Eco-Lens Challenge 📸 Week 7 | Focus: insects & other invertebrates

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Observe • Photograph • Research • Share

🔍 Week 7 focus on:
insects & other invertebrates

^{(e.g., beetles, butterflies, ants & spiders, snails, worms....)}

Greetings, biodiversity enthusiasts.
Dear Eco-Lens campers, for this SEVENTH WEEK, Have you seen our ECO-LENS MAP yet?:

Meet Eco-Lens Map
In six weeks of the challenge, we have: 🗺 4 countries 👤 8 returning participants 📝 24 publications 🔎24 invertebrate species 📸 📢 210 Comment

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What is the “Eco Lens Challenge” about?

The Eco-Lens Challenge invites you to explore the biodiversity that surrounds us and document it for posterity. We encourage curiosity, knowledge, and a connection with nature, here at Camping Club Steemit.

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How to Participate?

• ✅ Weekly Theme: Week 6 is "Iinsects & other invertebrates"
• ✅ One theme per post: Each post must feature only one animal.
• ✅ Description: Write at least 300 words that include:
• • 🔍 Full common and scientific names.
• • 🔍 Details about their habitat and behavior.
• • 🔍 A brief text about how you took the photos.
• • 🔍 References to your sources.
• ✅ Photos: Use a maximum of 7 high-quality photos.
• ✅ Photo Types: Your post must include these three required photos:
• • 📸 At least one photo of the subject in its natural environment.
• • 📸 At least one medium shot showing the entire subject.
• • 📸 At least one close-up (macro) shot showing a specific detail.
    
• ✅ Map Coordinates: All your photos must have the map coordinates feature enabled. You must include the coordinates in your post.
• ✅ (Optional): Upload your observation to iNaturalist.org if you have a profile.

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Rules and Guidelines

• Title: Use this format: "Insect Name + Observation Location."

• Post: Post your entry to the CCS Community.
• Originality: Photos must be yours. Text must be original, plagiarism-free, and AI-free.
• Hashtags: Use these hashtags: #eco-lens #ccs #nature #photography #insects #zoology #country #steemexclusive
• Comments: Leave a link to your post in the comments of this announcement and invite three friends.
• Interact: Visit and comment on other participants' posts.
• (Optional): Set @ccscurator as the recipient of 10% to support curation and future challenges.
• 📅 Date: The challenge will run from October, 7 to October, 14 of 2025.

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ECO-LENS Challenge
✅ Observe: Your environment and surroundings, including your home and garden.
✅ Photograph: Take several shots from different angles and distances. Select the 7 best ones.
✅ Research: Research and write a review about the insect, animal, flower, or plant you photographed. Be creative.
✅ Share: The post on Steemit. You can also log your observation on iNaturalist

💥 🏆💱 Pool of Prizes💥 🏆💱

🏆 Ranking 🎁	Prizes
🥇 1st Place:	5 steem
🥈 2nd Place:	3 steem
🥉 3rd Place 1:	2 steem

AND Pluses:

• @ccscurator will vote for quality entries.

CC: @disconnect @visionaer3003 @ccscurator

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Sources

• Meet: Eco-Lens Map

• iNaturalist.org + Camping Club Steemit | Windows to Biodiversity

• Invertebrate animals

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Original production by @joslud

I'll wait for you in the next publication.