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Virginia Natural Heritage Program zoologist Ellison Orcutt recently rediscovered Protandrena abdominalis, a rare, red-colored native bee species that had not been documented in Virginia for more than a century. 

The discovery took place on a privately owned property in Isle of Wight County, where the landowners spent years restoring native flora that helped many bee species spread on their own.

State researchers emphasize that studying rare native bees helps evaluate conservation efforts and protects key pollinators across Virginia's nearly 500 native bee species.

Read more here: https://www.whro.org/environment/2026-10-02/rare-bee-rediscovered-in-virginia-after-more-than-a-century

Brunel SP35, 10x eyepiece, 10x objective, phone photo minimal cropping.

Hello, everyone. I have an interesting (in my opinion) concept for a MIDI controller, working closer to the principle of an air piano or theremin, but with a rather unique design – it should look like a ring on a stand, with sensors inside it, forming chord zones within the ring's circumference, initially arranged in a circle of fifths. The controller plugin would allow you to change chords, instruments, and even individual samples in these zones. The image shows a generated miniature version of this controller concept; in reality, it should be significantly larger. If you're interested and would like to own one, I welcome your comments.

A friend of mine had this sitting around and wasn’t using it. So yes, I would like to borrow one Jupiter please. Probably my dream synth, and it is way more versatile than I was expecting.