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The Asian Horned Frog IS satisfied. She just looks this way, sometimes.
#Nature #Photography

"8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: ‘It’s Still Your Beach, Only Better’'"
#Environment #Nature #LosAngeles

8 Acres of Rewilding Completed Along Santa Monica Coastline: 'It's Still Your Beach, Only Better'
It's part of The Bay Foundation's effort to rebuild the ecosystems of Southern California's dune landscapes, lost, but not forgotten.

we went to seaside in the week.
no internet.
just crappy old camera.
i like a few days of no internet every now and then. by the sea.
i will toot snaps in dribs and drabs.
#nature

"How Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree"
#Niger #Environment #Nature

How Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree | The Optimist Daily
Niger has restored 5 million hectares of Sahel savanna without planting a tree. The method, discovered in 1983, is now spreading across Africa.

We have a daft dove that has decided to nest at one end of our guttering. I told it this was stupid. Today the skies opened, and the daft dove was sitting right under the gushing flow of water coming off the roof slates. It looked at me. I looked at it. Life is hard.
#nature #birds

The next time you’re caught out in a storm, be grateful you’re not a giraffe.
#Nature

Mexican pygmy grasshopper (Clypeotettix mexicanus) on the banks of the Mississippi River. Like many species in the Tetrigidae it grazes on stranded river algae, so that's why it was there. In related news they are fairly good swimmers compared to other grasshoppers, in part due to expanded hind tibiae. Apparently not uncommon to find them partly submerged and seemingly pretending to be frogs, complete with fake poison glands. Some species carry extra air below the pronotum so that they can stay submerged. Vacherie, Louisiana. #grasshoppers #algae #riparian #tetrigidae #insects #nature #louisiana #nature #macro

"Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice"
#Insects #Nature #Bugs

Winner of Invertebrate of the Year 2026 crowned – and it is the size of a grain of rice
The leaf sheep, a neon green solar-powered slug, has inspired at least one Pokémon character and triumphs in global ballot

Study finds river sand mining is outstripping nature's supply #nature

Study finds river sand mining is outstripping nature's supply
The sand used to build cities, roads and other infrastructure is being removed from many rivers faster than nature can replace it, according to a global review led by researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore).

"Humans have learned to fear ‘bugs’, but we shouldn’t – life as we know it hinges on invertebrates -
Chris Packham"
#Insects #Bugs #Nature

Humans have learned to fear ‘bugs’, but we shouldn’t – life as we know it hinges on invertebrates
At this point of the crisis in our relations with the natural world, we’ve got to protect these creatures – and we are running out of time, says naturalist Chris Packham

Petit déjeuner au son des oiseaux. Meilleur moment de la journée... #birding #nature #BirdSong

#flowers #nature #sunset

Oh hello giant American millipede! This one is likely 2-3 years old and they can live 10 years! #naturephotography #nature #smokymountainnationalpark

#Nature photos from my trip to #Michigan
🏖️ 🐿️ 🌲 🐟 🎆 🍫 💮
https://www.flickr.com/photos/coffmanadam/

PSA: Wood boxes with slits that are marketed as "butterfly houses" are purely decorative. Multiple studies have confirmed that butterflies never use them. But paper wasps (Polistes) do, which is not great for butterfly populations because these wasps hunt caterpillars. Plus they sting, so not great for humans walking by. #butterflies #scam #insects #nature #garden #lepidoptera #wasps

My #FootpathFriday contribution... I wish I was there today to be honest..
This was part of a bike and hike where we returned in the rain. But as we were prepared for it, it was more fun than expected!
#nature

This is pretty cute. Frogs hanging out in dahlia petals.
#Nature

2 snaps from roughly the same spot in a stream. (britain) spring and summer.
a) 27th March 2026
b) 18th August 2026
#nature #climate

Greetings from the soil. 🌱
#photography #nature #grass

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit #nature

"Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts"
#Nature #Environment

Why land-use emissions have fallen by a third this century – in six charts - Carbon Brief
Emissions from land-use change – including deforestation, loss of peatland and forest degradation – have been falling over the course of the 21st century.

Je monte la garde
#SilentSunday #crapaud #nature

😳 🐝 🐝 🐝
#bees #nature #outdoors

some #aphids from the other day. not sure what the plant is tho, or what aphids they are.
#insects #nature

"The sky is the source of light in nature — and governs everything."
— John Constable
#CloudAppreciation #NaturePhotography #Photography

"France adds 157,000 hectares of protected forest as nature preserves face pressure elsewhere"
#France #Nature #Trees #Environment

France adds 157,000 hectares of protected forest
France aims to protect an additional 250,000 hectares of forest by 2030, including 180,000 hectares in French Guiana.

10 out of 10
#Nature #Birds

#hiking #mountains #nature

Meteor strikes active volcano!
#Science #Nature #Cosmic

Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re #nature

Economic losses from natural disasters fall to $100 bn in first half of 2026: Swiss Re
Economic losses from natural catastrophes worldwide are estimated to have reached $100 billion in the first half of this year, reinsurance group Swiss Re said Tuesday, a sharp decline from the same period last year.

Last fall I stuffed several hundred eastern redbud seeds into pharmaceutical gel caps, then waited for parasitic wasps to emerge so that I could take photographs. #blog #wasps #insects #parasites #nature #redbud #beetles #hymenoptera #macro #macrophotography #entomology https://colinpurrington.com/2026/06/wasps-emerging-from-eastern-redbud-seeds/

"Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation"
#Rainforest #Nature #Environment

Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation | The Optimist Daily
A major Ecuador study finds cleared rainforests can recover 90 percent of their species diversity in just 30 years, as long as humans leave the land alone.

"we're gonna dance the night away"
#wildFlower #nature

We were up on the dunes last night, and the bats came out to play. The speed with which they changed direction is breathtaking. I tried to video, and it's beyond the capabilities of my phone, in the dark, but here is a tiny clip of the wheeling flying mice! #bats #nature

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SundaySoul
Nature's Divine:
🎵 I Never Felt This Way Before
#NaturesDivine
https://thediscoexpress.bandcamp.com/track/natures-divine-i-never-felt-this-way-before-mark-whites-2021-re-groove
https://open.spotify.com/track/5oEhhy9zyP8Zd1xfaVwUyP

"3,700 years young: Portugal is home to hundreds of ancient olive trees that outlive many generations"
#Portugal #Trees #Nature

Olive trees can live for 4,000 years: What's their secret?
How Portugal's University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro works out the age of hundreds of ancient olive trees.

Another beautiful piece on the wall!
Although the text taken out of the context of the Irish West coast, might be misunderstood.
#Ireland #Pagan #Nature

the geography of silence
#photography #photo #nature #blackandwhite

Following up on the theme about our attitude towards insects (I'm talking about this post: #nature #wasp #insects

Decompressing, right here, right now.
#nature #photography

"‘It’s a great healer’: why being outdoors in nature means so much to us"
#Nature #Environment

Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test https://phys.org/news/2026-07-biodiversity-influential-companies-accountability.html

Only 13% of biodiversity promises from 180 influential companies pass accountability test
New research by the University of Oxford and the Stockholm Resilience Centre at Stockholm University has revealed that most biodiversity commitments made by large, influential companies are not precise enough to enable society to evaluate whether they are making progress toward meeting their commitments. The results have been published in One Earth.

Dark ricefield mosquito (Psorophora columbiae) near the Mississippi River in Vacherie, Louisiana. Or at least I think that's what it is. The species can become so numerous after a flood that cows can die from exsanguination. #mosquito #diptera #nature #flies #louisiana #vacherie #blood

"Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals"
#Wildfires #Environment #Nature

Wildfires have destroyed an area of protected tropical forest twice the size of Wales since 2001, study reveals
Over 4 million hectares (9.9 million acres) of protected tropical forest—an area double the size of Wales—have been lost to wildfires since 2001.

A tree fights back after some crude felling! Why do trees increasingly get left like this? #tree #nature #photography #arborist

"The government canceled this nature study. Scientists kept going anyway."
#Nature #Environment

The government canceled this nature study. Scientists finished it anyway. » Yale Climate Connections
When the National Nature Assessment was shut down, the scientists who worked on it kept going. In this Q&A, one author shares what the research reveals about nature’s powerful, underused role in supporting health.

not long got back from lake
#damselfly #insect #nature

"Humans Are Changing How Nature Smells, With Risks for Wildlife"
#Nature #Environment
https://e360.yale.edu/features/sm…

Humans Are Changing How Nature Smells, With Risks for Wildlife
A growing body of research shows how air pollution, fertilizers, and fungicides are altering the chemical signals that plants and animals use to communicate. Scientists warn that insect reproduction, foraging, navigation, and even the pollination of crops could be affected.

"Could nature itself hold the solution to climate change?"
#Nature #Climate #ClimateChange

Friends, I managed to come up with a full ten (10) reasons why you shouldn't buy bug zappers. At the top of the list, of course, is that they barely kill any mosquitoes. But they also create noise pollution and can burn your house down, among other problems. #mosquitoes #insects #nature https://colinpurrington.com/2026/06/10-reasons-why-you-shouldnt-buy-a-bug-zapper/

I think this #firefly is looking at me. #insects #nature #bugstodon

Review of bug zappers that concludes, like all other reviews of bug zappers, that they are completely ineffective and kill tens of thousands of innocent insects. #mosquitoes #insects #nature https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/blog/do-bug-zappers-work/

Another chance to see the National Emergency Briefing film in South #Manchester
#climate #nature
#NEB

a mutant wild flower i found the other day. its stem is ribbon shaped instead of cylindrical. idk what flower it is tho.
edit: Purple toadflax, Linaria purpurea
#wildFlower #nature

"Analysis: 84% of nations miss deadline to identify ‘nature-harming’ subsidies by 2025"
#Nature #Environment

Analysis: 84% of nations miss deadline to identify ‘nature-harming’ subsidies by 2025  - Carbon Brief
Most countries failed to meet a 2025 target to identify all of their subsidies that could be “harmful” to biodiversity, according to Carbon Brief analysis.

Top reasons to NOT buy a bug zapper.
1. Kills a minuscule number of mosquitoes
2. Fries pounds of innocent insects per week (and thus starves local birds)
3. Confuses lightning bugs (probably)
4. Wastes electricity
5. Generates light pollution
6. Generates sound pollution
7. Creates germ risk when insects explode (if near table w/ food)
8. Can catch fire and burn your house down
#mosquitoes #insects #nature

Nearly 20 years visiting this town and I keep finding new (to me) beautiful things. Each day of each visit. 🏠 ⛰️ ☺️
#Austria #Alps #homes #hills #nature #photography #amateur

"The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction"
#Nature #Environment

The rise of blue-space therapy: how the sea is helping people deal with trauma, anxiety and addiction
‘Sea cures’ are not new but the idea that exposure to oceans, rivers and lakes can be medicine for the brain is gaining traction

saw my first stripeys of the year today..
Cinnabar caterpillars
#caterpillar #insect #nature

"Gen Z flocks to BirdTok as birding takes flight: ‘It’s a craving for something real’"
#Birds #SocialMedia #Animals #Nature

Gen Z flocks to BirdTok as birding takes flight: ‘It’s a craving for something real’
Social media and Shazam-like birdsong apps drawing young people to hobby as they seek a gentler connection to the outside world

#bloomScrolling #wildFlowers #nature

confusing mind
#photography #photo #monochrome #nature

"Nature’s Beauty is Restored After Farmer Obliterated Shoreline of Important Salmon Run"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature

Nature’s Beauty is Restored After Farmer Obliterated Shoreline of Important Salmon Run
Before-and-after photos from Herefordshire, England, show how nature’s beauty has returned to a riverside previously obliterated by a local farmer. The farmer used an 18-ton digger to dredge a section of the River Lugg near Leominster, and stripped every tree from a mile-long stretch of one of Britain’s most important salmon rivers. He was jailed […]

then a bit later earlier...
#grass #pylon #nature

Chenille de machaon sur sa branche de fenouil. Scrontch scrontch scrontch...
#nature #papillon #butterfly #chenille

earlier.....
#bloomScrolling #beetles #nature

"Papua New Guinea Sets Up Protected Ocean the Size of UK–Over 77,000 Square Miles"
#PapuaNewGuinea #Oceans #Nature

Papua New Guinea Sets Up Protected Ocean the Size of UK–Over 77,000 Square Miles
In Papua New Guinea where the Pacific and Indian Oceans meet, 200,000 square kilometers of tropical seas will be off limits to fishing.

I wish that iNaturalist offered an easy way for an observer to disclose that they have blindly/optimistically accepted the suggested identification even though they have absolutely no idea what the organism actually is. Would be a huge help to people who fix all those incorrect IDs, plus make it easier to craft helpful comments to the observer. A simple tick-box on the upload window would work. #inaturalist #identification #nature #taxonomy #biology

#Nature #Rescue #Wildlife #Snacks
Woman frees a cougar from a hunting trap.
Watch til you see the snacks they brought this cougar
#WTF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HRxsRF7Wzs
(reposting with the link I forgot before!)

"Edinburgh Airport backs new nature recovery programme"
#Edinburgh #Aviation #Nature #Environment

Good days are gone. Better days are coming.
#photography #nature #sky #rainbows

the details of your life.
#photography #monochrome #photo #nature

"Everglades Restoration Project Ongoing for 20-Plus Years Sees Huge Rewilding Success"
#Nature #Environment #Restoration

Everglades Restoration Project Ongoing for 20-Plus Years Sees Huge Rewilding Success
Picayune Strand is a big, almost perfect rectangle of south Florida wetland located northwest of Everglades National Park

"Trail cameras show elephants, leopards, and more embracing India's 7-mile wildlife crossing months ahead of schedule"
#India #Animals #Nature

Elephants, leopards, and more use India's 7-mile wildlife crossing months ahead of schedule
Researchers observed over 60 instances of the elephants safely utilising the corridors beneath the six-lane highway in India.

Common grackle (Quiscalus quiscula) at the water bowl. I recently learned (minutes ago) that they collect fecal pellets from the their nests and drop them into birdbaths. This one is definitely looking guilty. #tmi #birds #grackles #nature #birdbath

"Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment"
#Forests #Nature #Environment

Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment
Sitting in a small, restored forest while listening to birdsong lowered people’s stress and lifted their mood in the moment, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Conservation. Researchers asked 106 students at North Carolina State University in the U.S. to sit outdoors in noise-canceling headphones at two spots on campus: A […]

"Italy’s Forest Cover is Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages"
#Italy #Nature #Environment

Italy's Forests Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages
For locally endangered species like bears and wolves, more woods in mountain areas will go a long way toward supporting their populations. 

Common liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) growing on the shady side of my house. The little cups are filled with wafer-shaped asexual buds called gemmae that get dispersed by rain droplets. The thallus is currently sending up reproductive structures so stay tuned for gender reveal (species is dioecious). #liverworts #plants #botany #nature #moss

"Every $1 a city spends on parks returns $3 — and scientists want more trees"
#Nature #Environment #Parks

The low-hanging fruit in the climate fight? Scientists say it's trees
Researchers are calling for cities to double down on one of the simplest yet most powerful solutions to many problems - planting more trees.

Greetings from the soil. 🌳
#nature #photography #grass #soil

The super common but super beautiful orchard orbweaver (Leucauge venusta). The genus name, courtesy Charles Darwin, means "with a bright gleam." The species epithet means "beautiful." Swarthmore, PA, USA. #spider #spiders #orbweaver #nature #silk #web #tetragnathidae

sort of busy at the lake today....
#dragonfly #damselflies #nature #insects

"Controlled Burns Have Saved Hundreds of Giant Sequoias"
#Trees #Nature #Environment

Controlled Burns Have Saved Thousands of Giant Sequoias

Spider web with dried slug mucus. I wonder how the spider feels about this. 🌿 #slugs #spiders #iridescence #nature #gastropod

"Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest level since 2013, Brazilian data show"
#Brazil #AmaonRainforest #Trees

Amazon deforestation alerts fall to lowest level since 2013, Brazilian data show
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has fallen to its lowest level in 13 years, according to new satellite data from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE), continuing a decline that began after President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva returned to office in 2023. INPE’s DETER alert system detected 2,874 square kilometers (1,110 square miles) […]

PSA: If you smell an odor when your neighbors are getting their yard fogged for mosquitoes, that means the pyrethroids are drifting onto your yard, too. The chemicals can remain active for weeks and are not specific to mosquitoes. #mosquitoes #pyrethroids #nature #insects #pesticides

"World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report"
#UN #UnitedNations #Nature #Environment

World falling short on 22 of 23 nature targets for 2030, says draft UN report - Carbon Brief
The global goal to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030 “will not be achieved” unless action by countries “accelerates…

Was hoping this article in the New York Times would be about bats eating mosquitoes but I was wrong. Headline and a single sentence in the article were there to make bats seem like friends (they are, but not because of how many mosquitoes they eat, which is very few). Digital version [follow gift link] has a different headline. #bats #chiroptera #mosquitoes #nyc #newyork #insects #nature #biology #journalism #nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/nyregion/bats-nyc-highline-prospect-park.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zFA.CO8C.VYStaJ_P2guq&smid=url-share

Pesticide companies love to imply that their pyrethroid sprays can magically target mosquitoes, sparing other insects that might be totally innocent. I think we need to push back by producing lawn signs that show that when Death arrives in his white van, nothing with an exoskeleton is spared. If I could draw, I'd add fireflies, plus make the background a nice suburban yard. So just a mock-up right now. #mosquitoes #nature #fireflies #insects #monarchs #butterflies #pesticides

National Moth Week is July 18-26. Anyone going to a mothing event? Sugaring some trees in your back yard?? Got a blacklight??? #NationalMothWeek #MothWeek #moths #mothing #inaturalist #insects #lepidoptera #nature

"Imagine the US without human-imposed borders. Here's how nature would draw the map"
#US #USA #America #Nature

Imagine there were no human-made borders in the US. Here's how nature would draw the map
For the country's 250th anniversary, Smithsonian curators draw different kinds of maps that tell a story beyond state lines.

It's the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti). Celebrate by decorating a mosquito-killing bucket and gifting it to a friend. I guarantee you they will be surprised. If you don't live in the United States just seek out the Mosquito Dunks equivalent. #MosquitoDunks #bti #bacteria #mosquitoes #nature #biology #diptera

A young raccoon visited the mini-pond last night. And on the lower left you can see a mosquito flitting around, probably waiting for things to calm down so it can lay some eggs. #raccoon #pond #nature #raccoon #trailcam #mammals

RE: #birds #parrots #tmi #nature

I think this is Pyropyga decipiens, a tiny firefly in one of the lineages in which adults have evolutionarily lost the ability to flash. The larvae are still bioluminescent. #insects #beetles #fireflies #lightningbugs #lampyridae #nature

"The French City That Champions Its Trees"
#France #Trees #Nature #Environment

The French City That Champions Its Trees
In scenic Sceaux, a one-of-a-kind Tree Charter protects and nourishes the urban canopy as “a long-term investment.”

Taeniaptera trivittata (Micropezidae) waving its white-tipped foreleg around like an ichneumonid wasp's banded antennae. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. #insects #mimicry #flies #diptera #nature #entomology

"Mangrove loss threatens Sierra Leone's oyster harvesters"
#SierraLeone #Mangrove #Trees #Nature

Mangrove loss threatens Sierra Leone's oyster harvesters
For 20 years, Millicent Turay has supported her family by collecting mangrove oysters near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a common livelihood along the west African coast.

Asiatic oak weevil (Cyrtepistomus castaneus) from a nearby park. No males have ever been found, even in its native range. Parthenogenesis is apparently common among broad-nosed weevils (Entiminae). #ploidy #parthenogenesis #weevils #beetles #insects #nature #oaks #coleoptera #curculionidae