Camo Lab

We are an interdisciplinary research group at @BristolUni interested in camouflage. Curated by @KarinKjernsmo, @SandraWinters22 and @trilbytricks

[László Tálas @trilbytricks]

PhD opportunity to do psychophysics on 🐓 🐠 & 🐀! @SWBio_DTP studentship to model animal perception of camouflaged prey using artificial observers. Apply here 👉 https://t.co/XIRIv7borF #PhD #AnimalCamouflage #colsci

[Bristol Vision Institute @VisionInstitute]

Join us for our next BVI Seminar with Alex Mackin, senior applied scientist at Amazon Prime Video on Friday 8 November at 4pm (GMT). Zoom link available for those who want to join us online - https://t.co/HqhaIUrg8n

[Camo Lab @Camo_Lab]

https://t.co/E3WqAQpsLH

[Camo Lab @Camo_Lab]

We also have an additional, separately funded version for UK-domiciled, applicants of Black or mixed Black heritage: https://t.co/4DovenPwjN If you qualify, please consider applying to both to maximise your chances! Also feel free to get in touch for more info! #Phd #colsci

[Camo Lab @Camo_Lab]

🚨PhD Opportunity Alert!🚨 Fully funded studentship to develop artificial observers modelled on real ones (humans & chickens) to explore detection times across vast colour & texture combinations for camouflage! Apply here 👉 https://t.co/7fSLT1Hem2 #PhD #AnimalCamouflage #colsci

[Camo Lab @Camo_Lab]

We also have an additional, separately funded version for UK-domiciled, applicants of Black or mixed Black heritage: https://t.co/4DovenPwjN If you qualify, please consider applying to both to maximise your chances! Also feel free to get in touch for more info! #Phd #colsci

[Bristol Vision Institute @VisionInstitute]

Our next #bviseminar, co-hosted by @JGIBristol will be held on Friday 3rd March 2023 by Dr Matthew Pelowski from the University of Vienna. Do join us, either in-person (4pm in the Psychology Common Room) or online via Zoom: https://t.co/BnXIUJUHKv

[Karin Kjernsmo @KarinKjernsmo]

Huge thanks to @kategscience for a lovely interview, and for writing this fantastic piece in @sciam, covering our latest #iridescence #colsci reaseach @Camo_Lab @BristolBioSci @BristolUni 🪲🌈

[Karin Kjernsmo @KarinKjernsmo]

Thoroughly enjoyed chatting with the amazing @flygirlNHM about our blingy #iridescent #camo @Camo_Lab #colsci research @BristolBioSci, featured today 1.45 (UK) on @BBCRadio4 in "Metamorphosis - How #Insects Transformed Our World" - episode: "Dazzling Disguise" 🦋🪲🌈

[Bristol Uni news & coverage @BristolUniMedia]

Research by Dr @KarinKjernsmo has shown iridescence in #beetles can act as a form of deceptive colouration as well as #camouflage 🪲

This provides protection from predators.

@BristolBioSci @Camo_Lab

Learn more @physorg_com⬇️

https://t.co/wg6up9SMxE

[University of Bristol @BristolUni]

Scientists have shown that iridescence in #beetles can work as a form of deceptive colouration as well as #camouflage. 🐞

This means iridescence can save prey even after they've been caught, serving both good looks and protection! 😍

➡️ https://t.co/5c1E9IGf3b

@BristolBioSci

[Karin Kjernsmo @KarinKjernsmo]

Our new @Camo_Lab #colsci paper showing that #jewelbeetle #iridescence 🪲🌈and #gloss can protect prey by reducing the attack-willingness of naïve #birds is out now & published #openaccess in @AnimBehSociety @asab_tweets : https://t.co/qrX1rszRAm @VisionInstitute @BristolBioSci

[László Tálas @trilbytricks]

Catch @jgfennell and myself on the @cbbc programme Deadly Predators tonight at 18:00 where we challenged @SteveBackshall to spot tigers using simulated deer vision. Can you spot the tiger?

[British Ecological Society @BritishEcolSoc]

🌈Day 7 of our #colsci collection!

🦓Today we're asking, why are some mammals black and white?

The answer might surprise you😉

Read @NKHowell98's blog here with her research at @BristolBioSci @Camo_Lab

https://t.co/jhjGhV9xBs

#colourcountdown

[Stephen Montgomery @eohomo]

Congrats to (twitterless) Callum McClellan on his first paper 🥳 with @Camo_Lab, ‘Birds learn to avoid aposematic prey by using the appearance of host plants’ @BristolBioSci

https://t.co/oEKH2mg6Wg

[Karin Kjernsmo @KarinKjernsmo]

Can't wait to present my #Iridescence as #Camouflage research at this year's @LivingLightConf, along with @Camo_Lab alumnus @BenitoExplains and @spiloxene's PhD student @SverreAarTun also representing @BristolBioSci. Looks like an amazing line-up overall!🌈

[Karin Kjernsmo @KarinKjernsmo]

Last transect for this #camouflage experiment completed! 🥳 A lovely day out in Leigh Woods, and really grateful to mini-me for tirelessly helping out with transects both during her summer holiday and now on weekends ❤

[Cedric van den Berg @vancedberg]

Start your week with some great insights to camouflage specialisation in leaf-micking toads using neat image analysis! New work by James Barnett, @KC_Michalis and the Bristolian camo-gang in JEB: https://t.co/Bj1byTMInB #colsci (that's one heck of a judgy looking 🐸 right there)

[Karin Kjernsmo @KarinKjernsmo]

Running #camouflage experiments be like "hmm getting really high survival rates, interesting, are my targets really that difficult to spot?!" + me five seconds later going "I know I put it here somewhere..." #camoworks @Camo_Lab

[Karin Kjernsmo @KarinKjernsmo]

Still sorting out 3Dprinting colours, but the 🐌shape looks damn good! #colsci @Camo_Lab-fun with @SandraWinters22

[Camo Lab @Camo_Lab]

Our very own @KarinKjernsmo bringing the latest #colsci with her #camouflage #iridescent #beetles, now featured in @BBCEarth's latest show #AmazeMe, with fantastic presenters @ChrisGPackham and @MeganMcCubbin 🪲🌈 link to video: https://t.co/SGtaEGGijN

[Karin Kjernsmo @KarinKjernsmo]

Look, it's lovely @ChrisGPackham and @MeganMcCubbin with our beetle models, featuring our @Camo_Lab #colsci #Iridescence as #Camouflage study in @BBCEarth fantastic new show #AmazeMe! Can you spot the beetle? 🌈🪲https://t.co/uSBgwsqmoy @BristolBioSci @VisionInstitute