Lecturer at @UCNZ | entomologist | ex-librarian | museum junkie | urban iNaturalist | nemophilist (woodland enthusiast) | cyclist | maker | drummer | he/him
Joined November 2013
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
20 Dec 2023
Have you heard the news? That's right - #teamtuataratick ✅ are standing for #bugoftheyear2024 - small, but mite-y competitors in the race to buggy glory 👑
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
1 Sep 2023
Wrote a book (based on 8 or more years of epic yarns with @JMulliganRNZ), & illustrated by the very talented Lily Duval. Lily is also part of the #critteroftheweek whānau who research, Wikipedia & amplify critter. It takes a village indeed. Thanks @adzebill and team. 🐸🦗🪼🐌🦎🪱
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
30 Aug 2023
Loving the #creativity on these Rocket Club fin designs at library today! Hope it flies well. Thanks @RocketeerSi for the mahi. @WiljDekkers @bugblokenz @GCSNinAction @GamestahChrisis @ucaerospacenz @Makerspaces_com
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
28 Jul 2023
Looks like we’ve got hardworking single moms in my area.
Evidence that leaf-cutting bees (Megachilidae) are out here getting it done! 😍
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
28 Jul 2023
In this month’s blog we’re diving head first into the tropical seas of the Carboniferous with one of County Durham’s most famous and spectacular rocks: the Frosterley Marble! Check it out here: fossilsinthills.weebly.com/b… #FossilFriday
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
28 Jul 2023
#FossilFriday More fossils from the traffic bollards in Libourne, France. These appear to be fasciculate corals but the preservation is slightly puzzling.
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26 Jul 2023
RT @joellegergis: A few of my thoughts on the extreme conditions playing out right now. I'm sure I'm not the only climate scientist who fee…
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
24 Jul 2023
My response to the backlash from cleb gardeners about rewilding. I do hope they listen. It's not about abandoning your garden. It's about thinking about nature first.
theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
24 Jul 2023
Just a reminder that there is only a week left to apply for this PhD scholarship.
Applicants welcome from around the world.
26 Jun 2023
Come and do a PhD @LincolnUniNZ with me, and Shana Gross and Veronica Clifford from @scion_research on flammability of New Zealand vegetation.
Stipend is NZ$36,000 pa for 3 years, plus tuition fees.
Closing date for applications is 1 Aug 2023. More details below.
Please RT.
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
23 Jul 2023
Happy #bogday! lets celebrate all things bogs and peatlands today! Use the hashtag to share photos or boggy facts as we all join to marvel at these critically important and beautiful ecosystems. For resources and events visit bogday.org
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
23 Jul 2023
Deer numbers are exploding in NZ, preventing forest regrowth, & changing the mix of species. @NZNationalParty doesn’t care about conservation with this daft policy which preferences deer & tahr over native species.
23 Jul 2023
📢 NEW POLICY 📢
Minister of Hunting & Fishing
Deer, pigs, chamois, tahr no longer classified pests and….
Volunteers helping maintain DOC huts (which is already happening)
No new funding
newshub.co.nz/home/politics/…
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
22 Jul 2023
Went for a walk last night and it was AMAZING! Pūpū rangi/kauri snail, ngāokeoke/peripatus, tokoriro/cave wētā, and rō/stick insect.
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
23 Jul 2023
Trogonoptera trojana, Palawan birdwing or triangle birdwing, is a #birdwing #butterfly of the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to Palawan in the #Philippines. It is one of only two species in its genus, the other being the more widespread Rajah Brooke's birdwing. #entomology
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
24 Jul 2023
After moving the wētā to some temporary housing. I got to work replacing the hinges, and cleaning the Perspex acrylic barriers that seperate people and wētā.
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
22 Jul 2023
Our latest paper is now available:
"The canopy cover Webmap of the United Kingdom’s towns and cities"
Open Access / Free to download tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
@AdamCormack_ @Brillianto_GI @TreesforCities
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
18 Jul 2023
Ever heard about crazy hairworms that infect insects and make them jump into water so the worm can get out and find mates?
Well, we sequenced the first genomes of this entire phylum of animals, and learned that they are even weirder than we thought!
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
14 Jul 2023
What are the barriers to accessing the wellbeing benefits of greenspaces? New paper focusing on #perceptions #preferences and #barriers amongst underrepresented groups in #Leeds UK @talklandscape @LandscapeSheff @DanniSinnett @clarerishbeth @BridgetSnaith besjournals.onlinelibrary.wi…
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
14 Jul 2023
#FossilFriday Sectioned gastropod in a traffic bollard made of Cretaceous limestone. Libourne, Gironde, France.
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
12 Jul 2023
I'm not going to pretend to understand what that is, but if you too are a collembolist who dares to dream you can indeed find this in our collection: christchurch.bibliocommons.c… ^MT
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Rob Cruickshank retweeted
13 Jul 2023
New Zealand Peripatus (Peripatoides novaezealandiae) in Ōtari-Wilton's Bush, in the rain last night.
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