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proseandpassion, to science Galician
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The ego-consciousness of the feathered fowl?

A study by researchers at the Universities of Bonn and Bochum suggests that roosters might recognize themselves in the mirror

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1006032

thor, to random
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the wounds of battle - cat tooth marks

Grootinside,
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@thor
i know what "teeth marks" are. I just don't know what they mean by the cat. Dominance? Playful testing of... ? Lovesign because he/she didn't bite through the skin? Always had only (sometimes badly) scratches after playful "fights".

futurebird, to random
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Is it possible to teach an introvert to be an extrovert (if they were presumably motivated to change) ? Would it be possible to transform extroverts into introverts through some program of calming and conditioning?

albertcardona,
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For all I know, might as well try to turn rover larvae into sitters and viceversa.

"Heredity of rover/sitter: Alternative foraging strategies of Drosophila melanogaster larvae" de Belle and Sokolowski 1987
https://www.nature.com/articles/hdy198798

garry, to science
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Microplastics Can Travel Into the Brain and Cause Behavioral Changes, Study Finds

'Mice were exposed to microplastics in their drinking water, and those with higher exposures behaved erratically'

https://gizmodo.com/microplastics-behavioral-changes-in-mice-alzheimers-stu-1850785217?utm_source=vip

albertcardona, to spiders
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A spider (Gelanor siquirres) that hunts other spiders has a unique approach:

"A novel prey capture strategy in pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae)" by Barrantes et al. 2023 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347223001665

"Here we describe the capture web and attack behaviour of the pirate spider Gelanor siquirres. The capture web consists of long, dry silk lines that the spider lays downwards from its retreat to the nearby vegetation, as night falls. These lines serve as substrate for silk lines (floating lines) of other nocturnal spiders that begin web construction during the same period. If an exploring spider attaches its floating line to the silk line of the pirate spider's web, then the exploring spider walks along its line to the pirate spider's line. As the pirate spider perceives the exploring spider on its web, it descends from the retreat and attacks the exploring spider."

cillianmchugh, to psychology

Switched servers so reposting an introduction

I am a #moral #psychologist (in @UL ) interested in the cognitive processes underlying our moral judgments. Also interested in #ecological #psychology and understanding #behaviour in #context. #openscience advocate and #rstats #r user.

Ouside of work I play #music including #guitar #harmonica and #songwriting. I enjoy #chess and #running (but have been inconsistent of late) and #walking
I also have 2 #cats

#moralpsychology #morality

sohkamyung, to PetBirds
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Consider it a compliment if you are called a 'bird brain'. 🙂

"In cities around the world, anti-bird spikes are used to protect statues and balconies from unwanted birds - but now, it appears the birds are getting their own back.

Dutch researchers have found that some birds use the spikes as weapons around their nests - using them to keep pests away in the same way that humans do."

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-66163943

nickcrumpton, to science

Hey gang. Little re- from me. I'm a working in at the Natural History Museum, London and I'm also a . I write about pretty much all (, , , ...) and I'd love to connect on here with you all! :)

blahttodea, to UKpolitics

just realised i haven't done a proper on here!

i'm a biologist specialising in and , and will be starting my at the university of this autumn, studying the evolution of in animals, specifically

if i'm not posting about my specific research, i'll be posting about general , and , , and general -ness

trans-inclusive feminist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

liofeu, to random French

How does a mosquito hear? Do mosquitoes communicate with sounds? How far can a mosquito hear? Could it be used for designing sound traps ?

Here is a literature review on the role of hearing in mosquito behaviour (PDF https://hal.science/hal-04116063/document/), from the book 'Sensory ecology of disease vectors' (https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-932-9)

sabrinaschalz, to PetBirds

Aaaah my main PhD paper has just been published! 🥳

Wild carrion crows in London and Milton Keynes listen and respond to speech out of their own motivation, but unlike the crows in Tokyo they didn't respond more to the foreign language than the local language 🐦

https://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?id=1348

proseandpassion, to science Galician
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The (slow) thread collecting last year's features in #CurrentBiology as they move into the #OpenArchives (one year after publication) starts here. #ProseAndPassion #Science #ScienceWriter #ScienceJournalism #biology #ecology #FreeAccess

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