10 days to go until #BiodiversityDay 2026!🌿 A global moment to celebrate biodiversity and the actions helping protect life on Earth 🌍 Be part of the celebration for nature 💚 🔗 cbd.int/biodiversity... #LocalAction #ForNature #UNBiodiversity #IDB2026

🐝 The @restpoll.bsky.social consortium brings together expertise of #natural & #social #scientists, as well as #NGOs, businesses & ministries to provide society with tools to reverse wild #insect #pollinator declines. 🔓 Grant Proposal: doi.org/10.3897/rio.... 📸 Relationships among work packages.

🔬 How does ANTENNA advance pollinator biodiversity monitoring? A recent seminar tackles the uncertainty in pollinator trends by providing insights from monitoring, modelling, and prediction. Watch the recording here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=peEW... #biodiversity #monitoring #PollinatorResearch

🐝 The Biodiversity Forecasting Challenge is an experiment to understand how well machine learning models compare to human intuition. Discover the perks of predicting insect population trends yourself. No need for previous expertise to try it out! 👉 pollinators-antenna.eu/forecasting

🦋 Do you think you can read nature's patterns better than an AI? We just released an interactive challenge that puts human intuition to the test. 🔗 No expertise required, and anyone is invited to participate! Try ANTENNA's Biodiversity Forecasting Challenge here: pollinators-antenna.eu/forecasting

🧒 How well do kids know about the #plants and the #bees? 📝 A survey of 6 to 12-year-olds reports: 🐝 70% know bees are “useful & necessary” 🌱 78% think “plants need bees” ⚠️ Generally, however, the kids do not understand the role of bees in #ecosystems. 🔓 Research Article: doi.org/10.3897/rio....

Join us for a three-day hands-on workshop on the deployment of plug-and-play devices. 🗓️ 27-29 May 📍 Barcelona, Spain 📖 Learn more: bmd-project.eu/storage/app/... ✍️ Express your interest: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🌸How do non-native #pollinators change pollinating networks? 🐝By analyzing 2,100+ records in Chile, researchers found that non-native bees (like 𝘉. 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴) are shifting #pollination networks toward less specialized homogenized structures, with 𝘉. 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘴 dominating 73% of the interactions.

🇪🇺 ANTENNA is on the move! Our project materials have been crossing borders - landing in Freiburg, Turin, Brussels and Lund alongside pollinator projects @agri4pol.eu, @safeguard-pollinators.eu, @wildposh.eu and @pollinera-horizon.eu. Read about ANTENNA's scope of work: pollinators-antenna.eu/about

🔎 In this final post, part of the #ANTENNAexpertise campaign, we are sharing a paper that delves into how the future distributions of 48 European bumblebee species are strongly affected by both climate change and land use change. Discover the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

💡 A study assessed how climate change and landscape structure affect wild bee communities. Results show that rising temperatures reduce bee species richness, but maintaining a high proportion of semi-natural habitats can mitigate these negative effects. 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365... #ANTENNAexpertise

🐝 Pollinators are essential for crops and wild plants, yet data on their declines are limited and biased. Coordinated research infrastructures are key to monitoring trends and supporting pollinator conservation in agroecosystems. Read on the topic here: doi.org/10.1088/1748... #ANTENNAexpertise

🐝🦇 🐦In light of the numerous threats to #pollinator health, we are launching Advances in Pollinator Research - @apr.pensoft.net, a diamond #OpenAccess #journal that brings together diverse pollinator #science efforts. The journal will be powered by @arphahub.com 👇Read more about it on our blog:

🏛️ Museum specimens reveal long-term changes in pollinators, from species distributions to interactions, yet data remains scarce for most species. Case studies from New Zealand and Spain show how historical collections can help assess global declines. 🔗 doi.org/10.1098/rstb... #ANTENNAexpertise

💛🐝 This Valentine’s Day, show some love to the ones who keep our world blooming. The Young Citizens Assembly on Pollinators has launched its participation platform, and your voice can help shape the solutions to reverse the decline of wild pollinators: panoramic.make.org/en/partner/e...

The newly created National park Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse National Park (ESEMNP) in southern Belgium is buzzing! A 5-month survey of 32 sites collected 1,159 specimens from 102 species. See which habitat supported the highest #diversity here: ⤵️ doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

💡 Automatised methods for scoring behaviours at scale give biologists powerful tools to interpret complex phenotypes. This paper shows how rethomics supports storing, handling, and visualising large behavioural datasets. Read it here: doi.org/10.1371/jour... #ANTENNAexpertise

#ANTENNAexpertise continues with another study related to how global warming may fuel the spread of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), a parasite threatening honey bees. Find the publication here: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

⛰️ Take a look at a study that compared plant-pollinator communities in the Gavarnie-Gèdre commune of the Pyrenees across 115 years to assess the impact of climate change. Access the publication here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #ANTENNAexpertise

👀#ANTENNAexpertise continues, and this time we are focusing on an autonomous trap designed to better monitor insects in the field. Sticky Pi takes images of sticky cards every 20 minutes and, using deep learning algorithms, identifies which insects were captured and when. 🔗 doi.org/10.1371/jour...

💡 We continue our campaign highlighting research relevant to ANTENNA with a study from the Netherlands that examined over 4 million plant observations to assess the role of natural land cover in species conservation. Discover the study and its findings: doi.org/10.1371/jour... #ANTENNAexpertise

🎉 We’re excited tо start the new year with a campaign highlighting research that is relevant to ANTENNA. The first publication comes from the PoshBee project, and it examines how large-scale ecological studies handle complex challenges. Read it here: www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/14... #ANTENNAexpertise

📹 We’re excited to share a glimpse of everything we’ve achieved together in the past year in our new highlights video. Watch to see the key moments from ANTENNA's fruitful year: youtu.be/roU1nwv8klM #ANTENNAhighlights

❄️ From ANTENNA, we wish you a joyous holiday season! We prepared a special surprise to celebrate the end of the year, so make sure you follow our social media channels to not miss out. 🔜

📢 The 2nd Annual General Meeting of the ANTENNA project was held on 11 to 12 December 2025 at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden. The meeting brought together project partners to review progress, exchange results, and coordinate the next phases of project implementation. #ANTENNAagm

🌏 A field survey of the #pollinators of a rare Australian wildflower led Kit S. Prendergast to describe the 🐝 Megachile lucifer #bee in hope to bring new light to the #conservation of native #bees and their native #habitats. 🗞️ News via @washingtonpost.com. 🔓 Research paper from @jhr.pensoft.net

🐝 #ANTENNA celebrates the International Pollinators Initiative #IPI25. Technology can transform how we monitor and protect pollinators. At ANTENNA, we’re advancing technologies to close monitoring gaps and strengthen EU-wide pollinator monitoring. Read about ANTENNA's work: pollinators-antenna.eu

🗓️ Save the date for an upcoming 2-day MAMBO drone mapping course! This course will guide you through a real-world example workflow, mapping individual Hawthorn shrubs in a rewilding site. Find more information and register: www.mambo-project.eu/events/how-c... #MAMBOwebinars @ukceh.bsky.social

💡 New research shows that interval photography can effectively survey #pollinator communities with less labour than traditional observation. Read the ANTENNA-relevant paper here: bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

💡 #ANTENNApartners concludes today with @pensoft.net! Well-known among academics worldwide with its technologically advanced peer-reviewed Open Access journals, the company is actively developing new tools and workflows for scientific data publishing and dissemination. Discover more: pensoft.net

👀 #ANTENNAtravels to the Student Conference on Conservation Science! The event is the largest conference in conservation science, where students and early career scientists can present their research and meet with experts to receive career guidance.

🏫 Today, #ANTENNApartners takes you to @tcddublin.bsky.social! Ireland's oldest university, which is also the largest in the country, has housed the Book of Kells since 1661. Find out more: www.tcd.ie

🎥 We’re excited to announce the release of ANTENNA's intro video. The video captures the essence of the project, featuring interviews with project partners. Watch to learn how #ANTENNA makes technology work for monitoring #pollinators: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uig...

👉 #ANTENNApartners introduces @upm.es! In national higher education rankings, this university is deemed the foremost technical university in Spain. Discover more: www.upm.es

💡 This week, #ANTENNApartners takes you to the University of the Aegean! Dedicated to conducting contemporary, dynamic study subjects serving the economic and social development of Greece, the university aims to introduce new approaches in tertiary education. Discover more: www.aegean.edu

📢 #ANTENNApartners continues with @au.dk! Established in 1928, this Danish university ranks among the top 100 universities in the world in several international rankings. Discover more: international.au.dk

⭐️ #ANTENNApartners carries on with the Spanish National Research Council - CSIC! Located in Spain, it is the country’s largest public research institution, famous for its pioneering studies on the status and trends of pollinators. Find out more: www.csic.es/en

💡 Today, WP3 representatives met to continue their work on developing models for forecasting insect populations. Productive session with Alfonso Allen-Perkins and Miguel Angel Muñoz (UPM), and Julia G. de Aledo and @ibartomeus.bsky.social (EBD-CSIC). More about ANTENNA: pollinators-antenna.eu/about

🌿 #ANTENNApartners continues today with the Naturalis Biodiversity Center! 💡 Their award-winning museum records all life on Earth through an impressive collection of knowledge and data. Discover more: www.naturalis.nl

📢 We are excited to kick off the #ANTENNApartners campaign with @ufz.de leading the way! Located in Germany, it is one of the world’s leading research centres in the field of environmental research. 👉 Discover more: www.ufz.de

🐝 Happy #PollinatorWeek from ANTENNA! Did you know that pollinators like bees and butterflies provide 1 out of 3 bites of food we eat? Show your appreciation by helping others understand their vital role in our food system. See how ANTENNA utilises technology to help: pollinators-antenna.eu/about

🐝 Happy World Bee Day! Today, we celebrate the incredible role bees play in supporting biodiversity and maintaining the health of our ecosystems. Let's protect these essential pollinators together by creating bee-friendly environments and supporting sustainable practices.

🎥 From ANTENNA, we are pleased to announce the release of a new instructional video designed to support users of the DIOPSIS 2.0 Insect Camera. 👉 Learn how to effectively implement this monitoring tool in your fieldwork or research environment: pollinators-antenna.eu/news/how-ope...

🌍 Today we celebrate #EarthDay2025! At ANTENNA, we use advancing innovative technologies to fill key monitoring gaps that will underpin and complement EU-wide pollinator monitoring schemes. With our work, we advocate for a healthier planet. All actions matter - today and every other day.

If you haven't already, make sure to subscribe to the Pensoft entomology blog that was picked as one of the Top 5 entomology blogs, according to #FeedSpot. 👇

Last month, Safeguard partners gathered for the project's 4th Annual General Meeting in Belgium 👏 During the meeting, several EU pollinator projects were presented, synchronising efforts towards a sustainable future for #EUpollinators 🐝 🔎 www.safeguard.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/News/ViewNew...

👀 ANTENNA represented at the recent kick-off meeting of the new EU project @bmd-project.eu. 💡 BMD will provide a Single Access Point to high-throughput biodiversity monitoring, biodiversity data, and biodiversity analyses for better conservation across Europe. ➡️ Learn more here: bmd-project.eu

⚠️ A new study shows that between 19% and 36% of the EU’s economy depends on ecosystem services. Protecting pollinators is not only vital for the environment, but for the economy too. Read more about the study here: publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/h...

#ANTENNA project materials were displayed at the Annual General Meeting of @wildposh.eu in Paris. More than 40 representatives of the WildPosh project partners reviewed the key achievements of 2024 and outlined the next steps for advancing the project. #WildPoshMeets

👀 ANTENNA's promotional materials were recently presented at the kick-off meetings of two new EU projects: @agri4pol.eu and @valor-project.eu. Read about the two events in our most recent news item: pollinators-antenna.eu/news/antenna...