Floria Mora-Kepfer Uy
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Floria Mora-Kepfer Uy
@avispatica.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @urochester.bsky.social| PI @tropbiolab.bsky.social |social behavior & brain |mechanisms underlying parasitic manipulation |adaptations & changing environments| #teamwasp #wasplove #strepsiptera |🇨🇷 cafecito

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Yes! We are always looking for observations from zombie hunters. Do reach out!
September 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Reposted by Floria Mora-Kepfer Uy
5/ Some wings have evolved strategies to help reduce damage resulting from collisions. For example, we learned a few years ago that wasp wings have a flexible joint that acts like a reversible crumple zone, allowing the wing tip to easily bend out of the way when it hits things...
April 16, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Floria Mora-Kepfer Uy
"Why is it called a hanging thief?" www.inaturalist.org/photos/10502...
September 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Fellow entomologists! This team is interested in getting to know your research. Reach out to them!
September 1, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Not to mention that our people are paid very little to farm cacao
July 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM