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Peter T. Rühr

@peter-t-ruehr.bsky.social

Entomologist on his way to a PhD in insect head shape evolution and biomechanics. More and more interested in arthropod vision. He/him/his. Tweets represent my own views and ≠ endorsement.

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🌱 BHL’s Call for Support soft-closes on Aug 31. 🧪
With @clirnews.bsky.social as our new fiscal sponsor, we now have an administrative & financial home, but we still need partners, hosts, funders & long-term investment to secure BHL's future. about.biodiversitylibrary.org/call-for-sup... #ILoveBHL

19.08.2025 02:52 — 👍 29    🔁 25    💬 2    📌 1
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I just uploaded my 1000th species to #inaturalist! Not sure which one it was exactly, but I'd like it to be one of these gems of #flies I shot for #bioblitz 2025 at the Bonn #botanicalgardens to capture their #biodiversity.

06.07.2025 09:47 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Please come join us and help us unravel deep-time community dynamics in bugs and plants! Edmonton is a great city to live in and there are lots of different approaches to tackle these questions!

22.04.2025 06:45 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨 Fresh from the press:
Internal gonopod reconstruction in a new genus and species of millipedes from the Cretaceous: 𝑳𝒂𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒈𝒍𝒚𝒑𝒉𝒊𝒖𝒍𝒖𝒔 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒎𝒖𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒊 (Diplopoda, Spirostreptida, Cambalopsidae):
doi.org/10.1186/s133...
📜Leibniz-LIB, Blanke Lab

28.03.2025 08:47 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🚨 Fresh in the press (but digitally available already): Ecomorphology of the insect head!
Check out our book chapter with an extensive literature review on research on adult insect heads and mouthparts!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
📷: modified from Quang Nguyen Vinh
📜BlankeLab

28.03.2025 08:28 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Workplace with a 3D model of an ant eye on one of the screens and an large ant macro photo in the background.

Workplace with a 3D model of an ant eye on one of the screens and an large ant macro photo in the background.

The skywalk leading to one modern lab buildings of OIST.

The skywalk leading to one modern lab buildings of OIST.

About a month ago I left the lab of @economo.bsky.social at OIST in Okinawa after three truly great weeks of studying ants with wonderful people there! Thanks again for this unforgettable time!

17.02.2025 21:37 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🎆New Year, new domain! 🎆

From now on, PsyChild will be available at psychild.info - with secure TLS certificates for everyone to enjoy! 🔒

06.01.2024 14:25 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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