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Cheeseness<p>I met a fuzzy friend this morning<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
Tikitu<p>And an extremely very tiny beetle, next to a really quite small snail. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a></p>
Tikitu<p>Wide format moth. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a></p>
LionelB<p>This I think is the woodland red ant (Myrmica ruginodis) because the rear-facing spines are 'big'. It may be rubra though? <br><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
Entomological Soc. of America<p>Arthropod Photo of the Week: April 16, 2025<br>Eggplant horned planthopper<br>Leptocentrus taurus<br>Hemiptera: Membracidae<br>By Vijin Varghese, Kerala, India<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/arthropodPOTW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arthropodPOTW</span></a><br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
LionelB<p>This is why you should allow the dandelions in your garden to grow.</p><p>This is one of the most beautiful hoverflies, Eupeodes luniger.</p><p><a href="https://expressional.social/tags/hoverfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hoverfly</span></a> <a href="https://expressional.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a></p>
Alex Wild<p>A tumbling flower beetle, Mordella sp., feeds from an aster at UT Austin's Stengl Lost Pines Field Station. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Beetles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Beetles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Mordellidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mordellidae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Coleoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coleoptera</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a></p>
Thomas<p>New on my <a href="https://mas.to/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a>: <a href="https://aspi.blog/2025/04/16/two-nailbiters/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aspi.blog/2025/04/16/two-nailb</span><span class="invisible">iters/</span></a><br>A look back at two splendid finishes in successive evenings in different competitions. Also two photo galleries.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/cricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cricket</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CountyCricket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CountyCricket</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/CountyChampionship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CountyChampionship</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DurhamvWarwickshire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DurhamvWarwickshire</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/IPL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPL</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PunjabKingsvKolkataKnightRiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PunjabKingsvKolkataKnightRiders</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PBKSvKKR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBKSvKKR</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>snails</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>A Moore's Ace (Halpe porus) spotted on the Wallace Trail at Dairy Farm Nature Park, Singapore on 21 Dec 2024. I rare butterfly, this one choose to settle on the hat of a birder. Poor chap had to stay still while we took photos of it.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255752277" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">55752277</span></a> ].</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterflies</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lepidoptera</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>This might be a record for me: 16 mason bee cocoons in a single nesting tube. The ones on the left are larger and likely all females. The smaller ones on the right are males, who emerge first and then wait for females to come out. It's really cool how hymenopterans can control the sex of eggs they lay (males are from unfertilized eggs). Osmia georgica. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/InsectHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsectHotel</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/BeeHotel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeeHotel</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cocoons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cocoons</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollinators</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hymenoptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>osmia</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/haplodiploidy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haplodiploidy</span></a></p>
Caeslin<p>Luna moth at work! Luna moth at work! <a href="https://blorbo.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://blorbo.social/tags/bugphoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bugphoto</span></a> <a href="https://blorbo.social/tags/bugstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bugstodon</span></a></p>
Flipboard Science Desk<p>Two Belgian teenagers were charged with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@AssociatedPress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AssociatedPress</span></a></span> reports: <a href="https://flip.it/RnLBW2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">flip.it/RnLBW2</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Kenya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kenya</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://flipboard.social/tags/Entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Entomology</span></a></p>
Bath Nature<p>Speckled Wood butterfly today in <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bath</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Somerset</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a>.<br><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UKWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UKWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WildlifePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insect</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Butterfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Butterfly</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NatureCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NatureCommunity</span></a></p>
The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨<p>💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🐛💙 Biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra made a surprising finding while examining museum specimens: caddisfly larvae from the early <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1970s</span></a> were already incorporating microplastics into their protective casings.</p><p>These <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/underwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underwater</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> normally build tubes from pebbles, sand, and plant matter. Finding plastic in 50-year-old specimens from non-urban streams shows how long these pollutants have affected even relatively pristine ecosystems.</p><p>👉 Learn more: <a href="https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/microplastic-pollution-found-in-a-caddisfly-casing-from-1971" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thekidshouldseethis.com/post/m</span><span class="invisible">icroplastic-pollution-found-in-a-caddisfly-casing-from-1971</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tksst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tksst</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a></p>
Colin Purrington<p>Found a "types of bees" poster at Goodwill yesterday. I'm guessing the artist wasn't really into the task because the honey bee makes three appearances. Some appear to missing their second pair of wings. And venation of the red-tailed bumblebee is a complete mess. I decided not to buy. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/honeybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>honeybees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/goodwill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goodwill</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/illustration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illustration</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/thriftstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thriftstore</span></a></p>
Loren<p>bee and mushrooms it must be spring!</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a></p>
The Wee Owl Art<p>The Madagascan moon moth also known as the comet moth is native to the rain forests of Madagascar. The adult moth cannot feed and only lives for 4 to 5 days.<br><a href="https://theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1870107696" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/</span><span class="invisible">1870107696</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/FediGiftShop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediGiftShop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ScottishArtist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottishArtist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MastoArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/CreativeToots" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CreativeToots</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Moth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Moth</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/InsectArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsectArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/InsectDrawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InsectDrawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/OriginalArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OriginalArt</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Drawing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Drawing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/PenAndInk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PenAndInk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ColourPencil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ColourPencil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/MixedMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MixedMedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Artwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/TraditionalArtist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TraditionalArtist</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ArtFromScotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtFromScotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/GiftIdeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GiftIdeas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ArtShop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtShop</span></a></p>
Science | The Guardian<p>Wildflowers could be absorbing toxic metals that pass on to bees, study finds <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/16/wildflowers-absorb-toxic-metals-bees" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/apr/16/wildflowers-absorb-toxic-metals-bees</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildflowers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cities</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bees</span></a></p>
Miranda<p>Buzzzy bum(ble) bee. So adorable! 🥰 </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TimelineCleanser" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TimelineCleanser</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/plantphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plantphotography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gardenLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardenLife</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/GardenPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GardenPlants</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Insects</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bloomscrolling</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a></p>
The Kid Should See This 🌈🪐✨<p>🐛💙 Biologist Auke-Florian Hiemstra made a surprising finding while examining museum specimens: caddisfly larvae from the early <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/1970s" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>1970s</span></a> were already incorporating microplastics into their protective casings.</p><p>These <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/underwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>underwater</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> normally build tubes from pebbles, sand, and plant matter. Finding plastic in 50-year-old specimens from non-urban streams shows how long these pollutants have affected even relatively pristine ecosystems.</p><p>👉 Learn more: <a href="https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/microplastic-pollution-found-in-a-caddisfly-casing-from-1971" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thekidshouldseethis.com/post/m</span><span class="invisible">icroplastic-pollution-found-in-a-caddisfly-casing-from-1971</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Netherlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netherlands</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/tksst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tksst</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/video" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>video</span></a></p>