Matthew Prebus
Assistant Research Professor, ASU
Curator, Social Insect Biodiversity Repository
ant nerd | nature dork | art dweeb
- there are sheep, and there are wolves
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- 🐜🐜🐜Fans of Myrmicinae! New paper in Syst Biol in collaboration with C. Rabeling🐜🐜🐜 doi.org/10.1093/sysb...
- Reposted by Matthew PrebusWel, no surprise that Coyne used his blog (whyevolutionistrue) to argue with the SSE/SSB/ASN letter about definitions of sex. I'm not going to engage deeply with the letter here. Like any committee-drafted text it reflects compromises; I agree with some phrasing but some could have been clearer 1/N
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- One of my roles at Arizona State University is building the Social Insect Biodiversity Repository. My intention with this collection is to provide a taxonomic reference for the ants of southwestern U.S.A. and northwestern Mexico. ecdysis.org/collections/...
- Reposted by Matthew PrebusMy lab has a new paper in @insectessociaux.bsky.social. We found that alleculine beetle larvae consume most insect prey collected by Florida harvester ant workers, and occur in up to 63% of nests. 1/n
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*Be my new work supervisor!* Arizona State University is hiring a new Director of the ASU Biocollections with a concurrent appointment as a tenured associate or full professor. *I'd really love for this person to be an entomologist so ento friends, please share!* apply.interfolio.com/159166 - Reposted by Matthew Prebus[Not loaded yet]
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- Reposted by Matthew PrebusStill my favourite strand line discovery to date - a female Phronima sedentaria (‘monster in a barrel’) - Isles of Scilly, October 2023! An amphipod crustacean, she parasitises salps, devouring them from the inside, forming a vessel to raise her young 👽 #MarineLife 🦑 #ukwildlife
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- I'm pleased to report that we now have a name for an eastern US ant species: introducing Temnothorax caryaluteus! These little creatures nest arboreally, and are apparently fairly common inhabitants of oak and hickory trees. doi.org/10.5852/ejt.... #taxonomy #ants #insects
- when the tide pool looks back at you
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- Good morning!
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- Flipping rocks, I've been finding these tiny blindsnakes in my neighborhood more and more. About 3 inches long, look like earthworms at first glance.
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- Reposted by Matthew PrebusThe Institute of #ecology and #evolution at @unibern.bsky.social is looking for two tenure-track assistant professors (APTT): APTT Mathematical or Computational Ecology 👩💻 APTT #Conservation #Biology 👨🏾🔬 More info: tinyurl.com/IEEjobs Application deadline: 1 March 2025
- Reposted by Matthew PrebusI am accepting graduate students this year. Please contact me if you are interested in joining our PhD and Masters program fantastic program in beautiful #Tucson
- If you are looking for a graduate program in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, please considering joining us in Tucson, AZ! Our deadline is December 2 this year for admission to our Fall 2025 cohort. You can find out more about EEB and applying to our program here: eeb.arizona.edu/graduate/pro...
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- Not sure what is happening here, but it looks like Pogonomyrmex rugosus workers have been stunned by Liometopum apiculatum. Both species had dense populations at this site. I saw this interaction several times over the course of an evening. Three Rivers Campground, NM.
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