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STICKY POLLEN. “This simulation highlights the non-random and organised directed trajectory of pollen grains under electrostatic forces.” https://lnkd.in/dz2UJCDk View in LinkedIn

DARK MATTER. “This paper argues that this interpretation is physically real, leading to the universe containing dark matter with mass accumulations similar to ordinary matter.” https://lnkd.in/gDaxUYAS View in LinkedIn

EXTRA LIFT. “Pollen readily moves against gravitational forces, both from plant to bee and from bee to plant under the influence of electrical forces.” https://lnkd.in/dz2UJCDk View in LinkedIn

POLLEN ASSIST. “The results of the model show pollen grains of masses up to and including the mass of maize pollen undergo significant electrical forces, with the strong electric field between flower and bee more influential than gravity.” https://lnkd.in/dz2UJCDk View in LinkedIn

CHARGE AND GEOMETRY. “Simply due to their geometry, protruding floral structures such as a long stigma will create a strong local electric field (Fig. 7a, b), and indeed, flowers with a flat corolla and long stigma appear to capture more pollen through electrostatic forces than those with concave corolla and shorter stigma.” https://lnkd.in/dz2UJCDk View in LinkedIn

GEOMETRY IS KEY. “Just as morphology, geometry and specific impedance of structures are key influences on the electric field at the scale of trees and plants (Fig. 2), this remains true at the smaller scale of a flower’s anther, stigma, and pollen grain.” https://lnkd.in/dz2UJCDk View in LinkedIn

SO ENDS this second and last weekend on insect electroreception. These new findings underscore that the the sensorium is largely invisible and yet to be revealed, and the organs and receptors of these signals are probably lying in plain sight. “If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.” (Nikola Tesla). https://lnkd.in/dWsaP7xy View in LinkedIn

UNTAPPED SENSES. “Neuroscientists are well aware that we are a bundle of senses. As this video by Aeon explains, many would argue that we have anywhere between 22 and 33 different senses.” https://lnkd.in/d9AUiDCb View in LinkedIn

ICEBERG. “The ubiquity of electric fields in the environment means that signals in this modality could potentially be used by a broad range of species in an array of contexts; from intraspecific communication to predator avoidance and prey detection.” https://lnkd.in/dz2UJCDk View in LinkedIn

INVISIBLE WORLD. “The tripartite interactions between bees, flowers, and the electric field that exist all around them, reveal thus far underappreciated physical and sensory ecologies. These interactions are likely to be diverse and maybe ubiquitous among insects since all are subject to the laws that govern the force of electromagnetism.” https://lnkd.in/dz2UJCDk View in LinkedIn