“‘The weather is changing as expected and predicted by scientists, but our societies and ecosystems are more vulnerable to even small changes than expected previously, and so the damages are worse,’ said Dr Friederike Otto.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

“As the world goes through what some believe to be its hottest year on record, emperor penguin populations in the Antarctic are suffering catastrophic losses, with no chicks surviving the spring of 2022 in four of five colonies observed for a new study.” smh.com.au/environment/cl…

Qualifying seminar done and research scheme submitted ✅ Glad that’s done!!! 😅😊

TWITTER! I want you to go out of your way this weekend and find a bug and post it here! 🐛👇🏼 Let’s start appreciating the smaller things in life! 🐞🐜🦋🐝

Found this Giant Leopard Moth at the local city park yesterday. Common beautiful species! Hypercompe scribonia

We're at 1.5 but I feel we're seeing 2-3 degree consequences in some areas already. . .

We made the list 🇭🇰 #ClimateEmergency #ClimateActionNow

Turreted Wrap-around Spider - Dolophones turrigera Woy Woy Bay NSW Australia

Stunning little chunk of cladonia & moss.

Tri-isotope analysis of tooth enamel! Excited our publication is finally out in the "Food Webs and Stable Isotopes" special addition at #frontiers. Thanks again for the wonderful collaboration Tina and Jenn! frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Years ago, anthropologist Margaret Mead was asked by a student what she considered to be the first sign of civilization in a culture. The student expected Mead to talk about fishhooks or clay pots or grinding stones. But no. Mead said that the first sign of civilization in

Oystercatcher wading through the waves of knots last Monday at RSPB Snettisham RSPB #snettisham #waders #BirdsSeenIn2023 #birdwatching

So far evidence for competition between managed honey bees & wild bees has always thought to be indirect competition for resources. Now evidence is emerging that in areas of high honey bee density & reduced flower availability honey bees are actually robbing wild bees of pollen.

Scientists: It's not our job to protest or make a fuss, our role is just to provide the information to decisionmakers and trust that they'll use it to make wise decisions on behalf of us all Decisionmakers:

Damn that's wild, I wonder if there was any kind of collective life changing, traumatic event that happened that made them this way?

Just published! Our new paper questions the hypothesised link between progressive provisioning and social evolution by demonstrating potential insurance advantages to group living in a mass-provisioning wasp Exeter Uni Behaviour Brinna Barlow Maddy Vierbuchen link.springer.com/article/10.100…

For all the “isolated incident” people. #Pignorant #Vegan #GoVegan

I have just had my first thesis chapter "Predation, but not herbivory, decline with elevation in a tropic rainforest" accepted for publication 🎉🎉🎉 #phdchat #phdlife

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