A l'occasion de la Journée mondiale des vers de terre, le 21 octobre, un florilège de #turricules de vers de terre #anéciques #verdeterre #earthwormscasts AFES @univamu IMBE

Today it's #earthwormday and I bring you a beautiful, colossal boy/girl. It's not described yet but it will bear the name of a certain scifi worm celebrity (shhh spoilers!). You thought earthworms were boring?

No tengo claro si a la extrema derecha mejor ignorarla o confrontarla. Y sé que al final nos movemos más por ideas y emociones que por datos objetivos. Pero como alguien que se dedica a la energía no puedo evitar contestar las burradas que decía su señoría desde la tribuna 👇

This made my day. The positivity she transmits is an antidote for the daily poison we get from the right-wing media. paula 🌻 you are a (socialist) being of light 😊

La policía de Perú desarticuló esta semana un clan dedicado al narcotráfico llamado 'Los Villanos de Mariátegui' en San Juan de Lurigancho (Lima). El operativo lo realizaron disfrazados de superhéroes de Marvel para que pareciera una broma de Halloween.

Presupuestos PP-Vox en CyL: Promoción de la tauromaquia: 290.000 € Apoyo a proyectos de investigación: 140.000 € Involucionado al medievo. Vergüenza.

IQ 9000

Buenas! Hemos publicado un artículo de divulgación sobre la importancia de la conservación de la biodiversidad de lombrices de tierra en la revista local leonesa Ecos de Escalada. Os apetece echarle un vistazo? shorturl.at/cBXYZ

I have found Twitter useful and engaging as a divulgation tool. But it is time to say goodbye. I don't want to be a part of a media were hatred, lies and political manipulation are routine. I hope Mastodon gets traction and becomes as popular. Thanks for everything people!

I'm back, but for a good reason. Big announcement incoming!

I want to announce that the 9th International Oligochaete Taxonomy Meeting 2023 will be held in El Escorial (Comunidad de Madrid, Spain) at the end of the year (late November-December). If you are interested in participating please stay tuned for more details! #iotm9

We have final dates for the 9th International Oligochaete Taxonomy Meeting 2023 which will be held in El Escorial (Comunidad de Madrid, Spain). It will be on 11-15th December 2023. Save the dates! #iotm9

Six new large to giant earthworm species from one of the most well-known areas in Europe: they were just hiding under our feet! One of them was named after the legendary Shai Hulud from Dune, and worthy of that title. shorturl.at/itDMQ

Estoy orgulloso de ser taxónomo y lo reivindico cada vez que puedo. No vale con llorar porque no se nos reconoce y estamos desapareciendo. Tenemos que divulgar, poner en valor nuestro trabajo, hacerlo interesante a los jóvenes investigadores

Con la importancia cada vez mayor de la infiltración y retención del agua de unas lluvias escasas pero torrenciales, las grandes lombrices anécicas (con sus profundas galerías verticales) se vuelven protagonistas. Tenemos que ponerles "cara" para entender su papel!

📢Exciting job opportunity in our lab! We're looking for a motivated person to work on generating an environmental/biological database on earthworms of the Iberian Peninsula, organizing and digitizing our collection (1 year). Interested? 🪱🔍 ucm.es/pait12-24 Please RT!

Five new earthworm species of the mysterious family Diporodrilidae. They produce a glue like slime, they are restricted to Corsica and Sardinia, and they may have lived under the feet of the last dinosaurs rb.gy/5p565m Wormology UCM Sylvain Gérard Decaëns Thibaud Marta Novo

New paper out!🪱🧬Learn about the genetic diversity and phylogenetic relationships of 𝐷𝑖𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑜𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑙𝑢𝑠 in Corsica and Sardinia, the 5 new pseudocryptic species described and their biogeography rb.gy/5p565m Sylvain Gérard Daniel F. Marchán Decaëns Thibaud Marta Novo 🧵1/4

The veterans at work 👨‍🔬🔬🪱

[#Zoosystema] 🪱 Earthworms (Oligochaeta, Clitellata) of the Mitaraka range (French Guiana): commented checklist with description of one genus and eighteen species new to science ⤵ ✒ @DecaensTet al. 🔗 zoosystema.com/46/9 #earthworms #NewSpecies #Oligochaeta