La especie del día. Hyloscirtus tigrinus se encuentra en el páramo y subpáramo de Colombia y Ecuador. La especie debe ser considerada en Peligro Crítico ya que su habitat enfrenta una intensa destrucción por actividades humanas. Foto: Santiago Ron - BIOWEB #biodiversidad
NEW PAPER: Ever wondered why insects fly in all sorts of crazy patterns around lights at night? So did we! We set about recording flying insects to work out what's going on. I'll summarise what we found in this 🧵. Spoiler: We don't think they confuse lights with the moon.
Desde @biodiversoscol los invitamos a este Space: La Ciencia del Fuego, viernes 26 de enero, 6 p.m. Hablaremos con María Constanza Meza Elizalde Ph.D sobre la influencia del fuego en la biodiversidad y las estrategias de manejo. #EscuchenALaCiencia#LaCienciaDelFuego
Getting her an engagement ring for Christmas?
- predictable
- no element of surprise
- perhaps, too romantic
- not a legal form of ID
Getting her a lifetime fishing license for Christmas?
- instant shock and awe
- will never see it coming
- is an official state document
The Frog of the Week is the Mexican Shovel headed Frog (Triprion spatulatus) from the western coast of Mexico. They use their weird head shape to block the opening of holes in trees that they sit in.
📸 Jorge Armín Escalante Pasos
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We’re starting #batweek2023 with a heavy hitter- Centurio senex, aka the wrinkle-faced bat! This unforgettable face isn’t the only remarkable thing about this species. 🧵
“Brazil is basically the only country where you can still go into the forest and start clearing and expect to come out with a land title.
It’s like the Wild West of North America in the eighteenth century.”
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