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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · Jan 9

I will probably be posting about this one a lot in the coming weeks: our special issue on ALAN / light pollution in Biological Conservation is now open for submissions! With @gkalinkat.bsky.social, Jacqueline Degen, and Franz Hölker.

www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 14h

A textbook image I did a few years ago showing a trap-jaw ant (Odontomachus rixosus) with her mandibles held open and trigger hairs forward, and then in the closed position.

The snapping shut of the trap is one of the fastest measured animal movements.

A split-screen image showing (top) a face view of an elongated ant standing on a reflective surfave, facing us with toothy brown jaws held 180 degrees open, and (bottom), the same ant with jaws closed, the bluntly toothed tips held together.

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2d

I kinda hate it that whenever something gets attention, in whatever form, it will somehow be exploited for monetary gains. It wasn't like that so much with forums in the early days of the internet, but I guess the sheer volume of data requires (and allows for abuse of) monetization. Ugh.

Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2d

Hm. What would be the point of the donation? I interpreted your suggestion as such. I'm all for voluntary donation (think Wikipedia). But it's not a reliable business model, and given that some multimillionaire is running this place, they'll probably have other plans for it in the long run?

Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2d

250.000 people is a huge number in any case, but bear in mind that the Netherlands has a population of about 17 million people, and Amsterdam is not a huge city either. This is a massive statement.

Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2d

Good to see that 250.000 people marched the streets of Amsterdam today. It's a clear sign that the people are done with this, have been done with this for a long time! Governments must act to end this genocidal madness.

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Massaal Rode Lijn-protest in Amsterdam, organisatie telt 250.000 betogers

Amsterdam stroomde vol met mensen in rode kleding, protestborden en vlaggen. "Meer dan 1 procent van de hele Nederlandse bevolking staat hier nu."

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Gregor Kalinkat @gkalinkat.bsky.social · 2d

New study 🎓 by @robinheinennl.bsky.social

Variation in artificial light at night (ALAN) 💡 affects ecosystem functions: An experimental approach using plasticine caterpillar 🐛 predation in an urban environment 🧪

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 🔓

Variation in artificial light at night (ALAN) affects ecosystem functions: An experimental approach using plasticine caterpillar predation in an urban environment

Artificial Light at Night (ALAN) is changing our nocturnal landscape. Recent research reveals the negative impacts on biodiversity, including individu…

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Rob Crank Photography @robcrank68.bsky.social · 3d

Right Donald the Dunnock said i have to put the laptop down and watch the Singapore F1, so i will catch up once it's finished 🚦

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin

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SAOCousins @saocousins.bsky.social · 3d

I borrowed a camera and I think I'm in love (yes very materialistic)
I've been testing the borrowed one with the lenses I have and my old camera body
Aren't Tree Sparrows beautiful? #birds

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Signal @signal.org · 4d

We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2d

I think of YouTube, which lately has become extremely horrible to endure on the free version of the platform. Not just with ads becoming so horrible and completely off target, but also in apparently paying creators so little that they have to sell whatever snake oil they can to be able to continue.

Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2d

Usually it incentivizes making the free version extremely crap, and the paid version 'normal'. It's only a matter of time before bad ads are rolled out here, a business with no business model is also not realistic, unfortunately.

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2d

Seems to me that forest restoration should be for the sake of forest restoration, not for the sake of compensation for continued destruction. If that's the purpose, it better be a lot of successful compensation. Not that lousy shit we see too often...

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Sean Cooch @waxcapscooch.bsky.social · 3d

Hallelujah to what Dr Jane Goodall said.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 3d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 2d

Porto is a great place on earth! I loved it there.

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Bianca van Vugt @biancavanvugt.bsky.social · 2d

Wat een prachtige foto’s 😍

#tijdlijnverbeteraar

Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 3d

Some more photos of the tree swallow murmuration at the mouth of the Connecticut River, from Friday evening

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 5d

Balancing biological pest control with sustainable agronomic practices 🫒

This month's AAB webinar features this great paper from Morente & Ruano @universidadgranada.bsky.social 👇

doi.org/10.1111/aab.70017

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 5d

Take care, Flor!

Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 5d

Some days I take a day off and just look at the beautiful things only. It helps preserve sanity!

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Flor Yannelli *typo queen* 👽🌱🪁(she/her/ella) @floryannelli.bsky.social · 6d

This so much 👇

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 6d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 5d

Lunatics are taking over everywhere, eh?

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · Sep 2

Our latest issue is out!

Full of fantastic science including this paper from Mwangi et al on population dynamics of stubby root nematodes associated with ‘Docking disorder’ of sugar beet
🪱 buff.ly/HDCabfh

Explore the full issue now👉 buff.ly/moK9Bi2

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 16d

🌱Crop boost & biocontrol🌱
New review highlights recent advances in Trichoderma applications in #sustainableagriculture

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 13d

Our outgoing Editor-in-Chief Ricardo Azevedo reflects on his time at Annals in his final editorial:
doi.org/10.1111/aab....

Thank you Ricardo 👏 We've been honoured to have you as our EiC!

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Annals of Applied Biology @annalsapplbio.bsky.social · 6d

📣 Call for Papers

We're now accepting papers for our special issue "RECROP: Plant Adaptations to Extreme Environments" 🌾

Find out more: buff.ly/OhVh9Y6

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Robin Heinen @robinheinennl.bsky.social · 6d

The sixth paper out in the issue is our own work by my mentee Senén during a student project. Using plasticine caterpillars to measure predation rates from Apr-Nov 2024, he showed that arthropods and small mammals were more active away from light, but slugs were unresponsive. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

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