Invertebrates in central West Scotland. Clyde estuary shoreline, damp coastal grassland, woodland and wet cliff species.💙💛
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The House of Lords Appointments Commission *unanimously* objected to his peerage but Boris Johnson awarded it anyway. A few days after taking his seat in the Lords, Cruddas gave half a million quid to the Tory party.
Good to see more research backing up what I think many of us feel is the case... theguardian.com/environment/…
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EXTINCT BAT MAKING A COMEBACK? In 1992 greater mouse-eared bats were declared extinct from the UK. A single male has been recorded present since 2002 @sussexbatgroup were astonished to find a SECOND greater mouse-eared bat hibernating the important network of tunnels in Jan 2023
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A linguistic and cultural division exists between moths and butterflies that biology cannot justify. They all belong to an insect superradiation dating back to approximately 300 million years ago.
All require the same degree of protection today.
#MothsMatter @savebutterflies
The Starlings seem to concentrate on the area of lawn that is full of Catsear while hunting using their funny gape-mouthed technique - are there more grubs (perhaps Crane Fly?) among these roots than among rye grass roots?
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Oh wow, this Strangler was found by a member of the group yesterday but noone knew what it was. It's since been identified as the Strathy Strangler (Squamanita pearsonii) 😍 This species is only known from 12 sites globally and I think this is the 3rd British record!
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Found on the beach yesterday nr Heacham - Spurge Hawk-moth !!! (recorder/photo Nick Harris)
The rare Pink Waxcap (Porpolomopsis calyptriformis) earning its alias, The Ballerina, as it opens - such gorgeous pastel shades on its "tutu"! #FungiFriday
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Marvelously illustrated new paper talks about the "Salticid Archetype" and how it finds its way to Lepidoptera Wings:
researchgate.net/publication…
The closest I can get to this is Satellite Moth which still looks wrong ...a very pretty moth Argyll and Bute, West Scotland. @MOTHIDUK @kattyponder
Yet another reason to show these wonderful creatures consideration and empathy: new research shows that spiders dream while sleeping. theguardian.com/environment/…
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A boring green caterpillar? Nope, Silver Barred, possibly the first time that the larva has been found in the wild in Britain. With @HearleSharon and @NaturalEngland reserve staff
I make this 😍 ichneumon wasp Amblyjoppa proteus as it was big, 25mm at least - a parasitoid of Elephant Hawk Moth. But I have others (thread) I don't know yet, still finishing @BroadGavin video Ichy Ichs on Youtube...
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DEFRA very quietly dumping SEVENTEEN of this year's 24 biodiversity indicators, inc water quality, threatened habitats, farmland woodland & wetland species, seabirds, protected species distribution, marine pollution, invasive species and more...
endsreport.com/article/17943…
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On the way back from today's trip I saw a rock wall with seeping water on the side of the road. Gave a quick look under one of the rocks for the sake of it, saw a frail-looking harvestman. Thought about Leiobunum for a sec. When I saw the hourglass-shaped saddle I audibly gasped.
