Rosannette Quesada Hidalgo

Rosannette Quesada H. is an enthusiastic behavioral ecologist based in Panama City, Panama. She is also a science storyteller and the founder of the science communication initiative Opilio Tracker, a project promoting appreciation for arachnids.

Stories from this author

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Climate Change Temperatures Can Modify Tiny Structures, Such as the Scales of the Dazzling Morpho Butterflies

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Your Photos Can Help Make Scientific Discoveries

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Does Helping Your Mom Pay Off? Queen Bee Pheromones Help Daughters Decide Whether to Stay or Leave the Nest

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How Camera Traps at the Smithsonian’s Research Institute in Panama Inspired a New Generation of Tropical Scientists

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Connected Forests Favor More Diverse, Disease-Preventing Microbes

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Leafcutter Ants Have Blind Spots, Just Like Truck Drivers

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Mutualism Under Pressure: New Research in Panama Shows a Plant's Ability to Keep Its Defender Ants Happy

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Human Fishing Reshaped Caribbean Reef Food Webs, 7,000-Year-Old Exposed Fossilized Reefs Reveal

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Frog Tadpoles That Grew Up In The City Developed Faster But Ended Up Being Smaller

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Birds by Day, Bats by Night: Paired Long-Term Census of Bats and Birds Starts in Panama

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NASA Is Studying Tropical Ecosystems by Linking the Ground, Air and Space

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Possible Caterpillar-Like Baby Hummingbird Discovered in Panama

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A Composting Fly Could Significantly Reduce Organic Waste at the Smithsonian Institution