Tobiáš Ber
@tobiasber.bsky.social
biology student;
formerly feeding slugs at @svobodalab.bsky.social;
currently learning how to feed killifish at @pauligroup.bsky.social
formerly feeding slugs at @svobodalab.bsky.social;
currently learning how to feed killifish at @pauligroup.bsky.social
There can’t be anything cooler, or? Well, there is…
Altough being hermaphrodites, not every slug have penis. And some of them are doing just fine without a it. They reproduce by themselves, not worrying about finding a partner.
(slugs Deroceras cecconii mating; Hutchinson et al., 2020)
Altough being hermaphrodites, not every slug have penis. And some of them are doing just fine without a it. They reproduce by themselves, not worrying about finding a partner.
(slugs Deroceras cecconii mating; Hutchinson et al., 2020)
March 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
There can’t be anything cooler, or? Well, there is…
Altough being hermaphrodites, not every slug have penis. And some of them are doing just fine without a it. They reproduce by themselves, not worrying about finding a partner.
(slugs Deroceras cecconii mating; Hutchinson et al., 2020)
Altough being hermaphrodites, not every slug have penis. And some of them are doing just fine without a it. They reproduce by themselves, not worrying about finding a partner.
(slugs Deroceras cecconii mating; Hutchinson et al., 2020)
Slugs can also regenerate – and quite a lot.
You can cut their head off and it grows back, with all the nerves as well!
(Arion vulgaris regenerating tentacles after amputation)
You can cut their head off and it grows back, with all the nerves as well!
(Arion vulgaris regenerating tentacles after amputation)
March 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Slugs can also regenerate – and quite a lot.
You can cut their head off and it grows back, with all the nerves as well!
(Arion vulgaris regenerating tentacles after amputation)
You can cut their head off and it grows back, with all the nerves as well!
(Arion vulgaris regenerating tentacles after amputation)
Molluscs have messy genomes with lots of repeats and they have to fight back.
piRNA pathway guards the genome against invasive elements (such as transposons). It targets and silences them, so they cannot spread further.
(figure from doi.org/10.1007/978-...)
piRNA pathway guards the genome against invasive elements (such as transposons). It targets and silences them, so they cannot spread further.
(figure from doi.org/10.1007/978-...)
March 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Molluscs have messy genomes with lots of repeats and they have to fight back.
piRNA pathway guards the genome against invasive elements (such as transposons). It targets and silences them, so they cannot spread further.
(figure from doi.org/10.1007/978-...)
piRNA pathway guards the genome against invasive elements (such as transposons). It targets and silences them, so they cannot spread further.
(figure from doi.org/10.1007/978-...)
Slugs are occupying an unexplored part of the phylogenetic tree.
They haven’t enjoyed much attention from scientists, yet they hide many secrets that are just starting to be uncovered.
Studying them is like setting on a voyage to explore new lands overseas.
They haven’t enjoyed much attention from scientists, yet they hide many secrets that are just starting to be uncovered.
Studying them is like setting on a voyage to explore new lands overseas.
March 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Slugs are occupying an unexplored part of the phylogenetic tree.
They haven’t enjoyed much attention from scientists, yet they hide many secrets that are just starting to be uncovered.
Studying them is like setting on a voyage to explore new lands overseas.
They haven’t enjoyed much attention from scientists, yet they hide many secrets that are just starting to be uncovered.
Studying them is like setting on a voyage to explore new lands overseas.
It’s time to introduce slugs!
These slimy creatures are now taking over @svobodalab.bsky.social lab and I am in part responsible for keeping them alive.
Why do we have them in the lab? I’ll try to explain in this thread.
These slimy creatures are now taking over @svobodalab.bsky.social lab and I am in part responsible for keeping them alive.
Why do we have them in the lab? I’ll try to explain in this thread.
March 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It’s time to introduce slugs!
These slimy creatures are now taking over @svobodalab.bsky.social lab and I am in part responsible for keeping them alive.
Why do we have them in the lab? I’ll try to explain in this thread.
These slimy creatures are now taking over @svobodalab.bsky.social lab and I am in part responsible for keeping them alive.
Why do we have them in the lab? I’ll try to explain in this thread.