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Jolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🦋 Butterfly wing patterns create motion illusions that protect them from predators! Our new study (8 years in the making) is out in Nature today doi.org/10.1038/s415... @grahancock.bsky.social @esbriolat.bsky.social @scienceanna.bsky.social @lauraakelley.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🎶 Chirping crickets, striking bush-crickets and remarkable grasshoppers 🦗 Join us this November as the Orthoptera SIG explores the behaviour, ecology, acoustics, taxonomy and conservation of some of Britain's most fascinating insects. 📅 4 November ⏰ Registration deadline: 26 Oct buff.ly/NxtFRRq

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I had a brilliant time at #Ento26 in Cardiff, the annual conference of @royentsoc.bsky.social 🐝 As a behavioural ecologist works on insects, I loved being surrounded by such a wide range of insect science, from ecology and behaviour to physiology, conservation and pest management.

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Does sublethal pesticide exposure impact how quickly crickets run away, or how they assess risk? 👀 Come see my talk tomorrow at #Ento26 to find out! 🦗 📖 Evolution.& Behaviour session 📍 Small Chemistry Lecture Theatre ⏰ 9:45AM @royentsoc.bsky.social

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Jolyon Troscianko @jtroscianko.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

BehaveAI can now measure orientation. So now you can work out the behaviour of your animal in each frame as well as its direction - e.g. tells you which way animals are pointing or whether they're turning. Video guide: youtu.be/FgmtHoardWg Install: github.com/troscianko/B...

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BehaveAI - orientation tracking - v1.4

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Real or cake? New @royentsoc.bsky.social journal or biscuit? 🤔 Excited to learn more about the Approaches in Entomology journal in today’s symposium at #Ento26 🪰

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Interested in insect sentience & welfare? Join @beebytes.bsky.social & Bob Fischer tomorrow in Room 2.25 at #Ento26. @insectwrs.bsky.social is developing a searchable, open-access database of husbandry protocols for arthropod populations for research purposes. Workshop programme 🔽 buff.ly/61Fd9aZ

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The IWRS Husbandry Database: A Collaborative Resource for Insect Care

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Here at #Ento26 in Cardiff! Excited for an insect-y week! 🐝🦗🪰

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

2026. Satirical Ig Nobel Prize in biology awarded to paper on snake stepping that was retracted last year. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

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Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners

The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I had a great time at #ECBB2026 in Cambridge last week 💚 This conference really highlighted the importance of studying animal behaviour change in the Anthropocene 🐒 Thanks too to anyone who came to chat at my poster! I was delighted to be awarded the runner up poster prize @ecbb2026.bsky.social

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

🌟Congratulations🌟 to @josharbon.bsky.social on two great #OpenaAccess papers about pre-emptive behaviour & intergroup conflict from his #NERC funded postdoc out within a month of one another: doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... doi.org/10.1038/s415... @bristolbiosci.bsky.social #mammals #birds #cognition

Front cover of Trends in Ecology & Evolution featuring a dwarf mongoose.

Front cover of Nature Ecology & Evolution featuring a dwarf mongoose

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Men are more likely to accept invitations to review a paper in Ecology and Evolution when the *editor* inviting them is male. Women’s response rate is unaffected onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I’m excited to be presenting some of my work on Thursday at #Ento26! 🪲 We investigated whether sublethal pesticide exposure impacts cricket behaviour.. come along at 9:45AM on the 10th in the Small Chemistry Lecture Theatre to find out more! 🦗 @royentsoc.bsky.social

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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Come and work with us (the Kokkonuts) as a postdoc! Our research within (theory-evo-eco) is broad; let's say it's implicitly defined by the journal club papers we read. Which is why the application process includes a JC-related task, I hope it'll be a fun one for you! www.evoldir.net/brian/evoldi...

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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Design a poster that explains an interesting animal behaviour. Your infographic will be inspired by observation of animals in real life or online. Entry age categories: 7-10 years 11-14 years 15-21 years More information and the entry form: www.asab.org/education-news Spread the word #ECBB2026

Poster advertising the ASAB infographic competition 2026

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ASAB @asab.org · 02/09/2026

Come by and say hi to our amazing education officer, Charlotte Evans! She does fantastic Animal Behaviour education outreach, not just here, but all over schools in the UK - and has made some really great resources for everyone. Ask her about it! #ECBB2026

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#ECBB2026 Sensory landscape in the Anthropocene kicked off with @ulrikacandolin.bsky.social speaking on behavioural responses to artifical-light-at-night!

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Come say hi at poster 50 today at #ECBB2026 ! 💛 I’ve got some preliminary results to share - what do stress responses look like when we examine genes? 🦗 Happy to chat all things insect welfare, stress etc! 🐝 Attendance supported by @asab.org and @insectwrs.bsky.social 🙌 @ecbb2026.bsky.social

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

2026. #CARE framework for animal behaviour research. It pushes us beyond just animal welfare to consider the ethics of our work on humans & the environment too. Consult → Approve → Research → Evaluate. A much-needed holistic approach. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... via @asab.org

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A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework

Despite increasing awareness of animal welfare, there are vast discrepancies between legal protections and recommended practices for different species…

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Insect Welfare Research Society @insectwrs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

We're launching a one-day workshop at Newcastle University on an important topic at the frontier of animal welfare science: "Validating Welfare Indicators in Invertebrates." Co-hosted with @newcastleuni.bsky.social and @arthropodafound.bsky.social Abstracts will be accepted through August 15:

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Workshop on Validating Welfare Indicators in Invertebrates

Please send your abstract by August 15

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Insect Welfare Research Society @insectwrs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A new survey finds that just over half of responding UK research institutions require some form of ethics review for research involving insects. Most entomologists also reported that ethics review either improved or had no effect on research quality. Learn more from @royentsoc.bsky.social!

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Understanding Ethics Review for Insect Research in the UK - Journal Highlight - Royal Entomological Society

Published: 02 July 2026. Insects play an essential and diverse role in research. They are used to study ecology, behaviour, evolution, agriculture, animal health, human health and emerging food system...

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ASAB @asab.org · 24/07/2026

🦗Crickets! 🔊Vibrational stimuli! 🚧Sensitization! 👥 Individual variation! Our #EditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal: “Trait-specific responses to repeated stressor exposure reveal context-dependent learning in wild crickets” Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123607

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Trait-specific responses to repeated stressor exposure reveal context-dependent learning in wild crickets
Emily Gilford, Ruonan Li, Rolando Rodríguez-Muñoz, Tom Tregenza, Bram Kuijper

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

How exciting! Check out our paper, published earlier this month, in #AnimalBehaviourJournal 🦗

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 24/07/2026

Looking to build your editorial experience? Join the #ProcB Preprint Editorial Team and help showcase cutting-edge biological research. Develop your publishing expertise, expand your professional network and stay at the forefront of new discoveries. Apply by 1 September 2026 #ECR

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Proceedings of the Royal Society B Preprint Editorial Team | Proceedings B | The Royal Society

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Preprint Editorial Team | Proceedings B | The Royal Society Proceedings of the Royal Society B Preprint Editorial Team Our team’s primary mission is to look through…

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

New 🫏 🔽 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Thanks to everyone that came to my talk today in the Behavioural Plasticity session at #ISBE2026! @isbe2026.bsky.social If you'd like to read the paper behind the talk, you can do so here 👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #InsectStress #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology

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Erik Postma @erikpostma.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

📣 Spread the news to any recent graduates who dare to dream big: Only 10 days left to apply to join #Mast-EER, a cohort of MbyRes students based at the @uniexecec.bsky.social in #Cornwall funded by @aria-research.bsky.social. Places are limited, so apply now!

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Thanks to everyone who attended 🔽. Hopefully the contents inspire some deeper reflections regarding ethical & high quality research with animals! 🙏

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Come see my talk on Tuesday, July 21st ⬇️ #ISBE2026 - Ethics, Welfare, Behavioural Ecology. ⬇️

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emilyphelps.bsky.social @emilyphelps.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I will be presenting some of the first results from a massive behavioural phenotyping effort. We are hoping this work might shed some light on how among-individual variation differs among populations. Come see my talk on Thursday 23rd in the Room Parigi @ 12:45 CET. @isbe2026.bsky.social #ISBE2026

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Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB) @crab-exeter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Thanks to our colleagues from around the world who signed the Open Letter against redundancies in CRAB. The letter surpassed 700 signatures in just over 1 wk. We hope execs will now see the harm they are doing to the University of Exeter's global reputation. sites.google.com/view/save-cr...

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As of 2026-07-14, this open letter has been signed by 754 people Signatories include 198 Professors and members of 11 National Academies, including 12 Fellows of the Royal Society (FRS) Signatories a...

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Do wild animals get used to repeated stress, or does each threat hit just as hard? 🦅🦗 I'll be presenting some recently published work at #ISBE2026 Turin 🇮🇹, exploring how wild crickets do (or don't) adjust to repeated stressors. See you in Room Londra, Thurs 23rd @ 10:15! 💬 @isbe2026.bsky.social

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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

@crab-exeter.bsky.social are a fantastic group of researchers, and a real beacon of excellence for Exeter. What a huge and deeply sad act of self sabotage this would be. Please consider signing their open letter👇🏻

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Simon Evans @sevans.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

A new group dedicated to evolutionary ecology! This is an opportunity to have a permanent community space for the field, as well as ensure regular conferences like #ExE2026. But it needs your help 👇

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I had a great time at the 1st #ExE2026 conference! Lots of amazing talks spanning genetics, behaviour, ecology and evolution 🐤 I presented a poster about the effects of sublethal pesticide exposure on cricket behaviour. The paper is in the final stages of review, so hopefully more to share soon 🦗🤞

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Lauren Brent @ljnbrent.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The University of Exeter is not in budget deficit. Yet are proposing to cut 150 academic jobs. This include my job. Please sign and share the petition, write our Vice Chancellor, to your MP, and get the word out about the act of self harm this university is about to commit. c.org/yKcx6Zr29H

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Stop Redundancies at the University of Exeter

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

📢 Approaches in Entomology, our new #OpenAccess journal, is now open for submissions! 🎉 It will publish innovative and exciting advances to methods and techniques, including ethics and philosophies, across the breadth of entomology 🔬 Submit your research 🔽 buff.ly/PfF2l49

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Call for Papers!

RES Members and Fellows get a 20% discount on the APC! Visit our journals page for info.

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Royal Entomological Society @royentsoc.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Great ideas deserve support. The RES EDI Grant is here to fund initiatives that: 🌱 Reach new audiences 🤝 Engage diverse communities 🔬 Open up access to insect science and more. If your project can make an impact, we want to hear from you 🔽 buff.ly/mzUEw45 Deadline: 17 July #InsectWeek #Grants

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Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grants - Royal Entomological Society

The RES Equity, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Grant Grants awarded up to £3,000 to projects with focus on equity, equality, diversity and inclusion in the entomological community. Funding available:...

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Crickets don’t just “get used to it” 🦗 In this new paper, we find context-dependent learning in wild field crickets: repeated disturbance led to trait-specific responses, with modest sensitisation in some behaviours, stable escape speed, and individual variation 🏃‍➡️ doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

Close-up of a cricket nymph, used in this study, at the entrance of a burrow in grassy soil, with a small yellow identification tag on its back and a ruler placed beside it to allow for escape speed measurements.

Zoomed-out view of the experimental setup, showing a tripod-mounted GoPro, a tube for a ball to roll through, a marked burrow entrance, and a ruler for scale and escape speed measurements. The cricket nymph can be seen alongside the ruler.

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Harry Siviter @harrysiviter.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Interested in understanding how bumblebees are responding to climate change? Well look no further than a competition funded PhD position with me and Rachael Dudaniec at Macquarie University, Sydney 🇦🇺 Details below ⬇️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Funded PhD: Using mathematical models to predict the impact of climate change on pollinators at University of Bristol, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Emily Gilford @emilygilford.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I’ve had a wonderful time at #ASABSpring2026 @asab-meetings.bsky.social learning about lots of interesting things (and sharing some stuff about my crickets and pesticide exposure 🧪) Really excited to be heading to @isbe2026.bsky.social in July too to share some other work from my first chapter 🦗🦎

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ASAB Spring 2027 @asab-meetings.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Another great talk session this morning at #ASABSpring2026 : We covered meerkat sunning calls, fish colour patterning, cricket insecticide exposure, moth same-sex sexual behaviours, cold snap and heatwave effects on bees & farm bird song learning ☀️🐠🦗🦋🥶 🥵🐦‍⬛

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