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#insects

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Ele Willoughby, PhD

It’s #InverteFest again! So here is my pollinator propaganda for Manufactured Ecosystems. Thinking about the future of pollination and seeking solutions from technological and nature-based knowledge. This is essentially my conclusion: we can aid our beleaguered pollinators with technology but their continued success is vital. We need to foster the insects to keep ecosystems functioning. 🧵
#linocut #printmaking #sciart #insects #entomology #ecology #pollinators #nativeBees #butterflies #moths

As described this 16” x 20” linocut print combines gold text in a central circle reading “OUR FATE” arching upwards, “IS TIED” horizontally across the middle, “TO THAT OF THE INSECTS” arching downwards in two lines with insects. Clockwise from top: two leaf cutter bees (Megachile relativa and M. brevis), the Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis), the Virgin Tiger moth (Apantesis virgo), an Isabella’s Longwings butterfly (Nymphalidae Eueides isabella), a blue orchard mason bee (Osmia lignaria), a firefly (Photinus pyralis), the rusty patched bumblebee (Bombus affinis), a white underwing moth (Catocala relicta), an eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica), a sweat bee (Agapostemon sericeus), a hummingbird clearwing moth (Hermaris thysbe), the common eastern bumblebee (B. impatiens), a long-horned bee (Melissodes sp.), a monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) and centre: eastern snail-shell nesting bee (O. conjuncta).
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Colin Purrington

I prefer to have a species identification on the photographs I post, but this one is more of a PSA: take lots of pics and don't throw any away, because you never what angle an expert on iNaturalist or BugGuide might need to make the call. I *think* this might be Ceratina calcarata (a carpenter bee), but it turns out one of the diagnostic characters is a triangular swelling on the hind femur, something (of course) I didn't know at the time. A frame that I'd normally trash (right pic) shows it. #inaturalist #bugguide #bees #dandelion #taxonomy #insects #macrophotography

Small, dark, metallic-blue bee in the center of a compact, disk-shaped yellow inflorescence.
Closeup view of the bee with a white arrow pointing to a triangle-shaped swelling on the rear leg.
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The Bee Guy

Late?
Late?
I’ll give you late…
Oh wait I just did.
My bad.
Speaking of which…
Bad enough dying but often not considered - no control over what stand-for-nothing pseudo-fascist prick will show up at your funeral.

#theBeeAt3

Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 99

The ability of #bees and other insects to forage diminishes as #pollution in the air increases.
Air pollutants such as #ozone break down scent molecules emitted by #plants which #insects use to locate vital forage sources.☹️
🐝🌍

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Daniel 🐅🏔

The Donkey Tail growing down by the marina parking lot is flowering and is covered with pollinators!! I think these are all new species for me: some kind of Halictus furrowing bee (maybe Halictus rubicundus), another that looks like it’s in Lasioglossum, and then possibly a Purple Miner Bee (Andrena prunorum)

There were definitely more out there but I’ll have to go back with the big camera to get enough detail. Just had my phone on me!

A succulent plant growing in several light green stalks covered in hard, blueish green leaves and terminating in a cluster of small, bright yellow-green flowers. A couple of bees of different kinds can be seen on the flower heads
A closeup of two bees on some of the flower clusters. They have an overall orange tint to the hairs covering their body, with long brown wings and long black antennae (for bees)
A closeup of a furrowing bee on one of the flower clusters. Its abdomen is striped in black and pale yellow, with furry yellow legs and sides of its thorax. It has long black antennae
A blurry closeup of another kind of furrowing or sweat bee checking out the flower clusters, very similar to the previous bee but feels a little different
#insects#bees#pollinators
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The Wee Owl Art

Common buckeye butterflies are known for their distinctive eye like markings on their wings. This butterfly is a frequent sight across many regions of the United States and Mexico.
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#FediGiftShop #ScottishArtist #MastoArt #CreativeToots
#Butterfly #insect #insects #InsectArt #InsectDrawing #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #ColourPencil #MixedMedia #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #ArtShop

A small drawing of two common buckeye butterflies. A medium-sized insect with brown wings known for their distinctive eye like markings on their wings. The drawing has a green background with daisies. It is on white pastel paper. This butterfly is a frequent sight across many regions of the United States and Mexico. An original art work Colour pencil and mixed media on acid free toned artist paper 5 by 7 inches (12.7 by 17.8 cm). Sold unframed
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