#EarwigFunFact 12 - European earwig moms use their own feces to sanitize the nest! 💩 This unique behavior prevents pathogen growth near their juveniles, thanks to the antimicrobial properties of their feces. 🧼🔬 #InsectInnovation #SocialImmunity
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February 24, 2025 at 7:50 AM
#EarwigFunFact 12 - European earwig moms use their own feces to sanitize the nest! 💩 This unique behavior prevents pathogen growth near their juveniles, thanks to the antimicrobial properties of their feces. 🧼🔬 #InsectInnovation #SocialImmunity
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📢 Keynotes unlocked: 6/12. Thrilled to have Sylvia Cremer as a keynote speaker in Complenet’26! Join us to learn more about #networks, #socialimmunity and #ants!
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October 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM
📢 Keynotes unlocked: 6/12. Thrilled to have Sylvia Cremer as a keynote speaker in Complenet’26! Join us to learn more about #networks, #socialimmunity and #ants!
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If you give a mouse to a colony 🐁
@ericamaul.bsky.social reveals what happens when a mouse dies inside a honey bee colony.
insectessociaux.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/i...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #Propolis #BeeResearch #SocialImmunity
@ericamaul.bsky.social reveals what happens when a mouse dies inside a honey bee colony.
insectessociaux.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/i...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #Propolis #BeeResearch #SocialImmunity
If you give a mouse to a colony
By Erica Maul Erica Maul is a Ph.D. candidate in biological sciences at Auburn University, working in the Smith Bee Lab. Erica studies honey bee nest architecture and how bees employ propolis in th…
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June 16, 2026 at 8:23 AM
If you give a mouse to a colony 🐁
@ericamaul.bsky.social reveals what happens when a mouse dies inside a honey bee colony.
insectessociaux.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/i...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #Propolis #BeeResearch #SocialImmunity
@ericamaul.bsky.social reveals what happens when a mouse dies inside a honey bee colony.
insectessociaux.wordpress.com/2026/06/16/i...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #Propolis #BeeResearch #SocialImmunity
New research article! 📰
@ericamaul.bsky.social and @smithbeelab.bsky.social reveal that honey bees process dead mice inside their nests, rather than simply sealing them in propolis. 🐁
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #SocialImmunity #Necrophagy #CollectiveBehavior
@ericamaul.bsky.social and @smithbeelab.bsky.social reveal that honey bees process dead mice inside their nests, rather than simply sealing them in propolis. 🐁
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #SocialImmunity #Necrophagy #CollectiveBehavior
June 8, 2026 at 7:07 AM
New research article! 📰
@ericamaul.bsky.social and @smithbeelab.bsky.social reveal that honey bees process dead mice inside their nests, rather than simply sealing them in propolis. 🐁
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #SocialImmunity #Necrophagy #CollectiveBehavior
@ericamaul.bsky.social and @smithbeelab.bsky.social reveal that honey bees process dead mice inside their nests, rather than simply sealing them in propolis. 🐁
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#SocialInsects #HoneyBees #SocialImmunity #Necrophagy #CollectiveBehavior
New research article! 📰
Tola et al. found that bees exhibiting hygienic behavior have higher abundances of some bacterial species, suggesting a link between gut microbiota and social immunity. 🦠
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #GutMicrobiome #SocialImmunity #HoneyBee
Tola et al. found that bees exhibiting hygienic behavior have higher abundances of some bacterial species, suggesting a link between gut microbiota and social immunity. 🦠
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #GutMicrobiome #SocialImmunity #HoneyBee
March 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New research article! 📰
Tola et al. found that bees exhibiting hygienic behavior have higher abundances of some bacterial species, suggesting a link between gut microbiota and social immunity. 🦠
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #GutMicrobiome #SocialImmunity #HoneyBee
Tola et al. found that bees exhibiting hygienic behavior have higher abundances of some bacterial species, suggesting a link between gut microbiota and social immunity. 🦠
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...
#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #GutMicrobiome #SocialImmunity #HoneyBee