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Genus Nomia #mymacro #bees #insects #nomia

Very impressive numbers of iNaturalist observations for National Moth Week #MothWeek from all parts of the world; especially glad to see the contributions from #SriLanka by Chathuri Jayatissa Aravinth Chathura Udayanga & many others. inaturalist.org/observations?p…

Belated congratulations to Chathuri Jayatissa for winning the #SriLanka #MothWeek, with runners up Chathura Udayanga & Sithmina Perera. Nuwan Jayawardana who ran the event is giving each a copy of his fine book on SL moths. Thanks to Vijay Barve for his inspiration & guidance!

Congratulations to all winners. National Moth Week would love to receive a report on the event. All participants may request personalized certificates @ forms.gle/cW6rEERaeqi86L… Priyantha Wijesinghe Chathuri Jayatissa Amila Sumanapala Indian Moths

A talk I'm excited to deliver. Tomorrow (28) at 6.00pm IST. Medium: sinhala #insects #nature #biodiversity #srilanka #lka

Earlier this afternoon I watched many Scolia dubia wasps flying low over grass but they are almost impossible to photograph in flight; a bit easier when they visit certain types of Asteraceae flowers.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁 ❤️🕸️ Cyclosa sp. ( Trashline orbweavers) #spidersweb #spidersofSrilanka #art #spiders #BeautifulWorld #lovespiders

Lesser Yellownape from Sri Lanka photographed by Chathuri Jayatissa & now on iNaturalist. Chathuri continues to document the natural history of her own special corner of SL (Batapola, east of Ambalangoda) diligently with great iN observations. inaturalist.org/observations/9…

Taking your breakfast on a 💜 flower will be like 😍 For me this looks Magical...... Carrhotus sp with a fly kill #spidersofsrilanka #spiders #salticidae #Carrhotus #macrophotography #macromood #lovespiders

Darrell Ferriss in Ontario captured this amazing photo of a dragonfly eating a Ruby-throated Hummingbird (not photoshopped)! Dragonfly experts identified the species as Hagenius brevistylus, common name "dragonhunter". Who is humming now huh?

Photos of Psechrus spiders (like this iNaturalist obs by Chathuri Jayatissa ) remind me that the first time I saw a specimen of one of them at the Natural History Museum (with no prior knowledge of Sri Lanka’s spiders) I thought it was a Tegenaria! Ok, so shoot me! 🤣 inaturalist.org/observations/6…

#ParrotsAtoZ S is for Sri Lanka hanging-parrot (Loriculus beryllinus) at Batapola, 40km N of Galle, SW Sri Lanka. Pic by Chathuri Jayatissa via iNaturalist inaturalist.org/observations/6…

Dear old William Rae Sherriffs! He wasn't lying when he said "they have, when alive, on the abdomen three brilliant red dots which turn silvery after being kept in spirit." Alive: Chathuri Jayatissa After being kept in spirit: yours truly. Leucauge ditissima sensu Sherriffs, 1919.

Wow 😍

I am amazed how well known many insects & other small critters have become in 🇱🇰, thanks to iNaturalist helping record & identify organisms. 40 years ago this grasshopper could only be identified by an expert at a large museum! Pix Chathuri Jayatissa (inaturalist.org/observations/6…).

Merry Christmas everyone ❤️🎄🕷️❄️

shloop 𓆤 Uroballus carlei is weird. Other species, such as those from Sri Lanka (which include the type species, Uroballus octovittatus) seem more normal, apart from the v long dorsal spinnerets. Here’s a great iNaturalist observation from 🇱🇰 by Chathuri Jayatissa : inaturalist.org/observations/6…