🦗 New paper in Animal Behaviour. In European earwigs, females isolated too early were less likely to lay eggs, took longer to lay them, produced smaller clutches, and were more likely to fail completely. Such costs could help maintain prolonged social living. 📄 authors.elsevier.com/a/1nqcjmjMDuJ5

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Excited to announce our new paper in Journal of Applied Ecology! @jappliedecology.bsky.social 'Heathland pollinator communities are more strongly influenced by land management than by honey bee competition' 🐝🐑🪰 Open access 👉 tinyurl.com/heathlandpol... #scotland #pollinators #ecology

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Hugger from another type of mother! Podalonia hirsuta (I think) carrying some prey for later. Nikon Z8 and Z 105mm macro SS1/5000 F10 ISO3200 #macro #nature_perfection #wildlife_captures #insects_macro #nature_macro

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I’ve come to the end of my 5-year term as a Trustee of @asab.org & Executive Editor of its journal, #AnimalBehaviour. It's been a real privilege to hold these roles & I’m grateful to all those who have made it such a productive & enjoyable experience. 🙏 Please support Society journals.

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New research article! 📰 @chrisleduck.bsky.social, @molamelipona.bsky.social, @fsnascim.bsky.social et al. show that nesting in buildings comes with smaller colonies but a more stable environment 🏙️ 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000... #SocialInsects #StinglessBees #UrbanEcology #Urbanisation #Meliponini

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