๐งชSame-sex sexual behavior provides an evolutionary advantage, according to a new study across 59 primate species๐๐ฆ๐ฆง
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@mayasaar
Ecology & Invasion Biology #ants ๐๐๐ | #postdoc @floridamuseum.bsky.social | Former BARD & USDA fellow | Tryinโ to make sense to science - to me & nonscientists ๐ค i.e., Scientific Director @lbscience.org, #Scicomm | She/Her ๐ https://saarmaya.weebly.com/
๐งชSame-sex sexual behavior provides an evolutionary advantage, according to a new study across 59 primate species๐๐ฆ๐ฆง
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#ืคืืืืืข
ืคืืกืืจ ืฉืื ื ืืืฆื ืืืื ืืื ืก ื-62 ืฉื ืืขืืืชื ืืืืืืืืืื ืืืฉืจืื!
ืืืจืฉืช ืื ืืืจืืื, ืฉืื ืืืงืจ
ืชืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืฉืชืชืคืื ืืคืจืืืงื!
ืืชืืื ื: ืืืจื ืฆืืืช โืืืข ืืืื, ืืงืื ืโ ืงืจื ืืืจ ืืืืจื ืืืกืืจ
@eleeshimshoni.bsky.social @mayasaar.bsky.social
In @lbscience.org , we published a short and coherent discussion on the (no) link between Tylenol and Autism. Check it out ๐๐๐
Did you know that the jellyfish doesn't sting you, but actually "shoots" at you? Read this:
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/08/1...
My popular science article about the nine venomous snakes of Israel, is now published in English too! ๐
Check it out:
@lbscience.org
๐งช Within dark times, there is some light for children with rare diseases๐ ๐ฆ
#genetherapy success in treating the deadly hereditary disease of leukocyte adhesion deficiency.
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/06/1...
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#ืคืืืืืข, ืืกืจืืื:
ื ืืื ืืฉ ืงืื ืืช (Wasmannia auropunctata) ืืืืืื ืชืืช ืืืงืจืืกืงืืค
ืืื ืืชื ืจืืืื ืืช ืืืืื?
ืชืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืื ืคืืขืืืช ืืืืืงืืช ืืืฆืื, ืืืืื ืื ืืืืื?
ืืื ืืืง ืืืคืืขืืืช ืืืืจืืช ืืืชืจ ืืฆืืขื ืืืืจืืช?
ืืชืื ืื ื ืืชืืืืืช!
ืฆืืืื ืกืจืืื: ืืืื ืกืขืจ @mayasaar.bsky.social โฌ๏ธ
Two distinct fungal species in bats cause white-nose disease, a major killer in nonhuman mammals. Genetic variability in pathogens plays a key role. PMID:40437097, Nature 2025, @Nature https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-09060-5 #Medsky #Pharmsky #RNA #ASHG #ESHG ๐งช
ืืคืขื ืืืืื (Echis coloratus)
ืืืืื: ืืืจืื 90-60 ืก"ื. ืืจืื ืืืงื ืืืืืจ ืืืฉืจืืื ืฆืืขื ืฉื ืืืคืขื ืืื ืืืืจ, ืืืืื ืืืืืจ ืืจื ืืืืช ืฆืืขื ืืืืื. ืฆืืขื ืืจืงืข ืขื ืื ืื ืืฉ ืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืฆืืขื ืืจืงืข ืฉืืฆืืื ืืืคื, ืืื ืืกืฃ ืืื ืืืืชื ืืืชืืื ืืืืจืื. ืืื ืื, ืื ืืฉ ืจืืฉ ืืฉืืืฉ ืืฉืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืฉืืจ ืืืคื ืืืืคื ืืืื.
#ืคืืืืืข ืืืืข ืืืืจืื ื ืืืขื ืื ืืฆืจื ืขืืืืฉืื ืฉืืคืืงืื ืงืืจืื ืคืืืืืจืกืฆื ืืืื ืืืืืื?
ืื ืกืคืืืืจืื ืืจืฉ, ืื ืืชืืื ืื ืืืืืคื!
ืฉื ืืืื ื ืขืงืจื: Birulatus israelensis
ืฉื ืืืื ื ื ืืื: Messor ebeninus
ืืชืื: ืืืื ืกืขืจ @mayasaar.bsky.social
ืขืจืืื ืืฉืื ืืช: ืืืื ืฉืื
ืฆืืืื: ืืื ืืืืืืืืฅ
ืืืืข ืืืื ืื ืืงืืจื ืขืืืืฉ? ืื ืืืชืจืื? ืืืื ืืื ืืชืืืง ืืืืืืช ืืจืฃ ืืขืืืืฉ ืืขืฆืื? ืืืืื ื ืืืืื ืกืขืจ, ืื ืืืช ืืืขืืช ืืขืืืชื, ืฉืื ื ืขื ืืืจื ืืืืืื ืืืกืืช "ืฉืืืฉื ืฉืืืืขืื" ืฉื ืืื, ืขื ืคืฉืจ ืืชืืคืขื ืื ืืืจื.
ืืชืื: ืืืื ืกืขืจ @mayasaar.bsky.social
ืขืจืืื ืืฉืื ืืช: ืืืื ืฉืื
ืงืืฉืืจ ืืคืืืงืืกื:
www.kan.org.il/content/kan/...
#ืคืืืืืข
ืืืื ื "ืืกืคืจืื ืืืืืื" ืขืืื ืืืืขืืช. ืืคืฉืจ ืืืฉืื ืฉืืืืืจ ืืจืขืืื ืืืืื ื,ืืื ืืฆืืจ ืคื ืืืื ืืื ืื-ืงืจื ืื ืืจืงืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืจ ืจืืืง ืืืชืจ ืืืืืช. ืืืกืคืจืื ืืืืืืื ืืืืชืืื ืืื ืื ืืกืคืจ ืืืจ, ืืื ืืืืืื ืชืคืงืื ืืจืืื ืืืชืืืืงื, ืืคืืืืงื, ืืื ืืกื ืืืืื ืืืืืืืช ืจืืืช ืืืฉืืฉืืช ืืืชื ื ืืืื ืืืื-ืืื.
Now, a version of my article in English!
@lbscience.org
www.lbscience.org/en/2025/03/0...
ืืงืื ื:
ืืืืืื ืคืจืคืจืื?
ืืฆืืจืคื ืืกืคืืจืช ืืคืจืคืจืื ืืืืืื ืืืฉืจืื!
ืืกืคืืจื ืืืืืื ืืชืงืืืืช ืืื 2019, ืืขื ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืฆืืืืจ ืืืฉืจืืื ืืฉืชืชืคื ืื ืืชืจืื ืืืืข ืืืฉืืืจื ืขื ืืคืจืคืจืื ืฉืื ื! ืืกืคืืจื ืืืืืื ื ืขืจืืช ืืฉื ื ืืชืืจืืืื 6-26 ืืืคืจืื.
ืืชื ืืืืื ืื ืืืืืจ ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืืืืื ืขื ืชืฆืคืืืชืืื. โฌ๏ธ
A male ant
Interested in Ecological Entomology? ๐
๐ข Call for Papers for a #SpecialIssue with #RESEcolEnt - Insect symbionts as mediators of ecological interactions: from mutualists to parasites.
Submission deadline: 30 June ๐ฝ
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@danielleybourne.bsky.social #Ecology #Entomology
English follows
ืืื ื ืืืจ ืืืชืืจื ืืืกืืช ืฉื ืืื 11, "ืฉืืืฉื ืฉืืืืขืื" ืืื ืืืืช
ืืืจื ืืืืืื!
ืืืืืื ืื, ืื ื ืืืจืืืื ืช ืืจืืฉืื ื*
@kan.org.il
@lbscience.org
It was a pleasure to be a guest on @kan.org.il 's popular science podcast: "Three People Who Know", hosted by Uri Gotlib!
My new popular science article (in Hebrew), based on Fu et al. 2024 (Current Biology): Research reveals unique behavior. But do spiders really seduce males of fireflies?
a group of people are in a small boat on gentle greenish open waters
two people stand thigh-deep in water on an open shore while one points at something in the other's hand
A person holds up a vial while another person looks on in what seems like an outside pole barn setting
Field research ๐ฆ A few years ago, UF and FSU undergrad and grad students had a rare opportunity โ an immersive field course. They caught, tagged and released sharks and rays and studied the animalsโ intricate family tree.
๐ Welcome to shark class
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/welc...
๐จ Calling Entomology Society of America Early Career Professionals๐จ If you have published a paper recently or have good news to share, please send it my way. We would love to feature it in our quarterly ECP newsletter! Submissions will be accepted until 3/17.
ืื ืืืืกืงืื. ื ืขืื ืื ืืืื. ื ืจืื ืฉืืืื ื ืืื ืืื! :)
ืืฉืชืคืช ืืคืืกื ืจืืฉืื ืืช ืืืช ืืืชืืืช ืืื ืืขื ืืื ืืช ืฉืืืืชื ืืืชืื ืืฉื ื ืืืืจืื ื.
ืคืจืืค' ืืคืขืช ืืจืื ืืืืื ืืืฆืื. ืืืืืื ืฉืื ืฉื ืืจืืข ืืืฉื ืืืขืจืืช ืืืืกืื ืืคืืื ืฆืืื ืืืืืื ืจืื ืฉื ืื ืืืืืืืืงืืช ืืืฉืืช ื"ืคื ืืฉืคื" ืฉื ืืชืืื.
#ืคืืืืืข
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Imagine how much more healthy science would be if we hired and promoted faculty based on their mentorship, instead of merely counting pubs and grant dollars. ๐งช
Our paper is out, and it is distressing.
Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
"Zoom a Scientist"? ๐ I give all my trust to you to know what to do
Entomology Research and Outreach Fellowship The EROF program offers a full-time summer research experience with MSU researchers, focusing on insects, plants, and nature. Pay: $16/hour, with healthcare benefits. Open to current students or recent graduates of 2- or 4-year institutions. now accepting applications! Application Deadline: March 18, 2025 For more information, contact EROFprogram@msu.edu or scan the QR code Want to apply?
๐ฟ Applications are now open for the EROF Program! ๐ฟ
Gain hands-on research experience & mentorship during this paid opportunity. Perfect for students with limited access to academic resources.
Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#EROF #ResearchOpportunity #InclusiveScience #entomology ๐งช๐๐
Horseshoe crab, perhaps trying to find a mate during the current mating season? @ Cedar Key, #Florida
#FloridaLiving
#HorseshoeCrabs
Who's better at solving geometric puzzles, humans, or #ants ?...
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