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Wood Wide Ants — WWA 🐜
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🐜🧬 Genomics & evolbio of red wood ants 🎓📚 SciComm and teaching of entomology, biodiversity genomics, & citizen science 🌍 By UniBo UniFi & UniPv, supported by @sib.swiss @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
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Wood Wide Ants — WWA 🐜 @woodwideants.bsky.social · Sep 22
1/3🧵Kicking off on #bugsky today & introducing Wood Wide Ants, aka WWA! We're researchers studying the #evolbio of the #ant Formica paralugubris and its kin, through #genomics, #SciComm & #CitizenScience📚🐜🧪🧬🖥️ #insects #mirmecology @sib.swiss @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
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elvarobinson.bsky.social
These wood ants are edge specialists... but not all edges are equal. Jacob Podesta used a decade of population expansion data to show that wood ants spread more quickly along certain edges, depending on the edge orientation. Currently available open access here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Large wood ant mound on the edge of a plantation forest
November 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
woodwideants.bsky.social
An impressive review on classification and study of #ants, taken from an historical perspective 🖥️🧬🐜 includes also loads of insightful sections 👀

#bugsky #phylogenetics

academic.oup.com/isd/article/...
Ant systematics: past, present, and future
Abstract. The classification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) has progressed in waves since the first 17 species were described by Linnaeus in the 1758 ed
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November 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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ecsa.ngo
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November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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biogeneurope.bsky.social
Day 3 of Genomics for Biodiversity Conference! It starts at 12.30 CET. Find the zoom links for today's sessions in the programme.
👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic...
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social
Genomics for Biodiversity Conference - from genomes to impact
29–31 October 2025Summary🗓️ Dates:  29 - 31 October 2025 (click to add to your agenda!)🔗 Online venue: ERGA YouTube ChannelConference programmeWe are excited to announce the Genomics for Biodiversity ...
www.erga-biodiversity.eu
October 31, 2025 at 10:14 AM
woodwideants.bsky.social
Yesterday @fghiselli.bsky.social and Enrico Strada presented WWA and all of our activities at the #biodiversity #genomics conference by @biogeneurope.bsky.social @sib.swiss @ergabiodiv.bsky.social 🖥️🧬🌐

Check out our contribution on the YT rec below (starting ~3:07:00) 🫶🐜 #bugsky
ergabiodiv.bsky.social ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas @ergabiodiv.bsky.social · 28d
🌍 We are back for the 2nd case study session of the day! Genomics for #Biodiversity conference - from genomes to impact. A really biodiverse set of @biogeneurope.bsky.social case studies are presenting today 🔽
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR7I...

www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/genomic... #conference
DAY 2 - Genomics for Biodiversity Conference
YouTube video by ERGA Coordination
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October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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jopabinia.bsky.social
Quick thread of the many crabs named for Halloween related topics. This one is Gecarcinus quadratus, aka THE Halloween crab 🦀

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jopabinia.bsky.social Jo Wolfe, PhD @jopabinia.bsky.social · Sep 12
Interested in carcinization? 🦀🧪🦑 #invertebrate
Check out the Crab Time feed by liking/pinning here,
bsky.app/profile/did:...
and let me or @lucidillusions.in know if you want to post crabs!

How can you say no to this face?
Close up adorable view of the land crab Gecarcinus quadratus on a leaf and some dirt, in Corcovado, Costa Rica
October 31, 2024 at 6:57 PM
woodwideants.bsky.social
1/2 🧵 What's spookier than a swarm of hungry #ants feasting on your body?! 🐜👻 #bugsky

Probably, a swarm of hungry *alien* ants feasting on your body! 💀

HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM WWA 🎃🐜

Find out more about this terrifying story on our website:
tinyurl.com/59fmcxsk
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
woodwideants.bsky.social
What do u get when you seclude 200 science comms in a small town in Northern Italy for 72 hh? You get Folle di Scienza & Strambinaria, two fantastic events by Frame Divagazioni Scientifiche.

We attended last weekend and got the chance to talk about WWA with many colleagues 🥹🫶🐜🖥️🧬 #SciComm #bugsky
October 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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filonico.bsky.social
2/2🧵But lets showcase an outstanding project about #ant #genomics: @woodwideants.bsky.social #bugsky🖥️🧬

Have a look at our social profiles and website: loads of science, #SciComm & teaching!

And for the #invertober community, a little EXTRA for Day13: Formica paralugubris, or the red wood ant!
A vectorial digital drawing of a Formica paralugubris ant (a species of Wood Ant), viewed from above and set against a pale blue background. The ant has a distinct color pattern: the head is predominantly dark brown/black with some reddish-brown markings. The thorax and petiole are a bright orange-red/dark rust color, and the large abdomen is a solid dark brown/black. The legs are also dark brown/black. The text "invertobter2025 - Day 13 EXTRA" is in the bottom right corner.
October 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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royentsoc.bsky.social
⏰ It's the last day to submit your abstracts for the chance to share your research at the Outreach, Culture & Education SIG!

If you're interested in #InsectScience and outreach, get involved and submit your papers today.

Abstract submissions deadline: 17:00 (GMT) Friday 17 Oct 🔽
Outreach, Culture & Education Special Interest Group (SIG) 2025
We are excited to invite you to the next RES Outreach SIG meeting at the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh on 22 November. Come and join us and
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October 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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tarunyumnam.bsky.social
1/3 Excited that my final PhD MS is online! Big thanks to Ullasa (PI) (vanasiri.in) & collaborators Freerk and Urszula. Turns out humidity, not just temperature, plays a major role in butterfly eyespot plasticity. doi.org/10.1101/2025...
October 16, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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dinoserious.bsky.social
#invertober 13, banded sugar ant 🐜

#invertober2025
sketchy drawing of a banded sugar ant looking at the viewer on an orange background. "SUGAR!" is written above its abdomen
October 14, 2025 at 3:26 AM
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rmwaterhouse.bsky.social
Accounting for systematic phylogenetic bias led to a revised view of #mosquito #evolution, including the nonmonophyly of subfamily Culicinae, and the origin of mosquitoes to ~106 Mya, 100 My younger than previous estimates www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
woodwideants.bsky.social
One of the WWA missions is to bring research into high schools—sharing #biodiversity #genomics, #myrmecology, #entomology & #CitizenScience straight with students!📚🐜🧬🖥️

Learn more about our school programmes in the link in bio🌐🔗 #OpenScience #bugsky @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
A photograph of a classroom or laboratory setting where a small group of students is engaged in a science activity. In the foreground, two students are looking through a microscope positioned on a desk. On the desk are papers, small pins, and an illustration of an ant. Other students are working at a separate table in the background. The WWA logo, featuring a black circle with a stylized red ant head, is visible in the bottom right corner. A photograph taken from above, showing a student's hands holding an open text document over a table with other papers, a tablet, and headphones. The visible text on the open document is in Italian and discusses the structure and characteristics of an ant's genome and body, mentioning the head, antennae, and abdomen. The tablet screen displays handwritten notes in Italian. The WWA logo, featuring a black circle with a stylized red ant head, is visible in the bottom right corner. A photograph taken outdoors, showing a student kneeling down, taking a picture with a silver smartphone of a dark, weathered wooden plank or pallet lying on a grassy area, partially covered in dirt. The WWA logo, featuring a black circle with a stylized red ant head, is visible in the bottom right corner. A photograph of three students in a dense, slightly overgrown garden or park area surrounded by apartment buildings. The foreground is dominated by various green plants and large agave succulents. Two students are standing close together among the foliage on the right, and a third one is standing on a paved path to the left, looking into the garden. The WWA logo, featuring a black circle with a stylized red ant head, is visible in the bottom right corner.
October 13, 2025 at 9:16 AM
woodwideants.bsky.social
1/2🧵In 2024 we took the first photo shoot ever of the #ant Formica parlaugubris, in order to support our #SciComm activity 🐜📸 A huge thank to the naturalistic photographer ©Iacopo Nerozzi for these outstanding pics. #bugsky @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @sib.swiss
An extreme close-up macrophotograph the ant Formica paralugubris, engaged in predation. The ant's head, antennae, and reddish-brown thorax are in sharp focus. Its mandibles are clamped onto the bright green body of a caterpillar, which is large, out-of-focus, and curves out of the foreground. The image powerfully captures the ant's predatory action. The background is a mix of blurred dark brown and reddish-brown earth/detritus. A small credit is visible at the bottom: "© Iacopo Nerozzi | Unaesthetic Fauna". A macrophotograph of the ant Formica paralugubris, adopting a defensive or aggressive posture. The ant has a reddish-brown head and thorax, a darker brown abdomen, and long, slender legs and antennae. It is standing on a dense, vibrant green bed of moss. The ant is rearing up, holding its head high and its mandibles open and ready, suggesting a defensive or threat display. The background is a softly blurred dark green and black. A small credit is visible at the bottom: "© Iacopo Nerozzi | Unaesthetic Fauna".
October 4, 2025 at 10:28 AM
woodwideants.bsky.social
That's a wrap! Had a great time at the European Researchers' Night #ERN25 by @ec.europa.eu in Bologna🇮🇹! #SciComm #OpenScience

@fghiselli.bsky.social & Enrico Strada entertained loads of ppl with #ants, #genomics and all of our work 🐜🖥️🧪🧬

@sib.swiss @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
A photo of our stand at the European Researchers' Night, with Fabrizio Ghiselli and a person scanning our QR code A photo of our stand at the European Researchers' Night with Enrico Strada talking about mirmecology with two young people A photo of our stand at the European Researchers' Night with Enrico Strada showing ant samples to a group of young people
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
woodwideants.bsky.social
🇪🇺Getting ready for today's European Researchers' Night 2025 #ERN25 by @ec.europa.eu #SciComm #OpenScience #bugsky

🧪🖥️🧬🐜WWA will be present in Bologna to talk about #biodiversity #genomics, #ants & #entomology

@sib.swiss @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
Entomological box with specimens of various ant species, a phylogenetic tree and an explanation of the WWA project A researcher observing ant specimens under a dissecting microscope A macro photography of an ant head under a dissecting microscope
September 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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swarmofthoughts.bsky.social
Everything is getting ready for #ERN2025 European Researchers Night tomorrow at @casacienciasevcsic.bsky.social , where we are going to present our workshop "Insects - witnesses of the past", dealing with #fossils, palaeoclimate reconstruction and ecological physiology of insects
Poster of the European Researchers night in Sevilla 3d printed replicas of the fossils of non-biting midges Sediment core part, stickers with fossil insects, and bunch of postcard with Baltic amber insects Part of the postcard with Archaeognatha and an ant from Baltic amber
September 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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niooknaw.bsky.social
New publication: The European Reference #Genome Atlas: piloting a decentralised approach to equitable #biodiversity genomics, by @KvanOers and others. #genomics #eukaryote #sequencing

https://doi.org/10.1038/s44185-024-00054-6
December 2, 2024 at 8:45 PM
woodwideants.bsky.social
1/3🧵Kicking off on #bugsky today & introducing Wood Wide Ants, aka WWA! We're researchers studying the #evolbio of the #ant Formica paralugubris and its kin, through #genomics, #SciComm & #CitizenScience📚🐜🧪🧬🖥️ #insects #mirmecology @sib.swiss @biogeneurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM