Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 3 to 4 Apr 2026.
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Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 3 to 4 Apr 2026.
High-resolution (7740 × 4760) copy at: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55185417192_d8e86efc6e_o.jpg
ich habe gestern wieder einen der größeren unter den hier vorkommenden kurzflügelkäfern gesehen, einen
Ocypus nitens
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocypus_nitens
und wieder an der mehr oder weniger gleichen stelle, da scheint es wohl ein stabiles vorkommen zu geben :3
#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology
The woman who disproved Aristotle's theory that "lower beings" spontaneously generate. This is Maria Sybilla Marien's story and how she played a huge role in the birth of entomology.


Three-hundred-million years ago, Earth was very different. The continents had coalesced into Pangea, which was dominated in its equatorial regions by vast coal-swamp forests. With high atmospheric oxygen levels, wildfires were common.
🐛 Cryptaspasma querula
📅 Observed on 2025-04-01
👤 By: aalbertrebergen
📌 Location: Waikouaiti, New Zealand
🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/331136806
📷 Photo credits: (c) Aalbert Rebergen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptaspasma_querula
#iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Entomology #Insects
"This is the first evidence of birth assistance in non-primates" – well, somebody needs to read more about ants and social insects in general.
Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 2 to 3 Apr 2026.
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