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It’s wasp season again!!!

Have you been sharing your picnic with a wasp or two? 🐝
We’re collecting sightings; tell us what your wasp was after:
Ham or jam? Or something else entirely?
Drop your observations below and help us learn what’s tempting them this summer!
tinyurl.com/HamOrJam

Timely wasp advice here from @waspwoman.bsky.social with some top science & citizen science thrown in 🐝🐝🐝

Favourite christmas tradition ever !!

#dogsofbsky

#waspsofbluesky if thats a thing! Anyways, here is Vespula orbata from Nagaland, India.

#wasplove (definitely a thing!)

Alt text: A close-up side profile of a Yellow Lab resting peacefully on a black leather couch, with its eyes closed. The dog is lying on a lap with red and black plaid pyjamas in a cozy living room setting. In the background, there is a television, a red wall, and an open doorway leading to a brightly lit hallway.

There aren’t many hard and fast rules in this house but if a dog falls asleep on you, you’re not allowed to get up until it wakes up. 

Could you pl add me as well

Hi. Could you pl add me as well

I’d love to be added in this

A little starter pack for fans of biological systematics. I’d love to gather more people and organisations- if that’s you please let me know :)

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Hi. Could you please add me as well

A stout fly with yellow and black markings that make it look like a stinging insect. The eyes are a giveaway that this is no hornet. It’s standing on small purple flowers. Front view.

A stout fly with yellow and black markings that make it look like a stinging insect. The eyes are a giveaway that this is no hornet. It’s standing on small purple flowers. Side view

Look, a hornet! Or is it?

Batesian mimcry is when a harmless species evolves to look like one that’s well defended. This fly cannot sting, but its appearance might scare away a predator.
Broad-banded Hornet Fly
(Spilomyia alcimus) PA 🌿

I’d love to be included. Can you pl add me

Can you add me pl

Hi. I’d love to be added in this pack

I’d love to be a part of this

A black insect with very skinny waist, but normal sized abdomen, and thorax is resting on a purple flower. The photo is a bit over exposed because of the direct light of a setting sun

Being up in DC reminds me that most of the US doesn’t get year-round access to gorgeous insects like we do in the deep southern US. Here’s a Fraternal Potter Wasp, Eumenes fraternus, gathering some nutrients before sunset last weekend.

Macro photo in nearly front view of a frosty metallic green fly with enormous eyes and yellow legs standing on a green leaf. The background is natural evenly blurred green.

I offset the fly to one side in this photo to leave room for any motivational prose you wish to add.

(Condylostylus, Texas)

Hii. I work on evology and behaviour of asian giant hornets. Could you pl add me ?

Hi Alex, Could you add me as well to the starter pack?

Me😍

Perks of exploratory fieldwork ! 📍Dzükou Valley, Nagaland, India

This one was to collect Apis laboriosa (himalayan giant honeybee). Read the story about it here: roundglasssustain.com/species/hima...

#researchlife #himalayas #biodiversity #bees #insects

Up close with Vespa auraria

#insectphotography #macro #waspsofbsky

A secluded meeting space deep in the forests of Nagaland within the Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary.

I was so so excited to come across this while heading back after a collection trip back in 2021, although it was during an unplanned detour !

#stonecarvings #fieldworkfinds #nagalandheritage

Borneo’s ‘omen birds’ find a staunch guardian in Indigenous Dayak Iban elders Deep in the rainforests of Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, the piercing calls of birds reverberate to the rhythm of the gushing Utik River that has long nourished wildlife and the lifeways of th...

In Indonesian Borneo, a community of Indigenous Dayak Iban have fought for the past 4 decades to protect vast swaths of rainforest that are home to a diverse number of songbirds.

The Dayak Iban offer a holistic approach to conservation through a reciprocal relationship with land & forest.

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Happy to chat about wasps anytime🐝❤️

Hii..My favourite ones are the wasps, especially hornets. Not many people are so fond of them, even I wasn't earlier, but ended up liking them. Wasps are so diverse, have complex behaviours, and very very intriguing that way.

Waspy people - welcome to BSKY!

The list of wasp people to follow is growing! Let me know if you want to be added! Recommend feeds to add too!

#WaspLove

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New to bluesky !!

I’m an insect researcher and aspiring science writer, excited to share stories about my favorite insects, the rich cultures I’ve encountered, and the adventures that come with seeking these fascinating creatures! 🐝🦋🦗🪲

Looking forward to connecting with likeminded folks.

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