Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Awesome, tardigrades definitely need more dissemination! 010
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Only two gigs left for 2026, in November 13th and 14th in London (Cart and Horses) and Liverpool (Arc:Hive) respectively, while we work on getting our upcoming album ready to release early in 2027 and kick off the year with a good spread of gigs across the UK and beyond. 2/2 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Cool review from our Adfeilion gig in Swansea at the weekend, representing our third night in a row with Belfast's Domhain, this time paired with @ofnus.bsky.social to give a nicely coherent set of heavy but atmospheric music, each with it's own flavour. 1/2 100
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Elixir has become a staple of our sets over the last year, and features both on our upcoming studio album and our live album released earlier this year, Y Felltith: adfeilion.com/album/398046...adfeilion.comY Felltith - AdfeilionY Felltith by Adfeilion 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Just come across this video of Adfeilion's performance of Elixir of the Witch at Alice's Wicked Tea Party Alternative Festival in Dorset this July: youtube.com/watch?v=Ixxz... 1/2youtube.comAdfeilion: Elixir Of The Witch: AWTP26 YouTube video by Grassroots - A Bournemouth Music Archive 100
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 18/08/2026I think this will be open access when the full issue comes out (and the supplementary link also seems to be missing as yet and will hopefully become active at the same time), so I will reshare when this appears but in the meantime the article is accessible here: www.academia.edu/171954242/Or... 2/2 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Our new review on the origin and evolution of reptile venoms with @wolfgangwuster.bsky.social & Cassie Modahl is now out in Early View at www.annualreviews.org/content/jour.... What do we know? What do we need to know? Also new analyses of the Toxicofera hypotheses & anguimorph diversification 1/2annualreviews.orgOrigin and Evolution of Venom in Squamate ReptilesReptile venoms have become a central focus of biological research for two fundamentally different reasons: for public health, venomous snakes are of considerable importance, and for evolutionary resea... 111
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 30/07/2026The Adfeilion documentary is officially out, thanks to Georgia Collins for the filmography and preparing the footage, and our very own nylon twanger Scott New for final editing: youtu.be/SXhWVaBEiGc?...youtu.beA Bard's Tale - The Path to Bloodstock - Adfeilion - Full DocumentaryYouTube video by Adfeilion Band 010
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Beyond the major government-imposed problems, they have also picked up on the added issues of VC obsession with restructuring etc.: "There is a need...to challenge effectively the assumptions of senior leadership...including on finances, projections of student numbers, and plans for restructuring." 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Bit of a long document, but this House of Commons Education Committee report does a pretty good job of identifying why Higher Education in the UK is in dire financial straits, and why this is a bad thing for the UK as a whole (not just academia): committees.parliament.uk/publications...committees.parliament.uk 101
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 22/07/2026While I generally like what Am Nat publishes, I am generally put off submitting there as it is pay to publish AND pay to access (plus open access charges if Gold OA is desired). I realise it is a society journal and there are some waivers for members, but still seems excessive for my personal tastes 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Adfeilion's tour dates continue with Solskin Festival next weekend in the Peak District and our final gig with Albion (a completely folk metal night) in Bristol Exchange the week after. 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Awesome to see our bird masturbation research feature on Mock the Week, now I just have to wait on a reptile, venom or evolution question to come up on Curious Cases so @daraobriain.bsky.social can get me on as a guest to disturb him, with science, once again! 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Article for @theconversation.com on our new paper (with Chloe Heys, Matilda Brindle, and Tom Price) on the evolution of masturbation in birds, with a focus on the implications of this for the welfare of captive birds doi.org/10.64628/AB....doi.orgBirds masturbate, and that’s perfectly normalSome bird keepers have tried to drug their animals to stop them engaging in solo sex. 010
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Masturbation is also a 'Darwinian puzzle', a trait that at first glance seems to present a fitness disadvantage, e.g. wasting time, energy, other resources, and opportunities. We find links with mating system that suggest ways that masturbation may have evolved. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.comMasturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say expertsStudy finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Our results also have implications for the welfare of captive birds. Masturbation is often considered an abnormal response to captivity, but we show that masturbation is very much a natural behaviour that should not usually be discouraged or 'treated' by vets 2/3 www.swansea.ac.uk/press-office...swansea.ac.ukStudy reveals that without a reliable mate birds do what comes naturallyAn interest sparked more than a decade ago by the favourite pastime of a student’s pet cockatiel has led to a groundbreaking study of masturbation in birds which will improve understanding of crucial ... 100
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Our new paper just published today, and one that has been in the works for ~12 years now! Although the evolution of masturbation is a topic that immediately generates a slew of innuendos and puns, it's both an important and biologically interesting subject. 1/3 Paper here: doi.org/10.1002/ece3...doi.orgThe Evolution of Masturbation in BirdsMasturbation has been sporadically documented across animal groups, yet the evolutionary origins and persistence of this sexual behaviour are largely unexplored. Through combining targeted surveys wi... 112
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Our new natural history note reporting evidence for interactions between these cute little geckos and buthid (dangerously venomous) scorpions in Morocco. doi.org/10.33256/hb1... 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Our paper on the evolution of sociality in cat-like carnivores, has not only been fully published now but also got the cover! Although it appeared in early view a few months ago, the paper is available here doi.org/10.1111/jzo.... and represents Izzy Scully's Mres project from a few years ago. 020
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Just after my own 9-year-old managed to join Adfeilion's Cardiff gig in Fuel on Saturday, an article on us for the local Swansea Edit magazine was released were the writer also brought her 12-year-old to our Swansea Arena gig: online.fliphtml5.com/anwtl/njcz/#...online.fliphtml5.comThe Swansea Edit Magazine (Issue 05) 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Check out our new paper on the role of stories in attitudes of people to snakes in rural Uganda, and how a narrative workshop can improve preventative behaviours without necessarily reducing fear of snakes: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... Paper also available at www.academia.edu/166829751/A_... 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Second single from our upcoming Adfeilion live album has just been released: Altar of the Oak, with the first part of the story included open.spotify.com/album/3pzUwi...open.spotify.comAltar of the Oak (Live) 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Even in the absence of external urbanisation, human-made or modified materials increase microclimate temperatures experienced by animals, which may contribute to increased thermal stress as the combination of development and climate change continue to impact habitats around the globe. 2/2 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Check out our new paper on the impact of anthropogenic environments in a tropical rural area on the thermal ecology of banded mongooses. 1/2 www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/18... Also available at www.academia.edu/165950037/An... 100
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Current schedule with more to come as well, including kicking off 2027 with multiple capital cities and our first international gig 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Adfeilion: Live at Swansea Arena is now available to watch at youtu.be/fj18CEXXN-Q?... What an experience to play this amazing venue, so happy to have it captured on video as well as in memory. If this floats your boat, check out our current tour schedule for this year in the comment belowyoutu.beAdfeilion - Full Performance (Live at the Arena) - Post-Folk MetalYouTube video by Adfeilion Band 100
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 28/02/2026After a really fun night in Newport last night, from next Saturday Adfeilion will be playing 4 gigs within 8 days across 4 cities in 3 constituent countries of the UK, including our first trip to Northern Ireland at all for some of us (myself included). Going to be a mad week! tinyurl.com/Adfeilion 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Our new paper on the evolution of sociality in cat-like carnivores is out today in @jzoology.bsky.social. This resulted from Izzy Scully's Mres project investigating the factors that might facilitate sociality and its long-term consequences. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.comEvolutionary correlates and consequences of sociality in feliform carnivoransWe take a phylogenetic comparative approach to investigate the evolutionary correlates of sociality in feliform (cat-like) carnivores. We find that sociality evolved eight times in this group of mamm.... 063
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 24/02/2026What a great few days. Our recent paper on snakebite prevention and cultural context in Uganda also got the cover (www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/18...), and on Saturday Adfeilion played at the Swansea Arena and also released the first single from our upcoming live album (open.spotify.com/track/10UsBW...) 020
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Lots of interesting information here on the context of snakes and snakebite in this area, and some indications of positive effects of community engagement workshops on behaviours that should reduce human-snake conflict to the benefit of both parties. www.academia.edu/161296945/A_... 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 02/02/2026At long last our first research publication from our work on snakebite prevention in rural Southwest Uganda is finally out! Difficult to squeeze as much in as we wanted as we had loads of info from this study (more papers to come to add to supplementary material here). www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/18... 100
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 29/01/2026With increasing UK herpetological interest in the concept of rewilding (a common term but one I personally dislike as its meanings are so varied that it's unhelpful at best), The British Herpetological Society have just released a position statement on translocations: www.thebhs.org/news/bhs-pos...thebhs.orgBHS Position Statement | British Herpetological SocietyUK rewilding, in relation to many species, is a major and very current topic. In light of this, the Society has decided to publish a statement explaining our position, particularly in relation to rept... 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Adfeilion are bringing our unique blend of instrumental, atmospheric, Celtic post-folk metal to Swansea Arena. If you want to know what that sounds like check out our Spotify, then come join us. Nice to see the Arena advertising the event with one of our songs too www.facebook.com/share/r/182h...facebook.comRedirecting... 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 19/01/2026The problem with AI is that the misleading word 'intelligence'. What it can't and never will do is critical evaluation (which requires genuine thought, not just knowledge of facts), and that is exactly what we aim to instil in Higher Education. Appropriate AI use is OK, AI abuse is self-defeating 000
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 08/01/2026Jamie Panton, our videographer for the Sanctuary music video has written up a nice blog piece on the experience of blending Welsh folklore, Celtic melodies, and breathtaking landscapes into a cinematic video: jamiepanton.co.uk/2026/01/07/s...jamiepanton.co.ukShooting An Epic Music Video On A Budget - Jamie PantonLiving in Wales, we are spoilt for lush locations for videography. From the stunningly beautiful coastlines, to the stark mountains of the North, back down to the rolling hills of mid-Wales, we have got vibes. So when Adfeilion approached me with a vague storyline for their new music video I knew we needed to make the most of the local scenery for this one. 010
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 25/12/2025Final post from Adfeilion to sum up our incredible year as 2025 comes to a close. Looking forward to 2026, with a live album release, a new studio album being written to record in March-April, and 23 confirmed gigs across Britain and Ireland. Long may this continue! www.facebook.com/share/v/1RjX...facebook.comRedirecting... 020
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Merry Christmas to you all too, hope it's a good one 🙂 010
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 22/12/2025Thanks, that's usrfulbto know. It'll probably be a little while before I fully figure it out, but seems to show more relevant things already so I'm optimistic 110
Kevin Arbuckle @phylophile.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Finally bitten the bullet and joined Bluesky after months of getting nothing from Twitter. I have tried to use an importer tool to find anyone on here who I followed on Twitter, but I'm sure it will have missed people so please feel free to follow if you are one of those missed. 181
