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New calculations indicate that 90% of flowering plant species are animal-pollinated The services of animal pollinators that deliver compatible pollen to receptive stigmas are essential for the reproduction of many flowering plants [1,2]. T

New calculations indicate that 90% of flowering plant species are animal-pollinated

academic.oup.com/nsr/article/...

Science knows of 21,000 bee species. There are likely thousands more A new paper provides the first statistically derived estimate of bee species richness around the world. But this is about more than bees.

Most bee folks are used to saying there are about 20,000 bee species in the world, but this new study estimates that number of more like 25,000!

theconversation.com/science-know...

River, snow, cliff, blue sky

Spring Creek near Bellefonte, PA

In a paper I wrote "we fit linear models..." but someone thinks it should be "we fitted linear models", which sounds very weird to me, thoughts?

Seems like it's an American vs. British english difference. writingexplained.org/fit-or-fitte...

some beautiful rove beetles for your Monday!

🤎Mycetoporine on grass, Oklahoma
💙brilliant metallic blue Plochionocerus sp, Ecuador
🖤coupled Stenus alacer in small creek, Oklahoma
🌈unbelievable Phanolinus sp, cloud forest, Ecuador

Another day, another listening-to-the-entire-Rammstein-discography-while-working-on-a-paper-revision session

"more active" 🤔

interpretation, just because review 1 points out that this much more complicated and esoteric analysis COULD be done, well, doesn't mean it SHOULD be done, but now I guess I have to

a man wearing glasses says " yeah yeah but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could ALT: a man wearing glasses says " yeah yeah but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could

hey reviewer 1, this goes out to you

A macro photo of a small, fuzzy bee coated in yellow pollen from the orange-yellow flower it's visiting.

Nectar and pollen are the common bee-bribes, but not all flowers offer both. California poppies don't produce nectar, and instead only offer pollen to visiting insects, like this wee sweat bee covered in flower-glitter a couple of springtimes ago.

yeah that is weird, not big cities there or anything, maybe they are drawn along mountain ridges or something

map of most the us filled with black lines outlining all the ZIP codes, they are really dense in east and more sparse in West including a lot of blanks in SW

working today with a GIS layer of all ZIP codes, gives the US an interesting texture :)

Spring Creek in front of cliff of layered rock, pines and bit of snow

Snowy forest hill with some dead logs and snag

Looking down on spring creek with ground and downed tree covered in snow

Spring Creek lined in ice and snow with rocky wall behind

Another winter walk in Spring Creek Canyon

Plutocracy EP Part 1, by Horse Grinder 8 track album

It's always tragic when a Horse Grinder song is relevant to current events, this one is shockingly accurate right now:

"Plutocratic Governments Terminate Foreign Leaders That Do Not Comply with the Desires of Multinational Corporations"

horsegrinder.bandcamp.com/album/plutoc...

Paper wasp nest

Rocky cliff

Looking down on small river from bridge with snow on bank

Small river with sandy island with a bit of snow

Wintery walk along Spring Creek near Bellefonte, PA

This gallery of almost all EU bee species high quality photos is quite impressive: pollinatoracademy.eu/images

Yes, and I find it surprising how little most depictions of dinosaurs has changed

Counter point, woolly mammoths 😸 would depend on environment. Also our large flightless birds of today are plenty floofy

Ah yes, I love that, was thinking I should have gone even fluffier, this is great

Could You Kiss a T. rex? YouTube video by SciShow

Also dino's teeth were very likely obscured by lips rather than hanging out in the open, as they are often depicted youtu.be/L_Z9DGPE8Bc?...

Pen drawing of a t rex that is plump and flooofy

I'm an advocate that dinosaurs were likely plump and fluffy (like birds) rather that smooth, sleek, and muscley (like lizards). Here's my guess of what Tyrannosaurus rex might look like, little arms totally obscured by floof.

Add to today's list

Red-bellied woodpecker
House finch

Little front yard in winter with some blue jays and downy woodpecker

Icy weather makes for a busy day at the bird feeders

Blue jay
Dark-eyed junco
White-throated sparrow
Downy woodpecker
Carolina wren
Northern cardinal
Black-capped chickadee
White-breasted nuthatch
House sparrow
Tufted titmouse
Song sparrow

All the winter classics ❄️

Thank you shaman 🙏

Red clusters of staghorn sumac fruits with blue sky background

Frozen over pond covered in snow and line of trees behind with clouds and blue sky

Leafless forest with snowy ground

A few scenes from today's cold and snowy Christmas Bird Count. Red-breasted nuthatch, brown creeper, and cedar waxwings were highlights

Smooth, grey, lumpy, extremely dense... all the best characteristics for food 😆

Carpinus caroliniana

green and brown caterpillar on a leaf with fleshy horns covered in long sharp spikes

Saddleback caterpillar from Belize, look but don't touch

Fluffy cat in the sun with green eyes

#caturday ☘️