Vanna Bartlett
@vannabartlett.bsky.social
Artist, naturalist, author, cyclist. Loves insects/invertebrates especially solitary bees & harvestmen. County Recorder for Harvestmen and Pseudoscorpions. Hefted to Norfolk.
Website https://arthropedia.co.uk/
Website https://arthropedia.co.uk/
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We're still trying to identify these little white plastic Pegasus figurines. Can anyone help? We’ve found several on beaches in Cornwall but beachcombers elsewhere have found them too. They're about an inch high.
December 2, 2025 at 8:06 PM
We're still trying to identify these little white plastic Pegasus figurines. Can anyone help? We’ve found several on beaches in Cornwall but beachcombers elsewhere have found them too. They're about an inch high.
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Lovely Atta cephalotes 🍃 ✂️ 🐜 with hitchhikers to ward off the phorid flies at La Selva
December 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Lovely Atta cephalotes 🍃 ✂️ 🐜 with hitchhikers to ward off the phorid flies at La Selva
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🧵 2/2 Alligator snappers are ambush predators. Note the pinkish-white blob in the open mouth - the snapper lays on the bottom of the river, with its mouth wide open and wriggling that bit of tissue to attract fish. Needless to day, an exciting day for me. #herps #turtles #NaturePhotography 🌿
December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🧵 2/2 Alligator snappers are ambush predators. Note the pinkish-white blob in the open mouth - the snapper lays on the bottom of the river, with its mouth wide open and wriggling that bit of tissue to attract fish. Needless to day, an exciting day for me. #herps #turtles #NaturePhotography 🌿
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Meet the veliger larva - a tiny ocean drifter with a delicate shell and two ciliated “velums” that look like fluttering ears. These velums help it swim through plankton and capture food.
🎥 Video by @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
#MarineBiology
🎥 Video by @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
#MarineBiology
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Meet the veliger larva - a tiny ocean drifter with a delicate shell and two ciliated “velums” that look like fluttering ears. These velums help it swim through plankton and capture food.
🎥 Video by @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
#MarineBiology
🎥 Video by @elizabethbeston.bsky.social
#MarineBiology
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 2
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 2
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
No one does bleak-but-beautiful-winter like
artist Rowland Hilder
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There is an old, and fairly accurate, line in politics that you should never pass laws and policies which you would not want a future government to be able to use against you. Could someone remind Labour of it please?
It is far harder to roll back a removal of rights than implement it.
#r4today
It is far harder to roll back a removal of rights than implement it.
#r4today
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 AM
There is an old, and fairly accurate, line in politics that you should never pass laws and policies which you would not want a future government to be able to use against you. Could someone remind Labour of it please?
It is far harder to roll back a removal of rights than implement it.
#r4today
It is far harder to roll back a removal of rights than implement it.
#r4today
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Wheelie bin seen while walking into Norwich city centre today.
December 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Wheelie bin seen while walking into Norwich city centre today.
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New research from Belgium doesn’t support the ‘lost generation’ theory for the decline of the Wall, but does show reduced survival with warming temperatures 🌍 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (📷 Mark Searle)
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New research from Belgium doesn’t support the ‘lost generation’ theory for the decline of the Wall, but does show reduced survival with warming temperatures 🌍 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... (📷 Mark Searle)
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This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
December 1, 2025 at 8:05 AM
This poem is dedicated to anyone making a start on their advent calendar today.
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Farage would actually turn up in the House for THAT vote!
November 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Farage would actually turn up in the House for THAT vote!
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It's that time of year again! Welcome to St Kilda World Heritage Site advent calendar. We'll share an image of this amazing site every day until Christmas.
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's that time of year again! Welcome to St Kilda World Heritage Site advent calendar. We'll share an image of this amazing site every day until Christmas.
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What #EYABeauty lies on the inside of this unassuming folder? We're showing off Elsie Wakefield's fungi illustrations today 🍄 Wakefield became Head of Mycology at Kew Gardens in 1915 and our Archives hold her personal papers collection, which includes letters, illustrations and photographs. #KewLA
November 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
What #EYABeauty lies on the inside of this unassuming folder? We're showing off Elsie Wakefield's fungi illustrations today 🍄 Wakefield became Head of Mycology at Kew Gardens in 1915 and our Archives hold her personal papers collection, which includes letters, illustrations and photographs. #KewLA
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The Red Warning lights are on. Norfolk's iconic River #Wensum is in a sorry state & failing as a protected site. Local people & Anglers have watched the Wensum decline over decades & are ready to fight for the river they love. Hello Bluesky from #WensumRiverkin: See: share.google/9cx6ClJrMBIM...
December 1, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The Red Warning lights are on. Norfolk's iconic River #Wensum is in a sorry state & failing as a protected site. Local people & Anglers have watched the Wensum decline over decades & are ready to fight for the river they love. Hello Bluesky from #WensumRiverkin: See: share.google/9cx6ClJrMBIM...
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A collection of handsome tortoise beetles (Cassidinae) 🐢🪲
1 Ischnocodia annulus "Ringed Tortoise Beetle", Belize, 2015
2 Aspidimorpha sp golden tortoise beetle, Mozambique, 2018
3 unknown metallic green tortoise beetle, Colombia, 2023
4 Deloyala guttata "Mottled Tortoise Beetle", Oklahoma, 2020
1 Ischnocodia annulus "Ringed Tortoise Beetle", Belize, 2015
2 Aspidimorpha sp golden tortoise beetle, Mozambique, 2018
3 unknown metallic green tortoise beetle, Colombia, 2023
4 Deloyala guttata "Mottled Tortoise Beetle", Oklahoma, 2020
February 5, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A collection of handsome tortoise beetles (Cassidinae) 🐢🪲
1 Ischnocodia annulus "Ringed Tortoise Beetle", Belize, 2015
2 Aspidimorpha sp golden tortoise beetle, Mozambique, 2018
3 unknown metallic green tortoise beetle, Colombia, 2023
4 Deloyala guttata "Mottled Tortoise Beetle", Oklahoma, 2020
1 Ischnocodia annulus "Ringed Tortoise Beetle", Belize, 2015
2 Aspidimorpha sp golden tortoise beetle, Mozambique, 2018
3 unknown metallic green tortoise beetle, Colombia, 2023
4 Deloyala guttata "Mottled Tortoise Beetle", Oklahoma, 2020
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This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
November 29, 2025 at 3:15 PM
This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.
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“Autumn, with its heavy rains, has filled the pond to the brim, and has flooded the track to the farm.”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
November 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“Autumn, with its heavy rains, has filled the pond to the brim, and has flooded the track to the farm.”
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
Artist: CF Tunnicliffe
Writer: EL Grant Watson
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Santa Claus has been arrested under the Terrorism Act in Norwich after it turns out Santa oppo-ho-ho-ses genocide and supports Palestine Action.
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Santa Claus has been arrested under the Terrorism Act in Norwich after it turns out Santa oppo-ho-ho-ses genocide and supports Palestine Action.
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
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Ploughing at the gleaning - Rowland Hilder
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
November 29, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Ploughing at the gleaning - Rowland Hilder
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
Whilst American born, his parents were from Kent. His father decided to return to fight for King and Country in WW1, & Rowland became famous for his landscapes in the County & especially in the Darenth Valley & the Weald
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This is my favourite gravestone, in a quiet Norfolk churchyard.
"A poor illiterate peasant who set out to establish himself and his family in a foreign land and succeeded."
He would have had no chance under current immigration rules, let alone the even nastier ones proposed by Shabana Mahmood.
"A poor illiterate peasant who set out to establish himself and his family in a foreign land and succeeded."
He would have had no chance under current immigration rules, let alone the even nastier ones proposed by Shabana Mahmood.
November 28, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This is my favourite gravestone, in a quiet Norfolk churchyard.
"A poor illiterate peasant who set out to establish himself and his family in a foreign land and succeeded."
He would have had no chance under current immigration rules, let alone the even nastier ones proposed by Shabana Mahmood.
"A poor illiterate peasant who set out to establish himself and his family in a foreign land and succeeded."
He would have had no chance under current immigration rules, let alone the even nastier ones proposed by Shabana Mahmood.
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I'm heading off to my next adventure in Ecuador so I will be quiet here for a while. In the meantime, I'm going to leave you with this video of a fringe tree frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus) I found on my previous visit to Ecuador. I never get tired of seeing them, such an iconic species!
August 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I'm heading off to my next adventure in Ecuador so I will be quiet here for a while. In the meantime, I'm going to leave you with this video of a fringe tree frog (Cruziohyla craspedopus) I found on my previous visit to Ecuador. I never get tired of seeing them, such an iconic species!
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Slender Parasol, Macrolepiota mastoidea.
Woodland edge, East Carleton, Norfolk.
Seen on yesterday's bike ride.
"mastoidea" = breast-like, an appropriate description.
www.discoverthewild.co.uk/MushroomGuid...
#Fungi #FungiFriends
Woodland edge, East Carleton, Norfolk.
Seen on yesterday's bike ride.
"mastoidea" = breast-like, an appropriate description.
www.discoverthewild.co.uk/MushroomGuid...
#Fungi #FungiFriends
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Slender Parasol, Macrolepiota mastoidea.
Woodland edge, East Carleton, Norfolk.
Seen on yesterday's bike ride.
"mastoidea" = breast-like, an appropriate description.
www.discoverthewild.co.uk/MushroomGuid...
#Fungi #FungiFriends
Woodland edge, East Carleton, Norfolk.
Seen on yesterday's bike ride.
"mastoidea" = breast-like, an appropriate description.
www.discoverthewild.co.uk/MushroomGuid...
#Fungi #FungiFriends
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Another cool find at Emerald Arch in Ecuador was this membracid treehopper (Anchistrotus sp.) with its enormous helmet. While much more sluggish compared to other treehoppers, this species is quick to break off and drop its helmet when disturbed, allowing it to take off swiftly to escape danger.
November 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Another cool find at Emerald Arch in Ecuador was this membracid treehopper (Anchistrotus sp.) with its enormous helmet. While much more sluggish compared to other treehoppers, this species is quick to break off and drop its helmet when disturbed, allowing it to take off swiftly to escape danger.
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Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, infected with the parasitic fungus Hesperomyces harmoniae.
2nd Norfolk record, by @vannabartlett.bsky.social, 25 Nov.
(1st record was by @caspers-corpse.bsky.social, 19 Nov).
Both records from Earlham Cemetery, Norwich,
#Fungi #FungiFriends #Ladybirds
2nd Norfolk record, by @vannabartlett.bsky.social, 25 Nov.
(1st record was by @caspers-corpse.bsky.social, 19 Nov).
Both records from Earlham Cemetery, Norwich,
#Fungi #FungiFriends #Ladybirds
November 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Harlequin Ladybird, Harmonia axyridis, infected with the parasitic fungus Hesperomyces harmoniae.
2nd Norfolk record, by @vannabartlett.bsky.social, 25 Nov.
(1st record was by @caspers-corpse.bsky.social, 19 Nov).
Both records from Earlham Cemetery, Norwich,
#Fungi #FungiFriends #Ladybirds
2nd Norfolk record, by @vannabartlett.bsky.social, 25 Nov.
(1st record was by @caspers-corpse.bsky.social, 19 Nov).
Both records from Earlham Cemetery, Norwich,
#Fungi #FungiFriends #Ladybirds
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Its that time of year again: a male Snow Flea, one of 3 seen yesterday in woodland on the Shrops/Herefords border. These 4mm relatives of Scorpionflies live in moss (esp. Polytrichum & relatives) & are winter active as adults. Not fleas of course but they can jump a bit.
November 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Its that time of year again: a male Snow Flea, one of 3 seen yesterday in woodland on the Shrops/Herefords border. These 4mm relatives of Scorpionflies live in moss (esp. Polytrichum & relatives) & are winter active as adults. Not fleas of course but they can jump a bit.
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May 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM