They sing too! https://www.wired.com/2014/09/lustful-leafhoppers-locate-good-vibrations/
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Tiny mushrooms in a hollow tree
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25718419
So much life on such a tiny rock!
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25718418
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Some of my coolest observations are of tiny creatures and plants
I still ponder alot on this observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58229716
Sadly I wasn’t able to get more photos, but that little Click Beetle climbed onto a submerged stick in a shallow rock cavity and submerged himself fully, moving around under water for a number of minutes on end (doing what, I’m not too sure) and moving submerged as though he was still moving on land! When I suggested to the fundi’s that this insect may be one of the few known to have the correct body shape and adaptions to create a plastron (basically an enveloping ‘space suit’ of air allowing some land insects to move freely underwater), I was told its impossible
But what other explanation is there for this??
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oh, and there is this project… maybe interesting if tiny things are your cup of tea :-)
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I love that project! <3
I also just realized Cicadellidae belongs in Membracoidea…
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Yes 
. … thought about just naming Cicadellidae… but actually I got a recent fascination with Membranicidae as well. They are amazing, and once you know how to look for them, you can find them regularly
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Some select smols:
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What a wonderful project!! Joined and added observations immediately. I think this is the smallest beetle I’ve ever found:
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Maybe not many people would think that worms crawling around in pond scum are adorable, but then, we’re naturalists here, so maybe we do. This Tubificine worm is so tiny, the lines on the ruler are 0.5mm.
Tubificina from American Canyon Creek
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