Back
38· Cooling
Health & Science3h 39m ago
Citizen science data from popular platform iNaturalist has helped uncover the evolution of parental guarding behaviour in harvestmen.
Archive Window: 7 Days Left
University of São Paulo
Who
international team of researchers led by a scientist from the University of São Paulo, Glauco Machado
What
Citizen science data from popular platform iNaturalist has helped uncover the evolution of parental guarding behaviour in harvestmen.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 03:08:00 GMT · 3h 39m ago
Where
University of São Paulo ·
Why
Combining nearly three decades of fieldwork with data from iNaturalist, researchers have more than doubled the number of documented cases of parental care in harvestmen.
The Frontline Impact
How this affects you
This research provides new insights into the evolution of parental care, a rare trait, in a diverse group of arachnids, potentially influencing future studies on various animal groups.
Story chain
2 events in this thread- Health & Science3h 39m agoCitizen science data from iNaturalist helped uncover the evolution of parental guarding behaviour in harvestmen, more than doubling the number of documented cases of parental care.Open article
- Currently Reading3h 39m agoCitizen science data from popular platform iNaturalist has helped uncover the evolution of parental guarding behaviour in harvestmen.