PutterT

Postdoc in @Keogh_Lab. From 🇹🇭, currently living in Ngunnawal country (Canberra, 🇦🇺) |

[PutterT @PutterT]

The "Spags🍝 and snags🌭" study is officially out in @journal_evo. W/ @Keogh_Lab & A. Skeels

🩵🫰for @StephenZozaya for this amazing photo
of the Kimberley shallow-soil blindsnake

Check it out at: https://t.co/BqRmOGL1AD

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[Luis Mijangos @mijangos_luis]

Join us for dartRverse: Harnessing the Force of R for Conservation Genomics! ✨

📅 8–14 Mar 2026 | 🏝️ ANU Kioloa + online

Hands-on pop gen training with world-class speakers.

🔗 Register here https://t.co/HFbjNnydNa

#PopGen #Rstats #Genomics

[Luis Mijangos @mijangos_luis]

What’s dartR? 🧬
An open-source R package that helps researchers filter, analyse & visualise genomic data — powering 1,000+ studies in conservation, ag & health. A community-built tool making genomics more accessible.
👉 https://t.co/o7mzch9e1Z

[PutterT @PutterT]

@mijangos_luis @eurekaprizes @ARDC_AU Congratulations to you and the team Luis! very well deserved!

[Australian Museum Eureka Prizes @eurekaprizes]

🏆 dartR from #UniCBR is awarded the @ARDC_AU Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software. #EurekaPrizes

Learn more: https://t.co/JVGGTUb1an

[Guillaume Chomicki @Chomicki_G]

Dream Masters by research (MRes) advertised! No fees!
'Origin and evolutionary dynamics of rainforest assembly in the Fiji Islands'
Please get in touch to to discuss the project

Calling to all botanists!

Please RT!

https://t.co/ZkIM1SRLvi

[Di-Poi Nicolas @NicolasDiPoi]

Do you use 3D imaging like CT or MRI for research, teaching, outreach, or art? Check out our new article in @iScience_CP featuring a detailed workflow for producing 3D cinematic renderings with stunning realism! https://t.co/dcsHTT8TjJ @BIOTECH_UH @HiLIFE_helsinki @helsinkiuni

[Australasian Evolution Society @AustEvolSoc]

We’re excited to announce a Mentor-Mentee Networking Session at #AusEvol2024! To participate, be sure to register by Friday, November 22nd!

https://t.co/1kCiX8MkRK

[PutterT @PutterT]

Another wonderful paper led by @jamesTstroud, I do miss watching these lizards in Miami

[James T. Stroud @jamesTstroud]

New paper! Exploring the interaction between two convergent lizards who evolved separately on different Caribbean islands and were introduced to south Florida.

Read all about how character displacement could play out in real time in the wild!

🦎🦎🦎

https://t.co/2zhALSna3O

[kyogo kawaguchi @kyogok]

Dear fellow vertebrates, We have discovered some fascinating rules about vertebrate counts that you probably weren't aware of. (1/12)

[Roy Ebel @Ebelosaurus]

Osteoderms, body armor in the skin, occur in many unrelated species, from tiny worm lizards to massive dinosaurs. But what are they actually good for? Is the term “body armor” even deserved? For an answer, check out our latest article hot of the press: https://t.co/zuGIAg0oU1

[Dr Emily Roycroft @Emily_Roycroft]

The year is flying past, so thought I’d better share the happy news that I’m joining the School of Biological Sciences at @MonashUni @monashbiol as a Group Leader from Jan 2025. Couldn't be more thrilled to be returning to the place that introduced me to research as an undergrad!

[PutterT @PutterT]

Bonus content from @AntRoom_taku
https://t.co/On1YHnGWhM

[AntRoom 島田拓 @AntRoom_taku]

飼育中のブラーミニメクラヘビ。
捕食場面を動画で撮影しましたが、何度見ても不思議な食べ方をします。
まるで掃除機のように、スルスルと吸い込まれるように口の中へ入っていきます。
https://t.co/H6rL8s907d

[PutterT @PutterT]

7/ and spaghetti like blindsnakes, like this Pilbara blindsnake, tend to occur in hotter + dryer areas with harder soil substrate. 📸 @StephenZozaya

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9/ This is the final chapter of my PhD thesis! I'm very grateful for everyone that have enthusiastically supported me and the blindsnakes along the way!

Now go out there and find some blindsnakes (they are harmless) 🤠

[PutterT @PutterT]

6/ We found that sasaugey blindsnakes, like this robust blindsnake, tend to occur in areas that are cooler, wetter, with softer soil. 📸 @scott_macor That's a good snag.

[PutterT @PutterT]

5/ So we asked whether the morphological diversity is correlated with their current environmental niche? 🤔

[PutterT @PutterT]

4/ The cool thing is, despite eating the same thing and all living underground, there's surprising morphological and ecological diversity. Different species can be found in extremely different habitats like the driest deserts🏜️ to the wettest forests🌦️🌳.

[PutterT @PutterT]

3/ and they eat pupae and larvea of ants and termites. So those eye shields are good to have!

Here's a great video of a blindsnake eating some pupae: https://t.co/5mA92sdnK2

[竜洋昆虫自然観察公園【公式】 @_ryukon]

ブラーミニメクラヘビの捕食シーンの撮影に成功しました！

アリの幼虫を吸い込むように食べるのがわかります！
繭は大きいからなのか、見向きもしませんでした。

[PutterT @PutterT]

2/ Blindsnakes aren't actualyl blind, they just have very reduced eyes covered by scales because they spend most of the time underground....

[PutterT @PutterT]

The "Spags🍝 and snags🌭" study is officially out in @journal_evo. W/ @Keogh_Lab & A. Skeels

🩵🫰for @StephenZozaya for this amazing photo
of the Kimberley shallow-soil blindsnake

Check it out at: https://t.co/BqRmOGL1AD

summary in this series of post/thread 👇

[PutterT @PutterT]

1/ First, in 🇦🇺 spags = spaghetti and snags = saugages. I think they're pretty good descriptions of the variation in body shape/size of blindsnakes.