A Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) resting on a wall. Photo: flickr/Frank Vassen.

A Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) resting on a leaf. Photo: via pinterest/Royce Gassman

It’s #MothMonday!

The Madagascan Sunset Moth (Chrysiridia rhipheus) was originally classified as a butterfly in 1773 by Dru Drury. It a diurnal moth (active during the day) and is endemic to Madagascar.

#entomology #lepidoptera #insect #climate #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #science

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A cloud of Honduran White Bats (Ectophylla alba), Order: Chiroptera, also known as the Caribbean White Tent-making Bat, huddled under the leaf of a Heliconia plant (of the monotypic family Heliconiaceae; False Bird-of-Paradise). They are found in South America: Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Photo by André Gilden/Getty Images via LiveScience.com.

It’s #Baturday!

A cloud of Honduran White Bats may look like cotton balls stuck under a leaf but they have a remarkable ability to construct ‘leaf-tents.’

It is one of only 6 bat species, out of ~1300, with white fur.

#wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology not #caturday #science

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It’s #WombatWednesday!

#DYK there are three wombat species, and that their pouches (they are #marsupials) face backwards towards their rear?

wwf.org.au/blogs/12-fas...

#diprotodontia #vombatidae #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #mammalia #climate #wwf #australia #science

📸: sandid

A male Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga hellenae) is perched on a tree branch. Photo by Christoph Moning via eBird.org.

A male Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga hellenae) is perched on a tree branch. Photo by Christoph Moning via eBird.org.

It’s #FeatherFriday!

The Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is the smallest bird in the world. It measures about 2.25 in. long and only weighs about 2 g.

#ornithology #apodiformes #trochilidae #birds #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #climate #science

📸: Christoph Moning/ eBird.org

A tree frog native to Brazil, Xenohyla truncata, on the flower of the milk fruit tree. Photo by Carlos Henrique de Oliveira-Nogueira via Science Magazine.

This is the first time a frog, or any amphibian for that matter, was observed pollinating a flower.

#wildlife #nature #biodiversity #biology #zoology #rainforest #forest #brazil #science

📸: Izecksohn’s Brazilian Tree Frog (Xenohyla truncata) by C.H. Oliveira-Nogueira / Science Magazine; see alt

A White Witch Moth (Thysania agrippina) resting on a tree truck beside a hand for size comparison. This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. Description: English: Photo of White Witch (undefined) uploaded from iNaturalist. Date: 11 April 2019 Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/34622523 Author: (c) Sebastian Serna Muñoz, some rights reserved (CC BY)

It's #MothMonday!

The White Witch Moth is the largest insect in the world, with the largest recorded wingspan measuring 12 inches (30.48 cm).

It's found in Central and South America: from Mexico to Uruguay.

#entomology #lepidoptera #butterfly #nature #wildlife #biodiversity #science

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A Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) protecting its two chicks under its wings while perched on a tree branch (left). A Pink-necked Green Pigeon on a wet pavement (right). Photo: Unk via saveourgreen.org

A Pink-necked Green Pigeon (Treron vernans) perched on a tree branch. Photo: JJ Harrison (https://tiny.jjharrison.com.au/t/3rUZckpXLJTJuAko); CC BY-SA 4.0, File: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Treron_vernans_male_-_Kent_Ridge_Park.jpg

It’s #FeatherFriday!

The Pink-necked Green Pigeon is one of the most colourful members of the Columbidae family. It's found in Southeast Asia: Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines, and Vietnam.

#ornithology #birds #dove #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #climate #olympics #science

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Indian Flying Fox (Pteropus medius) in Keoladeo National Park Photo by Giles Laurent.jpg © Giles Laurent, gileslaurent.com, License CC BY-SA

It’s #Baturday! (Sorry #caturday fans.)

Did you know that megabats, like the Flying Fox, do not use echolocation to find food? It instead uses its highly sensitive senses of sight & smell.

biologyinsights.com/do-flying-fo...

#pteropus #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #science

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A Eurasian Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) feeding its young while perched on the backrest of a chair. Photo by TheOtherKev.

A Sultan Tit (Melanochlora sultanea) perched on a branch. CC BY-SA 4.0: By Dibyendu Ash - The species Sultan Tit had been photographed during the bird photography tour of GoingWild LLP in Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary at Darjeeling in that state of West Bengal in India. Previously published: Yes, this file has been publish in my facebook account; I am yet to publish this image file in other ornithology portals and websites and in print media also for future use., CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=80245414

It's Tits Tuesday!

DYK that what North Americans call "chickadees" are called tits (or titmice) everywhere else?

A famous species is the Eurasian Blue Tit. A less known one is the Sultan Tit.

#ornithology #birds #paridae #passerine #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #climate #iucn #science

Snowball, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), showing his “Foot lift down swing” dance move. Screenshot from video by Cell Press via The Guardian.

Snowball, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), showing his “Semi-circle low” dance move. Screenshot from video by Cell Press via The Guardian.

Snowball, the Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua galerita), showing his “Side to side” dance move. Screenshot from video by Cell Press via The Guardian.

It’s our inaugural #FeatherFriday!

This cockatoo has more dance moves than you!

Apart from humans, dancing in sync with music has only been observed in cockatoos, and it gives us an insight to their cognitive processes.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

#birds #ornithology
not yet #caturday
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The new species of wildcat, Andean Mountain Cat perched on a large rock. Image by Jim Sanderson, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. File: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Andean_cat_1_Jim_Sanderson.jpg#mw-jump-to-license

A new wildcat species (Genus: Leopardus), discovered in the remote highlands of the Andes Mountains, South America.

www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/a-new-specie...

#feline #felidae #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #iucn #chile #andean #science #cat #caturday

📸: Jim Sanderson (see alt)

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured the largest protoplanetary disk ever observed circling a young star. This gives us a glimpse into how our own planet and solar system was formed.

science.nasa.gov/missions/hub...

#science #astronomy #tech #engineering #physics #boxingday #earth
📸: NASA

A new Dumbo Octopus species, Grimpoteuthis feitiana sp. nov. Photo: Organisms Diversity & Evolution

Dumbo, the elephant cartoon character with oversized ears created by Disney, after whom the octopus was named. Image: Walt Disney Company.

A new Dumbo Octopus species, Grimpoteuthis feitiana, discovered in the Western Pacific on the Caroline Seamount at 4,070 feet—a depth where light can’t penetrate.

www.researchgate.net/publication/...

#wildlife #nature #biodiversity #biology #octopoda #zoology #squid #marine #science

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A young Rusty-Spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) crouched on the ground under leaves. Photo: Nilantha/Adobe Stock

A Rusty-Spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) staring directly at the camera. Photo: Wrangel/Dreamstime

The Rusty-Spotted Cat (Prionailurus rubiginosus) is one of smallest members of the Felidae family. It’s found in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

#feline #wildlife #nature #biodiversity #zoology #iucn #science #caturday

📸: Nilantha; Wrangel via OneEarth.org

The Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) is one of the largest Lepidopterans. It’s found in Asia and has a wingspan of about 9.4 in (24 cm).

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#nature #wildlife #biodiversity #insect #butterfly #science
📸: breedingbutterflies.com

A tiny, orange, new frog species, Brachycephalus lulai sp. nov., measuring around 10 mm. It was named after Brazilian president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Photo: Luiz Fernando Ribeiro

A new species of frogs the size of your fingernail, Brachycephalus lulai, discovered in Brazil.

Other sp.:
B. mariaeterezae
B. olivaceus
B. auroguttatus
B. verrucosus
B. fuscolineatus
B. leopardus
B. boticario

journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

#anura #nature #wildlife #biodiversity
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This is the first time killer whales (Orcinus orca; northern resident) and dolphins (Lagenorhynchus obliquidens; Pacific white-sided) have been documented cooperating to hunt salmon.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#nature #wildlife #biodiversity #canada #cetaceans
📸: Fortune, Cheng, et al./CBC

Eggs have cholesterol. But is it okay to eat them every day?

“Research shows that the cholesterol in eggs doesn't seem to negatively affect the human body compared with other sources…”

www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/hometown-hea...

#science #food #nutrition #diet #health
📸: RecipeTinEats

Sliced loaf of bread on a wooden board. Photo: bellyfull.net

#Research:
Love bread but afraid of its adverse health effects? You can still enjoy it:

“freezing and defrosting, toasting from fresh, and toasting following freezing and defrosting, favourably altered the glucose response of the breads…”

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17426743/

#diet #food #science

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