#Trigona

[usgsbiml]

The FIRE BEE. What a great name the unwashed beenighted (get it?) masses have beestowed ( 😉 ) on the 11 or so species in the genus Oxytrigona (one always has to use "or so" when talking about the number of bees in a genus because species counts are constantly getting sluiced around by taxonomists who chronically find new species, combine existing species, redefine genera, or just shuffle genus membership around, if they weren't doing this they would simply be out of a job. The world does not tolerate nor will ever honor a taxonomist who basically says "everything's cool here, those other taxonomists did a great job and got it right"). hmmm, this is clearly going to get long for a simple multimedia post….So, the Fire Bee Genus belongs to the pan tropical social club of stingless bees. I don't have to use quotes around the world "stingless" in the previous sentence (though I think I need to in this sentence, but could be wrong about that) because these bees don't actually have a sting…not even a little one. But, that doesn't mean they are a bunch of liberal, peace and love cream puffs, no sir, they are loaded with formic acid and despite being super tiny (as you can see by how they are pinned using minuten pins) they can bite you, spit their formic acid into that cut and blister you up but good. And. They go for the eyes, ears, lips and nose, in particular, where they also buzz and tickle in the most horrendous of ways (think about what having a tiny buzzy bee flying around and biting you inside your nose for just a moment while you sit in your comfy chair). This little gal was collected by the brace Tim McMahon in Costa Rica, where for sure he has some sort of story about that event. Anders Croft took this shot. ~~{{{{{{0}}}}}}~~

All photographs are public domain, feel free to download and use as you wish.

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[trevlad]

2023-02-11

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[the-side-of-the-house-garden]

My indoor tigona

think it time for a repot

[gloriousspaceridersworld]

Listen/purchase: Trigona LP by Trigona

[wouas]

*Stares at you angrily*

[yodasec-expose-news]

Trigona Ransomware Disection

Researchers have discovered a new ransomware family that has been highly active over the past The post Trigona Ransomware Disection appeared first on TheCyberThrone.Trigona Ransomware Disection

[sapphiel]

Pride month buggos altogether~

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Grote's Bertholdia Moth: when bats are detected nearby, these moths emit a rapid series of ultrasonic clicks that act as a "jammer," interfering with the bat's sonar signals so that the moth can avoid detection

The Grote's bertholdia moth (B. trigona) is capable of emitting about 4,500 ultrasonic "clicks" per second. While there are other types of moths that use ultrasonic signals (in various ways) to avoid being preyed upon by bats, none of them have a more rapid-fire pace than this species.

The barrage of signals provides the moth with a way to remain hidden, because it interferes with the echolocation that bats use to navigate and locate prey.

As this article from Smithsonian explains:

... when approached by the bats, the moths produced their own ultrasonic clicking sounds at a rate of 4,500 times per second, blanketing the surrounding environment and cloaking themselves from sonar detection.

This article also expands upon the use of ultrasonic signals among moths:

Like other nocturnal insects, moths need to contend with bats. Unlike grasshoppers or beetles, they have soft bodies without spines or hard cuticles to protect them. Yet bats’ reliance on echolocation has given moths a way to avoid ending up as food: by tapping into their predators’ acoustic signals. Many have evolved ears that can hear the calls of bats. Some moths make ultrasonic squeaks, chirps, or clicks to warn their predators (honestly or not) that they are poisonous. Others generate near-constant, ultrasonic buzzes capable of jamming bat sonar. 

Sources & More Info:

Smithsonian Magazine: How One Moth Species Can Jam Bats' Sonar Systems

The Scientist: Many Moths Speak Up to Ward Off Bats

Science.org: Moths Block Bats' Sonar

PubMed: High Duty Cycle Moth Sounds Jam Bat Echolocation

Journal of Theoretical Biology: Neural Representation of Bat Predation Risk and Evasive Flight in Moths

[greenycacteable]

New mini euphorbia trigona rubra

[philoursmars]

Avec Christine, on a fêté nos 40 ans d'amitié en faisant un voyage de 15 jours en Sicile. Cette fois, on est basés à Modica.

On est allés à Noto, une des villes baroques du Sud-Est de l'île (2 fois car j'avais raté mes photos la première fois !)

Le long de la Via Cavour, le Palazzo Trigona alterné avec des escaliers en anamorphose.

[gemsofgreece]

This is old news but have a picture of Eva Green trying the local delicacy of Thessaloniki (Trígona Panorámatos) while filming a movie there last winter XD

Photo from the archive of Ignatios Kaitezidis (pictured)

[faguscarolinensis]

Euphorbia trigona / African Milk Tree at the Sarah P. Duke Gardens at Duke University in Durham, NC

[loasarte]

[wouas]

Meliponas

[alexithewarlock]

Huh, I just realized that I have two OCs now where it's like "yeah I experienced The Horrors but I got free HRT out of it so that's cool"