tannermierow.bsky.social
@tannermierow.bsky.social
Sensory biologist who studies snapping shrimp and toe biters!
PhD student at University of Tulsa
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PhD student at University of Tulsa
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In this neat paper, mantises are shown to increase rapid movements of the head and thorax (saccades) to track increasingly fast visual 👀 stimuli!
🚨Check it out!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🚨Check it out!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Praying Mantids Adjust Head and Thorax Saccades to Track Visual Stimuli Moving at Different Speeds - Journal of Insect Behavior
Animals frequently use movements of their eyes or heads to visually track objects in their environment. Visual tracking movements can be classified into two primary categories: smooth pursuit and sacc...
link.springer.com
July 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
In this neat paper, mantises are shown to increase rapid movements of the head and thorax (saccades) to track increasingly fast visual 👀 stimuli!
🚨Check it out!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🚨Check it out!
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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a little late in this (i got sick) but thank you to @sicb-dab.bsky.social Portland 2026. had lots of fun seeing great talks and talking about crabs! 🦀
January 12, 2026 at 10:06 PM
a little late in this (i got sick) but thank you to @sicb-dab.bsky.social Portland 2026. had lots of fun seeing great talks and talking about crabs! 🦀
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Are you a hellraiser mite or a knobbled weevil? Take the quiz and vote for NZ’s Bug of the Year
theconversation.com/are-you-a-he...
theconversation.com/are-you-a-he...
Are you a hellraiser mite or a knobbled weevil? Take the quiz and vote for NZ’s Bug of the Year
Take the personality quiz to match with one of NZ’s larger-than-life little creatures, then cast your vote.
theconversation.com
January 13, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Are you a hellraiser mite or a knobbled weevil? Take the quiz and vote for NZ’s Bug of the Year
theconversation.com/are-you-a-he...
theconversation.com/are-you-a-he...
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Heard from Tanner Mierow at #SICB2026 about the mutualisms between snapping shrimp and gobies.
Gobies need shrimp to dig holes. Shrimp need gobies to keep a lookout.
But who asks who out here?
Gobies initiate- they’re *desperate* for a shrimp. But once initiated, shrimp maintain the relationship.
Gobies need shrimp to dig holes. Shrimp need gobies to keep a lookout.
But who asks who out here?
Gobies initiate- they’re *desperate* for a shrimp. But once initiated, shrimp maintain the relationship.
January 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Heard from Tanner Mierow at #SICB2026 about the mutualisms between snapping shrimp and gobies.
Gobies need shrimp to dig holes. Shrimp need gobies to keep a lookout.
But who asks who out here?
Gobies initiate- they’re *desperate* for a shrimp. But once initiated, shrimp maintain the relationship.
Gobies need shrimp to dig holes. Shrimp need gobies to keep a lookout.
But who asks who out here?
Gobies initiate- they’re *desperate* for a shrimp. But once initiated, shrimp maintain the relationship.