Tree crickets chew holes in leaves, making megaphones or "baffles" to attract mates. I am studying the evolution of baffling in my PhD. A bit of phylogenetics, a bit of citizen science. Follow the link to my new project on @inaturalist

#ISEB6 kickstarts with pre-conference workshop on Molecular Phylogenetics by @skinkomaniac and @maitreyasil. @india_evolution @IISER_BERHAMPUR

Arthropod Photo of the Week: September 17, 2025 Katydid Species unknown Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae By Tomás Oliveira, Minas Gerais, Brazil #arthropodPOTW

Iridescence is more common in mammals than thought, and always produced by the same mechanism! New from EON, led by PhD student Jessica Dobson https://t.co/WUVndL5ujQ

Insects in the order Embioptera spin the finest silk fibers in nature, which they use to build shelters that, when wet, form a strong, protective film.

What is a PhD?

[Please RT] Our collaborative project exploring the link between nesting phenology and substrate property, is still ongoing, with collected data in Asia and America. You monitor ground-nesting birds in the tropics? Then consider joining us! Contact me :) #ornithology #birds

Hell yeahhh brother @pranoy_kishore

To document ~25 tree cricket species across the US, I request all nature enthusiasts to contribute and spread the word! Not from the US? Global observations are also welcome! Shoot any questions on my iNat (insectlavie) or email (apattana@vols.utk.edu

Our false head work is out! By analysing ~1000 butterflies, we found many traits at posterior end of hindwings evolved correlatedly, likely forming a trait complex w/adaptive function to dupe predators into thinking these traits together are actual head!! https://t.co/OpkT8p0CvL

And a long pending dream project took its first baby steps. https://t.co/5o50g7XgGU @niser_official

Feel blessed to have played a small part in this amazing project led by Subhasmita! Happy to see it out finally!! Kudos to all co-authors 🎉🦎🌈

BREAKING: MIT just completed the first brain scan study of ChatGPT users & the results are terrifying. Turns out, AI isn't making us more productive. It's making us cognitively bankrupt. Here's what 4 months of data revealed: (hint: we've been measuring productivity all wrong)

I'm thrilled to share the first publication of my PhD! In this work, we attempted to understand the biogeographic origins, dispersal routes, and major diversification centres of the speciose and widespread house geckos (Genus: Hemidactylus) Cont 1/4

To avoid predation by an invasive parasitoid fly, crickets on Hawaii are remixing their love songs for females but these escape plans might not be foolproof, at least not yet. My latest for @the_hindu is on an evolutionary arms race in real time. https://t.co/j2E6j1sYDY

(1/4) New publication alert!!! Certain species of snakes have prominent heat-sensing pits on their face, like this gorgeous Green tree python! But under what circumstances do these pits evolve? And what benefit do they provide? Photo credit - @DamienEsquerre

🚨 PhD in Ecology 🚨 We’re looking for up to 2 PhD students to join our lab! If you’re curious about behavioural ecology & species interactions, this is for you! 📅 Deadline: 12 May '25 🔗 Apply: https://t.co/3f9VvlPCo1 🌐 More info: https://t.co/xCnyxCL7xd #PhDposition #Ecology

I am looking forward to taking at least one PhD student to join us in the BioGeoSys lab ( https://t.co/RRaJ6DxwU1). The online portal for application opens from tomorrow till the 30th of April. ( https://t.co/fNtDNNhdYt). Interested candidates, please get in touch with me if you

Hot off the press: Country spiders and City spiders adjust their webs differently based on environmental noise! Check out the amazing research of @BrandiPessman @UNLsbs #spiders Web transmission properties vary with a spider’s past and current noise

Three for three lesgo!