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David Yeates @DavidYeates

Professional systematic entomologist, Director of CSIRO’s Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra. See Insta feed david.yeates for vinous experiences.

Joined July 2009
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I've been reading Safe ways to keep flies and mosquitoes at bay on CSIROscope. blog.csiro.au/keep-flies-and…
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Weevils in caves, fish, and an ant that 'babysits' caterpillars among 139 new species classified by CSIRO abc.net.au/news/science/2022… via @ABCaustralia

'Land of milk and honey': Australian cave-dwelling weevils and 'babysitting' ants among new species...

The CSIRO has released details of 139 new species to have been identified in the past year, including an ant that 'babysits'  the caterpillars of a rare butterfly.

abc.net.au
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I've been reading the great new illustrated guide to Moths in the ACT on CSIROscope. blog.csiro.au/moths-in-the-a…
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Know what a biological type is? If you do, this position is for you. ANIC has 19,000 primary types of Australian insects. Come and help us audit, database and digitise them! Senior Curator - Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) jobs.csiro.au/s/t5aSpJ

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David Yeates retweeted
The Conversation - Australia New Zealand
@ConversationEDU
11 Feb 2022
The painful bites of female march flies can ruin your day at the beach. But what are they actually doing on our beaches, given we’re seemingly the only large animals there? The answer: breeding, explain @CSIRO's @DavidYeates @thekeithing. bit.ly/33cC5YL
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David Yeates retweeted
ABC Science@ABCscience
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Australia is home to over a million species of plants and animals. But we’re losing them at an alarming rate. Dr @jones_ann explores how technology can help protect our wildlife in bold new ways. #TheWildlifeRevolution, #ABCCatalyst | Stream from Tue 3 Aug, 8.30pm
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The new home for ANIC we have been planning for ever finally becomes public. It should be ready for us to move in 2024. CSIRO plans $70m project to replace 'ageing' buildings canberratimes.com.au/story/7… via @canberratimes

CSIRO plans $70m project to replace 'ageing' buildings

CSIRO makes plans for a new national collections facility to replace ageing buildings across Canberra.

canberratimes.com.au
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Three families of Mecoptera collected in one day in the Australian Alps. Nannochoristidae, Choristidae and Bittacidae, l to r. How many other places in the world can u do that?
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Take a virtual tour of The Australian National Insect Collection on CSIROscope. blog.csiro.au/virtual-tour-i…

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Phylogenomics reveals accelerated late Cretaceous diversification of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Somebody should explain camouflage to this geometrid...
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David Yeates retweeted
BMC Biology@BMCBiology
9 Feb 2021
New #openaccess research from @thekeithing and colleagues: Beyond #Drosophila: resolving the rapid radiation of schizophoran flies with phylotranscriptomics. #diptera #phylogenomics Read it here: bmcbiol.biomedcentral.com/ar…
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A asopine pentatomid Oechalia feeding on a pergid sawfly larva, Brindabella Mtns ACT
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Nymphid lacewing at Corin Flat, Brindabella Mtns ACT
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Rutilia Tachinidae on blossom at Corin Flat, Brindabella Mts
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Pergid sawfly larvae pulsating as one while resting on a Eucalyptus leaf. Corin Flat, Brindabella Mts ACT
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Scaptia auriflua on blossom at Corin Flat, Brindabella Mtns, ACT. The mountains are heaving with insects this summer.
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Summit of Mt Corree today. Swarming with insects, including the Diamond weevil tweeted earlier.
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Botany Bay Diamond Weevil on Mt Coree summit today.
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How many summers does to take to make a cicada? One for the entomologists...
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