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White rice leafhopper

reachdreams — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 03:26:51 GMT

Amidst the fresh green grass, still holding the cool essence of the morning, a tiny insect rested calmly on a gently curving blade. It seemed to have chosen that spot to savor the quiet peace of this chilly morning. This tiny creature was a white rice leafhopper, an insect of minuscule size belonging to the Cicadellidae family.

It did not flee as I approached, yet capturing a photograph of it proved incredibly difficult. Its body was no larger than the tip of a thin stick, and the wind kept swaying the blade of grass where it perched. It was a challenge, but I refused to give up on photographing the little creature. I persisted until I finally managed to capture a few images worthy of sharing here. In truth, I took many photos, but a large number of them turned out blurry.

Its small body was clad in an ivory-white hue, accented by brownish streaks that seemed to blend with the sunlight. Its wings were neatly folded across its back, and its delicate antennae kept moving. Its eyes were a deep, solid black unmoving, as if unwilling to miss a single movement I made nearby. Meanwhile, its slender legs gripped the leaf's surface tightly, balancing its body against the wind.

Despite its tiny size, this insect is greatly feared by farmers, especially those who grow rice. It attacks rice plants by sucking the sap from their stems, thereby stunting their growth. If not eradicated promptly, the consequences can be devastating, leading to the slow death of the plants.

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Latin name	Cofana spectra
Observation date	3 Okt, 2026
Camera used	realme 7i
Photographers	@reachdreams
Location	Aceh, Indonesia

Link to original community
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405374457

Latitude	Longitude	Map
4.695135	96.7493993	https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=4.695135&mlon=96.7493993

Scoliidae insect

anisurdalim7 — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:06:09 GMT

Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Regiscolia azurea	October 01,2026	Chittagong Division, Bangladesh

Hi friends, how is everyone? I hope you are all doing well and wish you good health. Today, I am sharing a flying insect from the natural environment that I spotted myself; although I was a bit frightened at first, I eventually managed to take a few photos of it with my mobile phone. This beautiful insect is known as a Scoliidae insect, and it is truly lovely to look at. It is not an insect I am particularly familiar with, though I do recognize it generally. Since I found it so appealing, I took a few pictures with my mobile, and I have shared them here for all my friends to see.

Yesterday afternoon, while I was doing some cleaning work at the school where I work, I suddenly spotted an insect resting beautifully on the leaf of a creeping plant; the sight was truly pleasing. I first admired the insect's beauty and then took a few photos to share with my friends. I noticed that it was a flying insect, equipped with beautiful black wings for flight. Additionally, I observed a blend of colors on its body. Thank you to all my friends.

Camera used	Smartphone
Lens	Macro
Iso speed	ISO 40
Focal length	2.13 mm
Photography	Regiscolia azurea
Location	Chittagong Division, Bangladesh
Photographer	@anisurdalim7
Link to original	community
Link	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405223088

Latitude	Longitude	Map
23.58284	90.86353	https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/23.58284/90.86353

Carinate Locust

kawsar8035 — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:18:00 GMT

Few moments ago when I was walking along our rural road then I saw it. It was sitting on the gass. There are a lot of insect are seen in the grass leaves side by road.This is a beautiful insect. I always see such kind of insect in my area. It is a type of beautiful insect. Which I saw this insect last night in our house then I captured this scenery. I really pleased to see it. I really like it. Its colour so beautiful. This is a Carinate Locust. This is the common in our region. Then I did some photography of it. Its name is a Carinate Locust. I found this name by searching on Google.

Camera used	Smartphone
Lens	Macro
F-stop	-
Iso speed	ISO
Focal length	3.60 mm
Latin Name	Trilophidia annulata
Location	Cumilla, Bangladesh
Observation Date	October 02,2026
Photographer	@kawsar8035

Link to original	community
Link	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/398997112

Latitude	Longitude	Map
23.57738	90.86509	https://www.openstreetmap.org/search?query=Cumilla%20Bangladesh%20#map=8/22.520/90.983&layers=N

Opposite Leaf Fig

abdullahkr — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:03:00 GMT

Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Ficus hispida	October 02, 2026	Cumilla, Bangladesh

This is a beautiful part of nature. It was yielding side by road. I saw this part of nature. This is an beautiful nature. It looks like beautiful. Although this type of part of nature are common. It is a wild part of nature but amazing to look at. It was looking so nice. There are a lot of this type of nature are common in our area. It is a common in my locality. Sometimes I see it. This is the common part of nature in our rural area. Its name is Opposite Leaf Fig. I saw this name on Google.

This is a small sized Opposite Leaf Fig. Last few days ago I went to visit my local area then I saw there various insect. I took some photograph of this nature last few days ago in my local area. This is a nice part of nature. I tried to take pictures from a distance. If I had tried to get a little closer. Anyway, you might really like the picture of this wild nature. If you like the photos I took, please let me know in the comments. Wishing everyone good health, I bid you farewell today.

꧁༺Photography Details༻꧂

Camera used	Smartphone
Iso speed	ISO
Photography	Coccinia grandis
Location	Cumilla, Bangladesh
Photographer	@abdullahkr
Link to original	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/367432105
Latitude	23.5775503
Longitude	90.8648432

Ornidia obesa

maxmarvin — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:07:03 GMT

Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Ornidia obesa	October 03 2026	Central Aceh Regency,Aceh, Indonesia

This is one of the most amazing types of flies I have ever seen. Its size is not too large, but it has a sturdy, muscular, and aerodynamic body shape. This fly also has several colors on its body, including black and emerald green. It also has two large compound eyes that are emerald green, and that is the most striking part for me.

I managed to find this fly when it was perched on a branch of the mango tree in front of my house. It kept walking around the branch as if it were looking for something that had gone missing.Unlike fruit flies, which are often considered pests by many farmers, this fly is actually one of the best friends of many plants and flowers because they act as pollinators, helping with the reproduction of plants in our gardens.

However, a fly is still a fly. Even though it is not literally dangerous, we should not play around with it because this type of fly can also carry various kinds of diseases and bacteria. They also really like dirty places such as garbage bins or areas around drains and sewage.

Okay friends, now I will share some pictures of this Green Fly here.

Camera Used	poco c65
Lens	MM
F-stop
Iso speed	ISO
Focal length	MM
Photography	Ornidia obesa
Photographer	@maxmarvin

Link to original	community
Link	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405241394

Latitude	Longitude	Map
5.157053	96.6276001	https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.1570537637&mlon=96.6282110632#map=12/5.1571/96.6282

Finger Flatsedge (Cyperus digitatus)

mshbd — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:52:57 GMT

Latin Name	Observation Date	Location
Cyperus digitatus	Sep 16, 2026	Natore, Bangladesh

This beautiful wild plant growing in the damp soil of ponds is basically a type of grass or weed. The spreading spikes on the head sprout in such a way that at first glance it looks like an ordinary grass, but it is quite different. Let's find out more about this plant that grows in moist soil.

Scientific name:
In the scientific world, this wild grass is known as Cyperus digitatus.
Family and genus:
According to the classification of the plant world, this wild grass mainly belongs to the Cyperaceae family. Plants in this family are commonly called 'sedges'.

Native and habitat:
They are a very widespread plant around the world. They are mainly found naturally in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Africa, America and Australia. They naturally live on the banks of ponds, canals, or any moist and damp fallow land in our country and reproduce rapidly.

Shape and lifestyle:
This perennial plant, which looks like grass, is usually up to 1 meter or 3.3 feet tall. Its leaves are flat and folded. There is a slight brown or purple coating on the underside or base of the leaves. Branch-like inflorescences emerge at their top, where small cylindrical spikes or flowers bloom.

Benefits:
In nature's natural ecosystem, they play some role in preventing soil erosion along water bodies. However, they have no direct benefit at all for agriculture or orchards.

Disadvantages:
They are known as a rather annoying weed in agriculture or orchards. They spread their roots very quickly in the damp soil of the garden and multiply, absorbing the necessary nutrients from the soil. Therefore, if you see such grass or weeds at the base of the tree or in the damp soil of the garden, you need to be careful to clean them up and control them.

I learned about them from various sites including iNaturalist, Wikipedia and Google.

_{***(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)***}

Camera Used	Samsung SM-G973F
F-Stop	F2.4
ISO speed	ISO
Focal length	26mm
Flash	No
Editing app	Lightroom
Photography	(Cyperus digitatus)
Photographer	@mshbd
Location	Natore, Bangladesh

Link to original community
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405254421

Latitude	Longitude	Map Link
24.3354	89.1158	https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=12/24.3354/89.1158

The Vegetable Destroyer

bibekpokharel37 — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:35:15 GMT

This beautiful snail may look harmless, but it can be a serious vegetable garden visitor. It slowly feeds on tender leaves and can damage young plants.Nature’s tiny creature, but sometimes a big problem for gardeners!

Latin name	* Subfamily Achatininae*
Observation date	26 September , 2026
Camera used	Iphone 14
Photographers	@bibekpokharel37
Location	Ratnanagar Municipality, Chitwan District, Nepal

Link to original community

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405252644

Latitude	Longitude	Map
27.57475	84.497294	https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=27.57475 &mlon=84.497294

Thank you all for your time to see this beautiful creature . I would like to donate 5% of rewards from this post to @stemsocial to support science and education on hive.

Genus Trichaleurina

calvinbayer — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:14:00 GMT

Latin Name	Observation date	Location
Genus Trichaleurina	02 okt 2026	Regency Bireuen, Aceh, Indonesia

Hello to all my friends, wherever you may be. As always, I hope you are all healthy and happy, allowing you to go about your daily activities smoothly and enjoy a wonderful day.

I am returning to this beloved community today to share some photos of a type of wild mushroom that caught my eye. I discovered it in a banana plantation, where I approached it and took several shots from various angles.

To briefly describe the mushroom I found: it is a dull black color, and when touched, it has a soft, gelatinous texture—much like jelly. You can see the photos I took below for a clearer look.

Alright, my friends, those are the images I’m sharing this time around. I hope you all enjoy them and find them entertaining. See you next time!

Camera used	Handphone
Lens	64 mp
F-stop
Iso speed	ISO
Focal length	MM
Photography	Genus Trichaleurina
Photographer	@calvinbayer

notes:I originally wrote this post in Indonesian, then translated it into English using Google Translate

My real name is Reza, I named my Hive account @calvinbayer, I am an ordinary person who likes to share daily blogs on social media, especially on this platform.

Link to original	community
Link	https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/405222586

Latitude	Longitude	Map
5.1600	96.6225	https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.1600812&mlon=96.6225497#map=12/5.1601/96.6225

Call to Support a Witness for the Health of the Hive Network

birdwatcher — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 19:08:33 GMT

Dear members of the Nature Observer community,

The Hive network is strong thanks to our witnesses who work daily to ensure its stability, security, and growth.
Every witness plays an important role, and therefore we urge you to support @tazi, who currently holds a lower priority in the witness ranking.

Why is this important?
Diversity and Decentralization: Supporting smaller witnesses helps maintain diversity and decentralization of the network, which is key to its long-term stability.
Innovation and Competition: Smaller witnesses often bring new ideas and innovations that can benefit the entire community.
Healthy Competition: Supporting different witnesses ensures healthy competition, which leads to better outcomes for everyone.
Personal Financial Interest: It's also in our personal financial interest. A thriving Hive means we will thrive too.

How can you help?
Vote for @tazi: Your votes can significantly influence their position in the witness ranking.
Even if you have a small stake, your vote still counts and contributes to the overall health of the network!

Your support is crucial for maintaining balance and the health of the Hive network.
Every vote, regardless of size, matters.

Thank you for your participation and engagement!

Rules for observations.

birdwatcher — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 06:44:12 GMT

Hi friends.

Please do not bring garden or field crops, flowers, or pets such as cats, dogs and farm animals such as chickens and goats into our community for observation.
Wildflowers growing by the roadside, in borders, meadows and woods are welcome.
Thank you for your understanding. Comments are welcomed.