Bianca Darski discovered this female, Cycloptera speculata soon after arriving at the Mamirauá Institute campus. Struck by the perfection of its leaf-like wings and its twig-like legs. www.inaturalist.org/observations...
We have just added the project for Tefé, Brazil and the surrounding region to the #GSB2025! this region has amazing Biodiversity, it will be great to see what is discovered. learn more www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/forum/main/c...
Gracias a la invitación de la Fundación Cóndor Andino Ecuador, #GreenJewel junto a varios actores, participó de la reunión del Comité Técnico para la formulación del Plan de Acción Nacional para el Águila Andina.
Gracias a la invitación del Grupo de Investigación del Programa de Monitoreo de Mariposas del Ecuador; Green Jewel, GIBS Ad Austra y Museo de Zoología LOUNAZ de la UNL, participaron de la reunión para crear una red nacional de conteo de mariposa.
Gracias a la invitación del MAATE, Green Jewel participó en el taller para la construcción del proyecto “Impulso de la biodiversidad, la resiliencia al cambio climático y el bienestar comunitario a través de la acción concertada a nivel local”.
Parque Nacional Yacuri con el apoyo de Green Jewel, fortalecen procesos de participación ciudadana a través de la conformación del EcoClub El Colibrí en el colegio del barrio Tiopamba, zona de amortiguamiento del área protegida.
Whee, baby scorpions! Female Slender Brown Scorpions (Centruroides gracilis) typically have litters of 25–35, which ride on the adult's back and go through their first molt after eight days.
'Tis the season to search for lumps on plants, aka galls! These growths are created in response to other organisms — often insects, fungi, or bacteria — injecting their chemicals into the plant. 🧵⤵️
This striking moth — Amana angulifera — hadn't been seen in about 150 years, but in 2018, an iNaturalist community member found one. Since then, there have been another 11 sightings!
Those colorful lumps on this plant aren't fruits — they're galls, created by a species of gall midge called Austroacacidiplosis botrycephalae. Seen any galls near you lately? 👀
