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Rhizanthes lowii "flower" photo by Ch'ien Lee, a terrible plant structure that looks like a free-range rectum, positively swarming with delighted flies
"flower" of Mitrastemon yamamoti from Suetsugu (2018), another stinky plant structure that attracts a VAST array of insects (including flies, beetles, cockroaches, orthopterans, etc) to come nibble its horrid pink flesh
reading up on holoparasitic plants, regretting it instantly
Hayford, Jurotich, Malik & Chaboo. 2026. Aquatic #Diptera in #Phytotelmata of #Bromeliaceae and #Zingiberales. In (Lin et al. Eds) Aquatic #Insects #Biodiversity and eDNA Monitoring. Insects. www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/17...
Cover of book ‘Ask for it’ Ask For It: How Women Can Use the Power of Negotiation to Get What They Really Want by Linda Babcock and Sara Laschever is a guide that teaches women negotiation skills for professional and personal situations, offering a four-phase program to help them identify their worth, strategize, and overcome common barriers like the fear of asking. The book uses real-life stories to illustrate how to ask for raises, promotions, and more, emphasizing that negotiation is essential and can be done in a way that feels comfortable for women.
My academic coach (a very cool privilege I have) just told me about ‘Ask For It’ a guide for women to negotiate a raise. It came up after I mentioned equity in pay 💰 in academia.
A slender, translucent white insect with two antennae emerging from its head and two long antennae-like appendages forking out from its rear.
A slender, translucent white insect with two antennae emerging from its head and two long antennae-like appendages forking out from its rear.
A slender, translucent white insect with two antennae emerging from its head and two long antennae-like appendages forking out from its rear.
Not all six-legged creatures are insects — meet Haplocampa wagnelli, a hexapod adapted to life underground. They were first discovered in 2018 living deep inside caves on Vancouver Island, and to this day are known from just seven caves in the world.
#AnimalArchitecture
Ancient Peruvians in the Chincha Valley used seabird guano from the Chincha Islands to fertilize maize, helping pre-Inca societies expand.
Nitrogen in 2,200-year-old maize matches local seabirds — evidence of an early, tightly managed fertilizer system later controlled by the Inca.
#leafbeetles to the rescue
I’ve been a supporter of @wwf.org.uk for over 40 years & I think it’s the first time I’ve seen flies in their magazine!
Hoverflies (& 100000s more spp) are not just excellent pollinators as adults, as the larvae are either recyclers of organic waste or predators of your garden pests 🤓🪰
Hope you get out of there alive!🙏
A bunch of deep sea fishes including a gulper eel and some angler fish.
Creatures from the deepest sea
#beetles
Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪
Glenn Wiggins' love of #AnimalArchitecture #insects
Finally, I have a copy of this book on my shelf.
Photo of the famous statue of seated Darwin in the Natural History Museum, London.
Happy Darwin Day!!!! Last year, for Darwin Day, I gave a presentation to the Piedmont Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society, “Celebrating the Botany of Charles Darwin.” You can see a recording here: https://bit.ly/4qNCYMS 📷: Matt Brown CCBY2 #DarwinDay #Darwin
#WomenInSTEM
Did you know? Insects eat plants as medicine. #OpenAccess
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“Exquisite Creatures: An Immersive Journey into Nature's Art” #Seattle bio-sculptural #nature #art #exhibition by artist Christopher Marley
#cats #puma #conservation #Andes #Peru #Quechua
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FLAWLESS DEPICTION OF HOLOLEPTA
