The fossil record preserves bones, not biodiversity.
But extinction happens at the scale of bacteria, fungi, mosses, microfauna, parasites, soil invertebrates.
Entire kingdoms of life disappear without leaving a mark.
But extinction happens at the scale of bacteria, fungi, mosses, microfauna, parasites, soil invertebrates.
Entire kingdoms of life disappear without leaving a mark.
December 20, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The fossil record preserves bones, not biodiversity.
But extinction happens at the scale of bacteria, fungi, mosses, microfauna, parasites, soil invertebrates.
Entire kingdoms of life disappear without leaving a mark.
But extinction happens at the scale of bacteria, fungi, mosses, microfauna, parasites, soil invertebrates.
Entire kingdoms of life disappear without leaving a mark.
new unidentified microfauna..
February 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
new unidentified microfauna..
Prehistoric Nugget Microfauna
The evopsych reason why toddlers like dino nuggies is that in the ancestral environment only those children who could hunt chicken nuggets, survived.
Evolutionary psychologists theorize that this prehistoric nugget microfauna was hunted to extinction.
Evolutionary psychologists theorize that this prehistoric nugget microfauna was hunted to extinction.
December 28, 2024 at 1:40 PM
Prehistoric Nugget Microfauna
Andy is a great follow if you like microfauna!
So, @frankashwood.bsky.social persuaded/reminded me that I should come back to Bluesky, especially after the exodus from Musk’s odious platform, as many people seem to have come here. So here’s a baby Holacanthella laterospinosa, which be of the amazing giant springtails from New Zealand…!
November 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Andy is a great follow if you like microfauna!
Esta hormiga Camponotus? recorriendo flores de encina me recordó que tengo que hacer más caso a los detalles y a la microfauna de los Quercus.
April 22, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Esta hormiga Camponotus? recorriendo flores de encina me recordó que tengo que hacer más caso a los detalles y a la microfauna de los Quercus.
The evopsych reason why toddlers like dino nuggies is that in the ancestral environment only those children who could hunt chicken nuggets, survived.
Evolutionary psychologists theorize that this prehistoric nugget microfauna was hunted to extinction.
Evolutionary psychologists theorize that this prehistoric nugget microfauna was hunted to extinction.
December 28, 2024 at 3:00 AM
The evopsych reason why toddlers like dino nuggies is that in the ancestral environment only those children who could hunt chicken nuggets, survived.
Evolutionary psychologists theorize that this prehistoric nugget microfauna was hunted to extinction.
Evolutionary psychologists theorize that this prehistoric nugget microfauna was hunted to extinction.
my body is a zoo and I am torturing the microfauna with cheese
July 29, 2025 at 5:52 PM
my body is a zoo and I am torturing the microfauna with cheese
Charismatic microfauna!
July 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Charismatic microfauna!
1/ Meet Kikiki huna — the world’s smallest flying insect.
This fairy wasp is so tiny, it makes ants look like giants.
#Microfauna #InsectFacts #Entomology
This fairy wasp is so tiny, it makes ants look like giants.
#Microfauna #InsectFacts #Entomology
April 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
1/ Meet Kikiki huna — the world’s smallest flying insect.
This fairy wasp is so tiny, it makes ants look like giants.
#Microfauna #InsectFacts #Entomology
This fairy wasp is so tiny, it makes ants look like giants.
#Microfauna #InsectFacts #Entomology
Being that big of a macro that you have your own microfauna~
November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Being that big of a macro that you have your own microfauna~
long eared jerboas are some charismatic microfauna. Look at this lil freak. He's deadly if you are a moth.
September 23, 2026 at 1:20 AM
long eared jerboas are some charismatic microfauna. Look at this lil freak. He's deadly if you are a moth.
Charismatic microfauna delayed report from a deliciously cool morning includes chirpy but unseen songbirds in the trees, copious squirrels, a shuffling groundhog, and an actual murder of crowd flying ahead of me. 🪶
September 22, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Charismatic microfauna delayed report from a deliciously cool morning includes chirpy but unseen songbirds in the trees, copious squirrels, a shuffling groundhog, and an actual murder of crowd flying ahead of me. 🪶
Lovely and fascinating story about some "charismatic microfauna"
Hey, it's my print debut for National Geographic! This fall, I got to accompany folks from the Fort Worth Zoo on an incredible adorable mission: releasing tiny Texas horned lizards to new lives in the Hill Country.
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
(You will want to click on this one, trust me. The photos are adorable.)
Is the grumpy-faced Texas horned lizard adorable enough to survive?
As habitat loss and invasive predators decimate the Texas horned lizard population, researchers are banking on statewide fervor to bring them back.
www.nationalgeographic.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Lovely and fascinating story about some "charismatic microfauna"
Hope all my microfauna are satisfied by the pizza we all just had.
January 18, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Hope all my microfauna are satisfied by the pizza we all just had.
im classed as a microfauna
February 27, 2026 at 4:20 PM
im classed as a microfauna
@tetzoo.bsky.social Attempting to watch last episode of Prehistoric Planet, hindered by charismatic microfauna
January 14, 2026 at 5:06 AM
@tetzoo.bsky.social Attempting to watch last episode of Prehistoric Planet, hindered by charismatic microfauna
Wood mice remains …. So small!
Microfauna aptly named…. Thankfully getting my new glasses and computer glasses tomorrow!
#zooarchaeology #mice #bones 🏺
Microfauna aptly named…. Thankfully getting my new glasses and computer glasses tomorrow!
#zooarchaeology #mice #bones 🏺
April 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Wood mice remains …. So small!
Microfauna aptly named…. Thankfully getting my new glasses and computer glasses tomorrow!
#zooarchaeology #mice #bones 🏺
Microfauna aptly named…. Thankfully getting my new glasses and computer glasses tomorrow!
#zooarchaeology #mice #bones 🏺
Lo mejor del RJB-CSIC está en minidosis. Una planta aquí, otra allá, un arbolito único... Hay tantas que cada año descubro nuevas. Unido a la microfauna nunca te aburres, aunque hay estaciones más llamativas que otras.
Vengo del Botánico; fui perdido de FOMO tras ver las fotos de Javier, pensando en que la colección de geófitos otoñales estaría en su mejor momento, ya que quería ver alguno de los narcisos otoñales, pero... me encontré con que todas las macetas estaban desiertas 🥲🥲
September 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Lo mejor del RJB-CSIC está en minidosis. Una planta aquí, otra allá, un arbolito único... Hay tantas que cada año descubro nuevas. Unido a la microfauna nunca te aburres, aunque hay estaciones más llamativas que otras.
Hey, we all like fireflies, right? Of course we do! So please: LEAVE YOUR LEAVES! Firefly larvae need the protection that fallen leaves provide to complete their life cycle. Even just allowing part of your yard to be covered with leaves can help the arthropods/invertebrates/microfauna living there.
a firefly is glowing brightly in the dark
ALT: a firefly is glowing brightly in the dark
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October 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Hey, we all like fireflies, right? Of course we do! So please: LEAVE YOUR LEAVES! Firefly larvae need the protection that fallen leaves provide to complete their life cycle. Even just allowing part of your yard to be covered with leaves can help the arthropods/invertebrates/microfauna living there.
Dangerous nerding: Reintroducing extinct microfauna.
September 10, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Dangerous nerding: Reintroducing extinct microfauna.
I'm currently writing a book chapter about deep soil life, and I'm fully entranced by the diversity and adaptability of soil microfauna.
If you've got any amazing facts, which you think MUST be included - about things like bdelloids, nematodes, tardigrades etc., drop them in the comments below! 🧪
If you've got any amazing facts, which you think MUST be included - about things like bdelloids, nematodes, tardigrades etc., drop them in the comments below! 🧪
June 27, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I'm currently writing a book chapter about deep soil life, and I'm fully entranced by the diversity and adaptability of soil microfauna.
If you've got any amazing facts, which you think MUST be included - about things like bdelloids, nematodes, tardigrades etc., drop them in the comments below! 🧪
If you've got any amazing facts, which you think MUST be included - about things like bdelloids, nematodes, tardigrades etc., drop them in the comments below! 🧪
Parte da microfauna carismática, junto com as borboletas, grilhos, joaninhas e aqueles besouros grandes com chifre.
November 7, 2024 at 4:44 PM
Parte da microfauna carismática, junto com as borboletas, grilhos, joaninhas e aqueles besouros grandes com chifre.