Small but significant! With a length of only 7–8 mm, the harlequin fly Chironomus riparius is a crucial bioindicator for freshwater ecosystems. Burak Bulut from the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre investigates how temperature and time shape the evolution of Chironomus riparius and presented his work in our last IQCB seminar. Read more here https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.05.28.656541v1.full. The images from top right to bottom left are from Istvan and Sabine Palfi, see link https://nabu-naturgucker-beobachtungen.de/?&desktop=1&bild=-1105556447, and IQCB.
Thanks Janina Hesse from LIR Mainz for organising our last seminar with Burak Bulut from @sgn.one on the molecular adaptation of the bioindicator Chironomus riparius to oxidative stress. Read more: doi.org/10.1101/2025....
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📷Istvan and Sabine Palfi; IQCB; (f.l.t.r.)
