A Hoya coming into flower. They need light and warmth in the U.K. so a heated conservatory is good for this climber.

Light-sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) methods collectively represent the major breakthrough in developmental bio-imaging of living multicellular organisms.

@NaturePlants publication: https://t.co/x4o0QFWkfJ #plantsci #microscopy

The fringed Catasetum (Catasetum fimbriatum) from Ecuador releases its pollinia on a hair trigger. this mechanism works by a quick change in membrane and action potential, increasing turgor pressure and launching a catapult reaction! @mobotgarden

🌾 ‘Sneezing’ plants may spread pathogens to their neighbors: https://t.co/a5dJUQOIhk #plantsci

Discover the delicate and wonderful micro world of plants: https://t.co/zQidHfvFE5 #plantsci #microscopy

"This is the best hiding place ever...they'll never find me!" #MondayMotivation

This short clip from one of our upper year chapters on translation shows how EF-G shifts the tRNAs in the ribosome by one position to the left, in a so called "power stroke". Student feedback from this simple animation has been amazing: seeing (in motion) is understanding!

The incredible leaf cutter bee! These bees slice out pieces of leaf to create doorways to protect their cells. 🐝

https://t.co/drDxqxLVuI My first new species for Britain is a family new to Britain, this incredibly strange bug, Coptosoma scutellatum, was found at Marine Valley today in East Sussex a @SussexWildlife Trust reserve! @Aliceparfitt @GlennNorris13 @BritishBugs

This little bat found its way into the visitor centre at Hanningfield Reservoir by mistake, so was rescued and put onto a tree to find its way back to the bat box. Look at it go! 🦇🦇 @WildlifeTrusts

Nature Treasures ~ Some beauties from my walk today. So many beautiful textures, rich colour and light, a feast for the senses. Ferns illuminated in the sunlight, pine cones, and meadow brown #butterflies on common knapweed #woodland #wildflowers @BBCSpringwatch @BSBIbotany