Shubham Rathore Ph.D. MSc.
@shubhamtr.bsky.social
Neuroethologist interested in visual system development and sensory integration across time scales 🦟🪲🐜🕷️🐞🐁
Ph.D. : Buschbeck lab @ University of Cincinnati
Prev. at : Hattar lab @ NIMH / NIH
Postdoc : Reiser lab @ Janelia Research Campus
Ph.D. : Buschbeck lab @ University of Cincinnati
Prev. at : Hattar lab @ NIMH / NIH
Postdoc : Reiser lab @ Janelia Research Campus
Definitely not stressed at all 🍾
November 15, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Definitely not stressed at all 🍾
Awww wolf spider with babies 🥰
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Awww wolf spider with babies 🥰
🧘🏽♂️🧘🏽♂️🧘🏽♂️
Random rocks and stuff that I have been picking up over the past few years from various water bodies are back in the water ✌🏽
Random rocks and stuff that I have been picking up over the past few years from various water bodies are back in the water ✌🏽
October 31, 2025 at 12:55 AM
🧘🏽♂️🧘🏽♂️🧘🏽♂️
Random rocks and stuff that I have been picking up over the past few years from various water bodies are back in the water ✌🏽
Random rocks and stuff that I have been picking up over the past few years from various water bodies are back in the water ✌🏽
With how horrible everything is… picking up aquaculture as a hobby is pretty calming 🧘🏽♂️
October 25, 2025 at 10:34 PM
With how horrible everything is… picking up aquaculture as a hobby is pretty calming 🧘🏽♂️
Fall is hereeee 🍁
October 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Fall is hereeee 🍁
Happy #arachtober from this jumper on my shoe 🥰
October 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Happy #arachtober from this jumper on my shoe 🥰
Another day, another arachnid eating lantern flies
September 29, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Another day, another arachnid eating lantern flies
Phidippus princeps on a sunny day 💛. Happy #arachtober in advance.
September 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Phidippus princeps on a sunny day 💛. Happy #arachtober in advance.
Nature finds a way 🤷🏽
Spotted lanternfly on an Argiope web 🥰
Spotted lanternfly on an Argiope web 🥰
September 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Nature finds a way 🤷🏽
Spotted lanternfly on an Argiope web 🥰
Spotted lanternfly on an Argiope web 🥰
Mud-dauber females find jumpers like this one, paralyze them, clip their legs clean off and then carry them into their nests to lay eggs in!
Happy early halloween! 🎃
#bugfacts
Happy early halloween! 🎃
#bugfacts
September 21, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Mud-dauber females find jumpers like this one, paralyze them, clip their legs clean off and then carry them into their nests to lay eggs in!
Happy early halloween! 🎃
#bugfacts
Happy early halloween! 🎃
#bugfacts
Noms for #invertefest
Dragonfly eating a very unfortunate butterfly.. ✌🏽
Dragonfly eating a very unfortunate butterfly.. ✌🏽
August 28, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Noms for #invertefest
Dragonfly eating a very unfortunate butterfly.. ✌🏽
Dragonfly eating a very unfortunate butterfly.. ✌🏽
Saturnidae moths are 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽
The second picture reveals the severely underexplored and often ignored camera-type (or “simple”) eyes.
The second picture reveals the severely underexplored and often ignored camera-type (or “simple”) eyes.
August 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Saturnidae moths are 🤌🏽🤌🏽🤌🏽
The second picture reveals the severely underexplored and often ignored camera-type (or “simple”) eyes.
The second picture reveals the severely underexplored and often ignored camera-type (or “simple”) eyes.
Mayfly males and their weird eye specializations 🥰
July 24, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Mayfly males and their weird eye specializations 🥰
I love them!
July 24, 2025 at 2:25 AM
I love them!
Hahaha the Polyphemus pupa I was gifted eclosed today also! Released her outside just now!!
June 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Hahaha the Polyphemus pupa I was gifted eclosed today also! Released her outside just now!!
Ran into a very inquisitive Hentzia male!
Look at those giant chelicerae!!
Look at those giant chelicerae!!
June 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Ran into a very inquisitive Hentzia male!
Look at those giant chelicerae!!
Look at those giant chelicerae!!
Arguably the most charismatic in the entire clade 💜 (female Phidippus putnami) #invertefest
May 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Arguably the most charismatic in the entire clade 💜 (female Phidippus putnami) #invertefest
Spring babies 🥰
May 3, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Spring babies 🥰
Happy earth day 🌎 💚
April 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Happy earth day 🌎 💚
TL cleanse:
Found this tiny baby turtle turned upside down during my break time, always a delight to see their tiny justifiably grumpy faces 😅
Found this tiny baby turtle turned upside down during my break time, always a delight to see their tiny justifiably grumpy faces 😅
April 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
TL cleanse:
Found this tiny baby turtle turned upside down during my break time, always a delight to see their tiny justifiably grumpy faces 😅
Found this tiny baby turtle turned upside down during my break time, always a delight to see their tiny justifiably grumpy faces 😅
Calvert cliffs state park in Maryland, has a protected wetland habitat, all of which is frozen right now because of the snow. ❄️ 🥰
January 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Calvert cliffs state park in Maryland, has a protected wetland habitat, all of which is frozen right now because of the snow. ❄️ 🥰
2025 resolution is to read more books.. Finally got my hands on this one by @nkwhiteman.bsky.social !!
January 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
2025 resolution is to read more books.. Finally got my hands on this one by @nkwhiteman.bsky.social !!
Drizzling in Manhattan 💚
December 29, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Drizzling in Manhattan 💚