Overall, the discussions reflect a positive and intrigued attitude towards the article, with examples like references to electric ecology as a new subfield, mentions of electric field effects on pollination, and questions about how these mechanisms evolve, demonstrating both support and curiosity for the research's potential impact.
AgreementModerate agreement
Many discussions support the significance of electric ecology in bee-flower interactions, highlighting the novelty and importance of the research, as seen in mentions of its potential ubiquity and evolutionary role.
InterestHigh interest
The discussions show high interest, with posts referencing the article as a review and emphasizing the fascination with electric interactions in ecology, especially among those curious about the biological or physical implications.
EngagementModerate engagement
Participants engage with the content by sharing summaries, raising questions, and supporting hypotheses, indicating moderate but meaningful involvement.
ImpactModerate impact
The discussions suggest that the article could influence how people think about pollination and sensory ecology, though it remains somewhat in the exploratory phase with calls for further research.
Abstract in brief
Bees and flowers have coevolved to enable pollination, relying on senses like vision, smell, humidity detection, touch, and recently discovered electrostatic field detection.
The study explores how electric interactions between bees and flowers contribute to pollination, using models and experiments to understand how factors like atmospheric electric fields, bee charge, and plant charge facilitate these electrostatic signals.
Further research is needed to deepen our understanding of how electrostatic interactions and aerial electroreception work in bee-flower communication and pollination processes.]
Bees pick up an electric charge while in flight which they transfer to flowers upon landing. This electric field sensing ability may assist bees in foraging more effectively by allowing them to perceive when a flower was last visited
[paper: https://t.co/yfpGc4G9Og] https://t.co/31VSaXFlPh
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outside five sigma
@jwt0625 · X
The above plot and this one is from
Clarke2017: The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception
https://t.co/n1G3ch2126 https://t.co/E0BOCLI1tk
Mar 7, 2025 · 35 likes · 13,846 followersView post →
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Niko McCarty.
@NikoMcCarty · X
I heard about this here: https://t.co/1ShO454vjV
And this is a good review article (open access) on the biology subfield calling itself "electric ecology." https://t.co/EsV3UIZJRr
Nov 10, 2024 · 20 likes · 3 shares · 44,391 followersView post →
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Nina Baranduin
@ninasayswhat · X
For reasons I'm still trying to
understand (fancy talk for I honestly have no idea why, if someone could explain it that would be great because it's been bugging me... but anyway...)
plants are usually negatively charged and have electric fields!
https://t.co/KGLGBx0b15 https://t.co/dDu5eMZ24L
@seaderyastare you into bee p0rn?
https://t.co/vQTv6sawgL
Mar 25, 2024 · 1 like · 8,176 followersView post →
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EntomoNews Bernadette Cassel
@collemyria · X
L'abeille, la fleur et le champ électrique https://t.co/tfh5ISndCu
The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception
Journal of Comparative Physiology (2017)
Jun 28, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,494 followersView post →
Prey animals can detect predators using electroreception, sensing electric fields from charged predators like wasps. This mechanism triggers defensive responses and reveals a novel predator detection method.
Prey animals can detect predators using electroreception, which involves sensing electric fields created by charged predators such as wasps. This detection mechanism triggers defensive behaviors, expanding understanding…
The above plot and this one is from
Clarke2017: The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception
https://t.co/n1G3ch2126 https://t.co/E0BOCLI1tk
Mar 7, 2025 · 35 likes · 13,846 followersView post →
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Schoolgirl Satellite Bandit
@BanditSatellite · X
The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception ⚡️
RT @NikoMcCarty: I heard about this here: https://t.co/1ShO454vjV
And this is a good review article (open access) on the biology subfield…
Nov 10, 2024 · 3 shares · 3,947 followersView post →
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priya joseph
@ayirpelle · X
RT @NikoMcCarty: I heard about this here: https://t.co/1ShO454vjV
And this is a good review article (open access) on the biology subfield…
Nov 10, 2024 · 3 shares · 4,971 followersView post →
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Mark O. Martin
@markowenmartin · X
RT @NikoMcCarty: I heard about this here: https://t.co/1ShO454vjV
And this is a good review article (open access) on the biology subfield…
Nov 10, 2024 · 3 shares · 10,433 followersView post →
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Niko McCarty.
@NikoMcCarty · X
I heard about this here: https://t.co/1ShO454vjV
And this is a good review article (open access) on the biology subfield calling itself "electric ecology." https://t.co/EsV3UIZJRr
Nov 10, 2024 · 20 likes · 3 shares · 44,391 followersView post →
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Leslie #LoveWillAlwaysTrumpHate
@devibharati · X
The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception https://t.co/Vvvf6PymDD
RT @crcitizen_8: @ChuckThePhoenix In support of your supposition.
The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial…
May 11, 2024 · 1 share · 5,669 followersView post →
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C.R. Citizen
@crcitizen_8 · X
@ChuckThePhoenix In support of your supposition.
The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception
https://t.co/i7cnOLN3t7
May 11, 2024 · 1 like · 1 share · 243 followersView post →
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maxOSIRISart
@maxOSIRISart · X
@seaderyastare you into bee p0rn?
https://t.co/vQTv6sawgL
Mar 25, 2024 · 1 like · 8,176 followersView post →
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clara
@zahadek · X
RT @collemyria: L'abeille, la fleur et le champ électrique https://t.co/tfh5ISndCu
The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ec…
L'abeille, la fleur et le champ électrique https://t.co/tfh5ISndCu
The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception
Journal of Comparative Physiology (2017)
Jun 28, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 3,494 followersView post →
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Άντζελα
@SouthernGemGal · X
The bee, the flower, and the electric field: electric ecology and aerial electroreception https://t.co/YAXJteO0ZO
RT @Rainmaker1973: Bees pick up an electric charge while in flight which they transfer to flowers upon landing. This electric field sensing…
Mar 3, 2023 · 91 shares · 191 followersView post →
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Elvira
@binamaggio1970 · X
RT @Rainmaker1973: Bees pick up an electric charge while in flight which they transfer to flowers upon landing. This electric field sensing…
Mar 3, 2023 · 91 shares · 578 followersView post →
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JabbinStick
@JabbenStick · X
RT @Rainmaker1973: Bees pick up an electric charge while in flight which they transfer to flowers upon landing. This electric field sensing…
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Dr Mary Caravaggio
@mary_caravaggio · X
RT @Rainmaker1973: Bees pick up an electric charge while in flight which they transfer to flowers upon landing. This electric field sensing…
Mar 3, 2023 · 91 shares · 637 followersView post →
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Massimo
@Rainmaker1973 · X
Bees pick up an electric charge while in flight which they transfer to flowers upon landing. This electric field sensing ability may assist bees in foraging more effectively by allowing them to perceive when a flower was last visited
[paper: https://t.co/yfpGc4G9Og] https://t.co/31VSaXFlPh
Mar 3, 2023 · 621 likes · 91 shares · 3,758,405 followersView post →
For reasons I'm still trying to
understand (fancy talk for I honestly have no idea why, if someone could explain it that would be great because it's been bugging me... but anyway...)
plants are usually negatively charged and have electric fields!
https://t.co/KGLGBx0b15 https://t.co/dDu5eMZ24L
“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://t.co/rehliOGVf2
“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://t.co/rehliOGVf2
“The tripartite interactions between bees, flowers, and the electric field that exist all around them, reveal thus far underappreciated physical and sensory ecologies.”
https://t.co/rehliOGVf2
A Faraday cage negates “the influence of the atmospheric electric field at ground level, possibly preventing the formation of floral electric fields altogether.”
https://t.co/rehliOGVf2
“High humidity, for example, leads to the formation of moist films on surfaces which prevent charge build up, and a dense rainforest canopy acts like a Faraday cage.”
https://t.co/rehliOGVf2
“As a recently defined field, there is still a vast amount that is unknown in the electrical ecology of pollination, each from the perspectives of the bee the flower and the electric field.”
https://t.co/rehliOGVf2
“Electrostatics and electroreception are likely to be a bona fide part of the multiple co-evolutionary adaptations between plants and their pollinators.”
https://t.co/rehliOGVf2
New language. “Are floral electric fields adapted, much like colours and fragrances are, to signal resource provisioning to bees, or their readiness for pollination?”
https://t.co/rehliOGVf2
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