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Hanna Kokko @kokkonut.bsky.social · 5d

@romanzug.bsky.social and @socialinsectlab.bsky.social thinking about colony dynamics! Resource variation can mask tradeoffs, but here we show that even if that *doesn't* vary, lucky starts in colony life can lead to better trajectories and if so, a tradeoff is often undetectable despite being real.

Journal of Evolutionary Biology @jevbio.bsky.social · 6d

Why is it so hard to detect fecundity-longevity #trade-offs in social insects? And what does this have to do with the Gospel of #Matthew??
Find out in our new paper with @kokkonut.bsky.social and Susanne Foitzik @mainzuniversity.bsky.social!

doi.org/10.1093/jeb/...

Luck can explain the positive link between fecundity and longevity: the Matthew effect in social insects and beyond

Abstract. The universality of the trade-off between fecundity and longevity in life-history theory is sometimes contested. Social insects present the argua

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Central European section of IUSSI @ceiussi.bsky.social · Sep 2

We hope to see all of you in Freiburg next year for the International IUSSI Meeting: #IUSSI26 iussi2026.org

International Union for the Study of Social Insects

International Congress of the Insternational Union for the Study of Social Insects

iussi2026.org

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Sep 2

Also another of our PhD student Max Bolder had the opportunity to discuss some of his new results about the vampire ants Stigmatomma pallipes. If you want to know more contact him on Bluesky >>> @boldest-ant.bsky.social <<<

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Sep 2

Last week our PhD Selina Huthmacher presented her work at ‪@ceiussi.bsky.social‬ on #CHCs in ants. If you want to know more check her recent paper >> royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/abs/10.1... <<

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 29

Selina's talk is in 5 min! Don't miss it at @ceiussi.bsky.social !

Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

2 of our PhD students, Max Bolder (@boldest-ant.bsky.social) and Selina Huthmacher are going to the
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 28

Don't forget the talk of Max today at 3 pm about #vampireants 🧛🐜 @ceiussi.bsky.social #CEIUSSI

Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

2 of our PhD students, Max Bolder (@boldest-ant.bsky.social) and Selina Huthmacher are going to the
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/

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IQCB Mainz @iqcb-mainz.bsky.social · Jul 14

Join the GUTENBERG WORKSHOP on the Evolution of Ageing!

Organizers: Margaux Bieuville, @kokkonut.bsky.social and Victor Ronget @unimainz.bsky.social, and eivimeycook.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social

Info at gutenberg-workshops.uni-mainz.de/evolution-ag...

#ageing #evolution #lifesciences

The Gutenberg Workshop on the Evolution of Ageing is organized by Margaux Bieuville, Hanna Kokko and Victor Ronget from the University of Mainz together with Edward Ivimey-Cook from the University of Glasgow. The Workshop will take place from 30 September to 2 October 2025 at Wasem's Monastery Engelthal Ingelheim.

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 26

2 of our PhD students, Max Bolder (@boldest-ant.bsky.social) and Selina Huthmacher are going to the
8th Central European IUSSI Meeting (@ceiussi.bsky.social)! If you are there don't miss their talks! 🐜👑🐜👃More info 👇
ce-iussi-meeting-szeged2025.iussi.de/programme/

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Clarita Iona Mendes @clariona.bsky.social · Aug 21

Presented the first part of my PhD journey at @eseb2025.bsky.social
Here's to talking more about ant brains and curious insects in the future!! 🆒 🐜🧠

Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Last round of posters for our group today at @eseb2025.bsky.social ! Go and check for Clarita (@clariona.bsky.social) a the poster 047, you will found out more about cool ant brains! She will be there from 5 pm onwards! Bring a glass of sangria and your questions! 🐜🧠🍷 #ESEB #ESEB2025

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 21

Last round of posters for our group today at @eseb2025.bsky.social ! Go and check for Clarita (@clariona.bsky.social) a the poster 047, you will found out more about cool ant brains! She will be there from 5 pm onwards! Bring a glass of sangria and your questions! 🐜🧠🍷 #ESEB #ESEB2025

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 20

It's a cat! It's an ant! It's our group 🇮🇹🇩🇪🇨🇴🇳🇱🇮🇳🇮🇷 at @eseb2025.bsky.social enjoying the city! #ESEB2025 🇪🇸🐜

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 20

The second day at @eseb2025.bsky.social was full of talks and posters from our group! If you missed Tom, Amir and Luisa (@jaimesnino.bsky.social) go and search for them! They have still a lot to say about their research! 🐜🪱💀🐜 #ESEB #ESEB2025

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E. Yağmur Erten @yagmurerten.bsky.social · Aug 19

MEME alumni (www.evobio.eu) at #ESEB2025! We span so many generations now, from the first cohort (graduated in 2012) to those who are still studying, with master students, PhD students, postdocs, and PIs among us! So happy to get together in every ESEB 🤩

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

Watch out! @eseb2025.bsky.social Supergenes in Formica w/ @giuliascarparo.bsky.social ! #ESEB #ESEB2025

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Tilly S Scott @tillysscott.bsky.social · Aug 19

A bunch of inspiring talks this morning! Chromatin loops (identified with Micro-C) in cephalopods; odorant receptors in slave ants; chromosome inversions in a beetle, the genetics of critically endangered bellinger river turtle +the importance of MHC; genetic load in the helmet honeyeater

#eseb2025

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 19

@eseb2025.bsky.social Today's talk from our lab! 👇 Come and bring your curiosity and interest with you! #ESEB #ESEB2025

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 18

Giulia is waiting for you at the poster 208 at @eseb2025.bsky.social to talk about neuropeptides in #ants infected by #cestodes! Find out more about it! #ESEB #ESEB2025 #WomeninSTEM

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 18

Our fellow PhD students Clarita Mendes (@clariona.bsky.social), Giulia Blasi and Amirhossein Karimizadeh, and Dr. Tom Sistermans will be there at the poster session in the Expo area at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Go and check their posters! #ESEB #ESEB2025 More details below👇

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 18

#ESEB #ESEB2025 !!!

Our fellow PhD students @giuliab.bsky.social, @clariona.bsky.social, and Amirhossein Karimizadeh, and Dr. Tom Sistermans will be there at the poster session in the Expo area at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Go and check their posters! More details below👇

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Social Insects Lab - JGU Mainz @socialinsectlab.bsky.social · Aug 18

@jaimesnino.bsky.social, @giuliascarparo.bsky.social and Susanne Foitzik from our group @unimainz.bsky.social will give a talk at @eseb2025.bsky.social. Check the calendar below for more details! #ESEB2025 #ESEB 🐜🐜🐜

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Flo Débarre @flodebarre.bsky.social · Aug 14

... and here's a second #ESEB2025 starter pack!

go.bsky.app/DnUAnt5

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Flo Débarre @flodebarre.bsky.social · Aug 14

Folks going to #ESEB2025 : To help people connect on Bluesky, I've started making starter packs. Here is a first one with the names that were available when I started.

Ping me if you want to be included in the next one!