Jay Stafstrom
@jaystafstrom.bsky.social
Postdoc studying arachnid sensory ecology in the Hoy Lab at Cornell University
neuroethology | spiders | animal behavior | spiders | sensory systems | ALAN | art | spiders
neuroethology | spiders | animal behavior | spiders | sensory systems | ALAN | art | spiders
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Okedoke, giving this app another shot. Really miss the art and science I used to see on Twitter.
Here's a quick contribution: Net-casting spider + radial symmetry = seasonally appropriate image from upstate NY.
Posting the original image too because I think it's also pretty cool :)
Here's a quick contribution: Net-casting spider + radial symmetry = seasonally appropriate image from upstate NY.
Posting the original image too because I think it's also pretty cool :)
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Light pollution is a major factor in insect population declines. Switching to narrow-band LED lighting and shaded outdoor lighting could make a major difference. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Light pollution is a major factor in insect population declines. Switching to narrow-band LED lighting and shaded outdoor lighting could make a major difference. 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Charles Darwin the barnacle taxonomist, a story in two parts
February 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Charles Darwin the barnacle taxonomist, a story in two parts
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Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace.
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
January 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Hey All: Google is pulling the "automatically on for anyone over 18" bullshit with Gemini that the Dropbox did for its AI, but I can't afford to ditch Google Drive/Docs/Workspace.
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
If you have a personal Google Account, first go to gemini.google.com/extensions and turn everything off...
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We just re-locate our twitter/X-history with the help of @blueark.app and then our moving will be final. Please help us to build a new #neuroethology community here by asking colleagues to follow us and by using hashtags or linking @neuroethology.org so that we can share your content 🧪🧠🦋🪲🐝🦑🐟🦐🐜🐦🐸🐢🦈🪼
Dear #ISN members, neuroethologists & followers, the ISN council decided to agree that we delete our X account 👋 We will continue to update you here on #Bluesky & we look forward to creating a new #neuroethology community to discuss neurothology topics & research 🧠🧪
Please share in your networks 🙏
Please share in your networks 🙏
January 18, 2025 at 10:30 PM
We just re-locate our twitter/X-history with the help of @blueark.app and then our moving will be final. Please help us to build a new #neuroethology community here by asking colleagues to follow us and by using hashtags or linking @neuroethology.org so that we can share your content 🧪🧠🦋🪲🐝🦑🐟🦐🐜🐦🐸🐢🦈🪼
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doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Olfaction in spiders. We found that the wall pore sensilla in spiders look similar from the outside to those of insects, but differ ultrastructurally in various ways. Independent evolution!
🧪
Olfaction in spiders. We found that the wall pore sensilla in spiders look similar from the outside to those of insects, but differ ultrastructurally in various ways. Independent evolution!
🧪
Olfaction with legs—Spiders use wall-pore sensilla for pheromone detection | PNAS
The sense of smell is a central sensory modality of most terrestrial species. However,
our knowledge of olfaction is based on vertebrates and insec...
doi.org
January 6, 2025 at 10:34 PM
doi.org/10.1073/pnas...
Olfaction in spiders. We found that the wall pore sensilla in spiders look similar from the outside to those of insects, but differ ultrastructurally in various ways. Independent evolution!
🧪
Olfaction in spiders. We found that the wall pore sensilla in spiders look similar from the outside to those of insects, but differ ultrastructurally in various ways. Independent evolution!
🧪
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#Insertaninvert2024
October theme: Eyes
Lensless: Fuzzy Nautilus (Allonautilus scrobiculatus)
Lens eyes: Ogre-faced Spider (Deinopis spinosa)
Compound eyes: Drake Mackerel (Ephemera vulgata)
Eyeless: Feather Millipede (Brachycybe lecontii)
October theme: Eyes
Lensless: Fuzzy Nautilus (Allonautilus scrobiculatus)
Lens eyes: Ogre-faced Spider (Deinopis spinosa)
Compound eyes: Drake Mackerel (Ephemera vulgata)
Eyeless: Feather Millipede (Brachycybe lecontii)
December 19, 2024 at 12:42 PM
#Insertaninvert2024
October theme: Eyes
Lensless: Fuzzy Nautilus (Allonautilus scrobiculatus)
Lens eyes: Ogre-faced Spider (Deinopis spinosa)
Compound eyes: Drake Mackerel (Ephemera vulgata)
Eyeless: Feather Millipede (Brachycybe lecontii)
October theme: Eyes
Lensless: Fuzzy Nautilus (Allonautilus scrobiculatus)
Lens eyes: Ogre-faced Spider (Deinopis spinosa)
Compound eyes: Drake Mackerel (Ephemera vulgata)
Eyeless: Feather Millipede (Brachycybe lecontii)
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My first time being part of a published article! Everything about Dolomedes in one place. I wrote the section on parental care. 🕷️
I am very grateful to all of the collaborators on this paper especially Dr. Chrissie Painting and my advisor Eileen.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/ara...
I am very grateful to all of the collaborators on this paper especially Dr. Chrissie Painting and my advisor Eileen.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/ara...
Frontiers | Dolomedes fishing spider biology: gaps and opportunities for future research
www.frontiersin.org
November 26, 2024 at 2:44 PM
My first time being part of a published article! Everything about Dolomedes in one place. I wrote the section on parental care. 🕷️
I am very grateful to all of the collaborators on this paper especially Dr. Chrissie Painting and my advisor Eileen.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/ara...
I am very grateful to all of the collaborators on this paper especially Dr. Chrissie Painting and my advisor Eileen.
www.frontiersin.org/journals/ara...
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Alright arachnologists and arachnid enthusiasts, let’s get this started! Drop a comment below if you would like to be added or have people to add. Let’s make the official AAS starter pack 💪🕷️🦂🕸️
go.bsky.app/8Nb8974
go.bsky.app/8Nb8974
November 26, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Alright arachnologists and arachnid enthusiasts, let’s get this started! Drop a comment below if you would like to be added or have people to add. Let’s make the official AAS starter pack 💪🕷️🦂🕸️
go.bsky.app/8Nb8974
go.bsky.app/8Nb8974
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I made a starter pack for animal behaviour researchers / ethologists! please share and feel free to self-nominate or suggest others to be added as this is very much still a work in progress and not an exhaustive list 🌍🧪😊 #SciSky #BioSky #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #Ethology
go.bsky.app/Tr8VZpV
go.bsky.app/Tr8VZpV
November 12, 2024 at 5:05 PM
I made a starter pack for animal behaviour researchers / ethologists! please share and feel free to self-nominate or suggest others to be added as this is very much still a work in progress and not an exhaustive list 🌍🧪😊 #SciSky #BioSky #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #Ethology
go.bsky.app/Tr8VZpV
go.bsky.app/Tr8VZpV
Okedoke, giving this app another shot. Really miss the art and science I used to see on Twitter.
Here's a quick contribution: Net-casting spider + radial symmetry = seasonally appropriate image from upstate NY.
Posting the original image too because I think it's also pretty cool :)
Here's a quick contribution: Net-casting spider + radial symmetry = seasonally appropriate image from upstate NY.
Posting the original image too because I think it's also pretty cool :)
December 9, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Okedoke, giving this app another shot. Really miss the art and science I used to see on Twitter.
Here's a quick contribution: Net-casting spider + radial symmetry = seasonally appropriate image from upstate NY.
Posting the original image too because I think it's also pretty cool :)
Here's a quick contribution: Net-casting spider + radial symmetry = seasonally appropriate image from upstate NY.
Posting the original image too because I think it's also pretty cool :)
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Hi! I'm a senior undergrad entomology major at Cornell in the Hoy lab working with @jaystafstrom.bsky.social on the downward-facing eyes of ogre-faced spiders! Interested in sensory biology & behavior - especially with arthropod study systems (spiders haha). Looking forward to meeting new people :)
December 3, 2024 at 3:10 AM
Hi! I'm a senior undergrad entomology major at Cornell in the Hoy lab working with @jaystafstrom.bsky.social on the downward-facing eyes of ogre-faced spiders! Interested in sensory biology & behavior - especially with arthropod study systems (spiders haha). Looking forward to meeting new people :)
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same vibes:
October 14, 2023 at 7:29 PM
same vibes:
Friday the 13th in #Arachtober...gotta share something worthy of the occasion. Here's the first Portia I ever saw :) She was a delight.
October 14, 2023 at 2:01 AM
Friday the 13th in #Arachtober...gotta share something worthy of the occasion. Here's the first Portia I ever saw :) She was a delight.
Are folks doing #Arachtober over here?
October 10, 2023 at 7:30 PM
Are folks doing #Arachtober over here?
Buckle up, emojikitchen.dev isn't messing around.
Combining spider emoji + cat/dog/bear gives you something predictably cute (or nightmare fuel depending on your taste).
But spider + wolf emoji?
You get a MORPHOLOGICALLY ACCURATE WOLF SPIDER. Even the eye arrangement is correct. Pure brilliance.
Combining spider emoji + cat/dog/bear gives you something predictably cute (or nightmare fuel depending on your taste).
But spider + wolf emoji?
You get a MORPHOLOGICALLY ACCURATE WOLF SPIDER. Even the eye arrangement is correct. Pure brilliance.
June 23, 2023 at 8:48 PM
Buckle up, emojikitchen.dev isn't messing around.
Combining spider emoji + cat/dog/bear gives you something predictably cute (or nightmare fuel depending on your taste).
But spider + wolf emoji?
You get a MORPHOLOGICALLY ACCURATE WOLF SPIDER. Even the eye arrangement is correct. Pure brilliance.
Combining spider emoji + cat/dog/bear gives you something predictably cute (or nightmare fuel depending on your taste).
But spider + wolf emoji?
You get a MORPHOLOGICALLY ACCURATE WOLF SPIDER. Even the eye arrangement is correct. Pure brilliance.