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We have an open PhD position in my group for someone interested in functional morphology, biology of reproduction and evolutionary biology. Please spread the word!🧪🕷🧪🕷🧪🕷🧪
New paper alert!🕷️✨
Tiny spider. Shiny abdomen. Suspiciously wiggly bum.
In our new study, we asked what abdomen bobbing in this jumping spider is really all about:
Cute? Yes. Meaningful? Let’s find out...! [1/8]
@unibonn.bsky.social
link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00265-026-03745-1
Fantastic! An eyeless, short-winged, cave-inhabiting spider wasp (Pompilidae), from Nullarbor, Australia!
doi.org/10.1111/aen....
Fun side note - Nullarbor is the perfect deadpan name for a treeless region. (I described a beetle, Chlamydopsis nullarbor, from the region long ago.)
I still love the theory a Year 6 child proposed to me that David Attenborough is actually God and he got fed up with people not noticing the amazing things he'd created, so he made documentaries to show off.
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Don't forget about this excellent opportunity to share your joy and story-telling passion with younger generations! Expressions of interest are due on April 30th:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Using an online game with human 'predators' we test if toxic butterflies are more conspicuous: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Co authored by @roald-arboel.com and @mherberstein.bsky.social.
Research done at:
@unibonn.bsky.social, @uni-konstanz.de, @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social
