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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎 : Grillo Plancha / Omura congrua 🏞️ : Selva Alegre - Nangaritza - Zamora Chinchipe 📷 : Ángel Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌏 Plus que 50 jours avant le GSB 2026 ! Créez un compte iNaturalist et faites une observation pour vous entraîner. Un peu de préparation maintenant vous laissera plus de temps pour découvrir la nature du 27 au 30 novembre ! buff.ly/SX3rxnM

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌏 Faltam 50 dias para o GSB 2026! Crie uma conta no iNaturalist e faça uma observação de teste. Um pouco de preparação agora significa mais tempo para descobrir a natureza de 27 a 30 de novembro! buff.ly/SX3rxnM

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌏 ¡Faltan 50 días para el GSB 2026! Crea una cuenta en iNaturalist y haz una observación de prueba. ¡Prepararte ahora te permitirá dedicar más tiempo a descubrir la naturaleza del 27 al 30 de noviembre! buff.ly/SX3rxnM

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌏 50 days until GSB 2026! Start with an iNaturalist account and a practice observation. A little preparation now means more time for discovery on 27–30 November! buff.ly/SX3rxnM

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A free app turns curiosity and exploration into scientific data. Used with care, it is one of the best tools we have for studying biodiversity – but how do we record nature while also protecting it? news62.co.za/news-free-ap...

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Safeguarding Citizen Science: How iNaturalist Guardrails Observations and Protects Vulnerable Species - News62.co.za

A free app turns curiosity and exploration into scientific data. Used with care, it is one of the best tools we have for studying biodiversity

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎 : Mariposa de la Col / Leptophobia eleone ssp. luca 🏞️ : Parque Univ. Francisco Vivar Castro 📷 : Daniel Hualpa Vega - Green Jewel & GIBS Ad Austra #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #BiodiversidadParaLaVida #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎 : Falsa Coral Tropical / Siphlophis compressus 🏞️ : Reserva Natural Maycú - Nangaritza 📷 : Daniel Hualpa Vega - Green Jewel & GIBS Ad Austra #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

OLMEDO La República del Café Los Emprendedores Turísticos de Olmedo te invitan a conocer y disfrutar del café, bosque y biodiversidad de este increíble cantón en la provincia de Loja. #OlmedoTurístico #LaRepúblicaDelCafé #EmprendedoresTurísticosDeOlmedo #TurismoSostenible #OlmedoBiodiverso

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

TURISMO OLMEDO La República del Café Café, Bosques y Biodiversidad Emprendedores Turísticos con la asistencia de #GreenJewel y el apoyo de la Unidad de Turismo del GAD Olmedo, mantuvieron reunión para coordinar acciones e iniciativas para impulsar el turismo sostenible en el cantón Olmedo

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎 : Porotillo / Erythrina edulis 🏞️ : Loja y sus alrededores 📷 : Daniel Hualpa Vega - Green Jewel & GIBS Ad Austra #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #CienciaCiudadana #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Wied's Black-tufted-ear Marmoset Callithrix kuhlii seen by © Carlos Otávio Gusson in Bahia, Brasil

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The endangered Bogong Moth 'Agrotis infusa' seen in Jeeralang Junction VIC, Australia by © Matt Campbell, apparently in big numbers this year

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Cunningham's Skink 'Egernia cunninghami' seen by © Graham Armstrong in the Adelaide Hills, Australia

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NaturalistaUY @naturalistauy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Por sexto año consecutivo, esta primavera nos unimos a registrar la biodiversidad al sur del mundo @gsbioblitz.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social @biodiversidata.bsky.social #gbs2026 #gsb2026

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

World Animal Day unites the animal welfare movement, mobilising it into a global force to make the world a better place for all animals #WorldAnimalDay

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎 : Rana de Torrente del Cóndor / Hyloscirtus condor 🏞️ : Reserva Biológica Cerro Plateado 📷 : Daniel Hualpa Vega - Green Jewel & GIBS Ad Austra #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎 : Pato Brasileño / Amazonetta brasiliensis 🏞️ : Parque Colinar Carigán - Loja 📷 : Daniel Hualpa Vega - Green Jewel & GIBS Ad Austra #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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Corey Callaghan @coreytcallaghan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Do you use #iNaturalist data in research—or advise students who do? We put together a practical guide to using iNaturalist data in scientific research, covering how to access, acquire, analyze, and attribute the data, with examples in R and Python. Paper: doi.org/10.1093/bios... #ecology

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Every one of these observations can help future science and conservation efforts, whether they're documenting endangered species or revealing something interesting about a more common one.

A black bird with a bright red face and beak and pale gray wing feathers perches on a post. Text: "Bateleur, South Africa, dyl-lan on iNaturalist."

A hand holds a smooth, cream-colored snail shell with rows of small brown spots above a sandy beach. Text: "Polynesian Bonnet Snail, United States, spencerpoling on iNaturalist."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Beetles, birds, jumping spiders, frogs, and so much more! Since September 18, more than 4,500 people have shared over 80,000 observations of more than 14,000 species for the first-ever #iNatTogether celebration.

A mottled brown and cream longhorn beetle clings to a green stem against a black background. Text: "Trypanidius spilmani, Martinique, etiennejager on iNaturalist."

A slender jumping spider with orange and silvery-white stripes and dark banded front legs rests on white mesh netting. Text: "Leroy's Grass Jumping Spider, Zimbabwe, moira_fitzpatrick on iNaturalist."

A small dark brown frog with a thin pale stripe along its side sits on a yellow and brown leaf. Text: "Striped Rocket Frog, Panama, caribbeannaturalist on iNaturalist."

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 23/09/2026

A new species of felid has been classified, the first in over 100 years. 🐱 The Leopardus tilcayo lives in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion and is smaller than the average domestic cat, measuring around 46 cm from head to end of body and weighing about 1.4 kg.

A “Leopardus tilcayo” at the Senda Verde animal sanctuary in the Yungas region of Bolivia on September 1
(Photo credit: Fernando Faciole/National Geographic/Reuters)

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🌏 Only 60 days until #GSB2026! 🌿 94 local and regional projects 🗺️ 35 countries and territories 📅 Observations: 27–30 November Our Southern Africa coordinator Suvarna has also been flying the GSB flag high in Kenya! Join us: buff.ly/mnOdzR0

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Flo Grattarola @flograttarola.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ayer me senté en el parque y vi un martín pescador (Alcedo atthis). Siempre pensé, “qué chiquitos son acá”. Hoy agarré la pala y me puse a buscar y es tal cual: Kingfisher 17-19cm vs Martín Pescador Grande 38-43 😱

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Smiles and GSB spirit in Nairobi! Tobias and Suvarna are helping build enthusiasm for iNaturalist and biodiversity recording in Kenya. Thank you both for flying the GSB flag high! Join us for #GSB2026, 27–30 November. buff.ly/mnOdzR0

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Begonia de Pantano / Begonia fischeri 🏞️: Refugio de Vida Silvestre El Zarza - Yantzaza 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Grillo "Rama Podrida" / Lysacris sp. 🏞️: Finca Monte Real - El Pangui - Zamora Ch. 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's always a good day to admire a snail. (You're looking at the species Plectostylus araucanus!)

A yellow and orange snail with a beautiful purple and pink striped shell crawls across dark wood.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Look closely: this tortoise beetle is carrying around a dozen tiny hitchhikers. They're parasitoid wasps, each under 2mm, riding on a female Aspidomorpha chlorotica and waiting for her to lay her eggs, which they'll eventually parasitize.

A shiny, iridescent green round beetle lays on a bright green leaf. It has several small black wasps crawling around on its back.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This adorable jumping spider is Fuentes yucatan — and you're looking at the first-ever iNaturalist record of the genus Fuentes! From the observer: "It's also the first record of the genus (and species) from Guatemala. Existing records are from Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

it's inevitable 🤷 📸 by Tim Paasila

A small globular springtail rides on the back of a larger, elonage plump springtail. Text says "us pulling up two hours late to the function but at least we're together."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

There are just over 320 iNaturalist observations of the Chilean Black Snail (Macrocyclis peruvianus), the largest land snail in Chile and the only living species in its genus. Read Pablo's story: www.inaturalist.org/blog/135712-...

Text over a photo of a black snail beside a ruler on leaf litter, reading "Behind the Observation · Macrocyclis peruvianus" and "Chile's largest land snail, to scale."

A quote card from Pablo Silva Reyes (sur_endemico on iNaturalist): "Macrocyclis peruvianus... is the largest terrestrial mollusk in Chile... with experts in many groups, every observation counts!"

Two photos — Pablo Silva Reyes photographing plants by the coast, and a close-up of the black snail — with text reading "Behind the Observation · Macrocyclis peruvianus" and "Read Pablo's story at inaturalist.org/blog."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

No, seriously: inaturalist.org/pages/inatto...

A close-up of two ants facing each other on bark, one bright orange and one dark brown. Text reads: "Go touch grass (with a friend)! iNat Together, in-person nature events." Photo by myrmecophil on iNaturalist.

Four black-and-white birds with long pink legs stand near the water's edge. Text above reads: "Social media so often pulls us onto our screens and away from each other, but iNaturalist is a free, nonprofit-run social network that gets you online in order to get offline and explore nature." Photo by xochitlzeta on iNaturalist.

A close-up of a black salamander with bright yellow spots, a small brown snail perched on its head. Text reads: "And exploring nature is better together! From September 18–28, we're hosting iNat Together to help you find your nature friends and celebrate your human and non-human neighbors." Photo by harukano on iNaturalist.

A text slide titled "How you can get started," listing four steps: download the free iNaturalist app, bring someone outside to an event near you or join the open project, take photos or record sounds of wild things around you, and share your observations. It includes a screenshot of the event finder tool on the iNaturalist website, at inaturalist.org/pages/inattogether.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Pollinators are struggling in a lot of places, but no scientist can be everywhere at once. September 12 is Butterfly Big Day, a worldwide day of heading outside to notice local butterflies — and helping protect them through community science.

A small orange butterfly perched on a bright yellow flower. Overlaid text reads: "If you're seeing this, go photograph a butterfly (good luck, you got this)."

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Meet Pyrola sumatrana! "A rare, locally endemic tropical Pyrola species. This is possibly the first image of a living plant of this species on the internet," says Kai-Philipp Schablewski, an experienced plant identifier on iNaturalist.

Three white, five-petaled flowers grow on a thin green stem.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This beautiful viper species — Azemiops feae — is found at altitudes up to 1000 meters in mountain areas of northern Vietnam through southern China, southeast Myanmar and southeast Tibet.

A black snake with a few spaced out orange stripes along its body and a pale-colored head.

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

which one(s) are you?

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Time to get outside & touch some grass! #iNatTogether has officially started. 😎 👀 If you want to meet new people to explore nature with, find an iNat Together event near you, hosted by some of our incredible iNaturalist Ambassadors: www.inaturalist.org/pages/inatto...

A moth sits on top of a frog with the caption iNat Together: September 18-28, 2026. Find your nature friends and get outside! A small speech bubble next to the frog says "you don't have to go far, just together!"

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We're hiring! iNaturalist is looking for an HR & Administrative Associate to join our Administration team. This is a hybrid role (must reside within 50 miles of San Rafael, CA). Apply by October 9: app.beapplied.com/apply/jzkmcn...

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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tarantulas, stalked jellies, stunning beetles, & so much more — you've already found so many incredible things during the first-ever #iNatTogether celebration, and there's still time! Find an event near you, meet some new friends, and get outside to look closer at your nearby nature: buff.ly/7fsX6vs

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Mariposa Alas de Cristal / Oleria onega ssp. janarilla 🏞️: Selva Alegre - Nangaritza 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Gallinazo de Cabeza Negra / Coragyps atratus 🏞️: Cazadero - Zapotillo - Loja 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Escarabajo de las Hojas / Tribu Doryphorini 🏞️: Selva Alegre - Nangaritza - Zamora Ch. 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #iNaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

CORDILLERA DEL CÓNDOR BIODIVERSA Una araña "Ogro" del género Deinopis posa con su red lista para lanzarla a su presa. En nuestra bicheada en la Cordillera del Cóndor, las noches son momentos espectaculares para fotografiar bichos increíbles. #SomosInaturalistEc #BichosEc #BiodiversidadEc

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

ALIANZAS PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN Como parte de la alianza entre la Carrera de Forestal de la Universidad Nacional de Loja y Green Jewel; estudiantes realizaron su pasantía en el Programa de Investigación "BiodiversidadEc" de Green Jewel.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN ECUADOR Every record pulverized with insane margins,specially those of Highest Minimums INSANE MINS 25.6 both at Guayaquil and Salinas HOTTEST SEPTEMBER NIGHT IN ECUADOR HISTORY 100% of all tropical countries are pulverizing records.

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Stephen Fricker @stephenfricker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Saturday is National Threatened species day come celebrate with Husqvarna at the Territory Wildlife Park 9:00am to 12:00am. Ill be talking about about how iNaturalist can help understand biodiversity

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🌏 Only 75 days until #GSB2026! From 27–30 November, help document the incredible biodiversity of the Southern Hemisphere using iNaturalist. 🌿🦋🐦🍄 Find your local project: buff.ly/7Y5pPUQ 📲 Upload and identify observations by 14 December 2026. Where will you explore during #GSB2026?

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Graphipterus wahlberg another botswanabugs record from Serowe, #Botswana during last years GSB, a species with 41 records on #inaturalist

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