<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds:]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Hey, animal behavior/biology/wildlife nerds:</p><p>Is there a term for when animals collect shiny or colorful things to decorate their nests? I'm specifically thinking of the packrat that was in my bathroom wall and all the inedible red seeds it collected from a plant in the yard. </p><p>This is different than food hoarding/caching, since these things, like the blue objects bower birds collect, are inedible.</p><p>And, are there examples of this behavior being part of a plant's seed-dispersal strategy? E.g. producing brightly colored seeds to lure an animal to collect them, but also without eating them?</p><p>TIA</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e8919b64-02a1-4aee-b7c6-7a20f92f54a5/hey-animal-behavior-biology-wildlife-nerds</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 08:06:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e8919b64-02a1-4aee-b7c6-7a20f92f54a5.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:02:54 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:17:58 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/klara%40drupal.community">@<span>Klara</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> <img class="not-responsive emoji" src="https://media.troet.cafe/troet/custom_emojis/images/000/179/094/original/fa8eff0637860f8f.png" title=":mastorofl:" /> thank you for this link, I never knew.... <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f632.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--astonished" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😲" alt="😲" /> <br />"Lacewing larvae (also known as 'junk bugs')"</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/energisch_/statuses/116464830306245867</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/energisch_/statuses/116464830306245867</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[energisch_@troet.cafe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:17:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:15:39 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/jeanieburrell%40mstdn.social">@<span>JeanieBurrell</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> like "thieving magpies" ?<br /><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/264833741_'The_thieving_magpie'_No_evidence_for_attraction_to_shiny_objects" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>researchgate.net/publication/2</span><span>64833741_'The_thieving_magpie'_No_evidence_for_attraction_to_shiny_objects</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/energisch_/statuses/116464821141566463</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://troet.cafe/users/energisch_/statuses/116464821141566463</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[energisch_@troet.cafe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:15:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:16:25 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> That's...a really good question. And I can only guess as a human that the collected object satisfies a pattern in the bird's psyche. Like I would say "pretty flower," or "cool shell," and put it in my pocket. Particularly for the bowerbird, wouldn't you be interested in getting to know someone whom you spotted reading the same book you adored?</p><p>The seed-dispersal question is even more interesting--perhaps seeds/fruit could evolve to mimic edible varieties?</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/biology" rel="tag">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/animalBehavior" rel="tag">#<span>animalBehavior</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/JeanieBurrell/statuses/116464588240002265</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mstdn.social/users/JeanieBurrell/statuses/116464588240002265</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jeanieburrell@mstdn.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 09:16:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:21:51 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> Given that humans are animals, I think the word ‘decorate’ might be the right one. </p><p>On the same note, all the examples I can think of where plants use beauty or colour as a seed-dispersion strategy are all ones that involve humans.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jvschrag/statuses/116448330480875572</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jvschrag/statuses/116448330480875572</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[jvschrag@hachyderm.io]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:21:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:40:20 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> Not a dang clue, but maybe "magpieing"?</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/TheTrekspert/statuses/116447223496325482</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/TheTrekspert/statuses/116447223496325482</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[thetrekspert@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:40:20 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:28:14 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/lizzard%40social.tchncs.de">@<span>lizzard</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> hoarding only got a bad name in humans <img src="https://board.circlewithadot.net/assets/plugins/nodebb-plugin-emoji/emoji/android/1f604.png?v=28325c671da" class="not-responsive emoji emoji-android emoji--smile" style="height:23px;width:auto;vertical-align:middle" title="😄" alt="😄" /><br />These animals seem to have good reasons</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drupal.community/users/Klara/statuses/116446940003270088</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drupal.community/users/Klara/statuses/116446940003270088</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[klara@drupal.community]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:28:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:57:41 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/klara%40drupal.community">@<span>Klara</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> which isn't to say that it's not scientifically correct, of course!</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116446819904192654</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116446819904192654</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lizzard@social.tchncs.de]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:57:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:57:11 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/klara%40drupal.community">@<span>Klara</span></a></span> <span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> I feel like calling it hoarding would a bit disrespectful for something as obviously tasteful.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116446817914685240</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116446817914685240</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lizzard@social.tchncs.de]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:57:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:54:42 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> I have no idea, but I've read that storks do it too. And because they build large nests and return to the same nest every year, those nests accumulate historic doodads. I've read an article about how they're like a fashion archive with past fashion in layers further down the nest: single gloves, hats, scarves, and even tights were found when deconstructing one 🤭</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116446808155086036</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.tchncs.de/users/lizzard/statuses/116446808155086036</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[lizzard@social.tchncs.de]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:54:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:46:40 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> hoarding behaviour? <a href="https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/collectors-and-hoarders-of-the-animal-world.html" rel="nofollow noopener"><span>https://www.</span><span>nhm.ac.uk/discover/collectors-</span><span>and-hoarders-of-the-animal-world.html</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drupal.community/users/Klara/statuses/116446776540755610</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://drupal.community/users/Klara/statuses/116446776540755610</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[klara@drupal.community]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:46:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:32:41 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://mastodon.social/@Drkiki">@<span>Drkiki</span></a></span> <span><a href="https://universeodon.com/@TWIScience">@<span>TWIScience</span></a></span> If you happen to be around, would you have an idea?</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116446485631223913</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/CStamp/statuses/116446485631223913</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cstamp@mastodon.social]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:32:41 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to Hey, animal behavior&#x2F;biology&#x2F;wildlife nerds: on Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:26:52 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/mikal%40sfba.social">@<span>Mikal</span></a></span> <br />"bower decoration" ...</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/cdarwin/statuses/116446462742295351</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://c.im/users/cdarwin/statuses/116446462742295351</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[cdarwin@c.im]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:26:52 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>