Ian Cresswell running us through the most recent State of the Environment Report - lowlights are the 1) continual decrease in federal environmental funding (in absolute terms, real terms is even worse) and 2) soil loss #ESASCBO2022

Based on a lot of conversations at the #ESASCBO2022 conference this week… a metaphor for how a lot of academics are feeling after three really difficult years. This tree at Fairy Creek near the conference venue provided some morning inspiration. #stillstanding but #rooted

Ok all. Group fashion shoot for all folks in nature and indigenous prints Wednesday lunch (1.40pm) on the Novotel deck? Please r/t and spread the word #ESASCBO22!! Thanks to models Thomas and Alexandria 🤩🌿🍄🦔

.Olivia Breen 🌱 looked at the funky relationship between ants & seeds, & how this is affected by invasive lantana. Seems structure of lantana affects success of diff ant spp & flows on to their ability to disperse seeds but didn’t destroy seed dispersal function #ESASCBO2022

fANTastic #ESASCBO2022 presentation by Olivia Breen 🌱! I learned today that Lantana affects ant assemblages by changing vegetation structure, and that ants like their tuna served with honey🍯🐟

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I forgot to advertise my own talk but it was a lot of fun presenting at #ESASCBO2022! I talked about ants and lantana…again. Never gets old. I think I’m getting a little better at explaining it all 🐜🌱

How does a grassland grow? John Morgan gets to the 'root' of the problem is that regeneration from seed is not common in grasslands and regenerative traits such as resource storage in below ground structures are allowing grassland species to persist #ESASCBO2022

Olivia's talk on Lantana's effect on seed dispersal and ants was amazing! Love to see the ant and insect representation 🐜🐜🐜 Olivia Breen 🌱 #ESASCBO2022

The ultimate incarnation of #ecologicalfashion at #esascbo2022 ✌️🍄🌿🐠 Thanks for all the colour and fun, people!

Wow what a great podcast! I’m so glad hoary bats figured out how to upload their content!

@megcevans @BambiraptorF In terms of petulant passive aggressive efforts, this was my (untweeted) representation of a biodiversity offset for the bake-off. I mean, it could potentially replace a cake, but it needed a bit of work before it did the job a anywhere near what it was supposed to do.

So lucky to see Patt Finnerty’s plenary talk today! Some incredible work on certain plant odours deterring herbivores from other, less pungent flora #ESASCBO2022

Incredible talk (as always) by elsa kohane 🌻 this morning! Such a clear and concise presentation about the often overlooked nuance of bat box use. We still don’t completely understand bats’ preferred boxes, but we do know they prefer them well maintained! 🦇

Congratulations Caitlyn on first prize for your speed talk! (@BambiraptorF) So well deserved for a such a phenomenal speaker. Fantastic analysis of science communication from different platforms and perspectives. #ESASCBO2022 And yes, let’s bake more invertebrate-shaped cakes🐝

Jumping spiders can move each eye independently. The lens itself is fixed on the exoskeleton, but the eye tubes can swivel around internally 👀 The black retina is only visible from the front when the eye is focused ahead! Lyssomanes viridis, magnolia green jumper

When you get REALLY into the #Crustmas spirit 😂 This hermit-crab-in-a-crab-claw was one of my favourite beach finds this year 🦀

made a lovely friend at work today 🥰 not sure what species he is! I think he’s just moulted. i should do more reading about cicadas #cicada #sydney #bushregen

The IR executed #Mohsen_Shekari, a detainee who was arrested for blocking the street during recent protests in Iran. Innocent Iranian protesters are being tortured & executed in jail. Stop mass executions with crippling sanctions. #MahsaAmini #IranRevolution