A little excursion into the fascinating world of frogs. Thank you @FrogPaul for the inspiring cooperation.

Longhorn beetle, Cerambyx scopolii. 130 angles with 44 shots per angle are now 5720 single shots for this 8k (original size) video. Feel free to share 😇 I call it „3D-Stacking“ #3d #3dstacking #biodiversity #coleoptera #insects

Really loved that one :) Thanks to the very attentive visitor 👍😂 #fly #laugh #fun #museum

When I find an #unlabeled historical object and instantly #recognize it by remembering its description from the 140 year old entrance #book. #museum #collection #DetectiveConan #DetektivConan #gif by leannleann

Wegen der Kostenexplosion zieht die jenalichtstadt die Notbremse und stoppt das Bauprojekt "Parkhaus am Inselplatz". #jena jenaer-nachrichten.de/stadtleben/191…

To find out how female twisted-wing parasites have adapted to the traumatic insemination, researchers Universität Jena, Universität Kiel CAU 🎓, Universität Freiburg and Shmoopy have studied the mating of these insects. They report on their findings in the journal PeerJ Publishing. ➡️ uni-jena.de/en/220816-faec…

Today our new article on traumatic insemination was published PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environment. We shed light on various aspects concerning this bizarre form of reproduction in two strepsipteran species. peerj.com/articles/13655 #AnimalBehavior #Entomology #EvolutionaryStudies #Parasitology #Zoology

Following up on Kenny Jandausch's first paper of his PhD thesis: “Have female twisted-wing parasites (Insecta: Strepsiptera) evolved tolerance traits as response to traumatic penetration?” Universität Jena PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environment peerj.com/articles/13655/ 1/7

We present the first 3D models of insect genitalia on Sketchfab, here two penises of Strepsiptera. The models were created by Kenny Jandausch. Be curious what will come next. skfb.ly/owMrY

Ich bin sehr froh und dankbar und freue mich auf die nächsten Jahre! Lasst uns gemeinsam das Naturkundemuseum Stuttgart zu einer offenen Zukunftswerkstatt weiterentwickeln und mit unserer Forschung zur Lösung der Arten- und Klimakrise beitragen. sʍns uhoh KomBioTa

Thanks for the great opportunity DZG Evolution to present parts of my PhD thesis at the #dzg22. Met a lot of cool people and had some nice conversations.

#dzg22 Lars Chittka presented stunning movies of bees solving complex tasks in clever ways, evidence for intentionality & ability to"attach emotional states to rewards". Inspiring & great discussion afterwards on the nature of insect minds and implications that might have.

Based on the new estimate of 20,000,000,000,000,000 (quadrillion) ants alive on Earth today, if we were to collect all of them and ball them up, the resultant sphere would have a diameter of over 1 km.

"With Gerhard Mickoleit [1931–2023], the University of Tübingen and German zoology have lost one of their best, and no one will be able to fill the gap he left behind." A. Staniczek & H. Schmalfuss on the life and achievements of their mentor: doi.org/10.18476/2023.…