April is here, and with it comes a new #SpeciesoftheMonth!
Join Ami Thompson on her challenging search for Somatochlora brevicincta! Helicopter rides, citizen science, and more in this new blog post!
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In honour of the #2MinuteBeachClean Easter Egg Hunts, March's #SpeciesOfTheMonth is the Thornback Skate 🔷
Spot the egg cases of these elasmobranchs on Ireland's coast and record them with Marine Dimensions & Purse Search Ireland or Biodiversity Data Centre Ireland 💙 #Biodiversity #CleanCoasts
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for February is Yellow Meadow Ant (Lasius flavus)!
Can you spot their distinctive ant hills in local farms, parks or your garden?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
February is here!
In this new #speciesofthemonth, Steve Baginski shares his experience with #Ischnura posita, the fragile #forktail. Let´s learn more about this #damselfly and its population status in Illinois!
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The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for January is Grey Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)!
Can you spot this ubiquitous mammel in your garden or local parks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
SEWBReC's seasonal #SpeciesOfTheMonth for December is Holly Parachute (Marasmius hudsonii)!
Can you spot this tiny fungus during your festive walks?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Sometimes life doesn't turn out the way we planned,
but even so, it still surprises us. Read this story written
by John Abbott, when the weather
wasn't on his side, but luck was.
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#dragonfly
#speciesofthemonth
Sometimes life doesn't turn out the way we planned,
but even so, it still surprises us. Read this story written
by John Abbott, when the weather
wasn't on his side, but luck was.
🇺🇸 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/en/blog
🇨🇴 www.dragonflysocietyamericas.org/es/blog
#dragonfly
#speciesofthemonth
Our lovely @phrelanzer.bsky.social brings us a new #SpeciesoftheMonth. Join her on her adventure discovering Illinois' damselflies in unexpected places.
Read the full story at our blog (link in bio):
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SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for October is Knopper Gall (Andricus quercuscalicis f. agamic)!
Can you spot these walnut-like growths on nearby Oak trees?
See if you can fill in the gaps in our maps, find more info, distribution maps and ID tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for September is Opilio canestrinii! Can you spot this leggy species on a wall near you?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info including identification tips here: www.sewbrec.org.uk/sewbrec-cms-...
New start to the week, new start to the month, new #speciesofthemonth!
Join Jim Burns as he tells us how Columbia #Clubtail, #Gomphuruslynnae, reignited his motivation to photograph dragonflies.
Read it here:
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SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for August is Petty Spurge! Do you get this vibrant little plant in your garden or local park?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Bonus points if you find the rust!
#speciesofthemonth for July is the Holly Parachute Fungus, Marasmius hudsonii. Recorded on the #lercwalesapp by Emma Williams at the The NBGW Bioblitz. Thank you for your records. 🍄
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#coalspoilfungi #FungiFriday #fungiphotography #carmarthenshirenature
Introducing amazing Nudibranchs — a group of Ireland's fascinating sea slugs
They steal stinging cells from animals like jellyfish or corals ... by eating them!
Our Clean Coasts Programme is highlighting these little creatures as #SpeciesOfTheMonth
#RestoreNature
@cleancoasts.bsky.social
#speciesofthemonth Athripsodes bilineatus, a caddis fly, by catch of the moth trap. With only 23 records in our region keep an eye out for it in your moth traps. www.naturespot.org/species/athr...
🪳record.wwbic.org.uk #lercwalesapp
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The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for July is Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)! Can you find thislovely moth in your garden or a local park?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
A bonus #RecordOfTheWeek for Karen Turner, who found our #SpeciesOfTheMonth Poecilobothrus nobilitatus in our Glamorgan #SquareOfTheMonth ST2081. A dream record!
Many thanks for the record, submitted via LERC Wales App: www.sewbrec.org.uk/recording/app.
SpOTM: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
Oook look. The @sewbrec.org.uk #SpeciesOfTheMonth Poecilobothrus nobilitatus has colonised our new ‘container ponds’. We watched the male displaying to the female and everything. #semaphore #diptera #gardensafari
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for June is Semaphore Fly (Poecilobothrus nobilitatus)! Can you find this pretty fly in a local pond or puddle?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
June is here and with it, the new #speciesofthemonth.
Join Brooke Williams as he reflects on an unexpected encounter with #Argiamoesta.
Read it on our website!
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#especiedelmes #damselfy #argia #caballitodeldiablo
#speciesofthemonth for May is this Nudibranch or sea slug, Crowned Aeolis (Facelina auriculata) or sometimes known as Slim Aesop 🐌 💦
ID Features: slender Nudibranch up to 38mm in length. White body & purple coloured cerata (finger like structures) 🟣⚪️
More below…
May is here and with it a new #speciesofthemonth!
How can a #dragonfly be abundant in urbanized places? Join Elthan Tolman, as he tells us what lies behind the common #bluedasher.
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The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for May is Green Dock Beetle (Gastrophysa viridula)! Have you seen the gravid females & yellow eggs on Dock plants this spring?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
More info: www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
The #speciesofthemonth for April is Germander Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys), a common grassland plant which can form carpets due to its creeping nature🌿
Send us a message if you spot some-let’s see it! 📸
More info below...
We need you!
Tell us your #dragonfly stories on the #Speciesofthemonth blog and we want to hear them.
For more information, contact @phrelanzer.bsky.social at phrelanzer@gmail.com.
#especiedelmes #odonata #libelulas #scicomm
The SEWBReC #SpeciesOfTheMonth for April is Alexanders Rust (Puccinia smyrnii)! Have you seen the distinctive yellow galls on Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum)?
See if you can fill in gaps in our distribution map: aderyn.lercwales.org.uk/density/dens...
www.sewbrec.org.uk/species-otm/...
April arrived and with that, a new #speciesofthemonth .
Join Joyce Gibbons as she searches for #ophiogomphusrupinsulensis in the rivers of Illinois.
Read it on our website!
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#dragonfly #snaketails #entomology
#speciesofthemonth is the March Moth (Alsophila aescularia)! And yes, you have guessed it…the adult males become active in March! The light green caterpillars can be found in April-June🟢🐛
More facts below. If see you a March Moth-record it with us! 📈
