One more while it's still #InverteFest. A female bluet damsefly—probably Enallagma hageni or ebrium, but it would take a microscope to tell which. Female bluets aren't flashy, but I think the pale green color of this one is pretty, and the narrow black shoulder stripes are on point.

#damselflies #insects #InsectPhotography #odonata

@jose_brian

Ants can learn. They can't learn calculus, but they memorize the terrain around their nest.

If there is a tree that's good for raising aphids, they will secure the tree from other colonies *before the aphids show up*

Really many insects can learn, but ants and bees are among the most complex.

Letter shark - The top line of the medieval page often contains letters extended into the upper margin ("cadels"). Usually scribes simply added some upward decorative lines. But you can also turn the T into a shark of course, and give it a silly Napoleon hat.

Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, MS 98 (15th century).

#MondayMarvel #BookHistory #Medieval #Art #MedievalManuscripts #History #Decoration

Since someone asked, and I replied to that one person...

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2022 was a middling year in a lot of ways, a shitty year in others, and a great year for culture. Here's 5 things I loved this year.

Read "A Year of Culture" on my site: https://dansinker.com/posts/culture2022/

Fresh rain.

International Rose Test Garden, Portland, OR
July 1, 2017

#Portland #CityOfRoses #Rose #Roses #RoseGarden #Rain #WaterDrops