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One of the highlights of studying my local Wasp Spiders (Argiope bruennichi) last year was seeing Hornets (Vespa crabro) taking them as prey. The Hornet flew low, banging webs to locate a spider. It grabbed a spider, which clung to its web, the Hornet chewed its legs off to remove it from the web.
December 1, 2024 at 1:56 PM
One of the highlights of studying my local Wasp Spiders (Argiope bruennichi) last year was seeing Hornets (Vespa crabro) taking them as prey. The Hornet flew low, banging webs to locate a spider. It grabbed a spider, which clung to its web, the Hornet chewed its legs off to remove it from the web.
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November 30, 2024 at 11:16 PM
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A gorgeous orb weaver spider (iNat suggests Alpaida sp.) in Brazil. Seen resting on a leaf during the day in fairly thick brush, waiting for dusk to begin building a web. A cool little detail is the pair of small spines, one on either side of the thick part of the abdomen. #arachnids 🐙🌿📷
December 3, 2024 at 10:18 PM
A gorgeous orb weaver spider (iNat suggests Alpaida sp.) in Brazil. Seen resting on a leaf during the day in fairly thick brush, waiting for dusk to begin building a web. A cool little detail is the pair of small spines, one on either side of the thick part of the abdomen. #arachnids 🐙🌿📷
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Calling #fungifriends for day 4 of #bluenature, the blue pinkgill!
The skyblue mushroom (Entoloma hochstetteri) is the first of the series so far to be blue due to pigmentation by azulene. It’s also the only mushroom to be featured on money - New Zealand’s $50 note!
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The skyblue mushroom (Entoloma hochstetteri) is the first of the series so far to be blue due to pigmentation by azulene. It’s also the only mushroom to be featured on money - New Zealand’s $50 note!
📷 Mary Smiley (CC BY-SA 3.0)
December 3, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Calling #fungifriends for day 4 of #bluenature, the blue pinkgill!
The skyblue mushroom (Entoloma hochstetteri) is the first of the series so far to be blue due to pigmentation by azulene. It’s also the only mushroom to be featured on money - New Zealand’s $50 note!
📷 Mary Smiley (CC BY-SA 3.0)
The skyblue mushroom (Entoloma hochstetteri) is the first of the series so far to be blue due to pigmentation by azulene. It’s also the only mushroom to be featured on money - New Zealand’s $50 note!
📷 Mary Smiley (CC BY-SA 3.0)
December 3, 2024 at 1:13 PM
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Foram 11 anos de busca pra encontrar um desses novamente. Apesar de não serem suuuuuuper raros, a minha falta de sorte na busca desse louva-a-deus sempre me deixou entristecido.
Finalmente encontrei, nos arredores de Manaus 💚💚💚💚 o louva-a-deus-escudo, Choeradodis
Finalmente encontrei, nos arredores de Manaus 💚💚💚💚 o louva-a-deus-escudo, Choeradodis
November 16, 2024 at 5:26 AM
Foram 11 anos de busca pra encontrar um desses novamente. Apesar de não serem suuuuuuper raros, a minha falta de sorte na busca desse louva-a-deus sempre me deixou entristecido.
Finalmente encontrei, nos arredores de Manaus 💚💚💚💚 o louva-a-deus-escudo, Choeradodis
Finalmente encontrei, nos arredores de Manaus 💚💚💚💚 o louva-a-deus-escudo, Choeradodis
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Actinopus cordobensis, a trapdoor spider from Argentina.
December 2, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Actinopus cordobensis, a trapdoor spider from Argentina.
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Fiz essa foto em 2015, atrás de um dos prédios do campus de pesquisa do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
September 26, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Fiz essa foto em 2015, atrás de um dos prédios do campus de pesquisa do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi