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When talking to people about #bumblebees (which we do a lot!😊) they tend to mistakenly associate them with two things; honey and stings. We’ve covered the honey fallacy before so here’s a thread on stings to set the record straight Please #retweet for the bumbles.
Thanks.
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Thanks.
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#Bumblebees have the capability to sting for sure but being the docile gentle creatures they are they don’t like to use this capability - it’s their nuclear option! The ability to sting is a defence mechanism to defend their nest and themselves if they are being…
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#bees
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#bees
…persistently aggravated.
In fact #bumblebees have an early warning system which they deploy to try to avoid stinging you if at at all possible. We call this ‘the back off buddy’ system.
If you encounter/approach a bumblebee on a flower or perhaps on the ground or on your…
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In fact #bumblebees have an early warning system which they deploy to try to avoid stinging you if at at all possible. We call this ‘the back off buddy’ system.
If you encounter/approach a bumblebee on a flower or perhaps on the ground or on your…
3/11
It takes five (5) oaks to make a new oak. Why? My explanations (🧵) 
A few days ago I asked the students the following question: how many oaks to make a new oak? It was during a lecture on pollination ecology. I defined an oak as any multicellular genetically unique organism made of oak cells. The answer is blowin’ in the wind.
Of course, they immediately thought about the two parental trees, the maternal and paternal oaks. Oak trees have both male and female flowers, so a single oak can give rise to a new oak following self-fertilization, but this is exceedingly rare.
Thread: This drawing was inspired by my 4y old niece & her favourite Halloween costume. She’s a bit of a character & very direct. I was capturing a child’s love of the wonder of things & how they treat the exceptional with complete acceptance. It’s about the magic of life!
This original ink drawing is on paper & is 29.7 x 42cm [11.7 x 16.5 inches]. A3. Click the link below for detailed specifications. I ship via registered post or courier. It’s just €149/£133
It is available to purchase before June 30th.
It is available to purchase before June 30th.
You can purchase the work in my Etsy store. Click the image below for more details & to buy:
#gardening #Flowers #Hare #Rabbit #Magic #Child #FairyTale
The Little Girl & the Hare (2022)
Buy here: etsy.me/39Ocjxw
#gardening #Flowers #Hare #Rabbit #Magic #Child #FairyTale
The Little Girl & the Hare (2022)
Buy here: etsy.me/39Ocjxw
Thread: Some of the most exotic & beautiful of Irish wild flowers are orchids. You can find them in ancient grasslands, bogs, woods & other semi-natural sites. Many are very rare. Here I’ve taken three examples & presented them in vibrant unique colours.
This original ink drawing is on paper & is 29.7 x 42cm [11.7 x 16.5 inches]. A3. Click the link below for detailed specifications. I ship via registered post or courier. It’s just €149/£133
It is available to purchase before June 30th.
It is available to purchase before June 30th.
You can purchase the work in my Etsy store. Click the image below for more details & to buy:
#gardening #Flowers #SweetPea
Yellow and Pink Sweet Pea Flowers (2021)
Buy here: etsy.me/3Oly72s
#gardening #Flowers #SweetPea
Yellow and Pink Sweet Pea Flowers (2021)
Buy here: etsy.me/3Oly72s
Thread: As I’ve spent decades conserving the native plants & animals of Britain & Ireland it’s not surprising that they regularly pop up in my art. Here robins & tulips form a vibrant pattern
This original ink drawing is on paper & is 29.7 x 42cm [11.7 x 16.5 inches]. A3. Click the link below for detailed specifications. I ship via registered post or courier. It’s just €149/£133
It is available to purchase before June 30th.
It is available to purchase before June 30th.
You can purchase the work in my Etsy store. Click the link below for more details & to buy:
#gardening #flowers #robin #nature #wildlife #bird
The Robin Tree (2021) etsy.me/3ydkZH2
#gardening #flowers #robin #nature #wildlife #bird
The Robin Tree (2021) etsy.me/3ydkZH2
Thread: My favourite early Irish poem (7thC AD, translated by Seamus Heaney)
‘A wall of forest looms above
and sweetly the blackbird sings;
all the birds make melody
over me and my books and things’
‘A wall of forest looms above
and sweetly the blackbird sings;
all the birds make melody
over me and my books and things’
This original ink drawing is on paper & is 29.7 x 42cm [11.7 x 16.5 inches]. A3. Click the link below for detailed specifications. I ship via registered post or courier. It’s just €149/£133
It is available to purchase before June 30th.
It is available to purchase before June 30th.
You can purchase the work in my Etsy store. Click the link below for more details & to buy:
#gardening #flowers #blackbird #nature #wildlife #bird
Irish Blackbird in a Cherry Tree (2021)
Buy here: etsy.me/3NiqM26
#gardening #flowers #blackbird #nature #wildlife #bird
Irish Blackbird in a Cherry Tree (2021)
Buy here: etsy.me/3NiqM26
One of the traditional ways the faithful have venerated the Virgin Mary,was with a family home or parish church Mary Garden.
Bluebells are Marian flowers.
Bluebells were originally called ‘Our Lady’s Thimbles’ to honor Mary’s motherly housework as she made the clothes Jesus wore.
Bluebells are Marian flowers.
Bluebells were originally called ‘Our Lady’s Thimbles’ to honor Mary’s motherly housework as she made the clothes Jesus wore.
To mark the #InternationalWorkingWomensDay2022 on March 8, as in dozens of other cities, night marches are held in #Istanbul to #protest #violence against #women and the decline of #womensrights. Like every year in #Istanbul, #women gather for this at the #Taksim Square.
Today's #PhotoRetrospective2021 is for the month of March. March brought an abundance of #flowers to South #Georgia.
#photography
#NaturePhotography
#photography
#NaturePhotography
March also brought some really interesting tree textures to my lens.
#PhotoRetrospective2021
#Photography
#Pentaxian
#trees
#Barkscapes
#Lichen
#PhotoRetrospective2021
#Photography
#Pentaxian
#trees
#Barkscapes
#Lichen
Some interesting critters came to visit.
#PhotoRetrospective2021
#Photography
#Pentaxian
#Macro
#Macrophotography
#Insects
#Arachnids
#Reptiles
#amphibians
#PhotoRetrospective2021
#Photography
#Pentaxian
#Macro
#Macrophotography
#Insects
#Arachnids
#Reptiles
#amphibians
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1. Try to see something beautiful every day
What did you see today?
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#sunset #sundayvibes #SundayMotivation #beauty #nature
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1. Try to see something beautiful every day
What did you see today?
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#sunset #sundayvibes #SundayMotivation #beauty #nature
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2. The beauty of nature is a theme you can read about in The Planet newsletter.
Subscribe to The Planet and start your day with stories about #nature, the #environment, or threats like #climate change.
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#environment
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2. The beauty of nature is a theme you can read about in The Planet newsletter.
Subscribe to The Planet and start your day with stories about #nature, the #environment, or threats like #climate change.
➡️ Please subscribe 🙏
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#environment
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3. A cornflower, also known as a ‘bachelor’s button’, is a species that is now endangered in its natural habitat by the over-use of herbicides.
#flowers #biodiversity #nature
3. A cornflower, also known as a ‘bachelor’s button’, is a species that is now endangered in its natural habitat by the over-use of herbicides.
#flowers #biodiversity #nature
Happy 130th Birthday to us!
The TTFNC was founded on July 10th 1891 in order to: “...give pleasure to its members by observation of animal, insect and plant life in Trinidad”.
This thread will revisit some key milestones in our long history! 1/n #130yearsofTTFNC
The TTFNC was founded on July 10th 1891 in order to: “...give pleasure to its members by observation of animal, insect and plant life in Trinidad”.
This thread will revisit some key milestones in our long history! 1/n #130yearsofTTFNC
In 1892, the first issue of our peer-reviewed journal was published as an outlet for our members to publish interesting and novel #NaturalHistory observations. It continues to this day as "Living World, the Journal of the TTFNC". ttfnc.org/livingworld/in… 2/n #130yearsofTTFNC
The first issue of our journal included J. E. Tanner's breakthrough discovery that #leafcutter #ants (locally known as #bachacs) cultivate fungus & feed it to their larvae, rather than eating the leaves directly as previously thought. 🐜🌿🍄3/n #130yearsofTTFNC
For 2020 I'm going to try the one photo a day challenge. I'll reply tip this each day with a photo.
Marble Kaleidoscope.
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Carew Sconce
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Dublin's heart and charm is cluttered, cluttered with atmosphere not fecking 'quarters' with their chrome and their Costas. Dublin is a good second-hand shop, a Freebird records, Dandelion market, Kehoes, Mulligans, Marks Bros, where folk gather, share and hunt for diamonds....
It's Bewley's and the Savoy and tara street station and the piano at Pearse and Chapters bookshop and get the last of your wrapping paper and the walk to Croker and the canal end heaving and Patrick Kavanagh chilling on the canal..
It's the glow of the Aviva and the dart rattling in and the excitement of Grafton Street and the velvet of the Gaiety, the sticky floors and sounds of the Olympia and Thomas street with artists and those that might be drinking pints as the toilet rolls are sold on the street
At midnight I am walking to Camden Mc Donald’s to get an Oreo Mc flurry and repeat listen to this brb xoxox
00:00 BST CAMDEN MC DONALDS TABLE BY WINDOW WHERE THE WIRELESS PHONE CHARGERS - SUGABABES FLOWERS LISTENING PARTY, FIRST 20 PEOPLE GET ONE FREE NUGGET EACH, SEE YOU IN 30!!!!!!! #sugababes #flowers #sweetcurry
THANKS TO THE 150 OF U THAT TURNT UP TO SUPPORT THE CAUSE! TONIGHT WE SHOWED THAT U CANNOT SILENCE THE VOICES OF GIRLS WHO BEEN BEST MATES SINCE 13 & MADE CONSISTENT BANGERS (some w/ heidi tbf).
WHOEVER THREW THE SWEET CURRY DIP @ SECURITY RUINED IT FOR ALL!! FUCK AMELLE & JADE!!
WHOEVER THREW THE SWEET CURRY DIP @ SECURITY RUINED IT FOR ALL!! FUCK AMELLE & JADE!!
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About climbing my 1st 14er, campaigning for @PeteButtigieg at 14,000ft, finding community with strangers, an electrifying moment, and the biggest surprise of my life!
We arrived at the #MtEvans trailhead around 7:30am, the peak was lost in fast moving clouds. #14er
About climbing my 1st 14er, campaigning for @PeteButtigieg at 14,000ft, finding community with strangers, an electrifying moment, and the biggest surprise of my life!
We arrived at the #MtEvans trailhead around 7:30am, the peak was lost in fast moving clouds. #14er
Mt Evans magnets & shirts don't lie, the GOATS! So awesome.
We had goats greet us at the trailhead, we kept our distance &
ogled them with delight. #14ers
#OhWhataBeautifulMorning
We had goats greet us at the trailhead, we kept our distance &
ogled them with delight. #14ers
#OhWhataBeautifulMorning
#TeamPete, I brought my @playmobil #minime & a #Pete2020 banner for some inspiring photos exploring #AmericatheBeautiful.
#SummitLake parking lot, with another 2,00-odd ft to ascend to the peak of #MtEvans, a #14er that I can see from my house, SE of Denver!
#SummitLake parking lot, with another 2,00-odd ft to ascend to the peak of #MtEvans, a #14er that I can see from my house, SE of Denver!
Tohira Kerrike (also spelt Kherekar) has been selling flowers at Silwood Centre in #Rondebosch for the past 45 years. She talks about her childhood in "Untold Stories: Memories of growing up in a different era," a book by @CTchildhood. (1/14)
Her family owned a small farm in #Constantia at the top of Ladies Mile Road. On the farm, they grew vegetables and #flowers. Her mother sold the flowers that were grown on the farm. Tohira started helping her mother with the selling of flowers. (2/14)
...#Positivity is in each & everyone of us. Let it flow more often, makes a better day. #SirLRO
...#Positivity ~none said it was easy, all you have to do is one step at a time. I know you can, keep going. #SirLRO
~ #Positivity there is no need for deprecating others with words, when it calls for~there is a need for compassion, it’s in you, #SirLRO
I Received the below message from a #Friend and found it #TooGoodNotToShare ..
What is A.A.A.D.D.?
It is Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
#ThankGod they now have a name for it ..
Read on more to learn about #AgeActivatedAttentionDeficitDisorder ..
What is A.A.A.D.D.?
It is Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder.
#ThankGod they now have a name for it ..
Read on more to learn about #AgeActivatedAttentionDeficitDisorder ..
Pues me voy a animar como dije el otro día a hacer un proyecto 365, pero en vez de haciendo fotos, editando fotos mías antiguas, random, basadas en el mood de cada día.
La única limitación que me voy a poner, va a ser el formato 1:1... A ver lo que sale xD
#365photochallenge
La única limitación que me voy a poner, va a ser el formato 1:1... A ver lo que sale xD
#365photochallenge
I´ll say it also in English :)
I´m gonna try a photography 365 project, but instead of taking photos, processing old random photos of mine...
Only one rule: the square format.
Let´s see what I got, which will be directly affected by the mood of the day...
#365photochallenge
I´m gonna try a photography 365 project, but instead of taking photos, processing old random photos of mine...
Only one rule: the square format.
Let´s see what I got, which will be directly affected by the mood of the day...
#365photochallenge
