paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b... 😢nytimes.comAnnie Dillard, Meditative Author of ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek,’ Dies at 81Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil. 020
Reposted by paul frandsen Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Angus McIntosh and Helen Warburton have 4 PhD scholarships in freshwater ecology available at University of Canterbury, NZ. Invasive aquatic plants in high-country springs, and native fish, springs, and birds in braided rivers 0613
Reposted by paul frandsen Michael Caterino @mcaterino.bsky.social · 12/08/20261 week until publication, and now up for pre-order: Amz: a.co/d/0fTePIGb Clemson University Press: libraries.clemson.edu/press/books/... (email or DM for discount code through CUP) Please share!libraries.clemson.eduUnder One Canopy – Clemson University Press 052
Reposted by paul frandsen Katharina Hoff @katharinahoff.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Tiberius predicts genes in eukaryotic genomes via our web service bioinf.uni-greifswald.de/tiberius/ #genomeannotation #geneprediction #eukaryotes 0137
Reposted by paul frandsen KamilSJaron.bsky.social @kamilsjaron.bsky.social · 23/07/2026New preprint: 338 coleopteran genomes reveal exceptional rearrangement variation compared to other insect orders. Big congrats to @arf-mln.bsky.social, for getting this giant piece together. Big collaboration of @joanameier.bsky.social's and my groups. 🧵👇 doi.org/10.64898/202... 17440
Reposted by paul frandsen 🍁 Alex Smith 🍁 @alexsmithants.bsky.social · 30/06/2026🧪 🪰 🐜🪲🐞🦗🐛🦋🪳🦟 "Study finds number of insect species on Earth is more than double previous estimates" 🎁link to a wonderful article by @ivansemeniuk.bsky.social in the @theglobeandmail.com about our #OA PNAS paper doi.org/10.1073/pnas.... @gdfcf.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/c231c7b...theglobeandmail.comStudy finds number of insect species on Earth is more than double previous estimatesResearch shows there could be at least 20 million different insect species 0127
paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Really excited to have this paper on population-level variation in the hyper dynamic h-fibroin silk gene out in @molbioevol.bsky.social! A short 🧵 186
Reposted by paul frandsen Molecular Biology and Evolution @molbioevol.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Stewart, @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social @gjijonn.bsky.social et al. demonstrate the rapid evolution of the caddisfly H-fibroin gene and the wide range of H-fibroin structural polymorphism tolerated in functional capture net silk. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag132 🖌️ Ralph Holzenthal #evobio #molbio 053
Reposted by paul frandsen Rachel Warnock @rachelwarnock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026I’m looking for a post doc (up to five years) interested in phylogenetics and earth systems - please spread the word! 16283
Reposted by paul frandsen Charlotte Wright @charlottewright.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Now online! In this review, we cover four major topics on butterflies and moths: their evolutionary history and diversification dynamics, genomics, global diversity patterns, and conservation 🦋🌏 (1/8) @natrevbiodiv.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s44...nature.comEvolution, genomics and conservation of butterflies and moths - Nature Reviews BiodiversityButterflies and moths are key indicators of functioning and healthy ecosystems around the world. This Review describes the evolutionary history of the order Lepidoptera and tracks shifts in researcher... 28644
Reposted by paul frandsen Jill Oberski, PhD @jilloberski.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Hey bsky! I’d like to share some cool work I recently coauthored that integrates entomology, paleontology, and German cultural history. 🔶🐜⚡️ We discovered a fossil ant in the amber collection of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe! Read on for a delightful story of #museomics and #collectomics. >> 1/ 27627
Reposted by paul frandsen ZooKeys @zookeys.pensoft.net · 15/12/2025Researchers characterized the gut microbiome composition of four caddisfly genera belonging to four different functional feeding groups using 16S metabarcoding. See what they found out here: doi.org/10.3897/zook... @gjijonn.bsky.social @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social 243
paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Our paper on ancestral conditions of caddisflies (described in the quoted post) is now out! doi.org/10.3897/zook...doi.orgThe early evolution of caddisflies: Milne and Milne revisitedIn 1939, Margery and Lorus Milne published a creative figure that illustrated the evolutionary history of caddisflies. Here, we pay tribute to that paper by generating a new figure in the style of the... 1157
Reposted by paul frandsen Sam Bogan @snbogan.bsky.social · 09/10/2025Excited to share this work, out today in MBE! In polar fishes, we found that antifreeze protein genes expanded in copy number at low temperatures and contracted in the deep sea, highlighting a role of depth and pressure in AFP evolution. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/... 24418
Reposted by paul frandsen Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 06/09/2025AMNH is hiring a #curator! We are searching for an “Assistant Curator in #Climate #Physics: #Atmosphere or #Ocean”! Join us! careers.amnh.org/postings/4579 #academicjobs #tenuretrackcareers.amnh.org 13734
Reposted by paul frandsen Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Join us! The Division of Invertebrate Zoology at the American Museum of Natural History is hiring a curatorial associate! For more information : careers.amnh.org/postings/4529careers.amnh.orgCuratorial AssociateThe American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cult... 05664
Reposted by paul frandsen Ethan Tolman @ethantolman.bsky.social · 16/08/2025So great to see our work on blue dasher dragonflies highlighted in the New York Times. Excellent piece by @cjgiaimo.bsky.social! www.nytimes.com/2025/08/16/s...nytimes.comMeet the Beautiful Dragonfly That Thrives in Your Pollution 12111
Reposted by paul frandsen Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 14/08/2025So excited to have this #eDNA #Aquatics paper out led by Rhema Uche Dike, @ethantolman.bsky.social, @chrisdbeatty.bsky.social and many others! doi.org/10.1111/icad...doi.orgIntegrating eDNA and community science to monitor urban Odonata diversityEnvironmental DNA captured rare and underrepresented taxa often missed by community science observations. Community science revealed adult-stage observations across a broader temporal window. Integr..... 0187
paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 08/08/2025I'm hiring a lab technician to coordinate and assist with projects on insect silk genetics. Great for someone with a newly minted degree who is looking for more research experience. byu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/byu-ca...byu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comResearch TechnicianWhy Work at BYU As the flagship higher education institution of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Brigham Young University (BYU) strives to be among the exceptional universities in th... 010
Reposted by paul frandsen Joana Meier @joanameier.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Huge thanks and congrats to @siluwang.bsky.social and Anne Yoder for organising this amazing special issue. It has been fun contributing and interacting with Silu, Anne and the authors of the other manuscripts, including in a Zoom "tea break" where we presented our projects to each other. 2187
Reposted by paul frandsen Ethan Tolman @ethantolman.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Last PhD chapter is published! academic.oup.com/isd/article-...academic.oup.comNewly sequenced genomes reveal patterns of gene family expansion in select dragonflies (Odonata: Anisoptera)Abstract. Gene family evolution plays a key role in shaping patterns of biodiversity across the tree of life. In Insecta, adaptive gene family turnover has 1124
Reposted by paul frandsen Anna Eichert (she/her) @annaeichert.bsky.social · 17/07/2025New publication alert! 🎉 I am so proud of this review paper on the history of the systematics of stoneflies, and am so grateful to have collaborated with the best stonefly scientists on Earth! Check it out!! 🪰 academic.oup.com/isd/article/...academic.oup.comStonefly systematics: past, present, and futureAbstract. Stoneflies (Insecta: Plecoptera) are a widespread group of freshwater insects known for their ecological significance and sensitivity to environm 12713
paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Very cool work by @jasminealqassar.bsky.social, @evolvwing.bsky.social, and co. And some stunning pictures as an extra treat! 051
Reposted by paul frandsen RJ Millena @entomolrj.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Our big review paper on strepsipteran systematics for Insect Systematics and Diversity is out! Hoping it's a helpful resource for anyone who needs it.academic.oup.comStrepsiptera systematics: past, present, and futureAbstract. The twisted-wing parasites (Strepsiptera Kirby) are among the most obscure and enigmatic orders in the Insecta. Strepsipterans are endoparasites 04521
Reposted by paul frandsen Armando Rosario-Lebrón @rosariolebronentomology.com · 30/06/2025University of Nebraska-Lincoln is hiring an Assistant Professor specializing in insect systematics. Opportunities like this are rare and valuable! (Not many jobs like this out there!) Spread the word to anyone who might be interested or benefit. #entomology #science #sciencejobs #bugsky 🧪 23431
paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 30/06/2025If you’re interested in the past, present, and future of caddisfly systematics, we’ve got your back. Here’s our contribution to the Insect Systematics and Diversity special issue doi.org/10.1093/isd/...doi.orgTrichoptera systematics: past, present, and future—making the case for continued caddisfly taxonomic researchAbstract. We review the developments in caddisfly (Insecta: Trichoptera) systematics starting with Linnaeus through to the present time. We give a brief in 0146
Reposted by paul frandsen Humboldt-Stiftung @humboldt-foundation.de · 26/06/2025Psst 🤫! You are curious to see what it looks like when 450 #Humboldtian|s from all over the world take over Schloss Bellevue? Then enjoy our look behind the scenes of day 2 of our Annual Meeting with a reception by Federal President Steinmeier! #AvHResearchUnites 043
paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 26/06/2025A nice family friendly start to day 2 of the annual Humboldt Foundation meeting. Very happy to be here. Inspirational meeting so far. #AvHResearchUnites 010
Reposted by paul frandsen Christopher Wheat @chriswheat.bsky.social · 22/06/2025🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: LepEU postdoc: comparative population genomics of European scale adaptation in butterflies 2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ. Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct. Details: christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com 06471
Reposted by paul frandsen Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Do you fish in freshwater? Please share or/and complete our survey gathering data on observations of insects for our study on aquatic insect population declines! The link to our survey is here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VXLMY89. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested in participating! 45437
paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Great to have our caddisfly silk review now included in an issue in Trends in Genetics. And, I might be biased, but that sure is a beautiful cover ;)! 1114
Reposted by paul frandsen Tobias Kuemmerle @tkuemmerle.bsky.social · 07/06/2025Come join us at the Conservation Biogeography Lab @biogeoberlin.bsky.social @humboldtuni.bsky.social and carry out work on megafauna in Europe pages.cms.hu-berlin.de/biogeo/websi...pages.cms.hu-berlin.deNew PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe | Conservation Biogeography LabWe are excited to invite applications for a new PhD position on large mammals and land-use change in Europe. Join us at the Conservation and Biogeography Lab at Humboldt University Berlin! 25750
Reposted by paul frandsen Rod Page @rdmpage.bsky.social · 05/06/2025I've written up some notes on the Madagascar #metabarcoding data as a blog post iphylo.blogspot.com/2025/06/a-me...iphylo.blogspot.comA metabarcoding mess and the importance of just looking at the dataBlog by Rod Page on biodiversity informatics, taxonomy, systematics, phylogeny, knowledge graphs, and other topics. 0126
Reposted by paul frandsen Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 29/05/2025If you think the seasons are feeling… different, you may be right. Our new review in Science (@science.org) shows that Earth’s changing rhythms could have major and underestimated consequences for life on Earth. 🌍🧵 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgEcological and evolutionary consequences of changing seasonalityClimate change and other anthropogenic drivers alter seasonal regimes across freshwater, terrestrial, and marine biomes. Seasonal patterns affect ecological and evolutionary processes at different eco... 8214105
Reposted by paul frandsen Maria Heikkilä @mariaheikkila.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Today is Taxonomy Recognition Day! This small, elegant moth is Tinagma perdicella Zeller, 1839, a species listed as Near Threatened in Finland. Suitable habitats are diminishing due to the overgrowth of meadows and other open areas, as well as a reduction in burnt forest habitats. #NameItToSaveIt 1175
Reposted by paul frandsen Ricardo J Pereira @biodiversitysmns.bsky.social · 08/04/2025🦤🧬🧑🔬 Junior Group Leader in Conservation Genomics Wanted! 🪲🌿🔬 Help bridge gaps between evolutionary genetics & conservation with museum and monitoring collections. 🔗 Info: tinyurl.com/biodivgen ⏰ Deadline: June 15th 📩 Contact me! 🚀 Excited to explore new horizons! Please share 🕊️tinyurl.comJobs | Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartOpen positions 12334
paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025New paper with Xiling, Deng, Jacqueline Heckenhauer and co. examining silk fibroin evolution in weird case-making caddisflies. doi.org/10.1002/jez.... 153
Reposted by paul frandsen Mario dos Reis @mariodosreis.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Frustrated that MCMCtree does not have complex substitution models? The IQ-tree team has now developed IQ2MC, an interface for seamless integration of IQ-tree's substitution models with MCMCtree's fast Bayesian pipeline for clock dating. Read the preprint here: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v...ecoevorxiv.orgIQ2MC: A New Framework to Infer Phylogenetic Time Trees Using IQ-TREE 3 and MCMCTree with Mixture Models 13218
Reposted by paul frandsen PhotoMaze 🇸🇪 @photomaze.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Nice caddisfly! Yellow spotted sedge, Philopotamus montanus. And plenty of them! #yellowspottedsedge #philopotamusmontanus #caddisfly #waterfall #runningwaterspecies #stengömmenattslända #philopotamidae #röttlevattenfall #insectphotography #macrophotography #biodiversity #Inaturalist 0263
Reposted by paul frandsen Teagan Mulford @teaganmulford.bsky.social · 30/04/2025For #WorldRobberFlyDay here's an edit I made showcasing how cool these flies are 😎 45221
Reposted by paul frandsen Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 29/04/2025What I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchers Reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career. predirections.substack.com/p/what-i-wis...predirections.substack.comWhat I wish I knew: 33 thoughts for early career researchersThirty three reflections I wish someone had shared with me early in my research career. 913569
Reposted by paul frandsen James Robertson, PhD @2elytra.bsky.social · 20/04/2025No one does Easter eggs quite like stick and leaf insects do www.frontiersin.org/journals/eco... 316840
Reposted by paul frandsen Auke-Florian 🪹 @aukeflorian.nl · 11/04/2025So very hyped that @nature.com made a video about our study on microplastic in caddisfly casings! 😱🎥 Watch it preferably next to a creek... some of them might want to tune in too. 🍿🐛youtube.comMicroplastic pollution found in insect casing from 1971YouTube video by nature video 318753
Reposted by paul frandsen Arnaud Martin @evolvwing.bsky.social · 14/04/2025Awesome new paper by @lucalivraghi.bsky.social et al. doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... in @currentbiology.bsky.social on the evo-devo of a butterfly color variation enjoy the show! 1215576
Reposted by paul frandsen European Citizen Science Association @ecsa.ngo · 02/04/2025#CitizenScienceMonth - 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐎𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 is a CS initiative inviting volunteers to observe and collect data on 𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 (Trichoptera), contributing to 𝑶𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏.𝒐𝒓𝒈. Find out more: semblis.org #Trichoptera #CitSciMonth #OneMillionActsOfScience @scistarter.bsky.social 072
Reposted by paul frandsen Francois Keck @francoiskeck.bsky.social · 26/03/2025Our study ‘The global human impact on biodiversity’ is out in Nature! Through an unprecedented synthesis (2133 studies!) we show that humans are not only shrinking species numbers—but reshaping entire communities across the planet. 🌍🌐🐟🌿🪲 www.nature.com/articles/s41... 317077
Reposted by paul frandsen Joe Hanly @hanliconius.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Thrilled to share that this paper is out now in Development! journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...journals.biologists.comLepidopteran scale cells derive from sensory organ precursors through a canonical lineageSummary: The wing scales of butterflies and moths are derived from sensory organ precursors and are homologues of mechanosensory bristles. 33317
Reposted by paul frandsen Metabarcoding and Metagenomics @mbmg.pensoft.net · 05/03/2025This study compares DNA metabarcoding and traditional morphology-based methods for monitoring macroinvertebrates in Ecuadorian streams, highlighting the need for improved DNA reference libraries before full adoption in biomonitoring. doi.org/10.3897/mbmg...doi.orgComparing morphological and DNA-based bioassessment methodologies for macroinvertebrates in Neotropical streams: a case study from EcuadorAs unimpacted freshwater environments decline worldwide, developing effective and accurate biomonitoring approaches is critical for detecting ecosystem deterioration and facilitating conservation effo... 134
