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Angus DavisonIt rains and then this happens. I think I must live near snail heaven. FYI, this is a verge that the local council were persuaded to stop mowing some ~5 years ago. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snails</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cepaea</a>

Angus DavisonSnail fans! This photo is a roadside verge that the local council have stopped mowing. On a rainy day, there are so so so many snails (mostly Cepaea nemoralis). You'll need to zoom in to see them. How many? 100, 200 or more per square metre? Incredible. Of course, now also a sample site for <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Genomics</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snails</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cepaea</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/springwatch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#springwatch</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/beeston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beeston</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/nottingham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nottingham</a>

Colin PurringtonThis summer I'm going to try luring the eastern shell-nesting mason bee (Osmia conjuncta) into my yard. The species occurs in Pennsylvania but is extremely rare, probably because its preferred shell, Anguispira kochi, is presumed to be locally extinct. But Ontario populations of the bee are thriving and seem completely happy to use shells of Cepaea (an invasive from Europe) so I thought I'd give them a try here. Yes, I know this is futile. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/osmia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#osmia</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snails</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/shells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shells</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cepaea</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#entomology</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ontario</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#canada</a>

Colin PurringtonBeautiful print of Osmia conjuncta by <a href="https://spore.social/@minouette" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@minouette</a>. <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#insects</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snails</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cepaea</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/shells" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#shells</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linocut</a> <a href="https://spore.social/@minouette/109755706800013312" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://spore.social/@minouette/109755706800013312</a>

Angus DavisonNew 🐌 paper alert! We showed that snails with v. few mtDNA copies per nuclear genome (<10) have a v. high rate of heteroplasmy; heteroplasmy is inherited through the germline, albeit with selection against synonymous mutations. We also found that some mtDNA genomes have tRNAs that are repeated up to 24 times! <a href="https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10505-w" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-024-10505-w</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/PaperThemeTune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PaperThemeTune</a> "12XU" by Wire <a href="https://youtu.be/jOjCSLMZPok" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jOjCSLMZPok</a> (mainly because I just rediscovered it 😄) <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snails</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/mtDNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mtDNA</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/genomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#genomics</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/heteroplasmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#heteroplasmy</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cepaea</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/wgs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wgs</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/12XU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#12XU</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wire</a>

Ele Willoughby, PhDI am starting <a href="https://spore.social/tags/ArtAdventCalendar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtAdventCalendar</a> with this Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta), a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper. I am truly charmed by the idea of a snail shell nest!<a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linocut</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#printmaking</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/masonBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#masonBee</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/snailShell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snailShell</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sciArt</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/OsmiaConjuncta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OsmiaConjuncta</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cepaea</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/NativeBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeBees</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinator</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/MastoArt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MastoArt</a>

Angus DavisonHatchling to adult in five months, the new 🐌 regime is working 😀! Almost an animal 'model'. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cepaea</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/animalmodel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#animalmodel</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snails</a>

Angus DavisonSnailing in Prince Edward county, Ontario. Beautiful field site, both species present, and possible hybrids? Also present is 12045 banding phenotype, rare in Europe. <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snails</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/ontario" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ontario</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cepaea</a>

Angus DavisonHappened upon a rare Cepaea on way home last night, missing the middle band ('12045') - last time I found on like this, it turned out to be a hybrid <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#cepaea</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/snails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snails</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/hybrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hybrid</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Speciation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Speciation</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/speciationgenomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#speciationgenomics</a>

Ele Willoughby, PhDHere’s my <a href="https://spore.social/tags/printerSolstice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#printerSolstice</a> @printerSolstice <a href="https://spore.social/tags/linocut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#linocut</a> for the prompt “texture”. The Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta) is a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.<a href="https://spore.social/tags/printmaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#printmaking</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/masonBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#masonBee</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/snailShell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snailShell</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/OsmiaConjuncta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OsmiaConjuncta</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/Cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cepaea</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/sciart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sciart</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/EasternSnailShellMasonBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EasternSnailShellMasonBee</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/nativeBees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nativeBees</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/pollinator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinator</a> <a href="https://spore.social/tags/washi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#washi</a>

Angus DavisonMy snail ID'ing skills coming to the fore on iNaturalist today - roadkill snail in New York, certainly introduced Cepaea, most likely C. nemoralis <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/Cepaea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cepaea</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/snail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#snail</a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/roadkill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#roadkill</a>

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