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I have seen bugs of the subfamily Ectrichodiinae (of the assassin bug family Reduviidae) referred to as "Millipede Assassin Bugs" but I have not seen them in action, so I found this @inaturalist.bsky.social observation by Avinash Perera in Sri Lanka interesting: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

TW Trauer , Tod , Genozid , Sri Lanka , Tamil*innen . . .

30 May 1815: The East Indiaman Arniston is wrecked during a storm at Waenhuiskrans near Cape Agulhas with the loss of 372 lives and only 6 survivors.She had been requisitioned as transport (troopship) and was underway from Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to England repatriating wounded soldiers #navalhistory

"Me estáis pidiendo que no defienda a un tipo que mete en sus conciertos a jamonas o gente con mucha pasta en una zona mega vip, hace acuerdos con una empresa textil que explota niños en Sri Lanka, y se ha vuelto nacionalista de Puerto Rico, ES QUE NO SE PUEDE ESTAR EN TODO".- Jabois

A deep desire to help others led Mackenzie Reinert to begin her nursing studies at #UMC-related Southwestern College in Kansas. That calling took on global dimensions when Reinert went to India and Sri Lanka to fight AIDS.

La patronal del transporte de Navarra,haciendo campaña "para que los jóvenes se saquen el carnet porque no hay relevo generacional",habéis robado tanto y abusado más,que ahora así os veis...la patronal más ladrona y defraudadora no tiene gente,iros Sri Lanka e igual engañais a gente,los jóvenes no

We will never forget you, our dear friend, though you are now departed soul. Your yeoman service: – Meticulous donation of #Katchatheevu to #SriLanka – 9‑to‑5 fasting innovation (after breakfast, before lunch) – Outstanding contributions in 2G spectrum.

We will never fight, dear friend, though a departed soul. Your yeoman service: – Meticulous donation of #Katchatheevu to #SriLanka – 9‑to‑5 fasting innovation (after breakfast, before lunch) – Outstanding contributions in 2G spectrum.

Feed: "Latest Sri Lanka News & Breaking Stories | ONLANKA" By: ONLANKA Newsroom on Saturday, May 30, 2026

Feed: "Latest Sri Lanka News & Breaking Stories | ONLANKA" By: ONLANKA Newsroom on Sunday, May 31, 2026

Woohoo, just discovered I’m on early shift on 12th June so will be able to watch the T20 World Cup game between England and Sri Lanka on Sky Mix!!

Was unter diesem Innenminister der pseudochristlichen Dreckspartei CSU passieren kann, ist schon unglaublich. Und ja, #LKA ist schon richtig geil auf einen autoritären Polizeistaat unter einer rechtsextremen Partei. Gesetze, scheißegal, Verfassung, scheißegal, Bürger, scheißegal. Wir sind das LKA! 💩

Huge lantern built in Sri Lanka for their annual Vesak festival

Come for Tooty the Parrot, and stay for Dhanushka who hacks tuna with his machete on a dock in Sri Lanka. They tell @NPR how the Mideast war has upturned their lives -- on an island reeling from years of back-to-back crises. With Susitha Fernando. www.npr.org/2026/05/29/n...

Channel NewsAsia (CNA) has a wonderful series called "The Mark of Empire" presented by Peter Lee. It explores the ancient empires of Asia before colonisation. I just watched two episodes today: Srivijaya in Indonesia and Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka.

#Photography Steve McCurry (1995), Sri Lanka. (Because of the large Chinese trawlers out in deeper waters, this kind of fishing is no longer possible.)

Japan helps restore flood-damaged court papers in Sri Lanka https://www.europesays.com/japan/33630/ NEW DELHI – Japanese experts have been helping Sri Lanka restore a huge volume of flood-soaked court documents.…

🐀 A new endemic species of spiny mouse, Mus dumbara, has been discovered and described in Sri Lanka's Dumbara Mountain Range based on its distinct genetics and physical traits. 🧬 Read more: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1280.163907 #spinymouse #newmouse

Private tea estates in Sri Lanka are systematically violating labour laws in their treatment of Malaiyaha Tamil workers. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3Rz3VHK

🚨 Inauguration edition of the ICC Women's Champions Trophy moved from Jun-July 2027 to February 2027. The tournament will be played from Feb 14 to 28 in Sri Lanka.