Dr Alice Bridges

studying bumblebee social, culture and behaviour 🐝 I’m also writing a novel! She/her, views my own

[Dr Alice Bridges @alicedbridges]

It's finally here! Our new paper, out now in Nature. It's one small step for a bumblebee... and a big leap for human understanding of their cognitive capabilities.
With @LChittka , @AmandaRoyka , and others!!
https://t.co/Rs9osQXS8w

[Dr Alice Bridges @alicedbridges]

T’is time. Moving over to bluesky- follow me there at https://t.co/SyEBUEmIow ! 💙

[Giulia Rossi @giuliasrossi]

New paper out! 🚨 We show that vampire bats use amino acids from a recent blood meal to fuel RUNNING - a rare mode of locomotion in bats ideal for stalking prey. I’d worry less about your neck and more about your ankles! 🧛🏻‍♂️ @WelchLab_UTSC @RSocPublishing

https://t.co/4H5dg7TsNK

[pilep @heyitspholop]

Seriously hate the fact that [redacted country]’s elections have serious repercussions for the entire world like

[michael @FilledwithUrine]

they should invent an election where you watch the results and don’t want to kiII yourself

[Tristan Snell @TristanSnell]

And this is why you actually prosecute ALL the crimes -- swiftly and thoroughly -- no matter who the criminal is.

[Oz Katerji @OzKaterji]

The biggest winners of today are Benjamin Netanyahu and Vladimir Putin.

[God @TheTweetOfGod]

In an ideal scenario the President of the United States and the worst person in the world would be two different people.

[Dr Alice Bridges @alicedbridges]

Can honestly say that nothing on this earth fills me with as much unimaginable rage as trying to fill in university risk assessment forms.

[Vera Vasas @VeraVasas]

What colour is quinine solution for bees? How well do birds smell? Are monitor displays are the same as the real thing? And, most importantly, how much are our experiments jeopardised by not caring? With @turlminwebs @maria_loconsole @HanleyColorLab
https://t.co/QDNAH2IGnO

[ESLR Society @ESLRSociety]

A big thank you to all the speakers of @ESLRSociety + @CulturalEvolSoc seminar for sharing their amazing research with us: @taylorahersh @RoopeKaaronen, @alicedbridges @dominik_deffner @KristinaBeck_ 👏👏👏 If you missed a talk, check CESs´ YouTube account https://t.co/kgeRGC4b6U

[AnimalTA @_AnimalTA_]

🚨Today is a special day for AnimalTA! We are releasing v3.1.1! 🥳 We are very grateful to all of you who helped us with your comments or suggestions!

Illustrated here thanks to @CsataEniko video, is one of the most important new features! Some more changes in this 🧵!

[ESLR Society @ESLRSociety]

Join us on Monday, June 3rd at 5 PM CET for our next ESLR/@CulturalEvolSoc seminar with @alicedbridges She will present her work on puzzle-solving bumblebees 🐝that show a capacity for complex learning and culture. Check our website for the Zoom link https://t.co/JBq5B05Jni

[dbjc_bdbc @dbjc_bdbc]

Hello folks! This week, we have @Ayontho presenting some fantastic work done by @alicedbridges et al. on bumblebees. Details👇, sign up🔗in bio. Join us!

[Jack 🤖 @JacklouisP]

🐝 Bumblebees learning from each other? Humans aren't the only ones sharing culture!

[Dr Alice Bridges @alicedbridges]

https://t.co/AvCFB1lLqJ A brilliant video by @TwigScience translating our recent bumblebee findings for schoolchildren!

[Cell Press @CellPressNews]

Chickadees activate unique neural “barcodes” each time they hide food. These barcoded #memories then light up in the brain when they retrieve it.

More in @CellCellPress:
https://t.co/C3C5KXuxH7

@ZuckermanBrain @selmaanchettih, @e_mackevicius, Stephanie Hale, & Dmitriy Aronov

[Dr Alice Bridges @alicedbridges]

☺️🐝 @LChittka

[Viviana Di Pietro @dipietroviviana]

Two years ago I was doing fieldwork working with this amazing model system, my Twitter post went viral! Today, the paper on nest architecture in Scaptotrigona depilis is out in @CurrentBiology! You can download the full paper here https://t.co/lvFOer4EX4

[Lars Chittka @LChittka]

Bees and chimpanzees learn from others what they cannot learn alone https://t.co/XC1GawebW4