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Investigating the mechanisms driving trophic interactions using nucleotides, networks and nutrients at Newcastle University 🕸🍽🧬 Posts by @JordanCuff.bsky.social ForagingEcology.com

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Jordan Cuff 🕷️🧬🕸️ @jordancuff.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Thanks, Josie, for running such a great workshop! So many great discussions and exciting things to come! 🐟🕸️🏞️
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
We've really enjoyed having @maximuminsect.bsky.social join us for #EcoNet2025, #Ento25 and for a joint group meeting with @nclneg.bsky.social! See you soon, Max!
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Jordan Cuff 🕷️🧬🕸️ @jordancuff.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I had a great time talking to #Ento25 about peer review! We even had them peer reviewing some mock papers and they all did exceptionally well!
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Another month of fieldwork and fun here in FERG! We’ve had some exciting adventures to conferences and courses, some new articles and protocols and more! 🏞️📃🧪 Check out our latest news post and subscribe on our homepage for email updates! foragingecology.com/2025/09/04/f...
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FERG News September 2025
Another month of fieldwork and fun here in FERG! Alongside all of the various field experiments well under way, we’ve had some exciting adventures to conferences and courses, some new article…
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Network Ecology Group - Newcastle University @nclneg.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Thanks to Max Tercel for chairing a session at #EcoNet2025 and for giving a talk to us and @foragingecology.bsky.social at our joint group meeting on Monday
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Broghan Mareighd Erland @broghanmerland.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
What a buzzing time at #EcoNet2025! Was thrilled to get to share some of my PhD work and to meet so many lovely researchers! Thanks so much to all the organizers. @foragingecology.bsky.social with a strong showing and a prize winning talk by @beatricedale.bsky.social 🐝🌳
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Check out what Rosy's up to in the field! Some great samples on their way back to Newcastle soon! 🤩🕷️🕸️
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
What's going on in FERG?! Find out in our monthly news post! foragingecology.com/2025/06/08/f... Some incredible updates and photos from the group, including new papers, fieldwork antics and outreach programmes! There's even a foraging logic puzzle to have a go at.
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FERG News June 2025
It’s been another busy month, with plenty of fieldwork underway, some new faces and some nice new outputs! Read below for all of the recent updates, some other things we’d like to share…
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Rosy Christopher @envirosyment.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
After such a great response to #spiderspies yesterday and so many people sharing it, I've already had 6 responses in just one day, and 3 people have requested sample kits! So I'll be making a trip to the post office this afternoon to get those sent out to people 🕷️✉️ spider mail here we come
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Rosy Christopher @envirosyment.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Further information about the scheme can be found here foragingecology.com/spider-spies/ along with links to our recording form. Please feel free to ask me any questions about the scheme, the spiders or the work I'm doing with them!
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Spider Spies
Welcome to Spider Spies! Flower crab spiders (Misumena vatia) love to live in flower verges, which are great for pollinators, biodiversity buffer zones and natural pest control. We want to find out…
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
🚨WHERE ARE THE CRAB SPIDERS?🚨 If you spot any crab spiders on flowers, help out @envirosyment.bsky.social by sending in photos and, even better, live spiders! This will help inform her important research on the weird and wonderful interactions between invertebrate predators and plants!
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
We had a great time last week putting up experimental lamp posts at one of the university's experimental farms for @miacroftento.bsky.social's upcoming artificial light experiments! We even had a mining bee digging its hole near ours - perhaps setting up their own lamp posts! 💡🐝
Mia and Ben with one of the postsOne of the fully set up posts
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
What beautiful scenery! 🤩 Lots of exciting things ahead for Broghan!
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Rosy Christopher @envirosyment.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Also found some great carabid #beetles up here, although this one was not so happy and did try to make a meal out of my finger 🪲 Fairly certain this is a pterostichus but not sure on the species so will be sending over to @chrisfoster.bsky.social and the recording scheme
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Jordan Cuff 🕷️🧬🕸️ @jordancuff.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
We're really excited about these new article types! Share your perspectives on the impact of policy on insects in agriculture and forestry! 📃🐝🐛 Publish new methods and applications of methods from other fields! 🧪🪲💻 Check out the updated guidelines and keep eyes peeled for more updates to come!
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Massive congrats to @envirosyment.bsky.social for being selected as the next @royentsoc.bsky.social Student Rep! 🎉🎓🪲
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Welcome to Bluesky, Broghan! 😃🚁🌳
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Broghan Mareighd Erland @broghanmerland.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Hello all ☺️ I start new accounts with a quote that’s meaningful to me: “Loyalty and obedience to wisdom and justice are fine; but it is still finer to defy arbitrary power, unjustly and cruelly used–not on behalf of ourselves, but on behalf of others more helpless.” - Elizabeth Gaskell #ethics
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Rosy Christopher @envirosyment.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Really wonderful talk from Chris on his journey through ecology and his current work. Will definitely be sending him and the carabid recording scheme all the carabid data from my master's work last year!
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Will, @envirosyment.bsky.social and @bensjhawthorne.bsky.social are having a great time at the @royentsoc.bsky.social #SF25 this week! Be sure to say hello if you're there! 🪱🕷️🐝 #StudentForum2025Squad
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Steve Portugal @sjportugal.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
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Jordan Cuff 🕷️🧬🕸️ @jordancuff.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
It is truly an honour to be shortlisted for the Elton Prize! Reflecting on this paper for the blog was really nice - we had such a great time writing it and it's driving so much of what we're doing in @foragingecology.bsky.social! Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Networking nutrients: How nutrition determines the structure of ecological networks
Nutrients influence the structure and complexity of ecological networks by driving interactions but remain poorly integrated into networks. Integrating nutritional data into networks may significantl...
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Great @sciencesncl.bsky.social Ecosystems PGR Seminar from our very own Will Dawson today about his PhD work using ecoacoustics and metagenomics to construct soil trophic networks! 🔊🪱🧬
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Great journal club today with friends from @nclneg.bsky.social! We talked about this excellent paper from Heger et al. in the latest issue of @oikosjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1111/oik.... A great discussion on the importance of philosophy in ecology and how it informs and shapes our work!
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science – a time to celebrate the incredible women that lead and drive our research! @envirosyment.bsky.social, @miacroftento.bsky.social, Broghan and Yiran, our research and the group are what they are thanks to you and your expertise and dedication!
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Great to see our very own Broghan featured here, getting ready to fly her drone! 🚁🌳
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
A great day was had by all! It's a joy working with such a great group of scientists, entomologists and beyond!
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Jordan Cuff 🕷️🧬🕸️ @jordancuff.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
@bensjhawthorne.bsky.social et al. review the integration of DNA metabarcoding with traditional insect monitoring methods in agriculture. Molecular analysis presents many distinct benefits, but also some challenges that require careful consideration and expertise. doi.org/10.1111/afe....
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Jordan Cuff 🕷️🧬🕸️ @jordancuff.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
My co-authors and I propose the need for year-round monitoring of biocontrol interactions to enhance our understanding of predator-pest dynamics, but this will demand various methodological innovations and considerations, for which we provide guidance. doi.org/10.1111/afe....
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Jordan Cuff 🕷️🧬🕸️ @jordancuff.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
In an editorial, we summarise the articles within the special issue and provide a synthesis on the overarching themes and concepts, which include the various emerging technologies underpinning significant advances, alongside some conceptual changes in how and when we monitor. doi.org/10.1111/afe....
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
Check out this special issue, jam-packed with exceptional research on the monitoring of insects in production systems!
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Mia Croft (she/they) @miacroftento.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Exciting PhD opportunity with my research group! Please share 🪲🐛
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Jordan Cuff 🕷️🧬🕸️ @jordancuff.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Check out the latest special from The Naked Scientists on animals, featuring an interview with me about our recent paper on spider nutrition in @oikosjournal.bsky.social! Listen in here: www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/int... and check out the full episode for some incredible animal insights!
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Spiders choose their most nutritious next meal
Putting in the legwork for a balanced diet...
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Join us for this super exciting PhD on ground beetle foraging, nutrition and ecosystem service provision!
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Rosy Christopher @envirosyment.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Hi, I'm officially moving over here, so thought I'd do a little intro: I'm a first year PhD @foragingecology.bsky.social, Newcastle looking at commensalisms and why it's important to include them in ecological networks🕷️🧬. I should also introduce my trusty field assistant ffion 🐕
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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
There are now more than 4200 starter packs on Bluesky - could be a tad daunting, BUT, this superb searchable directory helps find the groups that are of interest for you blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Check out our latest paper on spider foraging and nutrition! 🕷️🍽️🕸️
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Journal of Applied Ecology @jappliedecology.bsky.social · 03/10/2024
Tree species richness suppresses red imported fire ant invasion in a subtropical plantation forest 🌲 Highlights the importance of cross-trophic interactions underlying the resistance of complex ecosystems to alien species invasion 🐜 🔗 buff.ly/3XU7gSd
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Anthony Ricciardi @ecoinvasions.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Trophic & non-trophic interactions determine the fate of microplastics in freshwater benthic communities. We proposed a community module approach (involving commonly interacting species) as a useful tool for understanding #microplastics transfer & uptake. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Ceres Barros @ceresbarros.bsky.social · 16/04/2024
Trophic interactions did it again ;) Why ignoring them is a bad idea for conservation @ctrlalttim.bsky.social
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 11/01/2024
The official application route is now open for this PhD on belowground trophic networks using molecular dietary analysis, metagenomics and ecoacoustics! 🥳🔊🕸️🧬 www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate...
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Fabian A. Boetzl @fboetzl.bsky.social · 10/01/2024
After more than five years of work, it is my great pleasure to announce that our synthesis on carabid within-field distribution is now published in Proceedings B! doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
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Jordan Cuff 🕷️🧬🕸️ @jordancuff.bsky.social · 21/12/2023
Come do a super cool PhD on trophic interactions, metagenomics and ecoacoustics with me in @foragingecology.bsky.social! 🕸️🧬🔊 The official application portal should open soon, but you have until 31st January to apply! 🥳🕷️🪲
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 21/12/2023
Are YOU looking for a PhD on insect trophic interactions? Do YOU think DNA and acoustic methods are cool? Do YOU like soil? 🧬🔊🪲 Check this out: Building belowground invertebrate trophic networks for soil health monitoring using metagenomics and ecoacoustics foragingecology.com/2023/12/12/p...
An image showing the merging of metagenomics and acoustics to investigate trophic networks in the soil.
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Foraging Ecology Research Group @foragingecology.bsky.social · 21/12/2023
We're feeling festive in the Foraging Ecology Research Group! It's been a great first year and we're looking forward to all sorts of exciting things next year. Happy Christmas to all, and may your foraging be optimal! 🕷️
The FERG logo (a tetragnathid spider eating DNA with a network for its eyes) with a Santa hat on.
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