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#insects — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #insects, aggregated by home.social.

  1. “Larson is something of a cult figure to scientists; Who recognise in his cartoons a voice of a kindred spirit.” — Lynn Sherr, ABC's, 20/20. 1986.

    #GaryLarson / #cartoons / #syndication / #humour / #animals / #insects / #absurd / #fear / #science / #FarSide <youtu.be/57wcedtGpc8?si=ANYFfn>

  2. Insect repellent may not always keep mozzies away, study suggests
    By Ellen Phiddian

    Scientists have found that mosquitoes in the lab can be trained to connect the smell of a widely used repellent with food, but repellents are still the best way to protect yourself.

    abc.net.au/news/science/2026-0

    #Insects #Biology #ScientificResearch #DiseasesandDisorders #DengueFever #EllenPhiddian

  3. #Insects from a fantastic wildlife garden I visited in Paulton, near Bath - Red-belted Clearwing, Holly Blue, Bat-winged Tachnid (Phasia hemiptera) female, and Cow Parsley Leaf Beetle (Chrysolina oricalcia)
    #Nature #Wildlife #Moth #Butterfly #Beetle #Flies #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

  4. I’ve been informed by someone who definitely knows her #insects that this is #Typocerus #velutinus, the banded longhorn #beetle, sippin’ on some sizzurp and #pollinating things!

  5. A seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
    has just landed on a lavender flower. It’s interesting how its wings are much larger than its elytra, so it has to fold them carefully.
    iPhone 17 Pro macro mode. Alicante, Spain.

    Una mariquita de siete puntos (coccinella septempunctata)
    acaba de aterrizar sobre una flor de lavanda. Es curioso cómo las alas son mucho mayores que los élitros y debe plegarlas cuidadosamente.

    Ein Siebenpunkt-Marienkäfer (Coccinella septempunctata)
    ist gerade auf einer Lavendelblüte gelandet. Es ist interessant, dass seine Flügel viel größer sind als seine Flügeldecken und er sie sorgfältig zusammenfalten muss.

    #macro #macrolens #macrophotography #insects #nature #animalsonland #naturephotography #animals #wildlifephotography#coccinellaseptempunctata

  6. Interesting.

    "The model was able to classify the five kinds of insects to the species level with 85 percent accuracy. When it came to more broadly distinguishing between the four bee species and the one wasp species—two different families of insects—it was able to do so with 96 percent accuracy."

    spectrum.ieee.org/mmwave-radar

    #Technology #Wireless #Insects #Identification #MillimetreWaves

  7. Interesting.

    "The model was able to classify the five kinds of insects to the species level with 85 percent accuracy. When it came to more broadly distinguishing between the four bee species and the one wasp species—two different families of insects—it was able to do so with 96 percent accuracy."

    spectrum.ieee.org/mmwave-radar

    #Technology #Wireless #Insects #Identification #MillimetreWaves

  8. A striking black-and-gold golden backed snipe fly (Chrysopilus thoracicus). The patch on her back looks like shaggy metallic fur.

  9. The iRecord site is still down for maintenance. They expect it to be up again in 2-3 hours from this post.

    #insects #entomology #iRecord

  10. Here is Nevada's most boring ant, Aphaenogaster occidentalis. #Ants #Insects

  11. You know what day it is. It's #WeevilWednesday. Post 'em if you got 'em.

    I think this is _Barypeithes pellucidus_, a. k. a. the hairy spider weevil. Found in the garden snacking on a dandelion stem with its snoot covered in pollen.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionidae #Entiminae

  12. You know what day it is. It's #WeevilWednesday. Post 'em if you got 'em.

    I think this is _Barypeithes pellucidus_, a. k. a. the hairy spider weevil. Found in the garden snacking on a dandelion stem with its snoot covered in pollen.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionidae #Entiminae

  13. You know what day it is. It's #WeevilWednesday. Post 'em if you got 'em.

    I think this is _Barypeithes pellucidus_, a. k. a. the hairy spider weevil. Found in the garden snacking on a dandelion stem with its snoot covered in pollen.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionidae #Entiminae

  14. You know what day it is. It's #WeevilWednesday. Post 'em if you got 'em.

    I think this is _Barypeithes pellucidus_, a. k. a. the hairy spider weevil. Found in the garden snacking on a dandelion stem with its snoot covered in pollen.

    #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionidae #Entiminae

  15. New on my #blog: aspi.blog/2026/05/27/upcoming-
    An account of the creation and uploading of James and Sons latest auction catalogue, stamp and postal history lots that will go under the hammer on June 23rd, with links to both online platforms, and a coda on the theme of 'computer is not always right' plus a #photo gallery.
    #auctions #stamps #PostalHistory #scanning #catalogues #uploading #photography #birds #insects #butterflies #PaintedLady #WoodlandBrown #damselflies

  16. New on my #blog: aspi.blog/2026/05/27/upcoming-
    An account of the creation and uploading of James and Sons latest auction catalogue, stamp and postal history lots that will go under the hammer on June 23rd, with links to both online platforms, and a coda on the theme of 'computer is not always right' plus a #photo gallery.
    #auctions #stamps #PostalHistory #scanning #catalogues #uploading #photography #birds #insects #butterflies #PaintedLady #WoodlandBrown #damselflies

  17. New on my #blog: aspi.blog/2026/05/27/upcoming-
    An account of the creation and uploading of James and Sons latest auction catalogue, stamp and postal history lots that will go under the hammer on June 23rd, with links to both online platforms, and a coda on the theme of 'computer is not always right' plus a #photo gallery.
    #auctions #stamps #PostalHistory #scanning #catalogues #uploading #photography #birds #insects #butterflies #PaintedLady #WoodlandBrown #damselflies

  18. Thomas @autisticphotographer ·

    New on my : aspi.blog/2026/05/27/upcoming-
    An account of the creation and uploading of James and Sons latest auction catalogue, stamp and postal history lots that will go under the hammer on June 23rd, with links to both online platforms, and a coda on the theme of 'computer is not always right' plus a gallery.

  19. New on my #blog: aspi.blog/2026/05/27/upcoming-
    An account of the creation and uploading of James and Sons latest auction catalogue, stamp and postal history lots that will go under the hammer on June 23rd, with links to both online platforms, and a coda on the theme of 'computer is not always right' plus a #photo gallery.
    #auctions #stamps #PostalHistory #scanning #catalogues #uploading #photography #birds #insects #butterflies #PaintedLady #WoodlandBrown #damselflies

  20. it's #WeevilWednesday 😍
    post 'em if you got 'em :3

    einer den ich zuerst für einen weiteren variablen plumprüssler gehalten habe, bis ich auf iNat verbessert wurde, es ist einer aus der

    Gattung Donus
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donus_(b

    bis zur artgenauigkeit komme ich da wohl nicht runter.

    #insekten #insects #rüsselkäfer #weevil #krabbeltierchen #AuwaldRunde #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology

  21. it's #WeevilWednesday 😍
    post 'em if you got 'em :3

    einer den ich zuerst für einen weiteren variablen plumprüssler gehalten habe, bis ich auf iNat verbessert wurde, es ist einer aus der

    Gattung Donus
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donus_(b

    bis zur artgenauigkeit komme ich da wohl nicht runter.

    #insekten #insects #rüsselkäfer #weevil #krabbeltierchen #AuwaldRunde #BugOfTheDay #nature #biodiversity #entomology