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These two stunning forest floor giants are separated by about 80 million years of evolutionary isolation and roughly 1,500 miles of ocean (AKA the Tasman Sea). For scale, this Tasmanian 'dragon' springtail is on an Australian two-dollar coin (20 mm diameter), and the chunkier New Zealand 'giant' springtail is on a NZ one-dollar coin (26.5 mm diameter). The Kiwi species have the record for largest springtail in the world, but I think the Tassie ones aren't far behind! They probably need a different name than springtail though, they're both so gargantuan that they have evolutionarily lost their totally pointless springing organs. #TheWorldBeneathOurFeet #Macrophotography #Nature #Entomology #Soil

#insektenSamstag 😍 Großer Rapserdfloh Psylliodes chrysocephala https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gro%C3%9Fer_Rapserdfloh #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

Hello fine people of Mastodon! I'm Frank: a soil ecologist, popular-science nonfiction author, nature macrophotographer and science communicator (and a very tired new father). Through my research and outreach, I'm determined to raise awareness of the tiny organisms that keep our soils (and our world) working! Make sure you've tapped the follow button if you want to learn more about: 🪱 Life in soil 📸 Nature macrophotography 🎙️ Science communication 📚 My debut (award-winning) scientific nonfiction book 'The World Beneath our Feet' Still reading this? You're my kind of person! Fire off a question in the comments below and let's get nerdy... #Introduction #AboutMe #TheWorldBeneathOurFeet #Nature #SoilBiodiversity #Entomology

As a reward for putting up with all my book promotion, please feast your eyes upon this smörgåsbord of Tasmanian 'dragon' springtails! These outrageous creatures are related to the New Zealand giant springtails that I've been utterly obsessed with for the past three years. I'm so pleased that I got the opportunity to visit Hobart at the weekend to go on a dragon hunt! That's not all I saw, however: I'll be adding more photos very soon, including fluffy mites and Tasmanian velvet worms 😮 #Macrophotography #SoilBiodiversity #Entomology #Nature #NaturePhotography #Soil #SoilEcology #TheWorldBeneathOurFeet

#insektenSamstag 😍 fast schon traditionell kram ich da bilder von den eher unterrepräsentierten insekten raus, die sonst oft unbeachtet bleiben, weil unspäktakulär oder gewöhnlich oder unbeliebt. und fotos die nicht so gut geworden sind und deshalb erst in die 2. reihe gerieten und dann vergessen wurden. ein beispiel für ersteres: Goldfliege Gattung Lucilia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfliege #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

zum #insektenSamstag noch einmal ein meist unterbeachtetes, diesmal von heute/vorhin, eine fliege der Gattung Mydaea (denke ich, nicht sicher) #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 16 to 17 Sep 2026. High-resolution (7740 × 4760) copy at: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55533057656_c17f9525f7_o.jpg https://amt.hobern.net/ @dhobern@scicomm.xyz #Lepidoptera #entomology

RE: https://ecoevo.social/@xris/117265601977772218 Proud to share that I'm speaking at the Rutgers Department of Entomology Weekly Seminar this Friday, 9/18. The event is hybrid, and will be available via Zoom. The link is available from their web page: https://entomology.rutgers.edu/seminars.html https://flic.kr/p/2sAVAy7 #NativePlants #Insects #Bees #Entomology #Ecology #Gardening #CommunityScience #GardenEcology #HabitatGardening #iNaturalist

Who do I know online here teaching or studying at Rutgers University in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, especially in either the Department of Entomology or Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources? #Rutgers #RutgersUniversity #Entomology #Ecology #Evolution #NaturalSciences #BiologicalSciences #Networking

'Farbrausch' #FotoVorschlag poste ich da jetzt die so bunte Schlehen-Bürstenspinner-Raupe von vor 2 wochen oder doch das vllt letzte gute foto eines Tagpfauenauges dieses jahres, von vor 2,6 wochen? oder beide? beide \o/ #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 10 to 11 Sep 2026. High-resolution (7740 × 4760) copy at: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55520060052_ef360855ea_o.jpg https://amt.hobern.net/ @dhobern@scicomm.xyz #Lepidoptera #entomology

🐝 NEW: University of #Melbourne researchers logged more than 5,000 bee-flower interactions to map where five native bee species live across the city and which indigenous #plants feed them. Since #nativebees travel only about 100 meters from their nests, connected backyard #gardens can work like a bee highway linking parks and green spaces. 👉 https://phys.org/news/2026-09-vital-native-bee-highway-backyard.html #pollinators #biodiversity #gardening #wildlife #insects #entomology #bees #plants #nature #science #australia #ecology #habitat #conservation

The curator of our university Entomology museum, John Marris, excitedly popped into my office earlier today to share this neat new study on ant-associated beetles, by Yu-Cheng Feng and colleagues. These small beetles live inside ant nests. Not only have they evolved cunning ways to co-exist with the ants, but they have also evolved *handles* to help the ants carry them about. The phyologeny of the subfamily Chlamydopsinae suggests that these beetles have independently evolved ant handles several times. "Our findings provide direct evidence that the characteristic surface relief of chlamydopsines, at least partly or in some cases, serves as a mechanical adaptation for ant‑mediated transport" Insect Systematics and Diversity, Volume 10, Issue 5, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixag034 #entomology #ants #beetles #symbiosis #insects #NaturalHistory #EvolutionaryBiology

Composite image from #AutomatedMothTrap operated in #Aranda, #ACT, #Australia over night of 22 to 23 Aug 2026. High-resolution (7740 × 4760) copy at: https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55481861734_54375ba712_o.jpg https://amt.hobern.net/ @dhobern@scicomm.xyz #Lepidoptera #entomology

#insektenSamstag 😍 Wasseraloe-Zünsler Parapoynx stratiotata https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parapoynx_stratiotata #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

nochmal etwas super gewöhnliches aber nichtdestotrotz schönes, allein schon wegen des tollen farbkontrastes 🤩 Gemeine Feuerwanze Pyrrhocoris apterus https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeine_Feuerwanze #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

und gleich noch ein bild, vom selben Waldbrettspiel Pararge aegeria https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldbrettspiel diesmal komplett mit der ganzen bühne, auf der es sich so eindrucksvoll in szene setzte, hier sogar mit sonne durch die flügel durch passt auch zum #FotoVorschlag 'poetisch' #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #SchmetterlingsMontag

#SchmetterlingsMontag 😍 Kleiner Eisvogel Limenitis camilla https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleiner_Eisvogel passt auch zum #FotoVorschlag 'poetisch' #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

#insektenSamstag 😍 noch so eine under-appreciatete schönheit, ein Olivbrauner Zünsler Pyrausta despicata https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olivenbrauner_Z%C3%BCnsler #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

'Nicht fertig' #FotoVorschlag Haus-Feldwespen Polistes dominula https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haus-Feldwespe das sind übrigens mit die chilligsten unter den wespen #insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology