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**Bytes Europe** @byteseu@pubeurope.com · 1d

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**Jennifer Leonard** @Leonard@ecoevo.social · 5d

**Christopher Cookson** @figwit@pixelfed.nz · 6d

Christopher Cookson @figwit@pixelfed.nz

Over 70% of earth's surface is covered in water, but probably over 99% of photographs are taken in air.
This is the first time I've ever seen or managed to photograph a member of the Sphaeromatidae family of isopods, in a shallow rock pool.
It's also the first time I've seen an active limpet, rather than as they usually appear, inert, clamped to rocks while the tide is out.
The stripy tentacle like appendages are fascinating.

#photography #underwaterphotography #newzealand #naturalhistory #naturelover #nznature #invertebrate #animals #nature #wildlifeohotography

small crustacean on a limpet in a rock pool

#wildlifeohotography

**Carolannie** @carolannie · 6d

**Richard Lent** @lentrichard@ecoevo.social · 6d *

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Richard Lent @lentrichard@ecoevo.social

Repotted three Venus flytraps, but through the miracle of rhizome division ended up with seven plants. This brings my total flytrap count to something like 32. Not sure that's enough.

A small black planter containing several Venus flytrap plants, showcasing their vibrant green leaves and traps, situated on a rustic wooden surface.

#nature #naturephotography #plants

**Carolannie** @carolannie · 6d

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**Greenbirder** @Greenbirder@mastodon.green · Mar 22

**Carolannie** @carolannie · Mar 21

Mar 21

Carolannie @carolannie

Ecologists contend with the fact that many ecosystems we love and want to restore and rewild are in fact human-created ecosystems. Native plants in these systems are indeed native but selected by humans in human-created ecosystems. Which means insects, animals and other biota in those systems are influenced by humans.

We will never go back to pre-human ecosystems. Our world is shaped by our behavior. We depend on our world to survive. Our world depends on us to survive. We depend on each other to survive.

We are part of nature, we shape nature, we try to optimize it for our survival. We are natural beings. We are part of the world's ecosystems.

#Ecology #Ecosystems #NaturalHistory #IndigenousEcosystems #Restoration #Conservation

https://prairieecologist.com/2025/03/21/are-prairies-less-natural-because-they-need-us/

The Prairie Ecologist · Mar 21Are Prairies Less Natural Because They Need Us?What if I told you tallgrass prairie is a human construct? Would you think it’s less important? Less natural? Less real? I don’t know if “human construct” is a totally fair description,…