@krapfpatrick.bsky.social
MSCA fellow, postdoc @ UvA Amsterdam, interested in the ecology, evolution, and behaviour of π and other insects; enjoys hiking in the mountains ποΈπ; #scicomm; http://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org
Sunset behind the trees
11.05.2025 07:33 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Sunrise in Utrecht
03.05.2025 08:58 β π 6 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
What a beautiful morning in Amsterdam it was
29.04.2025 12:50 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A picture of the kingsday (Koningsdag) festivities (the birthday of the king) celebrated on Saturday in the Netherlands
28.04.2025 05:19 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Spring meadow in Austria with spring flower Crocus
Spring is now also approaching at higher elevations in Austria βοΈ
08.04.2025 10:23 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Spring meadow with daffodils. in the back of the picurre, there are cherry trees with cherrry blossoms agains a blue sky.
Every day, I read to many bad news. I now decised to post something postive here every (other) day.
I came across this beautiful meadow with daffodils and cherry blossoms last Saturday.
Photo of a small crab from NOAAβs social media. Itβs covered in spikes
Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
19.01.2025 13:39 β π 62577 π 9066 π¬ 2117 π 1506Gestern habe ich Europas 1. Solar-Radweg besucht. Er steht in Freiburg, ist auf 300m mit 900 PV-Modulen ΓΌberdacht, liefert Strom fΓΌr rund 180 Menschen und schΓΌtzt Radfahrer. Ein tolles Vorzeigeprojekt, dass Verkehrs- & Energiewende vereint. Ich hoffe, er wird vielen Kommunen zur Inspiration dienenβ€οΈ
12.01.2025 11:11 β π 2200 π 556 π¬ 71 π 31π§ͺ I want to set up a teaching unit in a genetics course where we use sourdough starters to learn about evolution, sequencing, and diversity. Has anyone done that and can share experience, pitfalls, materials? The genetics undergrad course spans a full semester, we have a bit of time for culture!
05.01.2025 13:04 β π 24 π 8 π¬ 3 π 1
36th Entomologendag 2024 from the Dutch Entomological Society in Ede just started.
13.12.2024 09:06 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Diagram showing how tree species diversity can influence understory plants through changes in microclimate which in turn affects phenology and nectar and pollen quantity and quality. This may affect pollinator visits and plant fitness
π£ Fully funded PhD project supervised by me & @philstevenson.bsky.social within @treesdla.bsky.social on effects of forest diversity on floral reward production for pollinators. Nice mix of fieldwork in Finland & pollen and nectar chemistry ππΌπ³π² π§ͺπ Apply by 20 Jan www.trees-dla.ac.uk/projects/eff...
07.12.2024 08:54 β π 200 π 103 π¬ 5 π 3I made a starter pack of speciation researchers. Please let me know if you or someone you know would like to be added. I am particularly sad that so far there are not many speciation researchers from the Global South represented.
go.bsky.app/J7qDY56
Still time to apply! My lab has a postdoc position open! Helsinki is great and working environment is fantastic! join us!
#colours #polymorphism #behavior #experiments #lepidoptera
predatorpreyinteractions.com/opportunities/
Graphical abstract
π¨It is finally out: In our newest paper paper in @currentbiology.bsky.social we show that #Cataglyphis #DesertAnts have a polarity-sensitive magnetic sense ππ§ Please read & share π§ͺβοΈhttps://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(24)01519-7βοΈ #Magnetoreception #Neuroethology #InsectNavigation
06.12.2024 18:57 β π 33 π 14 π¬ 0 π 3
Der JahresrΓΌckblick von Monitor: anschauen!
Klimajahr 2024 www.ardmediathek.de/video/monito...
Itβs out!! We subjected soils from 30 different locations across Europe to extreme events and found that soil fungal and bacterial communities showed consistent responses that could be predicted from their origin! With @knightjar.bsky.social and many collaborators!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Exciting news to add to the feedβmy second dissertation chapter was recently published in Systematic Entomology!
doi.org/10.1111/syen... π
The newly established Core Facility for Genomics at the University of Oldenburg is looking for a bioinformatician! Please apply / or spread! (3 years + possibility of permanency)
uol.de/stellen?stel...
