This brown Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera) was making an intricate web under a lamp. After catching and eating a moth for dinner, the orbweaver collected the large web by rolling it into a ball and retreated to a secluded position to sleep until the next night.
#SpottedOrbweaver #Orbweaver #NeosconaCrucifera #Spider #Spooky #Entomology #AnimalBiology #Biology
Xinhua - New gecko species discovered in China:
http://en.people.cn/n3/2024/0125/c90000-20126757.html
#GekkoKaiyai #Gekko #Kaiyai #Gecko #DabieMountains #AnhuiProvince #MitochondrialDNA #AnimalBiology #Biology
Jonah Fisher & Charlie Northcott - First-ever images prove 'lost echidna' not extinct:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67363874
#ZaglossusAttenboroughi #Echidna #CyclopsMountains #EndangeredSpecies #Rediscovery #Conservation #Ecology #AnimalBiology #Biology
