Arthropoda Foundation
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We support research that can inform decision-making on the most pressing problems facing arthropods. https://www.arthropodafoundation.org/
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Arthropoda Foundation - Call for Proposals
The Arthropoda Foundation is currently accepting expressions of interest for its current call for proposals. Please fill out this form to apply. Any questions may be directed to grants@arthropodafound...
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Calling all shrimp and aquaculture researchers! 🦐
We're funding research on Pacific white shrimp & giant tiger prawn welfare in commercial settings—work that could impact billions of animals.
Up to $10K ($50K for exceptional projects). EOIs due Jan 15, 2026.
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
We're funding research on Pacific white shrimp & giant tiger prawn welfare in commercial settings—work that could impact billions of animals.
Up to $10K ($50K for exceptional projects). EOIs due Jan 15, 2026.
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
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The IWRS is hiring! Help us build the infrastructure for invertebrate welfare research—from husbandry databases to educational resources. 🐛📖
Remote Research Scientist position, $55-60K. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15.
Learn more and apply here:
Remote Research Scientist position, $55-60K. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15.
Learn more and apply here:
Staff Entomologist — Insect Welfare Research Society
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www.insectwelfare.com
January 27, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The IWRS is hiring! Help us build the infrastructure for invertebrate welfare research—from husbandry databases to educational resources. 🐛📖
Remote Research Scientist position, $55-60K. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15.
Learn more and apply here:
Remote Research Scientist position, $55-60K. We will begin reviewing applications on March 15.
Learn more and apply here:
Only one week left to submit an EOI to our current call for proposals! We’re excited to fund your projects on #shrimp and #arthropod welfare! 🪲🐜🪳🦐🦗🦂🐝
Calling all shrimp and aquaculture researchers! 🦐
We're funding research on Pacific white shrimp & giant tiger prawn welfare in commercial settings—work that could impact billions of animals.
Up to $10K ($50K for exceptional projects). EOIs due Jan 15, 2026.
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
We're funding research on Pacific white shrimp & giant tiger prawn welfare in commercial settings—work that could impact billions of animals.
Up to $10K ($50K for exceptional projects). EOIs due Jan 15, 2026.
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
Arthropoda Foundation - Call for Proposals
The Arthropoda Foundation is currently accepting expressions of interest for its current call for proposals. Please fill out this form to apply. Any questions may be directed to grants@arthropodafound...
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January 7, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Only one week left to submit an EOI to our current call for proposals! We’re excited to fund your projects on #shrimp and #arthropod welfare! 🪲🐜🪳🦐🦗🦂🐝
📅 Deadline reminder: Jan 15, 2026
Calling shrimp & aquaculture researchers! We're seeking proposals to address welfare challenges for Pacific white shrimps & giant tiger prawns in commercial aquaculture. 🦐
Just a few weeks left to apply!
Up to $10K–$50K available
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
Calling shrimp & aquaculture researchers! We're seeking proposals to address welfare challenges for Pacific white shrimps & giant tiger prawns in commercial aquaculture. 🦐
Just a few weeks left to apply!
Up to $10K–$50K available
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
Arthropoda Foundation - Call for Proposals
The Arthropoda Foundation is currently accepting expressions of interest for its current call for proposals. Please fill out this form to apply. Any questions may be directed to grants@arthropodafound...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM
📅 Deadline reminder: Jan 15, 2026
Calling shrimp & aquaculture researchers! We're seeking proposals to address welfare challenges for Pacific white shrimps & giant tiger prawns in commercial aquaculture. 🦐
Just a few weeks left to apply!
Up to $10K–$50K available
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
Calling shrimp & aquaculture researchers! We're seeking proposals to address welfare challenges for Pacific white shrimps & giant tiger prawns in commercial aquaculture. 🦐
Just a few weeks left to apply!
Up to $10K–$50K available
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
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Insects aren’t ‘little robots’—so scientists are rethinking their welfare: Science chats with an entomologist and an expert in animal ethics who are monitoring how researchers report on the ethical treatment of insects. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Insects aren’t ‘little robots’—so scientists are rethinking their welfare
Science chats with an entomologist and an expert in animal ethics who are monitoring how researchers report on the ethical treatment of insects
www.science.org
September 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Insects aren’t ‘little robots’—so scientists are rethinking their welfare: Science chats with an entomologist and an expert in animal ethics who are monitoring how researchers report on the ethical treatment of insects. | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Know an amateur entomologist or invertebrate recorder? 🦋 We're offering up to $2,000 to help test and refine biological recording methods using 3Rs approaches. Need 2+ years experience. Deadline: Dec 1.
Learn more:
Learn more:
Biological Recorder 3Rs Innovation Award — Insect Welfare Research Society
"Amateur" entomologists, arachnologists, and others contribute significant knowledge through their biological recording and collections work, recording species occurrences, range shifts, and…
www.insectwelfare.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Know an amateur entomologist or invertebrate recorder? 🦋 We're offering up to $2,000 to help test and refine biological recording methods using 3Rs approaches. Need 2+ years experience. Deadline: Dec 1.
Learn more:
Learn more:
Calling all shrimp and aquaculture researchers! 🦐
We're funding research on Pacific white shrimp & giant tiger prawn welfare in commercial settings—work that could impact billions of animals.
Up to $10K ($50K for exceptional projects). EOIs due Jan 15, 2026.
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
We're funding research on Pacific white shrimp & giant tiger prawn welfare in commercial settings—work that could impact billions of animals.
Up to $10K ($50K for exceptional projects). EOIs due Jan 15, 2026.
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
Arthropoda Foundation - Call for Proposals
The Arthropoda Foundation is currently accepting expressions of interest for its current call for proposals. Please fill out this form to apply. Any questions may be directed to grants@arthropodafound...
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October 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Calling all shrimp and aquaculture researchers! 🦐
We're funding research on Pacific white shrimp & giant tiger prawn welfare in commercial settings—work that could impact billions of animals.
Up to $10K ($50K for exceptional projects). EOIs due Jan 15, 2026.
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
We're funding research on Pacific white shrimp & giant tiger prawn welfare in commercial settings—work that could impact billions of animals.
Up to $10K ($50K for exceptional projects). EOIs due Jan 15, 2026.
Apply: bit.ly/3KVCwMR
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Join us Sept 24, 5 PM BST for our seminar with Prof. Kristoffer Whitney (Rochester Institute of Technology): "Blood Money: The history of horseshoe crabs in science and medicine"
He will explore historical, political, and ethical issues related to marine invertebrate welfare: bit.ly/3K2acYC
He will explore historical, political, and ethical issues related to marine invertebrate welfare: bit.ly/3K2acYC
September 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Join us Sept 24, 5 PM BST for our seminar with Prof. Kristoffer Whitney (Rochester Institute of Technology): "Blood Money: The history of horseshoe crabs in science and medicine"
He will explore historical, political, and ethical issues related to marine invertebrate welfare: bit.ly/3K2acYC
He will explore historical, political, and ethical issues related to marine invertebrate welfare: bit.ly/3K2acYC
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Fantastic talk by @birchlse.bsky.social on ethical review for insect research as part of @royentsoc.bsky.social #Ento25 insect ethics workshop
@insectwrs.bsky.social
@insectwrs.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Fantastic talk by @birchlse.bsky.social on ethical review for insect research as part of @royentsoc.bsky.social #Ento25 insect ethics workshop
@insectwrs.bsky.social
@insectwrs.bsky.social
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Thanks to those who joined our webinar featuring Dr. Matilda Gibbons (University of Pennsylvania): "How Can We Measure Sentience in an Insect?"
In case you missed it, the video is available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/HajWZuMto0A
In case you missed it, the video is available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/HajWZuMto0A
How Can We Measure Sentience in an Insect?
YouTube video by Insect Welfare Research Society
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September 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Thanks to those who joined our webinar featuring Dr. Matilda Gibbons (University of Pennsylvania): "How Can We Measure Sentience in an Insect?"
In case you missed it, the video is available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/HajWZuMto0A
In case you missed it, the video is available on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/HajWZuMto0A
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Check out @royentsoc.bsky.social's Welfare & Ethics forum, one of their 20+ Special Interest Groups! 🐛
The Royal Entomological Society has over 20 Special Interest Groups pulling together a community with a shared interest in advancing areas of knowledge within unique fields of #InsectScience.
Read more about our SIGs 🔽
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📸 (c) Pepe Badia Marrero, 2024 Photography Competition
Read more about our SIGs 🔽
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📸 (c) Pepe Badia Marrero, 2024 Photography Competition
Special interest groups - Royal Entomological Society
The Society convenes Special Interest Groups (SIGs) on a range of topics.
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July 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Check out @royentsoc.bsky.social's Welfare & Ethics forum, one of their 20+ Special Interest Groups! 🐛
In vertebrates, play is often seen as highly relevant for animal welfare. Studying the implications of this behavior for Drosophila well-being could be a great thing to propose for our current CFP round! www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
June 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
In vertebrates, play is often seen as highly relevant for animal welfare. Studying the implications of this behavior for Drosophila well-being could be a great thing to propose for our current CFP round! www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
Fascinating paper by @wolfhuette.bsky.social and colleagues from a few months back.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Play-like behavior exhibited by the vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster
Triphan et al. show flies seeking the sensation of repeated, play-like carousel visits,
even if two carousels provide spatially and temporally dissociated spinning. They
propose how this voluntary pas...
www.cell.com
June 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Fascinating paper by @wolfhuette.bsky.social and colleagues from a few months back.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
only 7 days left to submit an EOI to our first call for proposals 😱
If you work on #arthropods 🪲🐜🪳🦐🦗🦂🐝 of any kind and want to study their welfare scientifically, we have 💰for you!
If you work on #arthropods 🪲🐜🪳🦐🦗🦂🐝 of any kind and want to study their welfare scientifically, we have 💰for you!
Our first RFP is open! www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
Expressions of interest are due by June 15th. Applications in any area of insect welfare are welcome, but see our website for more information on our priorities. Questions welcome -- feel free to email or comment here.
Expressions of interest are due by June 15th. Applications in any area of insect welfare are welcome, but see our website for more information on our priorities. Questions welcome -- feel free to email or comment here.
Arthropoda Foundation - Call for Proposals
Application Timeline:
Expressions of Interest are due on June 15, 2025.
Invitations to submit full proposals will be sent by June 30, 2025.
Full proposals are due on July 31, 2025.
Notifications of a...
www.arthropodafoundation.org
June 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
only 7 days left to submit an EOI to our first call for proposals 😱
If you work on #arthropods 🪲🐜🪳🦐🦗🦂🐝 of any kind and want to study their welfare scientifically, we have 💰for you!
If you work on #arthropods 🪲🐜🪳🦐🦗🦂🐝 of any kind and want to study their welfare scientifically, we have 💰for you!
Only 20 days left until Expression of Interest submissions closes! We can't wait to see your proposals!
Our first RFP is open! www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
Expressions of interest are due by June 15th. Applications in any area of insect welfare are welcome, but see our website for more information on our priorities. Questions welcome -- feel free to email or comment here.
Expressions of interest are due by June 15th. Applications in any area of insect welfare are welcome, but see our website for more information on our priorities. Questions welcome -- feel free to email or comment here.
Arthropoda Foundation - Call for Proposals
Application Timeline:
Expressions of Interest are due on June 15, 2025.
Invitations to submit full proposals will be sent by June 30, 2025.
Full proposals are due on July 31, 2025.
Notifications of a...
www.arthropodafoundation.org
May 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Only 20 days left until Expression of Interest submissions closes! We can't wait to see your proposals!
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New on Entomology Today: Many butterfly species often congregate in puddles, rotting organic matter, or other moist surfaces. A new review on "puddling" in butterflies details current knowledge on this nutrient-gathering behavior but also shows how much remains unknown about why they gather.
To Puddle or Not To Puddle: Review Highlights Unanswered Questions About Butterfly Behavior
A new review on "puddling" in butterflies details current knowledge on this nutrient-gathering behavior and how much remains unknown about why they gather.
entomologytoday.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
New on Entomology Today: Many butterfly species often congregate in puddles, rotting organic matter, or other moist surfaces. A new review on "puddling" in butterflies details current knowledge on this nutrient-gathering behavior but also shows how much remains unknown about why they gather.
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Happening today!
The NYU Wild Animal Welfare Program is thrilled to be hosting an online talk with Meghan Barrett called "Wild Insect Welfare: Mitigating Harms to the Very, Very Many." The talk will be Wed April 30 at 12:30pm. RSVP below. Please share!
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Wild Insect Welfare: Mitigating Harms to the Very, Very Many. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Terrestrial arthropods like insects are among the most abundant animals on our planet. New research suggests that some of these animals, especially at the adult life stage, may be sentient. If they ca...
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April 30, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Happening today!
Wild bees* are great! If you're interested in studying their welfare scientifically, check out our CFP!
www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
*honeybee welfare projects would also be eligible for funding, although not a priority this funding round.
www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
*honeybee welfare projects would also be eligible for funding, although not a priority this funding round.
I'm painfully tired of honey bees still getting the most attention when they're not native to North America. They're basically livestock and outcompete our native bees. We do NOT need more urban hives.
So please, let's some some of our glorious wild bees for a change!
#Invertebrates
So please, let's some some of our glorious wild bees for a change!
#Invertebrates
April 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Wild bees* are great! If you're interested in studying their welfare scientifically, check out our CFP!
www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
*honeybee welfare projects would also be eligible for funding, although not a priority this funding round.
www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
*honeybee welfare projects would also be eligible for funding, although not a priority this funding round.
Studies that compare different approaches to insect population control from a welfare perspective, or seek to produce new, higher-welfare approaches, would be relevant for our CFP! www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
April 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Studies that compare different approaches to insect population control from a welfare perspective, or seek to produce new, higher-welfare approaches, would be relevant for our CFP! www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...
Humanity often seeks to reduce insect populations, and most of the methods we have to do so probably cause a lot of suffering if those insects are sentient.
April 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Humanity often seeks to reduce insect populations, and most of the methods we have to do so probably cause a lot of suffering if those insects are sentient.
Here's another example of a topic that might be interesting to study from a welfare angle: how can we manage insect populations in a friendlier way?
April 19, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Here's another example of a topic that might be interesting to study from a welfare angle: how can we manage insect populations in a friendlier way?
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As funding and workforce disruption harms U.S. science, the ESA Member Support Fund will pay affected entomologists' membership dues, allowing beneficiaries to maintain access to ESA member benefits and stay connected to the insect science community. buff.ly/mSnq5tP
March 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
As funding and workforce disruption harms U.S. science, the ESA Member Support Fund will pay affected entomologists' membership dues, allowing beneficiaries to maintain access to ESA member benefits and stay connected to the insect science community. buff.ly/mSnq5tP
One might examine the physiological processes involved, time to death for the spotted-wing Drosophila, as well as any welfare consequences that might accrue for the wasp.
April 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
One might examine the physiological processes involved, time to death for the spotted-wing Drosophila, as well as any welfare consequences that might accrue for the wasp.
Wasp-based biological control is commonly promoted for environmental reasons. But how does biological control compare to other methods of pest insect control when examined through a welfare lens?
April 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Wasp-based biological control is commonly promoted for environmental reasons. But how does biological control compare to other methods of pest insect control when examined through a welfare lens?
I'll be posting a few examples of research questions it would be cool to see proposed for our current RFP (www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...) to help folks get a sense of our funding interests and priorities.
😱 Maggots in your blueberries? Theres a wasp for that! Meet Ganaspis kimorum, a tiny parasitoid wasp and fruit superhero!
G. kimorum is a bio control agent of the spotted wing Drosophila, a problematic fruit pest in the US.
For Rutgers entomologist Cesar Rodriguez-Saona.
Lindzeamays.com
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G. kimorum is a bio control agent of the spotted wing Drosophila, a problematic fruit pest in the US.
For Rutgers entomologist Cesar Rodriguez-Saona.
Lindzeamays.com
🐡🕷️🎨🫐🧪
April 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
I'll be posting a few examples of research questions it would be cool to see proposed for our current RFP (www.arthropodafoundation.org/call-for-pro...) to help folks get a sense of our funding interests and priorities.
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Do you have a favorite #bug? 🪲 Let me know in the comments! In the meantime, enjoy four digital illustrations of insects I shared last month! ✨
#sciart #scientificillustration #wildlifeart #nature #invert #arthropods #bugsky #insects
#sciart #scientificillustration #wildlifeart #nature #invert #arthropods #bugsky #insects
April 15, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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