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  1. #Mites of the #Histiostomatidae live in #darkness in their #ephemeral #microhabitats. The distinctive deutonymphs are the #dispersal stage, being transported by insects. #Adults, however, live freely and #communicate via complex #olfactorysignals. An important #glandularcomplex is located on the dorsal body side. I participated in a study about the #geranial-rich glandular #secretions (2012).

    © #StefanFWirth 24 Dec. 2025

    Ref

    doi.org/10.1080/01647954.2012.

    #SEM #pics

    ©S.F. Wirth, Histiostoma sp.

  2. 🪧 2 new articles from #TheGrackleProject!

    🔍 Grackles who were #trained to be more #flexible were more #exploratory after the training than untrained grackles. This indicates that the more an individual investigates a novel object, the more it can learn and adapt its #behavior accordingly

    ✈️ Grackles in an edge #population disperse farther than those in a more central population. This suggests that the rapid geographic range expansion of great-tailed grackles is associated with individuals differentially expressing #dispersal behaviors

    🗺️ These results suggest that flexibility, exploration, and dispersal are key traits involved in this species’ rapid expansion into new areas

    💪 They started as #RegisteredReports @ #PCIEcology @PeerCommunityIn years ago! After lots of hard work from many collaborators (including @DieterLukas) they are now at the #diamondOA @PeerCommunityJournal 🎉

    📰 Press release: mpg.de/25179774/0811-evan-expl
    📎 Articles: doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.593 and doi.org/10.24072/pcjournal.591