Arthropod Photo of the Week: September 11, 2024 Three-spot grass yellows Eurema blanda Lepidoptera: Pieridae By Shashidharswamy Hiremath, Karnataka, India #arthropodPOTW

Nature research paper: Drosophila are hosts to the first described parasitoid wasp of adult flies go.nature.com/3MFgETh

Oak gall, iron and two layers of leaf indigo. This deep forest green will dry much lighter but I’m liking these dark inky tones against the cloudscape today.

Preprint just dropped!🎙️We discover molecular mechanisms of the excruciatingly painful sting of the Scarlet Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis). Title: "Multiple mechanisms of action of an extremely painful venom." 🧵 1/N biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Very honored to be a part of this amazing group of 2024 US National Blavatnik Awards recipients! So excited to meet everyone at the awards ceremony and to represent population genetics researchers as part of this inspiring group.

Reach out if interested in one of these amazing PhD programs UC Berkeley Cal🌟: <Deadline Dec 2 2024> * Integrative Biology (ib.berkeley.edu/grad/admission…) * Computational Genomics (ccb.berkeley.edu/academics/phd-…) * Plant Biology (plantandmicrobiology.berkeley.edu/graduate-progr…) More at moilab.science

A much cooler weather pattern is on the way in California--and there's even the possibility that some spots will see light precip this weekend. Although it will be windy at times, this will further mitigate ongoing SoCal wildfire activity in short term! #CAwx #CAfire [1/4]

A slightly autumnal feel in the garden this afternoon despite the sunshine. This Comma butterfly (Polygonia c-album) blending in well amongst the changing leaves.

Thanks Nature Pod & Video for having me on! We talked about a new #braconid wasp species that uses adult Drosophila flies as its host. Fly lovers be warned, this timelapse of #parasitoid wasp larval emergence is in #natureismetal territory. Link to the episode below.

Now online! A developmental gradient reveals biosynthetic pathways to eukaryotic toxins in monocot geophytes dlvr.it/TDDhQ3

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Acer davidii from Sichuan: snakebark maple.

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Now Hiring: Assistant Professor - Forest Insect Management & Conservation | University of Massachusetts: Amherst, Massachusetts | joburl.ws/20543242 #jobs

Our letter in Science Magazine highlights the critical threat to Asian trees such as Nothapodytes, a vital source of cancer-fighting drug camptothecin. We must act now to ensure the conservation of these trees and the supply of such life-saving drugs. Led by Gao Chen at KIB

We’re hiring in my Division of @BerkeleyMCB! Come join a fantastic group of immunologists in a larger community of basic scientists in the department aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04513

🚨New preprint alert🚨 Jongbeom Park, an outstanding Princeton MolBio grad student, brought together our lab and the Mohamed Donia to address a fascinating question you didn’t know you had: How does an organism’s life history shape its immune system? 🧵👇 biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

Thorns = sharp stems (palms don’t have them). Spines = sharp leaves or leaf parts (v. few palms). Many palms have petiole teeth (but all teeth are not the same). Prickles (v. common) = epidermal outgrowths, like these on Calamus muricatus leaf sheath & petiole. #Arecaceae #palms

Neuroscience Faculty Job University of Oxford Our department is searching widely to fill TWO neuroscience professorships (tenured or on track). Deadline : 18th of Nov. Further info: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit… Apply and join our community. Any question drop me a line.

A magic carpet ride to Champaign.