New wound care behavior in ants! Here we show how ants amputate the leg of injured conspecifics (a first in the animal kingdom)! Interestingly, amputations are not always the best strategy to care for a wound and ants have adapted their treatment accordingly. A 🧵... (1/6)

Think I finally have a name for this intriguing chrysalis found in a cave in N. Wales in 2018: the Muslin Footman (Nudaria mondana). Appears to be able to reuse its caterpillar hair as possible protection for the chrysalis.. Cofnod British Moths

First young gyne of the Common Carder bumblebee (B. pascuorum) just emerged from its parental nest yesterday..Cofnod,Bumblebee Conservation Trust

It's pretty noticable numbers are starting to fall as some birds start their migration, but thankfully at the minute 18 nests remain active. These chicks are 6 days old.

Anybody else noticing this? Seems to occur on farms in Enviro' Stewardship as much as those outside. Must be a severe limiting factor on pollinator abundance & lifecycle completion yet I can't get recognition/discussion of the issue!

Spot the common carder bumblebee (B. pascuorum) nest entrance..

One of two B. monticola gynes exploring yesterday amongst stone fields (790 m) for a site in which to dig a hibernaculum: upper slopes of Glyder Fach, Eryri NP, North Wales. This species has been found hibernating high up before: researchgate.net/publication/35…. Cofnod Bumblebee Conservation Trust

Nightjar flypast Fair Isle Bird Observatory yesterday evening. A record-breaking year of occurrence for this species here, with this being the fourth individual of the year

Swift Saturday: help birds get govt action by emailing me at [email protected] People Power can save these birds and it takes 2 minutes!

The inside of a rotting post reveals how branches develop, and the start of each annual growth ring.

I just signed this petition to stop a waterway project in the heart of the world’s largest tropical wetland. Join this fight to pressure the Brazilian government to protect this ecosystem before it's too late: share.eko.org/882066020t?ref…

First Comma of the year.. and showing where it gets its name from Cofnod

What climate crisis! Burning the hills so a few can shoot grouse. Forget banning wood burning stoves Jim Fairlie MSP SNP ban this!

600 feet up in North Wales and a day with sun, after 10 days of cloud), has brought out hoverfies, honeybees, a few B. terrestris (3 males and a gyne) and B. pascuorum (a couple of workers collecting pollen and a male). Temp 13C (in the shade)!

Will you tell the European Commission to drop its legal challenge that puts puffins at risk? share.eko.org/892702015t?ref…

A wren’s voice is loud and clear, despite its small size. 📽: Lawrence Chatton