Michael Thom

@anaturalstate Oh oh, impulsive frog purchase?

What do frogs eat?

59 of 15 species 2 nights ago, including 17 Hebrew Character and 10 Small Quaker. Plus Shoulder Stripe, Pale Pinion, Brindled and Oak Beauties, Dotted Wave, and Streamer

Sorry, one more - this looks like Juniper, but much too early. Brindled?

Hi @MothIDUK - 3 to check if you don't mind. Early Tooth Striped, Pale Pinion, Clouded Drab?

@MothIDUK Woohoo, thanks

@mdfthom All good

@anaturalstate @PlymUni Super cool

@mdfthom @PlymUni Thanks! I'm on the front of the station 🤣🤣🤣

I'm super excited to be a @plymuni Pioneer! plymouth.ac.uk/research/plymo…

Only a quick phone pic before it escaped, but nice to see a twenty plume moth again

Best one yet

@MothIDUK Oh OK, had ruled out Chestnut. Thanks!

@mdfthom 1 Brindled Pug, 2 yes, 3 Chestnut

24 of 9 species last night, with 12 Hebrew Character, Early Grey, Early Thorn (1), March Moth (2), Common (3) and Small Quaker (4)...

Whew! After 160 generations of experimental sexual selection we show consistent SNP differences between polyandrous and monogamous lines. These were concentrated in islands of divergence, particularly on the X chromosome (1)

1/ #UEACEEC21 #Sesh4 "Male & female aggression is shaped by the environment in fruit flies & beyond" Animal aggression can be intense & strongly impact fitness. How do animals fine-tune aggression to the env't? This talk:(1) plasticity; (2) microevolution, (3) macro patterns

Oops, that ground ivy is germander speedwell... Was in a bit too much of a rush 🙄

Opposite leaved golden saxifrage, hairy bittercress, sweet violet, hazel, primrose, lesser celandine, barren strawberry, ground ivy and the first greater stitchwort flower of the year seen today - pics of last 4 #wildflowerhour

Our paper on how fly aggression evolves in response to the population sex ratio is now out! Great stuff co-led by @DaniedmundsDani, with @jennyperry @StuartWigby @WayneRostant and not on twitter: Jess Norman, Charlotte Atkins, Lucy Harper, Tracey Chapman royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…

This seems to be... an extremely bad idea theguardian.com/media/2021/mar…

Amazing photo, and also fucking hell

Snowdrops, lesser celandine, bittercress, male hazel, dogs mercury, primrose, barren strawberry out today for #wildflowerhour