Victoria Doronina
@vickidoronina.bsky.social
Biologist, science communicator, wikimedian
November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Flowers of the #carnivorousplant #butterwort sandersonii.
November 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Flowers of the #carnivorousplant #butterwort sandersonii.
#wikimedia #WMF The bots are already outcompeting humans:
"Since January 2024, we have seen the bandwidth for downloading multimedia content grow by 50%. This increase is not from human readers but largely from automated programs that scrape the Wikimedia Commons image catalogue
"Since January 2024, we have seen the bandwidth for downloading multimedia content grow by 50%. This increase is not from human readers but largely from automated programs that scrape the Wikimedia Commons image catalogue
April 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#wikimedia #WMF The bots are already outcompeting humans:
"Since January 2024, we have seen the bandwidth for downloading multimedia content grow by 50%. This increase is not from human readers but largely from automated programs that scrape the Wikimedia Commons image catalogue
"Since January 2024, we have seen the bandwidth for downloading multimedia content grow by 50%. This increase is not from human readers but largely from automated programs that scrape the Wikimedia Commons image catalogue
April 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
#carnivorous Flowering Mexican #pinguicula cv.Alfred Lau 13 (left) and ehlersiae
March 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#carnivorous Flowering Mexican #pinguicula cv.Alfred Lau 13 (left) and ehlersiae
#books2025 #bad_bug_bookclub "The Second Life of Mirielle West" is a historical fiction novel by Amanda Skenandore, inspired by the true story of America's only leper colony, Carville. Meticulously detailed but slow going.
March 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
#books2025 #bad_bug_bookclub "The Second Life of Mirielle West" is a historical fiction novel by Amanda Skenandore, inspired by the true story of America's only leper colony, Carville. Meticulously detailed but slow going.
#book #recommend "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin is a high drama & love shapes novel about the US gaming industry that is strangely addictive.
Apparently, GenZ is foregoing social media in favour of gaming.
Apparently, GenZ is foregoing social media in favour of gaming.
March 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
#book #recommend "Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow" by Gabrielle Zevin is a high drama & love shapes novel about the US gaming industry that is strangely addictive.
Apparently, GenZ is foregoing social media in favour of gaming.
Apparently, GenZ is foregoing social media in favour of gaming.
#book #sf #recommend “Severance” (no relation to the AppleTV+ show) by Lyn Gma is a literary “coming of age” and “state of the US at the beginning of the XXI century” novel that masquerades as postapocalyptic fiction.
March 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#book #sf #recommend “Severance” (no relation to the AppleTV+ show) by Lyn Gma is a literary “coming of age” and “state of the US at the beginning of the XXI century” novel that masquerades as postapocalyptic fiction.
I've never seen a variegated flower on #Utricularia #subulata (right).
March 6, 2025 at 10:19 AM
I've never seen a variegated flower on #Utricularia #subulata (right).
Mexican pinguicula cv Niklas
February 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Mexican pinguicula cv Niklas
#book #fantasy Days of Shattered Faith by Adrian #Tchaikovsky is the 3d book in his Tyrant Philosophers series. Is the Empire falling apart? Will the trilogy become tetralogy?
February 21, 2025 at 11:30 AM
#book #fantasy Days of Shattered Faith by Adrian #Tchaikovsky is the 3d book in his Tyrant Philosophers series. Is the Empire falling apart? Will the trilogy become tetralogy?
I was honoured to participate in the #Wikimedia #Wikisource (free depository of digital sources) Conference 2025 in Densapar, Bali!
February 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I was honoured to participate in the #Wikimedia #Wikisource (free depository of digital sources) Conference 2025 in Densapar, Bali!
#VFT growing from seeds, transplanted to Hamilton's sundew (D. hamiltonii). As you can see, they are already catching insects that correspond to their scale.
February 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
#VFT growing from seeds, transplanted to Hamilton's sundew (D. hamiltonii). As you can see, they are already catching insects that correspond to their scale.
#manchester Yesterday's #UNITE trade union picket against #Capita, which refuses to raise wages. The company "provides consulting, transformation and digital services." Over the centuries, the form of work has changed, but the reluctance to pay workers a decent salary remains the same.
January 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
#manchester Yesterday's #UNITE trade union picket against #Capita, which refuses to raise wages. The company "provides consulting, transformation and digital services." Over the centuries, the form of work has changed, but the reluctance to pay workers a decent salary remains the same.
#Pinguicula cv Alfred Lau 13 (Mexican #butterwort) flower
January 23, 2025 at 9:57 AM
#Pinguicula cv Alfred Lau 13 (Mexican #butterwort) flower
There is a ghost orchid, and #bladderwort subulata can be called a "ghost bladderwort". For many years, it has not produced flowers, but it forms seeds without them. And suddenly, it is a gift after the New Year.
January 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
There is a ghost orchid, and #bladderwort subulata can be called a "ghost bladderwort". For many years, it has not produced flowers, but it forms seeds without them. And suddenly, it is a gift after the New Year.
The first rule of growing #carnivorous #plants is not to use fertilizers. The second is that you can, but you need to know exactly what kind: for sundews - only algae-derived Maxsea. Meet Drosera indica, which cannot be grown from seeds without a fertiliser.
January 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The first rule of growing #carnivorous #plants is not to use fertilizers. The second is that you can, but you need to know exactly what kind: for sundews - only algae-derived Maxsea. Meet Drosera indica, which cannot be grown from seeds without a fertiliser.
#happynewyear #bury This is not a photoshop - I took the picture and imagined how the decorations would fall off and bounce on the road.
December 10, 2024 at 1:19 PM
#happynewyear #bury This is not a photoshop - I took the picture and imagined how the decorations would fall off and bounce on the road.
December 5, 2024 at 1:36 PM
November 29, 2024 at 2:46 PM
On Wednesday, our #Bad_Bugs_Bookclub had Prof. Antony Fauci discuss his memoir, the highlights of his career, and why, after retirement, he didn't fulfil his dream of doing more fishing. He's one of the truly great humans.
November 29, 2024 at 11:22 AM
On Wednesday, our #Bad_Bugs_Bookclub had Prof. Antony Fauci discuss his memoir, the highlights of his career, and why, after retirement, he didn't fulfil his dream of doing more fishing. He's one of the truly great humans.
