Author, Illustrator, Scientist

Joined May 2013
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If you loved #silkandvenom then you're going to love my new book... because its the same book! It's going international with a shiny new title and design thanks to the wonderful @greystonebooks! Eight Legged Wonders will be available in the US &UK Sep 24 this year! link in bio!
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I'll admit it, I google myself every now and again. Who doesn't!? And I love google's search results. I hope they never change.
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How do you feel about spiders? Whatever the answer this book is for you! Thanks to the wonderful team at @greystonebooks Eight Legged Wonders is now on shelves in the US and UK! 🕷🕸😍
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James O'Hanlon retweeted
For those in #SciComm who realise, as we do, that there’s very few awards in Australia to recognise great SciComm by SciComm pros - now’s your chance! Announced today: the @auscicomm SciComm Awards now have several categories to start to fill this gap. asc.asn.au/blog/2024/04/19/a…

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James O'Hanlon’s new book 'Silk and Venom: The Incredible Lives of Spiders' is a call to celebrate spiders instead of focusing on the surprise and terror they can evoke. Read #UQ venom researcher @insect_venomics's book review in @ConversationEDU: brnw.ch/21wEOKl

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More importantly though, any chance @jimeoin can confirm??? Is there a musical link between my two favourite things in the world? Jimeoin and Spiders? 😮😮😮
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Arthropod Photo of the Week: November 15, 2023 Jumping spider Colonus hesperus Araneae: Salticidae By Ian M. Wright, California, USA #arthropodPOTW
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Has #popculture affected the way we think about spiders? And could we use the powers of spider story telling for good? I’ve got a few thoughts in todays Spectrum @SydneyMHerald smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-ra…
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If you're in Armidale come along next week to the local launch of 'Silk & Venom' including a science/halloween themed movie night! We'll be watching retro classic Eight Legged Freaks followed by a deluge of debunking spider myths! belgravecinema.com.au/Movie/…

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Thanks to the @GoodReading podcast for having me on to share a few of the stories you'll find in Silk and Venom! 🕷️🕷️🕷️ goodreadingmagazine.com.au/p…

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OK I was wrong in the last tweet — just ONE more trip in to see Aunty before I head home from this big week of sharing good spider stories! I’ll be on @ABCaustralia radio in Sydney at 9:30 to talk about spiders in your garden :) #silkandvenom
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Back for one last visit to Aunty on this whirlwind book launch week! I’ll be visiting booksellers this afternoon and then taking a rest! #silkandvenom
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Such an honour to be a guest on Conversations with Richard Fidler on @ABCaustralia! It’s been an incredible week of bringing spider stories to Australia! @newsouthpub abc.net.au/listen/programs/c…
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So happy to chat with Indira Naidoo on @ABCaustralia radio tonight about her journey to appreciate spiders. And who should turn up but @CostasGarden !!! So nice to chat with you both, I’m happy to talk spiders any time 🕷🕷🕷🕸🕸🕸
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Scientists have been trying to harness the power of spider silk for centuries. My latest piece in the @GuardianAus traces some of the strange and beautiful ways people have tried 🕷🕸 #arachtober #silkandvenom
‘Stronger than steel, stretchier than rubber’: the quest to harness the power of spider silk theguardian.com/books/2023/o…
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Thanks to everyone who came along to the launch of Silk and Venom it was such a nice event and a lovely way to bring this book into the world! Thanks Caitlyn for being a stellar host!!!
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Silk and Venom is finally here! It’s #bookbirthday for this celebration of all things spidery! This book dives into all the stories that show how beautiful and fascinating spiders truly are. Here is a long thread of thanks to all who have helped make this dream a reality🙂 1/11
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I’ll be on @ABCnews breakfast tomorrow morning chatting with @scinate for #sciencemondays. Tune in to hear the good spider-news! 11/11
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