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Christina Kwapich @pogonokwap.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

We’ll see you at IUSSI! Mon 14:30: “What limits myrmeocphile abundance in ant nests?” EW, CK Tu 10:45: “The influence of diet on cuticular profiles and recognition in wild ant colonies” TM, CK Th 15:00: “Coordination of a rare task: Nightly door-closing behavior in harvester ants” CK, AD

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IUSSI-Congress @uissi-social.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The countdown is on! Just 10 days until IUSSI 2026. The congress will bring together researchers, students, and professionals from around the world to share the latest discoveries, foster collaborations, and celebrate advances in the biology of ants, bees, termites, wasps, and other social insects.

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Barbara Klump @barbaraklump.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

More of a field person? We have a work contract available on walnut dropping in carrion crows within the @wwtf.at funded project on "The interplay between cognition and ecology in extractive foraging behaviours". More info: barbaraklump.com Application deadline July 24th. Please share widely!

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Richard K Broughton @richardkbroughton.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

New paper! Bird nests (Wood Warblers) are hubs of invertebrate biodiversity on forest floor, hosting more species/individuals than leaf litter. Probably due to heat & food detritus. Losing Wood Warblers = ecological networks lost. #ornithology resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Bird nests support a diverse, dynamic and distinctive macroarthropod community on the forest floor

Nests built by vertebrates, such as birds and mammals, constitute diverse microhabitats that are inhabited by many arthropod taxa and represent important hubs of local biodiversity. Compared to leaf...

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Insectes Sociaux @insectessociaux.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

New research article! 📰 Tschinkel reveals that the tiny ant P. adrianoi lines its multi‑chambered nests with sclerotia from pine ectomycorrhizal fungi, whose sprouting mycelium binds the surrounding sand 🍄 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000... #SocialInsects #SoilEngineering #DesertAdaptations #Behaviour

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Ecology and Evolution @ecol-evol.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Novel worker-like behavior observed in a socially parasitic ant. New from @pogonokwap.bsky.social & Francois Brassard: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Cody Coyotee @wile-phylote.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Join us at the University of Central Florida! 🍊🚀🌴 We’re seeking an Assistant Professor of Plant Physiology! We’ve got growth chambers, hoop houses, greenhouse space, an arboretum, and students chomping at the bit for more plant courses! #PlantPeopleFTW #IAmABotanist jobs.ucf.edu/jobs/assista...

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Assistant Professor, Plant Physiology - Orlando, Florida, United States

The OpportunityThe Department of Biology at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for the position of tenure track Assistant Professor, Plant Physiology (9-month appointment), a...

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Adria LeBoeuf @adriatica.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Using Bayesian neural networks and evolutionary modelling, we show that trophallaxis evolved twice in ants: 130 million years ago when flowering plants became more abundant and ants began harvesting sugary liquids from plants and their insect partners, and again in others ~90 million years ago.

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Insectes Sociaux @insectessociaux.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

New research article! 📰 Kwapich @pogonokwap.bsky.social et al. revealed that H. dorsalis larvae parasitize P. badius colonies by intercepting insect prey meant for ant larvae🪲 doi.org/10.1007/s000... #InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #Kleptoparasitism #InsectBehavior #Myrmecology #BeetleLarvae #ants

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Christina Kwapich @pogonokwap.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

My lab has a new paper in @insectessociaux.bsky.social. We found that alleculine beetle larvae consume most insect prey collected by Florida harvester ant workers, and occur in up to 63% of nests. 1/n

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Science and Bugge-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

A couple of favorite An'ts from last weekend: Holcencyrtus nugget wasp, and a silly little mopey thrips (Phlaeothripidae). Carry on, tiny friends 🖤

Ant-like wasp, dark purple and gold with no wings, running along a dry pine needle

Slender black thrips, moping low to the pine needle it's on; booty tip curled into the air in an elegant twist

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Nobuaki Mizumoto @nobuakimzmt.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I'm looking for a graduate student (master's level) to join my lab starting Fall 2025. If you know any undergraduates interested in termite behavior and evolution, please let them know!

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