Big day today for the stick insect enthousiasts. Day filled with interesting talks and many bugs! @tbuescher.bsky.social

#RESPhysEnt is proud to have supported the 7th Morphology Meeting held at @uni-jena.de in collaboration with Morphology Section of the German Zoological Society.

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Did you know that the next annual meeting of the DZG will take place in Münster..? Plenary speakers are already revealed on the website 👀 soon you will also see information on our Keynote speakers #SysBioDiv as well as our joint satellite symposium with @morphonews.bsky.social 🛰️🤩🆕 stay posted #DZG26

📢 Registration is open! 
Beilstein Nanotechnology Symposium “Shaping the future of nanotechnology” in Limburg, Germany, 📅 Oct 27–29, 2026.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/3vkmxkwc
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The thematic issue “Micro- and nanoscale effects in biological and bioinspired materials and surfaces” ed. by Thies Büscher @tbuescher.bsky.social, Rhainer Guillermo Ferreira, Manuela Rebora & Stanislav Gorb is complete. 
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/wjdjr8nh
#BioinspiredMaterials #BJNANO 💎 🔓

New #OpenAccess work by @katsuraito.bsky.social & M. Yamakawi in #RESPhysEnt finds that #Schizotetranychus mite winter eggs outperform summer eggs at low temperatures in a thermal response trade-off
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70037

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New research in #RESPhysEnt

#Semiochemicals from coccinellid #beetles modulate feeding attributes, reproductive parameters and antioxidant enzyme activities in #Parthenium beetle, #Zygogramma bicolorata
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70038

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📢 Registration is open!

Beilstein Nanotechnology Symposium “Shaping the future of nanotechnology” in Limburg, Germany, 📅 Oct 27–29, 2026.

🔗 www.beilstein-institut.de/en/symposia/shaping-the-...

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Photos: A mantis striking a target during the study; a Hierodula majuscula mantis. Photos courtesy of the article authors.

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Mantis striking target during the study. Photo courtesy of article authors.

Hierodula majuscula mantis. Photo courtesy of article authors.

New #OpenAccess research from @tbuescher.bsky.social et al. in #RESPhysEnt reports on the postembryonic development of the predatory strike mechanics in a #PrayingMantis (Insecta: #Mantodea)
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70032

#Behaviour #Kinematics #Physiology

Call for Papers! Thematic issue “Shaping the future of nanotechnology” ed. by our Early Career Advisory Board (#ECAB) members Thies H. Büscher @tbuescher.bsky.social , Hao Lu and Yui Sasaki in the #BJNANO 💎🔓 is open for your submission:  
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/34vae3mf
#MaterialsDesign #biocatalysis

📖 Looking for some weekend reading? The new issue of Physiological Entomology is now available! 📢

View the contents here ⬇️
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13653032...

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New work in #RESPhysEnt

A need for speed? It is not always necessary to be the fastest — A case study of two thermophilous #ant species
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70026

#Catalyphis
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Photos: #Aphaenogaster senilis (credit: Xim Cerdá)

Seven new species of the leaf insect genus Phyllium are described from across the Indonesian archipelago. Find out more about them here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#endemicspecies #insects #newspecies @tbuescher.bsky.social @uni-goettingen.de

Coming up next week on 📅 Nov 14 at 🕒 3 pm CET: Online #BeilsteinTalk “Micro- and nanoscale adaptations in insect-attachment pads: Evolutionary insights from stick and leaf insects” w/ Thies H. Büscher @tbuescher.bsky.social @uni-kiel.de.
Join for FREE 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/327fvxum 
#BeilsteinTalks

New research in #RESPhysEnt

The temperature preference, #phenology and enzymatic activity of two winter-active spiders (#Araneae)
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70010

#ThermalPreferences #Biocontrol #Orchards
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New #OpenAccess research in #RESPhysEnt

#FattyAcids and #glycerides are object recognition and carrying cues for foraging #Camponotus modoc carpenter #ants
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70002

#Formicidae #Behaviour
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Finally new paper on leaf insects out 📄🍃 We had a deeper look into the diversity of Indonesian _Phyllium_ 👀 new species, new phylogeny, new egg morphologies 🪾🪺🍃
with @tbuescher.bsky.social and @zookeys.pensoft.net

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/zook...

New work in #RESPhysEnt

Lateralized courtship #behaviours & mating success in #Ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: #Crambidae): A population-level study on maize plants under greenhouse conditions
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70001

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New research in #RESPhysEnt

The effect of inactivated bacteria on the #redox status of larvae of the #WaxMoth #Galleria mellonella
doi.org/10.1111/phen.70004

#Bacillus #ROS #InsectImmunity
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📖 Looking for some weekend reading? The new issue of Physiological Entomology is now available! 📢

View the contents here ⬇️
resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/13653032...

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Yesterday I had the pleasure of presenting our research on phasmid eggs at the international stick insect meeting organized at the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. A big thanks to the organizers for the opportunity and creating such an amazing event!

Graphical abstract of: Plant silicon defence disrupts cryptic colouration in an insect herbivore by restricting carotenoid sequestration into the haemolymph

Our newest #RESPhysEnt paper reveals plant silicon defence disrupts cryptic colouration in an insect herbivore by restricting carotenoid sequestration into the haemolymph

Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12492

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New research in #RESPhysEnt reports on the effects of additional nutrients on the physiological parameters of #Frankliniella occidentalis (#Thysanoptera: #Thripidae)
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12495

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The first articles of the thematic issue “Micro- and nanoscale effects in biological and bioinspired materials and surfaces” ed. by Thies Büscher @tbuescher.bsky.social, Rhainer Guillermo Ferreira, Manuela Rebora & Stanislav Gorb are online: ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/wjdjr8nh
#BJNANO 💎 🔓

New #OpenAccess research in #RESPhysEnt

Effects of the alarm #pheromone on #Triatoma pallidipennis behaviour
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12497

#InsectVectors #ChagasDisease #InsectBehaviour
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Graphical abstract of: A knockdown in the expression of a male-specific aminopeptidase impedes the male reproductive success of the mosquito Culex pipiens

Our newest paper in #RESPhysEnt shows knockdown in the expression of a male-specific aminopeptidase impedes the male reproductive success of the #mosquito #CulexPipiens🦟

Read the article🔽
doi.org/10.1111/phen.12487

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Submission deadline extended: Thematic issue “Micro- and nanoscale effects in biological and bioinspired materials and surfaces” ed. by Thies Büscher @tbuescher.bsky.social, Rhainer Guillermo Ferreira, Manuela Rebora & Stanislav Gorb.
www.beilstein-journals.org/bjnano/series/120/
#BJNANO

Graphical abstract of: The effect of size on mate selection, fecundity and survival in Culex pipiens mosquitoes

Learn about the effect of size on mate selection, fecundity and survival in Culex pipiens #mosquitoes, in our new #RESPhysEnt paper🦟

See the #OpenAccess article now🔽
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The list of speakers is complete!
Beilstein Nanotechnology Symposium 2025 “#SmartMaterials for advancing #healthcare”, 📅 June 3-5, 2025, in Limburg, Germany:

🔗 www.beilstein-institut.de/en/symposia/smart-nanoma...

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