Proud to share my story and advocate for federal science funding in my hometown paper, the @orlandosentinel.com.
I hope you'll join me in calling our elected officials to prevent devastating cuts to the NSF, NIH, and now other agencies like the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Oldest ant fossil ever found reveals history of ‘hell ants’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Thanks Corrie!!! 🐜
A Paratrechina queen and worker engaging in trophallaxis. Photo by François Brassard
How do complex social behaviors evolve and shape species' success? Here doi.org/10.1038/s420... we reveal how a key social behavior in ants - mouth-to-mouth food sharing #trophallaxis - emerged as ants opportunistically exploited new ecological niches as terrestrial environments changed.
Can't imagine a better first post over here than sharing that our new paper, led by amazing undergraduate Mahalia Donaldson and with @corriemoreau.bsky.social, is out now in Annals of the @entsocamerica.bsky.social! Check it out:
doi.org/10.1093/aesa...
I had an incredible time chatting with @naturesarchive.bsky.social about what makes ants such an endlessly fascinating and amazing group to study! 🐜
An aphid wasp, which lays its eggs in aphids, approaches a flower bud covered in over 100 aphids. But a half dozen ants are protecting those aphids.
Backyard nature observations can be downright amazing. Check this Aphid Wasp looking for an aphid to lay it's egg in, but a cadre of ants are protecting those aphids! Why? Learn more next Monday when Nature's Archive #naturepodcast releases our ant episode with @chloejelley.bsky.social!
Photo of the members of the Moreau Lab at Cornell University with two pups
One of the best parts of my job is working with such amazing scientists! Lab dinner last Friday. #MoreauLab #ProudPI
