July 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Detail of a Roman floor mosaic depicting a border of an inhabited acanthus spiral (rinceau) including two birds and an insect. Originally part of a bath from the Via S. Lorenzo in Panisperna (1888). Dated second to early first century BC. Now in the Capitoline Museums.
April 6, 2026 at 3:08 AM
Detail of a Roman floor mosaic depicting a border of an inhabited acanthus spiral (rinceau) including two birds and an insect. Originally part of a bath from the Via S. Lorenzo in Panisperna (1888). Dated second to early first century BC. Now in the Capitoline Museums.
The Red-legged Honeycreeper 13 cm
S Mexico through South America
Females are mostly matte green
Diet flower nectar, soft fruits, occasional tiny insect
Female builds nest, incubate for 14 days male feeds her,
parents feed chicks 14 days, and feed and protect the chicks
3 weeks after they fledge
S Mexico through South America
Females are mostly matte green
Diet flower nectar, soft fruits, occasional tiny insect
Female builds nest, incubate for 14 days male feeds her,
parents feed chicks 14 days, and feed and protect the chicks
3 weeks after they fledge
September 11, 2026 at 4:31 PM
The Red-legged Honeycreeper 13 cm
S Mexico through South America
Females are mostly matte green
Diet flower nectar, soft fruits, occasional tiny insect
Female builds nest, incubate for 14 days male feeds her,
parents feed chicks 14 days, and feed and protect the chicks
3 weeks after they fledge
S Mexico through South America
Females are mostly matte green
Diet flower nectar, soft fruits, occasional tiny insect
Female builds nest, incubate for 14 days male feeds her,
parents feed chicks 14 days, and feed and protect the chicks
3 weeks after they fledge
Campo Flicker 28-31cm
S America: Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina
Diet insect focused
Nest tree cavity
Pairs share incubating 16 days, feeding chicks 30days
Offspring from previous clutch called "nannies" help with incubating and feeding chicks
after fledging 3 more weeks of care
S America: Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina
Diet insect focused
Nest tree cavity
Pairs share incubating 16 days, feeding chicks 30days
Offspring from previous clutch called "nannies" help with incubating and feeding chicks
after fledging 3 more weeks of care
September 30, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Campo Flicker 28-31cm
S America: Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina
Diet insect focused
Nest tree cavity
Pairs share incubating 16 days, feeding chicks 30days
Offspring from previous clutch called "nannies" help with incubating and feeding chicks
after fledging 3 more weeks of care
S America: Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Argentina
Diet insect focused
Nest tree cavity
Pairs share incubating 16 days, feeding chicks 30days
Offspring from previous clutch called "nannies" help with incubating and feeding chicks
after fledging 3 more weeks of care
April 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM
“Fragile Strength”
Genre(s): Nature Photography, Macro Photography
#photography #dragonfly #insect #nature #closeup #macro #wildlife #naturephotography #insects
Genre(s): Nature Photography, Macro Photography
#photography #dragonfly #insect #nature #closeup #macro #wildlife #naturephotography #insects
November 17, 2024 at 4:11 PM
“Fragile Strength”
Genre(s): Nature Photography, Macro Photography
#photography #dragonfly #insect #nature #closeup #macro #wildlife #naturephotography #insects
Genre(s): Nature Photography, Macro Photography
#photography #dragonfly #insect #nature #closeup #macro #wildlife #naturephotography #insects
Excited that our new paper with @henrylabsymbio.bsky.social and Kerry Oliver is out @pnas.org! We show that mobile genetic elements can spread adaptive host-benefiting traits across heritable insect symbionts on eco-evolutionary timescales.🧵
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Phenotypic divergence is driven by mobile genetic elements in a heritable insect symbiont | PNAS
Heritable microbes profoundly influence insect biology, yet the traits they confer
often evolve rapidly and differ among closely related symbiont s...
www.pnas.org
September 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Excited that our new paper with @henrylabsymbio.bsky.social and Kerry Oliver is out @pnas.org! We show that mobile genetic elements can spread adaptive host-benefiting traits across heritable insect symbionts on eco-evolutionary timescales.🧵
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Finally get to post this! @pankallisti.bsky.social 's pathfinder character Got Bugged this session, and became this! now she will have to deal with new dilemmas, and life as a new species.
#furry #art #pathfinder #insect
#furry #art #pathfinder #insect
October 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Finally get to post this! @pankallisti.bsky.social 's pathfinder character Got Bugged this session, and became this! now she will have to deal with new dilemmas, and life as a new species.
#furry #art #pathfinder #insect
#furry #art #pathfinder #insect
And the unique nature of Madagascar: an isolated island that has become a hotspot of biodiversity, a test-bed for evolutionary innovations.
And some really WEIRD stick insects.
And some really WEIRD stick insects.
Two species of colourful stick insects discovered in Madagascar
Achrioptera maroloko is a colourful new stick insect TWO new species of stick insect have been found in the far north of Madagascar. They were previously thought to be examples of two existing giant s...
www.newscientist.com
April 18, 2026 at 1:21 AM
And the unique nature of Madagascar: an isolated island that has become a hotspot of biodiversity, a test-bed for evolutionary innovations.
And some really WEIRD stick insects.
And some really WEIRD stick insects.
🦋📉 Insect populations down 75% in <30 years
A new study maps 3,385 connections between stressors behind insect decline. Agricultural intensification tops the list – but many impacts remain overlooked.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#SciComm #Biodiversity #Insects 🧪
A new study maps 3,385 connections between stressors behind insect decline. Agricultural intensification tops the list – but many impacts remain overlooked.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#SciComm #Biodiversity #Insects 🧪
Meta-synthesis reveals interconnections among apparent drivers of insect biodiversity loss
Abstract. Scientific and public interest in the global status of insects has surged recently; however, understanding the relative importance of different s
doi.org
April 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
🦋📉 Insect populations down 75% in <30 years
A new study maps 3,385 connections between stressors behind insect decline. Agricultural intensification tops the list – but many impacts remain overlooked.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#SciComm #Biodiversity #Insects 🧪
A new study maps 3,385 connections between stressors behind insect decline. Agricultural intensification tops the list – but many impacts remain overlooked.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/bios...
#SciComm #Biodiversity #Insects 🧪
January 25, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Also, heres @pankallisti.bsky.social 's updated character art for the campaign! her body has been shifted by the Floral Forms of the V'ome, giving her unique abilities
#furry #art #insect #rat
#furry #art #insect #rat
December 29, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Also, heres @pankallisti.bsky.social 's updated character art for the campaign! her body has been shifted by the Floral Forms of the V'ome, giving her unique abilities
#furry #art #insect #rat
#furry #art #insect #rat
June 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"Fantasy world but all the armour is insect-themed for some reason" is probably my most missed 80's/90's aesthetic.
June 19, 2026 at 10:29 AM
"Fantasy world but all the armour is insect-themed for some reason" is probably my most missed 80's/90's aesthetic.
Hickory Tussock Moth #hickorytussockmoth #moth #macrophotography #insectphotography #macro #insect #nature #naturephotography #photography
Canon EOS Rebel T6
ISO 125
49 mm
f36
1/4 s
Canon EOS Rebel T6
ISO 125
49 mm
f36
1/4 s
May 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Hickory Tussock Moth #hickorytussockmoth #moth #macrophotography #insectphotography #macro #insect #nature #naturephotography #photography
Canon EOS Rebel T6
ISO 125
49 mm
f36
1/4 s
Canon EOS Rebel T6
ISO 125
49 mm
f36
1/4 s
This is the Beautiful Mantidfly, #Leptomantispa pulchella. The name is in my opinion very accurate 😻
#Macrophotography
#Neuroptera
#Mantidflies
#Insect(s
#Invert(s
#Macrophotography
#Neuroptera
#Mantidflies
#Insect(s
#Invert(s
May 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
This is the Beautiful Mantidfly, #Leptomantispa pulchella. The name is in my opinion very accurate 😻
#Macrophotography
#Neuroptera
#Mantidflies
#Insect(s
#Invert(s
#Macrophotography
#Neuroptera
#Mantidflies
#Insect(s
#Invert(s
The Arafura Fantail size 16cm songbird
lives across northern Australia, E Indonesia S New Guinea
eats small flying insects, insect larvae, arthropods, spiders and their eggs.
monogamous breeding pairs share duties equally, including building the nest, incubating the eggs, and feeding the chicks.
lives across northern Australia, E Indonesia S New Guinea
eats small flying insects, insect larvae, arthropods, spiders and their eggs.
monogamous breeding pairs share duties equally, including building the nest, incubating the eggs, and feeding the chicks.
August 29, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The Arafura Fantail size 16cm songbird
lives across northern Australia, E Indonesia S New Guinea
eats small flying insects, insect larvae, arthropods, spiders and their eggs.
monogamous breeding pairs share duties equally, including building the nest, incubating the eggs, and feeding the chicks.
lives across northern Australia, E Indonesia S New Guinea
eats small flying insects, insect larvae, arthropods, spiders and their eggs.
monogamous breeding pairs share duties equally, including building the nest, incubating the eggs, and feeding the chicks.
"Hot" interaction between Melio and Sharur (
@electorthe.bsky.social
's insect OC).
Art is by A1tar on FA
@electorthe.bsky.social
's insect OC).
Art is by A1tar on FA
November 25, 2024 at 5:05 AM
"Hot" interaction between Melio and Sharur (
@electorthe.bsky.social
's insect OC).
Art is by A1tar on FA
@electorthe.bsky.social
's insect OC).
Art is by A1tar on FA
In my garden, a tiny insect explores a #yellow iris in full bloom. 💛
See alt text for 📷 info.
#acoloradAyPRiL
#BloomScrolling #nature
#photography #closeup
#gardens #flowers #plants
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
See alt text for 📷 info.
#acoloradAyPRiL
#BloomScrolling #nature
#photography #closeup
#gardens #flowers #plants
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
April 3, 2025 at 9:12 PM
In my garden, a tiny insect explores a #yellow iris in full bloom. 💛
See alt text for 📷 info.
#acoloradAyPRiL
#BloomScrolling #nature
#photography #closeup
#gardens #flowers #plants
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
See alt text for 📷 info.
#acoloradAyPRiL
#BloomScrolling #nature
#photography #closeup
#gardens #flowers #plants
#EastCoastKin #ArtYear
April 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
So excited for this paper by the Insect Loss RCN led by Chris Halsh! #insectloss @cbahlai.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Meta-synthesis reveals interconnections among apparent drivers of insect biodiversity loss
Abstract. Scientific and public interest in the global status of insects has surged recently; however, understanding the relative importance of different s
academic.oup.com
April 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
So excited for this paper by the Insect Loss RCN led by Chris Halsh! #insectloss @cbahlai.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Bluesky is getting too big and too many people are comparing invertebrates to politicians so I've had to cut most the keywords out of the invertebrates feed.
Use these hashtags to show up in the feed:
#Insect(s)
#Invert(s)
#Invertebrate(s)
#むし
#ムシ
#虫
#昆虫
Follow the feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Use these hashtags to show up in the feed:
#Insect(s)
#Invert(s)
#Invertebrate(s)
#むし
#ムシ
#虫
#昆虫
Follow the feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 5, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Bluesky is getting too big and too many people are comparing invertebrates to politicians so I've had to cut most the keywords out of the invertebrates feed.
Use these hashtags to show up in the feed:
#Insect(s)
#Invert(s)
#Invertebrate(s)
#むし
#ムシ
#虫
#昆虫
Follow the feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...
Use these hashtags to show up in the feed:
#Insect(s)
#Invert(s)
#Invertebrate(s)
#むし
#ムシ
#虫
#昆虫
Follow the feed: bsky.app/profile/did:...