jakalopes
@jakalopes@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

I came across this awesome website with (mostly) free to use silhouette images of different organisms - great for scientific publications and presentations! I really appreciate people making/uploading these images for others to use - will probably be using these on graphs in the future. The bee species available are a bit lacking, though.
https://www.phylopic.org/

#science #biology #entomology #bees #research #academia#ScienceResources
jakalopes
@jakalopes@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp yesterday

I came across this awesome website with (mostly) free to use silhouette images of different organisms - great for scientific publications and presentations! I really appreciate people making/uploading these images for others to use - will probably be using these on graphs in the future. The bee species available are a bit lacking, though.
https://www.phylopic.org/

#science #biology #entomology #bees #research #academia#ScienceResources
LionelB
@lionelb@expressional.social  ·  activity timestamp last week

This isa mystery. It is a distorted flower bud on a magnolia. It appears to be a wasp gall but hosting numerous larvae, rather than one. The white spots are odd though.

This is a fully mature specimen tree grown in a huge pot, so I would guess sourced wholesale from Italy.

Galls are normally quite specific but I can't find any reference to a specific wasp.

Magnolia is not a UK native so my presumption is that this is an invasive. I intend to remove the galls and destroy them, as a precaution.

Has anyone seen these before?

#insects #wasps #entomology #horticulture #magnolia
hastingsmothman
@hastingsmothman@mastodon.green  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Today's #MothOfTheDay is a tiny 4mm micromoth (about a grain of rice). Micros are known by their Latin name first, with vernacular as secondary.

LOBESIA RELIQUANA (Wood Marble) A tortrix moth; ergo it spins leaves to create larvae shelters. Hard to photo in focus with 6yr old iPhone because it's so miniscule!

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies#MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #conservation #biodiversity #alttext

Side on shot of a 4-5mm moth about the size of a grain of cooked rice. It faces left. It is three times as long as it is high and it holds its wings tight against its abdomen in a tented position making it look almost tubular. Its scales are a distinct marble pattern of blue, gold and rust in a very metallic sheen, each blotch edged in white. It has a small dark tuft sticking up just behind its head and an antennae which it holds close to its flank.
Side on shot of a 4-5mm moth about the size of a grain of cooked rice. It faces left. It is three times as long as it is high and it holds its wings tight against its abdomen in a tented position making it look almost tubular. Its scales are a distinct marble pattern of blue, gold and rust in a very metallic sheen, each blotch edged in white. It has a small dark tuft sticking up just behind its head and an antennae which it holds close to its flank.
Side on shot of a 4-5mm moth about the size of a grain of cooked rice. It faces left. It is three times as long as it is high and it holds its wings tight against its abdomen in a tented position making it look almost tubular. Its scales are a distinct marble pattern of blue, gold and rust in a very metallic sheen, each blotch edged in white. It has a small dark tuft sticking up just behind its head and an antennae which it holds close to its flank.
hastingsmothman
@hastingsmothman@mastodon.green  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

Today's #MothOfTheDay is a tiny 4mm micromoth (about a grain of rice). Micros are known by their Latin name first, with vernacular as secondary.

LOBESIA RELIQUANA (Wood Marble) A tortrix moth; ergo it spins leaves to create larvae shelters. Hard to photo in focus with 6yr old iPhone because it's so miniscule!

#moths #moth #mothsandbutterflies #butterflies#MothsMatter #nature #wildlife #britishwildlife #lepidoptera #entomology #insect #cute #garden #summer #conservation #biodiversity #alttext

Side on shot of a 4-5mm moth about the size of a grain of cooked rice. It faces left. It is three times as long as it is high and it holds its wings tight against its abdomen in a tented position making it look almost tubular. Its scales are a distinct marble pattern of blue, gold and rust in a very metallic sheen, each blotch edged in white. It has a small dark tuft sticking up just behind its head and an antennae which it holds close to its flank.
Side on shot of a 4-5mm moth about the size of a grain of cooked rice. It faces left. It is three times as long as it is high and it holds its wings tight against its abdomen in a tented position making it look almost tubular. Its scales are a distinct marble pattern of blue, gold and rust in a very metallic sheen, each blotch edged in white. It has a small dark tuft sticking up just behind its head and an antennae which it holds close to its flank.
Side on shot of a 4-5mm moth about the size of a grain of cooked rice. It faces left. It is three times as long as it is high and it holds its wings tight against its abdomen in a tented position making it look almost tubular. Its scales are a distinct marble pattern of blue, gold and rust in a very metallic sheen, each blotch edged in white. It has a small dark tuft sticking up just behind its head and an antennae which it holds close to its flank.
Anke
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glyph
@glyph@merveilles.town  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

I've only just started reading Empire of Ants by Susanne Foitzik and Olaf Fritsche and I'm already awash with fascination.

Things I've learned:

- An ant queen can live up to 30 years!
- Worker ants of some species can live up to eight years (in laboratory conditions)
- The queen mates once (or several times) on her "nuptial flight" and collects all the sperm she will require to fertilise eggs for the rest of her life
- A queen may produce up to 150 million offspring in her lifetime!
- Ants do not see daylight until the latter stage of their life; they progress through roles starting in the nursery and ending with foraging / hunting
- It's estimated that only one out of every 10,000 young queens is successful in founding a new nest

#ants#myrmecology #entomology
My Joan Private Idaho 💐😷
@clickhere@mastodon.ie  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Hang on - whaaat!? "Plants can 'hear' bees buzzing and serve up more nectar when they are nearby, scientists have found. Amazingly, they can tell the difference between a bee’s buzz and that of a non-pollinating insect such as a wasp."

😮 That is AMAZING.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/plants-produce-more-nectar-when-they-hear-bees-buzzing-scientists-find

🌼🐝

#Plants#Bees#Pollinators#Gardening#Insects#Botany#Entomology
My Joan Private Idaho 💐😷
@clickhere@mastodon.ie  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

Hang on - whaaat!? "Plants can 'hear' bees buzzing and serve up more nectar when they are nearby, scientists have found. Amazingly, they can tell the difference between a bee’s buzz and that of a non-pollinating insect such as a wasp."

😮 That is AMAZING.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/plants-produce-more-nectar-when-they-hear-bees-buzzing-scientists-find

🌼🐝

#Plants#Bees#Pollinators#Gardening#Insects#Botany#Entomology
Greenseer (Dionne) 🩷🐇🏳️‍⚧️
@Greenseer@toot.wales  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The thing is, you see, allergic misery or no, if I can shake it off I will and it's very hard for me to break the now deeply ingrained walking addiction. And then I see beautiful lil' fairies like this aptly named damselfly, the 'Beautiful Demoiselle' 😊🤧

So, two things..

1. Where can I get a dress made with material identical to this? 💃

And..

2. Yes I shall be whining about allergy misery tomorrow morning 🫩

Have a wonderful evening sweet friends 💕🥰
#InsectsOfMastodon #entomology
Greenseer (Dionne) 🩷🐇🏳️‍⚧️
@Greenseer@toot.wales  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The thing is, you see, allergic misery or no, if I can shake it off I will and it's very hard for me to break the now deeply ingrained walking addiction. And then I see beautiful lil' fairies like this aptly named damselfly, the 'Beautiful Demoiselle' 😊🤧

So, two things..

1. Where can I get a dress made with material identical to this? 💃

And..

2. Yes I shall be whining about allergy misery tomorrow morning 🫩

Have a wonderful evening sweet friends 💕🥰
#InsectsOfMastodon #entomology
Greenseer (Dionne) 🩷🐇🏳️‍⚧️
@Greenseer@toot.wales replied  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

..and another snap of the Beautiful Demoiselle 😍

#InsectsOfMastodon #entomology
Greenseer (Dionne) 🩷🐇🏳️‍⚧️
@Greenseer@toot.wales  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

The thing is, you see, allergic misery or no, if I can shake it off I will and it's very hard for me to break the now deeply ingrained walking addiction. And then I see beautiful lil' fairies like this aptly named damselfly, the 'Beautiful Demoiselle' 😊🤧

So, two things..

1. Where can I get a dress made with material identical to this? 💃

And..

2. Yes I shall be whining about allergy misery tomorrow morning 🫩

Have a wonderful evening sweet friends 💕🥰
#InsectsOfMastodon #entomology
glyph
@glyph@merveilles.town  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

I've only just started reading Empire of Ants by Susanne Foitzik and Olaf Fritsche and I'm already awash with fascination.

Things I've learned:

- An ant queen can live up to 30 years!
- Worker ants of some species can live up to eight years (in laboratory conditions)
- The queen mates once (or several times) on her "nuptial flight" and collects all the sperm she will require to fertilise eggs for the rest of her life
- A queen may produce up to 150 million offspring in her lifetime!
- Ants do not see daylight until the latter stage of their life; they progress through roles starting in the nursery and ending with foraging / hunting
- It's estimated that only one out of every 10,000 young queens is successful in founding a new nest

#ants#myrmecology #entomology
Albert Cardona
@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

2-year Postdoc Position: Evolution and Organization of Ant Olfactory Systems

– in Carlotta Martelli's lab at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.

https://mrtlllab.uni-mainz.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PostDoc-Position-Neuro-Ants-150125.pdf

"The ideal candidate should have a strong background in bioinformatics, ideally with practical or theoretical experience in single-cell transcriptomics or comparative genomics. A keen interest in neurobiology is essential. Additional skills in evolutionary biology, insect handling, and programming (preferably in Python) would be advantageous, but are not mandatory."

Position still open!

#ants#PhDJobs#postdocJob #neuroscience #entomology #olfaction #bioinformatics
Albert Cardona
@albertcardona@mathstodon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

2-year Postdoc Position: Evolution and Organization of Ant Olfactory Systems

– in Carlotta Martelli's lab at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.

https://mrtlllab.uni-mainz.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/PostDoc-Position-Neuro-Ants-150125.pdf

"The ideal candidate should have a strong background in bioinformatics, ideally with practical or theoretical experience in single-cell transcriptomics or comparative genomics. A keen interest in neurobiology is essential. Additional skills in evolutionary biology, insect handling, and programming (preferably in Python) would be advantageous, but are not mandatory."

Position still open!

#ants#PhDJobs#postdocJob #neuroscience #entomology #olfaction #bioinformatics