Martina Pavlek
@mpavlek.bsky.social
Caves and spider lover. Especially spiders in caves 🙂. Trying to answer how, why and when they and other cave critters conquered caves.
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🎉 BROKEN RECORD!
🕸️ The recent discovery of a 100,000- #spider “megacity” on the border between Greece and Albania, published in our #openaccess, peer-reviewed journal @subtbiol.pensoft.net, became the most popular article across our entire #scientific portfolio, outperforming ~27,000 articles! 👏
🕸️ The recent discovery of a 100,000- #spider “megacity” on the border between Greece and Albania, published in our #openaccess, peer-reviewed journal @subtbiol.pensoft.net, became the most popular article across our entire #scientific portfolio, outperforming ~27,000 articles! 👏
Record-breaking success: Study on spider megacolony is the most popular article published by Pensoft
In less than a month, a paper in Subterranean Biology surpassed nearly 27,000 Pensoft studies in popularity.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🎉 BROKEN RECORD!
🕸️ The recent discovery of a 100,000- #spider “megacity” on the border between Greece and Albania, published in our #openaccess, peer-reviewed journal @subtbiol.pensoft.net, became the most popular article across our entire #scientific portfolio, outperforming ~27,000 articles! 👏
🕸️ The recent discovery of a 100,000- #spider “megacity” on the border between Greece and Albania, published in our #openaccess, peer-reviewed journal @subtbiol.pensoft.net, became the most popular article across our entire #scientific portfolio, outperforming ~27,000 articles! 👏
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New #OpenAccess research in #RESSystematicEnt
Alone no more — Integrative #taxonomy of New Zealand odd-clawed #spiders challenges the monotypy of #Pianoa and #Gradungula (#Araneae: #Gradungulidae)
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70006
#IntegrativeTaxonomy
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
Alone no more — Integrative #taxonomy of New Zealand odd-clawed #spiders challenges the monotypy of #Pianoa and #Gradungula (#Araneae: #Gradungulidae)
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70006
#IntegrativeTaxonomy
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
New #OpenAccess research in #RESSystematicEnt
Alone no more — Integrative #taxonomy of New Zealand odd-clawed #spiders challenges the monotypy of #Pianoa and #Gradungula (#Araneae: #Gradungulidae)
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70006
#IntegrativeTaxonomy
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
Alone no more — Integrative #taxonomy of New Zealand odd-clawed #spiders challenges the monotypy of #Pianoa and #Gradungula (#Araneae: #Gradungulidae)
doi.org/10.1111/syen.70006
#IntegrativeTaxonomy
@gkergoat.bsky.social @wileyeco.bsky.social
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An extraordinary spider colony was found in a cave on the Albania-Greece border. Comprising over 100,000 spiders, the network spans a surface area of over 100 m².
This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social
This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 8:05 AM
An extraordinary spider colony was found in a cave on the Albania-Greece border. Comprising over 100,000 spiders, the network spans a surface area of over 100 m².
This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social
This discovery was published in our journal Subterranean Biology: doi.org/10.3897/subt...
Video by @vrenozina.bsky.social
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October 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Dear colleagues, if you want to support our initiative to encourage Croatian government to include Croatia in the @biodiversa.eu partnership of the European Commission, please sing the following petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/bi...
Please re post!
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Please re post!
Biodiversa+ (Obzor Europa 2021.–2027.) Uključivanje Republike Hrvatske
Pozivamo sve zainteresirane istraživače, znanstvenike, članove stručnih udruga i ostale da potpišu ovu peticiju s ciljem iskaza interesa za uključivanje Republike Hrvatske u Biodiversa+ partnerstvo Eu...
actionnetwork.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Dear colleagues, if you want to support our initiative to encourage Croatian government to include Croatia in the @biodiversa.eu partnership of the European Commission, please sing the following petition:
actionnetwork.org/petitions/bi...
Please re post!
actionnetwork.org/petitions/bi...
Please re post!
Postdoc position available at Ruder Boskovic Institute in Zagreb, in the field of genomics and NGS data processing. Check out the call: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/376320
Contest point 7 – Postdoctoral Fellow
Postdoctoral fellow in the Division of Molecular Biology, Laboratory for Evolutionary Genetics. Fixed-term contract: 2 years and 4 months Number of positions: 1
euraxess.ec.europa.eu
September 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Postdoc position available at Ruder Boskovic Institute in Zagreb, in the field of genomics and NGS data processing. Check out the call: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/376320
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🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️25th September 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️
Join us next week to hear from @nmkphylo.bsky.social and @russellgarwood.co.uk, on “The Tree of Life and Death: What do Fossil Taxa Contribute to Morphological Phylogenetics?” 🌳🐣⚰️
Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
🗓️25th September 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️
Join us next week to hear from @nmkphylo.bsky.social and @russellgarwood.co.uk, on “The Tree of Life and Death: What do Fossil Taxa Contribute to Morphological Phylogenetics?” 🌳🐣⚰️
Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
September 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🚨Palaeoverse Lecture Series🚨
🗓️25th September 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️
Join us next week to hear from @nmkphylo.bsky.social and @russellgarwood.co.uk, on “The Tree of Life and Death: What do Fossil Taxa Contribute to Morphological Phylogenetics?” 🌳🐣⚰️
Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
🗓️25th September 2025, 15:00 UTC🗓️
Join us next week to hear from @nmkphylo.bsky.social and @russellgarwood.co.uk, on “The Tree of Life and Death: What do Fossil Taxa Contribute to Morphological Phylogenetics?” 🌳🐣⚰️
Register here: bit.ly/palaeoverse-...
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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...
doi.org
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...
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💬 We are recruiting! ⚠️🌊
2️⃣❕Two fully funded salary positions for students who want to do their PhD work on coccolithophores and future ocean!
One is more bioinformatics 🧬 oriented and the other is more linked to organic chemistry 🧪
➡️if interested write❕
✍🏼 ✉️ #AcademicTwitter
2️⃣❕Two fully funded salary positions for students who want to do their PhD work on coccolithophores and future ocean!
One is more bioinformatics 🧬 oriented and the other is more linked to organic chemistry 🧪
➡️if interested write❕
✍🏼 ✉️ #AcademicTwitter
September 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
💬 We are recruiting! ⚠️🌊
2️⃣❕Two fully funded salary positions for students who want to do their PhD work on coccolithophores and future ocean!
One is more bioinformatics 🧬 oriented and the other is more linked to organic chemistry 🧪
➡️if interested write❕
✍🏼 ✉️ #AcademicTwitter
2️⃣❕Two fully funded salary positions for students who want to do their PhD work on coccolithophores and future ocean!
One is more bioinformatics 🧬 oriented and the other is more linked to organic chemistry 🧪
➡️if interested write❕
✍🏼 ✉️ #AcademicTwitter
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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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We're #hiring a part-time Events and Comms Assistant!
Love nature? Good with social media? Want hands-on experience in events and science communication?
Come help us run talks, walks, and workshops that connect people with the natural world 🌿
Find out more and apply now: buff.ly/xPyXgvM
Love nature? Good with social media? Want hands-on experience in events and science communication?
Come help us run talks, walks, and workshops that connect people with the natural world 🌿
Find out more and apply now: buff.ly/xPyXgvM
September 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're #hiring a part-time Events and Comms Assistant!
Love nature? Good with social media? Want hands-on experience in events and science communication?
Come help us run talks, walks, and workshops that connect people with the natural world 🌿
Find out more and apply now: buff.ly/xPyXgvM
Love nature? Good with social media? Want hands-on experience in events and science communication?
Come help us run talks, walks, and workshops that connect people with the natural world 🌿
Find out more and apply now: buff.ly/xPyXgvM
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Registration for this year's YSF is open!!!
Abstract deadline: October 25th 2025 11:59PM GMT+1
Registration deadline: November 1st 2025 11:59PM GMT+0
Link: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
Abstract deadline: October 25th 2025 11:59PM GMT+1
Registration deadline: November 1st 2025 11:59PM GMT+0
Link: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
YSF2025 Registration Form
Welcome to the YSF2025 Registration and Abstract Submission form.
This year the conference will be held online on Friday, November 14th 2025. We look forward to seeing old and new faces from across t...
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September 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Registration for this year's YSF is open!!!
Abstract deadline: October 25th 2025 11:59PM GMT+1
Registration deadline: November 1st 2025 11:59PM GMT+0
Link: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
Abstract deadline: October 25th 2025 11:59PM GMT+1
Registration deadline: November 1st 2025 11:59PM GMT+0
Link: tinyurl.com/2w5n3e8
It was a pleasure to host so many wonderfull people! And thank you Simona for a great plenary!
Thank you organizers for the fantastic conference 🕷️❤️ @35theca2025.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
It was a pleasure to host so many wonderfull people! And thank you Simona for a great plenary!
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Congrats @ortizmovliavc.bsky.social for the 1. Prize for oral presentations at @35theca2025.bsky.social.
September 6, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Congrats @ortizmovliavc.bsky.social for the 1. Prize for oral presentations at @35theca2025.bsky.social.
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Thanks @mpavlek.bsky.social for the wonderful trip to Kornati! IT was awesome 😍. We saw🐬🐬🐬@35theca2025.bsky.social
September 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Thanks @mpavlek.bsky.social for the wonderful trip to Kornati! IT was awesome 😍. We saw🐬🐬🐬@35theca2025.bsky.social
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Excited to be at the ECA 2025 in Croatia! Fantastic arachnology awaits us, exciting results and new collaborations. I love this society
@35theca2025.bsky.social
@35theca2025.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Excited to be at the ECA 2025 in Croatia! Fantastic arachnology awaits us, exciting results and new collaborations. I love this society
@35theca2025.bsky.social
@35theca2025.bsky.social
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Happy to say the 35th ECA in Zadar has officially started!
August 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Happy to say the 35th ECA in Zadar has officially started!
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Our amazing sponsors are the real MVPs!
• @pensoft.net : cutting-edge biodiversity publishing
• @peerj.bsky.social : high-quality peer review in biology & health
Thanks for making this congress possible!
• @pensoft.net : cutting-edge biodiversity publishing
• @peerj.bsky.social : high-quality peer review in biology & health
Thanks for making this congress possible!
August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Our amazing sponsors are the real MVPs!
• @pensoft.net : cutting-edge biodiversity publishing
• @peerj.bsky.social : high-quality peer review in biology & health
Thanks for making this congress possible!
• @pensoft.net : cutting-edge biodiversity publishing
• @peerj.bsky.social : high-quality peer review in biology & health
Thanks for making this congress possible!
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August 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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August 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Only five days left until the start of the 35th European Congress of Arachnology.
We are very excited to host 175 participants from 41 countries across 5 continents among which 62 are students! 🕷️🕸️🦂@institutrb.bsky.social
We are very excited to host 175 participants from 41 countries across 5 continents among which 62 are students! 🕷️🕸️🦂@institutrb.bsky.social
August 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Only five days left until the start of the 35th European Congress of Arachnology.
We are very excited to host 175 participants from 41 countries across 5 continents among which 62 are students! 🕷️🕸️🦂@institutrb.bsky.social
We are very excited to host 175 participants from 41 countries across 5 continents among which 62 are students! 🕷️🕸️🦂@institutrb.bsky.social
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One week to go till the 35th European Congress of Arachnology! Our publisher @pensoft.net is proudly sponsoring the event with a free publication to the Best Talk winner.
August 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
One week to go till the 35th European Congress of Arachnology! Our publisher @pensoft.net is proudly sponsoring the event with a free publication to the Best Talk winner.
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Coming to the 35th European Congress of Arachnology? You can win a free publication in a journal of your choice thanks to our publisher @pensoft.net !
subtbiol.pensoft.net/news/835
subtbiol.pensoft.net/news/835
Registration now open for the 35th European Congress of Arachnology
Registration is now open for the 35th European Congress of Arachnology, which will take place in Zadar, Croatia, from August 31st to September 5th, 2025. Organised by the Ruđer Boškovi...
subtbiol.pensoft.net
August 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Coming to the 35th European Congress of Arachnology? You can win a free publication in a journal of your choice thanks to our publisher @pensoft.net !
subtbiol.pensoft.net/news/835
subtbiol.pensoft.net/news/835
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FANTASIA's paper is finally out! Check it out if you're interested in alternative methods to homology for functional annotation in nonmodel organisms 🦐🐙🪱🧬🐝🪲
@gemmaeling.bsky.social @amrojasm.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
@csic.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@gemmaeling.bsky.social @amrojasm.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
@csic.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...
FANTASIA leverages language models to decode the functional dark proteome across the animal tree of life
Communications Biology - FANTASIA, a protein language model-based tool, enables large-scale functional annotation across ~1000 animal proteomes, revealing novel gene functions in both model and...
www.nature.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:05 AM
FANTASIA's paper is finally out! Check it out if you're interested in alternative methods to homology for functional annotation in nonmodel organisms 🦐🐙🪱🧬🐝🪲
@gemmaeling.bsky.social @amrojasm.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
@csic.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...
@gemmaeling.bsky.social @amrojasm.bsky.social @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social @cabd-upo-csic.bsky.social
@csic.es www.nature.com/articles/s42...
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Just 11 days left to the 35th European Congress of Arachnology - Croatia's Zadar will gather participants from 41 countries and 5 continents!
August 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Just 11 days left to the 35th European Congress of Arachnology - Croatia's Zadar will gather participants from 41 countries and 5 continents!