Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel

Postdoc @UNSWCanberra, visiting academic at @scienceANU. Studying honey bee stinger biomechanics. Interested in insect sensory miniaturisation.

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

I'm over here now:
https://t.co/B27PJZj4dF

[EnricoSchifani @enricoschifani]

Introducing 3D-printed oak galls as artificial nests for arboreal #ants, with first results on leaf damage reduction on #olive trees
Out on @MyrmecolNews

Researchgate: https://t.co/ycHQxmgqyx

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

These microCTs are gorgeous😍
Would love to 3D print this gal in fancy iridescent PLA, I have a hunch she would look amazing!
https://t.co/385wGvq164

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

Getting excited about my travel to Japan in August! Just got sent the details for my seminar @OISTedu
https://t.co/pIXTuBbcN9

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

A few weeks ago I got to play with a fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) scan. One of the longest prints I've done clocking in at 34 hrs. A bit of a process to clean up the printing supports but managed to preserve most fine structures including the stinger!

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

@jaimiAgray @sched Thanks! Really enjoyed your talk as well 😊
Super keen on your second one too but may not survive that long into the wee hours😴

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

Presenting at my first hybrid conference at Digital Data in Biodiversity Research Conference! Hopefully I can stay awake for my 2am time slot😅 https://t.co/K8Len5e4i5 @sched

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

@DrRichJohnston hehe! cactus spine! ingenious :P
I spent some time IDing and mapping sensilla from SEMs would be interesting to compare with mCT!

[HORNERO 🐥🤳🏽 @nidohorneros]

Día 7 de construcción de este nido de horneros! Última fase: hacer el tabique que permitirá que adentro del nido quede un cuartito donde poner los huevos y pichones 🐣

Day 7 - almost finished! Last details before laying the first eggs!

#hornero
#cienciasudamericana
#Uruguay

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

@PranavJoshi2001 @cecbnhs @WSC_NMBE beautiful!!!

[Thomas van de Kamp @Thomas_vdKamp]

The new paper by Rebecca Spiecker et al. demonstrates dose-efficient #Xray imaging of living organisms. Using this technique, we were able to observe tiny parasitoid #wasps in vivo within their host eggs . Measurements were done at @KITKarlsruhe's new beamline at @desy.

[Chris R Reid @ChrisRReid1]

!!Funded PhD available (start 2024)!! Do you want to study #collectivebehaviour in weaver ants (in particular how they build their ultra-cool and totally unstudied silk nests), and develop #bioinspired #3Dprinting #swarmrobotics? Let me know! And please RT!

[WaspIDCourse @WaspIDCourse]

We are excited to announce our scholarship program for the 2024 #WaspID Course!!! This program will cover course expenses for general or student registration. Apply here! https://t.co/KWSsMfF6Kb

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

Last week @pipilika_aj and I did some exciting microCT tests for a range of different specimens and mounting configurations! Here are some of the stingers I was checking out (some more successful than others).
Thanks Ajay for hosting the fun lab shenanigans!
#microCT #hymenoptera

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

First attempts at segmenting and exporting meshes on @OrsDragonfly3D Still a long way to go but promising beginnings! This prawn looking thing is an ichneumonid abdomen with a nice and long ovipositor🍤🍤🍤
#hymenoptera #microCT #prusa

[Fabian Plum @fabian_plum]

About four years ago @ReneBulla and I pitched David (@EvoBiomech) the idea for this. I just wanted to scan some ants and see if that would make using machine learning tools a little more robust. I hope this will bring some enjoyment to fellow part-time ecologists❤️

[ISBE2024 @ISBE2024]

Listen up folks and please spread the word. Call for abstracts for #ISBE2024 is now open!! See you all in Melbourne! @BehavEcol

https://t.co/ia5Gj4zu29

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

My incredible friend Estelí has PhD and Masters opportunities! Check it out, it's bound to be amazing!

[Dr. Estelí Jiménez-Soto 🐜☕️ @synanthropica]

Our Agroecology lab @UGeosciences USF is accepting PhD and Masters interested in #agroecology, #biodiversity, ecosystem services, urban food sovereignty, & food-migration-climate change intersection. Accepting for 2024!
Share widely 🐜☕️🌱🐝🐞🐛🦋
https://t.co/SqdsMO1DNM

[Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel @FiorellaEnto]

Is it a lamprey?? Is it a reptile?? No! It's a dandelion seed!
Imaging some non-insect specimens for a change :)
#SEM #Microscopy