#invertebrates — Public Fediverse posts

Amazing these otherworldly creatures inhabit the little ol' English coast. Unlike other #Devon #ctenophores we saw the Northern Comb Jelly (Beroe cucumis) lacks tentacles, instead engulfing other ctenophores with huge mouth. These ancient marine #invertebrates are largest animals to swim with cilia.

Glowworms shine again in North Yorkshire after larvae reared in garden shed https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/07/glowworms-shine-again-north-yorkshire-larvae-reintroduction #Insects #EndangeredSpecies #Animals #Conservation #NorthYorkshire #Environment #Invertebrates #UkNews #Wildlife

Glowworms shine again in North Yorkshire after larvae reared in garden shed
By Patrick Barkham

Volunteer ‘glow-getters’ overseeing reintroduction of endangered beetles at Nosterfield nature reserve

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/07/glowworms-shine-again-north-yorkshire-larvae-reintroduction

#Insects #Endangeredspecies #Animals #Conservation #NorthYorkshire #Environment #Invertebrates #UKnews #Wildlife #TheGuardian #PatrickBarkham

Glowworms shine again in North Yorkshire after larvae reared in garden shed
By Patrick Barkham

Volunteer ‘glow-getters’ overseeing reintroduction of endangered beetles at Nosterfield nature reserve

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/07/glowworms-shine-again-north-yorkshire-larvae-reintroduction

#Insects #Endangeredspecies #Animals #Conservation #NorthYorkshire #Environment #Invertebrates #UKnews #Wildlife #TheGuardian #PatrickBarkham

Glowworms shine again in North Yorkshire after larvae reared in garden shed
By Patrick Barkham

Volunteer ‘glow-getters’ overseeing reintroduction of endangered beetles at Nosterfield nature reserve

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/07/glowworms-shine-again-north-yorkshire-larvae-reintroduction

#Insects #Endangeredspecies #Animals #Conservation #NorthYorkshire #Environment #Invertebrates #UKnews #Wildlife #TheGuardian #PatrickBarkham

Glowworms shine again in North Yorkshire after larvae reared in garden shed
By Patrick Barkham

Volunteer ‘glow-getters’ overseeing reintroduction of endangered beetles at Nosterfield nature reserve

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/07/glowworms-shine-again-north-yorkshire-larvae-reintroduction

#Insects #Endangeredspecies #Animals #Conservation #NorthYorkshire #Environment #Invertebrates #UKnews #Wildlife #TheGuardian #PatrickBarkham

Glowworms shine again in North Yorkshire after larvae reared in garden shed
By Patrick Barkham

Volunteer ‘glow-getters’ overseeing reintroduction of endangered beetles at Nosterfield nature reserve

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/07/glowworms-shine-again-north-yorkshire-larvae-reintroduction

#Insects #Endangeredspecies #Animals #Conservation #NorthYorkshire #Environment #Invertebrates #UKnews #Wildlife #TheGuardian #PatrickBarkham

Can you find the grasshopper? New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../09/hide-and-seek.html #VancouverIsland #Insects #Camouflage #Invertebrates #NaturePhotography

Can you find the grasshopper? New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../09/hide-and-seek.html #VancouverIsland #Insects #Camouflage #Invertebrates #NaturePhotography

Can you find the grasshopper? New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../09/hide-and-seek.html #VancouverIsland #Insects #Camouflage #Invertebrates #NaturePhotography

Can you find the grasshopper? New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../09/hide-and-seek.html #VancouverIsland #Insects #Camouflage #Invertebrates #NaturePhotography

Can you find the grasshopper? New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/.../09/hide-and-seek.html #VancouverIsland #Insects #Camouflage #Invertebrates #NaturePhotography

:woozy_bee: 🦐

Honeybees and shrimp are now getting vaccinated

Lab Trials Show Shrimp Survival Rising From Zero to 58% With Inherited Immune Priming

Bee vaccine is not injected. It is mixed into the feed that worker bees consume, incorporated by those workers into royal jelly, and fed to the queen.

#Invertebrates #bees #Shrimp #Agriculture #Science

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319569/20260702/first-insect-vaccine-bypasses-antibody-barrier-epigenetic-immune-priming.htm

:woozy_bee: 🦐

Honeybees and shrimp are now getting vaccinated

Lab Trials Show Shrimp Survival Rising From Zero to 58% With Inherited Immune Priming

Bee vaccine is not injected. It is mixed into the feed that worker bees consume, incorporated by those workers into royal jelly, and fed to the queen.

#Invertebrates #bees #Shrimp #Agriculture #Science

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319569/20260702/first-insect-vaccine-bypasses-antibody-barrier-epigenetic-immune-priming.htm

:woozy_bee: 🦐

Honeybees and shrimp are now getting vaccinated

Lab Trials Show Shrimp Survival Rising From Zero to 58% With Inherited Immune Priming

Bee vaccine is not injected. It is mixed into the feed that worker bees consume, incorporated by those workers into royal jelly, and fed to the queen.

#Invertebrates #bees #Shrimp #Agriculture #Science

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319569/20260702/first-insect-vaccine-bypasses-antibody-barrier-epigenetic-immune-priming.htm

:woozy_bee: 🦐

Honeybees and shrimp are now getting vaccinated

Lab Trials Show Shrimp Survival Rising From Zero to 58% With Inherited Immune Priming

Bee vaccine is not injected. It is mixed into the feed that worker bees consume, incorporated by those workers into royal jelly, and fed to the queen.

#Invertebrates #bees #Shrimp #Agriculture #Science

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319569/20260702/first-insect-vaccine-bypasses-antibody-barrier-epigenetic-immune-priming.htm

:woozy_bee: 🦐

Honeybees and shrimp are now getting vaccinated

Lab Trials Show Shrimp Survival Rising From Zero to 58% With Inherited Immune Priming

Bee vaccine is not injected. It is mixed into the feed that worker bees consume, incorporated by those workers into royal jelly, and fed to the queen.

#Invertebrates #bees #Shrimp #Agriculture #Science

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/319569/20260702/first-insect-vaccine-bypasses-antibody-barrier-epigenetic-immune-priming.htm

Cellar spider, a week ago, and tonight. Look what she's done! New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/08/happy-event.html #VancouverIsland #Spiders #Arachnids #Invertebrates #InverteFest #NaturePhotography

Embrace your inner bug (and stop excusing politicians by labelling them as such)

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/20/winner-invertebrate-of-the-year-2026-crowned-leaf-sheep

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/20/humans-bugs-invertebrates-of-the-year-natural-world-chris-packham

#Invertebrates #Lovely #Useful #Attractive #Essential #Environment #Celebration

Pallid-winged grasshopper, on the stones at Oyster Bay. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2026/08/beach-hoppers.html #VancouverIsland #Grasshoppers #Insects #Invertebrates #NaturePhotography

#Honeybees and #shrimp are now getting vaccinated
#Vaccines that target #invertebrates’ innate #immunesystems could be a major boon for agriculture
It has become increasingly clear that #innateimmunesystem has own way of creating immune memory. Scientists think this memory is achieved through #epigenetic changes, modifications to #DNA that don’t alter genetic sequence, and that these epigenetic changes can be passed from one generation to the next.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/honeybees-and-shrimp-getting-vaccinated
https://archive.ph/guvRa

Weighing An Octopus Starts With a Laundry Basket 

https://onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026/07/14/weighing-an-octopus-starts-with-a-laundry-basket/

Happy belated International Asexuality Day!

A throwback for Ctenophore Day! If you ever wondered how to pronounce Ctenophore, today is October 4, the 10th month, fourth day and it sounds like ten oh four. They are a phylum of marine invertebrates, like this comb jelly which look a bit like jellyfish, but instead of stinging tentacles they have comb-like cilia (hairs). 🧵1/2

#ctenophore #CtenophoreDay #CtenophoreDay2025 #linocut #printmaking #sciart #multimedia #invertebrates

Apex predators in prehistoric Colombian oceans would have snacked on killer whales today https://phys.org/news/2025-01-apex-predators-prehistoric-colombian-oceans.html paper: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/202/1/zlad092/7275647

"The Paja ecosystem thrived with #plesiosaurs, #ichthyosaurs, and abundant #invertebrates, giving rise to one of history's most intricate marine food webs... The discovery of giant marine reptile apex predators occupying a seventh trophic level underscores the Paja ecosystem's unmatched diversity and complexity"

A throwback for Ctenophore Day! If you ever wondered how to pronounce Ctenophore, today is October 4, the 10th month, fourth day and it sounds like ten oh four.

They are a phylum of marine invertebrates, like this comb jelly which look a bit like jellyfish, but instead of stinging tentacles they have comb-like cilia (hairs). 🧵1/2

#ctenophore #CtenophoreDay #CtenophoreDay2024 #linocut #printmaking #sciart #multimedia #invertebrates #MastoArt

How giant earthworms have transformed the Isle of Rum’s landscape https://theconversation.com/how-giant-earthworms-have-transformed-the-isle-of-rums-landscape-231638

"Renowned for a thriving and intricately studied population of around 900 #RedDeer, the #IsleOfRum, part of #Scotland’s Inner #Hebrides, is often considered an outdoor laboratory for scientific research. But the #earthworms on Rum are equally remarkable. These #invertebrates act as #EcosystemEngineers, actively shaping the landscape, often after humans have left their mark on this remote island."