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A research initiative revealing a diverse, overlooked #ecosystem of 255 #insect species inhabiting the shoots of perennial grasses, demonstrating a complex web of herbivores and parasitoids often ignored by conventional #biodiversity studies.
#AgriculturalScience #Entomology #Ecology #sflorg
sflorg.com/2026/02/agro0214260…

Hidden insect diversity in grass shoots threatened by mowing

Researchers identify 255 insect species in grasses neglected by grassland management
www.sflorg.com
#biodiversity #ecology #insect #ecosystem #entomology #agriculturalscience #sflorg

*cackles*

#InsectSaturday #Insect #Photography

Close-up photo of a tan-coloured, sparsely black-haired fly sitting on a green leaf. It has eyes like garnets.
#photography #insect #insectsaturday

A Giant Dark Horsefly - Tabanus sudeticus, the largest fly in Europe
This was sat on a car in the rain, fortunately this one is a male, only the females bite and only when they need the extra protein to create eggs, the rest of the year like the male pictured the female feeds mainly on nectar.

#closeup #fly #wing #animal #macro #nature #insect #isolated #pest #close #small #blood #creepy #horse #wildlife #buzz #hairy #legs #bug #wild #diptera #summer #dark #giant #horsefly #sudeticus #tabanus

A Giant Dark Horsefly aka Sudeticus tabanus A macro close up of it's head which is mainly it's two massive eyes, all covered in rain droplets.
#nature #Summer #bug #wildlife #macro #closeup #animal #hairy #insect #blood #horse #diptera #dark #wild #tabanus #sudeticus #horsefly #giant #legs #buzz #creepy #small #close #pest #isolated #wing #fly

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