When ants go to war size isn't the only thing that matters. Listen to The ECE Team's Sam Lymbery talking with the ABC Kimberley's Vanessa Mills. abc.net.au/listen/program… ... CSIRO UWA Research Forrest Foundation School of Biological Sciences, UWA

Despite a focus on #FeralCats, the main interest in #WesternAustralia on the draft #FeralCat plan launched by Tanya Plibersek has been on permanent containment of #PetCats. I spoke with . on ABC Perth Mornings about why this is so (from 1:38:02): abc.net.au/listen/program…

The impact of #cats on urban #wildlife in #WA isn't just a #Perth issue. Solutions are needed urgently right across the state. Great insight from Rosemary Murphy and Andrew Collins on ABC News amp.abc.net.au/article/102678…

Oh the places you'll go! Who would have thought we would have our latest paper in PNASNews covered by #SpiritOfTheLaw, one of the leading YouTube channels on Age of Empires II. Here's his insightful take on #AoE2, #LanchestersLaws & #ant #warfare. youtube.com/watch?v=J3RBcR…

New work by Megan Jane, Raphael Didham et al. investigates a simple technique to assess resource use in dung beetle breeding studies: doi.org/10.1111/een.13… #OpenAccess #DungBeetles School of Biological Sciences, UWA UWA Research The ECE Team CSIRO Photo: D. Anderson.

As part of my recent work with Raphael Didham and Bruce Webber on #AntWars and #InvasiveAlienSpecies we used video game simulations, and now feature in Spirit of the Law’s gaming YouTube Channel. Have a look youtu.be/J3RBcRyfFec?si… The ECE Team School of Biological Sciences, UWA Forrest Foundation

Our scientists have been using the Age of Empires 2 computer game to simulate ant warfare and better understand management solutions for introduced ants. Read more at ABC News: abc.net.au/news/rural/202…

Can honey bees be used to detect rare plants? We used an eDNA approach and found that it works under some conditions. Future applications should be assessed with knowledge of pollination ecology. #eDNA #honeybee #pollen #chrysanthemoides #eradication onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ed…

A #newpaper from the The ECE Team in Wiley Ecology & Evolution, developing new #eDNA based methods for the detection of rare #plants in a #weed #eradication program.

It was an honour to deliver an ECR plenary today at the wonderful #AUSEVO2023. I’m convinced it must have been a clerical error, but thanks so much for having me!

Congratulations to The ECE Team's Sam Lymbery for winning the Australasian Evolution Society best #ECR paper award for his work on ant warfare, recently published in PNASNews! 👏

With the #summer break ahead of us and great opportunities to spend more time #outdoors, The ECE Team's Damian Lettoof reminds us just how amazing #snakes are and how to get along with them safely. csiro.au/en/news/all/ar…

I enjoyed talking about the benefits of #STEM education with Nate Byrne on @ABCNews Breakfast. We discussed how a project on #frogs led to a career as an ecologist, and how schools can engage with STEM professionals to ignite a passion for STEM amongst kids. facebook.com/DrBruceWebber/…

Australia’s shot-hole borer beetle invasion has begun, but we don’t need to chop down every tree under attack. theconversation.com/australias-sho… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

How can #eDNA methods be applied to problems of terrestrial #biosecurity & #InvasionBiology? Our review in Science of the Total Environment looks into how this promising tool is being applied, its future potential & what needs to be done to close priority #KnowledgeGaps. OA: doi.org/10.1016/j.scit…

Are there REALLY more insects out at night?🌞🌘🦋 Our global study Nature Communications empirically tackles this "simple question a child may ask, the answer to which is important, unknown, and subject to various ecological hypotheses"–Reviewer 1😆 Open Access: nature.com/articles/s4146…

Broad-scale pesticide screening in livers from multiple frog species collected across NSW finds legacy pesticides and first detections of rat poison in amphibians! Very thankful to be invited to help with this research lead by Jodi Rowley and NSW DCCEEW sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Among the poisons found in 36% of the frogs tested, rodenticide was detected for the first time. As Jodi Rowley (UNSW) + Damian Lettoof (CSIRO) write, pesticides are considered a threat to hundreds of amphibian species. theconversation.com/we-found-pesti…

The City of City of Greater Geelong is introducing 24hr #CatContainment from Nov 1st. Widespread community support recognised "roaming cats’ impact on neighbours, wildlife & the environment." It's the right thing to do for people, #cats & #nature. via Geelong Indy geelongindy.com.au/news/26-04-202…

Cutting his teeth in STEM. 🦷 Bruce Webber was in grade two when he found a 7-million-year-old tooth with Mrs Scott. Now at CSIRO, he shares with students as part of the STEM Professionals in Schools program, supported by Australian Government Department of Education. Meet Bruce: csiro.au/en/news/All/Ar…