Joël Meunier
@jmeunierearwig.bsky.social
Behavioural ecologist studying earwigs (insects), parental care, social evolution, social immunity, pesticides, global warming... Defender of open science.
CNRS Researcher at univ Tours (FR) - IRBI
https://joelmeunier.wixsite.com/researchpage
CNRS Researcher at univ Tours (FR) - IRBI
https://joelmeunier.wixsite.com/researchpage
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--in which you can better see the eyes and mandibles on the new babies, plus see both structures clearly showing through the shells on the still-unhatched eggs. (Btw, mama earwig was close by in a burrow. She didn't want to come out into the light, so I carefully replaced the rock.)
November 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
--in which you can better see the eyes and mandibles on the new babies, plus see both structures clearly showing through the shells on the still-unhatched eggs. (Btw, mama earwig was close by in a burrow. She didn't want to come out into the light, so I carefully replaced the rock.)
Reposted by Joël Meunier
To learn more about research into the Triangle Weaver's astounding hunting technique, check out this article which includes video:
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ar...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ar...
This spider catapults its web to tangle prey at super speed | NOVA | PBS
Using its web as a “tool” to store and release energy, the triangle weaver spider lunges at speeds equivalent to a human sprinting at 1,700 miles per hour.
www.pbs.org
October 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
To learn more about research into the Triangle Weaver's astounding hunting technique, check out this article which includes video:
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ar...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ar...