A new survey finds that just over half of responding UK research institutions require some form of ethics review for research involving insects. Most entomologists also reported that ethics review either improved or had no effect on research quality. Learn more from @royentsoc.bsky.social!

Here's the full story of what we believe to be the start of the colonisation of yet another new orthopteran to the British Isles.

Team cricket - how we found a cricket new to the British Isles

This following italicised sections were written by Matt Phelps, who first heard this unusual cricket...  I strolled over to Sussex Wildlif...

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🦗Crickets! 🔊Vibrational stimuli! 🚧Sensitization! 👥 Individual variation! Our #EditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal: “Trait-specific responses to repeated stressor exposure reveal context-dependent learning in wild crickets” Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123607

How exciting! Check out our paper, published earlier this month, in #AnimalBehaviourJournal 🦗

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🦗Crickets! 🔊Vibrational stimuli! 🚧Sensitization! 👥 Individual variation! Our #EditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal: “Trait-specific responses to repeated stressor exposure reveal context-dependent learning in wild crickets” Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123607

Looking to build your editorial experience? Join the #ProcB Preprint Editorial Team and help showcase cutting-edge biological research. Develop your publishing expertise, expand your professional network and stay at the forefront of new discoveries. Apply by 1 September 2026 #ECR

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Thanks to everyone that came to my talk today in the Behavioural Plasticity session at #ISBE2026! @isbe2026.bsky.social If you'd like to read the paper behind the talk, you can do so here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #InsectStress #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology

Acute Exposure to Traces of Chlorantraniliprole Does Not Alter Antipredator #behavior in Wild Crickets Ecol&Evol

Acute Exposure to Traces of Chlorantraniliprole Does Not Alter Antipredator #behavior in Wild Crickets

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2026.

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See you this morning in Room Londra! #ISBE2026

Emily Gilford@emilygilford.bsky.social · 2w ago

Do wild animals get used to repeated stress, or does each threat hit just as hard? 🦅🦗 I'll be presenting some recently published work at #ISBE2026 Turin 🇮🇹, exploring how wild crickets do (or don't) adjust to repeated stressors. See you in Room Londra, Thurs 23rd @ 10:15! 💬 @isbe2026.bsky.social

Can pesticide residues influence animal behaviour, even when they aren’t high enough to kill? 🧪🦗 Our new open-access paper in @ecol-evol.bsky.social explores this question using wild field crickets. 📖 dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3... @uniexecec.bsky.social

Acute Exposure to Traces of Chlorantraniliprole Does Not Alter Antipredator Behaviour in Wild Crickets

We tested whether acute, residue-level exposure to a widely used insecticide alters antipredator behaviour in wild field crickets. Using a field-based behavioural assay, we found no detectable effect....

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📣 Spread the news to any recent graduates who dare to dream big: Only 10 days left to apply to join #Mast-EER, a cohort of MbyRes students based at the @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall funded by @aria-research.bsky.social. Places are limited, so apply now!

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Spread the word! 📢 Funded by @aria-research.bsky.social, @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall is creating a cohort of 20 (!) MbyRes students that will tackle some of the biggest questions in order to bring about a step-change for ecosystem resilience. For more information, see 👇!

Thanks to everyone who attended 🔽. Hopefully the contents inspire some deeper reflections regarding ethical & high quality research with animals! 🙏

Alan McElligott@amcell.bsky.social · 2w ago

12.30 pm today, 21/07/26 ⬇️ - animal ethics, welfare, behavioural ecology ⬇️ #ISBE2026

Come see my talk on Tuesday, July 21st ⬇️ #ISBE2026 - Ethics, Welfare, Behavioural Ecology. ⬇️

ISBE2026@isbe2026.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The ISBE2026 scientific program is now available! Discover the full lineup of sessions, speakers, workshops, and networking opportunities. Whether you're presenting or attending, now is the perfect time to mark your calendar. Access the program via our website www.isbe2026.com

I will be presenting some of the first results from a massive behavioural phenotyping effort. We are hoping this work might shed some light on how among-individual variation differs among populations. Come see my talk on Thursday 23rd in the Room Parigi @ 12:45 CET. @isbe2026.bsky.social #ISBE2026

Thanks to our colleagues from around the world who signed the Open Letter against redundancies in CRAB. The letter surpassed 700 signatures in just over 1 wk. We hope execs will now see the harm they are doing to the University of Exeter's global reputation. sites.google.com/view/save-cr...

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As of 2026-07-14, this open letter has been signed by 754 people Signatories include 198 Professors and members of 11 National Academies, including 12 Fellows of the Royal Society (FRS) Signatories a...

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Do wild animals get used to repeated stress, or does each threat hit just as hard? 🦅🦗 I'll be presenting some recently published work at #ISBE2026 Turin 🇮🇹, exploring how wild crickets do (or don't) adjust to repeated stressors. See you in Room Londra, Thurs 23rd @ 10:15! 💬 @isbe2026.bsky.social

@crab-exeter.bsky.social are a fantastic group of researchers, and a real beacon of excellence for Exeter. What a huge and deeply sad act of self sabotage this would be. Please consider signing their open letter👇🏻

Stu West@stuwest.bsky.social · last mo.

The University of Exeter have announced a programme of academic staff cuts, including all of www.exeter.ac.uk/research/gro... Sign the open letter of support at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @crab-exeter.bsky.social

A new group dedicated to evolutionary ecology! This is an opportunity to have a permanent community space for the field, as well as ensure regular conferences like #ExE2026. But it needs your help 👇

BES Evolutionary Ecology Group@bes-evolecol.bsky.social · last mo.

We’re now looking for evolutionary ecologists to join our committee to build #ExE2026 into the start of something great, not just a one-off. Details here: www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/evol...

I had a great time at the 1st #ExE2026 conference! Lots of amazing talks spanning genetics, behaviour, ecology and evolution 🐤 I presented a poster about the effects of sublethal pesticide exposure on cricket behaviour. The paper is in the final stages of review, so hopefully more to share soon 🦗🤞

The University of Exeter is not in budget deficit. Yet are proposing to cut 150 academic jobs. This include my job. Please sign and share the petition, write our Vice Chancellor, to your MP, and get the word out about the act of self harm this university is about to commit. c.org/yKcx6Zr29H

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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📢 Approaches in Entomology, our new #OpenAccess journal, is now open for submissions! 🎉 It will publish innovative and exciting advances to methods and techniques, including ethics and philosophies, across the breadth of entomology 🔬 Submit your research 🔽 buff.ly/PfF2l49

Call for Papers!

RES Members and Fellows get a 20% discount on the APC! Visit our journals page for info.

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Great ideas deserve support. The RES EDI Grant is here to fund initiatives that: 🌱 Reach new audiences 🤝 Engage diverse communities 🔬 Open up access to insect science and more. If your project can make an impact, we want to hear from you 🔽 buff.ly/mzUEw45 Deadline: 17 July #InsectWeek #Grants

Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grants - Royal Entomological Society

The RES Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grant Grants awarded up to £3,000 to projects with focus on equity, equality, diversity and inclusion in the entomological community. Funding available:...

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Crickets don’t just “get used to it” 🦗 In this new paper, we find context-dependent learning in wild field crickets: repeated disturbance led to trait-specific responses, with modest sensitisation in some behaviours, stable escape speed, and individual variation 🏃‍➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Interested in understanding how bumblebees are responding to climate change? Well look no further than a competition funded PhD position with me and Rachael Dudaniec at Macquarie University, Sydney 🇦🇺 Details below ⬇️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com

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I’ve had a wonderful time at #ASABSpring2026 @asab-meetings.bsky.social learning about lots of interesting things (and sharing some stuff about my crickets and pesticide exposure 🧪) Really excited to be heading to @isbe2026.bsky.social in July too to share some other work from my first chapter 🦗🦎

ASAB Spring 2026@asab-meetings.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Another great talk session this morning at #ASABSpring2026 : We covered meerkat sunning calls, fish colour patterning, cricket insecticide exposure, moth same-sex sexual behaviours, cold snap and heatwave effects on bees & farm bird song learning ☀️🐠🦗🦋🥶 🥵🐦‍⬛

Another great talk session this morning at #ASABSpring2026 : We covered meerkat sunning calls, fish colour patterning, cricket insecticide exposure, moth same-sex sexual behaviours, cold snap and heatwave effects on bees & farm bird song learning ☀️🐠🦗🦋🥶 🥵🐦‍⬛

While you’re on break, don’t forget to stop by the @asabeducation.bsky.social table and learn about all of our amazing education initiatives (and get a free sticker)! #ASABSpring2026 We have lots of fantastic resources for teaching animal behaviour, more on our website: www.asab.org/education

Interesting advice from animal behaviour scientist Dr Patrick Kennedy (if you're a selfish gene)! #ASABSpring2026

Interested in the interface of evolution 🧬 and ecology 🌳? Then you cannot miss #ExE2026! Hosted by @uniexecec.bsky.social in beautiful #Cornwall, this #conference has a stellar line-up of speakers and lots of pre-and post-conference workshops. Space is limited, so register now at evoxeco.uk!

My Centre is a unique place to do a PhD in Philosophy, because you can be in constant contact with experts in veterinary medicine, psychology, zoology and policy and be part of a team united by a shared interest in animal minds. We now have our 1st ever PhD scholarship: www.lse.ac.uk/sentience/phd

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