DOGBANE (Estats Units) presenta nou àlbum: "From the Womb to the Tomb" #Dogbane #HeavyMetal #DoomMetal #Març2026 #EstatsUnits #NouÀlbum #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
La pianta che incentiva l'atterraggio delle mosche imitando l'odore di formiche ferite dai ragni - Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri

L’ingresso nel pacifico scenario dell’orto botanico di 40 acri Koishikawa, costruito nel quartiere Bunkyō di Tokyo all’epoca dello shogunato Tokugawa, è un’esperienza che può trasportare il visitatore verso un tempo e contesto culturale distante. In mezzo alla natura pre-configurata sulla base delle necessità e sensibilità umane, dove ogni pianta ha una ragione ed il susseguirsi ... Leggi tutto

Il blog di Jacopo Ranieri

First-ever documented case of a plant mimicking ants to attract pollinators https://phys.org/news/2025-09-documented-case-mimicking-ants-pollinators.html

Olfactory floral #mimicry of injured ants mediates the attraction of kleptoparasitic fly #pollinators https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982225011261

"Vincetoxicum nakaianum (a #dogbane species native to #Japan described only a year ago) mimics the smell of #ants attacked by #spiders. This scent attracts #flies that feed on these injured #insects and pollinate the #flowers in the process."

Plant that mimics odour of half-eaten ants to attract pollinators discovered

Botanist says new Japanese species of dogbane is first evidence of plants copying ants

The Guardian
Dogbane tiger moth (Cycnia tenera). Like others in the subfamily (Arctiinae), they can jam bat sonar by making high-frequency chirps. I'm not sure of specifics but apparently bats can adjust their sound production to become unjammed. And no doubt, moths have additional countermeasures to deploy. #dogbane #moth #moths #lepidoptera #evolution #insects #nature #bats #echolocation
File:Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum androsaemifolium) - Kitchener, Ontario 2018-07-14.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Dogbane seeds in a breeze, preparing to detach and drift off.

#dogbane #nativeplants #Virginia #BlueRidge #seeds #farm #onthemountain #silentsunday

I think that is a #bud on my #Ceropegia distincta ssp. haygarthii. If so, it'll be the first time I've gotten it to #flower. They have some of the most adorable, alien looking #flowers. #Plant #Plants #PlantPorn #PlantsOfTheFediverse #Ceropegias #Milkweed #Milkweeds #Asclepiadaceae #Dogbane #Dogbanes #Apocynaceae #ILikePlantsMoreThanPeople #Florespondence