Charlie Woodrow

New on Netflix today - The Dinosaurs! And if you don't care about dinosaurs, listen to the insects in the background, which come from our latest pre-print on Jurassic katydid sound reconstructions! www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-9... 🦗

SEB Conference Florence 2026: Abstract submission is now open Abstract submission deadline: Friday 6 March 2026 🗓️

📢 Abstract submissions are officially OPEN for the #SEBconference - Florence 2026!

Submit your research for presentation at the SEB Annual Conference before 6 March 2026 (GMT).

More information:
www.sebiology.org/resource/seb-conference-florence-2026-abstract-submission-is-now-open.html

ManyFishes: a big team science collaboration on fish comparative cognition - Animal Cognition Fishes are among the oldest and most diverse groups of vertebrates, encompassing a vast array of species that differ in morphology, ecology, and behavior. While such diversity can pose challenges to c...

ManyFishes: a big team science collaboration on fish comparative cognition

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Giant offshore windfarm supported by 7 out of 10 Brits

Want to see billionaire brainwashing in action?

Seven out of ten Brits are big fans of renewable energy and want to see lots more of it.

But they think the majority of people DON’T support it.

That disconnect isn’t an accident. 🧵

Infrared as a pollination signal Relying on infrared communication over visual color could have limited cycad evolution

#PlantResearch Enjoyed writing with @beverleycubg.bsky.social a perspective about wonderful paper by Valencia-Montoya et al. in this week's Science. Cycads use thermal radiation to affect pollinators. Is this why Cycads are not as diverse as angiosperms? share.google/Xj8iH9E4tqvN...

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We are looking for a very short (6 mo) researcher post for helping us to do experiments with bees, flowers and tiny robots,! The post would be suitable for a recently graduated PhD student or someone between jobs. The post will be announced formally in the new year. Informal queries welcome by email

Giving a webinar about the work we have been doing on bees, buzzing, and micro-robots! ☺️ Come along! 🐝

Some bees don’t just buzz—they bite the flower too! 🐝
By gripping the anthers, their buzz sends stronger vibrations that release more pollen.

Join @charliezoology.bsky.social on 13 Jan 2026 for a FREE entoLIVE talk on the biomechanics of bee buzzing.

Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1850820516...

Evolution of UV reflection in bee‐ and bird‐pollinated flowers Pollinators shape floral UV reflection across angiosperms, supporting the bee-avoidance hypothesis in red flowers and revealing mixed patterns in white and yellow flowers.

I am very happy to see this paper, whitch I collaborated on, now published on Plant Biology. Congratulations Larissa Oliveira, it turned out beautifully!
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Only a few days left to register for the OED Webinar 2: Creating positive laboratory learning environments Join us and Sarah Rayment on 19 November 2025 🗓️

⏰ Only a few days left!

Join our free webinar Creating positive laboratory learning environments on 19 Nov (14:00–15:00 GMT) with Dr Sarah Rayment.

Learn how to boost student confidence & engagement in labs. Register here:
www.sebiology.org/resource/onl...

DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments “People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”

Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...

Smart cutting system used by female sawflies could transform surgery and reduce patient harm Scientists at Heriot-Watt University have unlocked the secret behind how female sawflies make specific cuts to plants—a discovery that could revolutionize surgical instruments and dramatically reduce ...

Another superb example of #biomimicry reinforcing the intrinsic significance of protecting all biodiversity including the newts, bats & invertebrates demonised as barriers to development by Rachel Reeves

As this study demonstrates one day they may literally save your life.

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How does temperature affect non-flight bee buzzes? This study investigated the thermal performance of Arctic bumblebees during non-flight buzzing behaviour. The muscle biomechanics were found to be strongly affected by air and body temperature, with p...

And a general summary with some more technical insights can now be seen in our 'Behind the Paper' blog post @natureportfolio.nature.com

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Increasing temperatures affect thoracic muscle performance in Arctic bumblebees - Nature Communications Increasing temperatures threaten cold-adapted pollinators such as Arctic bumblebees by disrupting their physiology. This study found that thorax acceleration during non-flight vibrations peaks at 25 °...

Just out! 📄

The labs of @nicrodemo.bsky.social (Uppsala) and Emily Baird (Stockholm) studied the temperature sensitivity of bee buzzes 🐝

Key findings:

- Frequency is driven by thorax temp

- Air temps > 25 C affect muscle function

- Little/no effect of species

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Over 400,000 beetle species exist, but how are they related? 🐞
Join Dr @beetlequeen.bsky.social ( @nhm-london.bsky.social ) on 15 Feb 2026 for a FREE webinar exploring efforts to map the global Beetle Tree of Life & uncover biodiversity patterns.

👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mapping-th...

Sky News tweet: BREAKING: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders military to immediately carry out strikes in Gaza

Expel the Israeli ambassador.

Shut down the embassy.

Sever all diplomatic relations with the genocidal apartheid state of Israel.

Emerging themes: Novel techniques in insect behaviour studies We are excited to invite you to the next Behaviour SIG meeting at The Studio, Birmingham and online on 10 February 2026.

Share your research with us at the #BehaviourSIG conference this February 🪲

#CallForAbstracts - Submit your abstract for your chance to present a 15 minute talk or poster and network with fellow insect scientists at the meeting.

Deadline for abstract submissions: 16 Dec 2025 🔽

Orthoptera Special Interest Group (SIG) 2025 Join us at The Natural History Museum, London for the Royal Entomological Society’s annual Orthoptera meeting about grasshopper and cricket research, conservation, recording and more. Our Orthoptera Special Interest Group (SIG) provides a forum for the discussion of all aspects of research and outreach involving Orthoptera, including behaviour, physiology, acoustics, ecology and taxonomy. The programme includes around ten short talks, with posters and livestock presented during refreshment breaks. The meeting is followed by an optional supper and drinks in the NHM common room. We welcome contributions from all enthusiasts, students, academics, and other professionals.

🚨 Deadline fast approaching! Register for #OrthopteraSIG 2025 by Monday 🗓️

Join us at @nhm-london.bsky.social 5 November for a full day of talks, posters & #InsectScience 🦗

🔗 Register today 🔽

These illustrations are beautiful @mtcastagna.bsky.social !!!

I cannot believe our work is finally out there and in @journal-evo.bsky.social ! This was an enormous group effort!

We provide an updated estimate of the number of buzz pollinated angiosperm species, genera, and families, look at consequences for diversification, number of transitions, and more!

Not only will you be getting first hand experience in how societies are run behind the scenes but all the connections and opportunities that come will the role are unmatched!

@idrisadams.bsky.social and I will be ready to bring you up to speed on everything to do with the position! 🪲🐝🐞

Photo of me behind the table selling cakes at UKCEH Wallingford for Macmillan Coffee Morning

Big thanks to my colleagues at UKCEH for supporting yesterday's #MacmillanCoffeeMorning in memory of my Dad.

Together we raised over £650, edging me closer to my new target of £3000. Ready for Cardiff Half next weekend!

www.justgiving.com/page/mighty-... 💚

The Gaza Tribunal - Day One YouTube video by Project for Peace & Justice by Jeremy Corbyn

Today, we are hosting the Gaza Tribunal.

We are going to uncover the full truth about this government’s complicity in genocide.

Follow it live NOW here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3un...

One mother for two species via obligate cross-species cloning in ants - Nature In a case of obligate cross-species cloning, female ants of Messor ibericus need to clone males of Messor structor to obtain sperm for producing the worker caste, resulting in males from the same moth...

This is so cool! Ant queens that can be the parent of two distinct species! 🐜🐜 The authors term this xenoparity.

Nature once again reminding us that it does not care about our classification systems... 😅

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Damning Records the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You to See Fossil fuel companies foresaw the devastating impacts of climate change more than 60 years ago.

Our recent report, Decades of Deceit, comprehensively documents how major fossil fuel companies have misled the public and prevented climate action. We created a timeline that shows a small selection of their actions. Explore it here:

Uppsala University donated yesterday to our Museum hundreds of zoology posters previously used for teaching, most of them dating back to 1840-1890s ! What a treasure! I can't wait to sort them 🤩

Global Sumud Flotilla - Global As the genocide in Gaza gets worse by the day and the governments and institutions fail the Palestinian people, the free people of the world are trying their best to maintain solidarity and to create ...

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A large yellow chanterelle mushroom

A large yellow chanterelle mushroom

A large yellow chanterelle mushroom

A basket of mixed foraged mushrooms

It's that time of year again in Uppsala! 🍄🍄 #forage #chanterelle

Some bees busy out for #InsectWeek 2025 ! 🐝🪰🪲🦗

It's #InsectWeek!

Why not celebrate by reading the latest #VirtualIssue on #InsectDecline and #Conservation?

It's full of new research collected from across our seven journals, by some of those who #StandTallForTheSmall.

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Get involved! @royentsoc.bsky.social

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