A while ago @caritalindstedt.bsky.social asked me “would you puke to save the group?” Well not me personally, there's real science about the evolution of cooperation here. With the help of talented student @abhay-gupta.bsky.social, we now have answers! royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/epdf/10....
New paper out in @behavecol.bsky.social!
Multiple studies show that sexually selected traits such as colours can reflect the presence of pathogens/parasites, but, can defensive coloration do the same? L. Schlippe Justicia, @carodittrich.bsky.social, O. Nokelainen & I tackled that question (1/3)
@omearabrian.bsky.social next paper for class?
Look - it's a new preprint!
Predatory attacks change bee visual perception and decision-making, making bees better prepared to detect threats.
Excellent work by the brilliant Olga Procenko for her (prize-winning) PhD with us! #bees #vision #predation
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
It’s national #mothweek ! Elegant, mysterious, and incredibly diverse, moths are such fantastic creatures that deserve as much or even more attention as butterflies 🦋 there’s not even a moth emoji yet!
Yes, I am aware of that! You can totally add that photo to the project or go looking for more!
Thanks for posting this, @omearabrian.bsky.social! If anyone's wondering, yes, I am the grad student in question. Follow the iNat link and spread the word! Feel free to send any questions my way
Project description can be found in the link. To cover ~25 tree cricket species across the US, I request all nature enthusiasts to contribute and spread the word!
Not from the US? Global observations are also welcome! Shoot any questions on my iNat (insectlavie) or email (apattana@vols.utk.edu)
Tree crickets build megaphones, called "baffles", by chewing holes in leaves to attract mates. For my PhD, I am studying the evolution of baffling. Lil bit of phylogenetics, lil bit of citizen science. Follow the link to my new project on @inaturalist.bsky.social
www.inaturalist.org/projects/baf...
