michael<p>31-Jul-2025<br>New <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tarantula" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tarantula</span></a> species so feisty, males evolved the longest <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genitalia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genitalia</span></a> to survive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1093326" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">093326</span></a> </p><p>A logical bug in the headline - in those species where the male doesn't survive mating, it's not because of falling short, it's because <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> has no better use for them than serving as a meal for the female. In which case they can't evolve any protective measure. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/newSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newSpecies</span></a></p>
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Paul Houle<p>😘 The emotional burden of flirting on your phone: Lies, ghosts, and crumbs of attention</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2025-07-21/the-emotional-burden-of-flirting-on-your-phone-lies-ghosts-and-crumbs-of-attention.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">english.elpais.com/lifestyle/2</span><span class="invisible">025-07-21/the-emotional-burden-of-flirting-on-your-phone-lies-ghosts-and-crumbs-of-attention.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/smartphones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>smartphones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/behavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>behavior</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trouble" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trouble</span></a></p>
UberZeitgeist<p>Cicadas singing<br>Tree frogs calling for their mates<br>Summer's sex season</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/OneHaikuADay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneHaikuADay</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WritersCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritersCollective</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/writingcommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingcommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BackToHaiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackToHaiku</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Seasons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seasons</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Summer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/July" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>July</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Heat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Heat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/August" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>August</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Cicada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cicada</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Frog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Frog</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mating</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Sex" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sex</span></a> </p><p>July 29, 2025</p>
American Naturalist<p>How do mating signals diverge early in speciation? Rodríguez et al. conduct experimental host shifts with Enchenopa treehoppers that resulted in subtle but non-trivial signal divergence in a few generations. This was fueled by standing genetic variation and plasticity, and unrelated to host specialization.</p><p>Read now ahead of print! <br><a href="https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/736182" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1</span><span class="invisible">086/736182</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/speciation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>speciation</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/treehoppers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treehoppers</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/generations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>generations</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/geneticVariation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geneticVariation</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a></p>
J of Systematics and Evolution<p><a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Spiders</span></a> have always been perfect!🕷️<br>Wang et al. find that new mid-<a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Cretaceous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cretaceous</span></a> macrothelids had a similar living mode to extant spp., with similar retreat construction <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/behavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>behavior</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/habitat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>habitat</span></a> preference, and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a> position.<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/jse.13139" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.1111/jse.13139</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>@WileyEcolEvol<br> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evolution</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/JSE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JSE</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/FossilFriday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFriday</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/226863/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/226863/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> 10 of the most unique colourful insects found in the wild | Pets-animals News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BBCWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBCWildlife</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BeautifulBugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeautifulBugs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/camouflage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>camouflage</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CoastalPeacockSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoastalPeacockSpider</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CuckooWasp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CuckooWasp</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GoldenTortoiseBeetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoldenTortoiseBeetle</span></a>. <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Gray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gray</span></a>'sLeafInsect <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreenMilkweedLocust" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenMilkweedLocust</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HummingbirdMoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HummingbirdMoth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InsectAppearance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsectAppearance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OrchidMantis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrchidMantis</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PicassoBug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicassoBug</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PrettiestInsects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrettiestInsects</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Protection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RosyMapleMoth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RosyMapleMoth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ThornBug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThornBug</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UniqueInsects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniqueInsects</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
didib_photo 📷<p>Lovers (2025)<br>Photo ©️ Dietmar Bachmann<br>📷 Sony RX100 VII-A </p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/dragonfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dragonfly</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/libelle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>libelle</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/fauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fauna</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/insekten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insekten</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/tiere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tiere</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/natur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>natur</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/insectphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insectphotography</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fotografie</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/sonyrx100" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sonyrx100</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/lovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lovers</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/paarung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>paarung</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a></p>
McNige 🇳🇿🏴🇬🇧<p>'Get a Room !'<br>Come on guys, my shin isn't the place for this surely 😳😄</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Forest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Forest</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>summer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/loch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wild</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PhonePic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhonePic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/phonephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phonephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/wood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wood</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insect</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bug</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/weevil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weevil</span></a></p>
Stilling<a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> from a <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/photowalk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photowalk</a> d.16-05-2025. Anybody knows what they're called?<br>
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<a class="u-url" href="https://pixey.org/@photography@lemmy.world" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@photography@lemmy.world</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/mating?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mating</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/darktable?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#darktable</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/sonya7iii?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sonya7iii</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/forest?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#forest</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/diffuser?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#diffuser</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/macro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/tamronmacro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tamronmacro</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/macrophotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixey.org/discover/tags/insectidentification?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectidentification</a>
~meoralis~Did I tell you there was an <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ostrich?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ostrich</a> farm down the road from our holiday home in <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Trendelburg?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Trendelburg</a>? 😀 Ah yes, please ignore the couple in the background getting busy ... 🫦🤭 <br>
Let me tell you, the booming mating calls of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ostriches?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ostriches</a> are very loud. But the <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mating?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mating</a> is very graceful, like a dance. If you're interested, I can upload a short video<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Straußenfarm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Straußenfarm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Strauß?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Strauß</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Strauße?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Strauße</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ostrichFarm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ostrichFarm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdsOfMastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Vögel?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Vögel</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/matingSeason?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#matingSeason</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animal?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animal</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Tier?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tier</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Tiere?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tiere</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animalPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animalPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/StraußenfarmReinhardswald?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#StraußenfarmReinhardswald</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Wülmersen?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wülmersen</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Weserbergland?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Weserbergland</a>
Jon Bowie<p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mating</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Damselflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Damselflies</span></a></p>
The Smartphone PhotographerButterfly Kiss. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/matingbutterflies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#matingbutterflies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/butterfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#butterfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/orangetip?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#orangetip</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/orangetipbutterfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#orangetipbutterfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mating?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mating</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insectlove?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectlove</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natureisbeautiful?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natureisbeautiful</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifecouple?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlifecouple</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/butterflykiss?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#butterflykiss</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/smartphonephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smartphonephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a>
RDN<p>Water pollution impairs olfaction, and thus assortative mating, in swordtail fish, leading to increased hybridization between sister species downstream of an urbanized area.</p><p><a href="https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.04.22.649978v1?rss=1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/20</span><span class="invisible">25.04.22.649978v1?rss=1</span></a></p><p><a href="https://floss.social/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fish</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Hybridization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hybridization</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Evolution</span></a> <a href="https://floss.social/tags/Mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mating</span></a></p>
Carpingdiem<p>Here's video to go along with the tree swallow photos. This one is of tree swallows mating. <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/birdphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdphotography</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlifephotography</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/HoosierMast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HoosierMast</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/treeswallows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treeswallows</span></a> <a href="https://med-mastodon.com/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a></p>
Michael PerryLark Meadows often dwell at Toyon Canyon. Today they were mating. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birders?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birders</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdwatchers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdwatchers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birding?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birding</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/California?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#California</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdwatching?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdwatching</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GriffithPark?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GriffithPark</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DailyBird?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DailyBird</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BirdsOfPixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsOfPixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BirdsOfMastodon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BirdsOfMastodon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mating?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mating</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/matingseason?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#matingseason</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/larksparrow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#larksparrow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sparrow?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sparrow</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturephotos?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotos</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LAWildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LAWildlife</a>
Stefan F. Wirth<p><a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Lauxaniidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lauxaniidae</span></a> (<a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Acalyptratae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Acalyptratae</span></a>, <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/Diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Diptera</span></a>) are smaller <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/fly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fly</span></a> species that often prefer the proximity of forests. Their <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/larvae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>larvae</span></a>, as a <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/saprophagous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>saprophagous</span></a> developmental stage, feed on dead wood or other decomposing plant <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/debris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debris</span></a>. The author, C. H. Marchiori (2024), has <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/studied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>studied</span></a> the <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a>, morphology, and systematics of this and other fly taxa.</p><p>© <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/StefanFWirth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StefanFWirth</span></a> Berlin 2025</p><p>Reference<br>C. H. Marchiori (2024)<br><a href="https://doi.org/10.32388/LME4ON.3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.32388/LME4ON.3</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Photo<br>Non determined <a href="https://biologists.social/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a> Lauxaniidae, Berlin, 2020-2025,© S. F. Wirth</p>
silvergriffin21 :therian:<p>Spring is in the air, caught the Auk's red winged. </p><p><a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/birdsofmastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdsofmastodon</span></a> <a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a> <a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://birdbutt.com/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a></p>
earthling<p>Octopus mating involves a nasty sting</p><p>During mating, some male octopuses inject females with their potent venom to paralyse them – and avoid being eaten by their mates.</p><p>Source: New Scientist, 2025-03-15</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/octopuses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>octopuses</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mating</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/tetrodotoxin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tetrodotoxin</span></a></p>
Andreas M.Color impression 🎬 22 • Spoonbill White • A bunch of jazzy travelers arrived in Haarlemmerliede. At the outskirt of Haarlem, not far from Schiphol airport, these spoonbills found themselves a nursery spot in the Dutch wetlands. Unfortunately the nests of the local herons were not for rent. In the end things got settled. Always check with your travel agent first 🐣<br>
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🌍 Haarlemmerliede, The Netherlands, march/may 2021<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spoonbill?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spoonbill</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lepelaars?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lepelaars</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/haarlem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#haarlem</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/jazz?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jazz</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cinema?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cinema</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/herons?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#herons</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/environment?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natuurfilm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natuurfilm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/white?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#white</a> #✈️ <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/safari?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#safari</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/shortfilm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shortfilm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/documentary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/filmmaking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#filmmaking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natuur?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natuur</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vogels?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vogels</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/thematinggame?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thematinggame</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mating?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mating</a>
Andreas M.Color impression 🎬 22 • Spoonbill White • A bunch of jazzy travelers arrived in De Liede. At the outskirt of Haarlem, not far from Schiphol airport, these spoonbills found themselves a nursery spot in the Dutch wetlands. Unfortunately the nests of the local herons were not for rent. In the end things got settled. Always check with your travel agent first 🐣<br>
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🌍 Haarlemmerliede, The Netherlands, march/may 2021<br>
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<a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spoonbill?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spoonbill</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/lepelaars?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lepelaars</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/haarlem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#haarlem</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/jazz?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#jazz</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cinema?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cinema</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/herons?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#herons</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/environment?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natuurfilm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natuurfilm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/white?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#white</a> #✈️ <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/safari?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#safari</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/animals?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/shortfilm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shortfilm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/documentary?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#documentary</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/filmmaking?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#filmmaking</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natuur?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natuur</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/vogels?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vogels</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/thematinggame?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thematinggame</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/mating?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mating</a>
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