Cave beetle clock paper published!
Hello there dear friends of the cave beetle!It's been a loooooooong time. A WAY too long time. So I hope this is reaching you well. And that you understand by now that cave beetle research takes ti...
Subterranean beetle speciation down under
Hello there dear friends of the cave beetle, I hope this is reaching all of you well as this challenging year draws to an end, leaving many challenges to leap over into the next one. Besides the ma...
New study confirming splendid cave beetle isolation for neighborly Ptomaphagus hatchi
New study confirming splendid cave beetle isolation for neighborly Ptomaphagus hatchi Hello there friends of the cave beetle,This is a note I should have anticipated because I knew the study was in...
Extraordinarily pressure-tolerant beetle studied to improve mechanical engineering designs
Hello there dear friends of the cave beetle, Again it's been a while since the last post. Covid-19 keeps its claws on our lives, forcing us to work from home as much as we can. In my case, that mea...
Body cuticle breathing in subterranean diving beetles
Hello there dear friends of the cave beetle, I hope this is reaching you well. As temperatures reached their high points in the US just around now, this may be a good time to bring one of the coole...
Extraordinarily heat-tolerant beetles inspiring new cooling material designs
Hello there dear friends of the cave beetle,It's been a while since the last post for a reason that needs little explanation as Covid-19 continues to dictate our daily affairs, asking for continued...
Off topic but irresistible: Cave beetle awed by riveting discovery of troglomorphic fish in Congo River
That's actually all that needs to be said. For details, check out the wonderful coverage in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/25/science/congo-river-fish.htmlI trust most of you w...
~ 4 degrees Celsius is how low the cave beetle can still "go"
Or: Literally cool news as February has been dishing out a crispy few days closer to 0 Fahrenheit here in Detroit than you would like. Not sure this inspired us, but, as we thought about how to set...