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The January cover of Genome Biology and Evolution features a Review by Brenman-Sutner & Zayed on how new developments in 'omics techniques have enabled unique insights into the ecology and evolution of bees.🔗 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf226" rel="nofollow">https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf226</a>📸 Amro Zayed<a href="/tags/genome/" rel="tag">#genome</a> <a href="/tags/evolution/" rel="tag">#evolution</a> <a href="/tags/bees/" rel="tag">#bees</a> <a href="/tags/pollinators/" rel="tag">#pollinators</a>

Genome Biology and Evolution | January 2026 cover

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If it fits I sits 🐝 <a href="/tags/insektensamstag/" rel="tag">#InsektenSamstag</a> <a href="/tags/bumblebee/" rel="tag">#bumblebee</a> <a href="/tags/hummel/" rel="tag">#Hummel</a> <a href="/tags/insect/" rel="tag">#insect</a> <a href="/tags/insekt/" rel="tag">#Insekt</a> <a href="/tags/insects/" rel="tag">#insects</a> <a href="/tags/insekten/" rel="tag">#Insekten</a> <a href="/tags/plüschmors/" rel="tag">#Plüschmors</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/natur/" rel="tag">#Natur</a> <a href="/tags/pollinators/" rel="tag">#pollinators</a> <a href="/tags/insectsaturday/" rel="tag">#InsectSaturday</a>

A close-up photograph of a bumblebee with distinctive black and yellow stripes and fuzzy body perched on the closed bud of a marigold flower. The background is softly blurred, highlighting the delicate interaction between the bumblebee and the marigold bud.

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Hi from Rhode Island!Artist, gardener, and quiet observer of the small world in my backyard.You’ll usually find me near the feeders or in the garden watching the neighborhood wildlife. Chickadees supervise, the crows recognize me, and in summer the bees take over the flowers.I grow vegetables, paint some of the birds I see, and share the little moments happening right outside my door.Nice to meet you. 🌿🐦🐝<a href="/tags/birding/" rel="tag">#Birding</a> <a href="/tags/gardening/" rel="tag">#Gardening</a> <a href="/tags/backyardnature/" rel="tag">#BackyardNature</a> <a href="/tags/pollinators/" rel="tag">#Pollinators</a> <a href="/tags/watercolor/" rel="tag">#Watercolor</a>

Sticker of my chickadee watercolor placed on a mossy tree stump outdoors, with a forested background. The small bird illustration sits on a branch and blends naturally into the woodland setting.

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Zine day! More wetland babies :). Next week we take a break and I show you what I've learned in about my new baby snake, and some stuff about worms, and maybe grubs and slugs.Full zine: <a href="https://tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/bog-monsters-how-carnivorous-plants-do-the-things-they-do/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/bog-monsters-how-carnivorous-plants-do-the-things-they-do/">https://tippitiwichet.wordpress.com/bog-monsters-how-carnivorous-plants-do-the-things-they-do/</a><a href="/tags/wetlands/" rel="tag">#wetlands</a> <a href="/tags/sciart/" rel="tag">#sciArt</a> <a href="/tags/carnivorousplants/" rel="tag">#carnivorousPlants</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#ecology</a> <a href="/tags/pollinators/" rel="tag">#pollinators</a>

Colored pencil drawing of a firefly, a monarch on milkweed, a salamander, and a violet with information that reads:

The acidity of the water means not many amphibians like them, with a few exceptions such as the leopard frog, spotted salamander, and wood frogs. A few turtles and snake species can be found as well. These wetlands are full of insects though, and they thrive. This is good news for breeding birds, even seed eating species need insects for protein to feed to their young.

Wetlands benefit humans as well. They can prevent flooding inland, provide a reservoir that filters water into local aquifers for our well and city water, cleaning it of pollutants for our consumption, and clean the water coming from the land of silt, pollutants, and debris that can damage river and ocean ecosystems.

Unfortunately, wetlands are on the decline. Some are drained for agricultural use and commercial property, and many companies want to get their hands on peat and don’t worry about how long it took the wetland above the peat to form, or what a valuable resource the wetlands themselves are.

With urban sprawl pushing wildlife into these areas already, the shrinking habitat means fierce competition for food and breeding space. Native species are getting crowded out. Many wetland species are at risk, including several species of carnivorous plants.

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