One Hundred and Sixty-One Wasps
@diplopodracer.bsky.social
Amateur wildlife photographer & invert keeper (millipedes, but also some beetles, tarantula, isopods, and Gryllus crickets)
Interested in most invertebrate orders, but especially Diplopoda, Isopoda, and Hymenoptera.
My OC photography is CC0 public domain
Interested in most invertebrate orders, but especially Diplopoda, Isopoda, and Hymenoptera.
My OC photography is CC0 public domain
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November 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Oof…Takashi Komatsu, Taku Shimada, and Munetoshi Maruyama just published a photography book on “The Ant Guests”. The photos are stunning! The book is organized by geographical region, and text is in both Japanese and English. Check it out (and order it) here:
roppon-ashi.jp/en/products/...
roppon-ashi.jp/en/products/...
November 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Oof…Takashi Komatsu, Taku Shimada, and Munetoshi Maruyama just published a photography book on “The Ant Guests”. The photos are stunning! The book is organized by geographical region, and text is in both Japanese and English. Check it out (and order it) here:
roppon-ashi.jp/en/products/...
roppon-ashi.jp/en/products/...
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The thing about companies they are trying to build a industry on customers who are just like this. They will burn out fast and get board as there is nothing to learn and improve and grow on. Just one of the many reasons why it’s a dead end of an industry.
November 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The thing about companies they are trying to build a industry on customers who are just like this. They will burn out fast and get board as there is nothing to learn and improve and grow on. Just one of the many reasons why it’s a dead end of an industry.
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Squids are not only cute but also beautiful.
November 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Squids are not only cute but also beautiful.
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New study confirms that short wavelength light (UV & blue) attracts the most nocturnal insects & that intensity increases attraction for all colours. Longer wavelength & lower intensity outdoor lights should reduce biodiversity impacts resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #teammoth 🌍
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New study confirms that short wavelength light (UV & blue) attracts the most nocturnal insects & that intensity increases attraction for all colours. Longer wavelength & lower intensity outdoor lights should reduce biodiversity impacts resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #teammoth 🌍
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Leaves on Lake with rain drops.
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Leaves on Lake with rain drops.
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Speaking of #inverts, we found this red and black mason wasp (suggested common name) in our bathroom. Not sure how he got there. 🤷
P.S. Find out more about this beneficial insect here: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/...
📸 Red and black mason wasp: Pachodynerus erynnis
P.S. Find out more about this beneficial insect here: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/...
📸 Red and black mason wasp: Pachodynerus erynnis
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Speaking of #inverts, we found this red and black mason wasp (suggested common name) in our bathroom. Not sure how he got there. 🤷
P.S. Find out more about this beneficial insect here: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/...
📸 Red and black mason wasp: Pachodynerus erynnis
P.S. Find out more about this beneficial insect here: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/...
📸 Red and black mason wasp: Pachodynerus erynnis
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A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Researcher cries after finding rare flower in Indonesia
A team of researchers describe the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Cave life's not all bad for olms. They live *exceptionally* long lives for an amphibian (100 yrs!), possibly arising from the fact that they have no natural predators & have been known not to move for up to 7 years.
Just tiny pink dragons guarding their tiny water-filled caves for a century. 🐉💧
Just tiny pink dragons guarding their tiny water-filled caves for a century. 🐉💧
One blind, aquatic salamander may have sat mostly still for seven years
Olms may live for about century and appear to spend their time moving sparingly.
www.sciencenews.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Cave life's not all bad for olms. They live *exceptionally* long lives for an amphibian (100 yrs!), possibly arising from the fact that they have no natural predators & have been known not to move for up to 7 years.
Just tiny pink dragons guarding their tiny water-filled caves for a century. 🐉💧
Just tiny pink dragons guarding their tiny water-filled caves for a century. 🐉💧
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Went in a bit of a different direction with this month's #BirdWhisperer... seemed like it was all about the eyes with this spotted owlet 🪶
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Went in a bit of a different direction with this month's #BirdWhisperer... seemed like it was all about the eyes with this spotted owlet 🪶
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Hear me out, my next pet idea..
a close up of a crab crawling on a piece of wood .
ALT: a close up of a crab crawling on a piece of wood .
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Hear me out, my next pet idea..
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The remarkable wings of a 0.3mm long Alaptus minimus wasp of the Mymaridae. If you look closely toward the left end of the pair you can see the hamuli (hooks) that link the hindwing to the forewing.
#wasps #entomology
#wasps #entomology
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The remarkable wings of a 0.3mm long Alaptus minimus wasp of the Mymaridae. If you look closely toward the left end of the pair you can see the hamuli (hooks) that link the hindwing to the forewing.
#wasps #entomology
#wasps #entomology
Grabbed a few pictures of a Benoitolus sp. "Khao Sok" millipede. Also took one half illuminated with a UV light to show how this species will fluoresce.
#invertebrates #invertefest #millipedes #diplopoda
#invertebrates #invertefest #millipedes #diplopoda
November 26, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Grabbed a few pictures of a Benoitolus sp. "Khao Sok" millipede. Also took one half illuminated with a UV light to show how this species will fluoresce.
#invertebrates #invertefest #millipedes #diplopoda
#invertebrates #invertefest #millipedes #diplopoda
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Punctate Harp Ground Beetle #PunctateHarpGroundBeetle #CalleidaPunctata #GroundBeetle #Beetle #Insect #Animal #Nature #Goldenrod #Photography #Wisconsin
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Punctate Harp Ground Beetle #PunctateHarpGroundBeetle #CalleidaPunctata #GroundBeetle #Beetle #Insect #Animal #Nature #Goldenrod #Photography #Wisconsin
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The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops #Science #Biology #Ecology #AgricultureInnovations #InsectConservation #SustainableFarming
The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops
Hoverflies, often mistaken for bees and wasps, pollinate three quarters of our crops. Now we’re discovering we can train them to be even more efficient
purescience.news
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The long-overlooked insects that could save our crops #Science #Biology #Ecology #AgricultureInnovations #InsectConservation #SustainableFarming
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November 26, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Good Morning my Friends
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround, which is 'Birds at Unusual Angles'
The Alternative for you is #Sparrows
I've gone with a Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch & Coal Tit
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround, which is 'Birds at Unusual Angles'
The Alternative for you is #Sparrows
I've gone with a Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch & Coal Tit
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife
November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Good Morning my Friends
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround, which is 'Birds at Unusual Angles'
The Alternative for you is #Sparrows
I've gone with a Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch & Coal Tit
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #HangingAround, which is 'Birds at Unusual Angles'
The Alternative for you is #Sparrows
I've gone with a Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Nuthatch & Coal Tit
#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #naturephotography #ukbirding #birdphotography #BirdLife
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This is one of the last days I get to post these absolutely curséd animations I made for eel facts season. I think I'll post them in a thread here for posterity.
Get a calendar at EelFacts.net
Get a calendar at EelFacts.net
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is one of the last days I get to post these absolutely curséd animations I made for eel facts season. I think I'll post them in a thread here for posterity.
Get a calendar at EelFacts.net
Get a calendar at EelFacts.net
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Butt PFAS
Butt breathing!! . www.cell.com/med/abstract...
Safety and tolerability of intrarectal perfluorodecalin for enteral ventilation in a first-in-human trial
This first-in-human, dose-escalation trial demonstrates that intrarectal administration
of perfluorodecalin is safe and well tolerated in healthy volunteers, with no systemic
absorption. These finding...
www.cell.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Butt PFAS
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We walked all the way to the beach and the water was so warm we jumped in naked
November 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We walked all the way to the beach and the water was so warm we jumped in naked
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Required boilerplate when quoting DHS: “Widespread misrepresentations by Department of Homeland Security agents call into question everything they say about their activities.” presswatchers.org/2025/11/dhss...
DHS's pack of liars | Press Watch
Journalists should not believe anything the Department of Homeland Security says
presswatchers.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Required boilerplate when quoting DHS: “Widespread misrepresentations by Department of Homeland Security agents call into question everything they say about their activities.” presswatchers.org/2025/11/dhss...
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Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
November 25, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Sometimes I think it’s going to be the librarians who will save us all.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:18 PM