#entomology — Public Fediverse posts

friday is #FlyDay 🤩

eine Schmeißfliege aus der
Unterfamilie Calliphorinae
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmei%C3%9Ffliegen

#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

heute gönnte mir nochmal ein

Admiral
Vanessa Atalanta
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_(Schmetterling)

eine späte fotosession :3
zierte sich aber, die flügel mal ganz aufzuklappen

#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro

I found a Northern Paper Wasp climbing on a sedge in the pond so I offered a small piece of wood to climb onto. We walked around the meadow and a found a suitable aster for a snack.

They can pack multiple stings without losing their stinger, but I've never been stung and I'm around them every day. I try to be calm and gentle with all insects and I think they are far more intelligent than many people give them credit for.

Polistes fuscatus

#insects #entomology #biodiversity

Happy Hump Day! 🎉

To celebrate the halfway point, here's a video of a silkworm moth laying #eggs on my finger. Filmed yesterday.

Fun facts: Silkworm #moths are flightless, don't eat, and yes, their coccoons are silk.

They live just 5-10 days.

Enjoy life. 💖

#insects #entomology #nature #empathy

Bumblebees, masters of flight:

"Visual–inertial integration enables bumblebees to land on rapidly moving flowers", Wang et al. 2026 (Florian Muijres' lab)
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article/23/242/20251198/483371/Visual-inertial-integration-enables-bumblebees-to

"These results reveal a modular visual–inertial control strategy enabling robust landings on moving targets and suggest principles for agile bio-inspired flight."

#bumblebees #entomology #flight #bees

F-FIT (female-attracted flight interception trap) is a quantitative biological monitoring method that uses captive female Platycerus stag beetles to attract and capture wild males. This technique provides vital spatial data on canopy-dwelling insect populations to assess habitat conditions in broadleaf forests.
#ForestEcology #Entomology #ConservationBiology #EnvironmentalManagement #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/10/eco10072601.html

#MakroMittwoch meets #bugstodon :3

Gemeine Wiesenwanze
Lygus pratensis
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemeine_Wiesenwanze

#insekten #insects #krabbeltierchen #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology #macro