Stephen Fricker
@stephenfricker.bsky.social
Interests include public health, Environment, Evolution, Mosquitos, and citizen science engagement
Co-founder GSBioblitz
Opinions expressed are my own.
Northern Territory, Aus, https://linktr.ee/stephenfricker
Co-founder GSBioblitz
Opinions expressed are my own.
Northern Territory, Aus, https://linktr.ee/stephenfricker
Australasian Grebe 'Tachybaptus novaehollandiae' from Adelaide, Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdsSeenIn2026
January 27, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Australasian Grebe 'Tachybaptus novaehollandiae' from Adelaide, Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdsSeenIn2026
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🌿🦋 Great Southern BioBlitz 2025 – Part 2 is live!
Dive into the taxonomic patterns behind the data, from plants and insects to birds and beyond. See how observations were distributed across kingdoms, classes, and orders.
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#GSB2025
Dive into the taxonomic patterns behind the data, from plants and insects to birds and beyond. See how observations were distributed across kingdoms, classes, and orders.
buff.ly/Dh56Una
#GSB2025
January 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM
🌿🦋 Great Southern BioBlitz 2025 – Part 2 is live!
Dive into the taxonomic patterns behind the data, from plants and insects to birds and beyond. See how observations were distributed across kingdoms, classes, and orders.
buff.ly/Dh56Una
#GSB2025
Dive into the taxonomic patterns behind the data, from plants and insects to birds and beyond. See how observations were distributed across kingdoms, classes, and orders.
buff.ly/Dh56Una
#GSB2025
Rufous-banded Honeyeater 'Conopophila albogularis' another #BirdsSeenIn2026 this time from Darwin #Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz
#birdsofoz
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz
#birdsofoz
January 26, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Rufous-banded Honeyeater 'Conopophila albogularis' another #BirdsSeenIn2026 this time from Darwin #Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz
#birdsofoz
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #wildoz
#birdsofoz
Black Soldier Fly 'Hermetia illucens' in Nightcliff, Darwin, #Australia found on an afternoon walk last week
#wildoz
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#wildoz
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Black Soldier Fly 'Hermetia illucens' in Nightcliff, Darwin, #Australia found on an afternoon walk last week
#wildoz
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#wildoz
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
I saw this Crested Pigeon 'Ocyphaps lophotes' along the banks of the Torrens River Adelaide, #Australia, they usually don't get this close
#BirdsSeenIn2026,
#BirdsSeenIn2026,
January 24, 2026 at 9:44 PM
I saw this Crested Pigeon 'Ocyphaps lophotes' along the banks of the Torrens River Adelaide, #Australia, they usually don't get this close
#BirdsSeenIn2026,
#BirdsSeenIn2026,
Rainbow Lorikeet 'Trichoglossus moluccanus' from the Adelaide parklands #Australia and one of the crowd favourites and one most observed bird in the #AussieBirdCount check it out in February
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdsSeenIn2026
January 24, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Rainbow Lorikeet 'Trichoglossus moluccanus' from the Adelaide parklands #Australia and one of the crowd favourites and one most observed bird in the #AussieBirdCount check it out in February
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdsSeenIn2026
A new bug in my traps, looks like 'Stigmatonotum geniculatum' from Howard Springs NT, Thanks for the ID Danilo Lüdke, a second record for Australia on #iNaturalist.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
January 23, 2026 at 10:23 PM
A new bug in my traps, looks like 'Stigmatonotum geniculatum' from Howard Springs NT, Thanks for the ID Danilo Lüdke, a second record for Australia on #iNaturalist.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
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New year, new #career 🌱
Love research & working with insects? Find your perfect job in #entomology 🪲
Check out our regularly updated #job #opportunities page for the latest openings 🔽
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📸 Red Hemiptera (c) Anurag Aditya 2016
#Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers
Love research & working with insects? Find your perfect job in #entomology 🪲
Check out our regularly updated #job #opportunities page for the latest openings 🔽
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📸 Red Hemiptera (c) Anurag Aditya 2016
#Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers
Job opportunities - Royal Entomological Society
Job opportunities If you have an insect-related or entomology job opportunity please send us the details [email protected] Want to work with us? Keep an eye on our RES Vacancies page for any paid…
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January 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
New year, new #career 🌱
Love research & working with insects? Find your perfect job in #entomology 🪲
Check out our regularly updated #job #opportunities page for the latest openings 🔽
buff.ly/q8iCHYl
📸 Red Hemiptera (c) Anurag Aditya 2016
#Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers
Love research & working with insects? Find your perfect job in #entomology 🪲
Check out our regularly updated #job #opportunities page for the latest openings 🔽
buff.ly/q8iCHYl
📸 Red Hemiptera (c) Anurag Aditya 2016
#Education #Research #Science #InsectJobs #InsectCareers
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#GSB2025 – by the numbers 🌱🐦🦋
📸 282,261 records
🧬 37,550 unique taxa
👥 9,993 observers
Since 2020, observations ~ quadrupled and taxa ~doubled.
Growing power of #CitizenScience across the Southern Hemisphere.
Thank you to everyone who took part! 🙌
Learn more
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#Biodiversity
📸 282,261 records
🧬 37,550 unique taxa
👥 9,993 observers
Since 2020, observations ~ quadrupled and taxa ~doubled.
Growing power of #CitizenScience across the Southern Hemisphere.
Thank you to everyone who took part! 🙌
Learn more
buff.ly/zUVBk2a
#Biodiversity
January 23, 2026 at 3:51 AM
#GSB2025 – by the numbers 🌱🐦🦋
📸 282,261 records
🧬 37,550 unique taxa
👥 9,993 observers
Since 2020, observations ~ quadrupled and taxa ~doubled.
Growing power of #CitizenScience across the Southern Hemisphere.
Thank you to everyone who took part! 🙌
Learn more
buff.ly/zUVBk2a
#Biodiversity
📸 282,261 records
🧬 37,550 unique taxa
👥 9,993 observers
Since 2020, observations ~ quadrupled and taxa ~doubled.
Growing power of #CitizenScience across the Southern Hemisphere.
Thank you to everyone who took part! 🙌
Learn more
buff.ly/zUVBk2a
#Biodiversity
Eastern Rosella 'Platycercus eximius', another #BirdsSeenIn2026 in the Adelaide parklands , #Australia over the Christmas break
I love the vivid colours, but its surprisingly well camouflaged when feeding in the grass
I love the vivid colours, but its surprisingly well camouflaged when feeding in the grass
January 23, 2026 at 12:49 AM
Eastern Rosella 'Platycercus eximius', another #BirdsSeenIn2026 in the Adelaide parklands , #Australia over the Christmas break
I love the vivid colours, but its surprisingly well camouflaged when feeding in the grass
I love the vivid colours, but its surprisingly well camouflaged when feeding in the grass
An Australian Magpie 'Gymnorhina tibicen' from the Adelaide parklands in #Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdsSeenIn2026
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 AM
An Australian Magpie 'Gymnorhina tibicen' from the Adelaide parklands in #Australia.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#BirdsSeenIn2026
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Welcome everyone for our 2nd summary of year for the #BirdsSeenIn2026 challenge!
As every Sunday, I gather all the birds shared by you for each countries and make this friendly leaderboard:
See you next weekend!
As every Sunday, I gather all the birds shared by you for each countries and make this friendly leaderboard:
See you next weekend!
January 18, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Welcome everyone for our 2nd summary of year for the #BirdsSeenIn2026 challenge!
As every Sunday, I gather all the birds shared by you for each countries and make this friendly leaderboard:
See you next weekend!
As every Sunday, I gather all the birds shared by you for each countries and make this friendly leaderboard:
See you next weekend!
Heliotrope Moth 'Utetheisa pulchelloides' from the family home in Adelaide.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
January 17, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Heliotrope Moth 'Utetheisa pulchelloides' from the family home in Adelaide.
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
A young family of Black-tailed Nativehens 'Tribonyx ventralis' In Adelaide, Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026
#wildoz
#wildoz
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 AM
A young family of Black-tailed Nativehens 'Tribonyx ventralis' In Adelaide, Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026
#wildoz
#wildoz
Spirama recessa from East Point on of my first records for the annual 2026 Moth Marathon in Memory of Victor Fazio III
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Who was Victor?
He was a a prolific user and contributor the the platform, learn more here inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/theb...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Who was Victor?
He was a a prolific user and contributor the the platform, learn more here inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/theb...
January 17, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Spirama recessa from East Point on of my first records for the annual 2026 Moth Marathon in Memory of Victor Fazio III
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Who was Victor?
He was a a prolific user and contributor the the platform, learn more here inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/theb...
www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Who was Victor?
He was a a prolific user and contributor the the platform, learn more here inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/theb...
The spectacular 'Tripteroides magnesianus' from Darwin, Australia.
An interesting and distinctive mosquito we do not often see.
An interesting and distinctive mosquito we do not often see.
January 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The spectacular 'Tripteroides magnesianus' from Darwin, Australia.
An interesting and distinctive mosquito we do not often see.
An interesting and distinctive mosquito we do not often see.
Plumed Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) or Grass Whistling-Duck, from Leanyer dump Darwin this elegant, a long-necked species common across northern and eastern #Australia. With striking black-edged flank plumes, pink legs and bill, and a distinctive whistling call
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#aves
#wildoz
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#aves
#wildoz
January 16, 2026 at 2:25 AM
Plumed Whistling-Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) or Grass Whistling-Duck, from Leanyer dump Darwin this elegant, a long-necked species common across northern and eastern #Australia. With striking black-edged flank plumes, pink legs and bill, and a distinctive whistling call
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#aves
#wildoz
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#aves
#wildoz
Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos formally Phalacrocorax) from Adelaide, #Australia
This small black-and-white cormorant, a skilled diver, foraging for fish and crustaceans before swallowing prey head-first. Often seen perched with wings spread, drying after a dive.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
This small black-and-white cormorant, a skilled diver, foraging for fish and crustaceans before swallowing prey head-first. Often seen perched with wings spread, drying after a dive.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
January 15, 2026 at 2:09 AM
Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos formally Phalacrocorax) from Adelaide, #Australia
This small black-and-white cormorant, a skilled diver, foraging for fish and crustaceans before swallowing prey head-first. Often seen perched with wings spread, drying after a dive.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
This small black-and-white cormorant, a skilled diver, foraging for fish and crustaceans before swallowing prey head-first. Often seen perched with wings spread, drying after a dive.
#BirdsSeenIn2026
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Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2025)
The last 3 years really jump out, rather like 2015-6 did when we first produced this graphic back then. Now, 2015-6 looks rather cool...
More on the spiral: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
The last 3 years really jump out, rather like 2015-6 did when we first produced this graphic back then. Now, 2015-6 looks rather cool...
More on the spiral: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2025)
The last 3 years really jump out, rather like 2015-6 did when we first produced this graphic back then. Now, 2015-6 looks rather cool...
More on the spiral: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
The last 3 years really jump out, rather like 2015-6 did when we first produced this graphic back then. Now, 2015-6 looks rather cool...
More on the spiral: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
Reposted by Stephen Fricker
As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
January 14, 2026 at 11:02 AM
As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.
The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.
Reposted by Stephen Fricker
🦟 This week, discover the unique ornaments of Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 ⬇️!
Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1652950 .
Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes !
Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social
#Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐
Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1652950 .
Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes !
Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social
#Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐
January 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM
🦟 This week, discover the unique ornaments of Culex quinquefasciatus Say, 1823 ⬇️!
Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1652950 .
Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes !
Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social
#Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐
Explore details and distribution on GBIF🌱: https://www.gbif.org/species/1652950 .
Fascinating diversity of #mosquitoes !
Photos by @nil-rahola.bsky.social
#Entomology #Biodiversity 🧪🌐
So many birds at the Leanyer Dump, here is another a Brown Falcon 'Falco berigora' looking for an easy meal
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Australia
January 13, 2026 at 2:51 AM
So many birds at the Leanyer Dump, here is another a Brown Falcon 'Falco berigora' looking for an easy meal
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Australia
I found where all the Pied Herons 'Egretta picata' hang out!
The Darwin dump mulch piles,
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#Australia
The Darwin dump mulch piles,
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#Australia
January 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
I found where all the Pied Herons 'Egretta picata' hang out!
The Darwin dump mulch piles,
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#Australia
The Darwin dump mulch piles,
#BirdsSeenIn2026
#Australia
A Grey Teal 'Anas gracilis' exploring the wetlands surrounding Adelaide, Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #aves #wildoz #birdsofoz #inaturalist
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #aves #wildoz #birdsofoz #inaturalist
January 12, 2026 at 12:30 AM
A Grey Teal 'Anas gracilis' exploring the wetlands surrounding Adelaide, Australia
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #aves #wildoz #birdsofoz #inaturalist
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #aves #wildoz #birdsofoz #inaturalist