A lyrebird has been caught mimicking the ‘evacuate now’ siren at Sydney's Taronga Zoo. The native Australian bird has the ability to accurately mimic almost any sound it hears, with an evacuation triggered less than two weeks ago when lions escaped from their enclosure. #9News

We are hiring a postdoc to bring together collaborators from 3 California institutions and barcode every insect species in the state! …orniaacademyofsciences.applytojob.com/apply/KPBENocM…

I meant 2023 🤣. It'll likely be free for 2024 too though.

Spider Moth (Musotima (Ambia) instrumentalis, Musotiminae, Crambidae) Members of a few Musotimine genera have wing markings suggestive of spiders, presumably as an anti-predation strategy. flic.kr/p/2m94wCb #insect #China #Yunnan #entomology #Lepidoptera #itchydogimages

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We’re starting a conversation about diversity in #science #technology #engineering #mathematics. Read the #AusScience #DiversityinSTEM dialogue starter & contribute to Australia’s vision: bit.ly/3SImrJY We’d like to hear from all Australians with a connection to #STEM.

Vriko Yu launched a startup on the back of her Ph.D. studies in biological sciences. Now she’s the CEO of Archireef, a climate tech venture that’s working to restore fragile marine ecosystems by using 3D printing technology and terracotta. trib.al/fl5wZdG

My research on the Australian azure butterflies – genus Ogyris - has just been published, with the discovery of a new species. 1/4

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Big day for wrap up Honours and Masters talks in the lab. Ying (Masters on months), Jade (Honours on lizards) and Ben (Masters on spiders) all did great talks. Ying Luo

Thanks to contributors for this episode on Nature's vibrators - @pbeasleyhall Mario Vallejo-Marin Lisa Schonberg, Prof Link Olson, Dr Andy Reid, Ying Luo pod.link/1606314974/epi…