Secuencia de aterrizaje-giro-posición final de un macho de Osmia cornuta que acude a una flor de Viola odorata para chupar el néctar que hay dentro de su espolón, que como se puede ver está en posición vertical en la parte posterior de la flor. Si no girase no podría llegar al néctar con su lengua.

Excited to announce our new paper, “Global impoverishment of natural vegetation revealed by dark diversity,” out today in Nature – and it’s open access! Huge global collaboration led by Meelis Pärtel 🌐@macroecologyut.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Despite experiencing high summer temperatures, the interior of the capitula of 15 species of Mediterranean thistles blooming during the hottest time of year was substantially cooler than the air most of the time. esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... [Paywalled, DM me for pdf file ]

🌸We share a new paper: "Disentangling the taxonomy of #Succisella (Caprifoliaceae, #Dipsacoideae) in the #IberianPeninsula: an updated synopsis and conservation priorities" INÊS FURA, FILIPE COVELO, FÁTIMA SALES & JOÃO FARMINHÃO