Oh! A most familiar sight! I can in fact see the top of the tower right now from my work desk.

A vital system of Atlantic Ocean currents is weakening and closer to collapse than thought, new studies find | CNN New research provides alarming evidence this ocean circulation is slowing and could be heading toward a shutdown, which would have catastrophic impacts on the planet’s weather and climate.

New study: most climate models underestimate the decline of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC. The AMOC is on course to slow by more than 50% by the end of the century. 🌊
Very likely the AMOC will then be past the tipping point for full shutdown. 😨
us.cnn.com/2026/04/16/c...

Gibbaranea omoeda

Gibbaranea omoeda

Gibbaranea omoeda

Gibbaranea omoeda is not uncommon here, but mostly lives hidden among the needles of our spruces.
Only youngsters this time of year.
More (in swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/04/bada...

#Invertebrate 🐙 #Spider 🕷️ #Spiders #Arachnids #Araneidae #Biodiversity #Spindlar #Hämähäkit

Dr Trump delar ut migrän till folket.

#DrTrump

Dr Zoidberg dressed as Jesus, from FUTURAMA

Doctor Or Jesus? Round One:

"As we all know..."
Or perhaps rather "as some nitwits would have it"

There's no evolutionary adaptation in humans enabling us to deal with the avalanche of utter folly constantly spewed out of that administration.
My brain hurts.

Tack! Skickat!

Bengt lyfter den stora frågan:

I någon mån är jag lite nyfiken på hans referenser. Och samtidigt inte. Men ändå liksom.
Dessa vetenskapsförvillare och deras lustiga argument intresserar mig på ett... ska vi säga "lätt obekvämt"... sätt.

Oh, the constant flow of magnificent stuff to discover and learn about!
... And what a nice relief for the mind during these astonishingly dumb times!

#Biodiversity #Invertebrates #Ants #Diptera

And so avoidable!

Disasters in the shadow of catastrophes.

Once I used to follow the world cups rather fondly.
I won't this year. It sickens me.
Either move all matches from the US to Mexico and Canada, or all national teams should boycott the whole sorry lot.
And why don't give that buffoon the Ballon d'or as well?

#FIFA #Football #Worldcup2026

"NT in Finland" and a blog in Swedish?
I belong to the Swedish speaking minority.

Philodromus poecilus. Subadult female.

My first documentation of Philodromus poecilus (NT in Finland) this year. This seemingly fairly rare species has become one of my favourites.
Much more (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/04/bada...

#Invertebrate 🐙 #Spider 🕷️ #Spiders #Arachnids #Philodromidae #Biodiversity

Coenosia intermedia (?)

Should be Coenosia intermedia - not entirely sure though.
More (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/coen...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Insekter #Flugor #Muscidae #Husflugor #Egentligaflugor #Kärpäset #Hyönteiset #Houseflies #Muscidflies #Biodiversity

Thricops cunctans (female)

Thricops cunctans (female)... if my keying went well.
More (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/thri...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Insekter #Flugor #Muscidae #Husflugor #Egentligaflugor #Kärpäset #Hyönteiset #Houseflies #Muscidflies #Sukaskärpäset #Biodiversity

Female Fannia tuberculata.

Should be Fannia tuberculata if I'm not mistaken.
More (in Swedish) here:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/fann...

#Invertebrate 🐙
#Flies 🪰
#Diptera #Fanniidae
#Biodiversity

Female Microchrysa polita

Female Microchrysa polita

Slowly going through deceased and collected critters from our garden greenhouse. Microchrysa polita is the most often observed - both alive and dead - Stratiomyid so far.
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/micr...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Stratiomyidae #Biodiversity

11 for sure, plus two or three of uncertain degree.

Bra! Det är så fult spel när folk drar fram verifierbar data som argument mot referenslösa förutfattade föreställningar.

41 år gammal klassiker.
Samma år som en annan klassiker: The head on the door av The Cure.
Jag återkommer allt som oftast till båda.

#Climate #Climatechange #TheCure #CarlSagan

Menar du att dylik observationsvetenskap med verifierbara data är något slags sakargument eller?

Kanske bara en synvilla, men låtarna ser märkligt oseparerade ut.
Men jo... guld!

Unidentified Anthomyiidae.

Nä... Jag håller på att tappa förståndet med dessa Anthomyiidae. Nu får någon gå in och styra upp här:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/anth...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Insekter #Flugor #Anthomyiidae #Blomsterflugor #Kärpäset #Muscoidea #Juurikärpäset #Biodiversity

Tack! Strävar till att få dem så informativa som möjligt eftersom syftet är dokumentation av det insamlade materialet och som hjälpmedel vid artbestämning.

Tack! Rätt skraltiga motiv bara. Men så är dokumentationen också mest för just dokumentationens skull... och artbestämning förstås, även om det sistnämnda förstås kunde utföras utan fotografering.

The inevitable collapse of all authenticity is upon us.

Anthomyiidae. Might be Pegomya bicolor but not without insecurity.

Borde vara Pegomya. Möjligen P. bicolor.
Mer här:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2026/03/pego...

#Invertebrate 🐙🪰
#Diptera #Insects #Insekter #Flugor #Anthomyiidae #Blomsterflugor #Rootmaggotflies #Kärpäset #Hyönteiset #Muscoidea #Juurikärpäset #Biodiversity #Biologiskmångfald