24th International Conference on Subterranean Biology The 24th International Conference on Subterranean Biology (ICSB), a gathering of cave biologists from all over the World, was held in Aveiro, Portugal, from 20th to 24th of August 2018. CBSS was represented by several talks and posters. The next conference will be held in 2020 in Romania.

Cybertype – a new look at the morphology Centipede avatar? Although it probably sounds like something most people would not like to meet, virtual 3D models provide a more detailed view of species to scientists studying morphology. At the link you can see the cybertyp of a male and a female from the recently described

Descriptions of fungi and algae from Croatian caves The new species we represent in our posts are always from the group of invertebrates. Today we would like to present two new species from (for us) unusual groups of fungi and algae. In the caves of Lika, on the bat droppings, a new species of fungi

Biospeleological research in the Paklenica National Park In 2018 and 2019 CBSS is conducting biospeleological research in the National Park Paklenica, in cooperation with the Public Institution of the Park. In touristic cave Manita peć, monitoring of the cave fauna is been carried out every second month. As part of the project, the fauna of

Impact of the "fight or flight" effect on depigmentation The loss or reduction of pigmentation has evolved repeatedly in cave-adapted animals. Despite its common occurrence, little is known about the underlying evolutionary mechanisms. In the article, the authors provide an experimental link between depigmentation and an increase in catecholminergic systems and related behaviors. Whereas pigmentation

Earth Day With the growing awareness of the need for peace and environmental protection as a means of survival and prosperity of our kind from 1970 to this day, we celebrate April 22nd as Earth day. On this day we celebrate our planet as a whole with its diversity and with various events we develop

Annual general meeting Dear members and friends of CBSS, we invite you to the Annual general meeting of CBSS on April 9th, 2018 at 19:30, at the address Savski kuti, Lomnička 3 in Zagreb (right next to the office of the CBSS: http://www.hbsd.hr/Kontakt.html). Agenda: A welcoming word from the CBSS president Secretariat’s Report Cashier’s Report

Martina as the fellow of the week Marie Curie foundation has picked our member Martina Pavlek as a fellow of the week. Except for her passions for biology and speleology, the foundation talks about her other interests like cycling, mountaineering, and skiing. Here, you can find the rest of the text and ways how to

Alpioniscus (Illyrionethes) iapodicus, description of the new species from Croatia A description of the new species of terrestrial isopod, Alpioniscus (Illyrionethes) iapodicus, was published. This troglobiotic species inhabits the caves in the central part of the Lika region in Croatia. The new species is named after the Iapydes (Lat. Iapodes; Hr. Japodi), an ancient tribe

Melanization in response to wounding in albino cave species Recently, an article about melanization in response to wounding in arthropods has been published. The research included various albino subterranean species and their surface-dwelling relatives. A dark clot due to melanin deposition was present in all major arthropod lineages, including most albino cave species. You can