#invertefest — Public Fediverse posts

For #SciArtSeptember day 2: battle, it’s my linocut of 2 dangerous invasive beauties & the battle against their spread in eastern North America, the spotted lanternfly & tree of heaven. The Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altimissa) is a deciduous tree native to NE China & Taiwan, which was foolishly brought to Europe & NA in the 1700s where it as become known as a noxious weed & invasive plant. 🧵1/n
#linocut #printmaking #sciart #entomology #botany #spottedLanternfly #insect #ailanthus #InverteFest

@empress @seedtopia
The same species, hump-backed #beewolf (#Philanthus gibbosus) is common in my garden every summer, July through September. In some years, I've seen them as early as June, and as late as October. They visit a wide variety of flowers, preferring #Asteraceae and #Lamiaceae.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?order=asc&order_by=observed_on&place_id=125348&taxon_id=56893&user_id=xris&verifiable=any

#iNaturalist #InverteFest #InverteFest2022 #Insects #Hymenoptera #Wasps