Nina Grella
@ninagrella.bsky.social
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PhD student studying ant and termite networks in the Ecuadorian Chocó rainforest | reassembly.de | she/her
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science.org
Iberian harvester ants are the only known organism that propagates two species by itself, according to new research.

Learn more: https://scim.ag/47sVFyS
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Ant queen lays eggs that hatch into two species
Bizarre discovery of interspecies cloning “almost impossible to believe,” biologists say
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betafor.bsky.social
Anne Chao and @piambr.bsky.social, the 100% perfect dialogue duo at #gfoe2025! ✨
Thank you for sharing statistical insights on sample coverage and it's standardization in the first @gfoesoc.bsky.social keynote session using #BETAFOR data.🌳🌱
@uni-wuerzburg.de @cofeuniwue.bsky.social
ninagrella.bsky.social
Having a great time at the #gfoe2025 conference in Würzburg. Inspiring talks and great opportunities for scientific exchange 😊 @gfoesoc.bsky.social @reassemblynet.bsky.social @melvinopolka.bsky.social
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inaturalist.bsky.social
In India, abhiapc saw this group of Teleopsis sykesii stalk-eyed flies and it's our more-than-#TwoferTuesday Observation of the Day!

More details at: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
Several dozen flies on a leaf. They have red eyes on the ends of long stalks protruding from their heads.
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reassemblynet.bsky.social
#Reassembly of a tropical #rainforest: A new #chronosequence in the #Chocó tested with the #recovery of #ree attributes
Our basic article is now online, with all the information on our study design and exciting results for trees.
www.reassembly.de/posts/basic-...
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chasingbugs.com
When you’re willing to move slowly through the world, you’ll find amazing things. I call this Birth of an Assassin. #bugsky
A spindly legged white assassin bug nymph emerges from a brown egg case on a green leaf.
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alexwild.bsky.social
Linepithema tsachila ants drink from an Inga nectary in Ecuador. I described and named this species with funding from the National Science Foundation. #NSF #Ants #Science
Macro photograph of two small, light brown ants sitting in a large, swollen green cup on a tree leaf.
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rote-liste-zentrum.bsky.social
Am 23. #Hexapodezember zeigen wir euch die Ameisen-Sichelwanze. Mit ihrer Ameisen-Taille gerät die Larve der Wanze bei Bestimmungsversuchen leicht einmal in die „falsche Schublade“. Die #RoteListe verzeichnet sie als ungefährdet.

Mehr dazu ➡️ www.rote-liste-zentrum.de/de/Mit-Ameis...
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lovetheants.bsky.social
A quick insect pinning tutorial featuring Brachyponera (needle ants)! (Also quickly saving/sharing here in case we lose TikTok) #entomology
ninagrella.bsky.social
The first chapter of my PhD🎉 Super thrilled about this! 🐆
reassemblynet.bsky.social
Caught on 📷camera: Natural comeback of #wild forest animals
Natural forest regeneration benefits #jaguar #tayra #peccary #armadillo #agouti #tinamou etc.
New study published by @ninagrella.bsky.social et al in @biotropica.bsky.social
www.reassembly.de/news/caught-...
Caught on camera: Natural comeback of wild forest animals – REASSEMBLY
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derekhennen.bsky.social
Hey science writers! As you prep your annual list of coolest species described in the past year, I humbly suggest you highlight the Dragon Ball pill millipede! Discovered by a team of Thai scientists, no parachute science here! Look at these beauties!
Photo collage of small, squat pill millipedes in a variety of poses. When curled up in a ball, they resemble the eponymous Dragon Balls
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bertonemyia.bsky.social
At least some are patterned to mimic jumping spiders, viewed from behind - common in many Tephritoidea (see Ulidiidae below). Many also use their wings to signal to mates, so they may function to distinguish species. Otherwise?????
a picture winged fly specimen that has shiny fake eyes on the back of its thorax and markings on its wings that look like spider legs. it's a convincing mimic a picture winged fly specimen that has shiny fake eyes on the back of its thorax and markings on its wings that look like spider legs. it's a convincing mimic
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reassemblynet.bsky.social
Enjoy the #scientific and #adventurous journey through many facets of a #recovering #tropical #rainforest 🌴 🇪🇨 with us:
Our 3️⃣rd NEWSLETTER 📰 is out!!!
#Ecuador #tropical #forest #biodiversity #conservation #networks #animals #plants #recovery
www.reassembly.de/posts/third-...
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reassemblynet.bsky.social
The sounds of #forest loss: how the #cicada communities’ song patterns change when forests are converted and isolated. New open access paper 🇪🇨 🌴
reassembly.de/news/sounds-di