Next time you're outside, look a little closer at the forest floor, or even a patch of dirt. There's almost always a chance you'll find something wonderfully weird-looking (that's a compliment) — like this Chlorovibrissea melanochlora.
1/ Five cases of New World screwworm have now been confirmed in the U.S., Texas has declared an emergency, and Canada immediately restricted livestock imports. Most people had never heard of screwworm until last week (or maybe just now). That's because we eradicated it from the U.S. in 1966.🧵
Are there any competitors to Mosquito Dunks in the United States? Seems like lower prices might encourage more people to make mosquito-killing buckets. #mosquitoes #bti
The nearly 2 million bug zappers sold in the United States each year cause the needless deaths of billions of innocent insects. We need to get the word out that they don't control mosquitoes. Please share this list with your neighbors. #mosquitoes #insects colinpurrington.com/2026/06/10-r...
Carmine red slime mold fluffballs.
Arcyria denudata.
#slimemold #myxomycetes #fungifriends