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How do sky conditions impact bumblebee navigation? In collab w/ Priscila Araújo of INSECT Lab SU Frida & George Kolyfetis took polarization images of skies at NAVARINO ENVIRONMENTAL OBSERVATORY that were clear, overcast & even full of Sahara dust! These help us understand how insects use the sky to navigate🐝🧭

Amazing opportunity right here!!

🚨#PhDposition in our group! #insect #vision #flight You are curious about how moths adjust their vision & movement dynamically to night-time lights (incl. #ALAN): apply to become part of the team - roof jumps included (insect-vision.com) t.ly/QDkZS 📢pl RT

Ecology of Vision and others from the Bristol lot will be well represented! #colsci

CamillaSguotti presents data from her Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions project on resilience mechanisms to avoid tipping points of climate change #DiBioRetreat2024

New perspective published in PNASNews about fluorescence in tetrapods. Briefly: Fluorescence is probably usually not a visual signal, but that doesn't mean it isn't interesting! pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pn… w/ Michaël Nicolaï Javier Ábalos Liliana D'Alba Matthew Shawkey & Jonathan Goldenberg

This is what reefs should look like. This is what is worth fighting for.

🚨We are delighted to announce that our new paper is out NOW in Current Biology 🦑🌅Here we show how #cuttlefish alter their #camouflage response under naturally occuring dynamic lighting ('water caustics')! 🔗authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S09… 🧵A thread to find out more:

✨Huge✨ congratulations to Kaylin Chong on the publication of her 1st paper on the evolution of 🕷️ eye size in Current Biology yesterday! 🎉 Full 🧵 later but if allometry, kooky eyes & comparative phylogenetic methods float your boat, look no further 👀 cell.com/current-biolog…

Out in ProcB - Chemical defences indicate bold colour patterns with reduced variability in aposematic nudibranchs - rb.gy/s1jlaq. Data & thoughts on the ecology & evolution of aposematism, feat. our fave critters! 🐌🌊 micaToolbox #colsci Visual Ecology UQ Ecology of Vision

Chemical defences indicate bold colour patterns with reduced variability in aposematic nudibranchs | ow.ly/6pg150SHYA4 #ProcB Cedric van den Berg Matteo Santon

Latest work in collaboration with Cedric van den Berg at Ecology of Vision!!

We describe how octopus-fish groups can work, can malfunction, and can lead to benefits! Give it a read and don't forget to see the videos for punching, displacements, and examples of solo vs collaborative hunting!! 🐙🐠🐟 Out in NatureEcoEvo!!

🚨 PhD siren!🚨 We have an exciting 4 year PhD project on offer using information theory to investigate why different visual systems have evolved in ecologically similar species. Funded by SWBio DTP to start in Sept 2025! Apply here: swbio.ac.uk/animal-behavio…

🚨PhD siren #2!🚨A 4 year PhD project based in Exeter with Martin Stevens in collaboration with us taking a deep dive into the visually-guided colour change behaviour of chameleon prawns🦐Funded by SWBio DTP to start in Sept 2025! Apply here: swbio.ac.uk/animal-behavio…

Fresh from the field— just had 20 days of following peacock mantis shrimp in the wild with Matteo Santon! This work will show how mantis shrimp navigate and use their habitats. Thank you so much @neuroethology The Crustacean Society Challenger Society Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA) and Dr Martin John How

PostDoc open📢️ New position open in my lab to expand knowledge on how to use data-driven networks to model feedbacks in natural systems! Funded by European Research Council (ERC) FEEDRES based at Department of Biology – University of Padova. Check out the call and apply! Contact me for questions! Link in comments!

To my contacts: Moved to Bluesky at bsky.app/profile/matteo… for obvious reasons.. Would be great to stay connected with all of you there!