So glad to see our article on #evolvability of flower nectar and morphology and its role under novel pollination environments featured in this virtual issue @newphyt.bsky.social. There is still so much to know about the regulation and #evolution of #nectar and its role in angiosperm evolution!

A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species go.nature.com/4mOb5T9

Wow!

Este viernes tenemos un nuevo Café Sistemático ☕️🍀 con Mario Mairal @ucm.es: "Expediciones botánicas al último confín biogeográfico: historia natural, evolución e invasiones en las islas subantárticas" 🗓️ Viernes, 30 de mayo ⌚️ 11:00 (CEST) 🔗 conectaha.csic.es/b/mar-dl5-qf...

Joyous arrival of the first Moschatel Adoxa moschatellina in local woods. Things are afoot. #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social

Explored a heavenly slice of @southdownsnp.bsky.social ancient woodland this evening, filled with the leaves of Wild Garlic, Bluebell and Yellow Archangel, and lots of wild Green Hellebore 💚 #greenflowers #wildflowerhour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

This is Macrocillix maia & he's a moth who mimics bird poo. But he's taken it to the next level, he's also mimicking flies feeding on the bird poo, right down to the shimmer of their wings! I have wanted to see one for so long, but never thought I would! In Trus Madi entomology camp in Borneo. 1/2

¡JxBE ha superado los 4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ miembros¡ 🎉 ¡Gracias por ser parte de esta gran comunidad botánica! 🌱

What a great ending for a great chapter of my life! Lots of emotions, but could not be happier to have completed my PhD in such a great environment, with such great people and the amazing guidance of @calacastellanos.bsky.social! Just starting to get a grasp about what flower evolution is about!

Wow, they found fungal hyphae inside the sheaths of nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria! Usually with these types of symbiosis it's the other way around, with bacteria growing inside their host. This is supercool!🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Welcome immigrants from X interested in science to the friendlier skies of @bsky.app, as documented by a new @nature.com survey (but you already knew that 😉) "Bluesky is much better for science. There is much less toxicity, misinformation, and distractions." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📚🐝 Discover the new book on the bees of Portugal! The book "Chaves Dicotómicas dos Genneros de Abelhas de Portugal" has been published by the UC Press. Coordinated by Hugo Gaspar from the FLOWer Lab, you can download the book in here (in PT): monographs.uc.pt/iuc/catalog/...

What is the state of trust in scientists around the world? A study in Nature Human Behaviour reports on a survey of 71,922 respondents in 68 countries and finds that trust in scientists is moderately high. https://go.nature.com/3PLgKKU 🧪

Gyrocaryum oppositifolium es una pequeña planta de uno de los linajes más antiguos de la Península Ibérica. Un fósil viviente, que sólo se conoce en dos localidades separadas por cientos de kilómetros (León y Madrid), extinta en la Sierra Norte de Sevilla. doi.org/10.15366/cv2...

One week left to apply!

"Nada tiene sentido en biología excepto a la luz de la evolución" Theodosius Dobzhansky #MensajeMayorOreja (Pintura de Kan Srijira)

Ginkgo leaves are blanketing NYC in yellow. Little known #cilia fact: the sperm of Ginkgo trees are large cells with ~1000 cilia arranged in a spiral that have to swim a short distance to fertilize the egg. 1/2

Hace una semana celebramos el #DíadelaEvolución y que hace 165 años Darwin publicó su libro sobre el origen de las especies por medio de la selección natural. No han sido suficientes años para este señor, ex-ministro de Interior con el PP, que ayer decía en el Senado esta mamarrachada:

Petal size and shape is generally determined by a period of cell proliferation followed by cell growth. Extending the period of proliferation results in much larger petals without compromising shape. The robustness of plant development is admirable.

A new family of #liverwort has been found in #Hawaii! This is not a taxonomic change to an existing species. This is based on new fieldwork & analyses of a previously unknown genus and species. Hello, Kahakuloaceae! #Marchantiophyta #Botany #PlantScience 🌾🧪 www.mapress.com/bde/article/...

There is still time to submit your abstract to the #SCAPE2024 Joint Special Issue in Pollination Ecology! NJB and Journal of Pollination Ecology are looking forward to your abstract submission by email to [email protected] or using this form: forms.gle/xC5EJp2w5VJV... DL 22.12.2024

Happy Evolution Day! Today's the 165 anniversary of the initial publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" - and this is a page from his notebooks. 🧪

¡Viva la (r)evolución! Aunque hagan falta otros 165 años para que alguno comprenda que ni somos la especie elegida, ni superior, ni más evolucionada. Es comprensible la oposición a esta idea hace más de siglo y medio. Hoy en día cuesta un poco más entenderlo... #DíadelaEvolución #EvolutionDay

Since the original post attracted some engagement, I’d like to say that Tacca species are cool enough they don’t need AI tongues! 🧪🌱 #plantjoy #iamabotanist

El #libro del sábado: un descubrimiento gracias a la #biblioteca. En este libro @carlosdehita.bsky.social nos lleva de la mano por el paisaje sonoro ibérico. Mediante códigos QR accedemos a grabaciones que nos enseñarán a distinguir entre cárabo/autillo/búho o emocionarnos con el aullido de un lobo.

That looks easy enough to me. @fionamathews.bsky.social

A nice starter pack for society journals in ecology and evolution go.bsky.app/VGQ2eYJ

Very interesting review paper by Suijkerbuijk and co-authors in Trends in Plant Science (@cellpressnews.bsky.social)! 🌺🌻

Okay, gang. Are we ready for a little Bluesky #PlantsGiving action? A social media tradition since 2018: counting & reporting out the number of plant species consumed during your Thursday dinner. I've got a class doing it for homework. Excited to see what they share. #iamabotanist #bisonflowers

The MOST ABUNDANT PROTEIN ON EARTH is probably the one that almost all life depends on. It makes up ~3% of the mass of every leaf & blade of grass on the planet: a total weight of 10^11 kg. Let's talk about Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase or 'RuBisCO'. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Evidence of a European seed dispersal crisis. Mendes et al. synthesize data on plant-animal seed dispersal in #ScienceMagazine Almost 1/3 of species were of high or v high concern. data gaps are substantial, and requires further study and evaluation. www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

Parece que ya tenemos un buen manojo de asociaciones y revistas científicas sobre plantas para hacer un starter pack 🌴🌵🌻 #botanica #plantscience #botany

Ok, let's repost this here. Types of plant systematics papers.

I could not find a starter pack for all the fantastic plants & pollinators people out there. I’ve made a start, but I’m new here so will have missed lots of people. Please let me know if you would like to be added.

What better motivation to go out in the rainy northern weather than trying to spot 10 flowering brave plants for the #wildflowerhour!

Since @KewScience is still not around but this is too good not to share... Everyone check the newest phylogeny of #Orchidaceae (nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...) and download this AMAZING updated #OrchidTreeOfLife (in English and Spanish!): figshare.com/s/241e1bd47d...

Nectar, the big unknown. Carnivorous plants are the main reason that lured me into studying biology. I watched so many *flying* insects fall into pitchers. I always wondered if something else was playing a role in there. They couldn't be so "dumb". Well, they are just outsmarted by plant evolution!

Wood Anemone, Anemone nemerosa, one of the thousands upon thousands carpetting the village woods in spring this year.

¡Segundo día del #BiomaratónDeOtoño! Súmate a este evento con @invaplant.bsky.social compartiendo tus observaciones de flora exótica invasora en @inaturalist.bsky.social hasta mañana. ¡Únete aquí a nuestro proyecto! www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv...

El crecimiento del lince ibérico ha sido espectacular. De los 94 ejemplares estimados en 2002, a los 1365 del año 2021. Si quieres saber un poco más de este espléndido animal échale un vistazo a nuestros artículos monotemáticos: edu.forestry.es/search/label...

Ginkgo biloba L. #botany #Ginkgoaceae #taxonomy #plantsci #Lankester #PlantBlindnesss #PlantAwareness #gymnosperms #plants #biodiversity #naturephotography #nature #science #trees @IndurotUniovi @UOdivulga @uniovi_info

Common names. So important. So messed up.

It seems we are overcoming the minority cytotype disadvantage and successfully establishing in a new habitat. 🌱

🆕 New to bluesky? I found this in the "hellsite" and thought it'd help newcomers feel at home. Let's rebuild what should've never fallen in the wrong hands. I would add: - Make use of some of the many well-curated starter packs. - Educate your TL - Enjoy true social media #FlushTheXitter #migration

¡Starter pack de cuentas con contenido botánico en España! 🌿 Si echas en falta alguna, ¡avísame para añadirla! 🤗 go.bsky.app/E1CR6dw

This flower looks like wrongly imagined, badly executed AI, but it’s real. It’s Trichosanthes pilosa var. pilosa (Cookie M CCBYNCND2). It’s night-blooming & pollinated by hawk moths. #Cucurbitaceae #pollination #Botany #TeamMoth #Sphingidae 🌾🧪🌱

"The saddest part of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom." —Isaac Asimov

#BSBIPhotoCompetition 2024 Winner in the category 'Inquisitive: Up close with diagnostic features' is Liz Downey & her photo of Lords & Ladies (Arum maculatum) at Blackdowns in South Somerset (VC5). Congrats to Liz who wins a book token from Summerfield Books! bsbi.org/photographic...