Symbat Zhanbasbayeva
@symbatzhan.bsky.social
Found Cucullia splendida(kaz. Жылтыр күләпаралы жалпылдақ) around Ladyzhenka! So silvery & striking. Wingspan ~28-34 mm. Larvae probably eat Artemisia. Night-flyer of dry grasslands and steppes!!!
September 15, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Found Cucullia splendida(kaz. Жылтыр күләпаралы жалпылдақ) around Ladyzhenka! So silvery & striking. Wingspan ~28-34 mm. Larvae probably eat Artemisia. Night-flyer of dry grasslands and steppes!!!
Mantis religiosa is posing!
This praying mantis is a master predator - waiting perfectly still until unsuspecting prey wanders too close… like us, haha :)
This praying mantis is a master predator - waiting perfectly still until unsuspecting prey wanders too close… like us, haha :)
September 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Mantis religiosa is posing!
This praying mantis is a master predator - waiting perfectly still until unsuspecting prey wanders too close… like us, haha :)
This praying mantis is a master predator - waiting perfectly still until unsuspecting prey wanders too close… like us, haha :)
First citizen science project on pollinators in Kazakhstan! 🐝
In just 4–5 months, we’ve worked with 100+ observers who contributed 2,000+ observations. A growing community for biodiversity! 🇰🇿🌍
In just 4–5 months, we’ve worked with 100+ observers who contributed 2,000+ observations. A growing community for biodiversity! 🇰🇿🌍
September 7, 2025 at 6:18 PM
First citizen science project on pollinators in Kazakhstan! 🐝
In just 4–5 months, we’ve worked with 100+ observers who contributed 2,000+ observations. A growing community for biodiversity! 🇰🇿🌍
In just 4–5 months, we’ve worked with 100+ observers who contributed 2,000+ observations. A growing community for biodiversity! 🇰🇿🌍
Found so many individuals of A. barabensis in Korgalzhyn! It blends in with lichens like Parmelia vagans and steppe forbs. Its mottled wings and body help it vanish from predators
September 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Found so many individuals of A. barabensis in Korgalzhyn! It blends in with lichens like Parmelia vagans and steppe forbs. Its mottled wings and body help it vanish from predators
First time seeing Tamarix ramosissima(kaz. Қызылжыңғыл) in bloom!
📍Almaty Oblast, Konaev
This salt-tolerant shrub thrives in semi-desert zones, stabilizing soils and sheltering wildlife (a subtle beauty of Central Asia’s drylands)
📍Almaty Oblast, Konaev
This salt-tolerant shrub thrives in semi-desert zones, stabilizing soils and sheltering wildlife (a subtle beauty of Central Asia’s drylands)
September 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
First time seeing Tamarix ramosissima(kaz. Қызылжыңғыл) in bloom!
📍Almaty Oblast, Konaev
This salt-tolerant shrub thrives in semi-desert zones, stabilizing soils and sheltering wildlife (a subtle beauty of Central Asia’s drylands)
📍Almaty Oblast, Konaev
This salt-tolerant shrub thrives in semi-desert zones, stabilizing soils and sheltering wildlife (a subtle beauty of Central Asia’s drylands)
This year I joined the PyroDiv project in the Kazakh steppe - 750,000 km² of grasslands, semi-deserts & wetlands.
Home to ≈800 plants, steppe eagles, jerboas & 10M migratory birds. Yet it’s one of Earth’s least protected zones, under threat from climate and land use.
Home to ≈800 plants, steppe eagles, jerboas & 10M migratory birds. Yet it’s one of Earth’s least protected zones, under threat from climate and land use.
September 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM
This year I joined the PyroDiv project in the Kazakh steppe - 750,000 km² of grasslands, semi-deserts & wetlands.
Home to ≈800 plants, steppe eagles, jerboas & 10M migratory birds. Yet it’s one of Earth’s least protected zones, under threat from climate and land use.
Home to ≈800 plants, steppe eagles, jerboas & 10M migratory birds. Yet it’s one of Earth’s least protected zones, under threat from climate and land use.