Come to Hamburg and do a PhD on insect/spider traits with me!

😱⏰Only 2 days left! Submit your abstract and get the early bird rate for the XIII European Congress of Entomology (29 June – 3 July 2026, Tours, France)! 🪲🦋🐜🪰 All details and submission: ➡️https://www.ece2026.org/ @irbi-tours.bsky.social @ece2026tours.bsky.social @royentsoc.bsky.social

Join us at the Evolutionary Biology Centre at Uppsala University. We’re searching for an Assistant Professor in Biology. www.uu.se/en/about-uu/...

En montagne, chaque degré de réchauffement climatique équivaut à un mois d'enneigement perdu. Pourtant, les responsables des stations de skis s'obstinent, sous perfusion de subventions publiques. ⛷️ 👉 www.socialter.fr/article/rech... #ski #montagne #climat

⛰️ Take a look at a study that compared plant-pollinator communities in the Gavarnie-Gèdre commune of the Pyrenees across 115 years to assess the impact of climate change. Access the publication here: doi.org/10.1098/rspb... #ANTENNAexpertise

We've got ISSUES. Literally. We scraped >100k special issues & over 1 million articles to bring you a PISS-poor paper. We quantify just how many excess papers are published by guest editors abusing special issues to boost their CVs. How bad is it & what can we do? arxiv.org/abs/2601.07563 A 🧵 1/n

Brenman-Suttner & @amrozayed.bsky.social review how 'omics tools provide insights into the molecular basis of bee eusociality and adaptation, and allow us to address urgent challenges facing bee conservation due to anthropogenic change 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evaf226 📸 Amro Zayed #genome #evolution

We're looking for a new colleague at Asssoc Prof level! Come join us in the Zoology Department at Stockholm University. A teaching profile in ecology, faunistics and/or physiology is beneficial. Find the full job advertisemnt here: su.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

📢 GEvol Job Alert: PhD position in Joachim Kurtzs lab in Münster in the Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity. This research project focuses on the evolutionary flexibility of epigenetic regulation in insects. Find this and more open positions @ g-evol.uni-muenster.de/open-positio... 🧬

📢 18-month PostDoc Fellowship – University of Montpellier (France) 🦠🦋 Interested in insect pathology, immunity, microbiome, or genomics? We’re looking for a motivated candidate (<2 years post-PhD by mid-2026). 🧪 📩 Contact me ASAP for details! ⏳ Application deadline: 16/01/26 🔁 Please RT / Repost

We're looking for a 6th Senior Editor! If you… 👉are intrigued by the interface between ecology & biological resource management 👉are interested in contributing to the journal’s strategic vision 👉have editing experience …we’d love to hear from you! www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/seni...

🧬 PhD Position: Evolutionary & Comparative Genomics 🕷️ Join us at @uni-goettingen.de for a 3-year PhD (65% TV-L E13). We will investigate the genomic & phenotypic impact of gene duplication across 233 arthropod genomes! More infos 👇 and s.gwdg.de/eDrAAY #Evolution #Genomics #Bioinformatics

Characterising the immune repertoire of a global crop pest Myzus persicae mahansonresearch.weebly.com/blog/phd-stu... #Drosophila #Evolution #Immunity #Aphids 4/4

Good morning everyone 🌞 There is only 1 seat left for the #Phylogenomics course in December! If interested, check it out before it is too late!

📢 Open Call! The Max Perutz Labs invite applications for a Tenure-Track Professorship in Genome Biology. We are particularly interested in researchers investigating the molecular and biophysical mechanisms underlying genome function and regulation. More details ➡️ tinyurl.com/3t7vvdct

What looked like a hearing organ on a tiny stinkbug’s leg turned out to be something far stranger: a fungal nursery that mother bugs use to coat their newly laid eggs in protective symbiotic hyphae, shielding their offspring from parasitic wasps. Learn more in Science: https://scim.ag/4nDrDNm

#Chikungunya and #dengue in #France substack.com/@outbreaknew...

Join us in Montpellier if you are interested in #evolution #genomics #adaptation #invasive species or if you want to get to know a collegial group of #Drosophila enthusiasts

New publication alert! Fertilization impacts microbiomes along the grassland trophic chain academic.oup.com/ismecommun/a... #organicfertilizers #landusechange #microbiome #grasslands #onehealth

Persistent viral #infections in #insects are not as harmless as once believed. @salehlabparis.bsky.social &co show how such infections in #FruitFlies alter survival, reproduction, behavior & gene expression, revealing the hidden costs of #viral persistence @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/4olpuXm

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

France: Local chikungunya cases top 700 open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...

How do insects respond to changing climates? Our new review and analysis in @annualreviews.bsky.social suggests that phenological adaptation trumps thermal adaptation. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

PLEASE SHARE. PhD advert: Predicting Pollinator Health and Disease Through Molecular and Sensor-Based Surveillance. tinyurl.com/559hjsm4 Rare opportunity at the intersection of molecular ecology, disease surveillance, modelling and precision apiculture. DEADLINE 24th OCTOBER!

UPDATE: The 2025-2026 list of faculty and postdoc positions in ecology and evolutionary biology is out! Be sure to check out this active and helpful community run resources! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

2 job adverts on a NERC project w myself + @darrenobbard.bsky.social on “What determines the virome: ecology and the environment, evolution, or species history?” early 2026 in @uniexecec.bsky.social - Postdoc: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... - RA: jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr... Pls share!

Interested in #virulence? Not sure what it is - or how to explain it? Just curious? 🧐🦠🧬🦋 @kayla-king.bsky.social and I just wrote a Primer for @currentbiology.bsky.social on the ecology and evolution of virulence! Check it below and share :) #MicroSky #EvoSky #pathogens

📢NEW PAPER OUT! We investigated the short-term impact of exposure to field-realistic doses of phthalates DnBP and DEHP on the survival of Bombus terrestris workers 🐝 Find our work here: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

To all hemocyte lovers: Angela and me are hosting a special issue on Drosophila hemocytes 🪰👾We have some brillant drosophilists around the world who agreed to submit a review to this special issue! If you are also interested to contribute, reach out to us and we can give you more information!

🚨🚨We’re hiring graduate students!🚨🚨 We are hiring 1-2 PhD students to start sometime in 2026 (Fall start dates preferred). Opportunities to work on a diversity of eco-evo-immuno and symbiosis projects! Deadline Oct 15! Please share broadly! Info here: tinyurl.com/y2abjsem

We are delighted that our Winter Meeting 2025 in Leuven 🇧🇪 is approaching! Abstract submissions now open: www.iussi-nweurope.org/meetings Date: December 18-19 Abstract deadline: October 15 Host: Laboratory of Socioecology and Social Evolution at KU Leuven Plenary: Ido Pen & @rmash.bsky.social

[RDV 16h !] On vous retrouve tout à l'heure ? On vous a préparé une émission sur l'apparition de la socialité au cours de l'évolution. Pas mal non ? 🦘🐒🐇🐀🐜 tinyurl.com/2b32abzg avec Serge Aron et Juliette Berger #ScienceCQFD

Living organisms are assumed to produce same-species offspring. A study in Nature reports a shift from this norm in Messor ibericus, an ant that lays individuals from two distinct species. go.nature.com/3V68MP0 🧪

Sequence data from the new Ebola outbreak in DRC suggests it is indeed a new spillover. And just incredible to see the virus sequenced and the data publicly shared less than 24 hours after confirmation of the outbreak. #IDsky 🧪 virological.org/t/the-16th-e...

We have a new paper out on the evolutionary arms race between tuberculosis and #MHC mediated immunity in meerkats, using over ~20 years worth of data from wild meerkats. Led by Nadine Müller-Klein, Dom Melville and Simone Sommer. Link below! #DiseaseEcology

Managed honey bees in Tibetan alpine meadows reduce pollination & reproductive success of wild plants, especially those suffering pollen limitation 🐝 Suggests there should be more cautious management of bees & targeted protection 🧪🌎 @erlianggao.bsky.social 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/1365...

More on the #HamOrJam #WaspPicnicSurvey, how to dine peacefully with wasps and where to submit your wasp observations at picnics: www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/au...

🪲 New from BayCEER: Siblings matter! Research shows burying beetle offspring thrive with siblings, even without parents. A surprising twist in how family life evolves! 🔗 Published in www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #Evolution #Beetles @unibayreuth.bsky.social @steigerlab.bsky.social

#Chagas disease–carrying kissing bugs establish new base in Florida homes The insects, which live in North, Central, and South America, are seeking refuge as their natural habitat is disturbed by development. www.cidrap.umn.edu/c...#Chagas Photo: CDC

Bielefeld University seeks a postdoc for a 6-year scientific assistant position in Animal Behaviour, starting March 2026. Apply by Sept 10, 2025. More info: www.uni-bielefeld.de/fakultaeten/biologie/forschung/arbeitsgruppen/behaviour #job

With @melaniegasser.bsky.social !

A great presentation of the #EUFAWREADY project by Emmanuelle D'Alençon at the 12th International Workshop on the Molecular Biology and Genetics of Lepidoptera, held at the Orthodox Academy of Crete. ‪@eufawready.eu‬

#SMBE2025 Symposium 20: Thematic symposium: evolution of immunity 🔗 smbe2025.scimeeting.cn/en/web/program/25070

Fly journal is now on BlueSky! The world’s only academic journal dedicated to research on Drosophila & cognate insects. A fully open-access journal that combines rapid publication with high standards of peer-review. For further info and how to submit your work, see the link.

Aarhus University seeks a tenure-track assistant professor in population genetics, comparative genomics, or bioinformatics for biodiversity research. More info: https://www.au.dk/om/stillinger/job/tenure-track-assistant-professor-in-biodiversity-research-using-genetics #job

🚨 Save the date!! We're hosting the next European Congress of Entomology (ECE) in Tours, France 🇫🇷 from 29 June to 3 July 2026 🐞🦋🐜 🔬 50+ symposia covering nearly every aspect of insect science 📅 Registration opens 10 July 2025 🔗 Stay tuned: www.ece2026.org #ECE2026 #Entomology #Insects

@anaevolcatalan.bsky.social @hoehna.bsky.social @stusso.bsky.social @ulrikacandolin.bsky.social et al. analyse genomes of the European firefly, revealing a complex demographic history shaped by glaciation and sex-biased dispersal. 🔗 academic.oup.com/mbe/article/42/6/msaf123/8170119 #evobio #molbio

🚨Postdoc opportunity🚨: LepEU postdoc: comparative population genomics of European scale adaptation in butterflies 2 year, full-time PD in my group, Stockholm Univ. Applications assed on rolling basis, deadline: 23 August 2025. Planned start 1 Oct. Details: christopherwheatlab.wordpress.com