Nottingham SpiderLab

The SpiderLab based at @UoNLifeSci; researching spider silk, ecology, behaviour, and endosymbionts. Also promoting the love of arachnids everywhere! 🕷️🦂

[News from Science @NewsfromScience]

This creepy crawly cohort moves toward its prey in stop motion: The spiders pause, then rush forward in unison, then pause again. https://t.co/nBvNsiECCB

[Nottingham SpiderLab @ArachNotts]

Everyone's talking about a stowaway huntsman turning up in the UK, which is a great opportunity to talk spiders across BBC radio today, mostly sympathising with the poor spider unexpectedly braving our UK winter! #LoveSpiders

[Ella Deutsch @EllaKDeutsch]

Catch my chat on the stowaway huntsman and other spidery things here (time 25:00) or I'll be speaking to lots of local stations today so might be coming to some airwaves near you! https://t.co/PBaQAws7kc

[Morgan Thornber @mkt994]

Finally handed in the Thesis a huge thank you to @ArachNotts @UniofNottingham @UoNLifeSci @nottm_bbsrc_dtp @PenderynWhisky @TheJohnsonArms

[Nottingham SpiderLab @ArachNotts]

We've been rather quiet here as all our PhD students finish up their projects in *ahem* interesting times but can finally say we're getting there!

[Ella Deutsch @EllaKDeutsch]

Excellent start to #Arachtober - I've officially submitted my thesis and can be a free-range arachnologist again, not hunched over a computer all day! Will miss my tiny thieving Dewdrop spider friends though...

[infohackit @infohackit]

And a huge shout out to our runners up George (whose graphic we sadly cannot share at present) and Charlotte - such a strong concept so well executed #infohackit

[MacColl Stickleback Lab @MacColl_Lab]

A new paper by Jim Whiting shows for the first time that summer day length results in changes to immune function in fish and a reduced ability to resist a parasitic infection, probably as a consequence of inducing breeding condition https://t.co/UhmjEpVnmE

[Nottingham SpiderLab @ArachNotts]

@HStiles1 @JackPerksPhoto @BritishSpiders @Buzz_dont_tweet @BBCSpringwatch Certainly very novel lifestyle! It involves a big change in web construction to be able to spin underwater, trapping air under silk sheets to breathe with. Semi-aquatic spiders are common but this extreme adaptation is very unique.

[Nottingham SpiderLab @ArachNotts]

@BonneMillie @followthelemur @Mal2782 Hey! Yes - we're a little patchy on Twitter at times but feel free to send us any questions you have and I'll do my best!

[Jack Perks @JackPerksPhoto]

Water spider having a munch on this water hog louse
@BritishSpiders @ArachNotts @Buzz_dont_tweet @BBCSpringwatch

[Chris Denning @chrisdenning42]

I work with amazing colleagues. Just look at this... 18 hours after being contacted by the government, massive collegiate spirit #WeAreUoN @UniofNottingham @TrentUni will add 20,000 #coronavirus tests a day @UoNPressOffice @UoNresearch

[Arachnofiles @arachnofiles]

The new #Arachnews is out, bringing you arachnid-related art, news, and science. In this week's edition: a #PruittData roundup, jumping spiders in eyeliner, the secret to catching moths with silk, and more. https://t.co/PE11nwNj1z

[Alastair Gibbons @atr_gibbons]

Another great #arachnid news story from @neville_park https://t.co/Z5wKV5SzK8. Follow @arachnofiles or the blog on @Medium for more monthly arachnid news!

[Uni of Nottingham Press Office @UoNPressOffice]

Brightly coloured male #songbirds not only have to be attractive, but also have to make sure their sperm can last the distance, according to new research from Dr Kate Durrant @UoNLifeSci published today @royalsociety #BiologyLetters - https://t.co/iD5ljL02OE #UoNresearch

[Gabriele Uhl @UhlGabriele]

Save the date for the next European Congress of Arachnology! 16th to 21st of August 2020 in wonderful Greifwald, Germany. Please check out the website below.
See you next year!
Gabriele & Peter

[Jack Perks @JackPerksPhoto]

Scorpions I found in Kent, England earlier this year

https://t.co/4xrZf1kKGv

@ArachNotts @britishspiders @KentWildlife

[Nottingham SpiderLab @ArachNotts]

@benhoare5 @EnviroSuzi @networks4nature Box kite spiders genus Isoxya 😀

[Mission Invertebrate @morethanbugs]

❓❔Quiz time❓❔ #Halloween is the perfect time to celebrate #spiders!

Can you name these 8? 🕷️🕸️ (click on the picture below)

How many of them have you seen this year?

(Amazing quiz and drawings from our talented 👨‍🎨
@ChoralLinnets
)

#Arachtober #WildlifeWednesday

[Back from the Brink @NatureBftB]

Learning about the importance of spiders with @ArachNotts.

We’re helping a range of spider species through our work, including the Ladybird Spider! We need these amazing #minibeasts in our ecosystems! @Buzz_dont_tweet

[Suzi Richer @EnviroSuzi]

.@ArachNotts at @networks4nature on spiders, but not just anything about spiders...you never get triangular spiders, they can skate and sail, and what do they do in their spare time?

[Prof Hannah O'Regan @PalaeoHan]

Sara Goodacre from @ArachNotts talking about 🕷 . Flying in the air is a heritable trait - risk takers fly. #time4nature