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#it's all fun and games until they square up to you #<- shorter than most male kangaroos

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Blue handmaiden, Eriphioides ecuadoriensis, Arctiini, Erebidae

Photographed in Ecuador by belowbluewaterdiver

I could only find a couple photos of this species that I could legally share, but I can link this better photo here! The iridescent blue is beautiful :)

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@jjongs-tae-and-biscuits submitted: This little lady surprised us on a walk up the mountain, and we all immediately had a little photoshoot and guided her off the path. I've since identified it as a mountain katydid (checks out on location), but I still wanted to share bc it's the first time any of us had seen one. And also, interesting 💕

Yes, it's a mountain katydid! And a female, as you said. Males are more normal-katydid-shaped. The females have a surprise under their wings!

Wow, terrifying. They flash those spooky colors if they're alarmed. If I were a predator I would not eat her.

Photo by jacksonnugent

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Cicada (Tacua speciosa), family Cicadidae, found in SE Asia

photograph by EnnisFei (@ennisanna_fei)

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gray heron playing in the snow (18.04.2024)

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phrasing of this is taking me out

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"Easter Egg" Weevil (Pachyrhynchus cf. erichsoni), family Curculionidae, Mindanao, Philippines

photographs by Bald Guy With a Camera

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autumn aspects; zion national park, utah

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トラツグミ。 Scaly Thrush.

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I just realized I never posted photos of this really pretty harvestman i came across a while back. Note the green pedipalps and the dark and light spots on its back.

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every single day I think about how american black vultures are known for engaging in allopreening (preening between different species)

and they have a specific relationship with crested caracaras, in which the black vultures assist them by not only preening them after meals but also leading them to food in the first place— due to their superior sense of smell— while the caracaras assist the black vultures by acting as a warning signal in case of danger

and while this is more typical of black vultures, this is not common at all for any member of the falconidae family— it’s a special bond!

yet another post in favor of vultures everyone , hope you enjoy:) and I implore you to do some more research on these incredible birds !!

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Bioluminescent mushrooms, called ghost mushrooms (Omphalotus Nidiformis), grow on the bark of an old tree (banksia) in Australia

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a thief

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all sorts of echoes in these caverns

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okayyyyyy. Wet Snorting creature.