Erika Kupyrova

Baorangia bicolor / two-coloured bolete.
Black pen on paper.

Hortiboletus rubellus / ruby bolete:
black pen and acrylic on paper.

Coprinopsis atramentaria / common ink cap: black pen on paper.

hi Annie, a few weeks ago I published my first paper on homosexuality in male moths! We looked at the role of pheromone communication and population composition :)

doi.org/10.1016/j.an...

We found that reducing male pheromone production and increasing female sex ratio facilitated same-sex sexual behaviour in Indian meal moths. We were also able to record male-male mating attempts in the species!

Reduced male pheromone production and an increased female sex ratio promote same-sex sexual behaviour in male Indian meal moths Same-sex sexual behaviours (SSSBs) are often deemed detrimental to fitness because they carry the same costs as sexual interactions with the opposite …

Absolutely delighted to share that I have published my first first-author manuscript in #AnimalBehaviourJournal with
@zen-of-science.bsky.social, @liamdougherty.bsky.social and Tabitha Beesley, where we looked at why male moths attempt same-sex mating!

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more work at: www.instagram.com/darkzoologya...

besides doing science, i also have a heavily biology-influenced art side hustle! here are dot-work skulls of some of UK’s most widely occurring birds: a great tit, a European starling and a common wood pigeon :)

An alert to all creatives using #WeTransfer. Basically, stop immediately! As of August, they will begin scraping everything you send for AI purposes (see the new paragraph in their Terms and Conditions below).

If, like me, you’re a voice artist, they’ll clone your voice. Avoid at all costs.

I say this every time de-extinction comes up: it makes no sense to devote science to bringing back extinct animals when we can’t be bothered to keep extant ones alive in the first place.

Beautiful Soviet Poster, 1981, "Protect Ants!" (БЕРЕГИТЕ МУРAВЬЕВ!)

thank you so much! and dont worry at all :)

hi Hannah, sorry this is so late but could I please be added? Thanks :)

that looks fantastic Georgia, could I please be added? Thanks :)

looks great! can i be added please? :)

Whenever you hear someone sneer about scientific research that seems useless to them — “they’re studying the spit of lizards?!” — remind them that’s exactly how we got Ozempic.

globalnews.ca/news/9793403...

can i also join please? thanks :)