Extreme close-up of the eye rim of a tiny chalcid wasp. This section was photographed at a 50:1 magnification. This is the magnification at which macro photography with visible light becomes truly exciting. Everything has to be just right: the choice of subject, the lighting

"Les éléphants utilisent non seulement une vocalisation spécifique pour chaque individu, mais qu'ils reconnaissent et réagissent à un appel qui leur est destiné en ignorant ceux adressés à d'autres" 👉 l.sciencesetavenir.fr/cfB

"Cela prouve qu’il reste encore beaucoup à découvrir" 👉 l.sciencesetavenir.fr/MT7

Des Corneilles d'Amérique plongent des aliments dans l'eau pour se débarrasser des Fourmis de feu ➡️ Cliquez sur ce lien pour en savoir plus : ornithomedia.com/breves/des-cor… #oiseaux #birds #ornithologie #ornithomedia #ornithology

Knock knock, I'm home..🐈🐾😅

German jellowjacket, Vespula germanica. Here you can see the sting of this european wasp in 20x magnification. I also added a portrait of this beautiful insect.

An early Triassic bone bed excavated at 78°N changes the story about how marine life recovered after the most cataclysmic extinction in Earth history ~252 million years ago. Learn more in this week's issue of Science: scim.ag/4oFALCi

This was his first hunt and his brother ruined it.. 😂 Watch until the end..

📸🐝 Vue macro d’un bourdon en pleine collecte de pollen, où chaque détail; des grains accrochés à ses pattes jusqu'à la texture de son pelage, apparaît avec une précision spectaculaire ! 😍

La hausse des températures des océans provoque le blanchissement des récifs coralliens 🪸. Premières victimes du réchauffement climatique, ces écosystèmes vivent une « crise sans précédent ». Serge Planes écologue au CNRS 🌍 fait le point. 🌊 cnrs.fr/fr/actualite/d…

Troubles de santé mentale : nos animaux aussi sont concernés ow.ly/neYn50XrEzw

Sound on to hear the first ever audio recording of this cicada species' call! You're looking at (and listening to) the lovely Okanagana aurantiaca. 📷 alvarosj on iNaturalist 📍 Mexico 🔗: inaturalist.org/observations/3… #ObservationOfTheDay

Parting the wing of Synanthedon soffneri, a clearwing moth. The Sesiidae or clearwing moths are a diurnal moth family in the order Lepidoptera known for their Batesian mimicry in both appearance and behaviour of various Hymenoptera. And as you can see, this is of course one of

Lymantria dispar, the gypsy moth. Don’t forget to swipe and take a closer look to its huge antennae. Male gypsy moths sport huge, feathery antennae — and for good reason: they can detect the scent of females from kilometers away. These antennae are high-performance sensors… and

Charles Darwin, on his famous Beagle voyage, wrote in his notes, “Nose finely pointed. Jumps like a frog. Inhabits gloomy forest.” This is the Darwins Frog (Rhinoderma darwinii).

Ce dauphin transporte le cadavre de son bébé 🐬 L’animal garde son petit, entouré par le reste du groupe. Cette image a été filmée par le photographe Dylan Golden à Sawtell, à l’est de l’Australie.

#CNRSNews 📰 Bats resist many viruses, as their immune system has developed a mechanism between tolerance and antiviral control. Yet their defences remain active thanks to interferons and the KPR and GBP5 proteins. A chance to better understand our own ... news.cnrs.fr/articles/bats-…

The domestic cat may be a far more recent arrival to Europe than previously thought, according to a new Science study. The findings offer new insight into one of humanity’s most enigmatic animal companions and identify North Africa as the cradle of the modern housecat. Learn

Paper wasp, Polistes dominula. If you get too close to the nest, you won’t just be watched, you’ll be stared at. Any closer and you’ll be attacked. This is a great moment for portraits.

#DidYouKnow 🤔? When a Crow feels sick, it goes to an Ant nest and deliberately disturbs it. This is called 'anting'. The Ants get angry and start climbing on the Crow. But the Crow doesn't move. It stays still with its wings open. The Ants then spray formic acid on the Crow.