Andi Fischer
@andifischer10.bsky.social
🇩🇪🇨🇦 Animal Metabolomics & Ecology Lab at Greifswald University. Chemical Ecology and Natural Products identification using LC-MS/MS and GC/MS to develop Urban Integrated Pest Management.
www.animal-metabolomics.com
Also husband and dad of my favorite 2
www.animal-metabolomics.com
Also husband and dad of my favorite 2
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Come and work with us in our new home @bristolbiosci.bsky.social ! This fully funded PhD opportunity is open to anyone interested in spiders/eyes/light pollution/evolution/development! 🕷️👀
⏰Deadline 15th December, online info event TODAY @2pm! Link in the PhD advert👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
⏰Deadline 15th December, online info event TODAY @2pm! Link in the PhD advert👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
November 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Come and work with us in our new home @bristolbiosci.bsky.social ! This fully funded PhD opportunity is open to anyone interested in spiders/eyes/light pollution/evolution/development! 🕷️👀
⏰Deadline 15th December, online info event TODAY @2pm! Link in the PhD advert👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
⏰Deadline 15th December, online info event TODAY @2pm! Link in the PhD advert👉 www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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🚨Good news, everyone!
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🚨Good news, everyone!
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
1) I'm thrilled to be joining the behavior powerhouse that is Indiana University!! So stoked, starting Jan 2026.
2) I'm recruiting grad students! Are you (or your trainee) interested in sensory ecology? behavior? evolution? fieldwork? spiders? Drop me a line Jstafstr(at)iu.edu
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🚨 Uh-oh!!! A suuuper hot #PhD opportunity just dropped! My friend and collaborator Massimo De Agrò is looking for someone to explore jumping spider vision and neurophysiology! #psychophysics #jumpingspiders #greatPI - apply!!!! (Deadline December 17th) 🚨
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
🚨 Uh-oh!!! A suuuper hot #PhD opportunity just dropped! My friend and collaborator Massimo De Agrò is looking for someone to explore jumping spider vision and neurophysiology! #psychophysics #jumpingspiders #greatPI - apply!!!! (Deadline December 17th) 🚨
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Very cool study: matricide in ants as a maniputing behaviour favouring social parasitism! 🤯🤯
->Socially parasitic ant queens chemically induce queen-matricide in host workers. Current Biology. www.cell.com/current-biol...
->Socially parasitic ant queens chemically induce queen-matricide in host workers. Current Biology. www.cell.com/current-biol...
Socially parasitic ant queens chemically induce queen-matricide in host workers
Taku Shimada and colleagues show that socially parasitic queens of two ant species
spray their respective host queens with chemical signals that trigger host workers
to kill the resident queen.
www.cell.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Very cool study: matricide in ants as a maniputing behaviour favouring social parasitism! 🤯🤯
->Socially parasitic ant queens chemically induce queen-matricide in host workers. Current Biology. www.cell.com/current-biol...
->Socially parasitic ant queens chemically induce queen-matricide in host workers. Current Biology. www.cell.com/current-biol...
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@maitryjani.bsky.social from my lab @evoimec.bsky.social talks about her scientific journey and newest paper in @jexpbiol.bsky.social ERC Spotlight:
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
November 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
@maitryjani.bsky.social from my lab @evoimec.bsky.social talks about her scientific journey and newest paper in @jexpbiol.bsky.social ERC Spotlight:
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...
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After some years in the making, I’m happy to share our new paper on the benefits of care. By breeding 17 carrion beetle species, we show that parental protection and feeding both promote faster offspring growth. Thanks to Anne, Madlen, and all the fantastic coauthors academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
Parental care liberates juvenile growth: a common-garden test of the evolutionary benefits of care
Abstract. Effects on juvenile growth have long been considered an important benefit of parental care, but they have rarely been tested empirically. Protect
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November 8, 2025 at 8:35 AM
After some years in the making, I’m happy to share our new paper on the benefits of care. By breeding 17 carrion beetle species, we show that parental protection and feeding both promote faster offspring growth. Thanks to Anne, Madlen, and all the fantastic coauthors academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
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If your porch lights are on this spooky season, you may be attracting spiders! 🕷️🕸️🎃 Grad student extraordinaire Wes Walsh just published his work in @animbehsociety.bsky.social . Check it out!
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November 1, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If your porch lights are on this spooky season, you may be attracting spiders! 🕷️🕸️🎃 Grad student extraordinaire Wes Walsh just published his work in @animbehsociety.bsky.social . Check it out!
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Reposting for the Monday morning scrollers! Funded PhD opportunity with me @multipleye-lab.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - spiders, their eyes, and their babies under long- and short-term light pollution!
Exciting times ahead - I'm beyond delighted to be joining @bristolbiosci.bsky.social in 2026! 🎉🕷️🎉🐌🎉
I'm also looking for a PhD student to join @multipleye-lab.bsky.social in our new home! Come and study the effects of light pollution on the evolution and development of spider eyes with us 🌃🕷️👀 👇
I'm also looking for a PhD student to join @multipleye-lab.bsky.social in our new home! Come and study the effects of light pollution on the evolution and development of spider eyes with us 🌃🕷️👀 👇
October 20, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Reposting for the Monday morning scrollers! Funded PhD opportunity with me @multipleye-lab.bsky.social @bristolbiosci.bsky.social - spiders, their eyes, and their babies under long- and short-term light pollution!
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🎉 Big news! 🎉
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
October 17, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🎉 Big news! 🎉
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
We will be moving to @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social in 2026!!
We're so excited to be joining such a dynamic and thriving department, university, and city - thank you to everyone who has already been so welcoming!
📢 But that's not all - come and join us! 👇
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🚨🚨Job! 🚨🚨Permanent (75% time) job! We are a pretty awesome research group & seek a manager who deals with everything: personnel tasks, organizing retreats, preparing code for teaching / data structures for research... Fluency in German & English essential. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/51527
stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de
October 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🚨🚨Job! 🚨🚨Permanent (75% time) job! We are a pretty awesome research group & seek a manager who deals with everything: personnel tasks, organizing retreats, preparing code for teaching / data structures for research... Fluency in German & English essential. stellenboerse.uni-mainz.de#/jgu/job/51527
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How fortunate am I, that not 100ft from my back door this wonder of evolution decided to post up. She—a bolas spider, Mastophora stowei—spent her nights luring in moths from the low branches of a sassafras tree in our yard. Luckily she picked ideal spot to capture her with a bolas at the ready
October 12, 2025 at 4:24 AM
How fortunate am I, that not 100ft from my back door this wonder of evolution decided to post up. She—a bolas spider, Mastophora stowei—spent her nights luring in moths from the low branches of a sassafras tree in our yard. Luckily she picked ideal spot to capture her with a bolas at the ready
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New preprint out!
We investigated how climate and habitat influenced the evolution of body size and shape in whip spiders (Amblypygi). This is the first large-scale study on their morphology and its evolutionary patterns.
Feedback and comments welcome! tinyurl.com/2jtnaxj5
We investigated how climate and habitat influenced the evolution of body size and shape in whip spiders (Amblypygi). This is the first large-scale study on their morphology and its evolutionary patterns.
Feedback and comments welcome! tinyurl.com/2jtnaxj5
New Insights into the Evolution of Whip Spider Body Form
Our latest study, “The impact of climate and habitat on body shape and size evolution in whip spiders (Amblypygi),” is now available as a preprint. Whip spiders are an ancient group of arachnids...
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October 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New preprint out!
We investigated how climate and habitat influenced the evolution of body size and shape in whip spiders (Amblypygi). This is the first large-scale study on their morphology and its evolutionary patterns.
Feedback and comments welcome! tinyurl.com/2jtnaxj5
We investigated how climate and habitat influenced the evolution of body size and shape in whip spiders (Amblypygi). This is the first large-scale study on their morphology and its evolutionary patterns.
Feedback and comments welcome! tinyurl.com/2jtnaxj5
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Schwarze Witwen locken Männchen mit „Käsefuß“-Geruch
Schwarze Witwen (Latrodectus hesperus) setzen bei der Partnersuche auf eine einzigartige Duftstrategie, so eine neue Forschungsstudie von Greifswalder und kanadischen Forscher*innen. E...
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Schwarze Witwen (Latrodectus hesperus) setzen bei der Partnersuche auf eine einzigartige Duftstrategie, so eine neue Forschungsstudie von Greifswalder und kanadischen Forscher*innen. E...
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September 23, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Schwarze Witwen locken Männchen mit „Käsefuß“-Geruch
Schwarze Witwen (Latrodectus hesperus) setzen bei der Partnersuche auf eine einzigartige Duftstrategie, so eine neue Forschungsstudie von Greifswalder und kanadischen Forscher*innen. E...
weiterlesen
Schwarze Witwen (Latrodectus hesperus) setzen bei der Partnersuche auf eine einzigartige Duftstrategie, so eine neue Forschungsstudie von Greifswalder und kanadischen Forscher*innen. E...
weiterlesen
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🕷️ Schwarze Witwen (Latrodectus hesperus) locken Männchen mit „Käsefuß“-Geruch!
Ein chemisches Pheromon zerfällt auf dem Netz der Weibchen zu einem wochenlang wirkenden Lockstoff, der Männchen anzieht und ihr Balzverhalten steuert.
Mehr Infos: https://bit.ly/47Y57ul 📷️ @andifischer10.bsky.social
Ein chemisches Pheromon zerfällt auf dem Netz der Weibchen zu einem wochenlang wirkenden Lockstoff, der Männchen anzieht und ihr Balzverhalten steuert.
Mehr Infos: https://bit.ly/47Y57ul 📷️ @andifischer10.bsky.social
September 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🕷️ Schwarze Witwen (Latrodectus hesperus) locken Männchen mit „Käsefuß“-Geruch!
Ein chemisches Pheromon zerfällt auf dem Netz der Weibchen zu einem wochenlang wirkenden Lockstoff, der Männchen anzieht und ihr Balzverhalten steuert.
Mehr Infos: https://bit.ly/47Y57ul 📷️ @andifischer10.bsky.social
Ein chemisches Pheromon zerfällt auf dem Netz der Weibchen zu einem wochenlang wirkenden Lockstoff, der Männchen anzieht und ihr Balzverhalten steuert.
Mehr Infos: https://bit.ly/47Y57ul 📷️ @andifischer10.bsky.social
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Why do female spiders eat their mates, and how do males fight back? 🕷️ Our new review unpacks the evolutionary dynamics of sexual cannibalism and the astonishing male strategies it has shaped — from nuptial gifts to remote copulation. Open access in Integrative Zoology 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1749...
Unravelling Evolutionary Dynamics of Female Sexual Cannibalism and Male Reproductive Strategies in Spiders
Sexual cannibalism (SC), where one mating partner consumes the other in the context of mating, is especially prevalent among spiders. However, the evolution of SC in spiders is still not fully unders...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Why do female spiders eat their mates, and how do males fight back? 🕷️ Our new review unpacks the evolutionary dynamics of sexual cannibalism and the astonishing male strategies it has shaped — from nuptial gifts to remote copulation. Open access in Integrative Zoology 👉 doi.org/10.1111/1749...
And that's a wrap - Prof @tomerczaczkes.bsky.social give the final (and among the most fascinating) talk at the @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social. thank you to the organizers and to Berlin for the fantastic conference. Im grateful for the great community and motivated for the next year's research
September 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
And that's a wrap - Prof @tomerczaczkes.bsky.social give the final (and among the most fascinating) talk at the @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social. thank you to the organizers and to Berlin for the fantastic conference. Im grateful for the great community and motivated for the next year's research
We buzzing to attend the German Zoological Society Meeting in Berlin this week!
Come and attend our talks and posters @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social
Come and attend our talks and posters @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social
And #DZG2025 is officially open!
Great opening event at the @mfnberlin.bsky.social - what a stunning venue! We are looking forward to a great conference!
Great opening event at the @mfnberlin.bsky.social - what a stunning venue! We are looking forward to a great conference!
September 10, 2025 at 10:09 AM
We buzzing to attend the German Zoological Society Meeting in Berlin this week!
Come and attend our talks and posters @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social
Come and attend our talks and posters @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social
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Hey #DZG2025, if you are interested in family life and/or communication, then come to the talks of J Plate-11:45 BEH, L Müller-12:15 BEH, M Körner-12:30 BEH, E Grubmüller-12:30 ECO (all today), J Sahm-11:30 EVOL (Thursday) and P Huber-12:45 BEH (Friday) and see the poster of M Cavalcanti!
September 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Hey #DZG2025, if you are interested in family life and/or communication, then come to the talks of J Plate-11:45 BEH, L Müller-12:15 BEH, M Körner-12:30 BEH, E Grubmüller-12:30 ECO (all today), J Sahm-11:30 EVOL (Thursday) and P Huber-12:45 BEH (Friday) and see the poster of M Cavalcanti!
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It was an absolute joy sharing this amazing web of brilliant people here in Zadar. Thank you all for coming and making it so special! 🕷️❤️
September 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It was an absolute joy sharing this amazing web of brilliant people here in Zadar. Thank you all for coming and making it so special! 🕷️❤️
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Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.
September 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Confused writing is usually a symptom of confused thinking. As we struggle to clarify writing, we clarify our thoughts. AI writing aids rob us of that struggle, leaving clean-looking text and thoughts still confused for lack of inspection. Writing is not just a product; it is a diagnostic tool.
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Moravian University is hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar in Phylogenomics and Biogeography to study Opiliones evolution. Opportunity for teaching and research. Full details: https://ibtsjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2/job/147 #postdoc
Postdoctoral Scholar
CLASSIFICATION: Faculty DEPARTMENT: Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences FLSA STATUS: Exempt SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Principal Investigator for NSF-BIO grant# 2337605 POSITION SUMMARY: The Proud Lab in the Department of Biological Sciences at Moravian University is seeking a Postdoctoral Scholar to join a highly collaborative, NSF-funded research project focused on the evolutionary history and biogeography of Opiliones (NSF Grant #2337605). They will work closely with the Principal Investigator, undergraduate researchers, and international collaborators to reconstruct evolutionary relationships, evaluate patterns of evolution, and test biogeographic hypotheses using a phylogenomic framework based on ultraconserved elements (UCEs). This position offers opportunities to build an independent research program, gain significant teaching and mentoring experience, and contribute meaningfully to a collaborative and supportive academic community. This is a full-time positio...
ibtsjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Moravian University is hiring a Postdoctoral Scholar in Phylogenomics and Biogeography to study Opiliones evolution. Opportunity for teaching and research. Full details: https://ibtsjb.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2/job/147 #postdoc
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MACE release 8 is now available. It contains 680 EI- and 50 Orbitrap mass spectra, including terpenoids, pheromones, alkaloids, lipids, etc.
The open-access data can be found at
doi.org/10.24355/dbb...
The MACE website with individual spectra is accessible via🧪
www.oc.tu-bs.de/schulz/html/...
The open-access data can be found at
doi.org/10.24355/dbb...
The MACE website with individual spectra is accessible via🧪
www.oc.tu-bs.de/schulz/html/...
September 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
MACE release 8 is now available. It contains 680 EI- and 50 Orbitrap mass spectra, including terpenoids, pheromones, alkaloids, lipids, etc.
The open-access data can be found at
doi.org/10.24355/dbb...
The MACE website with individual spectra is accessible via🧪
www.oc.tu-bs.de/schulz/html/...
The open-access data can be found at
doi.org/10.24355/dbb...
The MACE website with individual spectra is accessible via🧪
www.oc.tu-bs.de/schulz/html/...
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Great Talk by Andy Fischer @35theca2025.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Great Talk by Andy Fischer @35theca2025.bsky.social
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Our plenary talk today: Unraveling Sexual Size Dimorphism in Spiders: Current Insights and Emerging Frontiers by Simona Kralj - Fišer
September 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Our plenary talk today: Unraveling Sexual Size Dimorphism in Spiders: Current Insights and Emerging Frontiers by Simona Kralj - Fišer
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Every wondered how exactly magic mushrooms seem to help treat depression?
The psychedelic compound psilocybin (found in the mushrooms) seems to remodel connections in the MOUSE brain and decrease loops linked to repeating negative thoughts. #medicine #health 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
The psychedelic compound psilocybin (found in the mushrooms) seems to remodel connections in the MOUSE brain and decrease loops linked to repeating negative thoughts. #medicine #health 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
Just one dose of psilocybin seems to be enough to rewire the brain
Psilocybin appears to alter brain networks linked to repetitive negative thoughts, which may explain how the drug helps to treat some mental health conditions
www.newscientist.com
September 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Every wondered how exactly magic mushrooms seem to help treat depression?
The psychedelic compound psilocybin (found in the mushrooms) seems to remodel connections in the MOUSE brain and decrease loops linked to repeating negative thoughts. #medicine #health 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...
The psychedelic compound psilocybin (found in the mushrooms) seems to remodel connections in the MOUSE brain and decrease loops linked to repeating negative thoughts. #medicine #health 🧪
www.newscientist.com/article/2494...