Dr Hannah Riskas

⚠️I saw an ancient ant⚠️
@hanrisk.bsky.social's epic field and lab survival study of ants! We found worker lifespans varied 23-394 days and were predicted by body size but not phylogeny🐜
Congrats Hannah on the 1st PhD chapter out!
See more @royalsocietypublishing.org #ProcB:
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Our new paper is officially out in Proceedings B! 🐜

It’s the first chapter from my PhD thesis, where we combined field mark-recapture with lab survival assays.
Huge thank you and congrats to my co-authors, Kirk Stodola, Lily Leahy, Ian J. Wright, and Heloise Gibb.

doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Metabolic traits are shaped by phylogenetic conservatism and environment, not just body size | PNAS Metabolic rate dictates life’s tempo, yet how ecological and environmental factors integrate to shape metabolic traits remains contentious. Conside...

Awesome to see our paper exploring competing hypotheses in macro/metabolic ecology out in PNAS.

Led by the all star @lilyleahy.bsky.social with a range of amazing folks including @funkyant.bsky.social @natejsanders.bsky.social @ianjwright.bsky.social.

Check it out!

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Birds as pride flags, meticulously researched by my wonderful student Griffin ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Rainbow flag: Eastern Rosella

📷 David Irving, eBird

Thank you so much Kate! I’ve learned so much from you as well!

I submitted my PhD thesis on my work on ant ecological strategies and investment yesterday. What a journey with such incredible highs and lows. I was so lucky to be surrounded by so much support and cool science. So excited for whatever is next🐜