Josh Gibson, Ph.D.
@drstrangeant.bsky.social
CT microscopist at UIUC's Beckman Institute (@beckmanillinois.bsky.social) 🔬
Entomologist and biomechanist by training 🐜 Sometimes tweet about Pokemon. Furret Aficionado. Opinions my own.
Entomologist and biomechanist by training 🐜 Sometimes tweet about Pokemon. Furret Aficionado. Opinions my own.
Actually, no! Spider testes are located inside their abdomen. Their palpal bulbs form when they reach sexual maturity are not connected to their testes at all - they have to physically load them with sperm by ejaculating into a small web they spin for that purpose.
October 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Actually, no! Spider testes are located inside their abdomen. Their palpal bulbs form when they reach sexual maturity are not connected to their testes at all - they have to physically load them with sperm by ejaculating into a small web they spin for that purpose.
I have with ants! You generally get less shrinkage but lower contrast and more issues with sample drift.
October 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I have with ants! You generally get less shrinkage but lower contrast and more issues with sample drift.
Tell them I said hi 👋 I worked at the collection for a couple of years as an undergrad.
October 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Tell them I said hi 👋 I worked at the collection for a couple of years as an undergrad.
Are you working with Norm and Lu?
October 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Are you working with Norm and Lu?