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2024-07-05 @ 10.15.23 ∈ In English

Identifier Profile: @k8thegr8 · iNaturalist
If you’re photographing a caterpillar, Kate recommends getting at least three photos: one the top of the caterpillar, one of the side showing all the sets of legs, and a photo of the face (aka head capsule). It’s also really important to note the host plant (or make an observation of the host plant and get it identified on iNat). Even then, she reminds us that not all caterpillars (or adults) can be identified to the species level from photos alone.
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2024-07-05 @ 9.59.36 ∈ In English

(From last week)

Butterflies cross Atlantic ocean on 2,600-mile non-stop flight never recorded in any insect before
Painted lady butterflies discovered in French Guiana — thousands of miles from their usual habitats — got there through a Herculean transoceanic flight.
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2024-07-01 @ 14.28.07 ∈ In English

What’s your alternative?
The position here is that one can’t argue against something without offering a viable, vetted, and validated alternative. While excellent for alliteration, it’s not as rational a position as it sounds.
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2024-06-29 @ 12.55.59 ∈ In English

In alphabetical order:Geranium sylvaticum, Hypericum maculatum, Knautia arvensis, Potentilla erecta, Ranunculus acris, Scorzoneroides autumnalis, Stellaria graminea, Succisa pratensis, Trifolium pratense, Trifolium repens.

Pollinators’ 10 favourite Nordic plants
“In this context, we've examined which plants wild bees and hoverflies prefer in semi-natural meadows and roadsides in Trondheim. It was clear from our recordings that pollinators have different preferences,” says Line Johansen.
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2024-06-27 @ 11.17.36 ∈ In English

Search iNaturalist Photos With Text · iNaturalist
This demo enables you to search a snapshot of 10 million iNaturalist photos using text queries. For instance, typing in ‘a bird eating fruit’ will return matching photos ranked by their relevance to your query.
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2024-06-27 @ 11.14.53 ∈ In English

Frog ‘saunas’ help endangered frogs survive the devastating impacts of a deadly fungal disease
The research team found artificial 'hotspot' shelters built from readily available materials, such as bricks and PVC greenhouses, can allow frogs to quickly 'bake off' infections with the chytrid fungus. When frogs shifted to hotspot shelters, chytrid infections were reduced significantly.
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2024-06-23 @ 16.09.10 ∈ In English

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How Cults Use Language to Control | Otherwords
If there’s one thing cult leaders do, it’s talk. A LOT. Language is an integral part of how cults keep their members bonded, isolated and obedient.
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2024-06-21 @ 19.25.49 ∈ In English

World-First Experiment Reveals Why Some People Never Get COVID-19
Where most people mount a rapid immune response against the invading virus in their blood, these volunteers showed a subtle but much faster reaction in their nasal tissues that included the activation of mucosal-associated invariant T (MAIT) cells and a drop in inflammatory white blood cells, which cleared the virus before it set in.
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2024-06-21 @ 10.52.17 ∈ In English

First conclusive video evidence that a terrestrial leech species can jump
A new study presents video evidence that at least one species of terrestrial leech can jump, behavior that scientists have debated for more than a century.