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As características atípicas do ornitorrinco fizeram com que o primeiro espécime empalhado levado para a Inglaterra fosse classificado pela comunidade científica como um embuste. Hoje, ele é um ícone nacional da Austrália, aparecendo como mascote em competições e eventos e em uma das faces da moeda de vinte centavos do dólar australiano.

Rännberg nature reserve in Värmland, Sweden (2 June 2022).

A maioria dos caracóis terrestres são hermafroditas simultâneos, ou seja, possuem órgãos reprodutores masculinos e femininos ativos ao mesmo tempo. Embora tenham a capacidade de produzir espermatozoides e óvulos, eles geralmente não se autofecundam; em vez disso, realizam a troca mútua de esperma com um parceiro. 🐌💜🐌

As formigas coletam pedaços de folhas, mas elas não comem. O material é utilizado como matéria-prima e adubo orgânico dentro do formigueiro para cultivar um tipo específico de fungo, que serve como o verdadeiro alimento da colônia.

Birds pictured: Chaffinch/bofink, Eurasian Jay/nötskrika (distant shot), Meadow Pipit/ängspiplärka, and Eurasian Treecreeper/trädkrypare. Plants includes Wood Sorrel/harsyra, Wood Anemone/vitsippa, Hare's-tail Cottongrass/tuvull, Bog Rosemary/rosling, Cloudberry/hjortron, and Bilberry/blåbär. Insects pictured: White-faced Darter/myrtrollslända, a to me unknown fly, Green Hairstreak/grönsnabbvinge, and Buff-tailed Bumblebee/mörk jordhumla. The bracket fungus is the Tinder Fungus/fnöskticka.

Birds pictured: Eurasian three-toed woodpecker/tretåig hackspett, Pied flycatcher/svartvit flugsnappare, Fieldfare/björktrast, Eurasian wren/gärdsmyg, Redwing/rödvingetrast and White wagtail/sädesärla. Plants include Wood anemone/vitsippa, Wild pansy/styvmorsviol, Marsh marigold/kabbleka, and Mezereon/tibast. The fungi: Inonotus radiatus/alticka, and Tinder fungus/fnöskticka. I'm not sure about the spider.

Cenas de um resgate 🥹🤏🦆

Long legs, long neck and long beak, perfectly balanced – the Black-tailed Godwit

Finally spotted my Sandhill crane pair’s 2026 baby! Only one colt again this year but looks to be a nice strong healthy baby

This is why you must take great care not to get too absorbed in your subject when birding in Florida.

Eastern Bluebirds have a very special spot in my heart, and on my body now too. It is because I saw them raise their babies for several years in my yard, and I just fell in love with them. For some reason they do not hang around that much anymore but I keep hoping they will return. Here is a Dad feeding his baby, from a lovely night in June a couple of years ago. (A Cardi sings in the back.) I am cranky and under the weather, and I dream of this daily currently. Come on, spring!

"dolphin stampede" likely common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), known for the white hourglass color patterns.

This is a Junco account now 😌 Because I love them and there are so many right now. They are everywhere, and they like to sit in this spot when they line up to nibble peanut butter on the tree. I only added the camera there today, and I still need to adjust this setup a bit but they are so much fun to watch with their little puffy coats. This is why things are not perfectly in focus but that is also how you know I am AI-free. Come good into the new week and stay warm!

we do not wear socks and sandals here

JURASSIC WORLD REBIRTH (Dir. Gareth Edwards, 2025)