Jitte @jittebug.nl · 2hEerder deze zomer, flapperdeflap 64x slomo/1920fps with P40Pro+probe lens, upscaled #InsectsInSlomo 151
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 29/09/2026Deze vliegendoder is wel blij met haar maaltje! (2025) 64x slomo/1920fps with P40Pro+probe lens, upscaled #InsectsInSlomo 196
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 29/09/2026Yes in theory the phone brand shouldn't matter much, but big brand may be even better because I don't think they make cases with inbuilt 17 mm adapters! Otherwise you're forced to use e.g. clip-on mounts (this probe is too heavy for that imho) 010
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 28/09/2026Yeah the last couple of years have been booming. The probe in question is a 17mm mount by Neewer (kinda like the famous Laowa probes). Getting that mounted is a bit of chore, but a necessity to get close to the bugs without frightening them or casting shadows. 110
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 28/09/2026Plus an attack on a bottle fly! Wait till the end to find out if the hornet succeeds! 190
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 28/09/2026OK, one more: #VespaVelutina coming right at ya 64x slomo/1920fps with P40Pro+probe, upscaled #InsectsInSlomo 44410
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 28/09/2026Dit is met een (redelijk gepimpte) mobiele telefoon en is, behalve de gave framerate, niet van de hoogste plank. Dus het valt wel mee... Maar ik heb wel ambities, dus wie weet 😉 010
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 28/09/2026"It's coming right for us!" 🪰 Bonus butt if you make it to 25 seconds 🍑 64x slomo/1920fps with P40Pro+probe, upscaled #InsectsInSlomo 190
Reposted by JitteRobin Hayward 🌳 🏳️⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/ 15596444
Reposted by JitteNederlandse Entomologische Vereniging @nev.nl · 27/09/2026Onderzoek naar beestjes: entomologie. Ze zijn onmisbaar voor de natuur, maar kunnen soms flink prikken. Hoe leven ze en wat kunnen we van ze leren? Je ontdekt het dit jaar bij de Kinderuniversiteit! #entomology 🐜🦋 www.wur.nl/nl/onderwijs... 074
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 23/09/2026Just a blur and a butt, but at least we're sure we found some Strongylognathus testaceus in a Tetramorium nest last weekend! #Myrmecology 082
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 19/09/2026That's something I'd like to describe for this dataset. Probably not exactly that (I'm expecting some brain~size relation, but it'll definitely be very allometric). I'm hoping I can see enough to see allometric scaling in specific areas of their brain! 000
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 19/09/2026I still mean to complete this little brain-head size side-quest! Someday🫠 070
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 19/09/2026I came across on my hard drive while looking for other things. I segmented the nervous system and part of the digestive system in this Atta vollenweideri head, then apparently I animated it and forgot it existed... This was based on CT data graciously provided by the Labonte lab. 32610
Reposted by JitteMieke Roth 🟥 @miekeroth.com · 17/09/2026can’t wait. To give a bit of a hint: I‘m working on standardization of 3d anatomy modeling, complex 4d interaction and changing the dynamic of visualization from serving to participating and maybe even leading in scientific research. And I so love what I am doing now. I almost wish I started earlier 181
Reposted by JitteJ. Manuel Vidal-Cordero (Mirmeco_Cosas) @jmvidalcordero.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🐜 Si las hormigas me han enseñado algo después de tantos años estudiándolas es que, cuanto más las conoces, más fascinANTes se vuelven. 📖 Por eso me hace especial ilusión presentaros mi nuevo libro: Hormigas S.A., publicado junto a Naida Mazzenga con Zahorí Books. 1188
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 07/09/2026Well, I guess I'm adding flame painting to the list of techniques I need to try... 010
Reposted by JitteAndrew Straw @andrewstraw.bsky.social · 04/09/2026We are hiring! Come join us in the Straw Lab at the @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social . Seeking a scientist to work on the neural and computational mechanisms of visual navigation in honey bees. uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00005... 18061
Reposted by Jittefranz @franzanth.bsky.social · 29/08/2026We present: The Art of #InverteFest - August 2026 Edition A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna. Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book! Download & submit to the next edition: invertefest.com/#artbook #Art #SciArt 15230117
Reposted by Jitte Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart @smnstuttgart.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Zum nächstmöglichen Zeitpunkt gesucht: Gruppenleiter*in (m/w/d) für die Systematik der Insekten (Diptera, Hemiptera oder Orthoptera), für zunächst vier Jahre in Vollzeit (80 bis 100 %, TV-L E13) befristet. Bewerbungsfrist: 11.10.2026 ➡ Alle Infos unter t1p.de/orsf4 #JobAd 048
Reposted by JitteJane Waters 🏳️⚧️🐜🇵🇸 @lovetheants.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Many folks interested in ants recently credit AntsCanada and YouTube as inspiration… but decades ago for me and so many others it was Alex Wild and his website cataloging gorgeous insect ecology & behavior through macrophotography. Roberto Keller thanked @alexwild.bsky.social and I do too! #iussi26 2466
Reposted by JitteProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences @pnas.org · 05/08/2026Ants normally use about 24% of their energy for brain functions, but when food-deprived, this percentage nearly doubles to 45%. Preferential energy allocation to the brain has previously been found in humans and other mammals. In PNAS: ow.ly/kVkU50ZwbrB 0189
Reposted by Jitteiussi-nas.bsky.social @iussi-nas.bsky.social · 12/08/2026📢 Introducing @uissi-social.bsky.social, the Bluesky home of the XX International Congress of the IUSSI. The Congress runs 16–20 August 2026 in Freiburg, Germany, hosted by the University of Freiburg. Tag your posts, abstracts, and travel plans with #IUSSI26 so we can find each other. 087
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 12/08/2026Haha I know right, would be nice to see a comparison of all the common names and see how much overlap there is 010
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 12/08/2026Mieren die een vet en zout chipje willen verzamelen zie ik niet zo vaak! Zwarte zaadmier, Tetramorium caespitum 🐜 161
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 03/08/2026Posting this for no particular reason, but I should be doing vacation stuff and instead I'm looking through some scans I made last week. Here is a very rough brain of a Pieris brassicae butterfly 🦋, about 2 mm wide. CLSM image, visualized with BigVolumeBrowser in Fiji #Entomology 1131
Reposted by JitteLinda Birkin @ljbees.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I've been asked a few times this summer why the wasps all seem to be on the small side (I assumed lack of prey, plus heat stress meaning producing workers ASAP to minimum size thresholds). Great article from @waspwoman.bsky.social going into detail on this: theconversation.com/where-have-a...theconversation.comWhere have all the wasps gone this summer?And why you should let them share your picnic ham and jam. 3127
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 27/07/2026The International Congress of NeuroETHOLOGY and the International Congress of NeuroENDROCRINOLOGY are happening at the same time (opposite sides of the Pacific) and using the same #ICN2026... Making it very hard for us regular neuro-plebs to follow along at home 🤣🧠 030
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 27/07/2026Hoera! Het was even wachten, maar de flinke rits keverfoto's die ik even geleden maakte is in gebruik 😁 🪲 determineren.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/...determineren.nederlandsesoorten.nlMeikevers en verwanten 270
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 24/07/2026De grootste gevleugelde exemplaren zijn "prinsesjes" Ze vliegen uit om te paren en gooien daarna de vleugels af en zoeken een veilig plekje om koningin te worden. Kleinere (ongeveer grootte van werksters) met vleugels zijn de mannetjes. Die gaan dood na de daad. 030
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 20/07/2026This is why we call Tetramorium pavement ants "seed ants" in the Netherlands... 🐜 To be honest I don't see this behavior that often, but it's a neat example. 073
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 19/07/2026"You can tell the gender of an ant by dropping it into water. If it sinks, it's a girl ant. If it floats, it's boy-ant!" 🐜🤦 040
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 17/07/2026Haha shit. Ik had *precies* dit idee met hangers, @hetwonderkabinet.nl 🤣🤯😭 Also, nee niet precies papier, maar ik ben wel aan experimenteren om de bolle vorm plat te krijgen voor verdere verwerking. 020
Reposted by JitteTania Kim @taniakim.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Please repost: I am looking for a postdoctoral researcher to work on projects related to understanding the movement ecology of harmful and beneficial insects in agroecosystems. Applications close on: July 31, 2026 To apply and for more information, visit: lnkd.in/g8gFeB3ulnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 11025
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 21/06/2026*) voornamelijk opslag van bospest, vuilboom (sorry andere beestjes), en braam (auw). 020
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 21/06/2026De ~10 tekennimfen die ik van me moest trekken waren iets minder leuk... 110
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 21/06/2026Het is soms een rommeltje, maar in het 🐜Mierenreservaat🐜 doen de satermieren (Formica exsecta) het supergoed. Kost érg veel inspanning, maar ze verspreiden nu flink in het gebied dat we vrij maken*. Bij afsluitende borrel ook nog een kerkuil die naast ons kwam zitten, gezellig! #KNNV #Entomologie 151
Jitte @jittebug.nl · 09/06/2026Toch leuk dat er bij het KAD een kleurplaat van mij aan de muur hangt (blijkbaar te druk om ook in te kleuren...), en mijn foto's als bureaubladachtergrond staan 😉 npo.nl/start/afspel... 020