Arthur Matte
@arthurmatte.bsky.social
PhD student at University of Cambridge | gene and species macroevolution
Interested in the stories evolution tells us
Interested in the stories evolution tells us
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Interesting paper for a Sunday night read by @arthurmatte.bsky.social et al.
‘The #evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in #ants ‘
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
‘The #evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in #ants ‘
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in ants
Ants rose by favoring the power of many over the might of few.
www.science.org
December 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Interesting paper for a Sunday night read by @arthurmatte.bsky.social et al.
‘The #evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in #ants ‘
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
‘The #evolution of cheaper workers facilitated larger societies and accelerated diversification in #ants ‘
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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New paper in Science Advances!
Ants traded strength for numbers, and it worked 🐜
Our study comparing 500+ ant species shows how the evolution of cheaper workers fueled bigger colonies and faster diversification, shaping ants’ rise across the planet.
🔗To read here: doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx8068
Ants traded strength for numbers, and it worked 🐜
Our study comparing 500+ ant species shows how the evolution of cheaper workers fueled bigger colonies and faster diversification, shaping ants’ rise across the planet.
🔗To read here: doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx8068
December 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
New paper in Science Advances!
Ants traded strength for numbers, and it worked 🐜
Our study comparing 500+ ant species shows how the evolution of cheaper workers fueled bigger colonies and faster diversification, shaping ants’ rise across the planet.
🔗To read here: doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx8068
Ants traded strength for numbers, and it worked 🐜
Our study comparing 500+ ant species shows how the evolution of cheaper workers fueled bigger colonies and faster diversification, shaping ants’ rise across the planet.
🔗To read here: doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adx8068
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Analysis of the DNA and proteins of a range of animals has revealed that sperm’s molecular toolkit arose in our single-celled ancestors, perhaps more than a billion years ago
Sperm's evolutionary origins go back before multicellular animals
Analysis of the DNA and proteins of a range of animals has revealed that sperm’s molecular toolkit arose in our single-celled ancestors, perhaps more than a billion years ago
www.newscientist.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Analysis of the DNA and proteins of a range of animals has revealed that sperm’s molecular toolkit arose in our single-celled ancestors, perhaps more than a billion years ago
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Congrats @selfishmeme.bsky.social on revealing such a beautiful and bizarre system!
A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species
go.nature.com/4mOb5T9
go.nature.com/4mOb5T9
‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother
Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.
go.nature.com
September 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Congrats @selfishmeme.bsky.social on revealing such a beautiful and bizarre system!
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Surely one of the all-time best conference outreach activities: an evolution-inspired decorated street for Les Festes de Gràcia #ESEB2025
August 20, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Surely one of the all-time best conference outreach activities: an evolution-inspired decorated street for Les Festes de Gràcia #ESEB2025
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@arthurmatte.bsky.social describes the molecular evolution during the rise of #socialfluids #ESEB2025 @socialtransfernet.bsky.social @socialfluids.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
@arthurmatte.bsky.social describes the molecular evolution during the rise of #socialfluids #ESEB2025 @socialtransfernet.bsky.social @socialfluids.bsky.social
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Do you use Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) genomes for your work or grant applications? If so, can you please fill out this form? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We are gathering info on how DToL genomes are used. It will help us raise money to continue producing publicly available high-quality genomes.
Darwin Tree of Life Impact Assessment
This form is used to share information within DToL about case studies, ongoing research, and funding awards that demonstrate the impact the Darwin Tree of Life consortium project has had on Global and...
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February 24, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Do you use Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) genomes for your work or grant applications? If so, can you please fill out this form? docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... We are gathering info on how DToL genomes are used. It will help us raise money to continue producing publicly available high-quality genomes.
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Fantastic piece (doi.org/10.1073/pnas...) by @tlinksvayer.bsky.social on @arthurmatte.bsky.social and my recent paper in PNAS (doi.org/10.1073/pnas...). He really pulls together the threads of how we believe that socially transferred materials #socialfluids entrenched social complexity in ants. 1/2
Social control drove ant evolution | PNAS
Social control drove ant evolution
doi.org
March 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Fantastic piece (doi.org/10.1073/pnas...) by @tlinksvayer.bsky.social on @arthurmatte.bsky.social and my recent paper in PNAS (doi.org/10.1073/pnas...). He really pulls together the threads of how we believe that socially transferred materials #socialfluids entrenched social complexity in ants. 1/2
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New paper out ✍️ in @commsbio.bsky.social: Diversification and extinction of Hemiptera in deep time
with my friends Mathieu Boderau and André Nel
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@isyeb.mnhn.fr
@isyebsp.mnhn.fr
@morethanadodo.bsky.social
with my friends Mathieu Boderau and André Nel
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@isyeb.mnhn.fr
@isyebsp.mnhn.fr
@morethanadodo.bsky.social
Diversification and extinction of Hemiptera in deep time - Communications Biology
Hemiptera, the fifth most diverse insect order, have often been overlooked in macroevolutionary studies. In this study, the authors analyse its fossil record and show that global flora changes through...
www.nature.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New paper out ✍️ in @commsbio.bsky.social: Diversification and extinction of Hemiptera in deep time
with my friends Mathieu Boderau and André Nel
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@isyeb.mnhn.fr
@isyebsp.mnhn.fr
@morethanadodo.bsky.social
with my friends Mathieu Boderau and André Nel
www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@isyeb.mnhn.fr
@isyebsp.mnhn.fr
@morethanadodo.bsky.social
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A little summary of @arthurmatte.bsky.social and my recent paper 🐜🍼👶 www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/news/how-ant...
How ants rule their unruly young to build complex societies | Department of Zoology
Picture credit: François Brassard Ants are among the most successful creatures on Earth, thriving in ecosystems worldwide. But what drives their extraordinary social complexity and division of labour?
www.zoo.cam.ac.uk
February 27, 2025 at 9:59 AM
A little summary of @arthurmatte.bsky.social and my recent paper 🐜🍼👶 www.zoo.cam.ac.uk/news/how-ant...
🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
🚨 New Paper Alert! 🚨
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
🐜 How did ants evolve their highly specialized queens and workers?
With @adriatica.bsky.social, we reveal a key evolutionary innovation: adult control over larval feeding unlocked extreme caste dimorphism and complex societies. 🧵👇
🔗 Read in @pnas.org: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...