🐬 In quiet water, a dolphin nudges a pufferfish, and the moment can look playful. What follows remains uncertain. Chemistry may matter, while play and exploration remain plausible.

The quieter question continues:
www.theperpetuallycurious.org/chemical-enc...

#AnimalBehavior #ChemicalEcology

Aand finally the full text of my miniReview on Honeydew microbial Ecology got published online in FEMS Microbiology Ecology!
#entomology #honeydew #microbiology #chemicalecology
academic.oup.com/femsec/advan...

New research article! 📰

Haouzi & Darrouzet reveal that the alarm pheromone of the invasive yellow-legged hornet is not a fixed signal but shifts in chemical composition as workers age 🚨
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s000...

#SocialInsects #InvasiveSpecies #AlarmPheromone #VespaVelutina #ChemicalEcology