Mastodawn

ich hab am montag, als es noch sonnig war, es in manchen buschwindröschenblüten krabbeln sehen, dutzende winziger viecherchen, höchstens 1-2 mm lang.
ich denke dass das triungulinusse (triungulini?) sind, dreiklauige larven von ölkäfern, die in blüten auf wildbienen o.ä. warten, um sich von ihnen in deren nest schleppen zu lassen, das sie dann plündern

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triungulinus

#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #AuwaldRunde #BugOfTheDay #biodiversity #parasitism #nature #entomology #macro

Bath Nature 2d ago

Larvae (or triungulins) of Violet Oil Beetle (Meloe violaceus) on the outskirts of #Bath #Somerset #UK. These hang about on flowers and grab hold of the hairs of visiting solitary bees, which carry them to their nests, where they feed on the bee larvae and the stashed pollen. Oil beetles do not seriously affect bee populations - the presence of parasites and parasitoids like oil beetles is indicative of a healthy, functioning ecosystem
#Nature #Wildlife #Insects #Beetles #Parasitism

Vladyslav Mar 8

There is nothing worse than a psychopath giving orders to the so-called "world's first army" to attack a country that poses no threat to it. This is parasitism on our planet.

#WarCrimes #Psychopath #NoThreat #Parasitism #Truth

Ray Baptist Mar 2

Space, Lee Mullican, 1951

trying to think of something that relates to a new war started. This image has the feel of the inextinguishable light of Truth that is always there, shining through and through, knowing what you are, and why you do what you do. Inescapable.

Hi there! Yes, you! (always right there, inescapable)

#art #light #truth #weKnow #IsawWhatYouDid #capitalism #lies #economy #militaryIndustrialComplex #bronzeAgeReligion #notAgainAgain #parasitism #manipulation #exploitation #obvious #badMagician

Scientific Frontline Feb 14

The history of life on #Earth is often viewed through a strictly #Darwinian lens of competition—a relentless, zero-sum struggle where every organism fights for a larger slice of a finite resource pie. In this narrative, nature is, as Alfred, Lord Tennyson famously wrote, "red in tooth and claw," dominated by predation, #parasitism, and the survival of the fittest.
#WhatIs #Ecology #EvolutionaryBiology #Biology #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/02/wi02142601.html

What Is: Mutualism

Mutualism is defined fundamentally as an ecological interaction between two or more species where each species derives a net benefit.

Soh Kam Yung Feb 11

For scale, the butterfly eggs in this shot are 1.8 mm in size.

"The overall winner in the ’18 and over’ category is Raghuram Annadana (Instagram: @macro_by_raghu) for his photo ‘Parasitic Play’ showing the eggs of a Banana Skipper butterfly (Erionota thrax) taken in India. He captured a parasitic wasp in the act of laying its own eggs inside the butterfly eggs. "

https://www.royensoc.co.uk/news/winning-insect-images-revealed-in-res-photography-competition-2025/

#Photography #Macro #Nature #Butterflies #Wasp #Eggs #Parasitism

Winning insect images revealed in RES Photography Competition 2025 - Royal Entomological Society

The Royal Entomological Society has unveiled the winners of its annual Photography Competition, showcasing a stunning series of close-up images that reveal the hidden beauty and fascinating lives of insects. From intricate macro portraits to dynamic moments captured in…

Royal Entomological Society

David O'Brien Feb 5

RE: https://tldr.nettime.org/@tante/116020268562044519

It's not killing, so much as Vampirising.

Sucking the life out of everything.

Basically. #Parasitism

Planetary Ecologist Dec 20

Necromeny (Parasitology 🧬)

Necromeny is a symbiotic relationship where an animal infects a host and waits inside its body until its death, at which point it develops and completes its life-cycle on the cadaver, feeding on the decaying matter and the subsequent bacterial growth. As the necromenic animal benefits from the relationship while the host is unharmed, it is an example of commensal...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necromeny

#Necromeny #Ecology #Parasitism #Parasitology #DiseaseEcology