#Stoneflies change colour in response to #deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution https://theconversation.com/stoneflies-change-colour-in-response-to-deforestation-suggesting-humans-can-alter-evolution-new-research-242008

Human-driven #evolution of color in a stonefly mimic https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ado5331

"As its predators and the poisonous species it mimics have vanished from many regions, there is no longer much point in displaying warning colouration... Zelandoperla populations from deforested habitats have quickly lost their spectacular mimic colouration."

Stoneflies change colour in response to deforestation, suggesting humans can alter evolution – new research

A new study shows that rapid loss of forests has prompted a colour change in stoneflies, caused by a genetic mutation. This means human change to the environment can drive evolution.

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Excellent day sampling the #Stellako #River (British Columbia) for #aquatic #insects yesterday. Tons of #stoneflies, #mayflies, and #caddisflies.

#biodiversity #conservation

Stonefly - Taeniopteryginae?

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Subfamily Taeniopteryginae

Taeniopteryginae from Marbletown, New York, United States on February 14, 2023 at 12:20 PM by Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener). NOID winter stonefly (Taeniopteryginae)?, Skytop Tower, Mohonk, Ulster County, Catskills, NY, Feb...

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#entomology #insect peeps,
Anyone know of any research on what happens to winter #stoneflies when there is no winter?
#rivers #Plecoptera