Foraging Ecology Research Group

In an editorial, we summarise the articles within the special issue and provide a synthesis on the overarching themes and concepts, which include the various emerging technologies underpinning significant advances, alongside more conceptual ideas. doi.org/10.1111/afe.12…

We're excited to share our special issue on advances in insect biomonitoring for agriculture and forestry, published today! 🌾🪲🔍🪰🌲 Explore new and upcoming advances in our ability to detect, identify and characterise insects in production systems! resjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/14619563/2…

🚨 !!PhD opportunity!! 🚨 Ponds are often overlooked, but are super important. We need to better understand their contribution to freshwater biodiversity and how to support them! Come work with a great team @Daniel_Read @lynseyrharper @JordanCuff nercgw4plus.ac.uk/projects-2024-…

🚨PHD OPPORTUNITY!🚨 Join us in Newcastle University to assess carabid beetle ecosystem services and foraging ecology, and develop new methods for inferring interactions between beetles and their food! 🪲🍽️💻 iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships/a…

Animal special: Ken Welch @UofT on bats; @naomifreshwater @Freshwaterhabs and Arran Harvey @zsllondonzoo on leeches; @JordanCuff @Uni_Newcastle on spiders; and @lena_v_kaufmann @HumboldtUni on elephants. Plus, Andy Wheeler @Cambridge_Uni on propulsion. thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/naked…

It's the @RoyEntSoc Sustainable Agriculture Special Interest Group meeting in @UniofNewcastle today! We have an exciting range of talks, posters and technology showcases in store, and the crowd is buzzing already! #SusAg24

Along came a spider🕷️ ...and very carefully chose what to eat. Seems the picky arachnids only plump for tasty prey 🪲🪰 that match their nutritional needs. Could we use this fussy eating to help control pests? @JordanCuff @ForagingEcology Full story👇 rothamsted.ac.uk/news/spiders-w…

📜🎉New paper in @Oikos_Journal🎉📜 Prey nutrient content is associated with the trophic interactions of spiders and their prey selection under field conditions doi.org/10.1111/oik.10… I'm super excited to see this out! Read about our exciting results in the thread below: 🧵👇

📜🎉New paper in @Oikos_Journal🎉📜 Prey nutrient content is associated with the trophic interactions of spiders and their prey selection under field conditions doi.org/10.1111/oik.10… I'm super excited to see this out! Read about our exciting results in the thread below: 🧵👇

A trait-based understanding of the vulnerability of a Paleotropical moth community to predation by a sympatric bat with flexible foraging strategies 🦇 Available now in the current issue of #EcologicalEntomology doi.org/10.1111/een.13… @WileyEcolEvol @RoyEntSoc