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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Here is our new survey on forest soundscapes! Take a break and listen to the voice of the tropical forest while helping biodiversity science 💚

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The prettier the butterflies 🦋, the more we study & protect them! With L. Dapporto & M. Portera, we found beauty bias drives public attention, research & conservation efforts; but not IUCN Red Lists, which flag real risk. @currentbiology.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.07.049 🌐🧪🌍🦤

Diagram titled "The beauty loop," showing two contrasting cycles radiating from two butterflies. Left side, from a colourful blue butterfly labeled "Beauty – showy, colourful species": a chain of plus signs leads to "Public attention," then down through "Bern Convention (1979)," "Habitats Directive (1992)," "European funding (LIFE)," "Conservation actions," and "Research effort," each link marked with a plus sign, illustrating how beautiful species get more attention, funding, and protection. Right side, from a plain brown butterfly labeled "Rarity – small range, often plain": dashed arrows marked with plus and minus signs connect to "IUCN Red Lists (2010, 2025)" and loop back negatively to "Public attention" and "Research effort," showing that rare, inconspicuous species are flagged as threatened but get less attention and study.

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Can sound help people care about overlooked species? We found that hearing the spawning calls of an endangered, non-charismatic fish 🐟 significantly increased public interest and support for its protection ! 📰 Tribot & Mouquet (2026), Biological Conservation 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... 🧪🌍🦤🦑

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Meet the Sunburst candy bolas spider! 🕷️🌈 So new it has no Latin name yet, just Cyrtarachninae, Araneidae. Spotted in Thailand. No web: it swings a sticky silk drop that mimics moth pheromones, luring males straight in 🌙✨. So rare, it may disappear before we name it! #Biodiful photo (c) N. Bay 🌍

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Global Ecology 🌐 starter pack Vol. 3 is full and curated !! ✨💚 Vol. 3 👉 go.bsky.app/MkLHiKU Let’s start a Vol. 4 🕺🏼 👉 go.bsky.app/Dsk4TQ3 simply reply or DM if you want to be in ! Please share so they will fly into the bluesky 🦋🌈 🌐🧪🌍🦤🍁🦑🪴🦉🐍🌾

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Huge thanks to #BioScience for featuring our paper "Too Cute to Be Wild" on the cover of their March issue! 🐻🧸✨ doi.org/10.1093/bios... Never thought our work on teddy bears would take us this far! 💚 with @thierrybrassac.bsky.social, N. Blanc, N. Casajus, and A.S. Tribot 👏 🧪🌐🌍🦤

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests ? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

MPAs only partly offset decades of human impacts on tropical reefs Protecting more while continuing business as usual will just slow the decline 🐟📉 ! Check our latest paper in @natecoevo.nature.com with @uflandrin.bsky.social on 2800+ reefs & ~1700 🐠 species www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🌐🧪🌍🦤🦑

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Our Bioscience paper on teddy bears 🐻 (Too cute to be wild, doi.org/10.1093/bios...) was featured in Libération, a French national newspaper! 😊 Plushology is getting some attention, maybe it’s time for a @wikipedia.org page? 🧸💚 😉

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

The Costa Concordia 🚢 2012 shipwreck devastated coralligenous reefs ... 👉 Our study showing that active restoration helped revive the biodiversity & aesthetic of these fragile ecosystems is now out in Restauration Ecology 🔗 dx.doi.org/10.1111/rec.... There’s hope 💙 beneath the surface ! 🧪🦑🌍🦤

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Thrilled to see our work published in BioScience! 🐻 “Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature” Thanks to the thousands of volunteers who joined our campaign and made this possible! 💚 👉 doi.org/10.1093/bios... 🦤

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Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature

For many Westerners, the very first intimate, emotional bond with nature may not come from a walk in the woods but from early exposure to representations o

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Very proud of this paper in BioScience : « Too cute to be wild: what teddy bears reveal about our disconnection from nature » 🧸 are more than toys, they shape among our first emotional connections to nature. But their design may also distort how we see wildlife ! 👉 doi.org/10.1093/bios... 🧪🦤

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Meet Grimpoteuthis discoveryi, a Dumbo octopus! 🐙💫 Found up to 4,870 m in the NE Atlantic, it glides on ear‑like fins. It feeds on worms & crustaceans & helps transfer energy through deep‑sea food webs. Its fragile world face future threats from deep-sea mining ⚠️🌊⛏️ #Biodiful 🌍 photo (c) MBARI

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The science of cuteness: where teddy bears’ beauty, comfort and care converge! 🧸✨ Check out our latest paper in The Journal of Positive Psychology, where we explore how beauty & emotional comfort shape our care motivations 🫶🌈❤️ 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1743... #TeddyBears #PositivePsychology 🧪

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Check out our new study by Gita Alisa et al., showing that large-scale restoration of coral reefs not only brings back ecological health but recovers aesthetic value to levels of healthy reefs in three years only ! 👉 Beauty, biodiversity, and people, all connected 💙 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415... 🧪🌐🦑🦤

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Meet Strigops habroptilus, the kākāpō! 🦜🌿 This flightless parrot from New Zealand is critically endangered, with only 242 left! It aids forest health by dispersing seeds and pruning vegetation. Thanks to dedicated conservation, its numbers are slowly rising. #Biodiful photo (c) S. Mcinnes 🌍

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Conserving the beauty of the world’s reef fish assemblages 💙 Check out our last paper @pnas.org We mapped what makes reef fish assemblages beautiful worldwide! 🌍 MPAs boost aesthetic, and developing countries have a chance to align conservation with local benefits doi.org/10.1073/pnas... 🌐🦑🦤

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Meet Dracaena cinnabari, the dragon’s blood tree! 🌳🐲🩸 This iconic Socotran species, with its umbrella-like canopy, provides shade, prevents erosion, and supports endemic wildlife. Classified as Vulnerable, it’s threatened by overgrazing and climate change. #Biodiful photo (c) Alex38 🌍🪴🍁

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Meet Chrysomallon squamiferum, the volcano snail! 🐚🔥 This deep-sea wonder lives on hydrothermal vents, armored with iron scales. It hosts symbiotic bacteria and supports unique vent life. ⚠️ Already endangered, it faces greater risk if deep-sea mining expands! #Biodiful photo (c) Dr Chong Chen 🌍

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Meet Brachionichthys hirsutus, the spotted handfish! 🐟🖐️ This rare Tasmanian fish walks the seafloor on hand-like fins. As a predator, it helps control invertebrate populations, supporting ecosystem balance. Critically endangered, it survives in just a few sites 🆘 #Biodiful photo (c) N. Remy 🌍

A fish featuring blue eyes is positioned on the sand, highlighting its unique appearance in a beach setting.

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Nicolas Mouquet @nmouquet.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Remember the Costa Concordia? Its 2012 shipwreck devastated coralligenous reefs 👉 Our new study shows how active restoration helped revive the biodiversity & aesthetic value of these fragile ecosystems doi.org/10.1111/rec.... Full recovery takes time, but there’s hope 💙 beneath the surface! 🧪🌍🦑🦤

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Meet Mydaus javanensis, the Javan stink badger! 🦡💨 Despite the name, it’s more closely related to skunks than badgers. Found in Java & Sumatra, it defends itself with a powerful odor and helps ecosystems by digging for insects and spreading seeds! 🌱 #Biodiful photo (c) Chien C. Lee

A baby badger navigating through a layer of leaves, highlighting its small size and distinctive snout.

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Meet Eupholus geoffroyi, a beetle 🪲 from New Guinea that glows blue through structural coloration 👉 microscopic scales bend light to create its shimmer! 🌈 Feeding on yam leaves, it shapes plant-herbivore dynamics in tropical forests. #Biodiful 🌍 photo (c) Chien C. Lee

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Meet Crotalaria cunninghamii, the green birdflower! 💚 Native to Australian deserts, its blooms mimic birds in flight—a stunning case of floral mimicry. It thrives in sandy soils & supports pollinators in arid zones. Beauty with a purpose! #Biodiful 🌍

Close-up of several yellow and purple flowers with curved petals and prominent dark veins, set against a blurred background. The flower looks like a humingbird.

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Meet Nepenthes attenboroughii, a giant pitcher plant from the Philippines! It traps rainwater in its leaves, creating tiny aquatic worlds. These mini-ponds host unique invertebrates—some found nowhere else! A whole ecosystem inside a single leaf. 🌱🪰 #Biodiful 🌍 photo (c) Alastair Robinson

A large green pitcher plant with a striped lip and mottled inner surface sits among dense green foliage.

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Meet Pseudocreobotra wahlbergi, the spiny flower mantis! 🪷 A floral mimic & fierce predator from eastern Africa. It controls insect populations while hiding in plain sight—tiny but mighty for ecosystem health, biodiversity, and balance! #Biodiful 🌍 photo (c) Jimmy Hoffman

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Meet Stenodactylus petrii, the dune gecko! 🦎 It darts ninja-like on sands 🏜️ using its fringed toes & burrow to escape the heat. This little gecko plays a key role in the desert food web by feeding on insects 🪲 & being prey for larger reptiles 🐍 and birds 🦅. #biodiful photo (c) M. Bordoli

A happy gecko grinning broadly, emphasizing its colorful skin and friendly appearance.

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Meet Atractosteus spatula the Alligator Gar! This fish is a living fossil & has not changed since 100 M years! It can grow over 3 m and weigh 150 kg! It has a unique lung-like swim bladder, and eats invasive species like Asian carp, helping maintain ecosystem balance. #Biodiful 🌍 photo (c) G. Hume

A large fish navigates its way through water.

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Meet Theloderma corticale, the mossy frog! 🐸 Its green-black, bumpy skin makes it a master of camouflage, blending into mossy habitats. 🥷 Endemic to SE Asia, it faces threats from habitat loss & overcollection for the pet trade. Protecting its wetlands is key! #Biodiful photo (c) sheilapic76 🌍

A frog calmly sitting on a branch, showcasing its vivid colors against a backdrop of greenery

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Global Ecology 🌐 @global-ecology.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

🌿 Botanic gardens are full! 👉 A. Cano et al. Jan. 2025 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 🔑 This study analyzes a century of data, revealing how living plant collections reached peak capacity due to resource limits. With 40% of plant species at risk, it calls for upscaling botanic gardens! 🌐🧪🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁

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Insights from a century of data reveal global trends in ex situ living plant collections - Nature Ecology & Evolution

The authors collate a meta-collection of ex situ living plant diversity held in 50 botanical collections worldwide, spanning a century of data and currently containing ~500,000 accessions. Their analy...

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

I live downtown Montpellier (Fr) and had to get creative with vertical gardening ! Now birds 🐦 & insects 🐞 thrive in this urban ecosystem; it even started creating its own soil & all this keeps my house cool in summer 🥰 Our cities CAN become safe habitats for biodiversity ! 💚🌍 #biodiful 🦤🪴

A two-story building covered in dense green ivy, with a small balcony and potted plants near the entrance.

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Meet Tacca chantrieri, the bat flower 🦇 Its black bract attracts specific pollinators, like flies or beetles drawn to dark or decayed-like colors. Native to Asia rainforests, habitat loss threatens this orchids. Protecting its ecosystem will ensure its survival! #Biodiful photo (c) Ronincmc 🌍🪴

A large Tacca chantrieri plant featuring long, striking black flowers against a natural backdrop.

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

Meet Pipa pipa, the Surinam toad—a fascinating #frog 🐸from South America! Unlike most frogs, its eggs hatch as froglets on the female’s back! Master of camouflage & a voracious #predator! 🥷 Like many #amphibians, it’s threatened by #habitatloss & #pollution #Biodiful photo (c) F. Deschandol 🌍

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

Meet Allactaga bullata, the Gobi jerboa ! 💚 This tiny desert hopper plays a vital role in its ecosystem, dispersing seeds and aerating soil as it forages in the Gobi Desert 🏜️ A keystone species in a harsh landscape, it’s nature’s little engineer! ✨ #Biodiful #addMam photo (c) Klein & Hubert

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Meet Spirobranchus giganteus, the colorful Christmas tree worm! 🎄 These marine worms are famous for their spiral christmas tree-like gills. They create underwater “forests” of beauty, enhancing coral reef health by filtering plankton and improving water quality! Merry Christmas! 🌈 💙 #biodiful 🦑

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Meet Dicyrtomina ornata, a tiny #arthropod from the #collembola family, aka springtails ! They are vital for ecosystems, they decompose organic matter, improve soil, and feed other creatures. Alongside #mites, #collembola make up 95% of the total soil #arthropod biomass worldwide! #Soil #Biodiful

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Energy flowing across ecosystems from macro to micro scales ! A masterpiece of art and science by Glynn Gorick ! Glynn Gorick stunning artwork work bridges art & science of Earth’s complex systems 🌍💚💙 👉 fishlarvae.org/galleries/a-... #Gaia #Biodiful

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Meet Mycena cyanocephala, a small blue-capped #mushroom in the Mycena genus Over 1000 species exist in this genus & 58 glow with #bioluminescence #foxfire ✨ #Saprotrophic, they recycle nutrients and are vital for maintening a healthy balance in ecosystems 🌍 #Fungi #Biodiful (c) photo : R. Harper

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Today let's meet Haematopota pluvialis, aka the "Rain Fly", a widespread biting horsefly in the Northern Hemisphere. They can be a nuisance to humans but they also play an important role in the health and vitality of #wetlands ecosystems ! 💚💙 (c) photo, AfroBrazilian

Haematopota pluvialis, aka the "Rain Fly" is a widespread biting horsefly in the Northern Hemisphere; they can be a nuisance to humans but they also play an important role in the health and vitality of wet lands ecosystems. The females of this species require a blood meal to reproduce and are attracted to their hosts by their body heat and the carbon dioxide. Adults feed on nectar and plant exudates; only the females bite animals to obtain enough protein from blood to produce eggs. They are a food source for birds and bats. They also contributes to the pollination of flowers. Their larvae feed on organic matter, which contributes to the nutrient cycling. The bird nuthatch, only feed on Haematopota pluvialis during their breeding season.

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

🌿 Do you want tho contribute to research on plant Aesthetics ? Take this quick, anonymous 5-minute survey : 👉 www.biodiful.org#/plantiful_en That will help us explore how people perceive plant beauty in urban spaces ! Please SHARE to reach more participants ! 🌼🌸🏵️ Thanks 💚

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Today let's meet Pyrocystis fusiformis, a tropical dinoflagellate that glows blue when disturbed. #Phytoplankton are essential for carbon cycling, oxygen production, and form the base of the marine food web. Pyrocystis also inspires art-science. #biodiful (c) photo, Gerd Günther #addOcean

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Meet my avatar: the blue sea dragon (Glaucus atlanticus)! This #slug recycles stinging cells from the Portuguese man o’ war for defense. Despite its vibrant blue, its name comes from the Greek ‘glaukos’ (gray). It faces threats from the exotic pet trade. Admire, don’t buy! Photo: S. Rohrlach 🦤🦑

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Gaia Lovejoy @pachagaia.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

🌞 Glynn Gorick’s stunning artwork shows how energy flows across biological scales. A masterpiece of art and science! Glynn Gorick is celebrated for his fantastic drawings of ecological processes. His work bridges art & science of Earth’s complex systems 🌍💚💙 🧪🦤🦑 fishlarvae.org/galleries/a-...

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Data Paper in ESA Ecology with native range maps for 10,000+ butterfly species 🦋 worldwide by Barnabas H. Daru 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ecy.... 🌐

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Biodiful @biodiful.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hi Bluesky ! This account is dedicated to the hidden beauty of biodiversity, from the most to the least appreciated species... to show that beauty is also a matter of knowledge ! that some species deserve special attention... and that we must preserve the known, the unknown and beyond !

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