In our new paper with @philtorres.bsky.social @aaronpomerantz.bsky.social et al. published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social we describe the mystery of an orb-weaving spider (Cyclosa sp.) 🕷️ and why they possibly construct larger "spider-shaped decoy" in their webs. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

woah this is genuinely, utterly WILD Ant queens of one species produce males of another species, so she can then mate with them and produce hybrid workers! This is so gloriously weird I can't quite compute it 🤯🧪🐜 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Why do treehoppers look so weird?! Our latest paper, out this week in @pnas.org, suggests a perhaps unexpected reason - static electricity ⚡ We show that treehoppers can detect the electrostatic cues of predators and that their crazy shapes may boost their electrosensitivity! doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

New work from our lab, led by @avigayillev.bsky.social! Male mate choice for large females is typically attributed to the higher fecundity of those females. However, we show that in #Drosophila, large females also produce daughters with higher fecundity. doi.org/10.1093/evol...

Shai Berman and I wrote about our time teaching neuroscience in prison - one of the best experiences of my career. www.nature.com/articles/d41... Writing this was prompted by one of our students, Chris, bringing a copy of Nature to class, and asking for more journal recommendations... [1/4]

HOW GOOD ARE SPIDERS!? 😍🕷️ These beautiful Thorned Heart Orbweavers are one of my favourite arachnids to find in the Amazon! ❤️🌳 The details in this spider are AMAZING when you zoom in! 🔍 The genus Micrathena is full of so many odd-shaped spiders and is SO diverse with over 100 species! 🤯

My good friends @jellybb.bsky.social and @rianbraig.bsky.social have finally both made it to Bluesky, so now it's time to re-share our passion-project paper from earlier this year! We looked at cool morphological trends over time in short-tailed whip scorpions! sjpp.springeropen.com/articles/10....