Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz
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Behavioral Ecology and Social Evolution Research Groups @unimainz.bsky.social
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We are hiring!! #job Interested in #Ageing #Evolution #Ants #Single-cell 🐜🧬 Check our call, we offer a PhD position at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz! check the link
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Behavioural Ecology and Social Evolution
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October 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
We are hiring!! #job Interested in #Ageing #Evolution #Ants #Single-cell 🐜🧬 Check our call, we offer a PhD position at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz! check the link
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@romanzug.bsky.social and @socialinsectlab.bsky.social thinking about colony dynamics! Resource variation can mask tradeoffs, but here we show that even if that *doesn't* vary, lucky starts in colony life can lead to better trajectories and if so, a tradeoff is often undetectable despite being real.
Why is it so hard to detect fecundity-longevity #trade-offs in social insects? And what does this have to do with the Gospel of #Matthew??
Find out in our new paper with @kokkonut.bsky.social and Susanne Foitzik @mainzuniversity.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Find out in our new paper with @kokkonut.bsky.social and Susanne Foitzik @mainzuniversity.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...
Luck can explain the positive link between fecundity and longevity: the Matthew effect in social insects and beyond
Abstract. The universality of the trade-off between fecundity and longevity in life-history theory is sometimes contested. Social insects present the argua
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October 3, 2025 at 8:14 AM
@romanzug.bsky.social and @socialinsectlab.bsky.social thinking about colony dynamics! Resource variation can mask tradeoffs, but here we show that even if that *doesn't* vary, lucky starts in colony life can lead to better trajectories and if so, a tradeoff is often undetectable despite being real.
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We hope to see all of you in Freiburg next year for the International IUSSI Meeting: #IUSSI26 iussi2026.org
International Union for the Study of Social Insects
International Congress of the Insternational Union for the Study of Social Insects
iussi2026.org
September 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
We hope to see all of you in Freiburg next year for the International IUSSI Meeting: #IUSSI26 iussi2026.org
Also another of our PhD student Max Bolder had the opportunity to discuss some of his new results about the vampire ants Stigmatomma pallipes. If you want to know more contact him on Bluesky >>> @boldest-ant.bsky.social <<<
September 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Also another of our PhD student Max Bolder had the opportunity to discuss some of his new results about the vampire ants Stigmatomma pallipes. If you want to know more contact him on Bluesky >>> @boldest-ant.bsky.social <<<
Last week our PhD Selina Huthmacher presented her work at @ceiussi.bsky.social on #CHCs in ants. If you want to know more check her recent paper >> royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1... <<
September 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Last week our PhD Selina Huthmacher presented her work at @ceiussi.bsky.social on #CHCs in ants. If you want to know more check her recent paper >> royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1... <<
Selina's talk is in 5 min! Don't miss it at @ceiussi.bsky.social !
2 of our PhD students, Max Bolder (@boldest-ant.bsky.social) and Selina Huthmacher are going to the
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/
August 29, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Selina's talk is in 5 min! Don't miss it at @ceiussi.bsky.social !
2 of our PhD students, Max Bolder (@boldest-ant.bsky.social) and Selina Huthmacher are going to the
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/
August 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Join the GUTENBERG WORKSHOP on the Evolution of Ageing!
Organizers: Margaux Bieuville, @kokkonut.bsky.social and Victor Ronget @unimainz.bsky.social, and eivimeycook.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Info at gutenberg-workshops.uni-mainz.de/evolution-ag...
#ageing #evolution #lifesciences
Organizers: Margaux Bieuville, @kokkonut.bsky.social and Victor Ronget @unimainz.bsky.social, and eivimeycook.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Info at gutenberg-workshops.uni-mainz.de/evolution-ag...
#ageing #evolution #lifesciences
July 14, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Join the GUTENBERG WORKSHOP on the Evolution of Ageing!
Organizers: Margaux Bieuville, @kokkonut.bsky.social and Victor Ronget @unimainz.bsky.social, and eivimeycook.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Info at gutenberg-workshops.uni-mainz.de/evolution-ag...
#ageing #evolution #lifesciences
Organizers: Margaux Bieuville, @kokkonut.bsky.social and Victor Ronget @unimainz.bsky.social, and eivimeycook.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social
Info at gutenberg-workshops.uni-mainz.de/evolution-ag...
#ageing #evolution #lifesciences
2 of our PhD students, Max Bolder (@boldest-ant.bsky.social) and Selina Huthmacher are going to the
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/
August 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
2 of our PhD students, Max Bolder (@boldest-ant.bsky.social) and Selina Huthmacher are going to the
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/
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Presented the first part of my PhD journey at @eseb2025.bsky.social
Here's to talking more about ant brains and curious insects in the future!! 🆒 🐜🧠
Here's to talking more about ant brains and curious insects in the future!! 🆒 🐜🧠
Last round of posters for our group today at @eseb2025.bsky.social ! Go and check for Clarita (@clariona.bsky.social) a the poster 047, you will found out more about cool ant brains! She will be there from 5 pm onwards! Bring a glass of sangria and your questions! 🐜🧠🍷 #ESEB #ESEB2025
August 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Presented the first part of my PhD journey at @eseb2025.bsky.social
Here's to talking more about ant brains and curious insects in the future!! 🆒 🐜🧠
Here's to talking more about ant brains and curious insects in the future!! 🆒 🐜🧠
Last round of posters for our group today at @eseb2025.bsky.social ! Go and check for Clarita (@clariona.bsky.social) a the poster 047, you will found out more about cool ant brains! She will be there from 5 pm onwards! Bring a glass of sangria and your questions! 🐜🧠🍷 #ESEB #ESEB2025
August 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Last round of posters for our group today at @eseb2025.bsky.social ! Go and check for Clarita (@clariona.bsky.social) a the poster 047, you will found out more about cool ant brains! She will be there from 5 pm onwards! Bring a glass of sangria and your questions! 🐜🧠🍷 #ESEB #ESEB2025
It's a cat! It's an ant! It's our group 🇮🇹🇩🇪🇨🇴🇳🇱🇮🇳🇮🇷 at @eseb2025.bsky.social enjoying the city! #ESEB2025 🇪🇸🐜
August 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It's a cat! It's an ant! It's our group 🇮🇹🇩🇪🇨🇴🇳🇱🇮🇳🇮🇷 at @eseb2025.bsky.social enjoying the city! #ESEB2025 🇪🇸🐜
The second day at @eseb2025.bsky.social was full of talks and posters from our group! If you missed Tom, Amir and Luisa (@jaimesnino.bsky.social) go and search for them! They have still a lot to say about their research! 🐜🪱💀🐜 #ESEB #ESEB2025
August 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The second day at @eseb2025.bsky.social was full of talks and posters from our group! If you missed Tom, Amir and Luisa (@jaimesnino.bsky.social) go and search for them! They have still a lot to say about their research! 🐜🪱💀🐜 #ESEB #ESEB2025
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MEME alumni (www.evobio.eu) at #ESEB2025! We span so many generations now, from the first cohort (graduated in 2012) to those who are still studying, with master students, PhD students, postdocs, and PIs among us! So happy to get together in every ESEB 🤩
August 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
MEME alumni (www.evobio.eu) at #ESEB2025! We span so many generations now, from the first cohort (graduated in 2012) to those who are still studying, with master students, PhD students, postdocs, and PIs among us! So happy to get together in every ESEB 🤩
Watch out! @eseb2025.bsky.social Supergenes in Formica w/ @giuliascarparo.bsky.social ! #ESEB #ESEB2025
August 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Watch out! @eseb2025.bsky.social Supergenes in Formica w/ @giuliascarparo.bsky.social ! #ESEB #ESEB2025
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A bunch of inspiring talks this morning! Chromatin loops (identified with Micro-C) in cephalopods; odorant receptors in slave ants; chromosome inversions in a beetle, the genetics of critically endangered bellinger river turtle +the importance of MHC; genetic load in the helmet honeyeater
#eseb2025
#eseb2025
August 19, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A bunch of inspiring talks this morning! Chromatin loops (identified with Micro-C) in cephalopods; odorant receptors in slave ants; chromosome inversions in a beetle, the genetics of critically endangered bellinger river turtle +the importance of MHC; genetic load in the helmet honeyeater
#eseb2025
#eseb2025
@eseb2025.bsky.social Today's talk from our lab! 👇 Come and bring your curiosity and interest with you! #ESEB #ESEB2025
August 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
@eseb2025.bsky.social Today's talk from our lab! 👇 Come and bring your curiosity and interest with you! #ESEB #ESEB2025
Giulia is waiting for you at the poster 208 at @eseb2025.bsky.social to talk about neuropeptides in #ants infected by #cestodes! Find out more about it! #ESEB #ESEB2025 #WomeninSTEM
August 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Giulia is waiting for you at the poster 208 at @eseb2025.bsky.social to talk about neuropeptides in #ants infected by #cestodes! Find out more about it! #ESEB #ESEB2025 #WomeninSTEM
Our fellow PhD students Clarita Mendes (@clariona.bsky.social), Giulia Blasi and Amirhossein Karimizadeh, and Dr. Tom Sistermans will be there at the poster session in the Expo area at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Go and check their posters! #ESEB #ESEB2025 More details below👇
August 18, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Our fellow PhD students Clarita Mendes (@clariona.bsky.social), Giulia Blasi and Amirhossein Karimizadeh, and Dr. Tom Sistermans will be there at the poster session in the Expo area at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Go and check their posters! #ESEB #ESEB2025 More details below👇
@jaimesnino.bsky.social, @giuliascarparo.bsky.social and Susanne Foitzik from our group @unimainz.bsky.social will give a talk at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Check the calendar below for more details! #ESEB2025 #ESEB 🐜🐜🐜
August 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
@jaimesnino.bsky.social, @giuliascarparo.bsky.social and Susanne Foitzik from our group @unimainz.bsky.social will give a talk at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Check the calendar below for more details! #ESEB2025 #ESEB 🐜🐜🐜
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August 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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Folks going to #ESEB2025 : To help people connect on Bluesky, I've started making starter packs. Here is a first one with the names that were available when I started.
Ping me if you want to be included in the next one!
Ping me if you want to be included in the next one!
August 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Folks going to #ESEB2025 : To help people connect on Bluesky, I've started making starter packs. Here is a first one with the names that were available when I started.
Ping me if you want to be included in the next one!
Ping me if you want to be included in the next one!
Luisa @jaimesnino.bsky.social
will be at ESEB too! @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social 🐜
will be at ESEB too! @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social 🐜
Come and see my talk at the #ESEB2025 next Tuesday 3:15 PM (ROOM 129+130), on our efforts to understand reproduction and aging in ant colonies!
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August 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Luisa @jaimesnino.bsky.social
will be at ESEB too! @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social 🐜
will be at ESEB too! @eseb.bsky.social @eseb2025.bsky.social @unimainz.bsky.social 🐜
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Come and see my talk at the #ESEB2025 next Tuesday 3:15 PM (ROOM 129+130), on our efforts to understand reproduction and aging in ant colonies!
a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing on the floor .
ALT: a little girl wearing sunglasses and a blue dress is dancing on the floor .
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August 15, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Come and see my talk at the #ESEB2025 next Tuesday 3:15 PM (ROOM 129+130), on our efforts to understand reproduction and aging in ant colonies!