Mastodawn

27-Mar-2026
Surprise in #amber: exotic harvestmen once lived in Europe

#arachnid order #opiliones aka #DaddyLongLegs

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1121689

#science #ecology #evolution #arthropods #fossils

Surprise in amber: exotic harvestmen once lived in Europe

A German-Bulgarian research team led by SNSB paleontologist Christian Bartel has discovered a new species of harvestman in 35-million-year-old Ukrainian and Baltic amber. The animal is related to harvestmen that are now extinct in Europe. The researchers published their findings in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.

EurekAlert!

Frosch B 1d ago

die frühere feststellung, dass ein zeitliches nach vorne legen meiner #AuwaldRunde nicht zu mehr gelegenheiten #krabbeltierchen zu fotografieren führt, eher im gegenteil, hat sich heute bestätigt. lediglich ein tausendfüßer, an fast der gleichen stelle wie zuletzt, könnte also sein dass das nicht nur der gleiche sondern sogar der selbe ist :D

vermutlich
Megaphyllum unilineatum
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schnurf%C3%BC%C3%9Fer

#BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #arthropods

Plazi Species 1d ago

#NewSpecies!
New deep-sea squat lobster from #japan just pinched us:

Galacantha kumano

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/30782C78-FFAF-3D78-A083-A981FEEC085C
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5760.2.5
#Zootaxa #GalacanthaKumano

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arthropods #crustacea #lobster #squatlobster #squat #deepsea

Plazi Species 1d ago

#NewSpecies!
New amphipod from the #pacific deep sea just surfaced:

Lepechinelloides polymetallica

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EC0B4789-9690-50C8-8321-485094D13D47
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1274.142630
#ZooKeys #LepechinelloidesPolymetallica

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #fauna #invertebrates #arthropods #crustaceae #amphipoda #amphipods #deepsea

Sávio Cavalcante 🍃🦗2d ago

love rainbows in the dark

#photography #nature #damselfly #invertebrates #insect #arthropods #odonata #wings #color #rainforest #brazil #tropical #flash #night

Nicolas Hoizey 3d ago

“The demoiselle after the shower”

When you wake up, after a dew shower, the sun is welcome to dry all those droplets!

🔎 https://nicolas-hoizey.photo/photos/the-demoiselle-after-the-shower/

📅 16 septembre 2018

📸 Fujifilm X-T2 + 56mm
🎛️ ISO 200, ƒ/1.2, 1/240 s

#Animals #Arthropods #Insects #Photography

ghost with camera 👻📸4d ago

*Caliroa cerasi* (https://w.wiki/J2n8) is probably just gross and pesky to people who grew up with them every autumn, but I was quite fascinated to find this weird little slug has legs and isn't a slug at all 👀

#PNW #USA #WA #OlympicPeninsula #ClallamCounty #WestEnd #Outdoors #Autumn #Nature #Animals #Arthropods #Insects #Larvae #Photography #MobilePhotography #Wikipedia

Paul Arnheim-Projekt 4d ago

TY for sharing this great piece of art & all your efforts, ‪@instascience.bsky.social‬! Speaking of #arthropods: These live under a rotting log. A fascinating #microcosm is filled with creatures of whom we can see just a few. #bugs #EastCoastKin #macroPhotography #strongerTogether: #ALText:)

RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:oplfigafc7k5bojfxdgupwse/post/3mhrllmmupc27

Nilem🕷️5d ago

Pisaura mirabilis en plein bain de soleil.

#spiders #arachnids #arthropods #macrophotography #naturephotography

Nilem🕷️5d ago

Misumena vatia en plein repas.

#arachnids #spiders #naturephotography #macrophotography #arthropods