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World Frog Day: New species described amid threats to amphibian survival

March 20 is World Frog Day. Frogs and toads have inhabited Earth for hundreds of millions of years, but 40% of amphibians species are now at risk of extinction, according to the latest conservation assessments. Every year, roughly 150 new amphibian species are described. But many are immediately listed as threatened or endangered due to […]

Conservation news

Bristletail Mar 10

Giant House Spider (Eratigena a. or s.) 29.04.25

#nature #naturephotography #arachnid #spider

Bristletail Mar 9

Sand Martin (Riparia riparia) 16.06.21

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Bristletail Mar 8

Leopard slug (Limax maximus) 25.05.24

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Bristletail Mar 8

Nursery web spider (Pisaura mirabillis) 28.06.21

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Bristletail Mar 7

Great tit (Parus major) 27.05.18

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Bristletail Mar 7

Calishat Mar 6

#ants #insects #entomology #3DModels

'Using modern technology, researchers have generated and released a giant and freely available database of over 2000 3D ant models.'

https://www.oist.jp/news-center/news/2026/3/5/reconstructing-worlds-ant-diversity-3d

Reconstructing the world’s ant diversity in 3D

Antscan provides open access to high-resolution micro-CT scans of 800 different ant species and a revolutionary blueprint for large-scale digitization of small organisms.

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology OIST

Bristletail Mar 6

Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) 04.10.21

#nature #naturephotography #ornithology