Amrita Srivathsan @asrivathsan.bsky.social

Researcher at Museum für Naturkunde Berlin. Species interactions, Nanopore, NGS barcoding, bioinformatics.

[Amrita Srivathsan @asrivathsan.bsky.social @asrivath]

Excited to share that our work on metabarcoding of dissolved feces from flies for vertebrate detection is a #TopDownloadedArticle in Molecular Ecology. Vertebrate detection using iDNA made simpler and cheaper https://t.co/dwYHErRI4x

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

Species descriptions should not be in "summary" PDFs only providing access to a fraction of the data underlying the conclusions. We here argue for "digitally native species" built around structured, specimen-linked, machine-actionable evidence from day 1. https://t.co/GcDdxFQ3oM

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

Halloween News: Meet a new vampire fly (Hippoboscidae) 🧛‍♂️🪰 1 of 10 species found on citizen-reported bird carcasses in Singapore: Even dead birds can have productive afterlives! See host records, annotated images, pictorial keys & DNA diagnostics here https://t.co/Mo7FD5hluv

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

The top 10 flying insect clades rule the skies—but defy the rules. Weak or inverted latitudinal diversity gradients leave biogeographers puzzled. Entomologists? Mildly amused. https://t.co/eOIwXVPJHo

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

🚫 Farewell to species descriptions with consensus barcodes
✨ Hello to Diagnostic Molecular Combinations (DMCs)
✅ State-specific
✅ Contrastive
✅Publication-ready
Now even easier with the latest UITOTO, our updated user-friendly software; Preprint: https://t.co/Q9BbKsYVrq

[The Willi Hennig Society @WilliHennigSoc]

⚠️ #WorkshopUpdate 🧬

Spots still available for our #HennigMeeting2025 workshop in #HongKong 🇭🇰this July!

High-throughput Species Discovery Using Nanopore Sequencing
Instructors: @asrivath, @RudolfMeier15, & Vivian Feng

+ Info: https://t.co/ymqNDhjTOC

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

UITOTO for taxonomy. Get your molecular diagnoses right without coding or breaking a sweat! Use state-specific, contrastive DMCs instead of fuzzy consensus barcodes!
🪰🦋🪱🦎🦀🐌🦉
https://t.co/Q9BbKsYVrq

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

🚨 EntoSieve now published in Molecular Ecology Resources: Fast and accurate size-sorting of bulk insect samples. Perfect for boosting DNA megabarcoding & metabarcoding projects. 🧬🔬 DIY low-cost device, gentle on specimens and yet efficient 🦋🐞 here: https://t.co/HF81XgnEJn

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

Dark Taxonomy: From unknown to ready for biomonitoring in 5 steps. By describing 120 species, most species of fungus gnats routinely caught in Singaporean Malaise traps now have names. Bees, butterflies and birds, make room for your new friends. Read here: https://t.co/cmvgjo9flD

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

Malaise Trap Polka Dots vs. Biodiversity Smudge: Similar latitudinal data deficiency gradients for DNA barcodes and all data. Read more in "Illuminating Entomological Dark Matter with DNA Barcodes in an Era of Insect Decline, Deep Learning, and Genomics" https://t.co/EOEQcyqSL8

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

"Illuminating Entomological Dark Matter with DNA Barcodes in an Era of Insect Decline, Deep Learning, and Genomics" Who uses insect DNA barcodes for which taxa? The usual suspects dominate... Now in Annual Review of Entomology: https://t.co/EOEQcyqSL8

[The Willi Hennig Society @WilliHennigSoc]

⚠️#𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁🧬
#HennigMeet#HennigMeeting2025 workshop in #HongKong next July!

High-throughput Species Discovery Using Nanopore Sequencing: from Specimens to Species in a Few Days
By: @RudolfMeier15, @asrivath, @vivianfeng1305
from @CIBD_mfnberlin

https://t.co/9GRefdyL3Q

[Amjad Ali Khan @AAKSarod]

Words fail me at this point. I am completely heartbroken and devastated to hear about Zakir Bhai. Ustad Zakir Hussain was a phenomenon. He was indeed one of the most loved musicians the world saw.

[Leshon Lee @flyliceresearch]

🚨 Our Family’s Distressing Berlin Tram Experience 🚨
On 21 November 2024, we boarded the M10 tram at Husemannstrasse with our two young children. As I was starting to buy tickets, the ticket controller (who boarded from the same station with us) demanded them immediately.
(1/n)

[Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery @CIBD_mfnberlin]

⚠️#NewPaperAlert 🦋

𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐝: Integrative Taxonomy Reveals 32 New Species and a High Cryptic Diversity in the Scopariinae and Crambinae of the Philippines (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)
By @TheoLeger1989

https://t.co/RYgbcZVwil

[Donat Agosti @myrmoteras]

Loading the result of 90 plates including probes from 8,910 specimens leading to #barcode sequences, including those from #vinesch and @CHBotschaftDE. All the work of so many scientists in a few drops - now waiting to be analysed. #biodiversity @RudolfMeier15 @mfnberlin. Exciting

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

Insect levitation with ultrasound: capturing 360° views to automate measurements and create 3D models. More fun devices from KIT to join the DiversityScanner family 🦋🔬 https://t.co/B9pSl9n3au @mfnberlin @leeselab @myrmoteras @Brent_C_Emerson @TokeHoye

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

"Dark matter zoology": let's not stop at revealing the species diversity of dark taxa; let's also understand how they respond to global change. Two studies, two answers (flies & spiders)! 🪰: https://t.co/kj6W9NYioU 🕷️: https://t.co/WoEt3W5ebn
@mfnberlin @Brent_C_Emerson

[DominikBuchner @buchner_dominik]

Excited to share the final chapter of my PhD thesis has been published! 🎉 Country-wide DNA metabarcoding is now a reality, thanks to key advancements. Big thanks to my co-authors and all who supported me! @leeselab @Senckenberg Link: https://t.co/kMhqEZrxJT

[Rudolf Meier @rudolf-meier.bsky.soci @RudolfMeier15]

🚨 EntoSieve: New automated tool for fast, accurate size-sorting of bulk insect samples! Perfect for boosting DNA megabarcoding & metabarcoding projects. 🧬🔬 DIY low-cost device, gentle on specimens and yet efficient 🦋🐞read here: https://t.co/7TAGLYAxsj