Species Connect | Site-Wide Activity https://speciesconnect.com/activity/ Activity feed for the entire site. Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:34:52 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=5.1.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 544539ceae83093e6be5482a4a1fba02 RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631262 Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:27:15 -0400 Great article explaining how these two predators work together

photography: Kimberly Fraser

]]> 0 8ed627e32ceff9c8a942a01c11fff02b Ryan Pascal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631249 Tue, 27 May 2025 20:23:54 -0400 chilean flicker captured on video

]]> 0 ad2d41b1fc34db2da57303e79ce05984 WilburMoore wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631247 Tue, 20 May 2025 20:17:02 -0400 Bizarre relationship between the enormous Colombian lesserblack tarantula and the tiny humming frog
photography credits: Emanuele Biggi

]]> 0 3fa968ec0028739bfb1c9043de7d5c24 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How soil multitrophic interactions boost ecosystem health and resilience https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631237 Mon, 19 May 2025 18:54:46 -0400 Soil is much more than just dirt—it’s a living, breathing ecosystem teeming with microscopic and macroscopic organisms that form intricate food webs. These multitrophic interactions between bacteria, fungi, p […]

]]> 3dc30b9bd6f6f3fab9cf6a4116a359d8 RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631235 Thu, 15 May 2025 00:45:46 -0400 mealy oak galls on oak

via: yersinia on InaturalistUK

]]> 0 1af8add54fe6d7161253268022052fdb Damon Lojano wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631232 Tue, 13 May 2025 21:44:10 -0400 mink munching on a caryfish

observation found by Computer_Saskboy on wikimedia

]]> 0 a1cee471dccfe3221db3fd8685c02695 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, The hidden world of beetles and their tiny passengers https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631212 Tue, 13 May 2025 21:02:48 -0400 A large ground beetle carrying a dead cicada: an intriguing image a nature photographer stumbled upon while reviewing thousands of photos from a trip to Mozambique. The photo, taken casually one night near a tent […]

]]> 7565902d35f1a37b92aa1687659802cc Damon Lojano wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631226 Mon, 12 May 2025 18:33:46 -0400 The interesting and mutual dislike between leopards and hyenas

credits: jayroode on Instagram

]]> 0 429c9f0a5235ca7c6248e26fdd92900e WilburMoore wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631210 Fri, 09 May 2025 20:18:37 -0400 Phoresy interaction between beetles and pseudoscorpions, perhaps even mutualistic.

via: Piotr Naskrecki

]]> 0 71f1e4daa0a097b5041bdb8a196b109b Ryan Pascal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631207 Thu, 08 May 2025 03:22:58 -0400 Bear enjoying a nice meal

credits: bakeeler on inaturalist

]]> 0 f941d0d59a0796af21f98b627bef8ddd Cristian Solari wrote a new post, Trophobiosis: Planthoppers and Their Surprising Partners https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631197 Mon, 05 May 2025 20:52:20 -0400 In the intricate web of insect relationships, few interactions are as fascinating as trophobiosis—a symbiotic partnership where one organism provides food in exchange for protection or other benefits. While the mo […]

]]> e443b07e81f444d6387be2f491ff6e80 Ryan Pascal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631195 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 19:48:21 -0400 This scientific article documents the first verified case of a wild Harpy Eagle attacking an adult human in the Amazon rainforest

Credits: Loïc Epelboin

]]> 0 e82e8285a508a4b34dbd4c0e469e60dc Cristian Solari wrote a new post, The hidden world of underground fungi networks https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631186 Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:54:55 -0400 Fungi networks. Beneath our feet lies a vast, interconnected world that few ever see—a complex web of fungal networks essential to life on Earth. Scientists are now racing to map these underground systems, u […]

]]> 579694ae1bcccd1f3db2dfc742e17c92 RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631184 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 20:33:30 -0400 This paper reports on the discovery and description of Thometrema patagonicum in the catfish Steindachneridion scriptum

credits: @JHelminthology on X

]]> 0 ace9f505c8987fe0a1edbb70355975b3 RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631181 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:46:40 -0400 This papers highlights how wild chimpanzees are shown to share fermented fruits

credits: Anna C. Bowland and @HSB_Lab on X

]]> 0 af404ea48437338d886ba0ffc876967d WilburMoore wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631178 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:11:27 -0400 This research paper explores the factors enabling the coexistence of Asiatic lions and humans in India

photo credits: Shanthanu Bhardwaj

]]> 0 624b60d434d86fedf924ab2bc4ca9b76 Ryan Pascal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631175 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:04:47 -0400 Leopard cub raised by lioness in Ngorongoro.
via: waowafrica and joysafaribay on Instagram

]]> 0 5ffc91701e8507692e83f6b48fdd8332 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, Mosquito Nectar Preferences Guide Control Strategies https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631132 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 14:53:41 -0400 A landmark systematic review published in Environmental Entomology has revealed critical patterns in mosquito feeding ecology that could fundamentally transform global vector control strategies. Conducted by r […]

]]> 07e61e66285950120bb3c24e34f9354c RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631171 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 04:42:14 -0400 Mutualism or simple commensalism? This article describes the curious relationship between frogs and tarantulas.

]]> 0 c964e95d702e3c84d773acd31afa5e8f Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631161 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:38:22 -0400 Dynamics of foraging interactions between cookiecutter sharks (Isistius spp.) and short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala
macrorhynchus) in Hawai

]]> 0 370c935dfcb534eace70a24d58c4ab28 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631152 Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:20:22 -0400 Foraging Niche Partitioning of Three Myotis Bat Species and Marine Fish Consumption by Myotis pilosus in
a Subtropical East Asian Region

]]> 0 1143616b4c9ee1fbeb7f42bfedf3c9e7 RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631131 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 19:12:50 -0400 Night camera captured a red-legged fox killing a pademelon

credits: Guy Ballard or @DingoResearch on X

]]> 0 0b70900ebb3452aaf8a11e915f4203d4 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How Nutrients Shape Ecological Networks https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631118 Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:02:40 -0400 A ground-breaking study published in the Journal of Animal Ecology introduces the revolutionary concept of “nutritional networks,” revealing how fundamental nutrients like proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates […]

]]> 3d09bfa18efa90ef5db7b1f28f597450 Ryan Pascal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631128 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:37:11 -0400 ‘Telial horns’ of the rust fungus captured by Frédéric Suffert

credits: @wheatpath on X

]]> 0 a8e048d3b00100ca2884908d66eafeaa WilburMoore wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631126 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:46:01 -0400 The honey bee mite

via: Ed Ricciuti

]]> 0 dfeaad5ad1d94d550fb85397fabbefc0 Ryan Pascal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631116 Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:01:00 -0400 The main mosquito vector of dengue

Photo credit: @TrendsParasitol on X

]]> 0 f708346543ccde4564f0de44717d45cf Ryan Pascal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631114 Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:25:54 -0400 Red leaf blotch of soybean caused by the soil borne fungus

credits: @HarunMuthuri on X

]]> 0 dcce6a7a23c199125301b52d04aadc99 RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631111 Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:54:11 -0400 Two different types of hyenas battling for resources

via: @ausar_the on X

]]> 0 e326a9b3afd338515198df83947c9886 WilburMoore wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631104 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:28:24 -0400 Amazing cases of interspecies adoption between marine species

via: sea watch foundation

]]> 0 ad2a57a4821acda90640b091516333f0 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How birds spread seeds beyond forests https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631090 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 15:43:31 -0400 A fascinating study by Juan P. González-Varo, titled “Avian seed dispersal out of the forests: A view through the lens of Pleistocene landscapes,” sheds light on how birds have historically shaped Europe’s ecos […]

]]> 1acccf098e023fc80270add9aa2c7a65 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631089 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:30:56 -0400 Black caiman hunting Boto dolphin in Rio Araguaia

]]> 0 9d65676994f6f888841079b991d08e9c Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631087 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:26:29 -0400 Black caiman predation on a collared peccary in Manu National Park, Peru.

]]> 0 471eeb1d84589ddbd779e4c63856ebab Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631084 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 18:19:29 -0400 Young Black Caiman predating upon White Lipped Peccary in Rio Araguaia, Brazil.

]]> 0 448902781ffb62c83a942e72f2bddfbc RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631080 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:38:45 -0400 Vampire finches: how little birds in the Galápagos evolved to drink blood. This unusual interaction is one of the most striking examples of adaptive behavior in the animal kingdom.

Photo credits: Jaime Chaves

]]> 0 2cc23184bbe1b4a404d7ffc594a4e2a7 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, How leaf beetles mastered plant cell wall digestion https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631066 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 14:25:22 -0400 This paper explores how plants are fortified with rigid cell walls composed of complex polymers like cellulose, hemicellulose, and pectin—structures that most animals cannot digest. Yet, leaf beetles ( […]

]]> 7a7892cdfbacecef4218e3fc1e6cf006 Ryan Pascal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631064 Sun, 23 Mar 2025 16:04:02 -0400 A very cool and extremely rare sighting with @khamai.bio in Ecuador. A .

An interesting and rare sighting of a Proboscisless leeche hunting a worm

credits: @africansafariconservation and @khamai.bio on Instagram

]]> 0 25ee190720e1d6cfdb69c0a1ecaef12e RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631062 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:45:36 -0400 New effective puma control

via: @Santiagodelsola on X

]]> 0 a21dc10298e8395d146132e5a1c4aa55 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631060 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:08:27 -0400 Human-tiger coexistence possible, beneficial: Why this India study is an eye-opener.
Tiger recovery attributed to coexistence, government efforts, and community support.

]]> 0 0bfc945f287b181918c72bcb0beac65f Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631057 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:03:45 -0400 Life cycle of the seabird digenean Gymnophallus minor (Gymnophallidae) in the Arctic

]]> 0 1909476e67c300046b5e2f52f3b679ab WilburMoore wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631051 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:36:30 -0400 New paper that shows how cat control has benefited tropicbirds, but rat control may be needed if rat predation increases significantly.

via: Rosalie Willacy, Sarah Legge, Eve McDonald-Madden on British Ecological Society

]]> 0 a5ad12d7af03fa43a004e5a1d5c51d53 RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631047 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 22:22:17 -0400 Costal waters swarming with fish

via: @Anand02908794 on X

]]> 0 93ebc020d53531309b6a39da327264a6 Cristian Solari wrote a new post, Network analysis: methods for studying microbial communities https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631041 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 18:04:53 -0400 Microbial communities, including bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists, and archaea, thrive in complex environments where they engage in numerous inter- and intra-kingdom interactions. These interactions play a […]

]]> e3123e42c3a60a1e5e2f7e0567113674 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631038 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:58:02 -0400 Posted on X by Bilal Habib @wildwithwolves : A tiger spent 4 intense hours taking down a sambar.

]]> 0 c07d4534db90129537b7851823a84798 Ryan Pascal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631036 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:47:28 -0400 An inconvenience to humans that is a treasure to moths

credits: @wizentrop on X

]]> 0 0583de46a354f11b731282fa68fae068 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631033 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 15:28:02 -0400 eDNA confirms lower trophic interactions help to modulate population outbreaks of the notorious crown-of-thorns sea star.
This paper demonstrate the impact of cryptic predators on early population success of this […]

]]> 0 cf652fc7d731583b5df6f01674e0cfd7 WilburMoore wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631025 Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:42:48 -0400 Also called the giant golden-crowned flying-fox. Native to the Philippines, it loves eating figs and roosts in mangroves.

credits: @AMNH on X

]]> 0 f602d45eb1251963141c455804598c20 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631022 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:29:45 -0400 Posted on X by Ed Sikora @alabamaED
White mold on cabbage caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum

]]> 0 d2ece12c73393ccb98f44b9a86e4f815 Cristian Solari wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631019 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 19:25:39 -0400 Posted on X by Klaus Stiefel @Pacificklaus:
Video of Dwarf lionfish, Dendrochirus brachypterus, feeding on the mucus of a helmet snail, Cassis cornuta.

]]> 0 bd5722d2b86290fc102275595f126542 RitaPechal wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631016 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 14:45:44 -0400 Train accident that killed 6 elephants

via: @Largelandscapes on X

]]> 0 8fdf0d0e764ed8aa965f072f71d273e1 WilburMoore wrote a new item https://speciesconnect.com/?p=631013 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:25:33 -0400 This article explores a new approach to controlling disease-carrying mosquitoes by targeting their reliance on floral nectar as a primary energy source.

photo credits: Anders Lindström

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