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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 4h

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 · 13h

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 · 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 · 18/09/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Saltamonte / Prionolopha serrata 🏞️: Selva Alegre - Nangaritza 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #iNaturalistEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🌿 En 2025, la Gran Biobúsqueda de la Cuenca del Río Bogotá registró 3.493 observaciones y 878 especies. ¡Volvemos del 27 al 30 de noviembre de 2026! Fotografía la biodiversidad de tu entorno y comparte tus hallazgos en iNaturalist. Únete: buff.ly/LKyqEKe #GSB2026 #CienciaCiudadana

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

CORDILLERA DEL CÓNDOR BIODIVERSA Otro bicho "Opilión", con sus formas y colores espectaculares que fotografiamos en las noches de nuestra bicheada en la Cordillera del Cóndor. #SomosInaturalistEc #CienciaCiudadana #BichosEc #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc

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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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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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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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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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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Flor Escondida / Palicourea dichotoma 🏞️: Finca Monte Real - El Pangui - Zamora Chinchipe 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

RUTA DEL MANGLAR ¡Ven y descubre la magia de la naturaleza entre el mar y el cielo! Recibimos al grupo de naturalistas que recorrieron los manglares para fotografiar su biodiversidad. Ellos disfrutaron de la gastronomía de las comunidades de Isla Costa Rica e Isla Bellavista #SomosRutaDelManglar

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Insecto Palo / Oreophoetes sp. 🏞️: Reserva Madrigal del Podocarpus - Loja 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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NaturalistaUY @naturalistauy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Este año, la Gran Biobúsqueda del Sur será del 27 al 30 de noviembre y por sexto año consecutivo, ¡nos sumamos desde Uruguay! Guardate la fecha 🌎💚 @gsbioblitz.bsky.social @inaturalist.bsky.social @biodiversidata.bsky.social

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🌿 Snowy Monaro is back for #GSB2026! In 2025, participants recorded 858 observations and 469 taxa—from Tiger Orchids and Flame Robins to Australian Painted Ladies and Bogong Moths. buff.ly/6ebC2TY 📅 27–30 Nov 🔎 Upload and identify by 14 Dec #GreatSouthernBioBlitz #CitizenScience

Red Weevil Rhinotia haemoptera © Julie Pearce, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🦎 Meet Parson’s Chameleon (Calumma parsonii)—a Madagascar endemic and one of the world’s largest chameleons! This impressive individual was recorded in Alaotra-Mangoro during the Great Southern BioBlitz 2024 by @b-b. View the observation: buff.ly/UxO26AP 📷 © Bertrand Bouchard, CC BY-NC 4.0

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

🌿 Latrobe City is back for #GSB2026! bit.ly/2026GSB_latr... In 2025, participants recorded 390 observations & 245 taxa, including 53 bird taxa & > 100 insect taxa. Only 38 plant observations produced 32 species lets see more plant records to grow the 2026 list? 📅 27–30 November

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

🌿 Joburg is back for #GSB2026! In 2025, participants recorded 2,127 observations and 799 taxa—including 1,633 plant and 300+ insect records. What will Joburg discover this year? 📅 27–30 Nov 🔎 Upload and identify by 14 Dec #GreatSouthernBioBlitz #CitizenScience

Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor © Deon van der Hoven, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)

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Stephen Fricker @stephenfricker.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Australasian Darter 'Anhinga novaehollandiae' #BirdsSeenIn2026 at Fog Dam, #Australia www.inaturalist.org/observations...

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Caracol o Churo / Drymaeus sp. 🏞️: Finca Monte Real - El Pangui - Zamora Chinchipe 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

WINTER WITH 40C The madness continues in SOUTH AFRICA today 39.3 Mandini 37.8 Margate 37.1 Ulundi 36.0 Paddock But SOUTH AMERICA "revenge" is coming: Next week crazy winter heat with up to 42/43C in Bolivia,Paraguay and Brazilian Mato Grossos (normal & do Sul). HISTORY IS COMING

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🇲🇬 #Madagascar joins #GSB2026! In 2024: 📸 480 observations 🌱 314 species 👥 36 observers 🔎 224 identifiers From frogs and geckos to chameleons, weevils and lemurs—what will be discovered in 2026? 📅 27–30 Nov 🔎 Upload & identify by 14 Dec buff.ly/I4lytc5

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🌿 #Jardín, #Colombia is back for #GSB2026! 🇨🇴🦋 In 2025, just a few observers recorded an incredible 208 observations representing 188 taxa, including 122 plants and 45 insect taxa! 🌱🐝 Join us 27–30 November 2026 and help discover even more of Jardín’s amazing biodiversity. 📸🌿 buff.ly/8TstWb3

Genus Debilia, Jardín, Antioquia, Colombia © Daniel Mesa, some rights reserved (CC-BY)

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🌿 Canberra is back for #GSB2026! In 2025, Canberra recorded 2,299 observations and 937 taxa, including 302 insects, 123 birds and 400+ plants! 🦋🐦🌱 Join us 27–30 November 2026 📸 buff.ly/Ht3jUZR #Canberra #CitizenScience #iNaturalist

Purple Beard Orchid 'Calochilus robertsonii' © Tony Eales,

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We are just surfacing with some good news… Zanzibar is back for #GSB2026 ! In 2025, #Zanzibar impressed with spectacular marine life! 🐟🐢🌱 Thanks for all the contributions & Rainer Vierkoetter for organising Zanzibar #GSB2026. #Tanzania #GreenSeaTurtle #CitizenScience

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

BICHEADA EN LOS MANGLARES Descubriendo la biodiversidad Los iNaturalistas recorrieron los manglares de Puerto Hualtaco, canal internacional, Isla Costa Rica, Isla Bellavista y la playa San Gregorio, donde realizaron el registro fotográfico de la biodiversidad. #SomosInaturalistas #RutaDelManglar

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN SOUTH AMERICA Records are falling allover the Continent from North To South FRENCH GUIANA 35.7C Maripasoula- Hottest July day GUYANA Min 25.5 Max 34.9 Lethem July Hottest day & night JULY (winter) RECORDS BOLIVIA 38.0 Robore PARAGUAY 37.4 Luis Argana

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Flo Grattarola @flograttarola.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The jaguarundi 🐈‍⬛ has a new IUCN Red List assessment, and it takes into account our work (wow! 🥹). After being considered Least Concern (LC) for many years, the species is now Near Threatened (NT) 🔴. The species is now also considered as extant in Uruguay 🇺🇾 www.iucnredlist.org/species/9948...

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The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Established in 1964, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species has evolved to become the world’s most comprehensive information source on the global conservation status of animal, fungi and plant specie...

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Escarabajo Rinoceronte / Heterogomphus chevrolatii 🏞️: Reserva Madrigal del Podocarpus 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Avispa Alfarera / Ancistrocerus sp. 🏞️: Loja y sus alrededores 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #CienciaCiudadana #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Voting is open for the GSB2026 Banner, If you are a previous GSB organiser or participant you can see the submissions and vote on your favourite to help with the decision 👇👇👇 www.greatsouthernbioblitz.org/post/voting-...

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Mariposa Perezosa / Actinote negra 🏞️: Reserva Madrigal del Podocarpus - Loja 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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Stephen Fricker @stephenfricker.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Blue-faced Honeyeater 'Entomyzon cyanotis' catching some insects on the wing in the suburbs of the Gold Coast QLD, #Australia #BirdsSeenIn2026

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Chinche de las Plantas / Tribu Resthenini 🏞️: Parque Univer. Francisco Vivar Castro 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Avispa Papelera Versicolor / Polistes versicolor 🏞️: Loja y sus alrededores 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

BICHEADA EN LOS MANGLARES Green Jewel & GIBS Ad Austra invitan a la salida para observar y fotografiar biodiversidad en los Manglares del sur del Ecuador.

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

🌿 The Limpopo Great Southern BioBlitz 2026 project is now live! In 2025, participants recorded 8,408 observations and 2,539 species—one of the biggest GSB projects anywhere! 🚀 Read the journal for highlights and join us 27–30 November 2026. 📖🦋🌿 #GreatSouthernBioBlitz #iNaturalist #Limpopo

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WA Orchids @wa-orchids.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Noongar season of Makuru (roughly June-July) might be the wettest and coldest part of the year in the Perth Hills, but the bushland is looking greener now and more of our native plants are flowering IDs in ALT 🌿 #ozflora #wildoz #nativeplants #inaturalist #bloomscrolling

Hemiandra pungens - Snakebush - a low growing shrub with pink speckled white flowers

Kennedia prostrata - Running Postman - a ground creeping plant with red pea-like flowers that have a yellow centre

Banksia sessilis - Parrot Bush - picture of a cream coloured flower head surrounded by prickly green leaves. Each flower head actually contains between 55 to 125 individual flowers

Andersonia lehmanniana - picture showing a cluster of small pink and blue flowers

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Australian Entomological Society @austentsoc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Looking to attend The 57th Australian Entomological Society Conference in Sydney this December? Don't forget that abstract submissions close at the end of this month, 31 July 2026! For more details visit:

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Home - The 57th Australian Entomological Society Conference

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

BICHEADA RESERVA MADRIGAL DEL PODOCARPUS Descubriendo la biodiversidad Los iNaturalistas participaron de una jornada espectacular compartiendo y aprendiendo en la naturaleza junto a profesionales de la Reserva Madrigal, GIBS Ad Austra & Green Jewel.

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Mariposa Ochenta y Ocho / Diaethria clymena ssp. peruviana 🏞️: Paquisha - Zamora Chinchipe 📷: Ángel Mario Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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green-jewel.bsky.social @green-jewel.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

BIODIVERSIDAD DEL SUR DEL ECUADOR 🔎: Escarabajo Barrenador de la Ceiba / Euchroma giganteum 🏞️: Yayu - Mura Nunka - Nangaritza 📷: Ángel Hualpa Erazo - Green Jewel & Chelonia #BiodiversidadDelSurDelEcuador #BiodiversidadEc #SomosInaturalistEc #ReconéctateConLaNaturaleza #BiodiversidadParaLaVida

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Great Southern Bioblitz @gsbioblitz.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

We now have 15 regions on the map! 🌏 Is your project one of them? Help us get organised by creating your project and adding it to the Google Doc. We'll then add it to the Great Southern BioBlitz 2026 Umbrella Project.

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