
Insect Conservation Lab
@insectconserv
We study the evolution, ecology, and conservation of insects and other invertebrates. We live in a nature documentary. Lab head @kateumbers 🐛🦋🐞🐜🦟🦗🐝🪳🪲🪰
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Delighted to inform that the excellent paper by Christina Elgert on maladaptive responses of #glowworms to #lightpollution is now published | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rs…





new paper about bacterial communities of 5 psyllid species associated with Citrus and related plants of Rutaceae in Bhutan, by Jen Morrow & team Western Sydney U - HIE Western Sydney University @nswdpi bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…


I HAVE A LAW DEGREE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE. IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAS BEEN REFUSED ENTRY TO A PRIVATE BUSINESS FOR NOT WEARING A MASK AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO EXPLORE LEGAL OPTIONS TO PROTECT YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, I AM HAPPY TO HELP EXPLAIN JUST HOW STUPID YOU ARE.


Obligatory published paper tweet! This ones not that obligatory as I'm really proud of this one. Braxton Jones, matthew bulbert and I throw out some fun and freaky hypotheses about crazy stick insect eggs! I hope this leads so some great new research - link.springer.com/article/10.100…


I love this story, it's well worth a read. I'm trying to pick a line or two to share here but I can't decide because they're all great. theconversation.com/from-superhero… The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Taxonomy Australia Dr Bryan Lessard @Dr_RachaelK Michelle Colgrave

If you'd like to know more about common pests and beneficial insects (and spiders!) in your garden come chat with me and Jessica Lye from Cesar Australia next Tuesday 6:30pm bit.ly/TheUrbanGreen2…


Officially started my PhD today (from home) with the Insect Conservation Lab lab...excited to start forming some cool research ideas!! #phdlife #AcademicTwitter


Finishing school? Love bugs? Here's a helpful starting point for studying entomology and related disciplines in Australia. 🐝🦋🪲🐞🐜🦗🪳🕷️🦂🦟🪰🐛 entomology.edu.au/learn #wildoz #ozinsects Wild Pollinators Oceania

Impressive to see how quickly this initiative went from idea to reality. Fills a very important gap in removing financial barriers for students! Behavioral Ecology @MarieHerberstei Catherine Young Michael Kasumovic Dr. Hannah Rowland 🐛🐤 @JohannaMappes Dr Chrissie Painting 🍉🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Dr KeCain The Lizard Lab Will Feeney


Looking for an #MRes or #PhD on #insect #conservation, #austalps insects, or #antipredator defences? 🐞Scholarships through WSU are competitive, get in contact to chat about the process if you're keen! More info insectconservationlab.com Western Sydney University Western Sydney U - HIE #colsci


On the #InternationalDayOfWomenInScience I took part in assessing the conservation status of the skyhoppers (Kosciuscola) of the #austalps for the IUCN Red List. Most of the 14 species threatened. We have work to do. #wildoz #ozinsects IUCNgrasshopperSG


So happy to see how #NaturalHistory is coming back to the (journals) spotlight again! 👏Taking advantage of the recent initiative of Biotropica to launch a new paper category — Natural History Notes—, here's a 🧵on other outlets available for similar types of papers 👇