Menno Schilthuizen
@schilthuizen.bsky.social
New book "The Urban Naturalist" (MIT Press, 1 Apr. 2025)
Author of 'Darwin Comes to Town' and 'Nature's Nether Regions'
Rubber-stamped 'tweets' on ecology & evolution. TED speaker
http://schilthuizen.com
http://taxonexpeditions.com
Leyden, Netherlands
Author of 'Darwin Comes to Town' and 'Nature's Nether Regions'
Rubber-stamped 'tweets' on ecology & evolution. TED speaker
http://schilthuizen.com
http://taxonexpeditions.com
Leyden, Netherlands
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We have a cover!
Click here for preordering the book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
Click here for preordering the book: mitpress.mit.edu/978026204909...
Het was weer leuk bij De Nacht Van... met Benji Heerschop op @nporadio1.bsky.social. Lekker breeduit kunnen praten over @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social, ecologie, ecosystemen, en evolutie. En eigen muziek mogen draaien van o.a. Suzanne Burdorf en Baba Brinkman!
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www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/d...
85% procent van de soorten kennen we nog niet! Aldus bioloog Menno Schilthuizen
Menno Schilthuizen zocht uit hoeveel soorten er in de wereld zijn. Hij begon in een achtertuin in Borneo.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Het was weer leuk bij De Nacht Van... met Benji Heerschop op @nporadio1.bsky.social. Lekker breeduit kunnen praten over @taxonexpeditions.bsky.social, ecologie, ecosystemen, en evolutie. En eigen muziek mogen draaien van o.a. Suzanne Burdorf en Baba Brinkman!
www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/d...
www.nporadio1.nl/fragmenten/d...
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My discussion of this book on evolution of organisms adapted to living in cities & towns. Author argues that cities & towns worldwide will ultimately have nearly identical floras & faunas. If they have gained a foothold, may we then plant exotic species deliberately? pandasthumb.org/archives/202...
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My discussion of this book on evolution of organisms adapted to living in cities & towns. Author argues that cities & towns worldwide will ultimately have nearly identical floras & faunas. If they have gained a foothold, may we then plant exotic species deliberately? pandasthumb.org/archives/202...
And whoever coined the phrase "to fall asleep" rests happily in his grave.
Brain activity from more than 1000 people shows a rapid transition from being awake to being asleep, rather than a slow transition between the two states
Falling asleep isn’t a gradual process – it happens all of a sudden
Brain activity from more than 1000 people shows a rapid transition from being awake to being asleep, rather than a slow transition between the two states
www.newscientist.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 AM
And whoever coined the phrase "to fall asleep" rests happily in his grave.
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PhD position - How jumping spiders see
- Put cute spiders on trackballs!
- Program fancy automated experiments!
- Do cutting edge research!
- Hang out in beautiful Italian cities!
- Be supervised by a super nice chap!
Like invertebrate behaviour and computation stuff? You'll love this.
Link in 🧵
- Put cute spiders on trackballs!
- Program fancy automated experiments!
- Do cutting edge research!
- Hang out in beautiful Italian cities!
- Be supervised by a super nice chap!
Like invertebrate behaviour and computation stuff? You'll love this.
Link in 🧵
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
PhD position - How jumping spiders see
- Put cute spiders on trackballs!
- Program fancy automated experiments!
- Do cutting edge research!
- Hang out in beautiful Italian cities!
- Be supervised by a super nice chap!
Like invertebrate behaviour and computation stuff? You'll love this.
Link in 🧵
- Put cute spiders on trackballs!
- Program fancy automated experiments!
- Do cutting edge research!
- Hang out in beautiful Italian cities!
- Be supervised by a super nice chap!
Like invertebrate behaviour and computation stuff? You'll love this.
Link in 🧵
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In de categorie "zaken waarom je je niet druk moet maken omdat er niks aan valt te doen maar die toch jammer zijn": #Amsterdam sloopt de fietsflat, die echter monumentenstatus had moeten krijgen.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In de categorie "zaken waarom je je niet druk moet maken omdat er niks aan valt te doen maar die toch jammer zijn": #Amsterdam sloopt de fietsflat, die echter monumentenstatus had moeten krijgen.
mainzerbeobachter.com/2025/11/22/d...
mainzerbeobachter.com/2025/11/22/d...
Oh Sam, not on Saturday morning!
From some difference between my wife and Sarah, her maid, my wife and I fell out cruelly, to my great discontent.
November 22, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Oh Sam, not on Saturday morning!
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#SlotenSchonen | ’Snor’ van vegetatie laten staan helpt ook tegen Amerikaanse rivierkreeft (meer predatoren), zeker in combinatie met flauwe oever (minder graafmogelijkheid) 💧Poster van Anoula Voerman, via www.boerennatuurfryslan.frl/poster-aanvr...
November 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
#SlotenSchonen | ’Snor’ van vegetatie laten staan helpt ook tegen Amerikaanse rivierkreeft (meer predatoren), zeker in combinatie met flauwe oever (minder graafmogelijkheid) 💧Poster van Anoula Voerman, via www.boerennatuurfryslan.frl/poster-aanvr...
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#Movember | Laat staan die snor! Bij het schonen van de sloten 💧Goed voor de ecologie en de ontwikkeling van de oever: www.bnnvara.nl/vroegevogels... en www.vlinderstichting.nl/waar-is-de-s... @vlinderstichting.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#Movember | Laat staan die snor! Bij het schonen van de sloten 💧Goed voor de ecologie en de ontwikkeling van de oever: www.bnnvara.nl/vroegevogels... en www.vlinderstichting.nl/waar-is-de-s... @vlinderstichting.bsky.social
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New "Bugs Matter" survey update seems to show ongoing and rapid insect decline, based on bug splats on cars.
@KentWildlife
@KentWildlife
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
New "Bugs Matter" survey update seems to show ongoing and rapid insect decline, based on bug splats on cars.
@KentWildlife
@KentWildlife
Ontzettend grappig filmpje over onze promovendus Vincent van der Spek @naturalis.bsky.social van @omroepwest.nl
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www.omroepwest.nl/tv/afleverin...
Drijfveren - Aflevering 14
In Drijveren zie je mensen met een bijzondere passie. Programmamaker Erik Kooyman ontmoet verschillende mensen en maakt korte portretten. Het gaat o.a. over maken, liefde, zoeken, doen en spelen.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Ontzettend grappig filmpje over onze promovendus Vincent van der Spek @naturalis.bsky.social van @omroepwest.nl
www.omroepwest.nl/tv/afleverin...
www.omroepwest.nl/tv/afleverin...
Recruitment
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November 20, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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I had that dream again last night
Johannes Jelgerhuis, Pieter Meijer Warnars' bookstore on the Vijgendam in Amsterdam, 1820 (Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam)
November 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I had that dream again last night
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Menno Schilthuizen @schilthuizen.bsky.social gave a brilliant overview of the interplay between genetic diversity and reproductive isolation in speciation, followed by a discussion with science historian Kärin Nickelsen and biochemist Axel Imhof @bmc-lmu.bsky.social. Chair: @lenabouman.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Menno Schilthuizen @schilthuizen.bsky.social gave a brilliant overview of the interplay between genetic diversity and reproductive isolation in speciation, followed by a discussion with science historian Kärin Nickelsen and biochemist Axel Imhof @bmc-lmu.bsky.social. Chair: @lenabouman.bsky.social
My book Darwin Comes to Town reviewed in The Panda's Thumb by Matt Young!
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November 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
My book Darwin Comes to Town reviewed in The Panda's Thumb by Matt Young!
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Dutch #communityscience, palaeontology, and Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the The New York Times!
#citizenscience #Maasvlakte #Iceage #Mammoths #Beachfinds
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/a...
#citizenscience #Maasvlakte #Iceage #Mammoths #Beachfinds
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/a...
A Day at the Beach Hunting Mammoths
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November 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Dutch #communityscience, palaeontology, and Naturalis Biodiversity Center in the The New York Times!
#citizenscience #Maasvlakte #Iceage #Mammoths #Beachfinds
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/a...
#citizenscience #Maasvlakte #Iceage #Mammoths #Beachfinds
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/a...
A rapidly evolving female-controlled lock-and-key mechanism determines Aedes mosquito mating success: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
A rapidly evolving female-controlled lock-and-key mechanism determines Aedes mosquito mating success
Houri-Zeevi et al. uncover a lock-and-key mating system in mosquitoes, where females
control mating through genital responses to rapidly evolving male structures. Males
of the invasive Asian tiger mos...
www.cell.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
A rapidly evolving female-controlled lock-and-key mechanism determines Aedes mosquito mating success: Current Biology www.cell.com/current-biol...
Permafrost in Serbia? You may want to check your geography, @theobserveruk.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Permafrost in Serbia? You may want to check your geography, @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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Folks, Tom is back with another Alt Text Masterpiece 🙏
THREAD. A collection of photographs of the best scarecrows I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Folks, Tom is back with another Alt Text Masterpiece 🙏
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Een of andere klojo (of meerdere) heeft de ziekelijke behoefte om aangeplante boompjes in het Binnenveld te vernielen. Als iemand daar iets over weet, meld het dan vooral bij @gemeentewageningen.bsky.social of de politie. #stopvandalisme
November 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Een of andere klojo (of meerdere) heeft de ziekelijke behoefte om aangeplante boompjes in het Binnenveld te vernielen. Als iemand daar iets over weet, meld het dan vooral bij @gemeentewageningen.bsky.social of de politie. #stopvandalisme
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GS van Gelderland willen oud bos niet meer beschermen. 2000 ha bos buiten het GNN mag op de schop, want gemeenten hebben er maar last van wanneer ze willen bouwen. Bos dat al sinds 1800 bos is.
Zeg er wat van op 26 nov in Arnhem. Aanmelden tot 24 november 12:00 uur via [email protected]
Zeg er wat van op 26 nov in Arnhem. Aanmelden tot 24 november 12:00 uur via [email protected]
November 15, 2025 at 3:47 PM
GS van Gelderland willen oud bos niet meer beschermen. 2000 ha bos buiten het GNN mag op de schop, want gemeenten hebben er maar last van wanneer ze willen bouwen. Bos dat al sinds 1800 bos is.
Zeg er wat van op 26 nov in Arnhem. Aanmelden tot 24 november 12:00 uur via [email protected]
Zeg er wat van op 26 nov in Arnhem. Aanmelden tot 24 november 12:00 uur via [email protected]
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November 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Drop by if you're in Munich or around. We'll be talking about deep and important topics, such as the relative roles of isolation and selection in the origin of species, the possibility that cities spawn new species, and how much genetic diversity you can lose before a species loses its resilience.
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Drop by if you're in Munich or around. We'll be talking about deep and important topics, such as the relative roles of isolation and selection in the origin of species, the possibility that cities spawn new species, and how much genetic diversity you can lose before a species loses its resilience.
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Big news - I’ll be starting an #insect #systematics lab at University of Nebraska-Lincoln this coming academic year! I’m looking to #recruit #PhDstudents to work in #wasp systematics, especially gall systems, to begin Fall 2026. Please help me spread the word — more details on the flyer below!
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Big news - I’ll be starting an #insect #systematics lab at University of Nebraska-Lincoln this coming academic year! I’m looking to #recruit #PhDstudents to work in #wasp systematics, especially gall systems, to begin Fall 2026. Please help me spread the word — more details on the flyer below!
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55 years ago today the thing with the whale happened.
Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate.
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Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate.
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The Exploding Whale: An infamous moment in Oregon history creates a strangely beloved icon
YouTube video by KATU News
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November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
55 years ago today the thing with the whale happened.
Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate.
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...
Happy exploding whale day to all who celebrate.
youtu.be/V6CLumsir34?...