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Jean-Michel HAROUYAzuré Commun, Azuré de la Bugrane, Argus bleu, Azuré d'Icare, Icare, Lycène Icare, Argus Icare Common Blue Polyommatus icarus <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297630505" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297630505</a> <a href="https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/54279?lg=fr" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/54279?lg=fr</a> Le dessus des ailes du mâle est bleu vif avec une fine bordure noire et des franges blanches unies. Les mâles des générations estivales et automnales ont une nuance violette plus ou moins marquée. Le dessus des ailes des femelles est brun avec des lunules oranges marginales qui n'atteignent pas l'apex. Les femelles des générations suivantes ont parfois le dessus des ailes avec une suffusion bleue. <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Arthropoda?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arthropoda</a> > <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Insecta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insecta</a> > <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Lepidoptera?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lepidoptera</a> > <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Lycaenidae?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lycaenidae</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/biodiversity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/ecosystem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystem</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/écosystème?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#écosystème</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insectes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/bugs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bugs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insecte?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insecte</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/bug?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bug</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insectphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/butterflies?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#butterflies</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/papillons?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#papillons</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/butterfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#butterfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/papillon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#papillon</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pollination?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pollinisation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinisation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pollinator?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinator</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pollinisateur?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinisateur</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/canoneos760d?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canoneos760d</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/sigmadgmacrohsm105mm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sigmadgmacrohsm105mm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/nogenerativeAI?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nogenerativeAI</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/nonobtenueparIA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonobtenueparIA</a>

The Bee GuyRed-Arsed Bumblebee with fairly substantially packed pollen baskets on her hind legs forages on a Leek flower-head.Bumblebee gathering food and in the process ensuring food for us. Get it?<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#science</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#organic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/vegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#vegan</a>Early by the way!😊

The Bee Guy<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/theBeeAt3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#theBeeAt3</a> Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 157 # 156 contd.Research showed that the body temperature of <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bumblebees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bumblebees</a> rose 0.07°C for each milligram of pollen that they were carrying. Fully laden bees were 2°C warmer than unladen <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a>. This matters on a warming <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/planet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#planet</a>. <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsecurity</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/worldbeesanctuary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#worldbeesanctuary</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a>

Jean-Michel HAROUY<a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Bourdon?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bourdon</a> Terrestre <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Buff?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Buff</a>-tailed Bumble <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Bee?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bee</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Bombus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bombus</a> terrestris <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/295428335" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/295428335</a> <a href="https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/53104" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://inpn.mnhn.fr/espece/cd_nom/53104</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Arthropoda?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arthropoda</a> > <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Insecta?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insecta</a> > <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Hymenoptera?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hymenoptera</a> > <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/Apidae?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apidae</a> Bombus terrestris est une espèce que l'on rencontre dans toute la France. Cette espèce est maintenant élevée dans un but de pollinisation de certaines cultures fruitières printanières ou des cultures maraîchères sous serres. <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/wildlife?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlife</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/naturephotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturephotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/biodiversity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/ecosystem?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystem</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/écosystème?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#écosystème</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insectes?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectes</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/bugs?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bugs</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insecte?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insecte</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insect?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/bug?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bug</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/insectphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pollination?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pollinisation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinisation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pollinator?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinator</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/pollinisateur?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinisateur</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/canoneos760d?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canoneos760d</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/sigmadgmacrohsm105mm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sigmadgmacrohsm105mm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/nogenerativeAI?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nogenerativeAI</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.fr/discover/tags/nonobtenueparIA?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nonobtenueparIA</a>

Europe Says<a href="https://www.europesays.com/2217709/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.europesays.com/2217709/</a> Why South Korea is dealing with swarms of flying ‘lovebugs’ this summer | World News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystem</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InsectOutbreak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InsectOutbreak</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/lovebugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lovebugs</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PestControl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PestControl</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RisingTemperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RisingTemperatures</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/seoul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#seoul</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SouthKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SouthKorea</a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UrbanHeatIslandEffect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UrbanHeatIslandEffect</a>

didib_photo 📷„Bumblebee on lavender blossom“ (2025) Photo ©️ Dietmar Bachmann 📷 Sony RX100M7<a href="https://swiss.social/tags/summer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#summer</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/lavender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#lavender</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/bumblebee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bumblebee</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/blossom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blossom</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/fauna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fauna</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/insectphotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectphotography</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/macrophotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macrophotography</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animals</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/provence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#provence</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/france" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#france</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Sommer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sommer</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Lavendel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lavendel</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Hummel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Hummel</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Bl%C3%BCten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Blüten</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Insekten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insekten</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Insektenfotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insektenfotografie</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Makrofotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Makrofotografie</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Tiere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tiere</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Best%C3%A4ubung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bestäubung</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Fotografie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fotografie</a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Frankreich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Frankreich</a>

Nicole SharpListening for PollinatorsCan plants recognize the sound of their pollinators? That’s the question behind this <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1083951" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">recently presented</a> acoustic research. As bees and other pollinators hover, land, and take-off, their bodies buzz in distinctive ways. Researchers recorded these subtle sounds from a Rhodanthidium sticticum bee and played them back to snapdragons, which rely on that insect. They found that the snapdragons responded with an increase in sugar and nectar volume; the plants even altered their gene expression governing sugar transport and nectar production. The researchers suspect that the plants evolved this strategy to attract their most efficient pollinators and thereby increase their own reproductive success. (Image credit: <a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/a-vase-filled-with-purple-flowers-on-top-of-a-table-bA5jzbGtEWw" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">E. Wilcox</a>; research credit: <a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1083951" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">F. Barbero et al.</a>; via <a href="https://www.popsci.com/environment/plants-hear-pollinators/?__readwiseLocation=" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">PopSci</a>)<a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/acoustics/" target="_blank">#acoustics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/biology/" target="_blank">#biology</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/fluid-dynamics/" target="_blank">#fluidDynamics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/insects/" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/physics/" target="_blank">#physics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/plants/" target="_blank">#plants</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/pollination/" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://fyfluiddynamics.com/tagged/science/" target="_blank">#science</a>

Chuckling DuckYour Friday zen: a sweat bee packing pollen. The way she packs she's gonna need to check her bag cause the suitcase definitely won't fit in the overhead compartment. <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bee</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinator</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hymenoptera</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insect</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/manitoba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#manitoba</a> <a href="https://lone.earth/w/kwJpgaPWz79gtWJvbn8QRF" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://lone.earth/w/kwJpgaPWz79gtWJvbn8QRF</a>

Soh Kam Yung"[M]ost plants that mainly self-pollinate occasionally cross-pollinate, introducing some genetic diversity.Certain orchids on the Northern Ryukyu Islands in Japan are exceptions to this rule. These orchids never open their flowers, reproducing solely by self-pollination."<a href="https://www.asianscientist.com/2025/06/environment/on-the-evolution-of-orchids-that-never-bloom/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.asianscientist.com/2025/06/environment/on-the-evolution-of-orchids-that-never-bloom/</a><a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Evolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Evolution</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plants</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollination</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/SelfPollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SelfPollination</a> <a href="https://mstdn.io/tags/Biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biology</a>

Maikel de BakkerA Field Day for the Bees – Cornflower & Thistle in Bloom A few days ago, while hiking with my wife, we stumbled upon a sea of cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and thistles in full bloom — a buzzing paradise for bees. I grabbed my Canon 7D Mark II with the Sigma 100–400mm lens and captured three moments from this joyful dance of wings and petals. Cornflowers and thistles are more than just wild beauty. They are nectar-rich species that play a crucial role in supporting pollinators like honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees. In an age where pollinator populations are under pressure due to habitat loss and pesticide use, seeing this thriving patch felt like a hopeful sign — a reminder of how small pieces of land can become sanctuaries. The buzzing was almost musical, a chorus of life continuing its quiet work. It’s easy to overlook how vital these tiny creatures are. Without pollinators, most flowering plants — including many of our food crops — would struggle to reproduce. Small flowers. Small insects. Huge impact. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/cornflower?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cornflower</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/thistle?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#thistle</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildflowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildflowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pollinators?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/beesofinstagram?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beesofinstagram</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/biodiversity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nederlandsenatuur?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nederlandsenatuur</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/canon7dmarkii?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canon7dmarkii</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sigma100400?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sigma100400</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/wildlifelovers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlifelovers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insectphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insectphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pollination?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ecologicalbalance?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecologicalbalance</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/natuurfotografie?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#natuurfotografie</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/summerblooms?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#summerblooms</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturemoments?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturemoments</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/meadowmagic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#meadowmagic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/fieldofbees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fieldofbees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/savethebees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#savethebees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rewilding?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rewilding</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/beeconservation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beeconservation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/flowersandbees?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#flowersandbees</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/dutchlandscape?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#dutchlandscape</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturewalk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturewalk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/naturalharmony?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#naturalharmony</a>

Craig LeeSpotted Tuesday morning outside my office building. The bee was acting like the agapanthus flower head was an all-you-can-eat buffet. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/bloomscrolling?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pollination?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/pollinatorgardening?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinatorgardening</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/gainesville?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gainesville</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/florida?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#florida</a>

Jon Sullivan<a href="https://mastodon.social/@tippitiwichet" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@tippitiwichet</a> I can't top this pollinator photo taken by Chris Ecroyd. It's of a New Zealand Pekapeka-Tou-Poto (lesser short-tailed bat) pollinating a Pua-o-te Reinga (Dactylanthus taylorii), one of NZ's few parasitic plants. Chris helped to figure out that this weird plant was reliant on this weird bat for its pollination.Pua-o-te Reinga is a threatened "nationally vulnerable" plant as it's dependent on the roots of old growth forest trees, its flowers are now eaten by introduced rats and possums, and it's now only pollinated by Pekapeka-Tou-Poto bats, which are themselves now rare and nationally vulnerable.<a href="https://inaturalist.nz/observations/102521672" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://inaturalist.nz/observations/102521672</a><a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/bats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bats</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/ParasiticPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ParasiticPlants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.nz/tags/nz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nz</a>

Bath NatureThick-legged Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) feeding at a Common Twayblade (Neottia ovata) orchid flower. In <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Bath" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bath</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Somerset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Somerset</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a>. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/UKWildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UKWildlife</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturePhotography</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifePhotography</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Wildflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildflower</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Flower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flower</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Orchid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Orchid</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Plant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Plant</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Botany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Botany</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Beetle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Beetle</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Insect" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insect</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollination</a>

The Keeper of the BeesA bumble with a purple crown for <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23InsectThursday" target="_blank">#InsectThursday</a> 💜 <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23nature" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23photography" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23beauty" target="_blank">#beauty</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23pollination" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23bloomscrolling" target="_blank">#bloomscrolling</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23gardening" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23flowers" target="_blank">#flowers</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23bees" target="_blank">#bees</a> 📷me

Ele Willoughby, PhDEchoing my print of insects for Manufactured Ecosystems about the future of pollination this print is intended to drive home how much we are dependent on insect pollinators. These are many of the food crops we grow here in Ontario which benefit from insects. I didn’t include crops grown for oil or as livestock feed. 🧵1/n<a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linocut</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#printmaking</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/typography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#typography</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/ManufacturedEcosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ManufacturedEcosystems</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#food</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/mastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastoArt</a>

Annals of BotanyNext time you see tiny thrips on a flower, remember: they might be doing vital pollination work! (9/9) Read the full article 👉 <a href="https://doi.org/ph5h" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/ph5h</a><a href="https://botany.social/tags/AoBpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AoBpapers</a> <a href="https://botany.social/tags/Thrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thrips</a> <a href="https://botany.social/tags/PlantScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlantScience</a> <a href="https://botany.social/tags/Pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollination</a>

Annals of Botany🌱🌸 Join us to learn about the newly published paper ‘Tiny but significant: on the importance of thrips as pollinators’ in <a href="https://botany.social/@AnnBot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@AnnBot</a> by Cristina Pop and co-authors. 🧵(1/9)👉 <a href="https://doi.org/ph5h" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/ph5h</a><a href="https://botany.social/tags/AoBpapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#AoBpapers</a> <a href="https://botany.social/tags/Thrips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Thrips</a> <a href="https://botany.social/tags/PlantScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PlantScience</a> <a href="https://botany.social/tags/Pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollination</a>

Tina M CaseyNo more greenwashing for Tesla...<a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/21/tesla-ceo-heads-back-home-leaving-a-potential-honeybee-crisis-behind/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/21/tesla-ceo-heads-back-home-leaving-a-potential-honeybee-crisis-behind/</a><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/esg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#esg</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/esginvesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#esginvesting</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sustainableinvesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainableinvesting</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/foodsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsystems</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/foodsupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsupply</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/honeybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#honeybees</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/colonycollapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colonycollapse</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farming</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tesla</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elonmusk</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doge</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/federalbudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federalbudget</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greenwashing</a>

Tina M CaseyNo more greenwashing for Tesla...<a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/21/tesla-ceo-heads-back-home-leaving-a-potential-honeybee-crisis-behind/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/21/tesla-ceo-heads-back-home-leaving-a-potential-honeybee-crisis-behind/</a><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/esg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#esg</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/esginvesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#esginvesting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/sustainableinvesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainableinvesting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainability</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/foodsystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsystems</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/foodsupply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#foodsupply</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/honeybees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#honeybees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/colonycollapse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#colonycollapse</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#agriculture</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farming</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tesla</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#elonmusk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#doge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/federalbudget" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#federalbudget</a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#greenwashing</a>

All for GardeningGardeners urged to put pebbles on their lawn to make a big difference <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1303968/gardeners-urged-to-put-pebbles-on-their-lawn-to-make-a-big-difference/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.allforgardening.com/1303968/gardeners-urged-to-put-pebbles-on-their-lawn-to-make-a-big-difference/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#biodiversity</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GardenTips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GardenTips</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pollination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollination</a>

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