not a moment too soon, here's the paper by citron et al. 🦤 academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...

The sensory world of the Dodo and Solitaire revealed by endocast and skull anatomy

Abstract. The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) and its close relative, the Rodriguez Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria), are two of the most recognized symbols of hum

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Marcos K. Pinheiro / "Marcos Wyvern" (Marcosaurus)@mmarcosaurus.bsky.social · 2h ago

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This edition of Unexpected Aquarium Jobs features our bilingual editor, Rosario. Her role on our Exhibits team helps advance the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s mission of ocean conservation.

THIS FRIDAY! Come make bug-themed bead crafts with us! Enjoy an adult beverage! 18+, discounts for members, flannel shirts welcome but not mandatory! carnegiemnh.org/event/camp-c...

Seahorsification. I skimmed the paper, this is the real deal, the species most closely related to Australyichthys are indeed elongate ropelike pipefishes! 🧪🦑

Ausarchosaur@ausarchosaur.bsky.social · 20h ago

Looks like a seahorse, but it’s not. It evolved the same body plan independently! journaloflostspecies.org/index.php/jl...

New King lab paper @currentbiology.bsky.social led by the brilliant @luismsilva.bsky.social on parasite shedders and spreaders: www.cell.com/current-biol...

Transmission heterogeneity emerges from uncoupled parasite shedding and spreading

Silva et al. show that disease transmission emerges from multiple ecological bottlenecks rather than a single host trait. Separating parasite shedding from downstream infection success reveals why hos...

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🎶 There are still free tickets left for Symphony Under the Stars tonight 🌟 guelphsymphony.com/pop-up-festi... #Guelph

Very proud of the special issue of Animal Behaviour I worked on with @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and @nicolakoyama.bsky.social on addressing biases in animal behaviour. Thanks to all authors- plenty of cool papers to read. Here's our editorial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @asab.org

Too real, Futurama, TOO REAL

I know I'm not alone (even as a scientist) in my imposter syndrome but it was great today to check my h-index (I know, don't @ me) and see it finally hit a new milestone. I never set out to publish a lot or expect anyone to read it, I just wanted to learn about how all this <waves hands> works! 🦟🧪

Chelsea's Self High-Five

ALT: Chelsea's Self High-Five

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The mint chocolate chip flavor of flies [I imagine] 😋 #Stratiomyidae: #Promeranisa #FlySchool2026 Costa Rica

I suppose one could also argue this is true of taxonomy and systematics, it's all "facts" until you realize that (1) published info is often wrong in the light of new data, and (2) every author has a different take on what the correct facts are

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · yesterday

"History involves sorting and organizing hundreds of thousands of facts" I remain astounded by how loud and wrong people are about what history actually is.

Officially recruiting postdocs at GW. If you are interested in genetic novelty, structural variation, or evo genetics please get in touch! We have data sets on mulitple organisms with large population sizes (Drosophila, Megalonaias nervosa) and species in decline (fireflies, mussels, elephants).

A big welcome to the two newest #LaurierBiology faculty members: Dr. @j-mako-tsuji.eurosky.social & Dr. @andifischer10.bsky.social! Welcome to @wilfridlaurieruni.bsky.social! @wlufa.bsky.social

This is pretty cool 🥰 Delighted and honored and so so grateful for all the folks that helped get me through everything!

Retraction Watch@retractionwatch.com · yesterday

The Center for Scientific Integrity is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the 2026 Ctrl-Z Award. Named for the universal keyboard shortcut for “undo,” the Ctrl-Z Award this year honors @cetaceanneeded.bsky.social and @katelaskowski.bsky.social for choosing transparency over reputation.

Check out this lovely flag from Muchow, Germany, featuring a lovely fly! Why a fly? Well, in flag design there is a practice called "canting" where elements that sound like place names are used in the heraldry! In this case "Mucha" means fly! Seems like a place I'd want to visit... #FliesAreCool

I'm stoked to inform you that as of today I have joined the Department of Biology at Wilfrid Laurier University! Our lab will continue to study how and what animals communicate - and their vulnarability to our actions - and what we can do for sustainability. More exciting posts will follow

300 million years ago, dragonflies the size of hawks patrolled the swamps and millipedes grew longer than your leg. The air was richer in oxygen then, and insects breathe through passive tubes that only reach so far into the body. More oxygen, bigger bug. 🧪 #HowToBuildAGiant

Stop saying "log into a portal." Sounds way too cool for what's happening.

UMN Morris, which is a truly fabulous place to teach, is looking for someone to teach Intro to Biological Anthropology this fall. I know it's a last-minute request, but if anyone is available and interested, let me know. It's a 5-credit lecture and lab course. They are open to online asynchronous 1/

www.nature.com/articles/s41... It's been a long time coming, but delighted to say that the first major output from my Royal Society Fellowship is now published. 🙂 #PlantScience

The post-fertilization archegonium gene network of seedless plants contributed to the origin of seeds - Nature Communications

The authors identify conserved gene networks across fern and angiosperm reproductive development, including between the sporophyte ovule and the fern gametophyte egg-chamber. Repurposing of this netwo...

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Jeeze, flies are so freaking amazing, but can someone please point out that this is truly breath-taking research (ba-dum!)

Yichen Luo 骆奕辰@camellyc.bsky.social · 2d ago

1/8 Breathing seems automatic. But it's a finely tuned motor behavior that has to be controlled. In this preprint, I map the circuits that match a fly's respiration to the metabolic demands of flight and mitigate the risk of dehydration. 🧵🪰 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Today the 12yo has decided it’s Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly Awareness Day! This endangered species is protected in both Canada and the US. Populations exist in Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ontario, and Wisconsin but are threatened by habitat loss.

Hine's emerald - Wikipedia

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We were extremely fortunate to come across these Daceton armigeum... A myrmecine trap jaw ant! Behold their majesty! ibycter.com/guyana-a-myr...

The hammerhead condition has evolved numerous times in flies, resulting in various flavors. Last time we found an extreme one (flic.kr/p/2qeN7Hz) but this example is a bit more tame (still lovely, though! ❤️) [Coll.: Khong Lunaria] #FlySchool2026 Costa Rica #Richardiidae: #Richardia cf. telescopica

Does anyone know of a good updated figure likes this showing the correlation between transposons and genome size? No taxa preference. @transposableman.bsky.social?

Ascend, transition, unfurl your wings, and fly. Linne's #Cicada, #Neotibicen linnei #MacroPhotography #insects #transformation #Metamorphosis #Transition #awe and #wonder

I'm excited to announce the first episode of @technicaltea.show is up today! Technical Tea is a podcast by women in STEM, for everyone! We hope to build a vibrant community, so have a listen then share & leave a review so we can spread the word! 🧪

An X-Files style show about the maverick human investigator who believes everything is caused by space ghosts, and his skeptical redheaded Vulcan partner who says it’s probably just aliens.

"How two hybridizing monkeyflowers resist phenotypic homogenization" I'm very happy to share this. We would really appreciate your feedback!

Jenn Coughlan@jenncoughlan.bsky.social · 3d ago

So proud of this manuscript- lead by the fantastic @henryarenas.bsky.social with two undergraduates (Cage Cochran and Quinn Evans) each doing a Herculean effort during their honors theses, and Hongfei Chen helping out tremendously with lab work. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...