Daniel Parejo Pulido
@dapapu96.bsky.social
Behavioral Ecologist / Naturalist
Animal communication / Entomology
Animal communication / Entomology
Calliptamus sp.
October 1, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Calliptamus sp.
Praying mantis / Mantis religiosa
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Praying mantis / Mantis religiosa
Scaurus sp. (Tenebrionidae)
September 8, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Scaurus sp. (Tenebrionidae)
Red-veined Darter / Alguacil común (Sympetrum fonscolombii)
August 29, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Red-veined Darter / Alguacil común (Sympetrum fonscolombii)
Perfect camouflage (Sphingonotus azurescens)
August 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Perfect camouflage (Sphingonotus azurescens)
Acrotylus patruelis
Ginés Rodríguez det.
Ginés Rodríguez det.
August 22, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Acrotylus patruelis
Ginés Rodríguez det.
Ginés Rodríguez det.
Centinela Esbelta / Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)
August 20, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Centinela Esbelta / Epaulet Skimmer (Orthetrum chrysostigma)
Villa sp. (Bombyliidae)
August 18, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Villa sp. (Bombyliidae)
Western Dappled White / Blanquiverdosa común (Euchloe crameri)
August 13, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Western Dappled White / Blanquiverdosa común (Euchloe crameri)
Sawfly (Megalodontes sp. - Symphyta)
August 11, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Sawfly (Megalodontes sp. - Symphyta)
♀️ Langosta egipcia / Egyptian locust (Anacridium aegyptium) ovipositando
August 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
♀️ Langosta egipcia / Egyptian locust (Anacridium aegyptium) ovipositando
Sátiro moreno / Tree Grayling (Hipparchia statilinus)
August 6, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Sátiro moreno / Tree Grayling (Hipparchia statilinus)
♀️♂️ Oak Leaf Orb-Weaver / Araña de hoja de roble o Araña Orbitela (Aculepeira armida)
August 4, 2025 at 7:08 AM
♀️♂️ Oak Leaf Orb-Weaver / Araña de hoja de roble o Araña Orbitela (Aculepeira armida)
Cópula de Agapanthia (Cerambycidae)
July 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Cópula de Agapanthia (Cerambycidae)
Gynecaptera bimaculata (Bradynobaenidae)
July 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Gynecaptera bimaculata (Bradynobaenidae)
July 23, 2025 at 6:48 AM
➡️ Do we really know what we have?
In two recent studies, we reported over 50 new faunistic records for Badajoz province (SW Spain).
🕷️ 33 spider species and 🦟 28 dipteran species.
⁉️So how could they go undetected until now⁉️
It’s not because they’re rare.
It’s because no one had looked🔎
In two recent studies, we reported over 50 new faunistic records for Badajoz province (SW Spain).
🕷️ 33 spider species and 🦟 28 dipteran species.
⁉️So how could they go undetected until now⁉️
It’s not because they’re rare.
It’s because no one had looked🔎
July 22, 2025 at 7:27 AM
➡️ Do we really know what we have?
In two recent studies, we reported over 50 new faunistic records for Badajoz province (SW Spain).
🕷️ 33 spider species and 🦟 28 dipteran species.
⁉️So how could they go undetected until now⁉️
It’s not because they’re rare.
It’s because no one had looked🔎
In two recent studies, we reported over 50 new faunistic records for Badajoz province (SW Spain).
🕷️ 33 spider species and 🦟 28 dipteran species.
⁉️So how could they go undetected until now⁉️
It’s not because they’re rare.
It’s because no one had looked🔎
♀️ Lesser Stag Beetle / Escarabajo ciervo volante menor (Dorcus parallelipipedus)
July 21, 2025 at 6:46 AM
♀️ Lesser Stag Beetle / Escarabajo ciervo volante menor (Dorcus parallelipipedus)
🔍 Can you see them?
In both photos, there's a crab spider (Thomisus onustus) perfectly camouflaged on the flowers.
A deadly strategy for unsuspecting pollinators.
In both photos, there's a crab spider (Thomisus onustus) perfectly camouflaged on the flowers.
A deadly strategy for unsuspecting pollinators.
July 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
🔍 Can you see them?
In both photos, there's a crab spider (Thomisus onustus) perfectly camouflaged on the flowers.
A deadly strategy for unsuspecting pollinators.
In both photos, there's a crab spider (Thomisus onustus) perfectly camouflaged on the flowers.
A deadly strategy for unsuspecting pollinators.
➡️New paper out!
We show that an immune challenge during early life alters growth dynamics and oxidative balance in spotless starling chicks…but the smallest ones pay the highest cost.
📖 doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
@behavecol-lab.bsky.social @irec-csic-uclm.bsky.social @mncn-csic.bsky.social @csic.es
We show that an immune challenge during early life alters growth dynamics and oxidative balance in spotless starling chicks…but the smallest ones pay the highest cost.
📖 doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
@behavecol-lab.bsky.social @irec-csic-uclm.bsky.social @mncn-csic.bsky.social @csic.es
An immune challenge affects growth dynamics, oxidative stress and survival in wild spotless starling nestlings
The activation of the immune system in response to a pathogen infection can impose significant costs on growth and oxidative stress. Developing individuals are particularly vulnerable to this challeng...
doi.org
July 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
➡️New paper out!
We show that an immune challenge during early life alters growth dynamics and oxidative balance in spotless starling chicks…but the smallest ones pay the highest cost.
📖 doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
@behavecol-lab.bsky.social @irec-csic-uclm.bsky.social @mncn-csic.bsky.social @csic.es
We show that an immune challenge during early life alters growth dynamics and oxidative balance in spotless starling chicks…but the smallest ones pay the highest cost.
📖 doi.org/10.1242/jeb....
@behavecol-lab.bsky.social @irec-csic-uclm.bsky.social @mncn-csic.bsky.social @csic.es
Hormiga león / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae: Creoleon lugdunensis)
July 16, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Hormiga león / Antlion (Myrmeleontidae: Creoleon lugdunensis)
Velvet ants (Mutillidae)
1. Ronisia ghilianii
2. Nemka viduata andalusiana
3. Ronisia barbarula
4. Sigilla dorsata
1. Ronisia ghilianii
2. Nemka viduata andalusiana
3. Ronisia barbarula
4. Sigilla dorsata
July 9, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Velvet ants (Mutillidae)
1. Ronisia ghilianii
2. Nemka viduata andalusiana
3. Ronisia barbarula
4. Sigilla dorsata
1. Ronisia ghilianii
2. Nemka viduata andalusiana
3. Ronisia barbarula
4. Sigilla dorsata
Moscas ladronas o asesinas / Robber or Assassin flies (Asilidae)
1. Kurzenkoiellus dasypygus
2. Holopogon claripennis
1. Kurzenkoiellus dasypygus
2. Holopogon claripennis
July 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Moscas ladronas o asesinas / Robber or Assassin flies (Asilidae)
1. Kurzenkoiellus dasypygus
2. Holopogon claripennis
1. Kurzenkoiellus dasypygus
2. Holopogon claripennis
Lagartija de Bocage / Bocage’s Wall Lizard (Podarcis bocagei)
An endemic species of the northwestern Iberian Peninsula.
An endemic species of the northwestern Iberian Peninsula.
July 4, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Lagartija de Bocage / Bocage’s Wall Lizard (Podarcis bocagei)
An endemic species of the northwestern Iberian Peninsula.
An endemic species of the northwestern Iberian Peninsula.
Lizard fight. Nothing to envy from those in #JurassicPark
Salamanquesa común / Moorish gecko or Common wall gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)
Salamanquesa común / Moorish gecko or Common wall gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)
July 2, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Lizard fight. Nothing to envy from those in #JurassicPark
Salamanquesa común / Moorish gecko or Common wall gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)
Salamanquesa común / Moorish gecko or Common wall gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)