#NewSpecies!
New weevil from #japan just snuck in:

Neomecopus tamaderai

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/410E87C7-537F-FF88-FF2B-F938FE91FC2A
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5631.3.10
#Zootaxa #NeomecopusTamaderai

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#Frog #Frogs #Skeleton #Skeletons #Halloween #HalloweenCostume #HalloweenCostumes.

Möwe

#canon #eosr5 #rf200800 #nature #photography #animals #naturephotography #naturephoto
#bird #birdphotography

Week in wildlife: a flying zebra, chilling pelicans and a ghost elephant

'The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world'

Who knew wolf cubs were so cute?!

#photography #wildlife #animals #environment #nature

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/13/week-in-wildlife-a-flying-zebra-chilling-pelicans-and-a-ghost-elephant

#NewSpecies!
New fighting fish from #sumatra just surfaced:

Betta iaspis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AD88F610-73FC-5211-973C-50078526E61B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1238.142857
#ZooKeys #BettaIaspis

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#NewSpecies!
New fossorial skink from #australia just slid in:

Lerista karichigara

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/99279D7E-FFAB-BE2E-FF04-767E9B47F8A8
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5613.2.3
#Zootaxa #LeristaKarichigara

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Attenborough’s Ocean is the film I’ve been waiting my whole career for – now the world must act on its message | George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/ocean-film-world-david-atenborough-documentary-fishing-industry #Conservation #Environment #Marinelife #Wildlife #Fishing #England #Animals #Oceans #UKnews #Food

'Pretty evil birds' are dive-bombing pedestrians in Etobicoke, residents say
Red-winged blackbirds are dive-bombing residents of one Toronto neighbourhood, swooping down and pecking at their heads, but an expert says there's not too much the locals can do as the birds protect their nests.
#birds #animals #city #Etobicoke #Toronto #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/red-winged-blackbirds-etobicoke-residents-1.7559972?cmp=rss

“In Uganda, former poachers now protect mountain gorillas”

(The secret appears to be providing them, their families and communities with livelihoods)

https://www.dw.com/en/in-uganda-former-poachers-now-protect-mountain-gorillas/video-72778224

#NewSpecies!
New deep sea isopod from northwest #pacific just came in:

Haploniscus erebus

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/13D95A2E-8536-59AC-950D-7E6D636BAF09
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.137663
#ZoosystematicsAndEvolution #HaploniscusErebus

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Crafty curlews: birds eavesdrop on prairie dog calls to evade predators https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/12/prairie-dog-calls-curlews-predators #Animalbehaviour #Wildlife #Animals #Science #USnews #Birds

#NewSpecies!
New long-jointed beetle from #china just snuck in:

Donaciolagria xui

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B8B821-FFDF-FFE1-FF11-FF12FEF3F87B
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5636.1.7
#Zootaxa #DonaciolagriaXui

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#NewSpecies!
New dragonfly from #china just landed:

Orthetrum aberrans

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F48400-FFD8-FFE1-FF48-FB9FFEF625AE
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5642.1.8
#Zootaxa #OrthetrumAberrans

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#NewSpecies!
New bent-toed gecko from #malaysia just came in:

Cyrtodactylus peninsularis

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/1F122185-B6AF-54EF-B000-ACD2B20EC3D7
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1241.149552
#ZooKeys #CyrtodactylusPeninsularis

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#NewSpecies!
New jumping spider from #china just jumped in:

Kelawakaju nezha

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B53913-4C1E-FF9A-A395-FF0079CD1085
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5636.3.7
#Zootaxa #KelawakajuNezha

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#life #animals #cat #caturday #mastocats #catsofmastodon​ #catcontent

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