Mark Downie · @poppastring
764 followers · 1664 posts · Server dotnet.social
I am not sure what this flower was but the pollinators at our local Columbus Quarry Trails** **Metro Park absolutely loved them. #bees #insects #pollinators
Jack of all trades · @jackofalltrades
978 followers · 2850 posts · Server mas.to"""
The crisis in global pollinator decline has been associated with one species above all, the western honeybee. Honeybees are artificially-bred agricultural animals similar to livestock such as pigs and cows. But this livestock can roam beyond any enclosures to disrupt local ecosystems through competition and disease.
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#honeybee #pollinators #honey #veganism
Ele Willoughby, PhD · @minouette
837 followers · 991 posts · Server spore.social
The #SciArtSeptember prompt gossamer made me think of the wings of this Megachile brevis leafcutter bee.
Unlike the better known, and imported honeybee, the Leafcutter bees are solitary and make no honey, but they are vital pollinators who play an important role in the ecosystem. They are found throughout the US and southern Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 🧵1/2
#bees #MastoArt #nativeBees #Megachile #linocut #printmaking #sciArt #pollinators #washi
#sciartseptember #bees #mastoart #nativebees #megachile #linocut #printmaking #sciart #pollinators #washi
Jeff Ollerton · @JeffOllerton
508 followers · 37 posts · Server ecoevo.social
Some touching recent feedback from a reader of "#Pollinators & Pollination: #Nature and Society":
"[telling stories is]...one of the special things that makes your writing so wonderful and interesting (as well as incredibly informative and accessible)"
That kind of comment makes the hard work of book writing worthwhile!
#pollinators #nature #entomology #writing #biodiversity #ecology
Domino Joyce · @domino_joyce
231 followers · 356 posts · Server ecoevo.socialOh look @james_gilbert is here at last! Welcome. Follow and use hashtags, boost posts, follow lots of people. Periodically go back to twitter to remind yourself how awful it is there.
#Entomology #EntomologyJobs #bees #pollinators #NutritionalGeometry (that last one was optimistic)
#entomology #entomologyjobs #bees #pollinators #nutritionalgeometry
Lucas C. Wheeler · @lcwheeler
202 followers · 186 posts · Server ecoevo.social
I always enjoy watching bumblebees going about their business. Observed this Bombus appositus (white-shouldered bumblebee) last weekend visiting a population Gentiana parryi (Parry's Gentian) in the Pecos Wilderness, Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico. Earlier in the season, before the Gentiana are flowering, I have seen these bees visiting several other genera of wildflowers including Monarda, Oxytropis, and Penstemon. #Bombus #Bumblebees #Bees #Pollinators #Botany #Wildflowers
#Bombus #bumblebees #bees #pollinators #botany #wildflowers
Michigander :toad: · @Michigander
1632 followers · 2326 posts · Server toad.social
Two bumblebees on a Mexican sunflower
#bees #pollinators #garden #flower #nature #wildlife #photography
#bees #pollinators #garden #flower #nature #wildlife #photography
Richard Lent · @lentrichard
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Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta) on butterfly bush, Petersham, #Massachusetts.
#butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #nature #naturephotography #insects #pollinators #ecology #plants #shrubs #flowers
#massachusetts #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #nature #naturephotography #insects #pollinators #ecology #plants #shrubs #flowers
Jeff Ollerton · @JeffOllerton
505 followers · 36 posts · Server ecoevo.socialThere's an estimated 350,000 described species of #pollinators, and many more undescribed. Only about 20,000 of these (i.e. less than 6%) are bee species.
It's important and and timely, therefore, that there's a proposed special issue of the Journal of Applied Entomology that focuses on these "other" called "The Neglected Pollinators: Understanding the Importance of Lesser-Known Insect Taxa in Pollination".
Here's the link to the details of how to submit your work:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/14390418/homepage/call-for-papers/si-2023-000411
Christine Beeton · @christinebeeton
608 followers · 1099 posts · Server mstdn.social
Bees in a lotus flower.
#Flowers #Lotus #Bees #Insects #Pollinators #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #NaturePhotography
#naturephotography #Photography #Nature #WildLife #pollinators #Insects #bees #lotus #Flowers
Pierre Lavendel · @Pierre_Lavendel
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Ele Willoughby, PhD · @minouette
822 followers · 955 posts · Server spore.social
For #SciArtSeptember prompt “favourite” & the last day of #InverteFest is the pollinators’ favourite: the ridiculously titled “My milkweed brings all the bugs to my yard”
This linocut print is about the milkweed plant, beloved of the native pollinators. Well-known for its appeal to monarch butterflies, it is also a favourite of the many different native bumblebees & insects like this small milkweed bug. 🧵1/2
#linocut #printmaking #sciArt #MastoArt #pollinators #monarchButterfly #bumblebee
#sciartseptember #invertefest #linocut #printmaking #sciart #mastoart #pollinators #monarchbutterfly #bumblebee
Sabine · @canyakker
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Going into fall, Goldenrods feed the insects. I think this is a Cellophane Bee (Colletes simulans) ?
#InsektenSamstag #insects #pollinators #bees
#NaturePhotography
#naturephotography #bees #pollinators #insects #insektensamstag
Derek Caelin 🌱 · @derek
1924 followers · 1958 posts · Server social.coopUS Americans, please write your reps in favor of this legislation.
New Legislation Would Establish USDA Label for Pollinator-Safe Plants
https://www.xerces.org/press/new-legislation-would-establish-usda-label-for-pollinator-safe-plants
Albatrossity · @Albatrossity
1393 followers · 1354 posts · Server lor.sh
Several species of Liatris are blooming here in eastern KS, and the bumblebees are busy. So are the beetles who photobombed this picture!
#Pollinators #FlyoverCountry #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography
#pollinators #flyovercountry #nature #naturephotography #wildlife #naturecommunity #photography
🐸frof🌿 · @FrogFlora
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Hibiscus Hylid Hello 🐸 🌺 🌱
This evening I found a #hibiscus resident balanced perfectly on its pistil perch as the #supermoon was rising. Proof that frogs can also be #pollinators !
A truly once in a blue (super)moon shot.
🔵🌕✨️
#PseudacrisRegilla #frog #flower #PacificTreefrog #bloomscrolling #pollinator #frogflora #amphibian #florespondence #hibiscusfrog #HibiscusMoscheutos #flowerfrog
#hibiscus #supermoon #pollinators #pseudacrisregilla #frog #flower #pacifictreefrog #bloomscrolling #pollinator #frogflora #amphibian #florespondence #hibiscusfrog #hibiscusmoscheutos #flowerfrog
🐸frof🌿 · @FrogFlora
12 followers · 16 posts · Server sunny.gardenHibiscus Hylid Hello 🐸 🌺 🌱
This evening I found a #hibiscus resident balanced perfectly on its pistil perch as the the #supermoon was rising. Proof that frogs can also be #pollinators !
A truly once in a blue (super)moon shot. 🔵🌕✨️
#PseudacrisRegilla #frog #flower #PacificTreefrog #bloomscrolling #pollinator #frogflora #amphibian #amphibian #florespondence #hibiscusfrog #HibiscusMoscheutos #flowerfrog
#hibiscus #supermoon #pollinators #pseudacrisregilla #frog #flower #pacifictreefrog #bloomscrolling #pollinator #frogflora #amphibian #florespondence #hibiscusfrog #hibiscusmoscheutos #flowerfrog
Richard Lent · @lentrichard
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Our Black Swallowtail #caterpillars are maturing. Petersham, #Massachusetts.
#butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #nature #naturephotography #insects #pollinators #ecology #plants #swallowtail
#caterpillars #massachusetts #butterfly #butterflies #lepidoptera #nature #naturephotography #insects #pollinators #ecology #plants #swallowtail
Tina M Casey · @Casey
74 followers · 206 posts · Server newsie.social
Solar panels spark dustup over inappropriate use of farmland
#energy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #solar #solarenergy #agrivoltaics #agrivoltaico #farms #farmland #agriculture #agtech #electric #energypolicy #renewableenergy #renewables #solarpower #solarpanels #pollinators
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/28/agrivoltaics-to-save-us-farmland-from-buildings/
#energy #GreenEnergy #cleanenergy #solar #solarenergy #Agrivoltaics #agrivoltaico #farms #farmland #agriculture #agtech #electric #energypolicy #renewableenergy #renewables #solarpower #solarpanels #pollinators
Tina M Casey · @Casey
100 followers · 207 posts · Server mastodon.green
Solar panels spark dustup over inappropriate use of farmland
#energy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #solar #solarenergy #agrivoltaics #agrivoltaico #farms #farmland #agriculture #agtech #electric #energypolicy #renewableenergy #renewables #solarpower #solarpanels #pollinators
https://cleantechnica.com/2023/08/28/agrivoltaics-to-save-us-farmland-from-buildings/
#energy #greenenergy #cleanenergy #solar #solarenergy #agrivoltaics #agrivoltaico #farms #farmland #agriculture #agTECH #electric #EnergyPolicy #renewableenergy #renewables #solarpower #solarpanels #pollinators