Read more about this exciting topic and what it means for the reproductive biology of Strepsiptera. A big thank you goes to my co-authors @hans_pohl@Thomas_vdKamp, Rolf Beutel and Oliver Niehuis and some more @Formicadri@BoudAnt1 @troeger92 . 6/6
I am happy to share with you my new article ‘Stab, chase me, mate with me, seduce me’: how widespread is traumatic insemination in Strepsiptera? https://t.co/CrJI7qONIV which appeared in @BiolJLinnSoc. 1/6
"With Gerhard Mickoleit [1931–2023], the University of Tübingen and German zoology have lost one of their best, and no one will be able to fill the gap he left behind."
A. Staniczek & H. Schmalfuss on the life and achievements of their mentor:
https://t.co/wbTx6c6RA1
@Formicadri@BoudAnt1@mcranium92@OrsDragonfly3D Sorry for beeing late to this party. But now i can not add to much here. @DragonflyWizard already told more than i could know. Looking forward to the upgrades of @OrsDragonfly3D as soon as I am back in my office.
Based on the new estimate of 20,000,000,000,000,000 (quadrillion) ants alive on Earth today, if we were to collect all of them and ball them up, the resultant sphere would have a diameter of over 1 km.
Ich bin sehr froh und dankbar und freue mich auf die nächsten Jahre!
Lasst uns gemeinsam das Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart zu einer offenen Zukunftswerkstatt weiterentwickeln und mit unserer Forschung zur Lösung der Arten- und Klimakrise beitragen.
@smns@uhoh@KomBioTa
#dzg22 Lars Chittka presented stunning movies of bees solving complex tasks in clever ways, evidence for intentionality & ability to"attach emotional states to rewards". Inspiring & great discussion afterwards on the nature of insect minds and implications that might have.
We present the first 3D models of insect genitalia on Sketchfab, here two penises of Strepsiptera. The models were created by @KennyJandausch. Be curious what will come next.
https://t.co/FgBdmWYEUA
Following up on @KennyJandausch's first paper of his PhD thesis: “Have female twisted-wing parasites (Insecta: Strepsiptera) evolved tolerance traits as response to traumatic penetration?”
@UniJena@PeerJLife https://t.co/m15tMVbQvc
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To find out how female twisted-wing parasites have adapted to the traumatic insemination, researchers @UniJena, @kieluni, @UniFreiburg and @KITKarlsruhe have studied the mating of these insects. They report on their findings in the journal @thePeerJ.
➡️ https://t.co/rJz1sMx0Ri
Longhorn beetle, Cerambyx scopolii. 130 angles with 44 shots per angle are now 5720 single shots for this 8k (original size) video. Feel free to share 😇 I call it „3D-Stacking“
#3d#3dstacking#biodiversity#coleoptera#insects