David Stevens πΊπ¦ π¦
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Love nature. Please stop destroying our planet.
#StandingWithUkraine πΊπ¦
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http://mastodon.scot/@davids_999 27-02-2009 21:57:27
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πΈοΈOur world is made of an invisible web.
Loss of species weakens this web & can alter an entire ecosystem, & this affects us too.
Take pollinators for example. Without them, most of our food wouldn't exist.
Food and Agriculture Organization's work to protect #biodiversity
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Silver Y moths (Autographa gamma) in an East Lothian field today. Seem to be a lot of these this year. #Moths BC Scotland BC East Scotland
A very handsome, juvenile male Broad Bodied chaser (Libellula depressa). Taken this morning at an East Lothian pond. Good to meet up with, and learn from, Alan Brown. #Odonata #Dragonflies BDS Scotland British Dragonfly Society
The very hairy caterpillar of the Garden tiger moth
(Arctia caja) found in an East Lothian field this morning. #Moths BC East Scotland BC Scotland
The Iberian Lynx population has doubled in last 3 years. Politicians, including the PP (the Spanish conservative party) are calling it magnificent news & state that they must continue the #conservation effort. In Britain our version of PP don't even want Swift bricks...
Horrible, dull, wet day today. Perfect to seek out roosting Orange-tip butterflies (Anthocharis cardamines). No worries about them flying off either. Found this one on a garlic mustard plant in Blinkbonny along the Water of Leith. #Butterflies BC East Scotland BC Scotland Water of Leith Conservation Trust
Spotted a caterpillar on the heather on Torduff Hill, Bonaly yesterday evening. Using the heather as cover but actually reaching down to feed on Blaeberry. Possibly larva of The Pheonix moth? (Eulithis prunata). #Moths BC East Scotland BC Scotland
Several larvae of the Oak Eggar moth (Lasiocampa quercus) seen yesterday evening feeding on heathers in Leadburn Community Woodland. #Moths BC East Scotland BC Scotland
Up on Torduff Hill, Bonaly again this evening looking for Green Hairsteak butterflies (Callophrys rubi). Lots of mating pairs. #Butterflies BC East Scotland BC Scotland
Common snipe fly (Rhagio mystaceus?) also known as the down-looker fly from it's habit of perching head down on trees and fence posts as this one was doing. Seen at Leadburn Community Woodland this evening. #Rhagionidae
A male Scorpion fly (Panorpa sp) seen this evening at Leadburn Community Woodland. #ScorpionFlies #Mecoptera