Fiorella Ramirez Esquivel

Our paper on the honey bee stinger 🐝💉is out today in @pnas.org!!! You can read it here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... We also put together a video to explain some of what we did, check it out!! youtu.be/Lbi4YLJlChU?...

Very cool, kinda gross 💪🦾 ethz.ch/en/news-and-...

I've been watching some of the behind the scenes stop motion puppet development from the creators for this one for the last few years and I'm so pumped to go check it out!!! If you are an animation nerd I HIGHLY recommend the Laika Studios instagram account 🤌 theconversation.com/in-an-age-of...

Incredible work and fantastic video editing in this paper!

Para los hispanoparlantes también salió una nota muy linda sobre nuestro trabajo sobre el #aguijón de la #abeja 🐝 aquí: es.gizmodo.com/una-abeja-pu...

What an insane way to get around 🐍!! Awesome videography 🎥 of #snake #locomotion!! I really recommend checking out the clips in this one 👇🤯 www.cell.com/current-biol...

If you are interested in more awesome stinger stuff my friend @alecferreira.bsky.social recently published this beautiful story on Diacamma stingers 🐜💉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Did you know you can interact with the #microCT models from our paper (www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...) on the #honeybee 🐝 #stinger 💉over on @sketchfab.bsky.social? You can rotate the whole thing around in 3D space and view the different parts of the stinger here: skfb.ly/pOSrC

Earlier this week I sat down and had a long chat with Anand from @cbcradiocanada.bsky.social about my work on the #honeybee #stinger. Here is his write up of our conversation: www.cbc.ca/news/science...

We have a✨ new ✨LinkedIn account!! If you are an ASSAB member or interested in the study of animal behaviour in the Australasian region go give us a follow!! 🦘🐝🦇🐦‍⬛🦎🐠 www.linkedin.com/company/aust...

🚨ASSAB WORKSHOP ALERT🚨 Come along to hear about John's work and get answers to your questions about all things science communication! Register through the QR Code above or here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F....

Our work made it into the Science news page! So stoked :) www.science.org/content/arti...

You can also read about our stinger work here: theconversation.com/how-does-a-h...

Here's what they don't tell you about woodpecker tongues: Some of them are barbed (pileated & downy 'peckers) to allow them to spear insects. The barbs are keratinized, so *hard*. Meaning woodpecker *threat displays* can involve poking an interloper with a barbed tongue. (📷: u/ElvisIsNotDjed)

Fresh off the printer an Epopostruma ant! Collected by @pipilika.bsky.social, scanned by @pranavjoshi8.bsky.social, and printed by me! #prusa #PLA #ant #microCT

Second try! This 32hr print failed last time but here he is in all his sparkly glory ✨ Check out the massive chelicerae on this Canama jumping spider collected and scanned by @pranavjoshi8.bsky.social #microCT #jumpingspider #Prusa #salticid #invertebrates

Today I gave my first ever scientific presentation in Spanish! Thank you at @dinrao.bsky.social for the invitation, even though you did make me wake up at 5am 🥲 ¡Hoy di mi primera charla en Castellano! Gracias a Dinesh Rao por invitarme, aunque me hiciste levantarme a las 5am 🥲

We are very excited to be hosting the 2027 ASSAB conference at the University of Canterbury, in Christchurch. This will be held from the 7th to the 9th of July, 2027. Please save the date. Haere Mai from Aotearoa New Zealand. We look forward to seeing you next year!

Society of Vertebrate Paleontology’s getting into grad school workshop begins this Saturday. All are welcome!

A busy weekend of #3Dprinting!! Three long prints all between 19-31hrs. Unfortunately, the longest and probably coolest print failed from a suspected spool jam 😭 We were out for some of the weekend so I couldn't catch it in time. Time to remove all these supports! #Prusa #spiders #microCT

Today is the last day to submit abstracts for the @austentsoc.bsky.social Conference!!! It is also the last day for early bird registration if you haven't registered yet!!

this brings me so much joy :) thanks for sharing @nikkichin.bsky.social www.reddit.com/r/justgalsbe...

A wild story that sums up so much about this moment. Rare books bought up by a hyperscaler, driven across the country by truck, scanned and fed into the woodchipper by low wage workers so the rich can build and own systems that squeeze, surveil, and automate labor and control knowledge generation.

AI is not inevitable.

Calling out all #microCT / #photogrammetry / #3Dprinting nerds who work in #entomology in #Australia! We are having a symposium at the @austentsoc.bsky.social conference in December and we would love to hear from you!!! Abstract submission closes 31st August! event.mq.edu.au/aes2026/symp...

Two weeks left to apply for our postdoc position on vision in trilobites! Come and explore the exciting world of reconstructing vision in the fossil record, using some of the most iconic extinct animals to grace our oceans! Please reach out + RT! (*Deadline in fact 23.59 BST on the 26th August!*)

Chicken nugget fish?

Science peeps, please re-share! We're hiring for a level D, research-only position. Despite the weird job title it's very broadly molecular ecology, evolution, or -omics more broadly. Must already have the right to work in Australia. external-jobs.csu.edu.au/cw/en/job/49...

Join my department! It's a pretty great place to work.

🦤 What do we really know about the Dodo? The dodo was likely nocturnal and, less surprisingly, its telencephalon was perfectly normal for a pigeon of its size. This paints a very different picture of one of history's most misunderstood birds. @evoneuro.bsky.social Paper: doi.org/10.1093/zool...

Please share: Full-time PhD position on Butterfly Evolution at High Elevations 🦋⛰️ The project aims to understand the evolution and adaptation of Andean white butterflies using genomics. DEADLINE: September 11, 2026 More info: pavelmatos.wordpress.com/join-us/

It was very special to get to see @pipilika.bsky.social plenary at #ICN2026 this past week. After so many years working together it was very nostalgic to see all these pieces of work coming together in one place! Didn't expect to get choked up at seeing the old Canberra field sites come up 💖

Had a great time hanging out with these goofs at #ICN2026 @dinrao.bsky.social @pipilika.bsky.social @m3d-biology.bsky.social @annaseibel.bsky.social

I saw this work presented at #ICN2026 and it's absolutely gorgeous and mind-blowing!! Cannot recommend enough, a must read!!! The videography alone is *chef's kiss* 🤌

Our (with @plewin.bsky.social) @currentbiology.bsky.social Dispatches is out today (doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...). Covering two recent papers about bird eye movements during flight, using homing pigeons as model species.

How do parasites reprogram brains so your host becomes a zombie? If you are still at #ICN2026 tomorrow Friday, come to my talk at 3:30 pm (room 2306/2309) #strepsiptera #zombiewasp

Here's the working prototype of my setup. It's a 3D-printed black block with a socket to hold a watch glass, and a 3D-printed diffuser that sits on top of the block. Recessing the glass greatly reduces stray light & glare. #NaturalHistoryCollections #Macrophotography #FocusStacking #DIYImagingStage

After the Heiligenberg plenary lecture, there was another session of concurrent participant talks, for example a session on #evolution of sensory and motor systems chaired by @fiorella.bsky.social who also gave the talk "One and done or back for more: stinging strategies in bees and ants" 🐝🐜

saw @andrewmatheson.bsky.social 's talk at #ICN2026 today and it was fantastic!

Cool new behavior caught on video! This is a special type of octopus known as a #papernautilus (aka #argonaut) and her shell is a little less than 5cm. Watch as she extends and retracts her fleshy mantle - at the end, she rapidly retracts it all! #blackwater #blackwaterdiving

You know that annoying sound mosquitoes make when they buzz around your face? Florian Muijres reports that mosquito flight is the outlier among flies and they prioritize sound production at the cost of exceptionally high power requirements. #ICN2026

New methods preprint! doi.org/10.64898/202... Are you interested in #tracking 3D movements of animals into reconstructions of habitats using #photogrammetry? I'm specifically tracking #mantisshrimp but our approach could be adapted to other animals. Please reach out with questions or feedback 😊

Do humans and birds share an eye for design? 🐦🎨 For my Master's diss, I’m testing if we share aesthetic tastes with bowerbirds. I need 100 responses to finish! Visual, anonymous & under 5 mins. Link: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 🧪 cc: @scienseed.com #AcademicSky #SciComm

This is such a beautiful scientific illustration.

A little pompilid head for @juanitarodriguez.bsky.social from our time at the Australian Synchrotron! She's turned out pretty sparkly ✨ #3Dprinting #Prusa #entomology #microCT

Top-up scholarship for Australian #PhD students working with plant #genomics, #dendrochronology, or #InsectEcology, with a focus on snow gum dieback. Advert coming soon; feel free to reach out to Adrienne Nicotra or Matt Brookhouse ahead of time if you're interested.