🐜Ants! 🍄‍🟫Fungal parasites! 👷‍♂️Task switching! 🏥Immune function! Our #EditorsChoice for the #AnimalBehaviourJournal: “Chronic fungal infection accelerates age polyethism in ants without altering immune response” Read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123426

Do free-ranging dogs play it safe, or do they strategize for a better meal? 🐕 Grateful to have presented my poster at #ASABSpring2026! 🐕💡 Sincere thanks to the @asab.org conference organizers, @bristoluni.bsky.social, and volunteers for fostering such a stimulating and welcoming environment.

The first poster session of #ASABSpring2026 was bustling! There’s no way to have seen every one, so please free to drop your poster below as well ⬇️ 👀

Grateful to attend the @asab.org Spring Conference 2026 at the @bristoluni.bsky.social, my first international conference! Thanks to ASAB for the conference travel grant. Inspiring talks across diverse systems and great discussions. Thanks IISER Kolkata & Prof. @abhadra7.bsky.social for the support.