💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐛💧 Forcipomyia biting midge larvae measure only 1 to 2 mm but carry elaborate accessories made of their own secretions.

The droplets and threads consist of water-attracting fatty acids and salts that help the larvae breathe through their skin. These structures also provide a defense against #predators like #ants in the humid #forest #environment.

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These old sugarcane farms could be turned into rainforest again
By Christopher Testa

A conservation group's plans to replant species from the World Heritage-listed Daintree Rainforest on land used for growing sugar have not won everybody over.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-01/rainforest-rescue-plant-trees-former-sugarcane-farms-daintree/106521320

#Conservation #Rainforests #SugarCaneGrowing #Ecology #ChristopherTesta

🐛💧 Forcipomyia biting midge larvae measure only 1 to 2 mm but carry elaborate accessories made of their own secretions.

The droplets and threads consist of water-attracting fatty acids and salts that help the larvae breathe through their skin. These structures also provide a defense against #predators like #ants in the humid #forest #environment.

👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/tiny-pearls-macro-forcipomyia-biting-midge-larvae?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=tiny-pearls-forcipomyia

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Endangered palm cockatoo chick born in artificial nest a world first
By Rosanne Maloney

Scientists rejoice as adult birds enter an artificial hollow to feed and incubate the egg, before hatching and eventually flying away.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-29/palm-cockatoo-hatching-from-artificial-nest/106498256

#EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #Birds #Conservation #Rainforests #ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #RosanneMaloney