People in eastern North America: CHECK EMPTY SNAIL SHELLS FOR BEES! An iNaturalist user in Ohio just found an eastern snail-shell mason bee (Osmia conjuncta), and I am soooo envious. The species has been found in Louisiana, Tennessee, Kansas, Virginia, New York, and Ontario, too, though some of those are awaiting confirmation. #bees #hymenoptera #osmia #snails #shells #inaturalist #insects https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270932596
I was on a Wikipedia dive, and came across the snail Quantula striata.
Y'all, their eggs and hatchlings GLOW and some adults flash green. I absolutely love bioluminescence.
#NewSpecies!
New land snail from #indonesia just crawled in:
Diancta batubacan
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/93C14AFA-9C62-5F7F-933B-65684F2F8BD5
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1233.143563
#ZooKeys #DianctaBatubacan
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #malacology #gastropods #snails #landsnails
I was #Hiking again #Today. I was happy to see that Burgundy #Snail and also was sadly reminded that I found two of these #Snails once which had been run over by those #Mountainbike terrorists.
This summer I'm going to try luring the eastern shell-nesting mason bee (Osmia conjuncta) into my yard. The species occurs in Pennsylvania but is extremely rare, probably because its preferred shell, Anguispira kochi, is presumed to be locally extinct. But Ontario populations of the bee are thriving and seem completely happy to use shells of Cepaea (an invasive from Europe) so I thought I'd give them a try here. Yes, I know this is futile. #bees #osmia #insects #snails #shells #cepaea #pollinators #entomology #ontario #canada
On monday still at the @plush_bot (#plushbot) - today already in our beds! May I'm allowed to intruduce you to the Glitschkows (the W is silent!)? Kaya (lilac, right) Glitschkow and Iwan (green-yellow, left) Glitschkow. Iwan sometimes is additionally called "der Schneckliche" (still missing @tomatensson here, who coined this name).
We absolutely love those petite #snail cuties!
#Plushies #Plush #Plüschis #Plüsch #Schnecke #Schnecken #HaveASlowDay #Plüschies #snails
Spotted this dude having breakfast while on my morning walk yesterday.
Small snail shell in some nice afternoon light. Got up close with the Xiaomi 15 Ultra for a fun little macro shot. Not too shabby!
Last Enchanted Forest Snail:
https://vanillamaart.etsy.com/listing/1883145854
Beautiful print of Osmia conjuncta by @minouette. #bees #insects #snails #cepaea #shells #art #linocut https://spore.social/@minouette/109755706800013312
Giant rainforest snails 2am visit. Lots of these guys about at the moment. They're pretty big! #snails #wildlife #bundjalungcountry #australia
Well, I just ordered a bag of snail shells from Etsy to add to my insect hotel. Apparently there are 3 species of mason bee in North America that nest in them, and one, Osmia conjuncta, might reasonably occur in Pennsylvania. Thought I'd give it a shot. Illustration shows Osmia bicolor (a European species); from Wood's 1883 book, Insects Abroad. #osmia #bees #snails #insects #entomology
Just some tiny mushrooms #handmade #miniatures #mushroom #mushrooms #snails #mushroomart #snailart