Look - it's a new preprint!

Predatory attacks change bee visual perception and decision-making, making bees better prepared to detect threats.

Excellent work by the brilliant Olga Procenko for her (prize-winning) PhD with us! #bees #vision #predation

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

It’s national #mothweek ! Elegant, mysterious, and incredibly diverse, moths are such fantastic creatures that deserve as much or even more attention as butterflies 🦋 there’s not even a moth emoji yet!

Yes, I am aware of that! You can totally add that photo to the project or go looking for more!

Thanks for posting this, @omearabrian.bsky.social! If anyone's wondering, yes, I am the grad student in question. Follow the iNat link and spread the word! Feel free to send any questions my way

Project description can be found in the link. To cover ~25 tree cricket species across the US, I request all nature enthusiasts to contribute and spread the word!

Not from the US? Global observations are also welcome! Shoot any questions on my iNat (insectlavie) or email ([email protected])

Tree crickets build megaphones, called "baffles", by chewing holes in leaves to attract mates. For my PhD, I am studying the evolution of baffling. Lil bit of phylogenetics, lil bit of citizen science. Follow the link to my new project on @inaturalist.bsky.social
www.inaturalist.org/projects/baf...