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MothProf

@mothprof.bsky.social
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Associate Professor of chemical and visual ecology at the University of Amsterdam. She/her

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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
It's tent caterpillar time in Amsterdam!
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A slightly different type of Easter egg. Unhatched eggs collected from last year's great and blue tit nests.
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Another early season for urban tits in the Netherlands!
Nest containing a single eggA nest containing multiple eggs
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Really fun venue at the ZOOlogy conference 2025!
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Back working with the birds!
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Abstract submission is now open for ZOOlogy 2025! Come present your work in beautiful Artis zoo www.kndv.nl/zoology-2025...
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Learning about human evolution with students from the masters Evolution and Behaviour and Mind @naturalis.bsky.social
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Bees like to play with balls! Really fun talk from Samadi Galpayage #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Why don't dogs like me? Rohan Sarkar on how street dogs recognise humans #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Measuring nutritional preferences in the wild is no picnic! Very impressive work from Maria Thaker #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Lizards as pest control, Jugaad (and extortion) in Macaques, seed dispersing tortoises on the hunt for mango jelly, aggressive potential queens, and the power of press releases. A great selection of talks in the Animal Congition and its implications symposium at #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Urbanisation increases parental care in sparrows, but not offspring survival. Cool work by Agnes Francila #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Is human disturbance making squirrels smarter? Human presence reduces squirrels solving success, but the ones that do solve a task are faster in areas with lots of dogs - Pizza Ka Yee Chow #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
How does nest building shape cognition in birds? Beautiful talk from @laurenguillette.bsky.social #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
The butterfly walk was excellent!
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Is the loss of roadside habitat driving human-monkey conflict? Excellent talk from Mewa Singh #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
"Hello I'm @viveknityananda.bsky.social and I am a failure" #Behaviour2025 grapples with how we can test and report the limits of animal cognition.
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Flora Nelissen shows that mice show emotional contagion @floranelissen.bsky.social #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Great to see work by some of our Ecology and Evolution masters students represented at #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Gene Robinson on giving bees cocaine - FOR SCIENCE! (It makes them dance more) #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Some of the best quotes of #Behaviour2025 coming from @ritabrata1907.bsky.social "I have become extremely good at ant pedicure" "insects feed on plants, plants don't like that" and "this is a poor katydid that was put on a centrifuge" Plus bonus points for the term "wax-runners"
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Indushree Banerjee: conservation planning requires understanding spatial adaptations #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Enjoying the M.C. Escher-like stairs at #Behaviour2025
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
New mantid friend (who landed on me in the pool).
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Some amazing posters on show at UvA
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Amazing video taken by one of my students. Looks like someone is getting all the caterpillars today!
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Tiny jumping spider in the garden @lorentzcenter.bsky.social
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Feeding time for the little great tit chicks. Live video updates from my nest box cameras 😁
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
First eggs found today in Amsterdam!
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The @arisenl.bsky.social project is doing excellent work monitoring the reckless disregard rabbits have for fences erected for their own protection.
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
One of my students read @liamdougherty.bsky.social papers and now wants to start measuring bug penises. He may live to regret that decision!
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Somebody is way ahead of schedule! Seen today in Utrecht #nestboxmonitoring #thegreateggrace
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Itty bitty baby bugs
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
And now we hear from the winner of the PhD dissertation award #Entomologendag
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Congratulations Hannah! Best poster prize at #Entomologendag !
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Liana Greenberg finds Pieris butterfly populations that have managed to escape parasitism from Trichogramma #Entomologendag
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Veerle van Beeck studies plant defences against butterfly eggs. She can sympathise with the plants since a butterfly also tried to lay eggs on her during fieldwork! #Entomologendag
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Niek Palmen tells us about lepidoptera egg parasitoids. With live examples! #Entomologendag
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Beautiful posters from my students at #Entomologendag 😁
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Jetske de Boer talks about optimising non-lethal pitfall trapping #Entomologendag
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Bram van de Kruijs presents an excellent method for sampling house dust for DNA analysis #Entomologendag
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Michiel Kraak discusses the many chemical stressors facing aquatic insects #Entomologendag
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MothProf @mothprof.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
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