Why?

🌍 Because life on Earth is chemically wild, and most people never see it.

This bot showcases the hidden chemodiversity of nature — and how open data can make it visible.

It’s not just a daily curiosity — it’s an invitation.

🔬 If you see something that needs correcting, you can help improve https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/.

🧬 If you’re a researcher, this is a gateway into the LOTUS Initiative (https://lotus.nprod.net/)

#introduction #OpenScience #LinkedOpenData #LOTUS #NaturalProducts

Wikidata

@daily_lotus is a bot on a mission:

Every day, it toots a real-world natural product — a molecule found in 🌿 plants, 🍄 fungi, 🐛 animals, or 🦠 bacteria — straight from the depths of Wikidata.

Each post includes:

🧪 the molecule's name and structure,

📸 a pic of the organism it was found in,

📚 a reference to the scientific publication documenting the occurrence .

#introduction #OpenScience #LinkedOpenData #LOTUS #NaturalProducts

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Still from 'The White Lotus'

Still from 'The White Lotus'

Girl Selfie
Flowers and water, Sigiriya, Sri Lanka, 2018
#Photograpahy #Flowers #Water #Waterlily #Lotus #SriLanka #Nature
At the lotus pond in Kaoshiung city. Wuli Pavillon. #taiwan #travel #kaoshiung #lotus #heiß #aberschön #spazieren #dieschönstentage