SussexBioBen 🌱🦉🐛🐙

Latest news and findings in ecology, biology and environmental science #EBE2018 MRes Animal Behaviour @ Sussex Uni

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Mosquitoes may surf winds above Africa more than we realized... gives a new meaning so Surfin' Safari https://t.co/boUdLbYWVs #2018ebe

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Rebel honeybee workers lay eggs when their queen is away how cheeky #2018ebe #bees #beesknees https://t.co/JtoXlkE4FS

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Geckos can run across water by slapping their webbed feet on the surface to create air bubbles that provide a more stable surface #2018ebe #Jesus #walkonwater #BrexitShambles

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Not to be dramatic or anything, but I would die for this baby tiger

#Dynasties

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@BexOSullivan #2018ebe

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⚡️ “Roger the famously ripped kangaroo has died”
#2018ebe he was the most aesthetic marsupial 💔
https://t.co/IGTvNRcE7n

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Cuttlefish alter the colouration of their skin to mimic the environment around them for camouflage. They also raise their front arms in line with their background to make themselves less noticeable!🐙🦈 #2018ebe #cuddlefish

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Although different in appearance, all placental mammals share the same body plan having evolved from a common ancestor #mammalmonday #2018ebe #evolution

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Animals are nice

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Nice 1 Australia x #2018ebe https://t.co/Fvt4rgPvd0

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Although they are cute and cuddly, domestic cats are still predators and are considered an invasive species due to their responsibility for the decline of many native vertebrate species globally #2018ebe #Caturday

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#relatable #2018ebe

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@BexOSullivan #ThomasTankengineTuesday

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#2018ebe

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More than 60 prescription drugs are getting into river foodchains
We finna have fish addicted to lean in no time...
#2018ebe https://t.co/h2Dv97PCoq

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Chatham albatross (Thalassarche eremita) babies sit on little nest towers until they're strong enough travel away from the nest 😊 #2018ebe

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Me in bed after spending 40hrs this week trying (and failing) to learn R #sealsunday #sundayfunday #2018ebe