#inaturalist

Last week, I organised a Bioblitz to kick off collecting as many #iNaturalist observations as possible before they kick us out. The collection continues, so I encourage locals to go enjoy the park while they can while contributing to iNat so we can have a better baseline of what #biodiversity exists and is at risk of being lost. Here's my write-up about the event: https://stragu.codeberg.page/posts/2026-05-27_barrambin-biodiversity/ And instructions to take part: https://stragu.codeberg.page/posts/2026-05-20_barrambin-bioblitz/ 6/? #BNE #Meanjin #Magandjin #Brisbane #Rstats

In 24 hours, we managed to upload 232 observations. One week later, we've added 45 species to the list. There are now 348 taxa recorded at #Barrambin : https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/barrambin-victoria-park But there's lots more to explore and record, so if you're a local, please have a wander and contribute your snaps to the database! Every #iNaturalist observation that falls in that area makes it into the list automatically. A stadium doesn't belong here. 7/? #biodiversity #BNE #Meanjin #Magandjin #Brisbane

Even if you're not local, you can contribute by identifying observations to refine the data: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?project_id=288305 Eventually, observations that reach a consensus end up in other databases, like the Atlas of Living Australia. This is a report from the ALA for the same area. It lists 21 "threatened species". https://archive.org/download/ALA_area_report_Barrambin_2026-05-28/areaReport1779975680564.pdf 8/? #conservation #biodiversity #iNaturalist #Barrambin #VictoriaPark

RE: https://ecoevo.social/@xris/117265601977772218 Proud to share that I'm speaking at the Rutgers Department of Entomology Weekly Seminar this Friday, 9/18. The event is hybrid, and will be available via Zoom. The link is available from their web page: https://entomology.rutgers.edu/seminars.html https://flic.kr/p/2sAVAy7 #NativePlants #Insects #Bees #Entomology #Ecology #Gardening #CommunityScience #GardenEcology #HabitatGardening #iNaturalist

A Changeable Lizard (Calotes versicolor) spotted at Punggol Waterway Park, Singapore on 13 Sept 2026. An introduced and common urban lizard, here posing in a nice, curvy fashion on a tree trunk. On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/399826407 ]. #iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Reptiles #Reptilia #Lizards #Sauria

Slime molds are so weird and cool. This is some sort of Stemonitis, which I found near Cultus Lake. #SlimeMold #Stemonitis #Slime #Mold #iNaturalist #Macro #Nature #BritishColumbia #Canada

Found scarlet splash on a willow branch, a first for me and only the third #iNaturalist observation on #PEI. They are teeny but certainly do make a splash! Collected for DNA sequencing. #mushtodon

I'm organising a Wiki workshop teaching folk to add openly licensed #iNaturalist or NZ Plant Conservation Network website images to #WikiCommons & then reuse them in #Wikipedia. If you want to attend register at this link: https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/nzpcn/events/ Sign up for the workshop only! Please share.

🐛 Cynips quercusfolii (Cherry Gall Wasp) 📅 Observed on 2025-07-29 👤 By: major_bombylius 📌 Location: Fernilee Reservoir 🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/341360649 📷 Photo credits: (c) Jon Mortin, some rights reserved (CC BY) 🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynips_quercusfolii #iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Entomology #Insects

Today I did my monthly biodiversity survey by bike along the Summit Road of the Port Hills of Ōtautahi-Christchurch, NZ. And, along it I found the first ever Canterbury record, and second South Island record, of the toatoa bud gall mite, *Aceria victoriae*. 😀 These native mites make distinctive galls on the NZ native plant, toatoa (*Haloragis erecta*). Yet, after they were described as a species from specimens collected in Wellington in 1956/57, nobody recorded them. That is, until Nicholas Martin found them in Auckland in 2012. Nicholas Martin put out the call for entomologists to look for them, yet only a few more were found, and all in Auckland. I looked and couldn't find them around Christchurch. Then, last year, Lisa Bennett on #iNaturalist found them in Wellington and Joseph Knight found them on Otago Peninsula. Inspired by their finds, I was looking carefully for them today and found one plant with the galls. It's a mystery why they've been so cryptic as their host plant is common. I think it underscores how little we still know about the little creatures that live in NZ with us. https://www.inaturalist.nz/projects/hunt-for-the-toatoa-bud-gall-mite #NZ #NaturalHistory #entomology #mites #discovery #CitizenScience

I find inaturalist maps pretty fascinating. I'll be viewing a botanist profiles, viewing mapped observations, and learn something new on a regular basis. For instance, I've been seeing this evergreen Monkey-Puzzle tree around on random occasions (once you see it once its hard not to see it), as people plant them for landscaping additions in the pnw, and realized its a wild presence is now endangered in Chile and Argentina...which is a major downer...but still interesting nonetheless. Such a fascinating species. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/126404-Araucaria-araucana #inaturalist #botany #trees #endangered #Argentina #Chile

Milde's Tarantula-Hawk Wasp https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385844167 Narrowleaf Milkweed https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/377639900 Adult Tarantula-Hawks are pollinators. TIL. Unidentified tiny ants! Might be High Noon Ants. To Be Confirmed. #insects #wasps #iNaturalist #California #Mountains #wildlife #wildflowers #BloomScrolling #FauxMacro

🐟 Trachinus araneus (Spotted Weever) 📅 Observed on 2025-07-25 👤 By: xavier_mas 📌 Location: Baleares, ES-PM, ES 🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/356420495 📷 Photo credits: (c) Xavier Mas, some rights reserved (CC BY) 🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_weever #iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Fish

🐛 Palomena prasina (Green Shield Bug) 📅 Observed on 2025-07-25 👤 By: jtch 📌 Location: Lecco, Italie 🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/335655729 📷 Photo credits: (c) Julien Tchilinguirian, some rights reserved (CC BY) 🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_shield_bug #iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Entomology #Insects

🌿 Fagus grandifolia (American beech) 📅 Observed on 2025-07-24 👤 By: erikschiff 📌 Location: Tamworth, NH, USA 🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/384680222 📷 Photo credits: no rights reserved 🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fagus_grandifolia #iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Plants #Bloomscrolling

🐛 Kosemia yezoensis (Chitchi Cicada) 📅 Observed on 2025-07-24 👤 By: memer7687 📌 Location: Карповка, Забайкальский край, Россия, 672513 🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/353536840 📷 Photo credits: (c) memer7687, some rights reserved (CC BY) #iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Entomology #Insects

🐦 Vultur gryphus (Andean Condor) 📅 Observed on 2025-07-24 👤 By: danielnunezm 📌 Location: Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, CL 🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/365563635 📷 Photo credits: (c) Daniel Nuñez Michea, some rights reserved (CC BY) 🔎 Learn more about the taxon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_condor #iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Birds

🐨 Erethizon dorsatum (North American Porcupine) 📅 Observed on 2025-07-24 👤 By: muir 📌 Location: Kenai Peninsula County, US-AK, US 🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352178499 📷 Photo credits: (c) Matt Muir, some rights reserved (CC BY) 🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_porcupine #iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Mammals

🐛 Rhagonycha fulva (Common Red Soldier Beetle) 📅 Observed on 2025-07-23 👤 By: pei-ott 📌 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada 🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/340065806 📷 Photo credits: (c) Barry Cottam, some rights reserved (CC BY) 🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_red_soldier_beetle #iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Entomology #Insects

🐛 Plusiodonta compressipalpis (Moonseed Moth) 📅 Observed on 2025-07-22 👤 By: cmeckerman 📌 Location: Pleasant Valley, Austin, TX 78741, USA 🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/364419693 📷 Photo credits: no rights reserved 🔎 Learn more about the taxon: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plusiodonta_compressipalpis #iNaturalist #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Entomology #Insects