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@gscherer2@social.linux.pizza
2025-10-13 15:00:54

Flame Skimmer dragonfly resting on a green branch. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. #laarboretum #dragonfly #flameskimmer

A flame skimmer dragonfly, seen from above, resting on a green branch.  The body and head are bright orange, and the wings shade from bright orange near the body to nearly transparent at the tips.  The background is out of focus foliage.
@UP8@mastodon.social
2025-08-26 20:57:51

🦗 Genomics can help insect farmers avoid pitfalls of domestication
theconversation.com/genomics-c

@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2025-09-11 20:08:23

#ecosystems #agriculture #insectapocalypse
Even in "remote" areas
"They found that 79% of Fiji’s endemic ant species were in decline, with impacts beginning at the time of…

@paulwermer@sfba.social
2025-09-11 20:08:23

#ecosystems #agriculture #insectapocalypse
Even in "remote" areas
"They found that 79% of Fiji’s endemic ant species were in decline, with impacts beginning at the time of…

@gscherer2@social.linux.pizza
2025-11-05 15:32:22

Mexican Cactus Fly (a syrphid fly — family syrphidae) on a Sunflower. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. October, 2025. OM System OM-1 M.Zuiko 300mm F4 #laarboretum #syrphidae #insect

Close-up of large black syrphid fly on a bright yellow sunflower against a green out of focus background.
@UP8@mastodon.social
2025-09-30 01:14:46

Here's a ladybug on a Goldenrod, look really close and you'll see little yellow pollen spots on it!
#photo #photography #bug

A round insect with two orange wing coverings that meet in a line on the middle of it's back has irregular black spots,  looking close one sees it has dots of pollen on it -- it's nestled in the middle of a goldenrod flower with numerous yellow flowers branching out of green stems
@gscherer2@social.linux.pizza
2025-10-04 14:57:02

Flame Skimmer dragonfly resting on a green branch. LA Arboretum, Arcadia, California, USA. #laarboretum #dragonfly #flameskimmer

Close-up of a bright orange dragonfly, seen from the side, hanging from the side ov a vertical bright green branch or stalk, against an out of focus light background.  The dragonfly/s body and eyes are a bright orange, and the wings shade from orange near the body to transparent at the wing tips.
@UP8@mastodon.social
2025-09-25 23:17:07

🦗 Even untouched ecosystems are losing insects at alarming rates, new study finds
#insects