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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Sep 4

New work from our neighbours @jjfosterlab.bsky.social lab with lead ‪@gkolyfetis.bsky.social‬
- check out their findings on the coupling of #photoreceptors in different #bee species 🐝👇👇

George Kolyfetis @gkolyfetis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our findings on bees' photoreceptors are now officially published in Biology Letters of the Royal Society Publishing!! Thanks again for a productive collaboration @jjfosterlab.bsky.social and @gregoeur.bsky.social !!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

George Kolyfetis @gkolyfetis.bsky.social · May 4

I'm really happy to share the first preprint of my PhD work in @jjfosterlab.bsky.social! During a fruitful collaboration with @gregoeur.bsky.social, we uncovered a surprising feature of bees' eyes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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George Kolyfetis @gkolyfetis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Our findings on bees' photoreceptors are now officially published in Biology Letters of the Royal Society Publishing!! Thanks again for a productive collaboration @jjfosterlab.bsky.social and @gregoeur.bsky.social !!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

George Kolyfetis @gkolyfetis.bsky.social · May 4

I'm really happy to share the first preprint of my PhD work in @jjfosterlab.bsky.social! During a fruitful collaboration with @gregoeur.bsky.social, we uncovered a surprising feature of bees' eyes!
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

www.biorxiv.org

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · Aug 25

#ABL2025 Plenary Spotlight: Dr Anna Stöckl @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social ⭐

Join us on Nov 13-14 to learn how Dr Stöckl’s team @insect-vision.bsky.social unravelled the fascinating ways in which pollinators see the hidden patterns of flowers.🦋🌻

Learn more about the conference: ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Aug 4

This hierarchy does not reflect the strength of optic flow or contrast cues in our experimental setups or in the natural visual environment of hawkmoths.

Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Aug 4

Long story short: both pathways act in parallel, and shape flight with equal contributions when not in conflict. If in conflict, the dorsal response has a stronger impact on the moths' flight position, tortuosity and speed than the ventrolateral optic flow response.

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Aug 4

Hawkmoths respond primarily to translational optic flow in their ventrolateral visual field, while they respond with a novel response to directional elements of dorsal contrast features. See also: www.cell.com/current-biol...
We set out to test how these two pathways interact.

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Aug 4

New work from the lab - final version out: #parallel #processing #optic_flow #flight #vision In hummingbird hawkmoth flight control, natural input prevalence shapes the visual field partitioning of two parallel pathways, but safety relevance determines the integration hierarchy. tinyurl.com/bdfsxea2

Integration of parallel pathways for flight control in a hawkmoth reflects prevalence and relevance of natural visual cues

In vision-based flight control of hummingbird hawkmoths, the visual field partitions by natural cue prevalence into an optic flow and dorsal directional pathway, which integrate according to their rel...

elifesciences.org

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Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour @cbehav.bsky.social · Aug 1

Check out the newest episode of our podcast "In the Swarm"!

Have you ever wondered how tiny insects navigate the world? In this episode, @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social explains how the tiny but mighty insect brain controls behaviour of stunning complexity.

www.exc.uni-konstanz.de/collective-b...

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Jun 15

Float like a hawkmoth and drink like one too! What better way to understand insect behaviour? 🍹🦋🍹
An exciting evening of science outreach by the lake, by @cbehav.bsky.social ‪‪‪@excinequality.bsky.social‬
With moth impersonators:
@emmarusconi.bsky.social @manel-a-pama.bsky.social ky.social‬

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Jun 2

We couldn't be prouder - the first PhD student from our group just defended!🎓✨
Huge congratulations to Ronja on an amazing thesis and a well-earned title.
Cheers to you, Dr. Bigge🥂🦋

ronjabigge.bsky.social @ronjabigge.bsky.social · Jun 2

I did it😭
I'm thrilled, relieved, and so excited to announce that I have successfully defended my PhD!
Endless thanks to everyone who supported me along the way - mentors, labmates, friends, and family.
I couldn't have done it without you❤️
#PhDone

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preLights @prelights.bsky.social · May 29

So many features…so little time: bumblebees show optimization of cue integration in a memory task. 🐝🐝

Really entertaining #preLight prepared by Tim Schwanitz & Cemre Coskun in which they highlight recent work from @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social & team ⬇️ 👀

prelights.biologists.com/highlights/b...

Bumblebees flexibly adjust learning and decision strategies to sensory information content in a foraging task - preLights

so many features…so little time: bumblebees show optimization of cue integration in a memory task.

prelights.biologists.com

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Apr 8

We are excited to have Aruna visit our lab over the summer as part of her PhD! She is investigating how hawkmoths actively shape their flight trajectories to better sense the spatial layout of their environment while working towards a 3D tracking system to accurately capture their movement!

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Mar 21

Welcome to the LAB: Emma Rusconi @emmarusconi.bsky.social

We are excited that Emma has recently joined us as a research assistant! She is currently investigating how bumblebees generalize visual patterns, and will soon investigate how nocturnal moths navigate in different light conditions.

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Anna Stöckl @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social · Mar 20

New review about "Path integration and optic flow in flying insects" doi.org/10.1007/s003.... One of the questions asked, where in the visual field insects perceive optic flow, is addressed and discussed in our recent work: doi.org/10.1016/j.cu... doi.org/10.7554/eLif...

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Mar 7

Welcome to the LAB: Farhan Rafique Shah @arha2.bsky.social

Farhan joined the team this year to pursue his #PhD . He will study natural and polluted light environments, and how these are perceived by nocturnal moths. To learn more, check out his page: (www.insect-vision.com/farhan-shah)

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Mar 5

Big Cheers to @ronjabigge.bsky.social who is submitting her PhD thesis today 🍾🥳.

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Feb 25

We had a fantastic #retreat in the Black Forest together with @jjfosterlab.bsky.social and Nouvian labs. We escaped rooms, worked on laboratory code of conduct, went hiking, learned about first aid, data visualisation and pose estimation, brainstormed science and went wild playing games!

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Feb 5

Hawkmoths exploring new spaces - what a wonderful location for a talk about night vision in insects 🦋✨. Thank you #Kortizes and Planetarium #Nürnberg for the invitation and the great organisation. An extra big thank you to the wonderful audience!!
🙏 @jjfosterlab.bsky.social for the 📸

Anna Stöckl @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social · Feb 5

Fantastische Location für einen Vortrag über das nächtliche Sehvermögen der Insekten mit einem wunderbaren Publikum! Vielen Dank an Kortizes und das Planetarium #Nürnberg für die Einladung und die tolle Organisation. 🙏 @jjfosterlab.bsky.social für die 📸

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · Dec 26

Looking for any new year's resolutions? How about submitting a paper to a special issue: #Neuroethology of #Lepidoptera ↘️https://link.springer.com/collections/ccdhceiegi↙️ edited by @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social, Kentaro Arikawa and Basil el Jundi 🦋🧠

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Dec 18

🎄🎁🎄We're celebrating another buzzing year at the insect vision lab. Season's greetings and a happy new year from our hive to yours 🎉🦋🐝🎉
#Moths #Happyholidays

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Dec 11

Thank you!!

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Dec 11

Thank you!!

Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Dec 11

Hi Alex, we would love to join, as well as @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social if there is still space? Thank you so much!

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Dec 11

Hi Helen, if there is still space, could you add us, and @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social to the starter pack as well? Many thanks for organising this!

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Visual Insect Neuroethology Group @insect-vision.bsky.social · Dec 11

bit late to the party, but could you add us, and @anna-stoeckl.bsky.social as well, if there is still room?

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