It could be a gummy worm with bristles. The early instar Atala caterpillar is less than 1/2” long with aposematic coloring—rusty orange body marked with paired yellow dorsal dots. Zamia integrifolia, its host, has thick, leathery leaflets from which the younger instars eat the green flesh, leaving a brown framework. Later ones consume entire leaflets.

Atala caterpillar in a Miami streetside swale 3/29–hosting on N. America’s only native cycad, toxic Zamia integrifolia, commonly Coontie. This butterfly was thought extinct until the 1970’s.
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Cover for the book, "Bugwatching: The Art, Joy, and Importance of Observing Insects" by Eric R. Eaton, illustrated by Samantha Gallagher

There are plenty of books and programmes that introduce birdwatching, but few (or none) on bugwatching, and this book, "Bugwatching", helps to fill that gap.

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#Books #Reviews #Nature #Naturalists #Bugwatching

Painted Lady Butterfly just molted out…couple dozen painted ladies drying out on our rhus bushes this morning. #Butterflies #Naturalists #NewMexico

Red Admiral butterfly on our Rhus bush. #butterflies #Naturalists #NewMexico

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Allen's hummingbird in the yard

#omsystem #allenshummingbird #nature #birds #photography #naturalists

A Fly, sat patiently on Ivy while I took its photo, a 10 image stack using the Super Sixty mm macro lens. Brown eyes close together, iridescent wings

A Shieldbug from above. Head, body and legs are brown but I "think" it may be a Green Shieldbug still in winter colours. Very long legs and antennae

Same insect from the side showing the right pointed peak on the shoulder

A Wasp just about to take off. Yellow & black body wings extended. I think it may be a Queen but not certain

170326 OM1ii #entomology #inverts #bugsky #uknaturalists #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #aurelians #bugmacrophotography #naturalists A Fly a Shieldbug and a Wasp, all welcome in my garden

Iridescently blue-purple bird with red and yellow bill, huge yellow feet strides across the broad leaves of Spatterdock.

Light catches a rust-orange butterfly, antennae wide and proboscis extended into a pale purple thistle flower.

A tiny alligator with orange stripes hides in the shallows and looks for its mother to return.

Not yet devoured by a turtle, a cupped Spatterdock flower reaches up from the water. Beside it another is in bud.

Everglades National Park today: full of life.
#Naturalists #Nature #Wild #Ecosystem

Watery landscape under a blue sky with puffy cumulous clouds. In the foreground water reflects the sky between large green leaves of Spatterdock, whose yellow flowers are delicious to turtles. In the mid ground are wetland trees and shrubs, Cocoplum, willow, and Pond apple. Spend a little time here and see what emerges from beneath the water’s surface or from deep in the trees.

An Everglades scape today
#Naturalists #NativePlants #Wild #Nature

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#nationalforests #naturalists #nativeplants #wildlife #forests #ecosystem

In part two of your Wonder Wall question — “What’s the difference between and bison and a buffalo?” — MNHC Collections Manager Alyssa talks more about how and why the two terms are so commonly used interchangeably in North America. #bison #buffalo #naturalists #language #montananaturalhistory

After ovipositing, enjoy sweet nectar.

Funfact: Rick Cech and Guy Tudor observe that Giant Swallowtails begin to oviposit around noon. #Rewild #Butterflies #NativePlants #Naturalists #Miami #Gardening #Swallowtail

This promises to be a very interesting talk not only for the #naturalists on the island of Ireland but for anyone interested in the role trees play in our eco system.

Matthew’s talk will include how we know the total number of trees and tree species on the planet, why there are still 9,186 species we have yet to name or even find. How not to protect ancient woodlands, and how big old trees are irreplaceable in our battle against climate change. #Naturalists

Let’s enjoy a Saturday moment of sweetness, fragrance, and light. #NativePlants #Rewild #Butterflies #Gardening #Miami #Naturalists

The small signs read “Spring.” A Zebra Longwing shows up to assess nectar sources.
#Naturalists, #NativePlants #Rewild #Butterflies #Gardening #Miami #January #Habitat

Hanging vertically on a stem among brown chrysalises are two newly-emerged butterflies, their black wings arced chrysalises with iridescent blue spots. Their fat, orange-red abdomens warn would-be predators that they’re toxic.

Emerging from brown leaves is a small puffball flower on a thin furry stem. Its fresh pink filaments are tipped with bright pollen.

The small signs read “Spring.”
#Naturalists, #NativePlants #Rewild #Butterflies #Gardening #Miami #January #Habitat

How to Go on a Tiger Safari in India? A Complete First-Timer’s Guide 2026 India is the only country in the world where you can experience tigers in the wild across multiple national parks, making it the ultimate safari destination in India for wildlife lovers. With over …

How to Go on a Tiger Safari in India? A Complete First-Timer’s Guide 2026
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#tiger #safaris #India #bigcats #wildlife #adventure #thrill #jungle #safaritps #nationalparks #naturalists #internationaltravelers

National Bird Day cannot end without a re-post of this encounter. If a Pileated Woodpecker flies into your personal space—when you can breathe again—you realize you’ve changed.
#naturalists #birds #nativeplants #rewild #wild #pileatedwoodpecker #magic

Where are all the #nudists, #naturalists and #homenudists in Geneva NY?
I swear ... they don't exist
Especially females
Double that for single females
Its like trying to find a Unicorn‼️

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Living in a bird free zone? Your life is about to be restored.
You can breakfast with the birds on Bluesky @knotweed-ireland.bsky.social @janephuong.bsky.social @socalleslie.bsky.social and so, so many more... #naturalists #birders

Christmas cactus in flower on my dining table
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Redpoll back in the little wood on Millennium Fields. Little brown bird, looks very much like a Sparrow until you see the red markings on the head from which it gets its name. Hopefully more will soon arrive and I'll get better shots.

Male Siskin. They haven't arrived yet but hopefully soon. Yellow bird with dark stripes on the wings and tail.

We don't get Waxwings very often and these were very distant. Exquisite birds with a crest, dark throat. Wings have white, yellow and red patterns

Redwing. It's the under wing which is red. From a distance it looks quite like a Thrush, Feeds on berries.

301125 Millennium Fields. 3 Redpoll & sadly only hopeless shots. So added some memories and hopes for visitors soon🤞 #York #yorkbirding #ukbirding #ukbirds #uknaturalists #naturelovers #OMSystem #naturalists

A local oak for today
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Chiricahua National Monument in southeast Arizona...lots of hoodoos #naturalists

It a balmy 75°F, and the Keys Blackbead—Pithecellobium keyense—has decided to turn a Miami “landscape” into paradise.
Honeybees and a Hammock Skipper (rare in this hood) revel in a super-abundance of pinkish powderpuffs. #NativePlants #Naturalists #Rewild #Invertebrates #Butterflies #Gardening

Cooper's hawk on brush pile trying to get at house sparrows that are hiding inside the pile #birds #naturalists

A mule deer doe has it's muzzle in the bird feeder tray early in the morning.

We bring our bird feeders in every night so we don't attract bears. But my husband hadn't finished putting them out this morning before we had visitors.🌿 #naturalists #natureofFrontRange