Happy to announce that Anh Hai Vu from the @oconnorlab.bsky.social has successfully defended her PhD thesis on "Understanding plant natural product biosynthesis using single-cell mass spectrometry"! Congratulations to her and her supervisors Sarah O'Connor and Lorenzo Caputi!
A research team from @yukoulrich.bsky.social‘s lab at our institute has identified the first brood pheromone in ants—thereby proving that larvae of clonal raider ants actively influence the colony’s reproduction cycle. www.ice.mpg.de/550783/PR_Pi...
In the clonal raider ant (Ooceraea biroi), workers in a colony alternate between caring for larvae and laying eggs in a coordinated cycle. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology ...
Are you a master's student who is passionate about insects, smells, and discovery? We are offering a hands-on master's thesis project studying how flies respond to complex odors in nature, and you could join the research team!
Apply now: jobs.ice.mpg.de/jobposting/2...
Fascinating research results from a team in our @oconnorlab.bsky.social including Ryan Alam, Tobias Köllner and Danny Kessler on blister beetle larvae mimicking flowers and their scent.
We congratulate Prof. Wilhelm Boland on receiving the Xience Award 2026! 👏 In recognition of his outstanding scientific achievements and long-standing support, the Leibniz-HKI has presented the second Xience award to the chemist from @mpi-ce.bsky.social.
👉 More: www.leibniz-hki.de/en/press-rel...
Our international team of 24 ran strong for "Max Planck!" at the Jenaer Firmenlauf. On #DiversityDay2026, we also ran for #WeltoffenesThüringen because Thuringia should be a place where everyone feels welcome, valued, and safe. Thumbs up to our team for spreading the word! #JenasFirmenLaufen
Congratulations to @hellmichgroup.bsky.social! The Max Planck Society awarded her a Max Planck Fellowship. We are happy to have her as a Max Planck Fellow and look forward to intensifying our collaboration with her.
www.ice.mpg.de/556225/ute-h...
Ronja Krüsemer and Martin Kaltenpoth of @kaltenpoth-lab.bsky.social et al. report in @natcomms.nature.com on the rapid loss of a beetle symbiont following infection with another bacterium. This could be the key to systematically investigating symbiont exchange. www.ice.mpg.de/549447/PR_Kr...
Researchers from the @museuciencies.cat, @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, and our @kaltenpoth-lab.bsky.social have discovered UV-induced blue-green biofluorescence in the fire salamander which may be involved in courtship, migration, or predator warning. www.ice.mpg.de/557727/PR_Bu...
Many insects have lived in close symbiosis with bacteria for millions of years, during which time the bacteria have provided them with vital nutrients, making the mutualistic relationship so close tha...
Forschende des Naturkundemuseums, des Instituts für Evolutionsbiologie des CSIC und der Universität Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona sowie des Max-Planck-Instituts für chemische Ökologie in Jena entdecken UV-induzierten blaugrüne Biofluoreszenz b...
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Researchers have discovered that the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) is biofluorescent. A new study reveals that this iconic species emits turquoise light when exposed to ultraviolet radiation...
And here's one for @sciam.bsky.social on the amazing biology of the European blister beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus). The larvae, which clump together in an orange mass, are the first animals known to mimic flower scent - they do it to attract bees. 🧪 🪲 🐝 🌼
www.scientificamerican.com/article/beet...
Parasitic beetles are the first animals known to imitate floral scents
