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#ChihuahuanDesert today. Small barrel cactus; Cevallia sinuata (aka "Stinging Serpent"); green sweat been on Stinging Serpent; barrel cactus blossom.

An amazing video sent in by Hoverfly Lagoons participant Sabina George. This Batman Hoverfly (Myathropa florea) is laying eggs using her ovipositor (a tube-like structure that extends from her abdomen). Find out more about this species of Hoverfly here: hoverflylagoons.co.uk/lagoon-dwellin…

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Melissa Guzman, a 2021 fellow, just published her Liber Ero research on the impact of pesticide use on wild bee distribution! Check it out: nature.com/articles/s4189… and check out the USC press release: dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/w…

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Magnolia is known for their stunning flowers but the fruits/seeds are fun too! Once the fruits dry & crack open, the bright red seeds will hang down through a thread of thickened xylems, dangle dangle dangle to attract birds (and botanically curious you). #plantjoy #iamabotanist

Une discrète abeille sauvage. Premiers segments de l'abdomen tachés de rouge orangé pour Monsieur Lasioglosse commun. #AbeilleSauvage #Jardin #MaraisPoitevin À retrouver sur le site du jardin : jardin-marais-poitevin.com/lasioglosse-co…

Masters of disguise: Among the flowers these Brimstone butterflies were well camouflaged, both just resting peacefully together for some time. The male above with slightly brighter yellow colour than his female partner below 💛Happy Friday 🕊️ #nature #Butterflies #flowersonfriday

Head-banging bumble bees bite flowers to shake loose more pollen. Learn more: scim.ag/8ch Science Visuals

Some #GCAggie in the news! Shaun Sharpe ...some weeds for ya. manitobacooperator.ca/crops/research…

A Tennessee Warbler checks out a Joe Weed plant for tasty things to eat. I recently planted some Joe Weed in my backyard and hoping it thrives; it's a lovely native plant.

Look up, way up. Sky high gulls #YYC are a sure sign of a Flying Ant hatch going on!

Beautiful Mr. Blue Eyes shows off his long horns and delicate wing veins. #kvrtrail #rabbitbrushbees

Are you an artist? Do you use our digital collection? if so we want to hear from you this #SciArtSeptember so we can shout about your work. This stunning jewellery by Jade Mellor is inspired by the caddisfly collection, visit jademellor.com to see more of Jade's work

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It's #Leptember! Moths are a HUGE part of many bat diets. But did you know that moths have EARS? Tympanae are structures that allow moths to hear the echolocation calls of attacking bats (so they can dodge & avoid being eaten). #Bats #Moths #CoolScience resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.…

Mr. longhorn was ready for his close-up! #pentictonbc I'm curious about the morphology of rubber rabbitbrush. Are there male and female parts in all the flowers? Marirose

The Jersey Tiger Moth(s) Who Came to Tea! Photo by Matt Berry Please keep your own moth and butterfly photos coming and use the #Leptember hashtag

Hey entomology twitter/X! I’m donating $1 from every Entomoloknitting pattern sale to a conservation/support org within entomology + desert ecology, donations are based on pattern, so if you have some favorite orgs…please let me know!