Breeding male mole-rats (Fukomys) use strong bites to defend reproductive monopoly - Communications Biology Breeding status shapes bite force in social African Fukomys mole-rats: strong male competition drives higher bite force in breeding males, while weaker female competition results in lower bite force i...

🦷 How is bite force related to reproduction in Mole-rats? 🦷

Scientists from @prfju.bsky.social have discovered that breeding males have a remarkably stronger bite, which helps them maintain a reproductive monopoly. 🤯

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s42...

#Molerats #Fukomys #Reproduction #SocialAnimals

Neuronal recordings in head-fixed and freely-moving mole-rats Mole-rats are subterranean rodents that have evolved remarkable sensory adaptations to life in underground tunnel systems, yet their neural mechanisms remain largely unexplored. Here, we present a pro...

Our new preprint is now live on bioRxiv: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

We established neuronal recordings in freely moving subterranean mammals, enabling functional studies of brains in extreme ecological niches. 🚀

#neuroscience #molerats #neuropixels

Painting 255: the #viking #molerats is such a fun little weird painting. Not all ideas have to be big to be strange. Sometimes you just start with the craziest looking little creature and give them a blood lust. #tenyearsoftwothangs

Contributions of molecular and cranial specializations for sensory adaptation in the subterranean blind mole rats (Nannospalax xanthodon) The blind mole rats which have adapted excellently to subterranean life, exhibit remarkable navigation abilities despite structural regression in their visual systems and decline in auditory functions...

Gene expressions related to sensory communication in blind mole-rats may play a role in seismic vibration detection, this study suggests.

#echolocation #geneexpression #molerats

doi.org/10.3897/subt...

Lactate as a key energy source facilitating cooperative behaviour in helper Damaraland mole-rats buff.ly/E7Aey3Z | #BiologyLetters #Behaviour #Biochemistry #MoleRats

I'm feeling better knowing I got backup when things get a bit Toxic #SCP #MTF #Molerats #Zeta-9

#molerats

We're entering some weird times. May the #molerats be our #viking saviors. This is a painting that was featured in the Two Thangs book if you are looking for why it was made.

#art #acrylicpainting #weirdart #cursedart

4 radroach swarms and 2 glowing radroach swarms

3 molerats right side

3 molerats left side

Some radroaches and molerats for Fallout. No background this time, because they're all kind of flat.
#warhammer #falloutwastelandwarfare #fallout #radroaches #molerats #miniaturepainting #Nerdlings

AridViper, an intrusion set allegedly associated with Hamas Find out more about AridViper intrusion set and its affiliation with Palestinian militant organisation Hamas. Learn about its cyberespionage activities against Israel and any entity in the Middle East...

🔍 We recently conducted an in-depth analysis of #AridViper, an intrusion set believed to have ties with #Hamas. Also known as APT C-23, #MoleRATs, #GazaCyberGang, or #DesertFalcon, AridViper has been reportedly active since 2012.

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#CTI #APT