#NewSpecies!
New springtail from the #caucasus just sprang in:

Ceratophysella dobrolyubovae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038187EB-FFD6-603A-FF03-FE9AD588FC72
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.4
#Zootaxa #CeratophysellaDobrolyubovae

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #collembola #springtails

#NewSpecies!
New springtail from the #caucasus just sprang in:

Ceratophysella dobrolyubovae

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/038187EB-FFD6-603A-FF03-FE9AD588FC72
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5725.3.4
#Zootaxa #CeratophysellaDobrolyubovae

#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #collembola #springtails

Day 4 of the 2025 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. An immature Black-tailed Skimmer settling in to roost at the wonderful #Wiltshire #WildlifeTrust reserve at #LowerMoor Farm in early June. Males turn blue after a few days while females retain this black and yellow stripy pattern. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #invertebrates #ukwildlife #wildlife #insects #invertebrates #wildlifephotography #photography

Day 4 of the 2025 #dragonfly #AdventCalendar. An immature Black-tailed Skimmer settling in to roost at the wonderful #Wiltshire #WildlifeTrust reserve at #LowerMoor Farm in early June. Males turn blue after a few days while females retain this black and yellow stripy pattern. #DragonflyAdventCalendar #invertebrates #ukwildlife #wildlife #insects #invertebrates #wildlifephotography #photography

Secret shelter. I picked up an old clamshell, heavy with barnacles, and looked inside. Find the hermit! At low tide, hidden space is highly prized; 3 hermits share the space with assorted snails and worms. #VancouverIsland#HermitCrabs#IntertidalInvertebrates#Invertebrates#MarineLife#DailyHermit

Secret shelter. I picked up an old clamshell, heavy with barnacles, and looked inside. Find the hermit! At low tide, hidden space is highly prized; 3 hermits share the space with assorted snails and worms. #VancouverIsland#HermitCrabs#IntertidalInvertebrates#Invertebrates#MarineLife#DailyHermit

Another amber snail (family Succineidae) from our hike on the Wiley Trails, ascending:

/l
We're goin' up, up, up
It's our moment
You know together we're glowin'
Gonna be, gonna be golden...
/l

#YesApparentlyThisSnailIsSingingGoldenByHunterixButYouHaveToListenReallyClosely#SundaySnail #snail#AmberSnail #gastropods #molluscs #invertebrates#Succineidae

Another amber snail (family Succineidae) from our hike on the Wiley Trails, ascending:

/l
We're goin' up, up, up
It's our moment
You know together we're glowin'
Gonna be, gonna be golden...
/l

#YesApparentlyThisSnailIsSingingGoldenByHunterixButYouHaveToListenReallyClosely#SundaySnail #snail#AmberSnail #gastropods #molluscs #invertebrates#Succineidae

Why we leave pretty shells on the beach where we found them. Growing hermits need decent outfits to live safely. Here, a rescue Hairy waits for transfer to a tank provided with intact shells in her size. #VancouverIsland #HermitCrabs #IntertidalInvertebrates #Invertebrates #MarineLife #DailyHermit