Stefan F. WirthOct 16

#Firebug #Pyrrhocoris #apterus is distributed across parts of the #Palaearctic with northward trend. Most individuals are #shortwinged (#brachypterous), only 5% #longwinged (#macropterous). With few exceptions, all are #flightless, but differ in their#lifehistories. E. Gyuris et al. (2010) found differing #individualbehaviors (#personalities) with females of the long-winged morph being "braver and more exploratory."

©#StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

Ref
https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2010.1326

#Photos
©S.F. Wirth

The Perpetually Curious!Oct 1

🐧💫 Penguins are not just icons of the cold. From the Little Blue of temperate coasts to the Emperor of Antarctic ice, each species carries an ecological story shaped by place and time. These fragile stories deserve our protection.

📖 Full article on penguin diversity and conservation: https://TPC8.short.gy/JoVUpzAP

🌊❄️ To honor them is to honor the living fabric of our planet.

#Penguins #Conservation #Biodiversity #Wildlife #Climate #NatureWriting #Flightless #EndangeredSpecies #Ocean #Seabirds #TPC8

🐧 Penguin Diversity: Exploring Species, Adaptations, and Habitats

Discover penguin diversity: explore 18 species, their unique adaptations, habitats, and the survival lessons they teach us.

Joan CarrollOct 26, 2024

An adult ostrich in the grasslands of Kenya. See more here: An adult ostrich in the grasslands of Kenya.

#ostrich #kenya #masaimara #africa #bird #birdphotography #flightless #wildlife #wildlifephotography #animals #nature #artforsale #wallartforsale #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #giftideas @joancarroll

💧🌏 Greg CocksJul 30, 2024
New Zealand’s Flightless Birds Are Retreating To Extinct Moa Graveyards [spatial analysis and fossil record analysis]
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https://www.iflscience.com/new-zealands-flightless-birds-are-retreating-to-extinct-moa-graveyards-75303 <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02449-x <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1314972111 <-- shared paper
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[facetious maybe, who can resist a 50lb drumstick?]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #NewZealand #weta #kiwi #takahe #moa #polynesia #maori #colonialisation #extinction #habitats #humanimpacts #hunting #habitatloss #ecology #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #remote #elevation #flightless #birds #endangeredspecies #endangered #RuahineRange #MountAspiring #model #modeling #fossil #fossilrecord #palaeontology #paleoclimate #demographics #populationpressure #spatialdynamics
New Zealand’s Flightless Birds Are Retreating To Extinct Moa Graveyards

The research offers new insights that may help protect existing endangered species in the country.

IFLScience
Joan CarrollMar 2, 2024

Profile of an ostrich in Tanzania Africa. See more here: https://fineartamerica.com/featured/ostrich-tanzania-africa-joan-carroll.html

#ostrich #bird #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotograph #flightless #africa #tanzania #AYearForArt #BuyIntoArt #giftideas @joancarroll

Ostrich Tanzania Africa by Joan Carroll

Ostrich Tanzania Africa Photograph by Joan Carroll

Fine Art America
AmiW Streetart ❄️Feb 8, 2024
❄️ Artist: #DavidZinn in City: #AnnArbor USA 🇺🇸 2024 - Title:
🔴 "Having long lost the power of
flight, the Spud Warbler (a.k.a.
Potato Parrot) is limited to glaring
at its prey." 🦜
🟡 "Da er schon lange nicht mehr
fliegen kann, beschränkt sich der
Spud Warbler (aka
Kartoffelpapagei) darauf, seine
Beute anzustarren." 🦋
#StreetArt #Art #Chalkart #Graffemera #SidewalkChalk #3Dartist #Butterfly #Flightless #Rage #IfLooksCouldKill
Michael WibralJun 16, 2023

Just found this nice 4-part blog post about #flightless Professors from Chris Summerfield @summerfieldlab
about how to do science with flying less (or not at all): https://flightlessprofessors.wordpress.com/introduction/

#flightlessprofessors

introduction

As academics, we face a dilemma. Climate change is real, it’s a result of human activity, and it’s an existential threat. Almost all my colleagues feel that we need to take urgent actio…

flightless professors
mateusJun 15, 2023
what if the EU invested in a train network in europe? A real EuroStar #train #dreams #flightless One is allowed to dream a little…
💧🌏 Greg CocksMay 26, 2023
From Thieving Parrots To Boozy Pigeons: Why New Zealand Is Obsessed With Its Native Birds
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/26/from-thieving-parrots-to-boozy-pigeons-why-new-zealand-is-obsessed-with-its-native-birds <-- shared media article
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#newzealand #wildlife #nativebirds #MiamiZoo #kiwi #Pāora #ecology #Aotearoa #ecological #bird #birds #flightless ##conservation #endangeredspecies #feral #culling #introduced #feralpredators #cats #domesticcats #protection #extinction #birdoftheyear #tui #kākāpō #woodpigeon #moa #huia #Maori #Māori
@MiamiZoo
From thieving parrots to boozy pigeons: why New Zealand is obsessed with its native birds

The result of an extraordinary ecological history, many of New Zealand’s birds are highly unusual but all are beloved

The Guardian
KuruvillaApr 24, 2023

You have to wonder about the evolutionary forces that led to the creation of #flightless #birds. Did their ancestors just collectively decide that flying was too much fun?

“Hey Darryl, a few of us thought we’d fly over to that hilltop and snack on some beaut seeds and nuts. You wanna join us?”

“Yeah, thanks Trevor, I’ll just walk if it’s all the same to you mate.”