Noch 6 Tage zum Abstimmen - "Im Cockpit der Biene" ist als Wissensbuch des Jahres nominiert Folio Verlag konradin-service.de/umfrage/index.…

"If an ant's experience be narrow, it ·will quarrel with many, while acquaintance with a great number of ant odors will cause it to live peaceably with ants of diverse lineage, provided the odors characterizing such lineage and age environ it at its hatching" Adele Fielde 1904

Looking forward to presenting the bees' case on this German TV chat show later this month, with - among others - singer Vicky Leandros. I remember her songs from the radio programmes that my parents used to listen to when I was a kid ndr.de/fernsehen/send…

Our bees are on ARTE TV tonight at 18:35 German time! (and me too): arte.tv/.../insekten-d…

Lars Chittka this one should work... happy watching... arte.tv/de/videos/1093…

Looking for an academic position? London is one of the best cities in the world for science and here Queen Mary University of London is hiring in #AI & #machinelearning, including #Genomics, #Ecology, #Conservation & #Biodiversity. qmul.ac.uk/strategic-hire…

The Centre Ecol & Evol Autumn Symposium highlights #Ecology #Evolution research from across London. 🙉 biomechanics & social learning, deep-sea ecology, 🐝 parasites, 🌱, conservation epigenetics, 🦟,🦠, 🍄… We're delighted to host on Sep 13th. Register here: lu.ma/k9ix8ud7

New ant species showing wound care behaviour! 🐜🚑 In this new study we describe wound care in the desert ant Cataglyphis nodus. Interestingly, sterile injuries received more attention than infected ones and there might be a good reason for doing so... a short thread 🧵 (1/6)

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Please sign this petition & RT. We don't need pesticides in our streets and parks. Come on Keir! youtu.be/2UGSE9Uglwo #gopesticidefree The Pesticide Collaboration PAN UK

Yesterday's TV interview on NDR talk show - bees among German showbiz stars 🙂 youtube.com/watch?v=rVw2nG…

„Im Cockpit der Biene“ an der Spitze von 3 Bestsellerlisten und auf Platz 61 insgesamt!

A life dedicated to the bumblebee, in Le Monde Le Monde lemonde.fr/article-offert…

I just learned Lars Chittka is on twitter! The Mind of a Bee is one of the most fascinating and beautiful books I've ever read. The rare science book that is inspirational in every aspect. If you haven't seen it, do yourself a favor and check it out.

Unser Autor Lars Chittka war im TV! 🐝📺 ndr.de/fernsehen/send…

Michelle Taylor from NZ kindly just sent me this note from The Australasian Beekeeper

Do you have lab experience with Drosophila, and an interest in experimental evolution? I'll soon be recruiting for a postdoc and technician to work on the evolution of memory in the People and Nature lab at UCL East. 2 bee posts also coming soon! [email protected]

Looking forward to giving a plenary NeuroFly2024 in Birmingham tomorrow

Drosophila is a solitary species? In this new review Insectes Sociaux , we describe "The social life if Drosophila melanogaster" link.springer.com/article/10.100…

New paper – We found that the novel pesticide Sivanto (flupyradifurone) had a lethal impact on solitary bees at label rates. 100% of bees died within 3 days of pesticide exposure. Zero died in the control. Thread below shorturl.at/mzeVr