#wildlife tips

[wild-wow-facts]

Leaping into the Secret Life of Sifakas

Discover the incredible sifaka! These amazing lemurs leap through Madagascar's forests, showcasing unique social behaviors and adaptations. Don't miss out!

Check out my other videos here: Animal Kingdom Animal Facts Animal Education

[druid-for-hire]

[image id: a four-page comic. it is titled "immortality” after the poem by clare harner (more popularly known as “do not stand at my grave and weep”). the first page shows paleontologists digging up fossils at a dig. it reads, “do not stand at my grave and weep. i am not there. i do not sleep.” page two features several prehistoric creatures living in the wild. not featured but notable, each have modern descendants: horses, cetaceans, horsetail plants, and crocodilians. it reads, “i am a thousand winds that blow. i am the diamond glints on snow. i am the sunlight on ripened grain. i am the gentle autumn rain.” the third page shows archaeopteryx in the treetops and the skies, then a modern museum-goer reading the placard on a fossil display. it reads, “when you awaken in the morning’s hush, i am the swift uplifting rush, of quiet birds in circled flight. i am the soft stars that shine at night. do not stand at my grave and cry.” the fourth page shows a chicken in a field. it reads, “i am not there. i did not die” / end id]

a comic i made in about 15 hours for my school’s comic anthology. the theme was “evolution”

[protectoursharks]

cutest shark facts?

Nurse sharks and white tip reef sharks form a pile and cuddle!

It's believed to be a form of social bonding and has helped challenge the "lone shark" assumption, allowing us to learn more about shark ecology and interaction!

[celestialmacros]

Black-tipped Darner (Aeshna tuberculifera)

September 27, 2024

Oxford County, Maine

[hawkpartys]

wait did i ever post about the incredibly bizarre rattlesnake awareness posters at my old job here. i couldnt legally photograph them so you have to trust me when i tell you this is the most faithful recreation i could possibly create

[wild-e-eep]

An oragange tip butterfly - Anthocharis caradmines. Round here, they have been prolific enough that there is a good chance of finding an egg on any cuckoo flower plant (Cardamine pratensis) you care to examine.

[helluvatimes]

Hanging On By A Thread

A Paradise Tree Snake (Chrysopelea paradisi) and Arrowhead Vine busying themselves on the trunk of a Silver Date Palm in the Gardens by the Bay. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

We had only noticed the tree snake among the Arrowhead Vine after photographing the vine. I had to go around the palm to get this frontal view of the snake. Despite keeping silence and my movement dead slow, it had however sensed my presence, tried to wave me off with side-way movement of its head but then quickly decided to shin up the palm tree instead and disappeared from our view.

[boringgg-bunnyyy]

Green Witchery and Where to Start

i often see beginners starting out their path to green/garden witchcraft buying tons of books (that mostly all recycle the same few facts) and copious herbs (most of which will go to waste)

and while research is great and i know you’re excited to try out spells you see on tiktok or what have you, you should start out more locally, get to know the earth and its spirits around you

i live in what is quickly becoming a rare ecosystem due to forest fires, overdevelopment, and invasive species, and because of this i spend as much time as i can meditating out in the quickly depleting forests learning all i can from them and for them

are there any endangered species in your area? is there anything you can do to help? is there anything you should avoid in your practice to prevent further damage to your local ecosystem?

these are the things you should be researching as you start out, these are the things that will connect you to the plants you intend to use, not buying yet another book that will tell you for the tenth time that lemons are cleansing

[kiawren]

Not only does shipping with Kiawe bring me so much comfort, it has me interested in different places, cultures and biodiversity. It makes me want to learn more to love more.

[gardening-guy]

reminder to leave the leaves!! 🍂

you can (and should) use the fallen autumn leaves as mulch in your garden beds!! leaves not only enrich the soil, keeping the soil below in peak condition and helping your perennials stay alive during the cold, but the leaves also create overwintering homes for the beneficial bugs necessary for your garden and the environment -- such as certain species of bees, fireflies/lightning bugs, certain butterflies, pill bugs, moths, and so many more!

"Leaves, brush piles, fallen logs, plant stems, and flower heads might not be growing anymore, but they aren’t trash — they are natural homes for wildlife! A layer of leaves is vital insulation from the cold for the many animals that hide within (or in the soil beneath), like quite a few butterflies. Others, like many native bees, nest within stems, flower heads, or pieces of wood. Throwing out all of your leaves and other plant material isn’t just taking away options for shelter; there’s a good chance you’re tossing out many animals that have already settled in!" --Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

Reliable sources also advocating for Leave The Leaves:

Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

USDA

National Wildlife Federation

[dougdimmadodo]

White-Tipped Sicklebill (Eutoxeres aquila)

Family: Hummingbird Family (Trochilidae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

The distinctive elongated, downwards-curving and perhaps just slightly goofy-looking beak of this small, dull-coloured hummingbird is an adaptation that allows it to feed on the nectar of plants with curved, tube-like flowers, particularly “lobster claws” in the genus Heliconia, which in turn rely heavily on sicklebills for pollination. Found mainly in evergreen forests across southern Central America and northern South America, White-Tipped Sicklebills, like other hummingbirds but unlike the vast majority of other bird species, utilize an insect-like manner of flapping that allows them to hover and move in any direction while in flight in order to carefully position themselves in a suitable place to extend their beaks and long, flexible tongues into flowers in order to feed, with a diet of sugar-rich, easily digestible nectar being necessary to meet the immense nutritional requirements associated with the extremely rapid flapping that makes their style of flight possible. Unusually for a bird White-Tipped Sicklebills are believed to breed multiple times each year, with males gathering together during the breeding seasons, producing harsh, high-pitch calls to attract females to their location and battling for the attention of mates in mid-air in a form of synchronised competitive courtship known as lekking. After mating, female White-Tipped Sicklebills build nests out of mammal fur, plant roots and spider webs (often hanging from or near Heliconia leaves, allowing for easy access to flowers) into which they lay 1-2 tiny eggs.

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[wild-wow-facts]

Meet the Quokka: Nature's Happiest Animal

Discover the joy of the quokka, an adorable marsupial with a sunny disposition! Learn about its habitat, behavior, and unique traits.

Check out my other videos here: Animal Kingdom Animal Facts Animal Education

[miyrumiyru]

Little herald of spring! ✾(∪へ∪-)

They only appear on early spring and disappear without a trace.

(M) 갈구리나비 (Yellow tip) [Anthocharis scolymus]

Common blue violet (Viola sororia)

[pawsandtailss]

Therian Tips : : Part 1

• Spiders

Spiders (Coming from someone who is one + owns multiple)

Quads and gear:

Masks are great! You can find printable ones online for design ideas if you want to make them yourself. For gear you can buy realistic spider Halloween costumes online, but they tend to be quite expensive - if you’re on a budget I recommend looking at “cheap and easy spider Halloween costumes for kids” on YouTube!

Quads get a bit complicated because it depends on what kind of spider you are… The vast majority of spiders conserve energy by burrowing/staying in web hides. So there really isn’t a lot to do - however you could practice slow crawling — and jumping - if you’re a jumping spider. Slow and simple parkour on all fours is also a fun idea! Just make sure you’re being responsible and careful.

Food:

Food is quite difficult for us spiders because their diet consists entirely of insects….. so here are some tips —

- Sweet: Gummy worms, Gummy’s with jelly fillings, Mini chocolate wafer bites, Chocolate/Yogurt covered nuts or raisins, Grapes, Banana chips

- Savoury: Cherry tomatoes, Small pieces of iceberg lettuce, mini breadsticks, scrape out the inside of cucumbers (don’t waste them obviously!) and slurp em up !!

- Only do this with food it won’t stick too — but if you have any, get some of that cheap spider web stuff they have around Halloween and wrap your food in it! (This works best with things like vegetables and fruit!) it’s really validating…

Connecting:

- I cannot stress this enough .. BUILD DENS!! They’re so fun and Spiders absolutely love to burrow, dig and hide.

- Do vocals ! Yes..yes..I hear you - spiders don’t make sound do they?? Well that’s where you’re wrong! Lots of spiders often hiss in self defence — Male wolf spiders make drumming sounds — Wolf spiders can also chirp!! Like crickets! However it can also be described as a purring sound

[wolvenart]

Silver Tip

[troythecatfish]