#pheromones — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #pheromones, aggregated by home.social.
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Nearly a year of civic bodies prioritizing street dog scents and glued to canine butts over #TaxPayer duties! Do the #Pheromones of our #Indie babies outsmart luxury colognes, or is this just pure neglect of basic infrastructure? Fix the roads, not just the dogs! 🛠️🚫
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐭🧪 Naked mole-rat queens secrete a chemical called isopropyl myristate that suppresses fertility in rivals.
Researchers in #Berlin found the compound, which remains stable on tunnel surfaces for roughly 24 hours, works as a non violent alternative to bullying. The scent alone prevented breeding and colony takeovers even when the #queen was removed.
#nakedmolerats #pheromones #biology #animals #behavior #science #reproduction #maxdelbrückcenter #neurobiology #olfaction #rodents #nature #chemistry
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐭🧪 Naked mole-rat queens secrete a chemical called isopropyl myristate that suppresses fertility in rivals.
Researchers in #Berlin found the compound, which remains stable on tunnel surfaces for roughly 24 hours, works as a non violent alternative to bullying. The scent alone prevented breeding and colony takeovers even when the #queen was removed.
#nakedmolerats #pheromones #biology #animals #behavior #science #reproduction #maxdelbrückcenter #neurobiology #olfaction #rodents #nature #chemistry
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐭🧪 Naked mole-rat queens secrete a chemical called isopropyl myristate that suppresses fertility in rivals.
Researchers in #Berlin found the compound, which remains stable on tunnel surfaces for roughly 24 hours, works as a non violent alternative to bullying. The scent alone prevented breeding and colony takeovers even when the #queen was removed.
#nakedmolerats #pheromones #biology #animals #behavior #science #reproduction #maxdelbrückcenter #neurobiology #olfaction #rodents #nature #chemistry
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐭🧪 Naked mole-rat queens secrete a chemical called isopropyl myristate that suppresses fertility in rivals.
Researchers in #Berlin found the compound, which remains stable on tunnel surfaces for roughly 24 hours, works as a non violent alternative to bullying. The scent alone prevented breeding and colony takeovers even when the #queen was removed.
#nakedmolerats #pheromones #biology #animals #behavior #science #reproduction #maxdelbrückcenter #neurobiology #olfaction #rodents #nature #chemistry
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🐭🧪 Naked mole-rat queens secrete a chemical called isopropyl myristate that suppresses fertility in rivals.
Researchers in #Berlin found the compound, which remains stable on tunnel surfaces for roughly 24 hours, works as a non violent alternative to bullying. The scent alone prevented breeding and colony takeovers even when the #queen was removed.
#nakedmolerats #pheromones #biology #animals #behavior #science #reproduction #maxdelbrückcenter #neurobiology #olfaction #rodents #nature #chemistry
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Hypnotic Beauty – by Heather Mirassou
Her petals are pink with white tipsShe is in full bloom.I crawl to herShe hypnotizes me.She is a precious pearlShe is dripping with fragrance and fresh cream.Just let me stay nearShe opens a new flowerAs I quiver.Her pheromones enticeShe envelopes my presenceShe is part of me.As I am, of herI will returnEach new day and nightAnd revel in her beauty.https://heathermirassou.com/2026/07/07/hypnotic-beauty-by-heather-mirassou/
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Hypnotic Beauty – by Heather Mirassou
Her petals are pink with white tipsShe is in full bloom.I crawl to herShe hypnotizes me.She is a precious pearlShe is dripping with fragrance and fresh cream.Just let me stay nearShe opens a new flowerAs I quiver.Her pheromones enticeShe envelopes my presenceShe is part of me.As I am, of herI will returnEach new day and nightAnd revel in her beauty.https://heathermirassou.com/2026/07/07/hypnotic-beauty-by-heather-mirassou/
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🔍What are pheromones chemically made of?
Researchers from the universities of Groningen, Wageningen & Regensburg have deciphered the tiny pheromones of Trichogramma turkestanica, with 0.4 mm one of the smallest insects we know.🔬
Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/highlighted-papers/2026/20260602-tinypheromonesdeciphered🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #organic #chemistry #biology #nature #insects #pheromones #research #science #engineering #scientistsOnMastodon
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🔍What are pheromones chemically made of?
Researchers from the universities of Groningen, Wageningen & Regensburg have deciphered the tiny pheromones of Trichogramma turkestanica, with 0.4 mm one of the smallest insects we know.🔬
Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/highlighted-papers/2026/20260602-tinypheromonesdeciphered🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #organic #chemistry #biology #nature #insects #pheromones #research #science #engineering #scientistsOnMastodon
@universityofgroningen @uni_regensburg -
🔍What are pheromones chemically made of?
Researchers from the universities of Groningen, Wageningen & Regensburg have deciphered the tiny pheromones of Trichogramma turkestanica, with 0.4 mm one of the smallest insects we know.🔬
Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/highlighted-papers/2026/20260602-tinypheromonesdeciphered🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #organic #chemistry #biology #nature #insects #pheromones #research #science #engineering #scientistsOnMastodon
@universityofgroningen @uni_regensburg -
🔍What are pheromones chemically made of?
Researchers from the universities of Groningen, Wageningen & Regensburg have deciphered the tiny pheromones of Trichogramma turkestanica, with 0.4 mm one of the smallest insects we know.🔬
Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/highlighted-papers/2026/20260602-tinypheromonesdeciphered🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #organic #chemistry #biology #nature #insects #pheromones #research #science #engineering #scientistsOnMastodon
@universityofgroningen @uni_regensburg -
🔍What are pheromones chemically made of?
Researchers from the universities of Groningen, Wageningen & Regensburg have deciphered the tiny pheromones of Trichogramma turkestanica, with 0.4 mm one of the smallest insects we know.🔬
Curious? Read more 👇
🔗 https://www.rug.nl/fse/news/highlighted-papers/2026/20260602-tinypheromonesdeciphered🧪 #SciComm #ScienceNewsroom #organic #chemistry #biology #nature #insects #pheromones #research #science #engineering #scientistsOnMastodon
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https://www.europesays.com/fr/955646/ Pourquoi votre chat ronronne : la science apporte enfin une réponse #BiologieAnimale #Chat #Chromosome #ChromosomeX #CommunicationAnimale #ComportementAnimal #Félin #FR #France #gène #GénétiqueAnimale #LesTendances #MarquageTerritorial #Pétrissage #Phéromones #Ronronnement #Science #ScienceAndTechnology #Sciences #SciencesEtTechnologies #Sevrage #Technologies #Technology #Vocalisation
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RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
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https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
Ref
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
RE: https://scicomm.xyz/@dantheclamman/116196703399022292
How do #animals #aggregate?#Mites can find each other based on #pheromones, while #sight is important for herd-forming #mammals. In #marine #habitats, #hearing plays a major role. D.McAfee et al.(2022) showed that #oyster #larvae react to the #soundscape of a healthy #reef via #statocysts in front of their bodies, thus finding their adult conspecifics for #reefformation. Reef formation can be artificially #stimulated via artificial #soundwaves.
©#StefanFWirth 2026
Ref
https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.14307 -
🐞 Mirror image pheromones help beetles 'swipe right' to find mates
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-mirror-image-pheromones-beetles-swipe.html
#bugs #insects #chemistry #biology #entomology #beetles #pheromones
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🐞 Mirror image pheromones help beetles 'swipe right' to find mates
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-mirror-image-pheromones-beetles-swipe.html
#bugs #insects #chemistry #biology #entomology #beetles #pheromones
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🐞 Mirror image pheromones help beetles 'swipe right' to find mates
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-mirror-image-pheromones-beetles-swipe.html
#bugs #insects #chemistry #biology #entomology #beetles #pheromones
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Beetles Use Opposite Scent Signals to Choose Mates
How do Japanese beetles find mates? Learn how R-japonilure and S-japonilure scents help them attract the right partner and avoid wrong species.
#beetlescience, #pheromones, #insects, #japanesebetle, #animalbehavior
https://newsletter.tf/beetles-use-opposite-scents-to-find-mates/
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Japanese beetles use 'mirror-image' scents to find mates. One scent attracts, its opposite pushes away, helping them find the right partner.
#beetlescience, #pheromones, #insects, #japanesebetle, #animalbehavior
https://newsletter.tf/beetles-use-opposite-scents-to-find-mates/
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PhD position available for international (despite what the page says) or UK students in @lena_r Lena Riabinina's lab at Durham University:
"Novel behavioural assays to study mosquito pheromone signalling"
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/novel-behavioural-assays-to-study-mosquito-pheromone-signalling/?p193732Deadline for applications: 5 pm (GMT) on Friday 27th Feb 2026. Project is part of a BBSRC-funded programme:
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PhD position available for international (despite what the page says) or UK students in @lena_r Lena Riabinina's lab at Durham University:
"Novel behavioural assays to study mosquito pheromone signalling"
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/novel-behavioural-assays-to-study-mosquito-pheromone-signalling/?p193732Deadline for applications: 5 pm (GMT) on Friday 27th Feb 2026. Project is part of a BBSRC-funded programme:
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my latest feature in #CurrentBiology is about #FakeNews and #deception in nature:
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/09/fake-news-in-nature.html #science #ecology #mimicry #pheromones #ultrasound #insects
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my latest feature in #CurrentBiology is about #FakeNews and #deception in nature:
https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/09/fake-news-in-nature.html #science #ecology #mimicry #pheromones #ultrasound #insects
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my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 18: The truth about #FakeNews and #deception in nature: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/09/fake-news-in-nature.html #science #ecology #behaviour #communication #ultrasound #pheromones
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my features published in #CurrentBiology this year, issue 18: The truth about #FakeNews and #deception in nature: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2025/09/fake-news-in-nature.html #science #ecology #behaviour #communication #ultrasound #pheromones
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Whether humans influence each other with #pheromones has been a contested topic for decades (seems right now the leaning is "no"). But that doesn't mean#humans do not #communicate and signal each other chemically in other ways - because we do.
Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17456916231188147
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Whether humans influence each other with #pheromones has been a contested topic for decades (seems right now the leaning is "no"). But that doesn't mean#humans do not #communicate and signal each other chemically in other ways - because we do.
Link: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/17456916231188147
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Research on glasswing butterflies remaps their evolutionary tree https://phys.org/news/2025-07-glasswing-butterflies-remaps-evolutionary-tree.html paper by Eva van der Heijden et al.: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2410939122
"in glasswing #butterflies, even the most closely related species produce different #pheromones. Given that all of these butterflies look the same (to convey to #birds that they are toxic), this allows them to find a compatible mate... They can undergo rapid radiation, where many new species arise from the same ancestor in a short period of time"
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🐜🔨 So, humans are apparently just glorified termites, bumbling around without a clue and somehow expecting to build #empires with invisible blueprints. 😂 Just slather some #pheromones on that to-do list and wait for the magic to happen! ✨📋
https://aethermug.com/posts/human-stigmergy #glorifiedtermites #humanbehavior #humor #HackerNews #ngated -
🐜🔨 So, humans are apparently just glorified termites, bumbling around without a clue and somehow expecting to build #empires with invisible blueprints. 😂 Just slather some #pheromones on that to-do list and wait for the magic to happen! ✨📋
https://aethermug.com/posts/human-stigmergy #glorifiedtermites #humanbehavior #humor #HackerNews #ngated -
2/2 be found sunbathing on stones, and tree trunks. They love #climatechange and wander slowly northwards.
Gardeners, who don't like them, can prevent nymphae becoming adult by talking to them ... via the pheromones of Abies balsamea wood chips. Their scent, the #Juvabione, mimicks the juvenile hormone of firebugs. But why should one do this!
#NatureMatchCuts #ReconnectWithNature #biodiversity #pheromones #interspeciesCommunication #firebugs #bugstodon
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1/2 In our #museum, visitors are often surprised when I show them our housemates, err, #garden mates. 😁
These #firebugs are also visitors, enjoying some warm stones. Normally, they live on the lime trees at the church beside the museum.
Firebugs feed on fallen lime seeds (and seeds of some other plants) and dead insects. They are no pest.
They communicate and gather with the help of #pheromones. Loving heat, they can#insects #biodiversity #naturepark #VosgesDuNord #mosstodon #lichenSubscribe
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In #Astigmata #mites #chemosensitive/#tactile interactions take precedence over #visualsenses. #Histiostomatidae (here, #Histiostoma sp., H. feroniarum complex, ex #rottinglemons, #Italy) communicate using various #pheromones/allomones produced by the #opisthonotal #glands. See here a #glandularopening on the upper hindbody #(hysterosoma) of a #female, #SEM.
© #StefanFWirth, 2025
Reference:
Stefan F. Wirth about a lemon mite (2024): https://www.fao.org/global-soil-partnership/gsid24/posters/en/
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Some good #SciComm with a natural segue into #ClimateProtest - thanks, #DrWyatt #pheromones #S4XR @ExtinctionR @ScientistRebellion https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/saturday/audio/2018973083/the-science-of-pheromones-smell-and-attraction
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#RNA_editing plays critical role in fruit #flies' sense of #smell and social interactions.
#drosophila #olfaction #sensing #semiochemistry #GluClα #pheromones
https://phys.org/news/2024-09-rna-plays-critical-role-fruit.html
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'Amazon' #algae shed light on what happens to populations when #females switch to #asexual #reproduction.
#pheromones #evolution #parthenogenesis
https://phys.org/news/2024-08-amazon-algae-populations-females-asexual.html
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Some bacterial #QuorumSensing (QS) systems use oligopeptide pheromones. @AlbertoMarina14 &co show that extracellular proteases yield multiple #pheromones from tandemly duplicated propeptides, adding complexity to QS responses #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/46PGqxl
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The aroma of #tomato resistance—discovery of a new compound to protect from #bacteria and #drought.
#alpha_terpineol #Pseudomonas #agriculture #semiochemistry #signalling #pheromones
https://phys.org/news/2024-07-aroma-tomato-resistance-discovery-compound.html