Petition against cuts at Kew! change.org/en-GB/petition…

Photo: A surfer rides a 40-foot- wave at "Jaws" on Maui's North Shore on.natgeo.com/1eaz62w

Kew gets over 1500 signatures in <24hrs - what amazing support! New easy link someone set up: bit.ly/save_kew @Botanygeek Change.org

For those who liked the peacock spider, here's a reminder of a previous week's #LivingWonder: wattle cup caterpillar.

A bit of fun before lunch - the amazing Monkey Face Orchid (Dracula simia) can never fail to raise a smile!

Kew Gardens Funding - e-petitions epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/63531

Jane Goodall and David Attenborough lead fight to save Kew Gardens gu.com/p/3qqfz/tw via The Guardian

Kew’s new Tropical Plant Identification Handbook via KewGardens. kew.org/discover/blogs…

Vote! Help Kew Gardens win £500,000 and Google's support to help map disease-bearing mosquitoes #impactchallenge impactchallenge.withgoogle.com/uk2014/charity…

The Erosion of Collections-Based Science: Alarming Trend or Coincidence? bit.ly/ZWd0dY

BBC News - Fifty scientific posts could be lost at Kew Gardens bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

The botanist who hunts for giant trees at Kew Gardens independent.co.uk/news/science/t…

#JeSuisCharlie

Unilever dumped toxic mercury in Kodaikanal & haven't clean it up #UnileverPollutes secure.38degrees.org.uk/unilever-clean…

Help make it happen for Hidden Treasures of Laos on Indiegogo💡 igg.me/p/1742167/twtr

Britons throw away 2.5 billion coffee cups a year - and they are not recyclable.... #wastenot theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

Spotted on #Poldark 2:5 Narcissus, in the borders of the late Francis's pad, specimen The RHS herbarium, sadly lacking a 'Fools Gold'.

"It's like taking a painting from the Louvre and burning it." scim.ag/2r4ufrs

Read the story of the world's hottest chilli pepper which is entered into the Plant of the Year comp at #RHSChelsea! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-…

Fed-up villagers in Oxfordshire have staged a protest against potholes - by filling them with rubber ducks bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…