The Common Naturalist

Female Opadometa sarawakensis live specimen

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #5 – Opadometa sarawakensis spiders

Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) specimen from River Tigris at Karrada stored in a glass container at the Natural History Museum in London

The Riverine Bull Sharks of Iran and Iraq | A Brief Modern History

Luna Moths illustration by Charley Harper

Natural History Through the Eyes of Charley Harper

Spiny flower mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii) in a threat display

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #10 – Spiny Flower Mantis (Pseudocreobotra wahlbergii)

The Complicated Relationship Between Ants and Whistling Thorn Acacia Trees

Lateral close-up view of the head of a western diamondback rattlesnake with eyes focused forward and head resting on coiled body.

Identifying Rattlesnakes Using Head Scale Patterns

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #2: Sea Sapphires (Genus: Sapphirina)

Mycena chlorophos bioluminescent fungi against a dark background

Bioluminescent Fungi Glow to Trick Insects

Osmia bicolor bee preparing a nest in a discarded snail shell

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #12 – Osmia bicolor: A Bee That Nests in Shells

A bigfin squid (Magnapinna) imaged by a MBARI submersible in 2001.

SERIES: Invertebrate of the Week

Invertebrate of the Week #9 – Bigfin Squid (Magnapinnidae)