#platypus — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #platypus, aggregated by home.social.
-
-
Anyway - here are a #platypus, some #orchids and a tree-creeper. #birdsOfMastodon
-
Death trap: Killing Australian wildlife with everyday items
"Flying foxes make up two-thirds of all entanglement cases in NSW"
"But it’s not just flying foxes – entanglements affect hundreds of different species, mostly mammals and birds, including kangaroos, platypus, raptors and gliders....Hungry animals, especially flying foxes, birds and possums, are attracted to flowers and fruits, and get easily caught in “large-aperture” nets, where the mesh size is greater than 5mm. The rule of thumb is that if you can poke a finger through it, it’s not safe for wildlife."
"Aquatic debris makes up about 10% of entanglement cases, according to NSW wildlife rescue data. Fishing line is probably the most difficult type of litter for platypus to cope with, and causes horrendous injuries – it basically just cuts through the skin.” >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/11/everyday-items-catching-killing-native-animals-how-to-help-tangled-wildlife
#biodiversity #wildlife #bats #birds #platypus #traps #entanglement #fencing #netting #FishingGear #Plastic #garbage #BarbedWire #fences #Hairties #fruit #food #gardens
Image: Grey-headed flying foxes mosaic, Bellingen -
Would that be a venom, then?
Not many venomous mammals. There's the Platypus, with a venomous spur on his thigh; some Shrews I gather; and the Slow Loris with really bad armpits.
Any others. people?
-
Today’s #platypus was a bit of a disappointment - a long way off and facing directly towards me, so you’ll just have to believe me.
#MonotremesOfMastodon -
I will never get tired of this. Have been visiting this creek for over twenty years. #platypus
-
Today’s #platypus sighting, and a monster from the id.
#MonotremesOfMastodon -
"What the platypus can teach us about smarter conservation"
-
2/
They aren't just floating; they are actively navigating, surveying the riverbank, and processing a world of sensory input (especially with that incredibly sophisticated electro-receptive bill working just beneath the surface).It’s always a treat when a wildlife photograph manages to capture the actual awareness of the subject, rather than just treating it like a passive object in a landscape. Beautifully spotted!
-
Platypuses are often depicted as these bumbling, awkward, patchwork curiosities of evolution, but when you see them in their element, it’s a completely different story.
That single, clear eye tracking above the waterline shows an animal that is intensely aware of its surroundings. Alex Wheeler captured that perfectly—there’s a quiet, calculating focus there.
-
A Natural Wetsuit
The platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a two‑layered fur for maintaining thermal homeostasis in Tasmania’s cold, freshwater environments. Its outer coat consists of tightly packed guard hairs rich in natural oils that provide water resistance. Beneath this lies a layer of fine, wool‑like underfur that traps a stable layer of air against the skin. Together, these layers form effective thermal insulation.
Photograph: Alex Wheeler -
Two ways of looking at a #platypus
#MonotremesOfMastodon -
✨ A Sprinkle of JoyousJoyness ✨
SO SWEET!
Have a JoyousJoyfulJoyness day!
-
-
The platypus is venomous, can sense electricity, glows under UV light, and of course is an egg-laying mammal-- and it was recently discovered that it has hollow melanosomes (pigment creating parts of cells), previously thought only to exist in birds https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/mammals/platypus-melanosomes
-
