#larvae — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #larvae, aggregated by home.social.
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🐝⚔️ #UCL researchers studying #tropical paper #wasps in the #Caribbean found that removing a queen triggers violent fighting among females.
But, hidden helpers called “compensators” skip the power struggles entirely, instead gathering #food and caring for #larvae – saving the colony from collapse.
👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526021958.htm
#polistes #panama #insects #animals #science #biology #nature #study #research
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🐝⚔️ #UCL researchers studying #tropical paper #wasps in the #Caribbean found that removing a queen triggers violent fighting among females.
But, hidden helpers called “compensators” skip the power struggles entirely, instead gathering #food and caring for #larvae – saving the colony from collapse.
👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526021958.htm
#polistes #panama #insects #animals #science #biology #nature #study #research
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🐝⚔️ #UCL researchers studying #tropical paper #wasps in the #Caribbean found that removing a queen triggers violent fighting among females.
But, hidden helpers called “compensators” skip the power struggles entirely, instead gathering #food and caring for #larvae – saving the colony from collapse.
👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526021958.htm
#polistes #panama #insects #animals #science #biology #nature #study #research
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🐝⚔️ #UCL researchers studying #tropical paper #wasps in the #Caribbean found that removing a queen triggers violent fighting among females.
But, hidden helpers called “compensators” skip the power struggles entirely, instead gathering #food and caring for #larvae – saving the colony from collapse.
👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526021958.htm
#polistes #panama #insects #animals #science #biology #nature #study #research
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🐝⚔️ #UCL researchers studying #tropical paper #wasps in the #Caribbean found that removing a queen triggers violent fighting among females.
But, hidden helpers called “compensators” skip the power struggles entirely, instead gathering #food and caring for #larvae – saving the colony from collapse.
👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260526021958.htm
#polistes #panama #insects #animals #science #biology #nature #study #research
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🐝👑 Researchers at #PennState discovered that worker #bumblebees control which #larvae become queens by feeding them juvenile hormones.
When workers received the hormone, they passed it into larval #food, producing heavier larvae that grew into queens. The finding shifts our understanding of #bee colonies from a strict hierarchy to a more decentralized system where caregivers shape the colony’s future.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/worker-bees-pick-queen/
#bees #entomology #biology #insects #nature #science #hormones #research #pollinators #evolution
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🐝👑 Researchers at #PennState discovered that worker #bumblebees control which #larvae become queens by feeding them juvenile hormones.
When workers received the hormone, they passed it into larval #food, producing heavier larvae that grew into queens. The finding shifts our understanding of #bee colonies from a strict hierarchy to a more decentralized system where caregivers shape the colony’s future.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/worker-bees-pick-queen/
#bees #entomology #biology #insects #nature #science #hormones #research #pollinators #evolution
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🐝👑 Researchers at #PennState discovered that worker #bumblebees control which #larvae become queens by feeding them juvenile hormones.
When workers received the hormone, they passed it into larval #food, producing heavier larvae that grew into queens. The finding shifts our understanding of #bee colonies from a strict hierarchy to a more decentralized system where caregivers shape the colony’s future.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/worker-bees-pick-queen/
#bees #entomology #biology #insects #nature #science #hormones #research #pollinators #evolution
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🐝👑 Researchers at #PennState discovered that worker #bumblebees control which #larvae become queens by feeding them juvenile hormones.
When workers received the hormone, they passed it into larval #food, producing heavier larvae that grew into queens. The finding shifts our understanding of #bee colonies from a strict hierarchy to a more decentralized system where caregivers shape the colony’s future.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/worker-bees-pick-queen/
#bees #entomology #biology #insects #nature #science #hormones #research #pollinators #evolution
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🐝👑 Researchers at #PennState discovered that worker #bumblebees control which #larvae become queens by feeding them juvenile hormones.
When workers received the hormone, they passed it into larval #food, producing heavier larvae that grew into queens. The finding shifts our understanding of #bee colonies from a strict hierarchy to a more decentralized system where caregivers shape the colony’s future.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/worker-bees-pick-queen/
#bees #entomology #biology #insects #nature #science #hormones #research #pollinators #evolution
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My plans for spraying the #feijoa for #GuavaMoth #larvae & #LeafRoller #caterpillars have gone out the window with the rain.
Ditto whipper snippering. “Do not use on wet grass!” it says on my machine, so I’ll heed the manufacturer’s advice.
The #BigPear #tomato might come down today. We had a final harvest last night of 11 large, but still green, tomatoes.
It’s planter will become home to one of the Feijoa.
The rest will go into the ground where the #JerusalemArtichokes are now.
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My plans for spraying the #feijoa for #GuavaMoth #larvae & #LeafRoller #caterpillars have gone out the window with the rain.
Ditto whipper snippering. “Do not use on wet grass!” it says on my machine, so I’ll heed the manufacturer’s advice.
The #BigPear #tomato might come down today. We had a final harvest last night of 11 large, but still green, tomatoes.
It’s planter will become home to one of the Feijoa.
The rest will go into the ground where the #JerusalemArtichokes are now.
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My plans for spraying the #feijoa for #GuavaMoth #larvae & #LeafRoller #caterpillars have gone out the window with the rain.
Ditto whipper snippering. “Do not use on wet grass!” it says on my machine, so I’ll heed the manufacturer’s advice.
The #BigPear #tomato might come down today. We had a final harvest last night of 11 large, but still green, tomatoes.
It’s planter will become home to one of the Feijoa.
The rest will go into the ground where the #JerusalemArtichokes are now.
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My plans for spraying the #feijoa for #GuavaMoth #larvae & #LeafRoller #caterpillars have gone out the window with the rain.
Ditto whipper snippering. “Do not use on wet grass!” it says on my machine, so I’ll heed the manufacturer’s advice.
The #BigPear #tomato might come down today. We had a final harvest last night of 11 large, but still green, tomatoes.
It’s planter will become home to one of the Feijoa.
The rest will go into the ground where the #JerusalemArtichokes are now.
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My plans for spraying the #feijoa for #GuavaMoth #larvae & #LeafRoller #caterpillars have gone out the window with the rain.
Ditto whipper snippering. “Do not use on wet grass!” it says on my machine, so I’ll heed the manufacturer’s advice.
The #BigPear #tomato might come down today. We had a final harvest last night of 11 large, but still green, tomatoes.
It’s planter will become home to one of the Feijoa.
The rest will go into the ground where the #JerusalemArtichokes are now.
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CW: Insect larvae
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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/06/surrey-ruthless-against-sussex/
A look back at the closing stages of Surrey's victory over Sussex in the last round of county championship matches and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #SurreyvSussex #SURvSUS #photography #birds #swans #GreylagGeese #Oystercatchers #heron #robin #sparrow #insects #bees #larvae -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/06/surrey-ruthless-against-sussex/
A look back at the closing stages of Surrey's victory over Sussex in the last round of county championship matches and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #SurreyvSussex #SURvSUS #photography #birds #swans #GreylagGeese #Oystercatchers #heron #robin #sparrow #insects #bees #larvae -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/06/surrey-ruthless-against-sussex/
A look back at the closing stages of Surrey's victory over Sussex in the last round of county championship matches and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #SurreyvSussex #SURvSUS #photography #birds #swans #GreylagGeese #Oystercatchers #heron #robin #sparrow #insects #bees #larvae -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/06/surrey-ruthless-against-sussex/
A look back at the closing stages of Surrey's victory over Sussex in the last round of county championship matches and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #SurreyvSussex #SURvSUS #photography #birds #swans #GreylagGeese #Oystercatchers #heron #robin #sparrow #insects #bees #larvae -
New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/05/06/surrey-ruthless-against-sussex/
A look back at the closing stages of Surrey's victory over Sussex in the last round of county championship matches and a photo gallery.
#cricket #CountyCricket #CountyChampionship #SurreyvSussex #SURvSUS #photography #birds #swans #GreylagGeese #Oystercatchers #heron #robin #sparrow #insects #bees #larvae -
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
Ref
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
Ref
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
Motorist / Larvae / Bleak / Ötter / The Nads
Bands Motorist Larvae Bleak Ötter The Nads Venue - Venue name: The Elk's Lodge - Address: 15 S. 3RD in Grand Haven - Date: Saturday, Nov. 26th - Time: 7 pm - Admission price: $3 - Other details: - As always... - No drinks - No glass - No bein' dumb. Well, within limits. - For directions & stuff, call 842-7026 / Fri-Sun 846-2156 -
Larvae / †Religious† Fucks / Null (Inactive)
Bands Larvae †Religious† Fucks Null (Inactive) Venue - Venue name: The Ice Pick - Date: Saturday, October 14 -
9-VOLT TONGUE / IN OURSELVES / HOG / Pansy Division / ANOTHER WHITE MALE / OTTER / SUBMACHINE / KRABS / LARVAE
Bands 9-VOLT TONGUE IN OURSELVES HOG Pansy Division ANOTHER WHITE MALE OTTER SUBMACHINE KRABS LARVAE Venue - Venue name: the BASEMENT - Address: 105 S. DIVISION - Date: FRI. JULY 7th / Wednesday July 12th / THURS. JULY 13th - Time: Not specified - Admission price: Not specified - Other details: ALL AGES -
Casu marsu, the cheese with worms in the Sardinian tradition
– insects at the table have jumped to the news, thanks to new regulation on novel food. (1) But precisely in Italy – where the Ministry of Health has hired a prudential position towards ‘new foods’ – …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italiandiet #entomophagy #Insects #Italia #Italian #ItalianDiet #italiano #italy #larvae #novelfood #Pat
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2379166/casu-marsu-the-cheese-with-worms-in-the-sardinian-tradition/ -
Casu marsu, the cheese with worms in the Sardinian tradition https://www.diningandcooking.com/2379166/casu-marsu-the-cheese-with-worms-in-the-sardinian-tradition/ #entomophagy #Insects #Italia #Italian #ItalianDiet #italiano #italy #larvae #NovelFood #Pat
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Angles along the trail.
#caterpillar #nature #naturephotography #photography #woolybear #catskills #larvae
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 🐛🛡️ Dr. Adrian Smith captures #NorthCarolina #caterpillars in #macro detail as they defend themselves, prepare for transformation, and eat their way toward metamorphosis. These #larvae convert plant matter into protein that feeds #birds, #wasps, and other creatures up the food chain – but their diverse defense strategies help some survive to become #butterflies and #moths.
#animals #insects #biology #nature #entomology #wildlife #predators #ecology #ecosystem #plants #Raleigh #silk #tksst #video
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🐛🛡️ Dr. Adrian Smith captures #NorthCarolina #caterpillars in #macro detail as they defend themselves, prepare for transformation, and eat their way toward metamorphosis. These #larvae convert plant matter into protein that feeds #birds, #wasps, and other creatures up the food chain – but their diverse defense strategies help some survive to become #butterflies and #moths.
👉 Learn more: https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/how-do-these-north-carolina-caterpillars-defend-against-predators?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=new_content&utm_content=nc-caterpillar-defense
#animals #insects #biology #nature #entomology #wildlife #predators #ecology #ecosystem #plants #Raleigh #silk #tksst #video -
The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025
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R. Beaven et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101406#Photos
© S.F. Wirth 2025 -
The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025
Ref
R. Beaven et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101406#Photos
© S.F. Wirth 2025 -
The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025
Ref
R. Beaven et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101406#Photos
© S.F. Wirth 2025 -
The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025
Ref
R. Beaven et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101406#Photos
© S.F. Wirth 2025 -
The #rosechafer #Cetonia #aurata (#Scarabaeidae) is distributed from Europe to Asia. The #saprophagous #larvae develop over about two years in Central Europe in #soil substrates often under #deadwood. According to R. Beaven et al. (2025), #rectalcomplexes as in C. autata (larvae only) are recycling systems of the #gutcontents and #evolved #independently within Scarabaeideae.
© #StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025
Ref
R. Beaven et al. (2025)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2024.101406#Photos
© S.F. Wirth 2025 -
Creatures buried in soil for over a century burst back to life in Toronto waterfront
A project to restore coastal #wetland leads to astonishing discoveries of a host of life: seeds and plant scraps, as well as water fleas, #worms, #larvae and #planktonhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/09/toronto-waterfront-soil-plants-worms
#142holdheap #nature #ecology #Environment #WildLife #Plants #ecosystem #peat #marsh
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New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2025/10/08/two-great-turnarounds/
A look back at yesterdays and todays matches at the #WomensWorldCup and a #photo gallery.
#cricket #WODI #WomensWorldCup #BangladeshvEngland #AustraliavPakistan #photography #birds #insects #cormorants #egret #larvae -
#Identification #Inquiry found on berries.
I suspect it's some kind of #Moth #larvae but not 100% sure(Edit: #Solved #Evergestis #Rimosalis)
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Galls on hardhack leaves. And the larvae that hide inside. New blog post: https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/09/cute-little-orange-crawlers.html #VancouverIsland #Invertebrates #Larvae #Plants #Wildlife
