Noticing Nature: the British microseason projectさんのイラストまとめ

Morning folks! And we have a guest thread this morning from @TaitPlanning, who asks:

What UK habitat contains at least 15% of our nationally rare and scarce invertebrates?

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Noticing small seasonal changes felt like a good way to get through a hard time.

We've found such joy in paying collaborative attention to the micro-shifts in the world around us. And, more than anything, in interacting with you all as a community.

Hands up who spent their childhood chasing other kids around with cleavers (aka goosegrass, aka Galium aparine) sticking it to their jumpers?

But where does this plant get its stickiness? It's actually REALLY clever. 🧵 below

In France it’s called Le Vulcain, after the mythological smith, Vulcan, because the wing patterns reminded people of flame and hot iron.

Ironically, given the Red Admiral's name, the insect can’t see orange or red - only blues, greens, and yellows!

One painter who has represented both red and black foxes is Franz Marc.

Despite the modern style, Marc saw foxes as spiritual creatures who represented something eternal in nature that had been lost in materialistic modernity.