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    Obwohl eine Kohl-Kratzdistel besonders lecker zu sein scheint, haben sich Kaisermantel und Ackerhummel alles friedlich miteinander geteilt.

    #TotesGebirge
    #FotoVorschlag 'Rückseite'
    #PhotoSuggetion 'reverse side'
    #insektensamstag #insectsaturday
    #butterflies #insects #nature #hiking #wandern #photography #fotoHsR

  2. 📰 Losing Wild Pollinators Means Losing Vital Nutrients

    🌏 Nepal: A year‑long study in Jumla shows that bees, hoverflies, and other wild pollinators quietly supply **over 20% of essential vitamins** to smallholder farming communities.

    🐝 When insects decline, diets collapse. Pollinator‑dependent crops like beans, pumpkins, and apples form the backbone of local nutrition, especially for children already facing high rates of stunting.

    🌼 But there is hope. Simple, low‑cost steps like planting native wildflowers, protecting bee habitat, and reducing pesticides can boost pollinator numbers, raise farm income, and restore nutrient security.

    🔗 zmescience.com/ecology/animals

    #InsectSaturday #FoodSecurity #Ecology #Biodiversity #Pollinators #NativePlants #Environment

  3. 📰 Butterflies Are Relocating Rapidly as the Planet Warms

    🌍 Earth: A global analysis of **1,758 species across 105 countries** shows butterflies are relocating at remarkable scale, expanding, contracting, and climbing to new elevations as climate pressure intensifies.

    🦋 Tropical species are surging into new territories, while many temperate species are losing ground to agriculture and habitat disturbance.

    📈 Roughly 1 in 10 of the world’s 19,000 species now appear in places they weren’t historically found, a signal of profound ecological change.

    🔗 anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/

    #InsectSaturday #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #Conservation #Ecosystems #Pollinators #Butterflies

  4. I know some people think I am going overboard with my poison story. No. One year ago, have photo proof, this tree had so many insects, including bees, that I could hear them. Now? Must sit for 20 mins before I see ONE insect. Ja. One year people,what the hell are we doing!?
    #nature #biodiversity #krugernationalpark #insectsaturday #insects

  5. 📰 First Pollinator District Development Helps Bees and Butterflies

    🌎 Colorado: A master-planned community called Baseline is integrating pollinator habitat, native landscaping, research, and public education directly into its design through a "Pollinator District" model.

    🦋 The initiative aims to support bees, butterflies, and other pollinators whose habitats are often fragmented by conventional development.

    🤝 The project highlights a practical solution: building pollinator conservation into new communities rather than treating development and biodiversity as competing goals.

    🔗 earth.org/can-development-reve

    #InsectSaturday #Pollinators #NativeBees #Sustainability #Biodiversity #Conservation #PollinatorGardens #Butterflies #SustainableDevelopment

  6. 📰 Indigenous Beekeepers Safeguard Native Stingless Bees

    🌎 Brazil: Guarani beekeeper Marcio Karai and his community are expanding efforts to care for native stingless bee species and pass traditional knowledge to younger generations.

    🐝 Community members transfer wild nests into managed wooden hives and maintain meliponaries that support local pollinator populations.

    🤝 Indigenous stewardship offers a locally led conservation model that protects pollinators while preserving cultural knowledge and ecological resilience.

    🔗 reuters.com/investigates/speci

    #InsectSaturday #NativeBees #IndigenousKnowledge #Conservation #Biodiversity #Pollinators