What lies beneath? A shot for the newly established challenge #ArchForma #Transportation

Waverley Station, Edinburgh under the gaze of the magnificent castle and ornate art gallery. Architecture juxtaposition at its finest.

#Architecture #UrbanGaze #Photography
#Photographersofbluesky #ECK #wck

How does forest management change the hidden world in which forest pollinators spend most of their lives? This is studied in ProPollSoil project. The 3rd video in #ForestStation elaborates links of @butterfly-project.bsky.social pollinator stewardship and forest management practices. #HorizonEurope

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#ForestStation 3/3: 🎥from campus to forest
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🌲 Can a forest look green and healthy, yet fail to provide pollinator larvae with the nutrients they need? This time, we’re taking a closer look at what the ProPollSoil project has been up to😄.

Plagionotus detritus is a lesser known pollinator. The second video in #ForestStation introduces it to you. Protecting this beetle requires more than providing just flowers, as its larva develops in dead wood. #conservation #EUBiodiversity

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#ForestStation 2/3: 🎥The beetle worth hearing

Plagionotus detritus produces a striking creaking sound when threatened. Its black-and-yellow colouring adds a second defence by resembling a hornet.

But the deeper lesson lies in its life cycle.

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💡 Pollinator stewardship begins by recognising that pollinators do far more than pollinate

🪲Many forest pollinators spend most of their lives as larvae, hidden from flowers in dead wood or leaf litter.

#ForestStation 1/3: 🎥1 insect, 2 lives
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We'll present you with the 3-part #ForestStation video series next week🤩

Episode 1: One insect, two lives – Mon
Ep 2: The beetle worth hearing – Wed
Ep 3: From campus to forest – Fri

It's a story about pollinator stewardship, lesser-known pollinators, and our connections to the ProPollSoil project