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Morgan Jackson, PhD

@bioinfocus.bsky.social

Entomologist fascinated by flies (#Diptera), biodiversity & taxonomy. Telling the story of biodiversity, one species at a time. He/Him. Profile pic: Kerascoët

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Jen Cross@jencross.bsky.social · 5mo ago

We noticed these fruit flies are behaving like tiny big horn sheep of fly world so we went back today to see if I could get some photos of the action. Here you have it, a play in 4 acts! Make me wonder if they evolved the elongated eyes for this purpose. Zygothrica sp. Intag Refugio, Ecuador

A pair of flies smashing their heads together with front legs clasped. The have black on the abdomen, brown on the thorax, and bright red eyes, They are fighting on the top of a mushroom.The fight continues with the challengers evenly balanced. A pair of flies smashing their heads together with front legs clasped. The have black on the abdomen, brown on the thorax, and bright red eyes, They are fighting on the top of a mushroom.The fight continues with the fly on the right seeming to gain an upper hand and pushing the fly on the left backwards. The fly on the right is putting all his might into the battle, back legs in the air. A pair of flies smashing their heads together with front legs clasped. The have black on the abdomen, brown on the thorax, and bright red eyes, They are fighting on the top of a mushroom.The fly on the right emerges victorious with the fly on the left exiting toward the back of the scene. A pair of flies smashing their heads together with front legs clasped. The have black on the abdomen, brown on the thorax, and bright red eyes, They are fighting on the top of a mushroom.
E. Yağmur Erten@yagmurerten.bsky.social · 2y ago

Do you have any favourite evolutionary biology resources that are not textbooks? E.g. podcast/youtube series or episodes, blogs, websites, news articles.. I am trying to diversify the resources I recommend to the students in the courses I teach 🤓

Dr. Catherine Scott@cataranea.bsky.social · 2y ago

Exciting #Arachnology news! It's been clear for some time that spiders have 'noses' on their legs but we didn't really understand how they smell airborne sex pheromones. Now we do! Gabriele Uhl & colleagues have identified the sensilla responsible: 🕷️🧪 www.uni-greifswald.de/en/universit...

“Olfaction with legs – spiders use wall-pore sensilla for pheromone detection"

Spiders can smell: they use pore-covered sensilla that are similar to hairs to detect volatile substances. This is the key finding of a study that has been published in the January 2025 issue of the s...

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Morgan Jackson, PhD@bioinfocus.bsky.social · 2y ago

Canadian Member of Parliament Richard Cannings found an unusual antlion in his backyard, posted it to iNaturalist, and just published it as being a new genus record for Canada in a regional society journal journal.entsocbc.ca/index.php/jo... Can't ask for much more in an elected representative TBH!

Chaetoleon pusillus (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae: Brachynemurini), a new genus and species of antlion for Canada | Journal of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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Chris Martine | Plant People FTW@martinebotany.bsky.social · 2y ago

Do you teach field-based courses? Or hope to? Wrote a brief commentary for the new Plant Science Bulletin on why these course need to be offered/supported. TL;DR the kids need to get outside... where integrative biology lives. #SICB2025 #STEMeducation digitalcommons.bucknell.edu/fac_journ/21...

Field-Based Courses Still Matter, but not Like They Used To

Increasingly, field-based courses are providing the first real opportunities for students to experience nature in meaningful ways. As a baseline, even before the content delivery and the graded assess...

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Lars Brudvig@lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 2y ago

What do we have here? This is a scar from historical resin extraction in a longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) tree. It helps to explain an important era of American history...and also the decline of one of my top two favorite tree species. A thread.

A scarred longleaf pine tree, following historical resin extraction
Michael Matschiner@mmatschiner.bsky.social · 2y ago

We’re now offering two permanent positions at the Bavarian State Collection for Zoology in Munich, those as curators for Diptera and Hymenoptera: snsb.de/kurator-ento... snsb.de/kurator-ento... Both announcements are in German, but German skills are not required at the time of application.

SNSB – Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns » Kurator für Entomologie – Diptera (w/m/d) – Zoologischen Staatssammlung

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Petra Korlević@petrathepostdoc.bsky.social · 2y ago

For this amazing December 2024 edition of #InverteFest I contributed a "checkerboard of flies" for your invertebrate viewing pleasure 🪰🦟 Because the variety of flies always blows my mind

a 3x3 checkerboard with various digital paintings on flies on alternating white and black background. from top to bottom going right: Drosophila melanogaster, Syrphus ribesii, Calliphora vomitoria, Sabethes sp., Anopheles sp., Gymnosoma rotundatum, Scaeva pyrastri, Nephrotoma flavescens, Bombylius discolor
franz@franzanth.bsky.social · 2y ago

IT'S FINISHED! The Art of #InverteFest December 2024 Edition A digital art book showcasing the work of 76 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna. Thank you to the human artists who contributed to our art book! Download here drive.google.com/file/d/1p-EC...

a promo image showing various pages from the book, each page showcasing different animals like a jellyfish, anemone, beetle, and so on.
Margarita Lopez-Uribe@mmlopezu.bsky.social · 2y ago

Fly pollinators are even more vulnerable to rising global temperatures than bees. 🌍🐝🐞 Protecting all pollinators is essential for our ecosystems and food security." www.psu.edu/news/researc...

Pollinators most vulnerable to rising global temperatures are flies, study shows | Penn State University

Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth’s most prolific pollinators — and new research led by Penn State scientists suggests they are increasing...

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