New preprint!

Courtship choreography is stabilised among genetically isolated populations

Check out the mesmerising courtship display of Apotropina ornatipennis (Diptera: Chloropidae)

doi.org/10.1101/2025...

with @bioblake.bsky.social, @angmcgaughran.bsky.social, @thekeithing.bsky.social, et al

"The house fly is a migrant, and it appears to suffer from an incurable case of wanderlust. The fly is born in a mass of filth, being, according to one philosopher, the resurrection, the reincarnation of man's own dirt and carelessness" - Murvosh & Thaggard 1966 Ann Ento Soc Am. Photo by M. Bertone

Excited to have this one published!

Carrion-breeding flies of Australia and New Zealand: A review and key to adults.

We summarise over a century of information on the ecology and physiology of the many beautiful carrion flies 🪰

An enormous effort led by Nikolas Johnston

doi.org/10.1111/aen....

I'm Nathan - I research and photograph bugs. To start my bluesky account, here is a cool fly I found from Raglan, New Zealand. 🦟

One of the #strangerthings find in the Upside Down, whoops I mean #DownUnder is the Western Clawless Upside-down fly - Nothoasteia clausa. Always facing down, they dart around inside Xanthorrhoea grass trees. I'm looking forward to exploring the mystery of their relationships to other #Diptera

Incredible news! Huge congratulations Shawan! 🪲🎉

A dream comes true! In Feb'25, I will join @MonashUni as a group leader on Global Change Biology. Our lab's primary focus will be understanding how animals respond to global change using heterogeneous data and developing an efficient conservation plan to mitigate the impact. (1/3)