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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Nov 17

Guess I’m just gonna leave this video here as my intro tweet :) 🕷️💤 In my group, we study spider sleep! :) m.youtube.com/watch?v=BTcc...

Do Spiders Dream Like Humans Do? This Researcher Wants to Find Out.

YouTube video by Scientific American

m.youtube.com

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · 5d

🙌🏼 welcome!!!

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Sonya Widen @sonyawiden.bsky.social · 7d

“Above all, we must realise that each of us makes a difference with our life. Each of us impacts the world around us every single day. We have a choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place - or not to bother.”

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 7d

“Jane Goodall was an amazing scientist who inspired people to see the natural world in a new way. She helped us to look at the animal kingdom with fresh eyes and with greater respect.

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New England Primate Conservancy @neprimateconsrv.bsky.social · 7d

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 8d

#ISBE2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit your abstract by 15 December 2025 on www.isbe2026.com

@behavecol.bsky.social

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · 13d

Two awesome news for our #SLEEB-Lab @unibonn.bsky.social 1) we finally had a lab photoshoot and 2) I can now officially announce @roald-arboel.com is joining our team as a Postdoc starting in November!!! Sweet tracking stuff ahead. Welcome to the #spider #behavior fam, Mikkel!

A group of seven people- members of the SLEEB lab in Bonn standing in front of a green natural background outside.

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ASSAB @animbehav.bsky.social · 16d

Meet Chrissie Painting the new ASSAB president!

@cpaintingnz.bsky.social is a Senior Lecturer and behavioural ecologist at the University of Waikato. Her research seeks patterns in animal behaviour and morphology, with a particular focus on insect and arachnid mating systems.
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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · 21d

Omg I feel this so much! Really.

Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Sep 7

Yes! 🙃 Marked your talk already! ;)

Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Sep 6

🕷️ 🚨 Are you at the #DZG in Berlin next week? @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social my PhD @nadjageiger.bsky.social and I are very excited to tell you the latest about our spider sleep 💤 work! Come check out our talks on Friday and ask all your questions! :) 🚨 🕷️

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Sep 6

🚨 PhD alert! IMPRS brain & behavior in Bonn just opened their calls for applications. Great PhD funding opportunities. Check it out! PS- I just joined their faculty, meaning you could do a rotation in my lab or even a PhD with me on spider sleep 🙃 Apply! 🚨

IMPRS for Brain and Behavior @imprsbb.bsky.social · Aug 27

📢Apply now! Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Jul 30

Awesome !!! Congrats!!!

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Jul 21

Love this so so much 🤗

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Jul 13

Yes in this case- but was only a brief little poke ;) any idea on an ID for the ant?

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Jul 12

Finally taking spider 🕷️ sleep 💤 to the wild! Currently in QLD, Australia, filming Portia fimbriata sleep in the field-which disturbances are they facing and how does their wild sleep compare to lab sleep? Stay tuned! 🙃 ps- terrible place to work 🤭 @nadjageiger.bsky.social @mherberstein.bsky.social

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Jun 29

Can’t wait!

ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · Jun 28

The Local Organizing Commitee welcomes behavioral ecologists from across the world and of all career stages to enjoy a five-day meeting rich in top-notch science and ample networking opportunities in Turin (Italy), 20-24 July 2026.

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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · Jun 26

The three academic positions (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer) in the School of Biological Sciences at Monash University are now advertised. Details here:

Ecology:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

Genomics:
careers.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/jo...

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Morgan M. Oberweiser @mmoberweiser.bsky.social · Jun 24

PhD position open with Dr. Jutta Schneider and @mherberstein.bsky.social in Hamburg, on sub-social behavior in crab spiders 🕷️ It even includes field work in Australia! Application deadline is 15 July, more info at the link:
www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan...

A crab spider with bright yellow/green prosoma and legs and a light brown opisthosoma sits on a leaf

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Jun 6

Cool! Congrats!

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Madhusudan 🦉 Katti @leafwarbler.bsky.social · Jun 5

“researchers found that the sounds of bees, which are efficient snapdragon pollinators, led the snapdragons to increase their sugar and nectar volume, and even alter their gene expression that governs sugar transport and nectar production.”

Neat work via @asa-news.bsky.social conf last month!

Can plants hear their pollinators? #ASA188

When pollinators visit flowers, they produce various sounds, from wing flapping during hovering, to landing and takeoff. Francesca Barbero studied these vibroacoustic signals to develop noninvasive an...

www.eurekalert.org

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Jun 4

🤯🤯🤯 SO COOL!

Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Jun 2

Awesome picture!!! Looks like Anasaitis canalis

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Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · Jun 2

@nadjageiger.bsky.social

Daniela Rößler @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social · May 30

@frauregenbogen.bsky.social

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DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · May 27

Dear Zoologists (in Germany)!
Before leaving for your extended public holiday weekend... Consider registering for the #DZG2025 to secure the Early Bird fee.
Early bird registration is ending soon.

DZG 2025 Berlin @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social · Mar 31

👋 Looking forward to the 117th Annual Meeting of the German Zoological Society. Please like and share 🤩

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