Cyrill Fromm
@cyrillfromm.bsky.social
Invertebrate/Plant and Fungi enthusiast.
Animal caretaker at Max-Planck Institute of Animal behavior and University of Konstanz.
Animal caretaker at Max-Planck Institute of Animal behavior and University of Konstanz.
Azolla ❤️
Living in Symbiosis with the cyanobacteria Anabaena azollae, this floating fern has the highest nitrogen fixation rate of any plant. Much higher than legumes.
Atleast it does seem to house a great amount of filamentous cyanobacteria containing heterocysts for nitrogen fixation
Living in Symbiosis with the cyanobacteria Anabaena azollae, this floating fern has the highest nitrogen fixation rate of any plant. Much higher than legumes.
Atleast it does seem to house a great amount of filamentous cyanobacteria containing heterocysts for nitrogen fixation
March 25, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Azolla ❤️
Living in Symbiosis with the cyanobacteria Anabaena azollae, this floating fern has the highest nitrogen fixation rate of any plant. Much higher than legumes.
Atleast it does seem to house a great amount of filamentous cyanobacteria containing heterocysts for nitrogen fixation
Living in Symbiosis with the cyanobacteria Anabaena azollae, this floating fern has the highest nitrogen fixation rate of any plant. Much higher than legumes.
Atleast it does seem to house a great amount of filamentous cyanobacteria containing heterocysts for nitrogen fixation
Oecophylla smaragdina
March 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Oecophylla smaragdina
Nephila pilipes
Found in the philippines
Found in the philippines
March 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Nephila pilipes
Found in the philippines
Found in the philippines
Bat temple in Bali
February 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Bat temple in Bali
Ipomoea pes-caprae.
Since childhood Ipomoea is one of my favorite plant genus....
So of course seeing one of the few halotolerant Ipomoea species is even more exciting.
Albeit its pretty common on most tropical beaches...
Since childhood Ipomoea is one of my favorite plant genus....
So of course seeing one of the few halotolerant Ipomoea species is even more exciting.
Albeit its pretty common on most tropical beaches...
February 20, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Ipomoea pes-caprae.
Since childhood Ipomoea is one of my favorite plant genus....
So of course seeing one of the few halotolerant Ipomoea species is even more exciting.
Albeit its pretty common on most tropical beaches...
Since childhood Ipomoea is one of my favorite plant genus....
So of course seeing one of the few halotolerant Ipomoea species is even more exciting.
Albeit its pretty common on most tropical beaches...
A valuable source of minerals and for some Ant species also nitrogen.
Many ant species evolved a symbiosis with bacteria to utilize urea and uric acid for amino acid synthesis.
But not sure if it also applies to These Technomyrmex.
Many ant species evolved a symbiosis with bacteria to utilize urea and uric acid for amino acid synthesis.
But not sure if it also applies to These Technomyrmex.
February 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A valuable source of minerals and for some Ant species also nitrogen.
Many ant species evolved a symbiosis with bacteria to utilize urea and uric acid for amino acid synthesis.
But not sure if it also applies to These Technomyrmex.
Many ant species evolved a symbiosis with bacteria to utilize urea and uric acid for amino acid synthesis.
But not sure if it also applies to These Technomyrmex.
Nephila cf antipodiana
February 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Nephila cf antipodiana
Termite hunting in Odontoponera
February 12, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Termite hunting in Odontoponera
Theobroma cacao
Planted it some years ago.
Planted it some years ago.
February 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Theobroma cacao
Planted it some years ago.
Planted it some years ago.
Back to the philippines.
So many tropical plants 🤩
So many tropical plants 🤩
February 12, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Back to the philippines.
So many tropical plants 🤩
So many tropical plants 🤩
Acromyrmex versicolor are always happy to get some frass from The Schistocerca gregaria.
Good fertilizer for the fungus garden.
Good fertilizer for the fungus garden.
January 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Acromyrmex versicolor are always happy to get some frass from The Schistocerca gregaria.
Good fertilizer for the fungus garden.
Good fertilizer for the fungus garden.
Euphrynichus bacillifer at night.
Timelapse
Timelapse
December 31, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Euphrynichus bacillifer at night.
Timelapse
Timelapse
With my interest in both ants and plants, this is one of my favorite interactions in captivity.
In this case a Dolichoderus cf longicollis worker harvesting extrafloral nectar from a newly emerged Ipomoea carnea leaf.
In this case a Dolichoderus cf longicollis worker harvesting extrafloral nectar from a newly emerged Ipomoea carnea leaf.
December 22, 2024 at 6:43 PM
With my interest in both ants and plants, this is one of my favorite interactions in captivity.
In this case a Dolichoderus cf longicollis worker harvesting extrafloral nectar from a newly emerged Ipomoea carnea leaf.
In this case a Dolichoderus cf longicollis worker harvesting extrafloral nectar from a newly emerged Ipomoea carnea leaf.
Diacamma larvae feeding on roach
December 21, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Diacamma larvae feeding on roach
Passiflora helleri
I always love how the leaves look, with those droplets of extrafloral nectar.
In nature the nectar is not only supposed to attract ants for protection, but also to imitate caterpillar eggs to discurage other butterflies from placing their own eggs on the leaves.
I always love how the leaves look, with those droplets of extrafloral nectar.
In nature the nectar is not only supposed to attract ants for protection, but also to imitate caterpillar eggs to discurage other butterflies from placing their own eggs on the leaves.
December 5, 2024 at 9:05 AM
Passiflora helleri
I always love how the leaves look, with those droplets of extrafloral nectar.
In nature the nectar is not only supposed to attract ants for protection, but also to imitate caterpillar eggs to discurage other butterflies from placing their own eggs on the leaves.
I always love how the leaves look, with those droplets of extrafloral nectar.
In nature the nectar is not only supposed to attract ants for protection, but also to imitate caterpillar eggs to discurage other butterflies from placing their own eggs on the leaves.
Eggs and tiny fungus Acromyrmex versicolor
December 5, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Eggs and tiny fungus Acromyrmex versicolor
Euphrynichus bacillifer new offspring.
December 5, 2024 at 9:02 AM
Euphrynichus bacillifer new offspring.