And the General Sherman #Tree, a giant #sequoia in California, USA, stands as the largest living organism by volume, reaching an impressive 52,508 cubic feet (almost 1800 cubic meters).
From the tiniest (🦠) of #biodiversity, to the largest (🌱🌳), today we celebrate the rich diversity of life on Earth - Happy International Day of Biological Diversity! #InternationalDayOfBiologicalDiversity
On the other end, the largest organism based on area is #seagrass Posidonia australis. This #ocean meadow is made up of one single individual that has spread across 200 square kilometres via its underground roots and rhizomes – equivalent to around 28,000 soccer fields!
Awesome artist and explorer Lily Simonson just published a Choose Your Own Adventure book based on her time in Antarctica. It's called "Antarctica!" it's about Antarctica, it's set in Antarctica, and YES, there are zombie penguins! https://t.co/qxCNssNiTz
Love how these postcards have turned out. Thanks Angela @DeepseaSlug@WildPostcard for sending me these winning designs. They're wonderful. Will enjoy using them...or perhaps keep them ?!🐿
It was a great experience to be one of the judges on this year's @WildPostcard competition! So many beautiful, inspiring works of art, it was very hard to decide! Congratulations to all amazingly talented participants and of course the winners! 🎉🤩
Congratulations to the winners of our WPP@Germany 2021 competition! We look forward to meeting all of you at the awards ceremony & postcard launch… And to sharing your creative depictions of Germany’s biodiversity with the rest of the world! #biodiversity#nature#wildlife#art
We want to give a big thank you to everyone who participated in our WPP@Germany 2021 artwork competition! ✨
The winners will be announced across our social media platforms, so check back to learn which talented young artists caught the eyes of our judges.🌳🐿️
Wir möchten uns bei allen Teilnehmern unseres WPP@Germany 2021 bedanken!✨
Die Gewinner werden auf unseren Social-Media-Plattformen bekannt gegeben. Schaut also wieder vorbei, um zu erfahren, welche talentierten jungen Künstler die Herzen unserer Jury gewonnen haben.🌳🐿️
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This very special art competition for kids isthe heart project of #GEOMAR scientict Angela Stevenson @DeepseaSlug@WildPostcard The jury will select ten winners, their artwork will be converted into postcards.
@DeepseaSlug@helmholtz_de
https://t.co/KnEOfmK49i
We are excited to share another member of our pack: The Noctalis!! There are about 25 types of bats in Germany, 7 of which you can discover on your own inside the limestone caves (“Segeberger Kalkhöhle”) at Noctalis!
More info at: https://t.co/riEfXshmV0
Wir freuen uns, ein weiteres Mitglied unserer “Pack Member” vorstellen zu können: Das Noctalis!!! In Deutschland gibt es etwa 25 Fledermausarten, von denen du 7 in den Segeberger Kalkhöhlen beim Noctalis auf eigene Faust entdecken kannst!
Mehr Infos auf: https://t.co/riEfXshmV0
For over 100 years, the Leipzig Museum of Natural History (@NKM_Leipzig ) has been collecting and carefully preserving knowledge about our world’s plants, animals, geology, and archaeology. We are honoured to have them as part of our pack!
More info at: https://t.co/WD2VT5AeeM
Seit über 100 Jahren sammelt und bewahrt das Naturkundemuseum Leipzig (@NKM_Leipzig ) das Wissen über #Pflanzen, #Tiere, #Geologie und #Archäologie unserer Welt. Wir fühlen uns geehrt, sie als ein “Pack Member” zu haben!
Mehr Infos auf: https://t.co/WD2VT5AeeM