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Ian Smith

@ecologian.bsky.social

Anthropic landscape ecology, building natural capital, and entomology. Social media director of Australian Entomological Society. πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸœπŸŒΏ

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Graph translation into English.

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If interested

07.11.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I was working in an aid program the biggest problem I saw was they were not evidence run, but started with the solution then tired to find the problem. Eg:
"I'm here to dig a well!",

"we don't need a well we need registration trucks for shipping produce to market",

"I've built you a well"!

01.11.2025 23:52 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We had USB thumbdrive bootable MSN chat to bypass the school blocks in the in the 2000's

31.10.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Indigenous flowers in my garden.

27.10.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They appear to struggle and then you walk out one day and find there edge 2m away :P

26.10.2025 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Or Alturnitively if you are a land manager Chilean needle grass is also flowering... Might want to map and spray that out...

24.10.2025 05:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Native wild flowers such as wattles and cassinia.

Native wild flowers such as wattles and cassinia.

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If you are looking for something to do this weekend, now's the time to go for a nature walk and see the wild flowers

24.10.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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My indigenous garden is starting to gain attention! Hopefully this blue tongue will help remove all the snails.

18.10.2025 01:55 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tawny frogmouth named 2025 Australian bird of the year winner Perennial runner up finally claims the crown in the biennial Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll, ahead of Baudin’s black cockatoo and gang-gang cockatoo

Bridesmaid no more. Congratulations to the Tawny Frogmouth πŸ†
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

16.10.2025 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2

Guess which idiot is now seeking this induction pack under FOI?

12.10.2025 00:27 β€” πŸ‘ 132    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1
Rose with round divots in them

Rose with round divots in them

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Not sure what insect did these holes, how interesting.

12.10.2025 03:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Let's just identify it to kingdom level then. (actually the salt bush is still there looking like a sad twig).

11.10.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Well that's a win, the pot I think was meant to be ruby saltbush, but I'll take a chrysocephalum!

11.10.2025 08:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Anyone know what this plant is? 2 plants came from one tubestock and I can't recall what I brought.

11.10.2025 06:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Field with rice flowers

Field with rice flowers

Close up of Rice-flower

Close up of Rice-flower

Tis the season.

07.10.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Plume moth larvae, brought in to Australia to eat horehound. Lots around on my hound but they're not controlling it. Now what else can I do with horehound?

06.10.2025 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Common halfband hoverfly attracted to the indigenous cut leaf daisy.
Good for the garden as pollinator and preditor of aphids.

01.10.2025 04:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This puzzle sucks.

27.09.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Granitic gravel with bird holes in it.

Granitic gravel with bird holes in it.

How you can tell your soil has lots of insect activity. #birdsbeingbirds

27.09.2025 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My article I wrote for HortInsights is now published in their spring edition:

www.linkedin.com/company/aust...

17.09.2025 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Genus: Daphnia Atlas of Living Australia species page for the Daphnia

Cool, Daphnia I think. bie.ala.org.au/species/http...
Filter feeders

07.09.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Shout out to the person in my neighbourhood who is burning plastic in their fireplace.

05.09.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The idea that mass immigration is to blame for the housing crisis doesn't stack up when you look at the data.

Over the past 20 years the amount of housing in Australia has actually increased faster than the population has grown! πŸ“ˆ
@elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social #auspol

29.08.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2

Head to the wreckers and grab a decoy car.

25.08.2025 00:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Huh, I always thought that was in Sydney.

24.08.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Statue or Icarus.

Statue or Icarus.

Melbourne Airport, are we sure Icarus is the best statue for an airport? Like if I recall the ending of the legend correctly...

23.08.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"Treasurer Joe Hockey has advised Australians wanting to buy their first home to "get a good job that pays good money".

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten immediately decried Mr Hockey's comment as "insulting" - SMH 2015

18.08.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A popular gift, in fashion but not available due to rationing.

16.08.2025 00:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Light brown apple moths are out. (and my grapevine doesn't even have leaves yet)

14.08.2025 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If they were on the vehicle I could have made a "didn't know you drove a Ram" joke.

14.08.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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