Another fantastic story by Scott Schrage | @scottschrage.bsky.social on breakthrough research by Noori Choi... cracking the code for eavesdropping in on the #vibroscape and what we can learn from it #PhD Nebraska Bio Sci University of Nebraska-Lincoln Nebraska CAS
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First field season day of 2024! We caught some Dolomedes tenebrosus (Dark fishing spider). It's a great day to be a member of the Hebets Lab! Dr. Eileen Hebets (she/her) 🕷

Have you ever seen inside a spider egg sac before? Check out these Platycryptus undatus (tan jumping spider) spiderlings courtesy of Yi Hang Park 박이항 of the Hebets Lab (@hebets_lab)!

Sarah Stellwagen and I will again be offering fellowships to 'Spider Camp' at Highlands Bio Station in North Carolina. Info, syllabus, and application form on my website: burnslab.umbc.edu/spider-course/
Apply and share, please!

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR AAS 2024!
June 24-27th, 2024 in Chetumal , Mexico

Registration Payment Deadline: May 31, 2024
Abstract deadline: May 15, 2024
Student Travel Grant App Deadline: April 17, 2024

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Keeping up with the spiders... Marshal Hedin has a cool new paper out!

Check it out and be sure to listen to Marshal's New Species episode: open.spotify.com/episode/72U9F7…

Daddy-longlegs were thought to have only one pair of eyes...until now 🤯! We report today in Current Biology that extant daddy-longlegs have additional vestigial eyes seen in four-eyed fossil relatives.
Vestigial organs, fossils and evodevo!!🌈
👀👀👀
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The public voting period for the #AASMemeContest has begun! You can submit your votes via the Google form here:

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We're surveying people in Florida to capture public perceptions of invasive species (from a variety of taxa) to understand what you do know, What you want to know, and your overall opinions and views of different species here in the state!
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The #AASMemecontest deadline has been extended to Friday, March 1st! Get your memes in now before it's too late!

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Submit your memes by 2/23!

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V is for vinegaroon; give your partner a vinegaroony hug 💕 Happy V-day!

American Arachnological Society heres one i made :

Happy Valentine's Day from AAS! 🕷️🦂🩷

Xiphosura/Horseshoe crabs have been moved across the Chelicerate phylogeny several times
▶️Xiphosura has been separate from arachnids due to their distinct body shape
▶️New molecular studies place them *IN* Arachnida, making them arachnids
Should we allow Xiphosura memes? 😎

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