Taxonomic metonymy

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[faguscarolinensis]

Stewartia pseudocamellia / Common Stewartia at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[hideki-koga]

オオモモブトスカシバ（clearwing moth）

[herpsandbirds]

Golden-tailed Sapphire (Chrysuronia oenon), male, family Trochilidae, order Apodiformes, Ecuador

photograph by Nancy Elwood

[faguscarolinensis]

Dianthus barbatus 'Sooty' / 'Sooty' Sweet William at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[herpsandbirds]

Pel's Fishing Owl (Scotopelia peli), family Strigidae, order Strigiformes, Gabon

photograph by Benoit Chague

[herpsandbirds]

Audubon’s Oriole (Icterus graduacauda), male, family Icteridae, order Passeriformes, South TX, USA

photograph by Alan Murphy

[seabeck]

Capitotricha bicolor

[craig-h-stuart]

Library Table

Maker: Herter Brothers (German, active New York, 1864–1906)                Date:1879–82                                                                                     Geography: Made in New York, New York, United States 

[muzantropic]

Kalyazin Radio Astronomy Observatory Tver region, Kalyazin, Russia

Photo: Mishanya Shabalkin

[herpsandbirds]

Earless Monitor Lizard (Lanthanotus borneensis), family Lanthanotidae, endemic to Borneo

ENDANGERED.

Semi-aquatic.

Closely related to the true monitor lizard in the family Varanidae.

The only member of its family.

They do have inner ears, and are capable of hearing, despite the lack of ear openings and tympana.

photograph by Reptiles4all

[mogblin]

the thing about job searching is i see all these job postings and im like i dont wanna do any of this for any of you

[boschintegral-photo]

Ragwort (Jacobaea Vulgaris)

[wenbochenphoto]

The high mountains of South America are home to many Ericaceae species, especially the epiphytic type, e.g. this lovely Satyria warszewiczii, which grows in the cloud forest of the Guyana Shield tepuies. It's a facultative epiphyte, though, meaning it can be both epiphytic and terrestrial.

[michaelnordeman]

European green woodpecker/Picus viridis/gröngöling. Värmland, Sweden (21 July 2023).

[athena5898]

(Quds)

Israeli cabinet members and lawmakers have joined a far-right march towards the Gaza Strip, calling for the rebuilding of illegal settlements in the besieged Palestinian territory and the occupation of more areas.

Israeli Ministers Join Settlers’ March Calling for the Occupation of Gaza

Israeli cabinet members and lawmakers have joined a far-right march towards the Gaza Strip, calling for the rebuilding of illegal settlement

[sugiichi]

Pyrrhula pyrrhula  [ウソ,Eurasian Bullfinch]

みくりが池の周りを飛び回っていましたが、近くには来てくれませんでした😅

[kropotkindersurprise]

New York sculptor spent $100,000 to make a Charlie Kirk statue no one wants to buy

Sergio Furnari said he thought the lifesize sculpture – which no one commissioned – would raise ‘millions’ of dollars

[kropotkindersurprise]

just noticed the statue is wearing jeans lmao

100k cursed charlie kirk jatue