"Shadow"
The jumping spider I saved
2 weeks ago is thriving on the plant I placed her. She came out to watch me water the plant , then allowed me to take a picture and video! ( working on my fear of spiders so this is a huge step for me)
🕷️
#jumpingspider #shadow #arthropod #spider #nature #moonsirens

UPDATE: #Arthropod #Genome Assembly Assessment Catalogue: #A3Cat v.2023-08-01 🐝🐞🦋 with BUSCOv5.4.0 for 4'696 assemblies from 2'702 species of 61 orders, and with >3'000 species with ongoing or planned genome generation by BioGenome Projects worldwide!
https://rmwaterhouse.org/a3cat
#A3Cat motivations & methods described at @GigaScience https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giac006

After 3 days of great interdisciplinary science of #Arthropod molting (#paleontology #evodevo #genomics #bioinformatics) in the beautiful Dolomites, we're heading to Ferrara for #SMBE2023 with the participants in our collaborative project @ISheizaf @rmwaterhouse

UPDATE: #Arthropod #Genome Assembly Assessment Catalogue: #A3Cat v.2023-07-01 with BUSCOv5.4.0 covering 4'504 assemblies from 2'593 species, and with 3'034 species with ongoing or planned genome generation by the European Reference Genome Atlas ERGA, the Darwin Tree of Life DToL, Arthropod i5K & many others https://rmwaterhouse.org/a3cat
#A3Cat motivations & methods described at GigaScience by Romain Feron https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giac006

"Plant-derived environmental DNA complements diversity estimates from traditional arthropod monitoring methods but outperforms them detecting plant-arthropod interactions"

https://www.authorea.com/users/628127/articles/648848-plant-derived-environmental-dna-complements-diversity-estimates-from-traditional-arthropod-monitoring-methods-but-outperforms-them-detecting-plant-arthropod-interactions

#metabarcoding #eDNA #conventional #plant #arthropod #interactions

#Arthropod #Genome Assembly Assessment Catalogue: A3Cat v.2023-06-02 🦋 with BUSCOv5.4.0 covering 4'381 assemblies from 2'520 species, and 3'033 species with ongoing genome generation by the European Reference Genome Atlas ERGA & others https://rmwaterhouse.org/a3cat

UPDATE: now 62 #arthropod orders now with at least one #genome assembly and 31 orders with >5 assemblies ==> A3Cat v.2023-05-01 https://evofunvm.dcsr.unil.ch/plots.html

AGSx Virtual Symposium May 9th #Beenome100 & Comparative 🐝 Bee 🧬 #Genomics http://i5k.github.io/agsx2023#may9 Free but registration required USDA ARS #Arthropod i5K Jay Evans with Margarita Lopez-Uribe Arian Avalos Katherine Parys @liquidanbar & Michael Branstetter

🧬 59 #arthropod orders now with at least one #genome assembly, 27 orders with >5 assemblies - A3Cat https://evofunvm.dcsr.unil.ch/about.html
Assessing species coverage 🐝🦋🐞🦗🕷️🦀 and assembly quality of rapidly accumulating sequenced #genomes - https://academic.oup.com/gigascience/article/doi/10.1093/gigascience/giac006/6537158

Great to see so many new #arthropod #genome resrouces coming online from LOEWE_TBG's project MetaInvert (https://www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-2706746/v1) e.g. for springtails 55 species with assessed assemblies at A3Cat (https://rmwaterhouse.org/a3cat), and soon 77 more!
#biodiversity #genomics #arthropoda

Lately been having lots of fun collecting and Identifying different kinds of Arthropods! I should start looking out for more. #Arthropod #InsectID

Lately been having lots of fun collecting and Identifying different kinds of Arthropods! I should start looking out for more. #Arthropod #InsectID

Lately having lots of fun collecting and Identifying different kinds of Arthropods! I should start looking out for more. #Arthropod #InsectID

#arthropod #genomics AGSx Virtual Symposium Spring 2023 - Tuesday, April 11 - Session 2: #Insect #Genome #Biology and #Evolution
Visit http://i5k.github.io/agsx2023 for registration link and details #agsx2023
Registration is FREE, but REQUIRED for the Zoom link.

#Arthropod #Genome Assembly Assessment Catalogue: A3Cat v.2023-03-01 with BUSCOv5.4.0 covering 3'900 assemblies from 2'319 species, and 2'916 species with ongoing genome generation by ERGA & others https://rmwaterhouse.org/a3cat

A revised preprint "All boreal forest successional stages needed to maintain the full suite of soil biodiversity, community composition, and function following wildfire"

Read about how #soil #bacteria #fungi and #arthropod communities recover following wildfire along an 80 year #chronosequence and how this affects #biodiversity and #sustainability in a world where wildfires are expected to increase in frequency and intensity.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.11.18.517085v2

“Human #follicular #mites: #ectoparasites becoming #symbionts” (Smith et al. 2022)

Do you think about the mites that live in your #face #follicles and come out at #night while you #sleep? Maybe you should!

🧬 They’ve #evolved a tiny #genome.

💪🏻 Each leg segment is powered by only one #muscle cell.

😴 They follow your sleep cycles by responding to your #melatonin.

🧫 Lowest number of cells of any #arthropod.

If you find this intriguingly #weird, this paper is for you! 🤯

https://academic.oup.com/mbe/article/39/6/msac125/6604544

#Arthropod #Genomics Symposium 2023!

The organisers would like to know your preferences for AGS 2023, please spread the word amongst your colleagues in arthropod genomics research.

We are considering three possible options, please select the one option that you would most like to see turn into a reality and that you would be likely to attend: https://forms.gle/dXs4Q9qvfXw2mdPg8

Rob, on behalf of all AGS organisers

UPDATE: #Arthropod #Genome Assembly Assessment Catalogue: A3Cat v.2023-02-01 with BUSCOv5.4.0 covering 3'826 assemblies from 2'267 species, and with 2'818 species with ongoing or planned genome generation by BioGenome projects worldwide
#genome assemblies
🧑‍💻 https://rmwaterhouse.org/a3cat
📜 https://doi.org/10.1093/gigascience/giac006

#Arthropod #Genomics AGSx #i5K Virtual Symposium Spring 2023 now open for registrations http://i5k.github.io/agsx2023
🐛March 7 Genomics for #Insects as Food & Feed
🧬April 11 Insect #Genome #Biology & #Evolution
🐝May 9 Beenome100 & Comparative Bee Genomics