Rachel Parkinson
@rachelparkinson.bsky.social
Schmidt AI in Science Fellow at Oxford & Lecturer (Assistant Prof) at Queen Mary. Bees, AI software, ecology, sensory biology.
Winter on the beach in Cornwall with Oscar.
December 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Winter on the beach in Cornwall with Oscar.
Reposted by Rachel Parkinson
It’s not easy measuring how bumblebees taste, but incredible progress is being made on nectar perception! 👅🐝 #ASABWinter2025
December 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
It’s not easy measuring how bumblebees taste, but incredible progress is being made on nectar perception! 👅🐝 #ASABWinter2025
Heading up to Edinburgh to present at the ASABWinter meeting with the theme “How sensory information affects behaviour”.
I’ll be presenting on how the taste of nectar sugars and amino acids drives feeding in bumblebees. 🐝 🌺 👅
Let me know if you’ll be in town!
@asab-meetings.bsky.social
I’ll be presenting on how the taste of nectar sugars and amino acids drives feeding in bumblebees. 🐝 🌺 👅
Let me know if you’ll be in town!
@asab-meetings.bsky.social
December 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Heading up to Edinburgh to present at the ASABWinter meeting with the theme “How sensory information affects behaviour”.
I’ll be presenting on how the taste of nectar sugars and amino acids drives feeding in bumblebees. 🐝 🌺 👅
Let me know if you’ll be in town!
@asab-meetings.bsky.social
I’ll be presenting on how the taste of nectar sugars and amino acids drives feeding in bumblebees. 🐝 🌺 👅
Let me know if you’ll be in town!
@asab-meetings.bsky.social