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Sean Birk Bek Craig
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I'm a kratlusker, melittophile, gøgler and bee-sniffing biologist, with great love for the natural world.
Reposted by Sean Birk Bek Craig
A new note on methodology by Gonzales-Vaquero et al. on "Curation and standardisation of plant–pollinator interaction data under FAIR principles: experience from Pampean agroecosystems" has just been published in JPE:
doi.org/10.26786/192...
January 21, 2026 at 8:44 AM
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⚡🦋 Electrostatic pollination by butterflies and moths

Butterflies and moths accumulate electrostatic charge as they fly, allowing them to pull pollen grains off flowers without even touching them. In other words, they can literally attract pollen through the air.

doi.org/10.1098/rsif...
January 22, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Some of the #Platanus trees' silly leaves which are in the spotlight of the street lamps don't even know #winterishere ❄️ To be fair though, it was only the 1st of #December.
Aarhus, Denmark
#LightPollution
December 6, 2024 at 4:21 PM