #crustacean #cute
June 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Eating edamame vigorously 🫛🤌🏻💋
#armadillidium #depressum #isopod #macae #edamame #invertebrate #crustacean #cute
#armadillidium #depressum #isopod #macae #edamame #invertebrate #crustacean #cute
Some of my critters in their 13 litre enclosure.
#microfauna #mesofauna #armadillidium #depressum #isopod #mancae #springtail #soilmite
#microfauna #mesofauna #armadillidium #depressum #isopod #mancae #springtail #soilmite
June 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Some of my critters in their 13 litre enclosure.
#microfauna #mesofauna #armadillidium #depressum #isopod #mancae #springtail #soilmite
#microfauna #mesofauna #armadillidium #depressum #isopod #mancae #springtail #soilmite
June 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
June 21, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Here's the footage of the maybe #sawfly #larvae I found in my garden.
It is cute. I found it eating my succulents so I moved it to the weeds.
I only used my pixel 8 camera phone with a macro lens attachment. Not bad (same with my other videos).
#invertebrates
It is cute. I found it eating my succulents so I moved it to the weeds.
I only used my pixel 8 camera phone with a macro lens attachment. Not bad (same with my other videos).
#invertebrates
June 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Here's the footage of the maybe #sawfly #larvae I found in my garden.
It is cute. I found it eating my succulents so I moved it to the weeds.
I only used my pixel 8 camera phone with a macro lens attachment. Not bad (same with my other videos).
#invertebrates
It is cute. I found it eating my succulents so I moved it to the weeds.
I only used my pixel 8 camera phone with a macro lens attachment. Not bad (same with my other videos).
#invertebrates