#inat

[cathartidae]

i implore you all to look at the waterlogged project on inaturalist. check this shit out

(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)

[fossilframe]

Campo Flicker (Colaptes campestris)

Observed by leandrorezende

[viejito-at-heart]

This was a long time ago by now, but I thought I should still share this lovely encounter with a white-lined sphinx moth by my college.

It was very cold so when I (gently) picked up lil bro to see him better, he wanted to stay and warm up his wings on me and would Not let me put him down for over 20 minutes.

(Yes, I was late to class, but it was for a noble cause!)

[extraterrestrialavian123]

The amount of times I've had to correct observations of solitary bees on inaturalist that were identified as honey bees is insane. Please, double check an ID before you suggest it.

Bee image taken from the BWARS Andrena fulva page.

[apocrital]

[moss-and-bugs]

American Giant Millipede Complex (Complex Narceus americanus)

Allegheny National Forest - Pennsylvania - April 26th 2024

Alright back to bug posting. Man oh man was I THRILLED to see this beauty. I've seen these millipedes two or three times before but I have only ever seen them dead never alive before this guy!!! It was so thrilling to get to see one actually alive and moving around.

The average lifespan of this species is unknown but we do know they can live to at least 11 years.

[kelpology]

I can be in the car with the windows down and still hear a pine warbler, they’re one of my favorites <3

[gqueerkitten]

I NEED more bug friends in my life because what do you MEAN I successfully recorded collected and reared a BRAND NEW UNIDENTIFIED SPECIES of fly with NO formal training and NOBODY fucking cares???