Michał Filipiak
Ecologist @tum.de & @ioes-ju.bsky.social. Ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry, nutrient cycling, ecological #stoichiometry.
3-minute videos:
K:Na ratio in bee ecology - youtu.be/U35eFpxrSfQ
How to help wild bees - youtu.be/OsNImYspsPo
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak📅 Save the Date Delighted to be supporting EURBEE11 — the 11th European Conference of Apidology 🐝 📍 Bologna, Italy | 🗓 7–10 September For more details: bit.ly/45JdiIR www.eurbee2026.com #Eurbee #Eurbee2026 #bees #Apiculture
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakA new UK government report warns that global #biodiversity loss threatens food security, economic stability, and geopolitical order. In my latest blog post I ask whether pollination should now be considered a #nationalsecurity issue: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/01/26/p... @butterfly-project.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakJak kondycja gleby kształtuje życie zapylaczy i stan pól uprawnych czy lasów? Zbada to międzynarodowe konsorcjum #ProPollSoil z udziałem naukowców z @ioes-ju.bsky.social i Instytutu Ogrodnictwa – PIB. forumakademickie.pl/zdrowa-gleba... @filipiakzuza.bsky.social @michalfilipiak.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakHIRING! We are looking for a new PhD student to work on insects in deadwood, effects of microclimate and land use. This is part of the Biodiversity Exploratories @bexplo.bsky.social and will use a new experiment using rain-out shelters in different regions of Germany. EU driver´s licence required.
- This is a very important post, reminding scientists that they should be more human and less machine-like.
- New post: It's been a while between blogs, but I'm still here ecologyisnotadirtyword.com/2026/01/22/h...
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakNew post: It's been a while between blogs, but I'm still here ecologyisnotadirtyword.com/2026/01/22/h...
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵1/4 ⚡🦋 Electrostatic pollination by butterflies and moths Butterflies and moths accumulate electrostatic charge as they fly, allowing them to pull pollen grains off flowers without even touching them. In other words, they can literally attract pollen through the air. doi.org/10.1098/rsif...
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak#EBDPub Pollination networks change over time in ways that are consistently better than random: this rewiring enhances pollinator persistence. It is not optimal, but it is key for biodiversity to persist in natural systems. 🟢 doi.org/10.1111/ele....
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakIn the current issue of NEE, you can find our research on the community assembly mechanisms behind arthropod 🪲🕷️ biomass declines ⚖️📉 both as the original paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41... and (new🌟) as research briefing by @ebelingae.bsky.social and myself: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Our January issue is now live: www.nature.com/natecolevol/... Featuring research on 🧪 🐝 pesticide impacts on wild bees 🪺 population genomics of avian brood parasitism 🌱 the origins of terrestrial herbivory Cover image from Abraham et al. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakIn piece that I posted on my blog before Christmas, I made the offhand comment that “we need to think of #AI as a collaborator as much as a tool“. I decided to ask the question of #ChatGPT itself and we ended up having quite a long conversation on this topic: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/01/12/s...
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak💡 We continue our campaign highlighting research relevant to ANTENNA with a study from the Netherlands that examined over 4 million plant observations to assess the role of natural land cover in species conservation. Discover the study and its findings: doi.org/10.1371/jour... #ANTENNAexpertise
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🐝 Just learned that Lotmaria passim has been hanging out in the Canary Islands since at least 1998! 🏝️ We found this trypanosomatid in honey bee populations, marking the earliest known global record. 🐝 #honeybees #pollinators #ecosystemservices doi.org/10.1016/j.ij...
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵 5/5 Read more⬇️ 🔬 royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... 🌍 www.popsci.com/environment/... #ButterflyEffect #Biodiversity #Conservation #NatureIsConnected
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵 1/5 🐝🧠 Do bees see the world differently under stress? New research from Newcastle University suggests they might. Much like humans under pressure, bumblebees appear to expect worse outcomes after a frightening experience — a kind of insect pessimism. #FutureForPollinators #ProjectButterfly
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakMore than a year ago researchers from @hifmb.de and @icbm-uol.bsky.social started to write about different perspectives on marine biodiversity change from natural and social science perspectives. This morphed into a review paper that was published online today link.springer.com/article/10.1... 🧪
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakTrucked-in honeybees may edge out bigger bumblebee foragers: www.sciencenews.org/article/hone... @darastanley.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🚨 New PhD opportunity 🚨 studying foraging movements of #masonbees using novel tracking technology and metabarcoding! With me and @domino-joyce.fishsci.com.ap.brid.gy at Hull and Mike Smith at Sheffield. More at FindAPhD www.findaphd.com/phds/project... or message me directly :)
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakThrilled to share our new #stoichiometry paper on the environmental correlates of plant and animal stoichiometry. This was a fantastic collaborative work supported by #idiv www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- 🧵1/5 🌍🔬 Our new paper is out! We identify the global mechanisms shaping the elemental composition of organisms — and the results overturn long-standing assumptions in ecology. 👇 Thread ↓ doi.org/10.1038/s414...
- 🧵2/5 Using the StoichLife database — over 28,000 measurements from 5,443 species across 1,390 global locations — we examined how nitrogen and phosphorus vary across the tree of life. The sheer scale of this dataset allowed us to test long-held ecological hypotheses with unprecedented power.
- 🧵3/5 Main finding: nutrient availability, especially N deposition, is the dominant driver of global stoichiometric variation. Stronger than temperature, precipitation or solar radiation. This challenges decades of thinking that climate-related gradients primarily determine organismal stoichiometry.
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- Reposted by Michał Filipiak📢 Join our #EcologySeminar this week! Prof. Dr. Teja Tscharntke will share new insights on biodiversity-friendly farming without yield loss. 📅 Wed 3. Dec. at 10:15 AM 📩 DM for webinar link @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @teja-tscharntke.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakMy short visit to Plant-Insect Interactions Team @tum.de is almost over. Great ProPollSoil (propollsoil.eu) kick-off and amazing to finally meet everyone! Excited for what we’ll learn about soil health and pollinators. 🐝🪲🌻🌱 Many thanks to PII Team for the warm welcome – this visit was a real boost!
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵 1/5 🐝✨ What bumblebees can teach us about resilient flight? Bumblebees can lose up to 40% of a wing and still stay airborne. Most tiny flying robots, on the other hand, fail after the slightest tear. Inspired by this natural resilience, MIT engineers set out to redesign micro-aerial robots.
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakHere's a sneak preview of the latest Pollinator Project! It's going to be something special. Welcome ProPollSoil on board!
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakPollinators such as wild #bees, #butterflies, and #hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science, shows that the oft-quoted figure of 10% semi-natural habitat in farmland landscapes is far too little to safeguard pollinators jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakPlease help us spread the word! Please amplify! We are searching for an associate or full professor (Canada Excellence Research Chair) in Biodiversity Genomics at the University of Guelph! 🐟🌿🦠🐜🐸🐝 Applications are due October 6 2025. careers.uoguelph.ca/job/Guelph-C... #AcademicJobs #EvoBio
- PostDoc & PhD positions available: PostDoc - soil-dependent pollinators stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/a... PhD - citizen science stellenangebote.uni-marburg.de/jobposting/6...
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakImpressive quantitative synthesis led by Rebecca Oester on the cascading effects of land cover change on aquatic detrital food webs. Now out in @globalchangebio.bsky.social 💧 🌐 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakToo many manuscripts and not enough reviewers! The reviewer fatigue issue compromises the #peer-review process. 🧪 🌍 🌐 #ScientificArticles www.nature.com/articles/d41...
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵1/4 🐛🔍 Join us for a new Wednesday series on amazing pollinators that benefit and inspire us. Are you curious? Of course you are! 😄 ⬇️🧵 #AmazingPollinators #ProjectButterfly #ButterflyEffect #NatureIsConnected #Pollinators #PlantsForPollinators #SaveTheBees #ScienceForAll #BiodiversityMatters
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak"How important is lily farming to human survival? Versus how important are the insects? Where is the weighing? What benefit does society derive from this? It's not even about food security, this is an ornamental crop!" @unibergen.bsky.social #pollinators butterfly-europe.eu/interview-wi...
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakVACANCY for a PhD #PhDVacancy #pollinators Project Butterfly @butterfly-project.bsky.social has a vacancy for a 3 yr PhD Topic: Economic evaluation of pollination services among European citizens Location: Toulouse (FR) Deadline of application: August 15, 2025 butterfly-europe.eu/vacancies/
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakWe have a vacancy for a PhD. Topic: "Economic evaluation of pollination services among European citizens" Location: Toulouse (FR) Supervisors: Nicola Gallai and Lorraine Balaine Application deadline: August 15, 2025 See link: butterfly-europe.eu/vacancies/
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak#VALOR has launched a new communication channel - its official website 💻 It will serve as the main hub for project updates, events, outputs, and project overview. 🌐Explore the site and stay informed: valor-project.eu
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakIn a new study jointly led by Steffani Queiroz and Marsal Amorim — and part of my ongoing collaboration with a brilliant team of Brazilian #hummingbird researchers — we explored how plant – #pollinator interactions shift over time. Read more here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/07/02/f... #biodiversity
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakButterfly is a 24 partner Horizon Europe RIA project, coordinated by me. It aims to enhance society’s capacity to appraise, foresee, and respond to the threats posed by cascading impacts of pollinator decline. Our website is now live: butterfly-europe.eu Follow us: @butterfly-project.bsky.social
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵2/10 🪰 Did you know flies are pollinators too? And it’s not just insects — birds, bats, even lizards can pollinate plants. The world of pollination is wildly diverse and utterly fascinating. 🦋🦇🐦🐭 🌺 Let’s explore the pollinator diversity with expert insights from @jeffollerton.bsky.social 👇
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵1/10 🌿🐝 It’s Saturday — and we’re closing out #PollinatorWeek with a final deep dive into the wondrous diversity of #pollinators. Most people think of bees, but the story is much bigger… #PollinatorsWeaveConnections
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵5/7 🌾 And did you know? 🐝Some #bees feed on pollen from wind-pollinated plants — trees, grasses — not just flowers. 🌳Even in small amounts, that pollen provides vital nutrients for bee larvae! 📖 f.mtr.cool/djnskqmpbu #BiodiversityMatters #PollinatorWeek #pollinators
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵4/7 🌍 #Pollinators are part of global ecological processes. Enter the Nutrient Dilution Hypothesis. Rising CO₂ helps plants grow—but dilutes the nutrients inside them. 📉 That includes pollen. So bee larvae may be growing up on less nutritious food.😟 📄
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵1/7 🐝🌱 #PollinatorWeek continues! Today we’re heading to @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social @ioes-ju.bsky.social , where @michalfilipiak.bsky.social & @filipiakzuza.bsky.social are looking at bees through a different lens — not just pollination, but nutrient cycling. ♻️🌍 #PollinatorsWeaveConnections
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakMore isn’t always better. Landscape-scale measures that offer both nesting habitats and floral resources support bees more than those boosting only flowers. We show empirical evidence of synergistic and antagonistic effects of organic farming, flower fields, and natural habitats.
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🌳Join us for a PhD in tree disease at the University of Sussex 👩🔬🌳 (please share!) Epidemiology and ecology to understand disease spread & prevention, and ecological consequences. This is a competitive fully funded PhD - deadline for applications June 25th www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakBig milestone - my first PhD publication is out! 🐝 We looked at how landscape composition influences bee diversity and density - smart design matters more than just quantity. 🐝🌼🌱 besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @agrarunigoe.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de
- 📣 New Publication! Where the wild bees thrive! It’s not just about more habitat, it’s about smarter habitat. Mixing complementary landscape elements can create powerful synergies, while similar resources may reduce impact. 👉🏼 doi.org/10.1111/1365... #BeeConservation #LandscapeEcology #Pollinators
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵1/9 🌍💫🐝💐 #PollinatorsWeaveConnections We kicked off #PollinatorWeek by exploring how pollinators connect with people and ecosystems. Today, let’s flip the lens: how can science help protect these vital creatures and the services they provide? 🧠🦋 #FutureForPollinators #ProjectButterfly #pollinators
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵5/6 🐝 And if you’re keen to see how the nutritional landscape shapes bee health, this accessible summary is a must-read: 👉 f.mtr.cool/lmsdwmjyef So much to learn, and it's all absolutely fascinating! 🌺🦋
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵1/6 #PollinatorsWeaveConnections 🌍💫🦋💐 We kicked off #PollinatorWeek by exploring how global pollinator stewardship supports human wellbeing — a wonderful web of life that connects us all to pollinators. 💚🌸 Ready for more? Let's zoom in on the #pollinator biology! 🔬
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵6/6 And here’s a brilliant explainer from our team: f.mtr.cool/xdspmkmshp Truly eye-opening. 🌺🦋 Let’s build a #FutureForPollinators — one post at a time. #PollinatorWeek #PollinatorsWeaveConnections #ProjectButterfly
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🧵1/6 We’re kicking off our #PollinatorWeek series with a bang 💥 — straight from our very own project coordinator @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social @vitenskapsteori.bsky.social 🚀🔥 👇 #PollinatorsWeaveConnections #ProjectButterfly #ButterflyEffect #NatureIsConnected #SaveTheBees #BiodiversityMatters
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🌼✨ #PollinatorWeek is here! thx @pollinatororg.bsky.social 16–22 June #PollinatorsWeaveConnections 🦋 Join Butterfly this week! Each day, we’re dropping science-packed snippets from our brilliant researchers! 💡🔬 Curious? You should be. Let’s build a #FutureForPollinators — one post at a time 🦋 🌍💫
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakHow the taxa in this group—mantis, katydid, grasshopper—make themselves formidable just by tweaks in their posture is sublime.
- #Psakibriefing Science break. The Malaysian Dead Leaf Mantis mimicking a mouth with teeth to scare off predators.
- Reposted by Michał Filipiak🐛🦋An evidence-based approach for selecting and testing suitable plants to use in annual seed mixes to attract insect pollinators 👇 (seed mixes for bees and hoverflies were considered in the study) 🐝🪰
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakWoodlands play multiple roles in supporting farmland populations of wild bees. Deciduous woods provide floral resources, and open woodlands extend availability of understory floral resources respite from hot weather resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
- Reposted by Michał FilipiakSometimes working in the field is hard 🥵
