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Ritabrata Chowdhury @ritabrata1907.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Last day to submit abstracts for the Cambridge University Entomological Society symposium is tomorrow! Please send your abstracts to entosoc@cambridgesu.co.uk!! @royentsoc.bsky.social @frankendodo.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social @camzoology.bsky.social @zoologymuseum.bsky.social

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Ritabrata Chowdhury @ritabrata1907.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

The Cambridge University Entomological Society is hosting a symposium on ”The good, the bad, and the monstrous: insects in mythology, literature and media”, at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on 20th November 2025. Huge thanks to @royentsoc.bsky.social for supporting us!

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Ritabrata Chowdhury @ritabrata1907.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Had an amazing time at @behaviour2025.bsky.social in Kolkata! Got to see soo much diverse and cool research in the fields behavioural and integrative ecology and meet so many brilliant researchers. Thanks to all the organisers! Lastly, thanks to @biologists.bsky.social for funding my travel!

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 30/06/2025

Watch #BiologyLetters author Ritabrata Chowdhury talk about his recent article that reports a previously unknown interaction from the mutualism between ants and Macaranga trees: cassyni.com/events/6Pu6E... #ecology #evolution

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Ritabrata Chowdhury @ritabrata1907.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Happy to share the Naked Scientists' article on my recent paper. Huge thanks to Chris Smith for interviewing me! Also, massive thanks to @camzoology.bsky.social, @biology.ox.ac.uk and @britentsoc.bsky.social for supporting this work! The link: www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/int...

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Bribing caterpillar sparks evolutionary arms race

Greasing some palms...

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Royal Society Publishing @royalsocietypublishing.org · 12/06/2025

Arms race of physical defences: hooked trichomes of Macaranga ant-plants kill lycaenid caterpillars, but one specialist has a counter-defence: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #BiologyLetters #ecology #evolution

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Ritabrata Chowdhury @ritabrata1907.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Happy to share my first major PhD work, where we show that Heliconiini caterpillars have developed more puncture resistant cuticle as a counter-adaptation against sharp Passiflora trichomes. However, we also show that the trichomes affect post ingestion, suggesting that the arms-race continues!

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Ritabrata Chowdhury @ritabrata1907.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Had an amazing time presenting at the @britentsoc.bsky.social Annual Member's Day yesterday at the @morethanadodo.bsky.social . Very inspiring talks, amazing people and lots of interesting conversations. Huge thanks to @pselaphacus.bsky.social and the @britentsoc.bsky.social for the opportunity!

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