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🌳 Paradise: The Nature Club
Welcome to The Nature Club ~ Earth is a planet filled with diverse, ever changing beauty. From its golden beaches, mysterious oceans, enchanting forests and vast deserts, to its great mountain ranges and frozen wonderlands, there is something for everyone to enjoy. This club is a place to share your stories, hopes and interests of the natural world! When you join, you will be asked to choose a plant to raise with every post you make. It grows in three stages, requiring five posts to reach each stage at a total of 15 posts. When the plant is fully grown, you can then request another! This is simply a cute gimmick for you collectors out there, but interesting things may come of it later down the track... But wait, there's more! In partnership with PC's Virtual Pokémon Pet, by joining, you are automatically eligible to raise any grass or bug-type VPP for only 150 posts, and only 125 when they become seasonal VPPs! The same applies for certain themed Pokémon! See this list for all the eligible VPPs! Interested in entomology? If you're fascinated with insects, then this is the club for you! We'd love to see the discoveries you've made, so drop by with your stories and photographs. And don't forget, members of this club can request a VPP of any bug-type Pokémon for 25 less posts to raise it! Sign-up form Name:The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: The plant you will raise: Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Beginner's event: It's time to get exploring! Don't worry, there's no need to travel far. In this event, I want you to find one plant species and one insect species - it can be anything - and document your findings. Add photos if you can, although it isn't necessary. Become the expert - research the species and share your new knowledge with us! We'd love to hear about the nature in your area. :) Guidelines: Topics can include anything related to plants, terrain, environmental awareness and insects! Member list: https://i.ibb.co/PrwHkzS/lurantis-sprite.png Hyzenthlay Lvl. 1: Gerbera seedling https://i.ibb.co/55GDQHJ/whimsicott-zeostar.png ZeoStar Lvl. 1: Anthurium seedling https://i.ibb.co/0FsvBmv/vikavolt-caite-chan.png Caite-chan Lvl. 1: Pine sapling https://i.ibb.co/QDLKBCt/roselia-visionofmilotic.png VisionofMilotic Lvl. 1: Rose cutting https://i.ibb.co/d2jBfmT/mothim-icycatelf.png icycatelf Lvl. 1: Lactuca floridana seedling https://i.ibb.co/GnPbV8M/swadloon-eleanor.png Eleanor Lvl. 1: Bald Cypress seedling CSS under construction. |
Name: Zeostar
The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Whismicott The plant you will raise: Anthurium Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Praying Mantis I would like to join this as I have planted trees before. When I was in the 1st grade, I went outside in the backyard one day and planted about 10 trees with my mother. Unfortunately not all of them survived, but the ones that did are still growing a decade later. We occasionally visit that old house and check on our trees. It was a special memory. Spoiler:
I love the look of these plants. There's also a pink variation. |
Name: Caite-chan
The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Vikavolt The plant you will raise: Pine Tree Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Walking Sticks, Lightning Bugs, Praying Mantis and Grasshoppers |
Name: Sam
The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Roselia, a shiny one if it's allowed. The plant you will raise: A rose bush. I'd like to think of my rose as a Desmond Tutu Rose, since I love red roses and the passion they representnd. This is an especially gorgeous rose, and pays tribute to the heroic efforts and kindness of Bishop Tutu. They grow in my community, this I photographed at the city garden during my birthday last year. Spoiler:
Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Butterflies, ladybugs and Vespiquen- throwing in my favorite bug Pokemon because I can :P I also plan to participate in this event. We've been experiencing heavy rainy this weekend, so I can't snap shot anything today, but when the sun returns I'll see what's in my backyard. |
I enjoy taking "nature walks" nearly every day, weather permitting, looking for insects and other interesting fauna, flora, and fungi—even fossils. I'm looking forward to sharing some of my finds!
Name: icycatelf The Grass- or Bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Mothim The plant you will raise: Let's go with Lactuca floridana since its flowers are some of the prettiest I've encountered. Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Moths! Some of my faves include the Rosy Maple Moth, Giant Leopard Moth, Smaller Parasa, and iconic Luna Moth. I also enjoy caterpillars, especially bagworms (thanks to Pokémon, I'm sure) and sphinx caterpillars. https://i.imgur.com/cHwjiyC.jpg |
Name: Eleanor The Grass- or Bug-type Pokémon that represents you: I can have both at the same time! Swadloon~ The plant you will raise: I think I'll start with something a bit exotic and that doesn't look too interesting at first sight, but that I saw on a park near here and found very interesting: Taxodium distichum, aka. the Bald Cypress! Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Dragonflies! If I had to point out a species in particular, it's a local - Calopteryx splendens, or the Banded demoiselle! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fair warning these pictures will be BIG but in a good way. With my new phone I love the camera I have on it and I'm always playing around with it. I've been taking pictures of the rose bush we have in honor of Mom and still getting into the middle of October and she it STILL blooming roses.
And with all the gardening we've been doing this past summer we get all sorts of bugs and as usual I've been trying to take pictures of them with my phone. I try to get as close as I can before they decide to hop off. Spoiler:
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Name: Clover
The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Lurantis The plant you will raise: Gerbera Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Ladybugs, dragonflies, butterflies, moths, mantises, bees and Christmas spiders! Gerberas are my favourite flower - I adore their bright, cheerful yet simple beauty and all the colours they come in! I also like to collect merchandise and jewellery of ladybugs, dragonflies and butterflies when I can. <3 Quote:
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Ah, dragonflies are amazing, aren't they? Over here in WA we're getting mature dragonflies again, and it's so fascinating seeing them zip about with such agility! It helps that they eat mosquitoes. :') I hope to hear more about the nature and insect life in your area! :D Are there any flowers that you particularly like? Quote:
Cute grasshopper! Cats sure love to chase these little guys, haha. So did I when I was a kid, until I discovered that they puke on you as a defence mechanism. xD I LOVE seeing grasshoppers because over here it means summer is on its way. :D |
Double posting because I wanted to ask you all something separately from my last post!
So, this club was originally intended as a place to discuss everything about nature, apart from animals, because I was going to create a separate club for wild animals. Icycatelf suggested either making this club include animals to negate a separate club, or make the animal club and include insects there, instead of here. Or I could make the animal club and keep this club as it currently is (with insects included). What are your thoughts on this? I'm going to reconstruct the OP at some point anyway when I include the upcoming games and events, so any choice is fine by me. :) |
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I've been looking, but I haven't found anything new yet. I did get one of my top 10 favorite moths again last night, though: the Dot-Lined White (not to be confused with more common black-spotted white moths, such as the Fall Webworm Moth). The famous "Venezuelan Poodle Moth" is believed to belong to the same genus as this species (Artace) and may even be the same species or a subspecies. Spoiler:
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Here is the first part of my beginner's expedition. These Fuchsia-colored beauties are fortunately right in my front yard, they are sasanqua camellias. My mother planted them. They bloom best in semi-sun. They are native to China and Japan. My mom tells me that they grow smaller than other camellias in her garden like the Japonica. Sasquana is more like rose bush size, which is a fine height for me.
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Name: Dave.
The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Torterra The Plant that you would raise.: A Mango Tree (Mangifera indica). I think it is necessary to know about scientific names. Favourite Bugs/Insects/Arthropods: Centipede (Chilopoda), Ladybug (Coccinellidae), Milipede (Diplopoda) and Mountain Grasshopper (Melanoplus alpina). I will first find what should I research. |
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Well hi guys,
Umm.. So May I ask you a question, A dog has given birth to the pup and I cannot decide a nice name for her. Would you help me to suggest a name for her??? Her Pic Spoiler:
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I just wanted to pop in here briefly and say that so far I’ve planted over 140 Daffodil bulbs across the neighborhood (in white, yellow, and pink!) and was lucky enough to come across a yellow-sided Garder snake while doing so!! I was so happy to see the gorgeous creature. :’) Pics to come!
I know I’m not an official member of the club but I hope you don’t mind my little contribution! |
Sorry for the double post!
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This was a cool video I found of unique insects that can be raised as pets. My favorite has got to be the female flower mantis used in the screen cap. It's a work of art! The poodle moth is my second choice. It seems like something that would exist in a Harry Potter or Fantastic Beasts movie, yet reminds me a little of Frosmoth too. The sunset moth is also very pretty.
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Did you know that Frosmoth's Chinese name translates Snow Flannel Moth? https://i.imgur.com/Xt1D1zS.jpg |
So as of today, in memoriam of my dearly departed Zebra Jumper Brad, I’ve just officially signed up to be on a waiting list for a male Regal Jumping Spider!! Warning, spider image below for arachnophobes!:
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Look at those blue-green chelicerae! And the white smile on his abdomen! I’m so excited, I already have wingless fruit flies and pinhead crickets on the way for when he’s ready to be shipped. He should be about instar 7 or 8 when I get him. Any recommendations for names for this handsome little prince? I’m thinking something noble to honor his regal heritage. Amadeus maybe? Perhaps Markus? Suggestions appreciated!! (。’▽’。)♡ |
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Although there are some really cool orb weavers out there, jumpers have to be my favorite type of spider (never kept any as pets, though). My favorite species—at least of the ones I've encountered—is probably the Emerald (Golden) Jumper. Spoiler:
As for name suggestions for your new buddy, how about Phillip? It sounds regal and shares several characters with the genus name (Phidippus). |
Name: Figure16
The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Sawsbuck The plant you will raise: Tamarack seedling Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Snow Crab So since this is titled Nature and not specifically Entomology are there going to be events based off of other phylum and species? So I was born and raised in the Pacific Northwest (still live here just more South than I used to be). I grew up on 15 acres in the sticks and I was always outside with my dog exploring, climbing trees, and pretty much anything else I could find to do. I have always had a huge love of nature and my most recent tattoo is of a Peregrine Falcon. I've seen countless bears, moose, deer, and all of the other common fauna of the area and at one house I lived that had an apple tree in the yard, I got a deer to take an apple from my hand that I had been working on for weeks. I chose Tamarack for my plant because I have felled several as firewood for my parents cabin but I never did so lightly because of the respect I have for nature and we only ever took trees that were dead already (as you should do). I picked Sawsbuck to represent me as I feel it is a great representative of the PNW wildlife. The reason I chose snow crab is because it is my crab of choice when I make crab pot for my girlfriends birthday. 😊 |
What an honour to have won Club of the Month! I'm thrilled! Any ideas for how to celebrate?
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A moth-like Eeveelution is a great idea! I can already picture it as a poodle moth with that white ruff of hair, feathered antennae and soft wings. Quote:
I think you might appreciate this rose that recently bloomed in our garden, Sam. It smelt as beautiful as it looks and the petals were softer than silk (my mum made rose water out of them). Such a beautiful rose bush. Unfortunately, I don't know the name, however! Spoiler:
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I love Torterra, as well! Have you or your family ever planted a mango tree? Quote:
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Sorry about that ramble, haha! Anyway, sounds like you have some lovely outdoors stories to share! Perhaps you'd be willing to share any photos you're comfortable with? Entirely up to you - there's always the choice to paint a picture of your area with words! ^^ It just sounds like the nature there is breath-taking. :) I love your story about the deer - I've had similar experiences, and it's such a rewarding and precious moment when you've developed that trust with an animal, isn't it? I hope to hear more from you! |
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I’ll be sure to update the moment Phillip is in his new enclosure. I’ve already collected some really pretty quartz, bioactive soil, a water dish, and his hide so all I need is my little prince! Though, right now the enclosure is big enough to put some more enrichment so I might see what’s on sale at some Halloween stores, maybe I can get a cute hollow skull or something. :3 |
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Looking forward to Phillip's arrival!!! He'll be living like royalty from the sounds of it. :D |
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Edit: On that note, how do you post photos from your PC? I know how to post the URL from a photo on the internet but I don't know how to post from my saved photos. |
Well guys after many hours of thinking I have finally decided to name that Cute pup Opal, Thank you Madam Fairy and Madam Hyzenthly. I have named her Opal. She is also very naughty, always coming to me to bite my shoe. BTW I would be researching on Scorpians and Reptiles, Can research on them.
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I voted for the last option, but I'd be perfectly fine with the first option as well!
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Sorry I haven't been posting too often. Haven't been finding much this late in the year... :/
Here's a cool beetle I rescued back in July, though: a female Rainbow Scarab Beetle. I'd still really like to find the horned male! https://i.imgur.com/7jRVP3h.jpg |
Wow! The rainbow Scarab Beetle is gorgeous. Lucky you! Glad to hear how this beauty has been thriving in your company over these last month's. Nice photo I might add, looks fit for an editon of National Geographic. You have a really good camera.
Incidentally, does anyone have any tips for caretaking orchids? Acquired some, and lovely as they are, I don't have experience growing them--it was a gift. A friend of mine recommend giving them water by putting ice cubes in their potted soil. They seem to be surviving okay for now these last few weeks with that advice. I know they are unusual and delicate plants though, and I want this one to stay strong. Any other suggestions I should hear? I thought that the Nature Club would be a good place to ask. I might add photos of the new orchid later if that will help. |
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I just use a Fuji. There are other, more expensive cameras better suited for macro photography, but I don't really want to throw that kind of money at a mere hobby... (The only reason I got mine was because I needed it for college.) I can't help with your plants, but hopefully someone else will chime in! |
Since right now the vote leans towards wild animals being incorporated in the nature club alongside plants and insects I thought I would share a fun video I watched this morning with slow-motion, beautiful close-up photography of the muscles of greyhounds and cheetahs as they run.
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Name: Pok3pals
The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Cherrim The plant you will raise: Black Cohosh Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Dragonflies |
Name: Dawn
The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Volcarona The plant you will raise: Atropa belladonna Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Grasshoppers :3 OK, I am long overdue posting in here. xD What prompted me is that I've had this sitting on my somewhat dead (well, the flowers at least D:) orange daisy for the last couple of days: Spoiler:
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Would you like me to tell you what kind or would you like to figure it out on your own? |
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I think it might be this one, but honestly moth identification has never been my strong suit, and there are a LOT of brown moths, and none of them look *quite* right to me. Also had this in my bathroom a couple of months ago and I never figured out which of the emerald moths it was: Spoiler:
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It's been sitting there for four days now...it is definitely alive, it's clinging to the edge of the leaf. It's either moving around at night and going back to the exact same spot, or it hasn't moved at all. xD |
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You guys are all welcome to discuss animals here now, too! I've still got to overhaul the OP, but that will have to be after the holidays. :P |
Already posted this in the coffee lounge before the club was up, but here's that montage of my favorite and flashiest moths again (edited to include an Ironweed Clearwing I stumbled across back in August):
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And here are my favorite and flashiest caterpillars (I've even got a few butterfly caterpillars in there). Still hoping for a Tersa Sphinx and Hickory Horned Devil! Spoiler:
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What's the potting mix like? If the pot is small you may need to repot them after they finish flowering and seem to go dormant, especially if they look really cramped. Orchids like good circulation between their roots. You should be able to get a decent orchid potting mix from most garden stores. There are YouTube tutorials on how to repot orchids when they need it, which explain the best mixes for them! I hope that helps a little! They seem to be in a good place by the window right now. :) |
Now that discussion of all wildlife is allowed, here are a couple birds I've seen that I thought were really cute/neat:
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Hello, everyone! I hope each of you enjoyed the holidays - whether or not you celebrate Christmas, it's always nice to bring a little nature home for some December cheer. :) Now that 2020 has come to an end, I'd like us to share some positive experiences from the year. What were your highlights? Especially experiences with nature, animals included, of course! Perhaps you took up gardening and it was a success, or encountered something special on a memorable walk? Maybe you've seen dazzling sunrises and sunsets? Have you swam, hiked, explored, if that was open to you? Seen some amazing animals and insects? It doesn't matter how small! <3 While you're here, do consider stopping by the End of the Year Fest and voting for your favourite clubs! If one of them happens to be this club, well, I'd very much appreciate your vote! ^__^ |
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I also found a male Eastern Amberwing that I'd been wanting, the Rainbow Scarab Beetle I posted previously, and a very cool Long-tailed Salamander, learned that pawpaw flowers are carrion-mimics (kind of like Vileplume, though not nearly as huge or potent as Rafflesia), and touched live snakes for the first time in my life. Spoiler:
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Since the two threads cover similar themes, would it be possible to merge my RealDex thread here? Basically everything I'd post there is something I'd also post here. Or we could just add a new RealDex to the second post here and I can stop updating my original thread.
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I wanted to stop by and congratulate our sunny and talented Nature Club owner and hostess Hyzenthlay for winning 1st runner up in the Clubhouse End of Year Festival, and also congratulate and cheer for all of you awesome nature lovers who helped carry this club to second place. Exciting!
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Thank you all so much for your support and your presence, you made it possible to achieve second place! I'm so thrilled to be a runner up when all those wonderful clubs from 2020 made the End of the Year Fest. <3 And I'm happy to share this lovely little trophy with you all! Thank you again, everyone! I promise that a big update is set for the future. :)
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Also, I think combining your RealDex thread with this club is a terrific idea! You can certainly keep updating in this thread, and since I actually have two soft-deleted posts reserved below my opening post, I can dedicate one to your RealDex! That would mean you send me all your organised photos/findings and I'll add some CSS to organise it all, and anyone can contribute. :D |
Congrats on second place! I honestly think we could've made it to first had the timing been better (not too many active insects/plants this season). Hopefully the club will start picking up pace when spring gets here!
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Wow, that's an impressive list you sent! :D Okay, I'll create some CSS and arrange it into a gallery, then I'll get your feedback via PM before making it into a post!
It's a lovely season for birdlife, I only wish they'd hold still for a moment so I could get a clear picture! We've had Australian Ringnecks and Western Rosellas play in our birdbath all summer, as well as many other birds, like honeyeaters, silvereyes, white-breasted robins, scarlet robins, red wattlebirds, fantails, fairy wrens--even crows and kookaburras come to visit! I have a book on Australian birds somewhere, I should make a list of all the ones I've seen. As a topic: What's the birdlife like in your part of the world? Can you identify and name the birds you see? |
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Sorry for posting after a long time, But I wanted to ask that do you remember Opal? She has grown a quite a bit, I would post her pic in a few hours from now... |
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There are so many cool birds in your part of the world! I'm no "birder," but some of the most striking species I've noticed here include blue jays, northern cardinals, American goldfinches, ruby-throated hummingbirds, scarlet tanagers (seen once), yellow-headed blackbirds (seen once), and hooded warblers (seen twice). We also get blue herons(?) sometimes and had several hawks (broad-winged, I think) hanging around last year. My personal fave is the tufted titmouse, though. EDIT: Also, unrelated to birds, here's another possible entry for the RealDex Spoiler:
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I am writing a story right now about a character who is a beekeeper, and I found some really interesting information about the cultural significance of bees to many different civilizations Rome, India, Greece, Egypt, China. I thought some of our my fellow nature lovers might enjoy this read about our hard-working winged friends.
http://www.moraybeedinosaurs.co.uk/legends.html For instance it was believed in days of old in Britain and Scotland that the soul could leave the body in the form of a bee. I especially was delighted reading about how in Cornwall you were supposed to talk to your bees, entertain them like sing to them, and treat then as part of your family, and tell them all about the important life events like if your household was moving, or of there was a death in the family, wedding or birth. You were expected to even bring bees back food and drink from the celebrations, and decorate their hives. |
I love those sweet old traditions about bees! They're such delightful creatures and I always talk to any of the bees who happen to stop by the garden, and I place the "drunk" ones somewhere safe so they aren't eaten or stepped on!
I realise that I although I informed the staff of being a bit absent, I forgot to mention it here. Three of my pets are sick, you see, so I haven't had the motivation to post or fix up the club. I hope you all will feel free to create new topics and share new discoveries! |
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Welp, haven't shared any pics for a little under a month now so here are a few more of my past finds!
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I got a letter recently from The Nature Conservancy, asking to help support their efforts to preserve the bat population. These little guys are disappearing by the millions I read, and entire colonies are collapsing. North American bats facing an epidemic called white-nose syndrome that's driving some bat species to the point of extinction. It's the result of an invasive species of fungus that's not native to the continent. When it grows in caves it damages their wings and it also affects their metabolism so they come out hibernation too early in the winter and starve.
It's sad because it doesn't have to happen, and bats are not only cool and interesting, but they also play an important role in our eco system, for controlling the mosquito population and pollinating our plants. I think I'm going to become a member. I just donated to help the real crobats of our world. edited: This is some interesting reading that I thought was worth including. Here are some fun facts about our nocturnal, flying friends from the Tennessee Working Bat Group. http://www.tnbwg.org/TNBWG_bat%20facts.html |
I LOVE and fully respect Mother Nature ~
I'm all for being eco-friendly, cruelty-free and live sustainable as possible. I have yet to figure out if I'm a vegetarian or vegan yet though I barely eat meat for the past 3 years now, so even though I strongly dislike being labeled I'm currently a Flexitraian. I hope I may join this group and I'll show some of my nature photos I took if I may post them here to to share with everyone. *.⋆( ˘̴͈́ ॢ꒵ॢ ˘̴͈̀ )⋆.* Spoiler:
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You know I'm a farmer, who works in the family grove, and also has a family garden so this is just right up my alley!
Name: Spoots The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Turtwig please! The plant you will raise: Poppies! Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: I love the caterpillars and baby mantises we get! |
Temperatures are starting to go up here. I still haven't been able to spot much of anything, but I did find this pair of Wood Frogs the other day. Check out that sexual dimorphism!
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If Wood Frogs were Pokémon, I think they'd be Ice-type. They're the only species of frog known to occur above the Arctic Circle and their bodies freeze solid during the winter! |
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What the what!? I found this last April but, assuming it was another one of those little azure butterflies I'm never able to catch with open wings, never bothered uploading it. Just realized yesterday that it was actually moth—a Bluish Spring Moth! One more for my moth catalogue!
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Also found this handsome Ichneumon ambulatorius (female), a small parasitic ichneumon wasp whose larvae feed on armyworms and cutworms, a couple days ago. Spoiler:
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I wanted to share some of my nature photos I took from last year. I'm not the best photographer, though I do love taking pictures occasionally of nature things as well animals.
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Uh... this is awkward, because I really did just join and disappear for so long... 😨
I don't have too much to show aside from some nice moments from 2020, which include visiting one of my favorite Botanical Gardens during the summer (for the... I've lost count, I've been there so often), and posting a pic of a cute friend I found in my garden some time ago... ![]() I see the last question was about birdlife? Well! I'm not the best with it, but I know the names of a few species! Spoiler:
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Aw, thanks Leaf! That was still very kind of you 😍 But yeah, there's no way I could've taken all those photos and even took credit for them, hehe
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Got my first new moth of the year last night: a Snowy-shouldered Acleris! Spoiler:
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In Japan, lampreys are called "eight-eyed eels," referring to the seven round gill openings on either side of the animals, plus their actual eyes (how this doesn't make them sixteen-eyed eels, idk). Including the single nostril, they've also been referred to as "nine-eyed eels." Lampreys aren't related to actual eels, though. Bloodsucking lampreys are more well-known, but this is a non-parasitic species. With a sole mission of reproduction, adult Least Brook Lampreys don't feed at all, only using their suction cup mouth to anchor themselves to stones and move rocks when constructing a nest. Worm-like larvae, called ammocoetes, spend 3-7 years buried in sediment, consuming microorganisms and decaying matter. |
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And not to worry, he can get out perfectly fine! He comes out sometimes to eat, and then just crawls back into the sink pipe, it's his preferred place for some reason :0 |
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That's pretty cute, tbh. Glad it can get out fine! |
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Our frog there ended up finding himself a girlfriend though, so we had to catch them and move both of them out to the grove stream, so we wouldn't have any issues if they decided to you know...lay eggs in the sink pipes <-<;; |
Not a newbie, but hey, first sphingid of the year! Snowberry Clearwing, aka the Bumblebee Moth:
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Thought about making a showcase thread for my photos but this looks like it'd be a better place to gradually share them over time.
Name: ElBurrito The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Scyther The plant you will raise: Saguaro Cactus Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Scorpions and Mantids Here's some Prairie King Snakes I stumbled onto while fishing one day. I was just sitting on some rocks and noticed a snake poking out near my foot, then knelt down to find that I was sitting above a whole nest of them. Multiple babies scouting the area Spoiler:
Two of them questioning if I'm safe Spoiler:
Two that just wanted to sleep Spoiler:
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And then here's mama snake. Fun Fact: She bit me shortly after this photo was taken. Didn't hurt though, she barely broke the skin. Spoiler:
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I wasn't able to capture the colors as well as I would've liked, but yesterday I got one of the moths I'd been wanting for a while: a Dogwood Thyatirid Moth! Love that pink shading.
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I've yet to get bitten by any snake and hopefully I can keep it that way. Copperheads are the main thing we've got to watch out for here and I've luckily never stumbled across one during my excursions. I went YEARS without encountering any snakes at all, but these last couple years I've found Black Racers, Brownsnakes, Northern Watersnakes, a Ringneck Snake, and a Rough Greensnake. Spoiler:
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We had this gorgeousness in my front yard for our March. The petals have fallen away now with the heavy rains shaking them off, and the season changing. But I preserved this moment in time happily.
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Nature is my thing, so I'd love to join!
Name: Ash Ketchup The grass or bug-type Pokémon that represents you: Bellossom The plant you will raise: A Prunus Kanzan Cherry Tree :) Your favourite bugs/insects/arthropods: Ones in my country that I like include Butterflies / Moths, Dragonflies / Damselflies, Beetles, and I have a major soft spot for Bees :) I found this girl in my garden, she was very large for an April bug here in the UK! Spoiler:
It seems she is a female Orange-striped Stonefly. You can tell she's female by the full length wings. It was thought that British Orange-striped stoneflies were Perlodes microcephalus, as they are on mainland Europe, but they've recently been reclassified as a distinct species - Perlodes mortoni. Is this club for all nature now or just plants and bugs? |
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Thank you!
And Happy Earth Day everyone 😊 |
I noticed that we had an especially striking moon last night, so big, round and crystal clear. I felt compelled to find out more about phases of our moon after I stood hypnotized for a moment. I'm glad I did, because something else came to my attention.
Tonight the moon will not be just any full moon, it'll be a super moon. It's called the pink moon, though I hear it's more of a peach color-- it still sounds like a dazzling spectacle. Supermoons are said to appear 7% bigger, and 15% brighter than a full moon usually appears. This will be our first super moon of the year, and will light up the sky tonight at 11:33 pm ET, if you care to watch the stars this evening. https://abcnews.go.com/US/pink-moon-1st-supermoon-2021/story?id=77301726 I read in the Farmer Almanac that the pink moon is named after the herb moss pink, sometimes creeping phlox, moss phlox, or mountain phlox, which is native to the United States, where I live. The Native Americans had awesome names for this moon, referencing the emergence of spring flowers, the snows melting and animals that appeared around the time of the moon. This is copied straight out of the Almanac, and some of the names are the Breaking Ice Moon (Algonquin) and Moon When the Streams Are Again Navigable (Dakota) When the Ducks Come Back (Lakota), Moon When the Geese Lay Eggs (Dakota), and Frog Moon (Cree) Budding Moon of Plants and Shrubs (Tlingit) and Moon of the Red Grass Appearing (Oglala). Another name was the Sucker Moon (Anishinaabe) because the sucker fish came to the streams to to spawn. I saw on NASA this morning this moon for Eastern Christianity would be the full Moon right before Easter, and is called the Paschal Moon. The Eastern Orthodox Church uses a Julian calendar Happy Hanuman Jayanti also to my Hindu friends! The moon marks the celebration of Lord Hanuman. Hindu lunar month of Chaitra is Tuesday, April 27, 2021. This full moon also heralds Bak Poya for many Buddhists, especially in Sri Lanka. I know that I'm getting long-winded, just yo say I will be watching the sky tonight, but I found it all so interesting to learn about, and I think appropriate to share with the nature club. Just in case you miss the moon tonight, there will be a second super moon on May 26th to look out for! It's called the flower moon. |
Has anyone taken any lovely Sakura pics yet this season?
Asking for a friend :) |
Phengodes sp., a glowworm beetle
https://i.imgur.com/WCioovm.jpg Males of this genus trade their bioluminescence for wings and an impressive pair of feather-like antennae. |
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Locust Underwing from last night. I got one before, but this one is fresher.
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I took a drive on the way home yesterday and seen all kinds of stuff!
First I went to visit my favourite cherry tree, it has always been at peak bloom around my birthday, no matter what all the nearby ones were doing. All I found was a freshly sawn stump. I have visited it for years, I am heartbroken 😭😭😭 I then went and visited several others, but all were a little past their peak unfortunately. Still mesmerising though! I also seen some amazing rhododendrons, all kinds of glorious trees, and a ton of amazing wildlife, the highlight of which was some wild goats up a very remote forest track! They are very rare here in the UK, I've only seen one before. This time I seen 3! A Sighting of two and also a lone male deep amongst the trees! Here's a couple of phone pics: One of the cherries https://i.imgur.com/8Uttzul.jpg This magnificent rhododendron wasn't even the biggest I seen! https://i.imgur.com/k10J87O.jpg https://i.imgur.com/VuCROGr.jpg The two wild goats https://i.imgur.com/0QzsmAC.jpg The single one was deep in the trees near here https://i.imgur.com/CrsROfr.jpg |
Horrible pic, but I found a Sandshrew!
https://i.imgur.com/H8dzpqD.jpg Did you know that some shrews, including the Northern Short-Tailed Shrew pictured here, are venomous? Might explain why Sandshrew can learn Poison Sting. Quote:
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I'd previously posted a ground beetle that eats snails in my RealDex thread for Karrablast/Escavalier, but I recently found a proper "snail-eating beetle" that would be closer. Andrew's Snail-Eating Beetle, I believe. (The blue was more vibrant in-person.)
https://i.imgur.com/0xFoxAr.jpg More things I've found over the last few days: Eastern Newt larva Spoiler:
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Soldier fly (Odontomyia cincta) Spoiler:
Red Salamander, juvenile Spoiler:
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Great Spangled Fritillary caterpillar getting ready to pupate Spoiler:
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Found a scoopwing moth the other day but my flash spooked it and it flew away before I could get a shot. I was so disappointed! Got a different newbie last night, though: a Salt Marsh Moth. It was so restless that I was afraid I was going to miss it too!
https://i.imgur.com/CZoa95j.jpg A few more notable recent things: A strikingly pale Pickerel Frog Spoiler:
Kakuna? Spoiler:
Iron-Lined Olethreutes Spoiler:
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Goldcap Moss-Eater Moth and a friend Spoiler:
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And yes... definitely a wild Kakuna! |
Can I talk here and stuff even if I don't go out and take photos of nature? That's just not really what I like to do, however I do love nature.
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