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#NewSpecies!
New isopod from the #paracelislands just came in:

Bathynomus paracelensis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8CC82366-3695-508D-B3A1-9A6F9996DAA8
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e144238
#BiodiversityDataJournal #BathynomusParacelensis

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #isopods

Nice update of the @moultdb database, with iNaturalist observations integrated with genomic data and scientific observations from extant and fossil species!
https://moultdb.org/species/ncbi/7130 #Arthropods #Moulting #Molting #EvoDevo #CitizenScience

https://inaturalist.org Observation of the Day: Vagalume-Genji, by user: obsnat
[via @inatrepostbot]
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287674787
Kushihashi, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1136, Japão
2025-06-07T22:30:00+09:00
Credit: (c) Observações Naturalistas | Bruno Uehara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
See more: https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/inat-observation-of-the-day
#inaturalist #inaturalistorg #citizenscience #vagalumegenji #nipponoluciolacruciata #kushihashi #isehara #kanagawa2591136 #japo #animals #arthropods #hexapods #insects #wingedandoncewingedinsects #beetles #waterrovescarablonghornedleafandsnoutbeetles #elateriformbeetles #clickfireflyandsoldierbeetles #fireflies #flashingfireflies

Paper Wasp With Water Drop.
I am not completely sure what she is doing here. It was a really hot day, and apparently sometimes they spit out a water ball and hold it in their mandibles to cool down through its evaporative effects. Or maybe it is getting ready to take water to the nest, to make pulp or hydrate the larvae!
#nature #naturephotography #wasp #paperwasp #insects #arthropods #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifeconservation #pollinators #insectsofthefediverse #savethebugs #macro #macrophotography #macronature

#fotovorschlag 'Insekten':

Eine Senf-Blauschillersandbiene auf... Senf.

A mining bee (Andrena agilissima) on a white mustard flower. Unfortunately, there is no good English expression for the German name. Maybe iridescent blue mustard sand bee

#nature #insects #insect #macro #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #bees #beesofthefediverse #naturephotography #natur #naturfotografie #arthropods #wildlife #pollinators

An almost black bee with dark translucent wings and white hair is sitting on a bright yellow flower, the photo is shot from the side from above, light is reflecting on the body and wing, showing the blue iridescent color on the wings the German name hints to. Another, much smaller orange insect is sitting on the back.

Paper Wasp With A Meal
This little ball of food (caterpillar head?) is likely on its way to the nest to feed the larvae. It must have been heavy- he chose to hide from me rather than fly off instantly. #wasps #canon #canonphotography #biodiversity #bug #closeup #paperwasp #pollinator #arthropods #insect #insectsofthefediverse #macro #macrophotography #macrophotographie #insectphotography #pollinator #nature #naturephotography #outdoors

#NewSpecies!
New deep sea isopod from northwest #pacific just came in:

Haploniscus erebus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/13D95A2E-8536-59AC-950D-7E6D636BAF09
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.137663
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #HaploniscusErebus

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Most of the winged ants I see are tiny black ones, but today I spotted this big red one on a wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) leaf.
#ants #arthropods #hymenoptera

#NewSpecies!
New pseudoscorpion from #china just pinched us:

Stenohya biverticis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/ED4EC161-FF88-FFBE-FE31-F90DBA6DD6F9
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.993.2909
#ejtaxonomy #StenohyaBiverticis

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #arachnology #arachnids #pseudoscorpions

#NewSpecies!
New mantis shrimp from #vanuatu just hit us:

Pullosquilla decocki

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/035D1B37-0C6D-FFCE-FF69-6F97FD68FD31
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.5.6
#Zootaxa #PullosquillaDecocki

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #shrimp #mantis #mantisshrimp #reef

#FotoVorschlag 'Komplementärfarben'

Thyreus orbatus on lavender. Random fact: the German term for the Thyreus genus / cuckoo bees / cloak-and-dagger bees is "fleckenbienen" which means 'spotted bees'.

Schwarzgesichtige Fleckenbiene auf Lavendel, Thüringen im Juli 2024

#nature #insects #insect #macro #macrophotography #bloomscrolling #bees #beesofthefediverse #naturephotography #natur #naturfotografie #arthropods #lavender #lavendel #wildlife #pollinators

A Thyreus orbatus bee on a lavender twig, facing the camera and having the proboscis in a flower, the wings spread out to the sides. The background is blurry green.

Daily old piece 50!

From when I was going through an HDM phase and researched what my daemon would be :3

From 2020.

#eli's-art #art #digital-art #medibang #medibang-paint #illustration #original-art #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #arachnids #spiders #tarantula #daemon #daemonism #old-iece

Set of five digital flat color illustrations, four of a goliath bird eating tarantula called Reg and one of Reg and a person with olive skin and black hair who is wearing black framed glasses, a headscarf and a black muscle t-shirt. The one on the top left corner is of Reg waving at the viewer with their left pedipalp and saying "Howdy!". The one on the top right corner is a closeup of one of their legs, along with some text in blue font that says "Floofy spooder paws!". The one below it is one of Reg shuddering, squeezing their eyes shut and saying "Ewwwww socialising!". The one on the bottom left corner is one of Reg looking terrified, with their hair standing on end, saying "S-stay back!". The one on the bottom right corner is one of Reg sleeping on the person's head, with the person sitting on a chair with their arms crossed and also sleeping. On the top right corner there is some text in blue font that says "Daemon: Regulus (Reg). Goliath bird eating tarantula (theraphosa blondi). Gender: What." The background is very light yellow.

#NewSpecies!
New crab from #pacific just pinched us:

Austinograea chubacarc

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B9555B-FFFA-685C-3DCF-FCDCFB551A9F
Publication: https://doi.org/10.5252/zoosystema2025v47a12
#Zoosystema #AustinograeaChubacarc

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#NewSpecies!
New squat lobster from #japan just surfaced:

Munidopsis juxtapallida

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C98939-873C-FFCB-15C6-7E60B00888EB
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5633.3.4
#Zootaxa #MunidopsisJuxtapallida

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#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #lobster #squatlobster #squat

All hail Karner Blue! The gem of the Capital Region of New York. This tiny endangered butterfly was discovered right in the Albany Pine Bush. As of yesterday, they were out in force among the lupine flowers. Absolutely incredible! Albany County, New York, May 2025
#insects #butterflies #AlbanyPineBush #AlbanyNY #KarnerBlue #arthropods #EndangeredSpecies #PlebejusSamuelis

“Wet bee after the rain”

This bee is covered by water after the rain, waiting to get dry on a flower.

🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/wet-bee-after-the-rain/

📅 7 August 2013

📸 Canon 5D II + 100mm macro
🎛️ ISO 800, ƒ/4.5, 1/160 s

#Animals #Arthropods #Insects #Bees #Photography #Canon #5DMarkII

A bee on a purple flower with dew drops on its wings.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004225008119

(if I were a farmer reliant on pollination, I'd get the wax out of my ears on this massive effect)

"Aerial #electroreception…in #arthropods, including #bees, which can use #floralEfields as foraging cues…
…we demonstrate that weak #anthropogenicEfields…significantly alter #honeybee floral landing behaviors. AC and positive DC fields reduced landings by 71% and 53%, respectively, whereas negative DC fields had no statistically significant impact."

Figure 5. Laboratory setup and electric field strength measurements
(A) A schematic of the laboratory set-up used to measure experimental electric field strengths.

The veil of night in the forest makes plants more likely to become animals and walk around until sunlight comes. With a flashlight and a bit of luck we are able to catch them in the act. 🍃

#photography #nature #katydid #invertebrates #insect #arthropods #orthoptera #tettigoniidae #amazon #rainforest #brazil #tropical #flash #night

Nature photograph taken at night showing a katydid hiding behind a partially bitten green leaf. The insect's body is almost completely covered by the leaf, except for its "face" and two legs: the front and middle legs on the right, which rest on the aforementioned leaf and another piece further down, respectively. The katydids's face emerges from a slightly more bitten piece of the leaf, like a "hole" that leaves it especially exposed, probably made by the insect itself before being photographed.

#NewSpecies!
New rock crab from #southchinasea just pinched us:

Gaillardiellus magiruber

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/578CCEE8-4572-5897-B4A4-2FE8550FC5F9
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1234.144026
#ZooKeys #GaillardiellusMagiruber

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#Arthropods

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