Science Communicator @CantMuseum, Bug Hunter on @TVNZ, Entomologist, #PhD on #camouflage & colour in NZ #phasmids🌿💚she/her
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24 Jun 2021
New profile picture haha? 📸:@YhQ92 inspired by Angelina Jolie’s shoot with bees for @NatGeo #entomology
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Dr Aola Richards was the first woman to be awarded a PhD in Biological Sciences in New Zealand, for which she studied cave wētā. She was a pioneer of entomology, both here in New Zealand and Australia, describing countless species during her lifetime. thepost.co.nz/nz-news/350209…
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11 Mar 2024
(Not so) ferocious bees and wasps?! Morgane sita down with Dr Jenny Jandt @TheWaspLady to talk aggression in social insects.
You can listen on Spotify, iTunes or here: accessmedia.nz/ProgrammePage…
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27 Feb 2024
Happy publication day to this special book! Almost exactly 10 years since I started researching FEIJOA, it’s now out in the world. If you see it out in the wild, please snap a pic and tag me! I’d love to see where it ends up. Buy it here: hachette.com.au/kate-evans/f… #feijoa #pubday
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15 Jan 2024
Episode 1 is out!! You can download now to hear @ummat_s talk all about The Massive Heads of Giraffe Weevils.
feeds.accessmedia.nz/V2/itun…
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4 Jan 2024
In case you aren't excited enough about #BugoftheYear2024, I gave an interview with RNZ highlighting a few gems. rnz.co.nz/national/programme…
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22 Nov 2023
New paper out today! Using termites adorned with little paper capes, we found that conspicuous stripes captured the attention of jumping spider predators but reduced attacks.
Read it open-access here: royalsocietypublishing.org/d…
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7 Nov 2023
I apparently joined Twitter 12 years ago. Makes me sad that the platform is not what it used to be… you can find me on Bluesky if needs be, as I am interacting less and less here 🫡
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1 Nov 2023
two years ago today
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10 Aug 2022
Fabulous poster by @otago MSc student Greer Sanger and @TheWaspLady about native red admiral #butterflies and @botanyotago native tree nettle #ongaonga
6 Aug 2022
If anyone is keen for a poster to use for education purposes, I am happy to email you the pdf (just dm me).
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5 Oct 2023
MoE has funded free access to NZ Geographic online for very student in every school: articles on bio, physics, climate, mātauranga, earth & space, conservation : nzgeo.com/ @NZScienceLearn @Welly_ED @JenMScience @AklEcol @akopanuku @Lifeofriley100 @Doctor_Harves
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27 Sep 2023
STEMFest is on THIS SUNDAY! 🌟 Reminder: this is a ticketed event, so please email us to go onto the waitlist if you don't have a ticket. The immersive event of STEMFest is just around the corner and we cannot wait to see you! 🙌 #stemfest #taurangastemfestival
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27 Sep 2023
Four women ecology PhDs! The best part of doing postgrad is truly the people doing it with you, right down in the trenches! 💚 #WomenInSTEM
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