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"No, you may not tickle the white belly" -- white-bellied woodstar

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A vaguely angry-looking tiny hummingbird is hovering. His snow white belly and breast shows off the brilliant purple of his throat and the shimmering green of his upper body plumage. His wings are blurred, and so is the background, suggesting movement. This is an adult male White-bellied Woodstar, a hummingbird that "bumbles" along as it flies while it makes a bee-like noise that send bigger hummingbirds out of the way thinking he's an oversized bee. El Bosque GUijara Reserve, Colombia. Nov 2025. Photo by Peachfront.

Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators

The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower’ is famous for its repulsive meat smell. Designed to repel humans, in contrast pollinators find the putrid aromas irresistible in the plant’s native environment. The Corpse Flower Titan Arum lives deep inside of Sumatra’s imperilled rainforests. endangered by palm oil and mining deforestation. Now researchers have gained greater insight into how the plant warms itself up before blooming – known as thermogenesis and have discovered a new compound called ‘putrescine’ which gives the plant its strong aroma. Help these rare stinking beauties to survive when you #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife

The gigantic Titan Arum #plant better known as the ‘Corpse Flower’ stinks like rotting flesh. They live deep in #Sumatra’s #rainforest. Endangered by #palmoil #deforestation, learn how to protect them! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴👎🛢️⛔ @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-9bK

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Corpse #Flowers are unusual 🌸 as they emit heat before flowering. Scientists have found the smelly compound causing their aroma: ‘Putrescine’. They’re #endangered by #palmoil #deforestation. Take action! #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife 🌴🔥❌ @palmoildetect.bsky.social https://wp.me/pcFhgU-9bK

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Alveena Zulfiqar, Beenish J Azhar, Samina N Shakeel, William Thives Santos, Theresa D Barry, Dana Ozimek, Kim DeLong, Ruthie Angelovici, Kathleen M Greenham, Craig A Schenck, G Eric Schaller. Molecular basis for thermogenesis and volatile production in the titan arum. PNAS Nexus, 2024; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae492

The Titan Arum, more commonly known as the ‘Corpse Flower’, is famous for its repulsive meat smell. While designed to repel humans, this putrid aroma irresistibly attracts pollinators in its native environment—the imperilled rainforests of Sumatra, now under threat from palm oil plantations and mining activities. Researchers have recently uncovered how the plant generates heat before blooming, a process known as thermogenesis, and have identified a new compound called ‘putrescine’, which contributes to its potent stench.

A study led by G. Eric Schaller, Professor of Biological Sciences at Dartmouth College, explored the genetic and biological mechanisms behind the Titan Arum’s remarkable heating and scent production. The research relied on tissue samples from ‘Morphy’, Dartmouth’s 21-year-old Corpse Flower, to analyse RNA sequences. This allowed scientists to pinpoint which genes are active during the phases of heating and scent release.

The Titan Arum is not a single flower but a cluster of tiny flowers hidden within a massive central stalk, known as the spadix, which can reach up to 12 feet in height. It blooms rarely—typically once every 5 to 7 years—and only for a brief period. “The blooms are rare and also short-lived, so we only get a small window to study these phenomena,” Schaller explains.

During blooming, the spadix heats up, raising its temperature by as much as 20 degrees Fahrenheit above the surrounding air. This thermogenic phase coincides with the emission of its signature scent, a mixture of sulphur-based compounds designed to attract flies and carrion beetles, which play a vital role in the plant’s pollination.

The RNA analysis revealed that genes associated with alternative oxidases—plant equivalents of animal uncoupling proteins—are highly active during the heating phase, especially in the spadix’s appendix. Additionally, genes involved in sulphur transport and metabolism were expressed, driving the production of the odour. Among these compounds, researchers identified putrescine, an organic chemical not previously recognised as part of the Corpse Flower’s scent profile.

This research sheds light on the evolutionary adaptations of the Titan Arum while highlighting the urgent need to conserve its natural habitat. Protecting the rainforests of Sumatra from deforestation caused by palm oil cultivation and mining is critical for the survival of this extraordinary species. By choosing to #BoycottPalmOil and supporting campaigns such as #Boycott4Wildlife every time you shop, individuals can help safeguard the delicate ecosystems these rare flowers depend on, ensuring they continue to thrive for generations to come.

Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators

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Meat-Stinking Giant Flower Has A Delectable Aroma For Pollinators

'Bewegungsunschärfe' #FotoVorschlag

im gegensatz zum gestrigen vorschlag, wo die auswahl schier endlos war, gibt es für mich heute fast nur dieses eine bild, da bei allen anderen wo bewegungsunschärfe ist, auch der rest so schlecht oder unscharf ist dass ich es verwerfen "musste"

Taubenschwänzchen
Macroglossum stellatarum
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taubenschw%C3%A4nzchen

#DailyBug #insekten #insects #moth #mothstodon #falter #pollinator #krabbeltierchen #biodiversity #nature #entomology

nahaufnahme, quadratischer ausschnitt. wir blicken von der rückseite auf eine der pinken, etwas orchideenmäßig daherkommenden blüten des drüsigen springkrauts, in deren trichterartiger mündung ein tagaktiver nachtfalter im schwirrflug mit seinem kopf so tief drin steckt, dass wir nur den rumpf und die flügel sowie die vom blütenrand nach hinten gedrückten fühler sehen können. der körper ist breit, etwas abgeflacht und grau, nach hinten wird er noch flacher und läuft schwarz und weiß gebändert in etwas aus was bei einem kolibri die schwanzfedern wären. die im vergleich zum körper eher kleinen flügel sind vorne auch grau, mit dünnen dunklen bändern und nach hinten orange, davon sieht man aus dieser perspektive aber nur ein kleines stück hinter den achseln. sie bewegen sich so schnell, dass sie trotz kurzer belichtungszeit und blitz bewegungsunschärfe zeigen

yay! my black-chinned hummingbird is on the feeder, it's 25 deg F right now, i had to rush out at first light to put up the sugar water & i'll swap it out every hour or so until the temperature gets to around 30 (the sugar water freezes lower & slower than pure water)

right now i can see the nectar rising as it freezes so i think i better swap it out right now since he just finished drinking 1/2

#Birds #Bird #Hummingbird #WinterStorm #WinterStormFern #Birding #Garden #Pollinator #Wildlife

A bad photo of my Black-Chinned Hummingbird at the feeder at dawn light with a window screen background that i took around the first of the year, i haven't gotten a better photo yet, he's very shy of the camera lens compared to many hummingbirds i've photographed. Northshore New Orleans. Jan 2026. Photo by Peachfront

Peacock Butterfly Feeding, for #fotoVorschlag #photoSuggestion 'Alles was Fühler hat' / 'Everything that has feelers'
#AglaisIo #AltText #BlancoYNegro #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #bnw #butterfly #butterflyPhotography #butterfliesOfMastodon #butterfliesOfPixelfed #eyespots #feeding #fediverse #flower #mastodonPhotography #monochrome #monochromeMonday #myPhoto #myWork #nature #naturePhotographt #NoAI #No2AI #NoirEtBlanc #OC #patterns #peacockButterfly #photography #pixelfed #pollinator #proboscis #SchwarzWeiß #thistle #UK #wildlife #wildlifePhotography #wings #흑백사진

Black and white photograph of a peacock butterfly with distinctive eyespot wing patterns feeding on a spiky thistle flower, showing the butterfly's proboscis extended to reach the nectar.

I made a full edition of my alfalfa leafcutting bee (Megachile rotundata) cutting a leaf. The alfalfa leafcutting bee is a solitary bee originally from Europe which has been spread to all continents but Antartica for agriculture. In North America it has become feral and widespread. 🧵1/2

https://minouette.etsy.com/listing/4445575303

#linocut #printmaking #bee #Megachile #solitaryBee #pollinator #washi

My linocut print shows a section of leaf with an alfalfa leaf cutter bee in the act of cutting its telltale half-moon shape. The leaf is a pale green with dark green veins and patterns and much paler obverse site. The bee is black and pale yellow. My print is on cream coloured Japanese paper with bark inclusions.

Bumblebee (maybe Southern cuckoo bumblebee, Bombus vestalis) on thisle, which I won’t even dare try to ID, because I have no idea what to look for. Avebury, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, United Kingdom 🇬🇧, 12th August 2022.

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#England #Avebury #AveburyEngland #UK #UnitedKingdom #GreatBritain
#bumblebee #entomology #SouthernCuckooBumblebee, #BombusVestalis #pollinator #thisle
#travel #travelphotography #traveling #travelling #trip #tourism
#JBinnacle

#pollinator is an animal that moves pollen from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma of a flower.[1] This helps to bring about fertilization of the ovules in the flower by the male gametes from the pollen grains

'Dinge die mit "Y" beginnen oder so aussehen ...' #FotoVorschlag

erst war ich ja sofort bei der gespinstmotte der gattung Yponomeuta, aber die hatte ich letztes jahr schon bei diesem fotovorschlag, siehe suche nach "yponomeuta from:@b_age" darum diesmal etwas das so aussieht wie ein Y statt damit anzufangen: die hinterbeine der

Sumpfschwebfliege
Gattung Helophilus
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwebfliegen

#insekten #insects #hoverfly #krabbeltierchen #DailyBug #nature #pollinator #biodiversity #entomology

nahaufnahme, makro, durch eine glasscheibe, so dass die unterseite der schwebfliege zu sehen ist. die beine, die hier zur abwechslung mal zuerst ins auge fallen, sind alle 6 unter dem mittleren körperteil des insekts "befestigt" und nah am körper schwarz, dann gelb und an den spitzen wieder schwarz. die oberschenkel des hinteren beinpaars sind anders als die beiden anderen sehr kräftig. die schwebfliege reibt die hinteren füße aneinander um sie zu reinigen, hält sie in form einer zwille, eines Y. der hinterleib hat von unten gesehen nur eine schwarze binde, recht breit und fast ganz hinten, ist ansonsten blass-gelb. zwischen den beiden sehr großen dunklen facettenaugen sind zwei kurze keulenförmige fühler die in je einem haar auslaufen. die im winkel seitlich abgespreizten flügel sind leicht graubraun getönt transparent und hübsch geädert.

Happy Boxing Day!

Hope you had a great Christmas if you’re celebrating and are enjoying your vacation otherwise. This is a little sneak peek of a new print I made recently of an alfalfa leaf cutter in the act of cutting its telltale half-moon cut in a leaf. I made a collection of prints to illustrate a little board book written by Lisa Jaffe about our pollinator friends in the garden. #InverteFest is hosting an anthology! 🧵
#wildBees #linocut #printmaking #invertebrate #pollinator #nativeBee

A painted lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) delicately perched on a white flower. I still really miss this lens! (EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM)
#AltText #butterfly #butterfliesOfMastodon #butterfliesOfPixelfed #butterflyPhotography #closeUp #eyespots #fediverse #feeding #flower #garden #gardenWildlife #macro #macroPhotography #mastodonPhotography #myPhoto #myWork #nature #naturePhotography #nectar #NoAI #No2AI #OC #orange #paintedLady #photography #pixelfed #pollinator #UK #vanessaCardui #white #wildlife #wildlifePhotography #wings

A painted lady butterfly with orange, black, and white wing patterns and eyespots perched on a white flower, photographed with a soft, blurred green background.

@GardenatHoverflyMeadow Yes. It is a lovely list of native plants. These names are familiar friends. We are growing native plants for the planet in southern Minnesota. #nativeplants, #pollinator, #minnesota, #Zone4b

what if u looked out your window & saw this!!!

#Bloomscrolling #Hummingbird #Bird #Birding #Garden #Pollinator #BirdPhotography #BirdInFlight #BirdInFlightPhotography

A thick cluster of yellow tubular flowers is in bloom. If you look to the back and upper right, you will notice an unusual green hummingbird with a long curved bill checking out the selection. This is the male Mountain Velvetbreast. Rio Bravo, Colombia. Nov 2025. Photo by Peachfront.

#Beavers are #Dam Good for #Biodiversity, Bringing #Bats, #Butterflies and Other Critters to Their Neighborhoods. Two new studies suggest that the semi #aquatic #rodents provide food and #habitat for #bats and #pollinator #insects within their engineered #ecosystems https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/beavers-are-dam-good-for-biodiversity-bringing-bats-butterflies-and-other-critters-to-their-neighborhoods-180987717/ #environment #nature #biodiversity

4-legged goth masterclass! A peacock butterfly (Aglais io) in dark mode feeding on a bright pink clover flower.
#myWork #myPhoto #wildlife #wildlifePhotography #butterfly #butterflyPhotography #peacockButterfly #aglaisIo #nature #naturePhotography #macro #macroPhotography #pollinator #clover #pinkFlower #bokeh #shallowDepthOfField #naturalHabitat #wildlifePortrait #insect #entomology #outdoorPhotography #naturalBeauty #wildlifeWatching #gardenWildlife #lepidoptera #eyespots #wings #feeding #nectar #photography #pixelfed #mastodonPhotography #fediverse #OC #UK

A peacock butterfly with dark wings featuring distinctive eyespot markings perched on a bright pink clover flower against a soft yellow blurred background.

mein #DailyBug heute kommt aus der zeit wo die möhren blühten (august, um genau zu sein), hach, was für zeiten ...

Zweifarbige Raupenfliege
Cylindromyia bicolor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cylindromyia_bicolor

#insekten #insects #fliegen #flies #diptera #krabbeltierchen #AuwaldRunde #nature #biodiversity #pollinator #entomology

nahaufnahme, kleiner quadratischer ausschnitt. auf den vielen kleinen weißen blüten einer wilden möhre sitzt eine etwas ungewöhnliche fliege. ihr länglicher hinterleib ist anders als der schwarze rest des tiers an den seiten orange, hat aber oben drauf doch auch wieder einen schwarzen mittelstreifen. vom hinterende stehen borsten stachelig ab. hinter den flügelansätzen sind kleine weiße lappen, was es vor dem weißen hintergrund der blüten aussehen lässt als hätte die fliege eine wespentaille. der kopf ist fliegen-typisch von den sehr großen facettenaugen dominiert

I love PBS, and I love native bees. What a great clip! #nativebees #savethebees #pollinator

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPvfQ12Y0mE&t #PublicMedia #PBS

Another thing I have been exploring this year is combining other media with cyanotype. This is a unique hand made multimedia print with linocuts and cyanotype on watercolour paper (11” x 14”). On top of the cyanotype print of Canada goldenrod, I made a lino block print of the wildflower along with a monarch butterfly and an endangered Karner blue butterfly.

It and everything else is on sale this week at minouette.Etsy.com

#cyanotype #linocut #printmaking #pollinator #multimedia #mastoArt

As described this is a unique hand made multimedia print with linocuts and cyanotype on watercolour paper (11” x 14”). On top of the cyanotype print of Canada goldenrod, I made a lino block print of the wildflower along with a monarch butterfly and an endangered Karner blue butterfly.

#DailyBug

Riesen-Blutbiene
Sphecodes albilabris
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecodes_albilabris

#insekten #insects #wildbienen #bees #krabbeltierchen #macro #nature #pollinator #biodiversity #entomology

eine unbehaarte schlanke schwarze biene mit durchscheinend rotem hinterleib krabbelt auf den vielen kleinen leuchtend gelben blüten der kanadischen goldrute herum

#DailyBug

eine späte hummelkönigin, eine
Gartenhummel Bombus hortorum
oder eine
Dunkle Erdhummel Bombus terrestris
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkle_Erdhummel

#insekten #insects #bees #krabbeltierchen #pollinator #nature #biodiversity #entomology

#Pollinator

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