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Matt Bertone @bertonemyia.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🚨 JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Please share! We're looking for an entomologist to join our dept.! I'm excited as it's broadly advertised to find someone who can build a stellar teaching program w/research on insect ecology. Deadline is tight (end of Oct.). Read more & apply at jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/235...

Flyer that says:

THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTOMOLOGY
AND PLANT PATHOLOGY

We're hiring!

The Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology is seeking applications for a nine-month, tenure-track Assistant Professor in Insect Ecology (60% teaching/40% research). The position will play a central role in the department’s undergraduate curriculum, including ENT 201: Insects and People, as well as additional undergraduate and graduate courses. The position also provides an opportunity to build a nationally recognized research program in insect ecology, secure external funding, and mentor undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead instruction for ENT 201: Insects and People and teach additional courses using effective, technology-enhanced approaches. Mentor undergraduate and graduate students and postdocs.

Establish a nationally recognized, externally funded research program in insect ecology (e.g., behavior, plant–insect interactions, community ecology, conservation, or global change biology). Publish in peer-reviewed journals and engage students in research.

Contribute to departmental, college, and university service, engage with scientific societies, review manuscripts and grant proposals, and participate in outreach.

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

Demonstrated teaching experience at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.

Expertise in one or more areas of insect ecology (e.g., IPM, invasive species, pollination biology, vector ecology, trophic interactions, global change, or molecular/community ecology).

Ph.D. in Entomology or a related field, with a proven publication and funding track record (as PI/Co-PI or lead author).

JOIN OUR TEAM!

For more information and to submit your application, please visit:
https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/234875

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Susana Monsó @susanamonso.com · 07/09/2026

Interested in doing a PhD in philosophy of animal minds in lovely Murcia? We have just published a call for expressions of interest to do a PhD as part of our research project on ecological validity in comparative cognitive science. Please consider applying if this is up your street!

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Call for expressions of interest: PhD position

The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation is about to publish a call for pre-doctoral scholarships (FPI) adhered to scientific projects that have been approved for funding in 2026. We invite …

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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is an amazing snapshot of consciousness science in 2026! My talk "To understand consciousness, study insects" - argues that our best chance of discovering the nature of consciousness within the next 50 years is through understanding the insect brain.

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 18/09/2026

🐦‍⬛🎥 Check out this teaser! Join Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (uni. of Vienna, Austria) for a fascinating talk on:💬 “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens” 📆 Tuesday 29 Sept. 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT 📍 Live on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoB... 💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 15/09/2026

How do ravens navigate their complex social lives? 🐦‍⬛🪺 Dr. Bugnyar will explore why ravens offer a fascinating model for studying the evolution of cognition. As always, this event is free and no registration is required. 🙌 #AnimalBehaviour #SocialCognition #Ravens #OnlineSeminar

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Chris Krupenye @chriskrupenye.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🚨 PhD position in human, nonhuman primate, and/or dog cognition! I am thrilled to be reviewing applicants this year for a new PhD student to join the Social & Cognitive Origins Group in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Johns Hopkins @jhu.edu @jhuartssciences.bsky.social 1/

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Ajay Narendra @pipilika.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We have a fully funded 3-year PhD position to study jumping spider navigation. Open to both domestic and international candidates. Details below. Join us! @animbehav.bsky.social @austentsoc.bsky.social @ausevosoc.bsky.social @neuroethology.org @asab.org

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 13/09/2026

🌍✨ Join us for #ABL2026! ✨🌍 The annual Animal Behaviour Live online conference returns on 12 November 2026, in just 2️⃣ months ! 🎓 This year’s theme is “Studying Animal Behaviour in a Changing World”. ✅ Registration is open to everyone! 🔗 Register for FREE here: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org

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Animal Behaviour Live: Annual Online Conference 2026 - Sciencesconf.org

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D. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · 04/09/2026

Night eyes 😎 Finally got proper pictures of this amazing phenomenon! Mantises change their eye color (and light sensitivity) at night by transporting pigments from the surface of each compound eye unit toward the deeper eye region. Same female Tenodera sinensis, two different times. #bugsky

A female Tenodera sinensis mantis with dark black eyes against a light background, seen from very close up.

A female Tenodera sinensis mantis with green/brown eyes against a light background, seen from very close up to show the details of her face. The pseudopupil is clearly visible on her left eye, facing the camera.

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b3ta @b3ta.com · 03/09/2026

Artist: HappyToast b3ta.com/board/11430747 From the 'Product Placement Books' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/productplacement… #ProductPlacementBooks

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b3ta @b3ta.com · 03/09/2026

Artist: jah-york b3ta.com/board/11430776 From the 'Product Placement Books' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/productplacement… #ProductPlacementBooks

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b3ta @b3ta.com · 03/09/2026

Artist: christhebarker b3ta.com/board/11430751 From the 'Product Placement Books' challenge b3ta.com/challenge/productplacement… #ProductPlacementBooks

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Martin Whiting @lizardlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

New PhD opportunities in behavioural ecology at the University of Tasmania and Macquarie University working with Geoff While and Martin Whiting plus multiple international collaborators on lizard sociality and communication. Please spread the word! #phd

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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

And we have a new all-time record warm *absolute* temperature for the oceans, according to ERA5 (which goes back to 1940): August 21st likely marked the warmest Sea Surface Temperatures have been for the entire Holocene period. Should be major news!

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Tapinoma magnum is a Mediterranean native that has been spreading northward in Europe as a noxious invasive, outcompeting locally native species. I was able to photograph a laboratory colony in Freiburg this week. Ths species is polymorphic in the worker caste.

Composite macro photograph of two black ants on a white background facing each other, the one one the left is larger, with a broader head.

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Gray @grays.art · 19/08/2026

Sorry, Eric Carlisle. #humpDayHumor

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IUSSI-Congress @uissi-social.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Dr. Luis M. Jaimes-Niño: 2026 West-Eberhard Award recipient! 🐜🏆

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Baj Mihal @bajmihal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

No.

Betteridge's law of headlines is an adage that states: "Any headline that ends in a question mark
can be answered by the word no." It is based on the assumption that if the publishers were confident that the
answer was yes, they would have presented it as an assertion; by presenting it as a question, they are not accountable for whether it is correct or not.

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Daniel Lakens @lakens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

New Blog post: Which Data Repository Should you Use? In light of OSF closing down, I compare Zenodo, Dataverse, ResearchBox, PsychArchive, and local repositories on six important dimensions. If you want to know which to pick: It depends! daniellakens.blogspot.com/2026/08/whic...

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Which Data Repository Should You Use?

The Center for Open Science has announced that from November 16, 2026, no new projects can be created on the Open Science Framework. After F...

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

We are ready and you are welcome!

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Patrick Kennedy @patrick-kennedy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I have been tasked by @markjfbrown.bsky.social with making sure that all social insect groups go up on the map. If for some inexplicable reason you're not yet on the map, be warned - I might ambush you in the IUSSI poster session 🤣 #IUSSI2026

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Are you an ecologist/evolutionary biologist looking for an ongoing academic position? Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences is hiring! Come join us in Melbourne, Australia! Details here: careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Wow. Just wow.

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Putter Tiatragul @puttert.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Megan Head at ANU is advertising this amazing postdoc position on thermal tolerance in insects. Canberra is a great place to live and work. Don't listen to the haters! jobs.anu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

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Postdoctoral Fellow - Canberra / ACT, ACT, Australia

Classification: Academic Level ASalary package: $91,546 - $114,906 per annum plus 17% superannuation Terms: Full time, Fixed term (up to 2 years) (flexible arrangements, job share, or part time hour...

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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Tom Collett’s new book “Insects and How They Navigate Their World” is out and seemingly the pdf is free 👀 (for me anyway) link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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Insects and How They Navigate Their World

Discover how insects navigate using vision, memory and cues from nature. A clear, engaging look at ants, bees, and the remarkable abilities of tiny brains.

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Very proud of the special issue of Animal Behaviour I worked on with @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and @nicolakoyama.bsky.social on addressing biases in animal behaviour. Thanks to all authors- plenty of cool papers to read. Here's our editorial: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @asab.org

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Do you have a background in behavioural ecology and are you interested in doing a PhD in Australia? I’m looking for new grad students so check out our website (BobWongLab.org) or come find me in Torino at #ISBE2026. 🐟🐠

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 03/08/2026

📢 Hi Bluesky, it's us again! If you prefer, submit a 5-min video poster for #ABL2026! Hosted on YouTube with live Q&A on Discord! 📅 Nov 12 | Free, online, worldwide 🌍Studying Behaviour In A Changing World 🔗 Learn more, register, submit Register here: lnkd.in/eGs--Ueq

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The Challenger disaster was a horrible tragedy, but I remember it was so shocking because catastrophe under NASA was so rare. This never-ending procession of privatised space rockets exploding every other week is making it mundane. Privatisation is shit.

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 28/07/2026

🚨 Call for abstracts! Present your work live at #ABL2026: 15min talk + 5min Q&A via YouTube chat 💬🐾 📅 Nov 12 | Free, online, worldwide 🌎 Studying Behaviour In A Changing World 🔗 Learn more, register, submit Register here: ablaoc.sciencesconf.org

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International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) @applied-ethology.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

#Postdocposition Postdoctoral position in applied ethology and welfare University of Pennsylvania, USA More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Postdoctoral...

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International Society for Applied Ethology (ISAE) @applied-ethology.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

#jobalert Assistant Professor in Applied Ethology University of Guelph, Canada More information: www.applied-ethology.org/Assistant_Pr...

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Marc Robinson-Rechavi @marcrr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Open position of Associate Professor in Behavioral ecology and cultural evolution at the @dee-unil.bsky.social! You can toggle the ad to English on top right: wwwfbm.unil.ch/releve/appli...

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Tomer J. Czaczkes @tomerczaczkes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

This was a genuinely interesting, refreshing, and convincing take on the modern research and publication landscape. Really nice reframing.

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Luisa Jaimes @jaimesnino.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

@jexpbiol.bsky.social / @biologists.bsky.social published our paper on Rescue behaviour in desert ants 🐜🤝🐜! Check it out here journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-... and the ERC spotlight 💡https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/229/14/jeb253034/372247/ECR-Spotlight-Luisa-Maria-Jaimes-Nino

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ECR Spotlight – Luisa Maria Jaimes-Nino

ECR Spotlight is a series of interviews with early-career authors from a selection of papers published in Journal of Experimental Biology and aims to promote not only the diversity of early-career res...

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Insect Welfare Research Society @insectwrs.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

The University of Lincoln is recruiting for a funded two-year MPhil who will develop, test, and validate behavioral and physiological indicators of wild insect welfare, in the lab and in the field. The stipend is £20,780/year plus home fees. Applications close August 2. Open to UK students.

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Developing, Testing and Validating Indicators of Wild Insect Welfare at University of Lincoln on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Developing, Testing and Validating Indicators of Wild Insect Welfare at University of Lincoln, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Adria LeBoeuf @adriatica.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Join our HFSP team on this amazing project! This will be an experimental postdoc position based in Amsterdam. There will be a more bioinformatic/evolutionary postdoc position based in Cambridge coming up soon. #socialfluids

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geoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

incels out here whining about not being able to find a girl but do they even try to match the vibe of the victoria crowned pigeon. no. of course they don't

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Retraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 09/07/2026

Th resigning editors say the publisher’s decision to become fully open access is “irreconcilable with our vision of science.” According to the journal’s homepage, all submissions from July 1 that end up in the journal will be subject to a $2,990 article processing charge (APC).

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‘The exploitation still remains’: Stats journal associate editors resign over $3,000 publishing charge

Eighteen associate editors of the journal Statistics and Computing have announced they will resign after Springer Nature announced the journal would require a fee to publish. In a July 8 stat…

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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

We are excited to announce that #Behaviour2027 (XXXIX International Ethological Congress) will be taking place in Vienna, Austria! We are looking forward to having you all join us next year from August 23-27. Please follow and share!

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Joël Meunier @jmeunierearwig.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

#ECE2026Tours has only just wrapped up, and I've already received 2 generic invitations to submit manuscripts to *Frontiers in* journals—both clearly triggered by my already published poster abstract. If anyone still believes this isn't the behavior of a predatory publisher, I'm genuinely puzzled.

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Man Holds 'No' Sign

ALT: Man Holds 'No' Sign

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Jenny Stynoski @stynoski.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Interested in a postdoc position? Olfaction in poison frog tadpoles! Based in Germany with some field work in Costa Rica (bilateral funding, 3 years). Please share with your froggie and neuro/behavior contacts 🐸 www.uni-giessen.de/de/ueber-uns...

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Vlad Demartsev @animal-sounds.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Who wants to spend 6 months at the Kalahari Research Centre?

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Ted Pavlic (he/him/his) @tedpavlic.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Big point is that even the tiniest insects still have significant capacity for learning and complex memory -- they often need it to navigate the world and to figure out, for example, what flowers are in bloom during the very short window of time that they're alive for.

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Ted Pavlic (he/him/his) @tedpavlic.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Really, really tiny insects actually have brains that are so large that they invade their "necks". This isn't possible for thin-necked hymenoptera, like ants, and so they have other adaptations for "big" brains (like tiny, short-lived wasps that have 95% of their brain neurons without nuclei).

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Danai Papageorgiou @danaipapageorgiou.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We are looking for a motivated and collaborative MSc student to join us @humboldtuni.bsky.social for their thesis on body mass inequality in Arabian babblers. Preferably based in Berlin. Co-supervised with brilliant @benmocha.bsky.social Call: danaipapageorgiou.weebly.com/join-us.html

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