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July 24, 2026 - Henna-hooded Foliage-gleaner (Clibanornis erythrocephalus) Found in parts of northwestern Peru and southwestern Ecuador, these birds in the ovenbird family live in forests and shrublands. While the details of their diet are unknown, it includes insects and other invertebrates. They forage on or near the ground alone or in pairs, often joining mixed-species flocks. Pairs dig nest burrows in banks and build flattened cups from rootlets and fungal fibers in chambers at the ends of the tunnels. Both parents incubate the eggs. They are classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN due to suspected population declines primarily caused by deforestation in their range.

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A lovely paper wasp exploring a cucumber vine! There weren't any flowers on this section of the plant, but I think she was looking for dead plant material to process for her nest. Paper wasps will chew dead plants into a fibrous, paper-like pulp to shape the chambers of their nests, hence their name! She mostly sat and cleaned herself, looked at me cutely, and ran around. Hopefully she found what she was looking for!

July 23, 2026 - Cardinal Quelea (Quelea cardinalis) These weavers are found in parts of eastern Africa in savannas and grasslands. They mostly eat grass seeds, as well as some nectar and insects, foraging on the ground in flocks of up to 1,000 birds. Breeding between February and September depending on the area of their range, they nest in large colonies, smaller groups, or sometimes solitarily. Males breed with multiple females and weave domed nests with side entrances from grass between vertical stems. Females incubate clutches of two to four eggs and feed the chicks alone.

Unknown Cockroach (order Blattodea)

Tubifera ferruginosa by John Kanzler

summer's coming so I made them some fancy little drinks

A battle between good and weevil

artfight for @mansand

I’m crawling with weevils

this is such a beautiful combination of words

Northern lapwing

Calomyxa metallica by Kazumi Banderas

yippee! a meteor is surely an auspicious sign from Heaven, i must send my imperial secretary to inspect this Heavenly Stone immediately. perhaps it even has a prophecy inscribed on it!

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Stemonitis sp. by cordyrium