Lots of bees gathering water after the rain, I guess this leaf provided something tasty.
Lots of bees gathering water after the rain, I guess this leaf provided something tasty.
I would note that native habitat does support honeybees as well, but most of them are not as partial to natives. And mason bees are better pollinators than honeybees, but can't be carted around in trucks...
#Resilience #Sustainability #Insects #NativeEcosystem
https://xerces.org/blog/want-to-save-bees-focus-on-habitat-not-honey-bees
Saving the world one ladybug at a time.
A ladybug hitched a ride into the house on miner's lettuce. It is now safely outside again, .
Do insects feel pain? Bugs are everywhere in farming and research — but insect welfare is just catching up.
An ethics professor explores the issue in an essay for @ConversationUS: https://flip.it/_1Ow1u
Thanks for the kind words!
★★★★★ "Beautifully drawn and deeply appreciated!" AR
https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheWeeOwlArt
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#Butterflies #flowers #insect #insects #InsectArt #InsectDrawing #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #ColourPencil #MixedMedia #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ArtShop
Imo the only relevant #species definition for #deextintion is the ecological one. In other contexts this definition is absolutely silly, because it can't distinguish between a #bat and a #bird if they hunt #insects - it defines a species by their ecological #niche.
Under that definition, an elephant with hair is in fact a #mammoth because it's can live in tundra and serve as an umbrella species capable of shaping an entire #ecosystem, serving a unique role in it.
A #dire #wolf is not actually deextinct if it's not serving the ecosystem the way the OG dire wolf used to.
#biology #climate
New on Entomology Today: When an invasive insect arrives in a new region, genetic analysis for identification is a crucial step, especially as nuanced variations in populations often contribute to a species' invasive potential. #entomology #insects https://entomologytoday.org/2025/04/08/invasion-puzzle-contrasting-success-failure-global-whitefly-thrips/
A bumblebee on lavender flowers. This little drawing is now available to buy...
https://theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1899962273
#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#Bee #Lavender #insect #insects #InsectArt #InsectDrawing #Flowers #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #ColourPencil #MixedMedia #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #GiftIdeas #ArtShop #Easter #EasterGift
jetzt seht euch diese schönheit an, die da auf dem weg krabbelte
eine Haus-Feldwespe Polistes dominula, eine sehr verträgliche wespenart, ein nützling, auch wenn ich diese so menschenzentristische einteilung eigentlich ablehne. die tut einem jedenfalls für gewöhnlich nichts, das ist auch nicht diese hartnäckig-aufdringliche sorte die unbedingt was von deinem kuchen haben will
I got this zine because @futurebird talked about it, and it's wonderful. It's a double zine: the main text on one side, and quotes and more information on the other. I was reading out the quote about paying attention and got all choked up with emotion.
There's also this beautiful quote:
"the world is full of persons
only some of them human
and life is always lived in
relationship with others"
--Graham Harvey, Animism: Respecting the Living World.
¡ Hola ! Je suis complètement à la ramasse pour mon "vide atelier"
Écoutez, le printemps est là, les oiseaux chantent, les hirondelles sont enfin arrivées à la maison et il m'en faut pas plus pour m'occuper Breffff ! Voici la deuxième planche disponible à la vente ! Un beau Sympetrum du Piémont, réalisé à l'aquarelle avec des détails à l'encre.. au format 26x36cm
Je le vends 45€ + frais de port. Écrivez moi si ça vous intéresse !
#libellule #odonate #entomology #entomologie #insects #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #macro #macrophotography #macrophoto #insectedefrance #entomologyart #naturepics #birds #MastoArt
Aus dem Archiv:
Die Wanze Enoplops scapha kann auf den ersten Blick mit der Lederwanze (Coreus marginatus) verwechselt werden. Sie lebt an trockenen, sonnigen Stellen an Raublattgewächsen (Boraginaceae).
Nocheztlicalli - Museo Ecológico de Grana Cochinilla in Oaxaca, Mexico
Here you can learn about an insect that was called "cactus blood," which trade turned immensely valuable as "red gold".#artmuseum #insects #museums #section-Atlas
Nocheztlicalli - Museo Ecológico de Grana Cochinilla
Xylocopa violacea (Violet Carpenter Bee)
Observed on 2024-04-06
By: claudekolwelter
Location: 56154 Boppard, Deutschland
iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/258590836
Photo credits: (c) Claude Kolwelter, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylocopa_violacea
Silver-washed Fritillary (Argynnis paphia) on a marigold plant. Silver-washed are found throughout much of Europe, extending eastward through Asia Minor, Russia, and into Japan. #insects #butterfly #photo #nature #biology
This is a tiny creature. Only about 6mm so sharp eyes are needed to spot it at all. It is a Pied Shieldbug (Tritomegas bicolor).
A rather beautiful shining gold hoverfly. Epistrophe eligans.
The season for insects is now well under way and dramatically different than last year.
Levitating Bugs With Sound Could Transform Scientific Photography
https://petapixel.com/2025/03/25/levitating-bugs-with-sound-could-transform-scientific-photography/