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Phil Barden

@haidomyrmex.bsky.social

Evolutionary biologist | ants, sometimes shrimp | fossils, morphology, extinction, eusociality | associate professor at NJIT bardenlab.org

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Phil Barden@haidomyrmex.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Sun's up in Portland! Talks you might want to check out if you're into fossils, ants, extinction, eusociality, or comparative morphology. I'm giving a talk today as well called "The diversity and longevity of the earliest ants" at 1:40pm in B113. #Entsoc25

A list of talks for the Entomological Society of America meeting in Portland this week. There is a logo for the lab on top with a hell ant and the words BARDEN LAB. A morphological analysis of visual system complexity in eusocial arthropods Kristina Camia 8:00am Monday @B110-112 Estimating extinct ecological diversity with machine learning Luke Bitting 8:24am Monday @B110-112 Eusocial behavior in arthropods: Patterns of convergent evolution Claire Bailey 8:36am Monday @B113 The impact of extinction on biological communities through deep time Gianpiero Fiorentino 5:36pm Tuesday @C124 Extinction selectivity and niche evolution in Pseudomyrmex ants Lacie Newton 4:30pm Wednesday @F150 + posters on art, outreach, and education in the Formal and Informal Teaching session 1:00-2:00pm Tuesday @Exhibit hall
Phil Barden@haidomyrmex.bsky.social · last yr.

This is a nationwide layoff for a generation of young scientists: undergraduates, graduate students, and postdocs funded on current awards will be unemployed with no explanation. Their future opportunities also erased.

Nature@nature.com · last yr.

Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature. https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V

@aluckymyrmex.bsky.social · last yr.

👀🦋🐝🐞🐜🦗🪲🕷️Ento-Education Job alert!!👀

Formal & Informal Teaching | Entomological Society of America@fitentsocamerica.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨 UF Entomology & Nematology is hiring an Assistant Prof of Informal #Entomology #Education! 🔎 Interested in a faculty position leading innovative, evidence-based engagement outside the classroom? 🪲 Passionate about #insects & #outreach? 🧪 Learn more and apply! bit.ly/uflentojob

Graphic announcing a job opportunity for an Assistant Professor of Informal Entomology Education at the University of Florida Entomology & Nematology Department. The header reads “JOB OPPORTUNITY” with an icon of a megaphone. Below, a central illustration shows two hands shaking, forming an insect-like shape with antennae. Text highlights that the department seeks a passionate educator to lead and assess informal and non-formal educational programming. The position directs UF’s Outreach Program, including a bug zoo and hands-on training. A QR code and link (https://bit.ly/uflentojob) are provided for more information. At the bottom right is the logo for the Formal and Informal Teaching (FIT) section of the Entomological Society of America with a note: “Follow us for more!” Ant icons crawl across the top border.
Phil Barden@haidomyrmex.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today in Newark, New Jersey. 60+ scientists out in 25 degree weather to collectively say: hands off our healthcare, research, and jobs. One of 16 nationwide events held today as part of Labor for Higher Education.

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Jess Awad@parasitoidrex.bsky.social · 2y ago

Gall midges and their parasitoids are abundant, megadiverse, and very hard to identify! Such "double dark taxa" systems present special challenges for ecology and agriculture. 🧵🧪🐙 @smnstuttgart.bsky.social @marinamoser.bsky.social @krogmann.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/aesa...

Untangling host specialization in a “double dark taxa” system

Abstract. Platygastrine wasps (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) are parasitoids of gall midges (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). They and their hosts are exceptionally

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