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What bug is this?

by gutshroom near California, United States — July 30, 2026

I took the bus today instead of driving.

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yep thats a bug

ADHD gardening: How I learned to relax and enjoy the chaos

by sage garden — July 30, 2026 — Gave 1 Hour for Earth

dahlias are like an infinite flower glitch since each seed produces a genetically unique plant

i plant approximately 8 annual plant plugs per square foot so something is always popping up. Most of these will be gone by december.

anise swallowtail laying eggs on fennel. the plants attract a lot of life that adds even more interest to garden

gray hairstreak butterfly and honeybee sharing chalk buckwheat

marine blue butterfly on desert lavender (desert lavender smells like meyers clean day lemon verbena soap)

coopers hawk. I've been seeing this guy hanging around lately

humming birds love tubular red flowers. this flower is catalina island ca fuschia

celestial blue sage. (ca buckwheats and sages probably do most of the work attracting beneficial insects.)

sea cliff buckwheat, lisianthus and sea chrysanthemum all growing on and around each other

ca towhee gathering loot for it's domicile

How I have new flowers all the time.

Have nothing better to do
Become hyperfixated on flowers
Live in a temperate climate and biodiversity hotspot
Buy/collect as many seeds/plants as possible.
Overplant
Get distracted/play with puppy
Forget what you planted, plant more
Enjoy
repeat in perpetuity

Crochet Stompy and mini Winnie

by creativelicense(She/her) — July 30, 2026

My crochet homage to Stompy. I spent probably too much time trying to make him as realistic as I could.

Joining him is a mini crocheted Winnie.

Slug friends

by Arkaylix(She/her) — July 30, 2026

Cleaning up outside I found all of these guys, since we were cleaning up where they were living I moved them to our compost area to help out over there.

Saw a eurasian kestrel for the first time

by Sigrid(she/her) near Ockelbo kommun, Gävleborg County, Sweden — July 29, 2026

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My dad found what i belive was a female eurasian kestrel sitting on our roof. I tried to get a picture of it but it ended up flying away. It was a really cool experience though.

Scout Camp

by Carlo(He/Him) near Roverè Veronese, Veneto, Italy — July 29, 2026 — Gave 168 Hours for Earth

Listening to us narrate the "Red Dog" chapter in "The Jungle Book".

Every night, after dinner, we usually sing and dance all together.

Finally seeing the stars without the city's light pollution✨

Last week, as a scout leader, I brought my group of 8-12 year olds in the italian Alps to take a break from the Milan heat and concrete, and to make them explore and fall in love with nature.

MOLTING DRAGONFLIES

by Fawn(they/them) — July 29, 2026

dragonfly resting on top of their fresh molt

dragonfly resting on top of molt, wings not expanded yet

dragonfly resting near fresh molt, wings partially expanded

Our pool hasn't been maintained in a while so lots of bugs have been laying eggs in it and it's been fun for me to watch the nymphs. Just recently this night I went outside to look and saw a bunch of dragonflies emerging from the water mid-molt. :D

My trip to meet mayor max2

by LEOSENPA11 — July 27, 2026 — Gave 4 Hours for Earth

My family and I took a little family trip to escape the heat and meet the town with a dog for a mayor that's right man's best friend runs this town Idyllwild, California also took some pictures of wildlife near it double win

Annual trip to Cleveland Metroparks Zoo

by Mads(She/Her) near Cleveland, Ohio, United States — July 26, 2026 — Gave 5 Hours for Earth

Red Pandas. The zoo just had a new baby recently as well! Mom and the baby were both off exhibit but they have been sharing really cute pictures

Snow leopard, did not catch this one's name :(

Amur Tiger. I'm unsure what this ones name was :(

I think this is Tuli and her calf Zane. He will be one in august. Masai giraffes <3

Really neat tree they had planted. I believe its a Persian silk tree? It is invasive sadly in a lot of places but they keep it very contained here and the cold helps as well.

Müller's gibbon. Also not sure on name :(

Really cool lil guy I almost missed thinking it was coral. Weedy scorpionfish I think

Aldabra giant tortoises that have been at the zoo since 1955. Tom and Terry (flatter shell) are estimated to be over 100 years old. These are the same tortoises I saw as a kid.<3

Western Lowland Gorilla. I believe this is Kunda

Few more gorillas. The large one on the left is the matriarch of the group, Fredrika. (We love Freddy) Then I believe its Jameela next to her and Kebi Moyo next to the stump.

Cool plaque they have to tell you who all is in their gorilla troop. They have a very impressive troop that is known to be very successful, especially with emergency foster Jameela.

Eastern black rhinoceros named Makena. Almost a year old!

African bush elephant. I think this is Martika.

A semi look at the new Primate Forest with an outdoor enclosure. I wish I could've gotten a better photo because the building is very neat. (This picture was allowed I promise lol)

I have visited this zoo since I was a kid and do a yearly trip. The zoo is AZA and does some really incredible work for our planet. They are currently working on a huge expansion (Primate Forest) that sadly wasn't open yet but will be a huge project for more interactive education and conservation.

Big (for my area) fluffy Moth

by Anonymous — July 26, 2026

Fluffy moth, thought I'd share :>

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