#tipula

[razehider]

crane flies in general are underappreciated animals but the few people who do like them mostly focus on their gangly features and complete lack of self-preservation. i don't mean to draw attention away from those but i personally like their tiny bobbleheads the most, with those bead curtain style antennae and absurd mouthparts

(October 18th, 2024)

[jenfoundabug]

*dramatic music*

Tipula sp. (crane fly), Northern California

[parasives]

Absolutely gorgeous wings on this crane fly i saw

[fernand0]

Tipula.

[pachamama-radio]

Puno: Danza tradicional Q’aswa de Capachica se mantiene viva en la familia Tipula en tres generaciones

La familia Tipula, liderada por Marcelina Tipula, es un claro ejemplo de cómo la devoción por la danza tradicional se transmite de generación en generación. Marcelina, con más de seis años de experiencia en la danza, continúa preservando y celebrando las costumbres de su comunidad durante la Festividad Virgen de la Candelaria, una de las celebraciones más importantes de la región.

Marcelina no está sola en esta tradición. Sus nietas, Yeromy y Daneya, son también protagonistas de este legado cultural. Yeromy, de 12 años, comenzó a danzar a los 6 años, siguiendo los pasos de su tía, quien le enseñó los secretos de la danza.

Por su parte, Daneya, de 8 años, destaca por su impresionante trayectoria de 7 años en la Asociación Cultural Q’aswa 5 Claveles de Capachica, lo que demuestra el profundo compromiso de la familia con la preservación de su identidad cultural.

Ambas niñas, con una fuerte conexión con sus raíces, han expresado su deseo de seguir participando en futuras celebraciones, reafirmando el arraigo cultural que han heredado.

A través de la danza, las tres generaciones buscan transmitir su identidad cultural a las nuevas generaciones, demostrando que las tradiciones no solo se mantienen, sino que también se renuevan con el paso del tiempo.

Puno

via https://pachamamaradio.org/puno-danza-tradicional-qaswa-de-capachica-se-mantiene-viva-en-la-familia-tipula-en-tres-generaciones/

[kuhliloaches]

[salamandersuperfan]

my best guesses:

1. male spring fishfly (Chauliodes pectinicornis)

2. female fishfly (Chauliodes pectinicornis)

3. crane fly (Tipula furca)

4. southern emerald (Synchlora frondaria)

5. moth (genus Athetis?)

the fishflies are a great find!

[ranticore]

ok I got the design miasma out of my head i can go back to your regularly scheduled uhh ishmael

[mindblowingscience]

Microscopic worms that live their lives in the highly radioactive environment of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) appear to do so completely free of radiation damage. Nematodes collected from the area have shown no sign of damage to their genomes, contrary to what might be expected for organisms living in such a dangerous place. The finding, published earlier this year, doesn't suggest the CEZ is safe, the researchers say, but rather the worms are resilient and able to adroitly adapt to conditions that might be inhospitable to other species. This, says a team of biologists led by Sophia Tintori of New York University, could offer some insights into DNA repair mechanisms that could one day be adapted for use in human medicine.

Continue Reading.

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Insect Highlights of 2024

With the new year celebrations scheduled for this weekend, I thought it best to share some of my favorite insect specimens from this year, rather than one single typed of insect. The pictures here haven't been uploaded to the blog in a post, so today they can all share the spotlight. There are many familiar faces here and all of them are incredible and beautiful creatures. Hopefully there are even more insect delights and finds to enjoy in the upcoming year. To ring in the new year, we have the following insects:

Four-Spotted Skimmer - Libellula quadrimaculata - Order Odonata (May 24th)

Giant Crane Fly - Tipula metacomet - Order Diptera (September 16th)

Spring Fishfly - Chauliodes rastricornis - Order Megaloptera (May 27th - from Muskoka)

Milkweed Aphids - Aphis nerii - Order Hemiptera (September 3rd - alongside German Yellowjackets)

Oil Beetle - Meloe campanicollis - Order Coleoptera (October 21st)

Fall Webworm Caterpillars - Hyphantria cunea - Order Lepidoptera (July 25th)

Great Golden Digger Wasp - Sphex ichneumoneus - Order Hymenoptera (July 1st)

European Earwig - Forficula auricularia - Order Dermaptera (September 21st)

Common Red Soldier Beetle - Rhagonycha fulva - Order Coleoptera (July 1st)

Black-Legged Meadow Katydid - Orchelimum nigripes - Order Orthoptera (October 27)

All pictures here were taken in 2024 with a Google Pixel 4.

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and a marvelous 2025! Thank you everyone for making this another beautiful year of insect observations! I hope to reach even more of you this year with many more wonderful insect pictures and videos. Enjoy your celebrations!

[power-handmaiden]

Day 120: European crane fly

Just saw a picture of a larva. Fat little guy....

[mahamayax]

[asaliveasviruses]

I've seen more nature in the past hour than usual. Immediately upon arriving home I saw a blue tailed lizard on my porch, I tried to get a picture, but it ran behind the mop bucket first. I did get a picture of the Tipula maxima on my bedroom wall, however, I don't know where it is now, though. And then there was a clover mite crawling on my phone. If you see a Tipula maxima or clover mite you're supposed to kill it, but I didn't. Who am I to decide what gets to live and die? Does it being an insect or arachnid make it better? I don't think so.

[tabbertbellingsworth]

#168 Tipula vittata

[amamaterial]

À un moment Guttersnipe a arrêté de joué et a juste mimé leur musique danse contorsions pensant quelques minutes. Pour reprendre les mots fort- à propos d'une personne derrière moi "incroyable, complètement fantasmagorique, le silence fait du bruit"

[antiqueanimals]

Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: vol. 2 - Insects. Written by Dr. Bernhard Grzimek. 1984.

Internet Archive

1.) Orchesella cincta

2.) Onychiurus sp.

3.) Campodea staphylinus

4.) Abax ovalis

5.) Notiophilus rufipes

6.) Penthetria holosericea

7.) Tipula scripta

8.) Red wood ant (Formica rufa)

9.) Geophilus sp.

10.) Brown Centipede (Lithobius forficatus)

11.) Polydesmus complanatus

12.) Julus sp.

13.) Glomeris marginata

14.) Pardosa palustris

15.) Nothrus silvestris