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White admiral (Limenitis camilla) 1st instar larva on honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum). Sussex, UK.
This is Rollo resting on his defensive pier constructed with silk and frass along the leaf mid-rib. His aerial latrine is visible suspended beneath the leaf behind him. His body is also covered with frass.
"People and things do not upset us. Rather, we upset ourselves by believing that they can upset us." Albert Ellis (via Twitter twitter.com/kimfishercbt/status/719222485540016129)
Public Lecture on "Changing Consumer Behaviour: Are We Becoming More Demanding?" by Professor Moira Clark, Director, Henley Centre for Customer Management on 25 February 2015
Digger wasps are diurnally active and display an interesting behaviour. They fly around looking for a good spot to build an underground burrow, and then actually begin to dig. They typically choose soft, sandy soils, which are easy to clear. With their feet clawing away, a little sand is tossed behind them into a small pile. They dig these several inches deep and across. And may build multiple chambers depending on the species. They will enter into the burrows and defend them from all incoming wasps attempting to dislodge them. Having constructed their home, they go off in search of food. A typical prey item for these wasps is spiders, though other insects will also do. They sting them to paralyze them and then drag them back to their burrows to feed. During breeding season, they will capture a large insect and lay eggs on it. These eggs nestled in the warm creature’s fur will hatch and begin to feed on the still living body of the prey. They consume the flesh, carefully avoiding and preserving the vital internal organs to keep the victim alive as long as possible. Finally they consume these too. They then pupate and undergo metamorphosis to their adult form to begin the cycle anew. A very interesting factoid about these Sphex wasps is that their behaviour is entirely programmed. In an experiment by Daniel Dennett, when the wasp arrived at its burrow with a prey item it left the prey to inspect the nest. The experimenter then moved the prey away about a foot. The wasp went looking for it, located it and then brought it back to the nest. Only it repeated the pattern, leaving the prey outside and inspecting the nest. This routine could be done any number of times without the wasp modifying its behaviour in the slightest. Such behaviour was then used as an argument by philosophers to explain how a variety of human actions though seemingly born of free will could simply be complex, innate behaviours.
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Yesterday the tire flew off my minibus, I cut the head off a pit viper and I was banned from a commercial flight by associating with a narco-trafficker. Today I am bushwhacking through the jungle in the remote trail-less backwaters of Guyana, waist deep in water and praying to make it through the rest of the day alive. What will tomorrow bring? God only knows. The adventure starts here- pbertner.wordpress.com/.
Courting Behaviour of Pied Stilts (Image 4 of 10), NZ…
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1. No Peeking (msh0710-1 and msh0710)
The female flicker turned her head upside down and lay on the grass with her eyes closed and beak slightly open. She stayed like this for several minutes, looking up every once in a while. At first I though that she might be ill, but then she got up, preened a bit and resumed checking back and forth over the lawn for something to eat. I wondered if she was lying there to allow ants to crawl on her so she could eat them?
July 5, 2010.
This is a "light work" by Alexander Knox against the 1960's Royal Mail House on the corner of Swanston & Bourke. It's one of many "light scapes" throughout Melbourne commissioned by the City of Melbourne's Public Arts Program. The work is inspired by Lewis Carroll’s poem 'Phantasmagoria' which "draws an insightful parallel between ghosts and ourselves."
Sept. 18, CR3, 11:00am. Brian Cugelman presents "The Psychology of Mass-Interpersonal Behavioural Change Websites"
I have read about male spiders wrapping up a nuptial gift, to hand over to their potential mate, in the hope of not being eaten. Here I managed to capture the behaviour.
The female is the one with the package in the photo.
The male is the nervous looking one :-)
Dilly was lying on my chest when her eyes opened very wide. In a flash she leapt to the back of the sofa and stared at this picture. Unless she saw a spider scuttle behind it I am clueless!
[It's at a funny angle cos I was lying down at the time.]
Public Lecture on "Changing Consumer Behaviour: Are We Becoming More Demanding?" by Professor Moira Clark, Director, Henley Centre for Customer Management on 25 February 2015
Public Lecture on "Changing Consumer Behaviour: Are We Becoming More Demanding?" by Professor Moira Clark, Director, Henley Centre for Customer Management on 25 February 2015
The culture of misogyny, sexism and predatory behaviour towards members of the public and female colleagues persists across many UK police forces today. A report was commissioned by the Home Secretary in response to the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard. Enough. is a brand new play that focuses on the perspectives of female police officers and explores the various ways that misogyny manifests in the police force. How does this culture still exist in 2023? Enough is enough.
Tickets on sale now: manchester.ssboxoffice.com/events/enough/
"The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own." Albert Ellis (via Twitter twitter.com/kimfishercbt/status/716664926014726144)