Yes, it will be!

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We invite proposals for short papers (15 minutes) and flash forum presentations (3-5 minutes). More details on speakers will follow soon!

If you have any questions or If you want to get involved but aren’t quite sure what/ how, feel free to reach out to us at [email protected]

This symposium is open to all and we strongly encourage the participation of undergraduate and postgraduate students across various disciplines. Moreover, it will be a hybrid event with opportunities for people to attend and present online if necessary!

This interdisciplinary symposium aims to interrogate, critique, and debunk the myths that underlie the current misconceptions about insects and open new, productive lines of enquiry in insect science.

The Cambridge University Entomological Society is hosting a symposium on ”The good, the bad, and the monstrous: insects in mythology, literature and media”, at the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, on 20th November 2025.

Huge thanks to @royentsoc.bsky.social for supporting us!

Had an amazing time at @behaviour2025.bsky.social in Kolkata! Got to see soo much diverse and cool research in the fields behavioural and integrative ecology and meet so many brilliant researchers.
Thanks to all the organisers!
Lastly, thanks to @biologists.bsky.social for funding my travel!

Watch #BiologyLetters author Ritabrata Chowdhury talk about his recent article that reports a previously unknown interaction from the mutualism between ants and Macaranga trees: cassyni.com/events/6Pu6E... #ecology #evolution

Incase anyone has missed the paper, the link is below:

royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Happy to share the Naked Scientists' article on my recent paper. Huge thanks to Chris Smith for interviewing me! Also, massive thanks to @camzoology.bsky.social, @biology.ox.ac.uk and @britentsoc.bsky.social for supporting this work!

The link: www.thenakedscientists.com/articles/int...

Arms race of physical defences: hooked trichomes of Macaranga ant-plants kill lycaenid caterpillars, but one specialist has a counter-defence: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... #BiologyLetters #ecology #evolution

Our study shows that an arms-race can also exist between plant physical defences and insect counter-adaptations!
@camzoology.bsky.social @royalsocietypublishing.org @biology.ox.ac.uk @royentsoc.bsky.social @britentsoc.bsky.social

Happy to share the first paper from my PhD! We report the discovery of a new insect-plant interaction from Borneo, where one ant-plant has evolved sharp hooked trichomes to pierce and kill lycaenid caterpillars. However, one specialist can survive and has a counter-defence!

doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...

Thank you!!

Huge thanks to everybody involved, especially @chrisjiggins.bsky.social , Erika de Castro, Simon Chen, Glennis Julian and Walter Federle! @camzoology.bsky.social @zikan.bsky.social

Happy to share my first major PhD work, where we show that Heliconiini caterpillars have developed more puncture resistant cuticle as a counter-adaptation against sharp Passiflora trichomes. However, we also show that the trichomes affect post ingestion, suggesting that the arms-race continues!

Thank you so much!!

Thank you so much Clare! It was great to see you again and to catch up!

Had an amazing time presenting at the @britentsoc.bsky.social Annual Member's Day yesterday at the @morethanadodo.bsky.social . Very inspiring talks, amazing people and lots of interesting conversations. Huge thanks to @pselaphacus.bsky.social and the @britentsoc.bsky.social for the opportunity!