A new note on methodology by Gonzales-Vaquero et al. on "Curation and standardisation of plant–pollinator interaction data under FAIR principles: experience from Pampean agroecosystems" has just been published in JPE:
doi.org/10.26786/192...

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⚡🦋 Electrostatic pollination by butterflies and moths

Butterflies and moths accumulate electrostatic charge as they fly, allowing them to pull pollen grains off flowers without even touching them. In other words, they can literally attract pollen through the air.

doi.org/10.1098/rsif...

Some of the #Platanus trees' silly leaves which are in the spotlight of the street lamps don't even know #winterishere ❄️ To be fair though, it was only the 1st of #December.
Aarhus, Denmark
#LightPollution

Love it! Here are two Bombus pascuorum females from two different regions of wee Denmark (Østjylland and Nordsjælland) - love how variable this species is