Someone asked me “how long does it take to spread and prepare a butterfly specimen?” Well, depends on the species. Usually 20 sec…. 😂

Our paper led by Thiago Gonçalves-Souza is out. Habitat fragmentation and habitat loss reduce biodiversity. Nate Sanders Jonathan Chase Results from 37 studies distributed worldwide, on plants and animals, comparing continuous and fragmented landscapes. nature.com/articles/s4158…

A global study led by University of Michigan, iDiv Biodiversity Research and Universität Halle (inaktiv)🌍 rigorously tested a controversial view about habitat fragmentation🐾. The results, published in nature, found that large, undisturbed landscapes are better for harbouring biodiversity than fragmented ones 🌿🌳. Jonathan Chase

#NoDesign🙄 bees have two stomachs: one to eat and the other to store nectar and turn it into honey. Surah Al Nahl 68-69

Flies are important pollinators, especially in forest understories, and in alpine & subarctic ecosystems. The list of montane plants pollinated by flies is bound to grow as we learn more about the lives of these largely obscure and unloved insects. Blog @ scottishpollinators.wordpress.com

How are soil animals fundamental to soil biological processes? 🪱🐌🐛 The feeding of each soil animal contributes to the vital functions of the #soil.🌱 Learn more with this infographic by Svenja Meyer. via ipbes

Honeybees interfere with wild bees in apple pollination in China 🐝🍏 Results suggest that introducing a high density of honeybee colonies appeared to enhance competition with wild bees, decreasing their contribution to pollination 📉 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365-2…

Understanding P-Values is essential for improving regression models. In 2 minutes, I'll crush your confusion. Let's go:

Our new paper led by Tyson Wepprich is out. When warmer temperatures increase the number of butterfly generations in a year, population growth rates are higher onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/el…

A comparison of bee diversity and seasonality between two localities in the Tropical Dry Forest of central Mexico. #bees #biodiversity #pollinators Universidad de Guadalajara UMSNH Oficial doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98…

🚨New publication in iScience journal 🚨 Peñalver et al. describe diverse Mesozoic thrips carrying pollen during the gymnosperm to angiosperm plant-host ecological shift doi.org/10.1016/j.isci… Institut Botànic de Barcelona Amberia Research #LabPaleoecology

These cicadas belong to the same species! Dundubia vaginata

This is Trissolcus adrianae, a new scelionid wasp species. You can find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98… #taxonomy #newspecies #entomology unicampoficial USP - Universidade de São Paulo Ohio State

🦇 Did you know that moths use ultrasound to defend against bats? This fascinating predator-prey interaction shows how evolution has equipped moths with tools to survive in the wild! 🔊🦋 #MothDefense #BatSonar #UltrasoundTech

The importance of biome in shaping urban biodiversity | sciencedirect.com/science/articl… | Trends in Ecology and Evolution | #ornithology

The Journal of Orthoptera Research is now on B*l*u*e*s*k*y - same handle as here so stop by and give us a follow!

¡Buenas noticias! Nuestro trabajo "𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘀?" publicado en Journal of Applied Ecology está entre los más leídos de la revista. 👉 Pueden leer el artículo completo en besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/13…

BREAKING NEWS!!!! ChatGPT now works in Excel and Google Sheets. No need to memorizing formulas & functions. Here’s how to use AI to EXCEL at Excel!

Two new parasitoid wasp species of the genus Pteromalus are described and illustrated for the first time. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zookey… #taxonomy #newspecies #wasps

This new chalcid wasp species represents the first example of a heavily sculptured carapace formed from gastral tergite 5 in the family. Find out more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/jhr.98… #newspecies #taxonomy #entomology Chulalongkorn U.