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Kaylin

@kaylinchong.bsky.social
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PhD Researcher @HarvardOEB | @OxfordBiology alum | Evolutionary biologist (functional morphology, feeding, 3D imaging)

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Kaylin @kaylinchong.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Feeding has never looked this good 🍽️ We dive into structure and function of the mouthparts of the longhorn tick (Haemaphysalis longcornis) through multiple modes of imaging. Check it out here (doi.org/10.1002/jmor...)!
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Kate Wong @katewong.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I recently found a tick on my body and didn't know what to do. I went into journalist mode to find out. Here's what I learned about how to manage tick bites, with illustrations of the tick species that cause diseases in humans by Diogo Guerra and maps of where they occur by @jenchristiansen.com 🧪
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Bitten by a tick? Don’t panic—do this
Knowing what kind of tick bit you and where you got it can help inform next steps
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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Beautiful new preprint from Antonio and Andres on the evolution of eye loss in spiders! Find the full thread below for details on unequal losses across parallel visual systems, possible regains of eyes, 1000s of surveyed species, ecological and developmental clues, and a gratuitous dinosaur emoji 🦕
Ancestral state estimations showing the evolutionary history of eye losses in spiders. Only the principal eyes are lost deep in the phylogeny, with a peak in the Triassic and Jurassic. In the clade Synspermiata, we also see some evolutionary regains!
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Trey Scott @treyjscott.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
New perspective on the evolutionary potential of symbiotic interactions! Is there something special about symbiosis that leads to new traits and adaptations? If so, how would we know and how would this work? academic.oup.com/jeb/advance-...
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The evolutionary potential of symbiosis
Abstract. Symbiosis is considered a source of evolutionary innovation. Example innovations that have evolved in symbioses include new organs, morphological
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iNaturalist @inaturalist.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Consider your sign to stop and stare at logs a little more often because just LOOK at this glorious velvet mite! (Third photo is where it was spotted.) 📷 jeremyhegge on iNaturalist 📍 Australia 🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations... #ObservationOfTheDay
A fuzzy, bright red mite crawls along a log.A fuzzy, bright red mite crawls along a log.There is a fallen log surrounded by leaf litter and tall, slender trees.
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Nicky Bay @nickybay.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Oh, you're tired after taking care of your one kid for the entire day?
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Erica McAlister @flygirlnhm.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
Day 13 #InsectAdvent & have you decorated the tree yet? What about this tree? This in fact the hairy whorls of a male Chaoborid or Phantom midge’s antennae. Packed full of sensors, this ‘tree’ is more than a mere decoration @royentsoc.bsky.social @dipterists.bsky.social
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Kaylin @kaylinchong.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Super thankful for the opportunity to share a bit more about this eccentric discovery! The wonderful Melissa Mayer captures the story behind this fun find perfectly 🫶
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Chris Thorogood @christhorogood.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Rafflesia hasseltii: a plant seen more by tigers than people. Watching this flower open by night was the closest thing to magic:
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Arnaud Martin @evolvwing.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
🚨New paper! 🚨 @jasminealqassar.bsky.social led this work on the silk glands of the pantry moth. These two long tubes inside the caterpillar continuously make a ton of silk How does this special organ work? www.cell.com/iscience/ful... @cp-iscience.bsky.social 🧵THREAD🧵
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Sam England @samjakeengland.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Do you work (/want to work) with caterpillars? Or sensory systems? Or BOTH?! Well good golly do we have the paper for you! We explain the senses that caterpillars have, what they use them for, and how anthropogenic sensory pollution might be messing it all up 🐛 doi.org/10.1007/s003...
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The sensory ecology of caterpillars - Journal of Comparative Physiology A
Caterpillars (larval Lepidoptera) are one of the most ecologically and evolutionarily significant taxa on Earth. As both feeders and food, they shape the dynamics of enumerate ecosystems on land. Key ...
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Museum of Natural History, University of Oxford @morethanadodo.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Imagine a drop of ancient resin. Inside is an insect, trapped for 53 million years, so well preserved it looks like it might twitch back into life. These amber fossils offer us a breath-taking glimpse into long vanished ecosystems. But there’s a catch
24 pieces of amber containing insects, all slightly different sizes and shapes, but all small and pinned to a clear plastic board
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Kaylin @kaylinchong.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
🎃🕷️Tick or treat? Just in time for spooky season... I found a tick on an electric eel in the MCZ collections. Not even the fish are safe! Check it out here: doi.org/10.1093/jme/...
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An eclectic encounter: ticks feeding on an electric eel and the untapped potential of natural history collections
Abstract. Parasites are quite likely the most diverse guild of species on earth. Nevertheless, they remain under-documented despite their impact on the hea
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Lauren Sumner-Rooney @laurensr.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Reposting for the Monday morning scrollers! Funded PhD opportunity with me @multipleye-lab.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - spiders, their eyes, and their babies under long- and short-term light pollution!
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