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#nectar — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #nectar, aggregated by home.social.

  1. 🆕 Review: In this accompanying blog post, Leland Graber highlights the main points of Nelsen and collegues' review article on ant relationships with floral and extrafloral nectar microbes.
    #microbiome #nectar #bacteria #ants
    blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/20

  2. #Bees and #hummingbirds aren't just buzzing – they're sipping trace booze
    #Alcohol turns up in most floral #nectar, meaning #pollinators are drinking tiny cocktails without ever getting drunk
    theregister.com/2026/03/29/bee

  3. “Leicestershire Police forced to publish Palantir contract – with heavy redactions”

    by Alex/Rose Cocker in The Canary

    @thecanaryuk
    @uk_politics
    @thegreenparty
    @ZackPolanski
    @NHSrCommunity
    @nhsactivistrn
    @NoPalantirInSouthYorkshire

    “Leicestershire Police signed its contract with Palantir back in October 2024, for an eye-watering £818,750. It was the first UK police force to sign a deal with the US-based firm. The East Midlands Special Operations Unit (EMSOU), an organised crime and counter-terrorism grouping, also had a hand in the agreement”

    thecanary.co/uk/news/2026/04/2

    #Press #SocialMedia #UK #Leicestershire #Police #Palantir #Fascism #PalestinianGenocide #Israel #Thiel #Karp #Foundry #Nectar #MetPolice #Starmer #Labour #Dictatorship

  4. #theBeeAt3
    Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

    # 186

    Nectar guides on #flowers don’t lessen the time spent ‘on flower’ by #bees locating #nectar compared to ‘unpatterned’ flowers, but rather improve foraging efficiency by improving landing position and guiding bees to take-off!
    #nature
    #science
    #bumblebees
    #environment
    #insects
    #foxglove
    #wildflowers
    #biodiversity
    #trump
    #worldbeesanctuary
    🐝🌍