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That wasn't me, that was Patricia @patriciaslattery.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

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✨New paper just dropped!✨ We looked at some demographic drivers in native Fijian bees. See my "graphical abstract" below, OR you can read the actual manuscript at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Fiorella @fiorella.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Wanna see how hard a trapdoor spider baby can go? Make sure to ask Alisha Lowe with their poster "Quantifying the dispersal ability of trapdoor spiderlings #ASSAB2026

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Great talk on spider jumps by @pranavjoshi8.bsky.social #assab2026

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Journal of Experimental Biology @jexpbiol.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

JEB is proud to be sponsoring the annual @animbehav.bsky.social Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour Conference at Flinders University, Australia www.assab.org/assab-2026

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Ajay Narendra @pipilika.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Very excited to share our discovery of an engineering masterpiece from the Australian rainforest! In our latest paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social we report a hunting strategy in a spider, whose web outperforms every known biological catapult system.

Propostira sp spider with egg sac resting underneath a leaf during the day.

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Another cool spider poster about spiders called "Webber Woes and Fearsome Does" by Panduka Amarasekara. Just look at that interaction chart! #ASSAB2026

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Thanks to Petiola Wilson for opening up our conference with a Welcome to Country #assab2026

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Great presentation by Kawsar Khan on "Behavioural ecology in the anthropocene" and showing scientific careers don't have to be linear #assab2026

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Wonderful talk by Anuja Joseph called"Trap in Plain Sight: Obstacle Detection in Australian Stingless Bees" #assab2026

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Fantastic first talk by @upama.bsky.social and their talk about "Sex and stress In a changing world". Make sure to check out their paper. #ASSAB2026

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Fascinating presentation by Daniel M. Allman called "Ants perform flexible self-protective behaviours consistent with felt experience" #ASSAB2026

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A great look into the mind of a spider by Vanessa Penna Gonçalves @Van_spidergirl talking about "Sexual dimorphism in spider brains" #ASSAB2026

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Check out Kai Feng’s awesome poster on a central steering circuit in drosophila at #ASSAB2026

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Charlotte Sutton’s poster titled “sleep on the brain” looks at the cognitive effects of early-life sleep disturbance on zebra finches #ASSAB2026

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Check out Janet Klein’s poster on the gut microbiome of koalas 🐨🐨🐨 #ASSAB2026

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Curious about fairy wren oxidative stress? Check out Braeden Thomson’s poster at #ASSAB2026

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Good to know how artificial lights impact insect behavior! Great talk by Penny Dong called "Hoverflies display locomotor activity changes and adaptation after dim light exposure at night" #ASSAB2026

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Understanding how anthropogenic influences, fire activity, and climate may impact populations of the pygmy bluetongue lizard explained by Ashley Murray and her talk "Fire ... Bad? Post-fire Grazing impacts on an Endangered Habitat Specialist" #ASSAB2026

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Adorable and interesting talk about the charismatic Koala by Karen Burke da Silva called "Temperature thresholds for heat loss and avoidance behaviours in a specialist folivore" #ASSAB2026

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A great look at the development of native penguins by Arisha Silverlake called "Exploring the ontogeny of personality in little penguins chicks" #ASSAB2026

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Engineering in the animal kingdom expertly talked about by Chenyue Yang and her talk "Flexibility of nest-building behaviour" #ASSAP2026

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Thanks to Michelle Newman and their talk regarding Australian dolphin ranges with their talk "From Maps to Management " #ASSAP2026

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Emma Vanderzon provided a fantastic talk discussion talking about the distribution of Oyster catchers with their talk "Landscape characteristics predicting shorebird presence at urban beaches" #ASSAP2026

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By asking the question "how fast does an antelope run?" Oakleigh Wilson engaged and informed us with their talk "Behaviour Integrated Dead-Reckoning #ASSAP2026

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Great talk by Esha Shekar and learning about native bird behavior in their talk "Intensity of Nest Defence in Urban vs. Natural habitats" #ASSAP2026

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So many great videos showing jumping abilities of spiders by Pranav Joshi in his talk "Form Meets Jump" #ASSAP2026

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Impressive look at the 3d environment of mantis shrimp by Martha Daniel's talk "Navigation in 3D by wild mantis shrimp" #ASSAP2026

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Seeing the cute side of spiders by Anna Seibet and her talk "How the Blankie jumping spider finds its way home" #ASSAP2026

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Samuele Ramellini @sramellini.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Ending the first day with style and a 3 minute talk by Noah Tan and their talk "Examining Animal movement and Habitat Selection in Urban Landscapes using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLR) Beacons" #ASSAP2026

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The 2026 ASSAB conference has started in Adelaide! Great lineup of talks started by a fantastic first plenary by @upama.bsky.social ! #ASSAB2026

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Fresh from fieldwork in remote Western Australia, @monashbiol.bsky.social PhD student Jing-Chia Guo (co-supervised with @annempeters.bsky.social) talking about his research on heat stress in purple crowned fairy wrens @animbehav.bsky.social #assab2026 #Bobwonglab

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Australian Entomological Society @austentsoc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Special fun talk by Ajay Narendra @pipilika.bsky.social learning how to avoid flies with "Touchdown Denied, How to deter flies from landing" #ASSAB2026

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We’re off to Sydney for this year’s AES Conference! We are looking for symposium leads to help shape the program. Submit your proposals to aes2026@mq.edu.au by April 30!

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Bruno Alves Buzatto @brunobuzatto.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Great opportunity for a Lecturer (levels A-C, part time possible) in Natural Sciences here at Flinders Univeristy, for indigenous identified candidates. Links for the post in Seek, LinkedIn and university websites: www.seek.com.au/job/90956553 www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43... tinyurl.com/y5j7fpv5

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Associate Lecturer/Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Natural Sciences (Indigenous Identified)

Position Details Full Time (Part-Time Negotiable) | Continuing position Academic Level A | AU$88,842 - $107,666 pa | 17% super I View Position Description Academic Level B I AU$113,211- $133,974 pa | ...

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ASSAB @animbehav.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

🚨ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED🚨 If you need more time to get your abstract together for the 2026 ASSAB conference, we have great news! The deadline for abstract submissions has been extended until the 27th of March! www.assab.org/assab-2026

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Bruno Alves Buzatto @brunobuzatto.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Amazing work by my students Jackson Rendall and Panduka Amarasekara — natural history of the spiny trapdoor spider Blakistonia aurea in South Australia. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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ASSAB @animbehav.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Happy 2026 ASSABers! We hope you had a stunning holiday break and a very happy New Year. A reminder that our conference is a little over 5 months away!

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Bruno Alves Buzatto @brunobuzatto.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Great contribution to the study of male dimorphism and phenotypic integration, by Diego Solano-Brenes, Kyana Pike, Joe Tomkins, and Glauco Machado: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... A weapon (thick legs 3) and a compensatory trait (long legs 4) are not genetically integrated in bulb mites.

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ASSAB @animbehav.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Meet Chrissie Painting the new ASSAB president! @cpaintingnz.bsky.social is a Senior Lecturer and behavioural ecologist at the University of Waikato. Her research seeks patterns in animal behaviour and morphology, with a particular focus on insect and arachnid mating systems. 🪰🕷️🪳

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Bruno Alves Buzatto @brunobuzatto.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Interested in Australian scorpions? Apply to come to @flindersuniversity.bsky.social for a PhD with Dr Russell Bicknell, Professor Mike Lee and I: www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships... Project and scholarship fully funded by the ARC. [Amazing photo of Urodacus manicatus by Panduka Amarasekara]

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Centre for Evolutionary Biology at UWA @ceb-uwa.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

#AES2025 Day2, Jackson Randell discusses the importance of understanding genetic purging and its implications for trapdoor spider conservation 🕷️ @austevolsoc.bsky.social @brunobuzatto.bsky.social @rowanlym.bsky.social @reneecatullo.bsky.social

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Bruno Alves Buzatto @brunobuzatto.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Following funnel-web spiders — amazing work by Caitlin Creak: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Study initially by @braxtonjones.bsky.social, Danilo Harms and I (funded by NatGeo and AusGeo), taken up by Caitlin with Russell Bonduriansky and Mike Kasumovic. Congrats all, especially Caitlin! :)

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Bruno Alves Buzatto @brunobuzatto.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

My legendary students Incheol Shin and Seb Hayden published a fantastic study on kin recognition and the evolution of lethal fights in bulb mites, well done guys! academic.oup.com/evolut/advan... Media attention here: econews.com.au/67589/meet-t... www.ecovoice.com.au/meet-the-tin...

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Mate competition and relatedness among males mediate the evolution of lethal fights in bulb mites

Abstract. Aggression can enhance direct fitness by aiding aggressors in securing reproductive resources, but it negatively impacts inclusive fitness when d