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Neural dynamics and synaptic plasticity in simple networks drive Lévy flight foraging and obstacle avoidance behaviors for bio-inspired autonomous flight sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Treehoppers' spectacular headgear is both a 'Spidey-sense-like' electrical warning system and a bioelectric cloak phys.org/news/2025-07-t… via @physorg_com

Israeli research finds that when plants talk, insects listen reuters.com/science/israel…

Lateralised memory networks may explain the use of higher-order visual features in navigating insects | PLOS Computational Biology journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/a…

Whole-body physics simulation of fruit fly locomotion Vaxenburg et al., Nature 2025. nature.com/articles/s4158… youtu.be/Kz4qi6b4-3U

Olfactory projection neuron rewiring in the brain of an ecological specialist: Cell Reports cell.com/cell-reports/f…

Stürner et al (2025). Comparative connectomics of Drosophila descending and ascending neurons nature.com/articles/s4158…

This tracking system could change how we observe insects mid-flight | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

How flies can help us build better robots and AI | Pavan Ramdya | TEDxAr... youtu.be/kFV6NC-jIK0?fe… via @YouTube

An updated catalogue of split-GAL4 driver lines for descending neurons in Drosophila melanogaster biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

A fly enters a virtual reality chamber, and insect science may never be the same | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…

Head-banging bumble bees bite flowers to shake loose more pollen. Learn more: scim.ag/8j0 @NewsfromScience

Researchers have found a better way to keep track of insects as they buzz around in their natural habitats—using a technique called Fast Lock-On (FLO) tracking, according to a new @SciRobotics study. Learn more in #ScienceAdviser: bit.ly/4hnpWS0 📩 Sign up for the free #newsletter: bit.ly/4f4BGqT

Jiang, C. et al (2024). Neuromorphic antennal sensory system. Nature Communications, 15(1), 2109. rdcu.be/dJBff

Tiger beetles fight off bat attacks with ultrasonic mimicry phys.org/news/2024-05-t… via @physorg_com

Nature research paper: Machine learning reveals the control mechanics of an insect wing hinge go.nature.com/4atT0DD

Automated bioacoustics: Researchers are listening in on insects to better gauge environmental health phys.org/news/2024-04-a… via @physorg_com

Motor neurons generate pose-targeted movements via proprioceptive sculpting nature.com/articles/s4158…

🦟 By infusing a virtual fruit fly with artificial intelligence, @HHMIJanelia and @GoogleDeepMind scientists have created a computerized insect that can walk and fly just like the real thing. 🤖 🔗janelia.org/news/artificia…

Our new paper is out today in @Nature , showing that bumblebees possess the cognitive capacity for some of the key ingredients of cumulative culture, previously though to be unique to humans nature.com/articles/s4158…