Could this be Bombus monticola - bilberry bumblebee? Seen in a Cardiff playgound
Miguel Clavero
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Biodiversity and Conservation researcher at @ebdonana.bsky.social (Sevilla, Spain). Historical ecologist. Musician (kind of). Father of two
Este abejorro ya lo había dado todo en la vida Impresiona que hubiese perdido casi toda la pelambrera del abdomen Alopecias traseras
Este abejorro ya lo había dado todo en la vida Impresiona que hubiese perdido casi toda la pelambrera del abdomen Alopecias traseras
Desde Canadá a Panamá hay más de 5000 especies de abejas clasificadas en 173 géneros. Se acaba de publicar la segunda edición de The Bee Genera of North and Central America y el pdf completo se puede descargar de este enlace del Smithsonian 🐝 scholarlypress.si.edu/publications... 🐝
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Un capitán vasco tras el recuerdo de Moby Dick: "El astillero de Pasajes era el Cabo Cañaveral de hoy"
Desde la cubierta de la nao San Juan, mientras un herrero acorta las cadenas que ajustarán los obenques, se perfila la bocana de la bahía de Pasajes por la que durante casi tres si
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Miguel Clavero@chikichanka.bsky.social · 8mo agoLa historia de los balleneros vascos en Labrador en el sXVI es alucinante, y este Documentos de RNE la cuenta divinamente Una de las primeras industrias globalizadas (hilo de 5 posts) www.rtve.es/play/audios/...
Could this be Bombus monticola - bilberry bumblebee? Seen in a Cardiff playgound
Check that couple of late-15th century Spanish peacocks, by Juan de Flamdes
Dr. Peter Paul Rubens@peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 2d agoWomen messing w/ men's heads du jour: Salome demurely receiving John the Baptist's head on her plate. Executioner is like Sorry man, have to do this. By Juan de Flandes, whose day is today.
Check that couple of late-15th century Spanish peacocks, by Juan de Flamdes
Dr. Peter Paul Rubens@peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 2d agoWomen messing w/ men's heads du jour: Salome demurely receiving John the Baptist's head on her plate. Executioner is like Sorry man, have to do this. By Juan de Flandes, whose day is today.
Hello, Denmark, here is Spain, what were you saying about Schengen?
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Un capitán vasco tras el recuerdo de Moby Dick: "El astillero de Pasajes era el Cabo Cañaveral de hoy"
Desde la cubierta de la nao San Juan, mientras un herrero acorta las cadenas que ajustarán los obenques, se perfila la bocana de la bahía de Pasajes por la que durante casi tres si
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Miguel Clavero@chikichanka.bsky.social · 8mo agoLa historia de los balleneros vascos en Labrador en el sXVI es alucinante, y este Documentos de RNE la cuenta divinamente Una de las primeras industrias globalizadas (hilo de 5 posts) www.rtve.es/play/audios/...
El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de los Estados Unidos de Donald Trump quiere sacar al gobierno de Sánchez y poner uno afín. No lo digo yo, lo dicen ellos.
I love this painting, even if the eel is not having a great time But I was not aware that I saw It at the National Gallery right on Judith Leyster's birthday!!!
Dr. Peter Paul Rubens@peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · last wk.Two children with cat (not too happy about its situation) and an eel (slippery!) by Judith Leyster of Haarlem, 1635. She was born on this day in 1609.
Opus sectile of tigress attacking a bull, 331 CE. Basilica of Junius Annius Bassus on the Esquiline Hill, Rome. For #worldtigerday
Se graba un vídeo en el ferry como si estuviera dirigiendo un barco antes del glorioso desembarco. Es como un Blas de Lezo hecho con Lego.
This is the only hippo population outside of Africa! It started with 4 imported hippos at Pablo Escobar's private zoo (1980s)... Today their population sits at around 200 individuals www.nbcnews.com/world/south-...
Colombians are divided over the fate of hippos linked to Pablo Escobar
The hippos, an invasive species in Colombia, are part of a population of 200 that continues to reproduce unchecked.
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The cupboard spider's abdomen looks like the face of a happy voodoo figurine with hands Up @pareidolia.bsky.social
Miguel Clavero@chikichanka.bsky.social · 3d agoA male cupboard spider, Steatoda grossa, that happened to be in the bath, even though there were cupboard around Also discordant with the name, It is not big (grossa) at all In Cardiff
A male cupboard spider, Steatoda grossa, that happened to be in the bath, even though there were cupboard around Also discordant with the name, It is not big (grossa) at all In Cardiff
🌡️ El período enero-julio 2026 es, con diferencia, el más cálido de la serie histórica en España. ➡️ Supera en 0,6 °C al segundo más cálido (2020) y en 1,8 °C al promedio 1991-2020. ➡️ En 66 años de datos, los 8 períodos enero-julio más cálidos han sucedido desde 2015. (1/2)
En menos de 24 horas he visto dos videos; uno de Figaredo y otro de Alpiste, hablando a cámara abiertamente de ir “a cazar marroquíes” en Ceuta; y me pregunto cuál sería la actitud de un juez cualquiera si un dirigente de Bildu se grabara un video animando a salir a “cazar españoles”.
The cupboard spider's abdomen looks like the face of a happy voodoo figurine with hands Up @pareidolia.bsky.social
Miguel Clavero@chikichanka.bsky.social · 3d agoA male cupboard spider, Steatoda grossa, that happened to be in the bath, even though there were cupboard around Also discordant with the name, It is not big (grossa) at all In Cardiff
A male cupboard spider, Steatoda grossa, that happened to be in the bath, even though there were cupboard around Also discordant with the name, It is not big (grossa) at all In Cardiff
@ec.europa.eu:"La anguila europea es la única población de peces para la que existe una recomendación de captura cero y en la que, aun así, sigue permitiéndose la pesca. Será fundamental una mayor implicación de los Estados miembros para reforzar las medidas de conservación sobre el terreno"
Estibaliz Díaz@estidiaz.bsky.social · 4d ago1/3 Several citizens and NGOs recently wrote to the European Commission asking for stronger protection of the European eel. The Commission has now published its reply. shorturl.at/ALuLq
3/3 3️⃣ The Commission says further reductions in fishing mortality (commercial and recreational) are needed, alongside action on barriers, habitats, pollution and hydropower.
2/3 Key messages from the comission: 1️⃣ The conservation objectives of the Eel Regulation have not been achieved. 2️⃣ ICES continues to advise zero catch for European eel, yet targeted fisheries are still allowed under certain conditions.
1/3 Several citizens and NGOs recently wrote to the European Commission asking for stronger protection of the European eel. The Commission has now published its reply. shorturl.at/ALuLq
Virgin and child with saint Louis and saint Margaret, by an unknown early 16th Flemish or French artist The dragon is comicly terrifying, but the truly scary thing is how Jesus deals with the goldfinch Shown at London's National Gallery
Wonderful eel statue A 7m-high kūwharuwharu or New Zealand longfin eel (Anguilla dieffenbachii), a species considered Endangered globally and certainly deserving more and more efective protección (see paper below) Big applause for the @aucklandcouncil.bsky.social (photo from their FB account)
More than 5500 years ago, artists of the Naqada culture, developed along the Nile, produced these incredibly modern small ivory pieces Or maybe Picasso or Tim Burton were simply incredibly ancient Shown in the British Museum
