Mastodawn

Casu marsu, the cheese with worms in the Sardinian tradition

– insects at the table have jumped to the news, thanks to new regulation on novel food. (1) But precisely in Italy – where the Ministry of Health has hired a prudential position towards ‘new foods’ – …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiandiet #entomophagy #Insects #Italia #Italian #ItalianDiet #italiano #italy #larvae #novelfood #Pat
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2379166/casu-marsu-the-cheese-with-worms-in-the-sardinian-tradition/

Wielding Logic Oct 22

Angles along the trail.

#caterpillar #nature #naturephotography #photography #woolybear #catskills #larvae

The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨Oct 20

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐛🛡️ Dr. Adrian Smith captures #NorthCarolina #caterpillars in #macro detail as they defend themselves, prepare for transformation, and eat their way toward metamorphosis. These #larvae convert plant matter into protein that feeds #birds, #wasps, and other creatures up the food chain – but their diverse defense strategies help some survive to become #butterflies and #moths.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-do-these-north-carolina-caterpillars-defend-against-predators?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=nc-caterpillar-defense

#animals #insects #biology #nature #entomology #wildlife #predators #ecology #ecosystem #plants #Raleigh #silk #tksst #video

The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨Oct 17

🐛🛡️ Dr. Adrian Smith captures #NorthCarolina #caterpillars in #macro detail as they defend themselves, prepare for transformation, and eat their way toward metamorphosis. These #larvae convert plant matter into protein that feeds #birds, #wasps, and other creatures up the food chain – but their diverse defense strategies help some survive to become #butterflies and #moths.

👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-do-these-north-carolina-caterpillars-defend-against-predators?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=nc-caterpillar-defense

#animals #insects #biology #nature #entomology #wildlife #predators #ecology #ecosystem #plants #Raleigh #silk #tksst #video

Stefan F. Wirth Oct 15

The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.

Ref
R. Beaven et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101406

#Photos
© S.F. Wirth 2025

cluaran Oct 9

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront
A project to restore coastal #wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, #worms, #larvae and #plankton

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/toronto-waterfront-soil-plants-worms

#142holdheap #nature #ecology #Environment #WildLife #Plants #ecosystem #peat #marsh

Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront

A project to restore coastal wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, worms, larvae and plankton

The Guardian