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Taking cues from ecological and evolutionary theories to expand the landscape of disgust | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences Behavioural avoidance of parasites in the environment generates what is known as the ‘landscape of disgust’ (analogous to the predator-induced ‘landscape of fear’). Despite the potential for improving...

Congrats to @allegralove.bsky.social & @alexisheckley.bsky.social on their co-first authored paper on the eco and evo basis for the landscape of disgust! Excitingly, this is the first first authored paper from my new(ish) lab! Congrats Allegra and Alexis!

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Fieldfare - Guardian of the Apple.
Since early November I have been putting out an apple for this bird - it has defended the fruit against all-comers.
Even in Storm Darragh, it only left it's post during the very worst of the tempest.
What a thrush - Best mates....
#ukbirds #ukwildlife

Letting loose and working on some new Autumn landscapes. This one is a work-in-progress. #art #landscape #Nature #Environment #painting #autumncolour #Autumn #Leicestershire #acrylic #canvas

Marasmius hudsonii- Holly Parachute 🍄📷 #FungiFriends

drawing of a sleeping ant by Diya

Ever wonder: do ants sleep? In the latest student blog post, Diya writes about ants' sleeping habits -- and what college students have to learn from them! hmcbee.blogspot.com/2024/11/an-a... #ants @harveymudd.bsky.social

A monarch caterpillar striped black white and yellow eating the leaves of common milkweed with blooms of small light pink flowers

"Your garden is a protest. It is a place of defiant compassion. It is a space to help sustain wildlife and ecosystem function while providing an aesthetic response that moves you[...]Your garden is a protest for all the ways in which we deny our life by denying other lives." Benjamin Vogt

4 #Entomology #StarterPacks have filled!

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Drive for Five!

Nominate widely: grad students, early career, colleagues around the world, equity deserving
#entomología
#entomologie
#Invertebrate
#Arthropod

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Wow. Right. We need more Entomologists. Now!!

Epomis beetles – insect response to amphibian tyranny - Gil Wizen Epomis is a genus of ground beetles with a fascinating biology: using unique behavior, their larvae are able to hunt and prey on amphibians.

Just been reading about beetle larvae that eat frogs and toads for my new book, "Despicable Insects". Wonderfully gruesome. gilwizen.com/epomis/

Aw, thank you!

Working on something a little out of my comfort zone with this evening Egret painting. Lots to do (I think) but it's a start... #Nature #Wildlife #Art #Painting #acrylics #Canvas #wetlands #Birds #Birding #Environment #Conservation #LittleEgret

DELIGHTED to see Dartmoor naturalist & artist John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social posting here!

John's posts are interesting, informative, and highly visual.

His youtube channel is brilliant: www.youtube.com/channel/UCdI...

Please welcome & follow John - and repost this, if you would.

Pselaphacus rubricatus - A black beetle with wavy orange stripes on its elytra. It is standing on my fingers against a yellow background.

By day, I work in Engineering. In 2017 I picked up a camera and started learning about birds and bugs and all sorts of animals. There are plenty I used to be afraid of that I now think are amazing. Biology is a gd miracle. So, if you're afraid, go observe. It could completely change your world.

Oh cracking!

Fantastic, thank you!

Superb! Thank you!

Is there a UK Wildlife/Environment/Science/Conservation starter pack? If so, can anybody let me know or maybe even add me to it? I need an easy way to find all my old X folk! #Nature #Wildlife #Conservation #Biodiversity #environment #ClimateCrisis #Ecology

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Hannah Bourne-Taylor uses her social media accounts to campaign for Swift bricks to be installed in new buildings. We who follow her on other platforms are bemused by the "content warning" on her Bluesky profile. Please could you help?

To kick off my BlueSky adventure, I made the short trip to see the Thornton Reservoir Long-tailed Duck this morning, and what an elegant little bird he was too! #Birds #Birding #Leicestershire #VC55 #Wildlife #Nature #Happy