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New #RESEcolEnt research establishes that ants do not prey upon an extrafloral-nectar-feeding predatory mite, suggesting they can coexist & both contribute to the control of coffee #pests

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doi.org/10.1111/een.13453

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Graphical abstract of: Ants do not prey upon an extrafloral-nectar-feeding predatory mite
June 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Our newest #RESEcolEnt article reveals ants show a preference for energetic resources (carbohydrates & lipids versus amino acids) that is positively associated with predatory activity🐜

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doi.org/10.1111/een.13456

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Graphical abstract of: The preference for energetic resources is positively associated with predatory activity in ants
May 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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New research in #RESEcolEnt reports the effects of a temperate heatwave on diel rhythms of #insect activity: a comparison across habitats

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doi.org/10.1111/een.13442

@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of: Effects of a temperate heatwave on diel rhythms of insect activity: A comparison across habitats
June 2, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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What are the oviposition and larval mycelia preferences of the saproxylic European #StagBeetle?

Find out in our new #RESEcolEnt article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/een.13443

@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of: Oviposition and larval mycelia preference of the saproxylic European stag beetle
June 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
sheborg.bsky.social
Masses of rat tailed maggots in my water butt! It's under a sycamore, which is covered in aphids, so rather than water, it is basically 'small beer'. @royentsoc.bsky.social
June 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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marcusstensmyr.bsky.social
We are looking for a PhD student! If you are interested in Drosophilids, systematics, bioinformatics, fiddling with museum specimens of old/weird flies, and chemosensation, then maybe this is for you! Please rebutterfly(?)! Apply below.
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
April 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
sheborg.bsky.social
First bee fly of the year, of the dark edged variety!
April 7, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Our latest article in #RESEcolEnt reports on changes in a #bumblebee #alpine #pollinator network over 40 years 🐝🌼

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Graphical abstract of: Changes in a bumblebee alpine pollinator network over 40 years
March 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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A new article in #RESEcolEnt explores #soil conditions & the emergence #phenology & survival of a ground-nesting #SolitaryBee in a coastal dune environment 🐝

#OpenAccess 🔽
doi.org/10.1111/een.13422

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Graphical abstract for: Soil conditions and the emergence phenology and survival of a solitary, ground-nesting bee in a coastal dune environment
March 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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New research in #RESEcolEnt by @entonerd.bsky.social et al. shows sun exposure is a main driver influencing the arriving communities of #saproxylic #beetles on deadwood

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doi.org/10.1111/een.13428

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Graphical abstract of: Sun exposure as a main driver influencing the arriving communities of saproxylic beetles on deadwood
March 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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A new #RESEcolEnt article describes that induced #drought in an Amazonian forest affects diversity but not #foraging distance of generalist #ants 🐜 🐜 🐜

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doi.org/10.1111/een.13429

@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com
Graphical abstract of; Induced drought in an Amazonian forest affects diversity but not foraging distance of generalist ants
March 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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In #RESEcolEnt, #MuseumCollections reveal a global range of Ophryocystis #parasites in #Danaus #butterflies, in a new article by @mullermarial.bsky.social & @k80y.bsky.social et al. 🦋

#OpenAccess 🔽
doi.org/10.1111/een.13426

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Graphical abstract of: Museum collections reveal a global range of Ophryocystis parasites in Danaus butterflies
April 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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A new #RESEcolEnt publication shows greening with native #wildflowers in urban vacant land 'pocket prairies' increases #bee abundance & species richness in a post-industrial city 🌼🐝

#OpenAccess🔽
doi.org/10.1111/een.13431

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Graphical abstract of: Planting native wildflowers improves vacant land as bee habitat in a post-industrial city
April 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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@lincswildlife.bsky.social careers in conservation podcast - amazing interviews with Prof. Libby John and students from University of Lincoln about their degree journey and their goals for a career! www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9ID...
Episode 15: Careers in Conservation
YouTube video by Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
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April 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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#Nutribloods: Novel synthetic lepidopteran #haemolymphs 🦋 for understanding #insect–microbe nutritional interactions in vitro

Read the new #OpenAccess #RESPhysEnt article now🔽
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12486

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Graphical abstract of: Nutribloods - Novel synthetic lepidopteran haemolymphs for understanding insect–microbe nutritional interactions in vitro
March 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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peronalab.bsky.social
I'm very pleased to have two lab positions open this week, to join our team looking at immune regulation in infection and co-infection. We're especially interested in tissue-based immunity, cytokine regulation and immune metabolism. Join us! Postdoc (3y) and research technician (12mo) posts open.
We're based in the Ashworth Laboratories, King's Buildings, University of Edinburgh. Photo shows the main staircase in the entrance to the Ashworth, stone steps from the 1920s, decorated with a series of bright, colurful banners depicting the science that's tackled in the building.
March 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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nstroeymeyt.bsky.social
Fully-funded PhD position on optimal network design in ant nests and slime mould, which will be split between the University of Bristol (UK) and Macquarie University (Australia) - application deadline: Friday 21st March.

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
March 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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vincentcroset.bsky.social
‼️🔬 I am looking for a PhD student to investigate the molecular signatures of memory engrams in Drosophila.

🎓 Fully funded 4-year PhD position (BBSRC NEEDL)
📍 Durham University, UK

More details and instructions to apply: tinyurl.com/durhamPhD

#Drosophila #Neuroskyence #Neuroscience #Memory
February 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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funecology.bsky.social
📢Senior Editor vacancy!

We're looking for an active researcher with broad interests in #animal #ecology & related fields, to join our #editorial team

⏰Deadline 20th Feb
👇Full details www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/seni...
Senior Editor - British Ecological Society
Join the editorial board on Functional Ecology! Apply by 20 Feb 2025.
www.britishecologicalsociety.org
February 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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In the new Feb 2025 issue of RES journal Ecological Entomology, #RESEcolEnt,
the Editors' Choice article is about suspended resting of caterpillars as an anti-predator strategy
👀https://buff.ly/4jKRPVf

Meet our Ed board members @sheborg.bsky.social @mattgreenwell.bsky.social
A photo of a suspended resting caterpillar
A photo of a suspended resting caterpillar
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February 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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📢 Meet the #RESJournal editors!

Sheena Cotter @sheborg.bsky.social is the first up in our new series of editor interviews. Sheena has been an Editor-in-Chief of #RESEcolEnt, Ecological Entomology, since 2020.

🪳 Read more about Sheena 🔽
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Meet the Editor: Sheena Cotter  - Royal Entomological Society
Meet the Editor: Sheena Cotter   Sheena Cotter has been one of the Editors-in-Chief of RES journal Ecological Entomology since 2020. She is the first in our series of editor interviews, giving our…
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February 10, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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bertonemyia.bsky.social
It's been a rough week 😞 I need some soft pretty #moths.

Maybe you do too?
Amoth with round edges that holdss its wings together rests on a blade of grass. It's a hieroglyphic moth in the family Nolidae. It is a beautiful orange and pale base with darks spots in lines at the edge of the wings. In the middle and near the head are large patches of metallic cobalt scales. A long ermine moth in the family Yponomeutidae resting on a leaf. It is pure white except the black polka dots, making it look like a Dalmatian. The Spanish moth, a species in the family Noctuidae. It has fluffy black fur on its thorax, that's tipped with white. The wings are longitudinally half pink and the other half is black and orange patterned. A pink-shaded fern moth in the family Noctuidae. It is thick and tufted with a beautiful pattern of browns and pink, with a few white circles.
December 20, 2024 at 10:08 PM