Snails mating and using love darts, ants engaging in trophallaxis, and a poison frog with a tadpole, at sunrise in a lovely scene
I am over the moon that my HFSP proposal w/ @joriskoene.bsky.social @stynoski.bsky.social @socialtransfernet.bsky.social has been funded!
If you've heard my wild ravings on #socialfluids, commonalities across them and where this could lead, you see where we're going ❤️ Thank you @hfspo.bsky.social!
There are plenty of animals that do coprophagy, where yes, totally #socialfluids but for dung beetles they are scavenging from another species so more on the symbiosis continuum
Apologies to all who missed part of the socially transferred materials symposium because of the differences between PDF and app. We’ll all still be happy to chat about #socialfluids! @socialtransfernet.bsky.social #ESEB2025
Fun and valiant talk by Dylan Thatcher about theory of larval altruism through #socialfluids in #wasps #ESEB2025 #wasplove
Come one, come all! #socialfluids #eseb2025
@arthurmatte.bsky.social describes the molecular evolution during the rise of #socialfluids #ESEB2025 @socialtransfernet.bsky.social @socialfluids.bsky.social
Ellie Bladon tells us about #plasticity in metabolic division of labour during #parentalcare #socialfluids @socialtransfernet.bsky.social #ESEB2025
@joriskoene.bsky.social of the @socialtransfernet.bsky.social talking about his amazing snail system of simultaneous hermaphroditism #socialfluids
I speak about evolutionary ratcheting via #socialfluids on Thursday at 12:30 in the @socialtransfernet.bsky.social symposium.
Looking forward to so many talks!
The @socialfluids.bsky.social Lab is here!
@arthurmatte.bsky.social is speaking on the evolution of innovation #socialfluids in GEVOL on Tues at 4pm (ants & more!)
Ellie Bladon from @buryingbeetle.bsky.social's group is speaking on our #socialfluids project on Tues Ethology at 3:45pm
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Made it to Barcelona for #ESEB2025! Really looking forward to:
• Internal Conflicts STN workshop tomorrow
• The STN @socialtransfernet.bsky.social Symposium and get together on Thursday!
Come for #socialfluids, #IGEs, #behavior & #innovation, stay for the overwhelming awesomeness.
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Do you study things produced by one body but that impact another body’s physiology and fitness? Join (and/or follow) the Social Transfer Network! #socialfluids
Fantastic piece (doi.org/10.1073/pnas...) by @tlinksvayer.bsky.social on @arthurmatte.bsky.social and my recent paper in PNAS (doi.org/10.1073/pnas...). He really pulls together the threads of how we believe that socially transferred materials #socialfluids entrenched social complexity in ants. 1/2
#SocialFluids at #ESEB2025 this summer! This symposium will be THE place to be. Organised by wonderful members of the #SocialTransferNetwork www.socialtransfer.net
