π·οΈ Working with cave spiders? Fascinated by trait-based ecology?
We've just updated the checklist of European cave spiders, plus a fresh database of their traits.
Read it now on @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social:
doi.org/10.32942/X2D...
11.11.2025 08:18 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
How the #arts and #science can jointly protect #nature β our new article on building synergies between #art and #biodiversity #conservation now published in in Front. Ecol. Environ. @esajournals.bsky.social esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
31.10.2025 07:56 β π 13 π 11 π¬ 0 π 3
SocioβEconomic Status and NonβNative Species Drive Bird Ecosystem Service Provision in Urban Areas
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@rickyalba26.bsky.social birdlabtorino.bsky.social @fabio.marcolin.714 @luis.reino.5 @dan.chamberlain.359 @RickyAlba26 @danc-eco.bsky.social @stefanomammola.bsky.social
28.07.2025 16:59 β π 5 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
Arachnid of the week is Troglochthonius doratodactylus Helversen, 1968
17.07.2025 06:37 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Nice interdisciplinary work w/ @veronanni.bsky.social Simone Martino @rcorreia.bsky.social @me-ester.bsky.social Melissa M.Norberg Masashi Soga
26.06.2025 08:10 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Biophobiasβfear of natureβs elementsβdonβt just impact mental health. They ripple through wildlife and public health, ecosystems & culture. We argue: it's time to frame biophobias as a One Health issue, tackling them with integrated solutions.
Read it OA here:
doi.org/10.1093/bios...
26.06.2025 08:10 β π 7 π 4 π¬ 1 π 1
Please share.
We have a fully-funded PhD position on animal migration. If interested, please apply by 27 July. More about us: shawanchowdhury.com. @idiv-research.bsky.social @monashbiol.bsky.social @uq-cbcs.bsky.social
#PhDposition #Ecology #Conservation #Migration #Rstats #AcademicTwitter
25.06.2025 05:52 β π 23 π 38 π¬ 0 π 2
New paper in @peopleandnature.bsky.social exploring social media filtering role of news on spiders
doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
β‘οΈ Sensationalismβnot accuracyβdrives social media shares
β‘οΈ 53% news articles are never shared
β‘οΈ Harmless spiders get ignored
w/ @veronanni.bsky.social @cataranea.bsky.social
16.06.2025 07:46 β π 8 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0
Subterranean ecosystems are key to water, climate, biodiversity & more. But to what extent?
A @ecoevorxiv.bsky.social preprint led by @biodiversa.eu DarCo shows they contribute to 75% of classified ecosystem services by CICES:
doi.org/10.32942/X2J...
Illustration: @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social
06.06.2025 11:19 β π 7 π 2 π¬ 0 π 1
w/ @cardosopmb.bsky.social y.social @libre-research.bsky.social βͺ@cataranea.bsky.socialβ¬ @arachnonaut.bsky.social βͺ@wolffspider.bsky.socialβ¬ and more...
04.06.2025 07:44 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π·οΈππΈοΈ Spiders aren't creepy crawliesβthey're ecosystem heroes! From pest control to biotech inspiration to key figures in our collective culture, a new review reveals the many services spiders provide:
π doi.org/10.1111/brv....
(drawing by @jmalumbresolarte.bsky.social)
04.06.2025 07:44 β π 59 π 23 π¬ 5 π 4
How broadening the #flagship concept can help conservation capture more hearts β and save more #nature - our paper on the unifying theoretical framework for #conservation #flagships now published in Biol. Conserv. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi... with @diogoverissimo.bsky.social and others #flagshipspecies
05.05.2025 11:13 β π 11 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
Sven Iburg
The wonderfully talented post-doc Sven Iburg, who was working with me in the last two years is seeking a new positon, pref BENELUX area. Let me know if you have any openings or suggestions! He is a true alrounder, really good both in the lab and with bioinformatics. meg.irsa.cnr.it/index.php/pe...
22.04.2025 09:40 β π 7 π 11 π¬ 0 π 0
Title:
SOME GRAMMATICAL VOICES FOR USE IN SCIENTIFIC WRITING
ACTIVE VOICE
e.g.
Our team collected samples and then we tested them.
CLICKBAIT VOICE
e.g.
We collected some samples...
You won't believe what happened next!
PASSIVE VOICE
e.g.
Samples were collected and tested.
HAIKU VOICE
e.g.
Quiet science lab.
Workers arrive with samples.
The testing begins.
PASSIVE-AGGRESSIVE VOICE
e.g. We did all the collecting and testing.
No need to thank us.
Just doing our job.
CONSPIRACY VOICE
e.g.
Mysterious "Samples" were harvested and covertly "tested" by so-called scientists.
My latest @newscientist.com cartoon
28.04.2025 10:09 β π 5055 π 1924 π¬ 73 π 100
YouTube video by Turismo Torino e Provincia
Torino the place To be - short 1'
ISBE26-the 20th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Conference will take place in Turin, Italy, from 20-24th of July 2026. We invite you to join us to enjoy a 5-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities, in our beautiful city. Website out soon!
#ISBE26
18.04.2025 07:28 β π 65 π 33 π¬ 1 π 4
Trait-based approaches are crucial in ecology, but analysis choice matters! Choosing functional diversity metrics to better assess ecosystem changes.
π doi.org/10.1111/ecog...
@cardosopmb.bsky.social @stefanomammola.bsky.social
@cienciasulisboa.bsky.social
#Ecology #Biodiversity #DataAnalysis
08.04.2025 14:55 β π 5 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0
24.03.2025 19:04 β π 41 π 4 π¬ 4 π 0
diagghy
14.03.2025 20:10 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Itβs out! (with some of my illustrations, like the cartoon here)
03.03.2025 12:22 β π 4 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
Can art help protect subterranean ecosystems? π¨ π¦ π¦ π·οΈ
In our new study in @pensoft Subterranean Biology, we explore the power of art in subterranean conservation.
π Read more: subtbiol.pensoft.net/articles.php...
w/ @veronanni.bsky.social @ivanjaric.bsky.social & more!
27.02.2025 07:46 β π 10 π 3 π¬ 1 π 1
these people...
03.02.2025 19:37 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
New letter in @science.org by the @biodiversaplus.bsky.social DarCo project team highlights the need to integrate groundwater ecosystems into the EU Water Framework Directive.
A crucial step for sustainable water management and protecting groundwater fauna. ππ¦ππ§
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
06.12.2024 08:44 β π 17 π 7 π¬ 0 π 0
An ink drawing by Tom Gauld
Image: A bedroom at night, a face is lit up by the glow of a phone screen displaying cat memes. On the book-cluttered bedside table, three books look on angrily. The lead book waves a large knife and says: "Nobody needs to get hurt... Let's just put the phone down, nice and slowly..."
Caption: Bedside reading pile turns nasty
Last Orders! If you'd like to but anything from me (such as this drawing) in time for Christmas please get your order in now. My shop closes next week. www.tomgauld.com
29.11.2024 11:34 β π 398 π 76 π¬ 4 π 0
The place where your nature photos impact science & conservation around the world. Free, nonprofit, & community-powered. πͺ²ππΏ
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PhD student studying spider vibrations π·οΈ Uni Greifswald π·οΈ frequently thinking about animal behavior π·οΈ otherwise likely playing flute, reading books, or baking cakes π·οΈ she/her
B.Sc. Student at the University of Greifswald
Working on spiders π·
Group leader, Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt.
Former Sanger Institute, and Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Biodiversity #genomics, DNA-based monitoring of #biodiversity, #eDNA
Clinical psychologist. Professor. Interests include anxiety, OCD, and overconsumption. Views JMO. She/her.
Global Change Biology is a journal that exists to promote understanding of the interface between environmental change & biological systems.
Trait-based ecology | Biodiversity
Professor of functional ecology
Department of Botany. University of Tartu
The Internetβs Chess Teacher | Business, Parody, Media: gotham@night.co
Early Career Researcher in scorpion functional morphology
AracnΓ³logo, amante de las Lycosidae / Arachnologist, lover of Lycosidae
Ecologist & Entomologist. Incoming ARC DECRA & Lecturer, University of Sydney. Associate Editor, Insect Conservation and Diversity and Asian Myrmecology. Explorer, National Geographic Society. DPhil from University of Oxford. markwongecology.com
Professor of Conservation and Society @envleeds.bsky.social. Known to students as Dr. Evil. Biodiversity conservation. Human geography. Political ecology. Protected areas. Social impacts of conservation. Human-wildlife coexistence. Rewilding. Sarcasm.
Professor @ UW | ecologist | freshwater | consumer of flat whites & craft πΊ | gentle π squeezer | π¨π¦ | EiC Water Biology and Biosecurity | AE @ESA Frontiers and Eco Apps | www.oldenfish.com | Views are my own β
Ecologist that studies ππ²ππππ¦π±πΎπ³π¦ β°, mostly invasives. University of Houston Comahue Senior Editor JAppliedEcology #bioinvasions. Views my own. See my new book! https://mybook.to/ScienceGuide
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