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Kaan Mika, PhD🦟

@sliceofscience.bsky.social

Molecular biologist, proud nerd πŸ€“ Loves talking about insects and genes 🧬 Travel & photography addict πŸ“· Check out Insects360 project that I am coordinating πŸ‘‡πŸΌ https://biocommunication.org/en/

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Hello dear insect lover friend! I made an interview with an amazing entomologist who works with insects in the caves! To meet Dr. Iva NjunjiΔ‡, read the full article here πŸ‘‰πŸΌ biocommunication.org/en/insects36...

07.02.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Welcome to Insects360

Spread the word for educational content on insects 🐜 🐞 πŸ› Interviews with entomologists, 3D insect models and teaching material all in one website: biocommunication.org/en/
Check out out website and let me know how do you like it 😌

16.01.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The fifth topic, "A flair of insects" is online! You can check it out together with all other captivating topics. More articles will be published soon, fill in the contact form with your e-mail to get updates on the Insects360 project!
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05.01.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wonderful! We hope to feed your curiosity! So, reach us with the contact form, our team will send updates/announcements periodically. Register to have some emails from us for some good reads :)

04.01.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy that you like it! Soon we are going to publish a topic on pest management. I see that you work on crickets, so please let me know if you work on pest management strategies. That would be wonderful to have a short article on our website covering that!

04.01.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Heather is a great entomologist and artist :) I love her work and it was great to interview her for our insects360
Project :). Make sure you look at the 3D models on our website. Best, Kaan

04.01.2025 16:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Heather Andrews – An entomologist celebrating nature's beauty Meet Heather Andrews, an artistically inclined entomologist whose art highlights nature’s beauty with a whimsical twist.

Hello world πŸ‘‹πŸΌ This article is all about Heather Andrews’ wonderful insect-inspired artwork and her science communication activities. Don’t miss it if you are interested in insects! biocommunication.org/en/insects36...
#entomology #art

04.01.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Welcome to Insects360

If you love insects, then our website is just one click away. Don’t stop, click below πŸ‘‡πŸΌ

biocommunication.org

27.12.2024 22:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An adult antlion - Samos island, Greece - summer 2024.

24.11.2024 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Have a buzzy day πŸ•ΊπŸΌπŸ’ƒ

23.11.2024 11:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A hummingbird hawkmoth for good luck πŸ€

22.11.2024 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œWe still have some empty rooms sir.”

21.11.2024 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here is a crab spider guarding her eggs πŸͺΊ Darwinian duties at its best.

20.11.2024 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Question: how are those white elips shaped structures on the sides called?

19.11.2024 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Welcome to Insects360

Check out our exciting #Scicomm project, where you can find captivating insect articles, 3D insect models and educative material for Swiss schools! Don't wait, click on the link: biocommunication.org/en/

19.11.2024 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Very interesting study! Contacted the author for publishing the summary on our website already 😊 thanks for sharing !

19.11.2024 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not just honeybees, native bees are also vulnerable to pesticides. Unlike honeybees, nobody is assessing the potential risks on native bees. This study is doing that.

19.11.2024 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What I wanna see here are photos of insects, new science papers, exciting conferences ! Nothing about US politics please.. There is Twitter or X for that purpose :) let’s keep this area clean

19.11.2024 20:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Super interesting! One of my fav pollinators are hover flies, and there is so little research on them. Great findings!

19.11.2024 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Painting of 36 different insects on a cream background.

Painting of 36 different insects on a cream background.

I love painting insects. Insects just do their own thing, blissfully unaware of the intricacies of humanity. Their world is a quiet one that is beautiful to observe.

17.11.2024 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 134    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Amazing 🀩 nice E meeting you Joanie. I am a molecular biologist working on mosquitoes but I do love all sorts of insects! I am trying to find entomologists on this platform, so far it has been very succesful :)

19.11.2024 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Welcome to Insects360

Hi Yonathan! I am a molecular biologist and a bug fan πŸ˜ƒ happy to e-meet you. I am coordinating a scicomm project called insects360 (biocommunication.org/en/) we are looking for contributors who would write a short blog about their work in pest management. Would you be interested in? 😊

19.11.2024 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
a horse fly entirely covered in white hairs, with huge brown eyes that make up most of the head and clear wings, resting on bark

a horse fly entirely covered in white hairs, with huge brown eyes that make up most of the head and clear wings, resting on bark

Feeling nostalgic, thinking it's time to post some old favorites for the BlueSky community >>>

One of the most stunning #flies (maybe insects in general) I've seen: #Leucotabanus annulatus, a horse fly (Tabanidae). Males are naturally white, while females are a bit more drab gray/brown. Raleigh, NC

19.11.2024 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 549    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 5

Never seen something like this! Wow 🀩

19.11.2024 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There was a species belong to this genus that looked like Oreo right 😊?

19.11.2024 10:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This fish’s legs are made for walking β€” and tasting the sea floor The northern sea robin has taste buds on its feet that can sense buried prey.

This fish’s legs are made for walking β€” and tasting the sea floor www.nature.com/articles/d41...

27.09.2024 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A white butterfly sitting on a leaf

A white butterfly sitting on a leaf

Start the day with this white butterfly πŸ¦‹

19.11.2024 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Super interesting. 🧐

18.11.2024 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A meme purporting to show the "slowest things in the known universe", showing a sloth, a snail, hair growth, and entomologists hiking.

A meme purporting to show the "slowest things in the known universe", showing a sloth, a snail, hair growth, and entomologists hiking.

15.11.2024 15:17 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

Super interesting 🧐

18.11.2024 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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