Top End Biodiversity
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🌿 Rapid Creek already has 2,866 iNaturalist observations covering 755 species!
Common sightings include Chalky Perchers, Slender Skimmers and Rainbow Bee-eaters.
Explore the creek from 18–20 September and record what you find.
#HomeRiverBioBlitz #RapidCreek
Common sightings include Chalky Perchers, Slender Skimmers and Rainbow Bee-eaters.
Explore the creek from 18–20 September and record what you find.
#HomeRiverBioBlitz #RapidCreek
September 17, 2026 at 3:30 AM
🌿 Rapid Creek already has 2,866 iNaturalist observations covering 755 species!
Common sightings include Chalky Perchers, Slender Skimmers and Rainbow Bee-eaters.
Explore the creek from 18–20 September and record what you find.
#HomeRiverBioBlitz #RapidCreek
Common sightings include Chalky Perchers, Slender Skimmers and Rainbow Bee-eaters.
Explore the creek from 18–20 September and record what you find.
#HomeRiverBioBlitz #RapidCreek
🌊 The Home River BioBlitz starts tomorrow @ Rapid Creek!
From 18–20 September, people around the world will explore their local rivers and record biodiversity using iNaturalist.
Join the seventh #HomeRiverBioBlitz—organise an event or make observations along your local river! 🌿🐟
From 18–20 September, people around the world will explore their local rivers and record biodiversity using iNaturalist.
Join the seventh #HomeRiverBioBlitz—organise an event or make observations along your local river! 🌿🐟
September 17, 2026 at 12:30 AM
🌊 The Home River BioBlitz starts tomorrow @ Rapid Creek!
From 18–20 September, people around the world will explore their local rivers and record biodiversity using iNaturalist.
Join the seventh #HomeRiverBioBlitz—organise an event or make observations along your local river! 🌿🐟
From 18–20 September, people around the world will explore their local rivers and record biodiversity using iNaturalist.
Join the seventh #HomeRiverBioBlitz—organise an event or make observations along your local river! 🌿🐟
🌊 The Home River BioBlitz begins in two days!
From 18–20 September, explore Rapid Creek and record its plants, animals, fungi and other wildlife on iNaturalist.
Every observation helps document the biodiversity of this important urban waterway.
#HomeRiverBioBlitz #RapidCreek
From 18–20 September, explore Rapid Creek and record its plants, animals, fungi and other wildlife on iNaturalist.
Every observation helps document the biodiversity of this important urban waterway.
#HomeRiverBioBlitz #RapidCreek
September 16, 2026 at 12:30 AM
🌊 The Home River BioBlitz begins in two days!
From 18–20 September, explore Rapid Creek and record its plants, animals, fungi and other wildlife on iNaturalist.
Every observation helps document the biodiversity of this important urban waterway.
#HomeRiverBioBlitz #RapidCreek
From 18–20 September, explore Rapid Creek and record its plants, animals, fungi and other wildlife on iNaturalist.
Every observation helps document the biodiversity of this important urban waterway.
#HomeRiverBioBlitz #RapidCreek
🌿 Home River BioBlitz 2026 – Rapid Creek
Join Stephen Fricker to explore and record Rapid Creek’s wildlife using iNaturalist.
📅 Saturday 19 September, 8.00 am
📍 Charles Eaton Drive car park, 150 m from McMillans Road
Club members’ field trip. Bring insect protection!
Join Stephen Fricker to explore and record Rapid Creek’s wildlife using iNaturalist.
📅 Saturday 19 September, 8.00 am
📍 Charles Eaton Drive car park, 150 m from McMillans Road
Club members’ field trip. Bring insect protection!
September 15, 2026 at 10:37 AM
🌿 Home River BioBlitz 2026 – Rapid Creek
Join Stephen Fricker to explore and record Rapid Creek’s wildlife using iNaturalist.
📅 Saturday 19 September, 8.00 am
📍 Charles Eaton Drive car park, 150 m from McMillans Road
Club members’ field trip. Bring insect protection!
Join Stephen Fricker to explore and record Rapid Creek’s wildlife using iNaturalist.
📅 Saturday 19 September, 8.00 am
📍 Charles Eaton Drive car park, 150 m from McMillans Road
Club members’ field trip. Bring insect protection!
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🌏 Only 75 days until #GSB2026!
From 27–30 November, help document the incredible biodiversity of the Southern Hemisphere using iNaturalist. 🌿🦋🐦🍄
Find your local project:
buff.ly/7Y5pPUQ
📲 Upload and identify observations by 14 December 2026.
Where will you explore during #GSB2026?
From 27–30 November, help document the incredible biodiversity of the Southern Hemisphere using iNaturalist. 🌿🦋🐦🍄
Find your local project:
buff.ly/7Y5pPUQ
📲 Upload and identify observations by 14 December 2026.
Where will you explore during #GSB2026?
September 12, 2026 at 5:30 AM
🌏 Only 75 days until #GSB2026!
From 27–30 November, help document the incredible biodiversity of the Southern Hemisphere using iNaturalist. 🌿🦋🐦🍄
Find your local project:
buff.ly/7Y5pPUQ
📲 Upload and identify observations by 14 December 2026.
Where will you explore during #GSB2026?
From 27–30 November, help document the incredible biodiversity of the Southern Hemisphere using iNaturalist. 🌿🦋🐦🍄
Find your local project:
buff.ly/7Y5pPUQ
📲 Upload and identify observations by 14 December 2026.
Where will you explore during #GSB2026?
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Este año, la Gran Biobúsqueda del Sur será del 27 al 30 de noviembre y por sexto año consecutivo, ¡nos sumamos desde Uruguay!
Guardate la fecha 🌎💚
@gsbioblitz.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social @biodiversidata.bsky.social
Guardate la fecha 🌎💚
@gsbioblitz.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social @biodiversidata.bsky.social
August 27, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Este año, la Gran Biobúsqueda del Sur será del 27 al 30 de noviembre y por sexto año consecutivo, ¡nos sumamos desde Uruguay!
Guardate la fecha 🌎💚
@gsbioblitz.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social @biodiversidata.bsky.social
Guardate la fecha 🌎💚
@gsbioblitz.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social @biodiversidata.bsky.social
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The impressive 'Poecilobdallus formosus' from Katherine recently.
A massive and quite handsome bug
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
A massive and quite handsome bug
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
September 4, 2026 at 6:14 AM
The impressive 'Poecilobdallus formosus' from Katherine recently.
A massive and quite handsome bug
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
A massive and quite handsome bug
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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Check out this Green Lynx Spider 'Peucetia albescens'? I found just north of Katherine NT this week
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
August 29, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Check out this Green Lynx Spider 'Peucetia albescens'? I found just north of Katherine NT this week
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
This weekend is threatened species week so come and meet the Territory Wildlife Park's newest resident this Saturday.
August 31, 2026 at 9:06 PM
This weekend is threatened species week so come and meet the Territory Wildlife Park's newest resident this Saturday.
🌿 NT Field Naturalists explored Berry Springs Nature Park on 16 August, recording:
📸 100 observations
🌱 44 species
👥 5 observers
🔎 28 identifiers
Explore the records or contribute your own:
www.inaturalist.org/projects/ter...
#iNaturalist #CitizenScience
📸 100 observations
🌱 44 species
👥 5 observers
🔎 28 identifiers
Explore the records or contribute your own:
www.inaturalist.org/projects/ter...
#iNaturalist #CitizenScience
NT Field Naturalists explore Berry Springs Nature Park
On 16 August 2026, members of the NT Field Naturalists visited Berry Springs Nature Park to explore and document the area’s biodiversity. Together, five observers contributed: 100 observations 44 spec...
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August 30, 2026 at 5:20 AM
🌿 NT Field Naturalists explored Berry Springs Nature Park on 16 August, recording:
📸 100 observations
🌱 44 species
👥 5 observers
🔎 28 identifiers
Explore the records or contribute your own:
www.inaturalist.org/projects/ter...
#iNaturalist #CitizenScience
📸 100 observations
🌱 44 species
👥 5 observers
🔎 28 identifiers
Explore the records or contribute your own:
www.inaturalist.org/projects/ter...
#iNaturalist #CitizenScience
🌿🎯 June iNaturalist Bingo is here!
How many of these species can you find this month? 📸🐦🕷️🐊
Upload your observations to iNaturalist, tick them off your card, and see if you can complete a row, or the whole card!
Every observation helps document local biodiversity and supports citizen science.
How many of these species can you find this month? 📸🐦🕷️🐊
Upload your observations to iNaturalist, tick them off your card, and see if you can complete a row, or the whole card!
Every observation helps document local biodiversity and supports citizen science.
June 7, 2026 at 3:58 AM
🌿🎯 June iNaturalist Bingo is here!
How many of these species can you find this month? 📸🐦🕷️🐊
Upload your observations to iNaturalist, tick them off your card, and see if you can complete a row, or the whole card!
Every observation helps document local biodiversity and supports citizen science.
How many of these species can you find this month? 📸🐦🕷️🐊
Upload your observations to iNaturalist, tick them off your card, and see if you can complete a row, or the whole card!
Every observation helps document local biodiversity and supports citizen science.
Looking forward to seeing the entries for this!
🎨 Artists, photographers, designers & nature lovers — we need your help!
Create the official artwork for the #GreatSouthernBioblitz 2026 🌏🌿
Showcase Southern Hemisphere biodiversity:
🌿 Flora
🦅 Fauna
🍄 Fungi
🏔️ Landscapes
🗳️ Selected by public vote
🔗 Details & submissions via our Linktree
Create the official artwork for the #GreatSouthernBioblitz 2026 🌏🌿
Showcase Southern Hemisphere biodiversity:
🌿 Flora
🦅 Fauna
🍄 Fungi
🏔️ Landscapes
🗳️ Selected by public vote
🔗 Details & submissions via our Linktree
June 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Looking forward to seeing the entries for this!
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El Niño is one of the most important climate patterns affecting weather across the globe. It shapes temperatures, rainfall and extreme events - with impacts that extend to economies, infrastructure and human health.
ncas.ac.uk/el-nino-expl...
#earth-science #SciComm 🧪
ncas.ac.uk/el-nino-expl...
#earth-science #SciComm 🧪
El Niño explained: Global weather, UK impacts, and climate change - NCAS
El Niño shapes temperatures, rainfall and extreme events - with impacts that extend to economies, infrastructure and human health.
ncas.ac.uk
June 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
El Niño is one of the most important climate patterns affecting weather across the globe. It shapes temperatures, rainfall and extreme events - with impacts that extend to economies, infrastructure and human health.
ncas.ac.uk/el-nino-expl...
#earth-science #SciComm 🧪
ncas.ac.uk/el-nino-expl...
#earth-science #SciComm 🧪
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June 4, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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She wasn't looking for anything special … but found a scientific first.
Read the full story via our newsletter, The Nature Notice: www.inaturalist.org/pages/newsle...
Read the full story via our newsletter, The Nature Notice: www.inaturalist.org/pages/newsle...
June 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
She wasn't looking for anything special … but found a scientific first.
Read the full story via our newsletter, The Nature Notice: www.inaturalist.org/pages/newsle...
Read the full story via our newsletter, The Nature Notice: www.inaturalist.org/pages/newsle...
Have you seen these guys around #Darwin?
'Aspidomorpha deusta' a leaf beetle that I am seeing all over Darwin
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
June 2, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Have you seen these guys around #Darwin?
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May 30, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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No not Aedes vigilax, this is 'Aedes phaecasiatus' from Nhulunbuy, NT species 120 on the #MozzieMonitors project on @inaturalist, and the only record of the species on the platform. While the two look similar to the trained eye they are quite distinct.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
May 25, 2026 at 12:21 AM
No not Aedes vigilax, this is 'Aedes phaecasiatus' from Nhulunbuy, NT species 120 on the #MozzieMonitors project on @inaturalist, and the only record of the species on the platform. While the two look similar to the trained eye they are quite distinct.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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Green Oriole 'Oriolus flavocinctus' snacking on some figs in Jabiru, #Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofoz
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofoz
May 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Green Oriole 'Oriolus flavocinctus' snacking on some figs in Jabiru, #Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofoz
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #birdsofoz
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Monopis argillacea (I think)
A moth we've seen only a handful of times in our Perth Hills garden.
If my ID is correct, the caterpillars of this moth feed on feathers lining birds' nests and hair on dead animals... not the nicest of diets!
#teammoth #ausinverst #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
A moth we've seen only a handful of times in our Perth Hills garden.
If my ID is correct, the caterpillars of this moth feed on feathers lining birds' nests and hair on dead animals... not the nicest of diets!
#teammoth #ausinverst #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
May 27, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Monopis argillacea (I think)
A moth we've seen only a handful of times in our Perth Hills garden.
If my ID is correct, the caterpillars of this moth feed on feathers lining birds' nests and hair on dead animals... not the nicest of diets!
#teammoth #ausinverst #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
A moth we've seen only a handful of times in our Perth Hills garden.
If my ID is correct, the caterpillars of this moth feed on feathers lining birds' nests and hair on dead animals... not the nicest of diets!
#teammoth #ausinverst #wildoz #Lepidoptera #inaturalist
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Starting to see a few more of our native flowers making their appearance in the Perth Hills now… which means the bush is starting to look more colourful 🌿
Andersonia lehmanniana
Drosera collina
Styphelia nitens
Hibbertia hypericoides
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #inaturalist
Andersonia lehmanniana
Drosera collina
Styphelia nitens
Hibbertia hypericoides
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #inaturalist
May 27, 2026 at 6:08 AM
Starting to see a few more of our native flowers making their appearance in the Perth Hills now… which means the bush is starting to look more colourful 🌿
Andersonia lehmanniana
Drosera collina
Styphelia nitens
Hibbertia hypericoides
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #inaturalist
Andersonia lehmanniana
Drosera collina
Styphelia nitens
Hibbertia hypericoides
#ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #inaturalist
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I was in Pine Creek, #Australia last week and saw so many Hooded Parrots 'Psephotellus dissimilis' they really are splendid birds.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdsSeenIn2026
May 20, 2026 at 10:17 AM
I was in Pine Creek, #Australia last week and saw so many Hooded Parrots 'Psephotellus dissimilis' they really are splendid birds.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdsSeenIn2026
🐝 #WorldBeeDay - Northern Territory
1,022 bee observations across 76 species on iNaturalist!
Top sightings include European Honey #Bee, Amegilla walkeri & Orange-footed Stingless Bee
📢 to 264 observers & 132 identifiers on iNaturalist helping document NT’s pollinators
#CitizenScience
1,022 bee observations across 76 species on iNaturalist!
Top sightings include European Honey #Bee, Amegilla walkeri & Orange-footed Stingless Bee
📢 to 264 observers & 132 identifiers on iNaturalist helping document NT’s pollinators
#CitizenScience
May 20, 2026 at 12:01 AM
🐝 #WorldBeeDay - Northern Territory
1,022 bee observations across 76 species on iNaturalist!
Top sightings include European Honey #Bee, Amegilla walkeri & Orange-footed Stingless Bee
📢 to 264 observers & 132 identifiers on iNaturalist helping document NT’s pollinators
#CitizenScience
1,022 bee observations across 76 species on iNaturalist!
Top sightings include European Honey #Bee, Amegilla walkeri & Orange-footed Stingless Bee
📢 to 264 observers & 132 identifiers on iNaturalist helping document NT’s pollinators
#CitizenScience
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Caladenia drummondii - the Winter Spider Orchid
One of the first spider orchids of the season to flower in Western Australia. These orchids can be hard to spot, not only are they really small but they blend in against the forest leaf litter.
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿
One of the first spider orchids of the season to flower in Western Australia. These orchids can be hard to spot, not only are they really small but they blend in against the forest leaf litter.
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿
May 9, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Caladenia drummondii - the Winter Spider Orchid
One of the first spider orchids of the season to flower in Western Australia. These orchids can be hard to spot, not only are they really small but they blend in against the forest leaf litter.
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿
One of the first spider orchids of the season to flower in Western Australia. These orchids can be hard to spot, not only are they really small but they blend in against the forest leaf litter.
#orchids #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist 🌿
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Nature is everywhere, even in the busiest cities. From April 24–27, over 100k people around the world will step outside & photograph the wild nature around them for the #CityNatureChallenge — the largest annual community science event. 🧵⤵️
April 16, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Nature is everywhere, even in the busiest cities. From April 24–27, over 100k people around the world will step outside & photograph the wild nature around them for the #CityNatureChallenge — the largest annual community science event. 🧵⤵️