Dr Kym Abrams
@drkmabrams.bsky.social
💜 invertebrates, subterranean fauna and dogs. Biodiversity, phylogenetics, taxonomy, biogeography, conservation of invertebrates (esp Aus Schizomida & Parabathynellidae). RA WA museum. 🦐🕷🇿🇦🇦🇺 Respectfully from Whadjuk Noongar Boodja. She/her. Skeets my own
The new transitional insect/crustacean fossil might not look very insectlike, if you think of modern insects like butterflies and beetles, but check out its reconstruction (left) next to a photo of the oldest living lineage of extant insects, the bristetails (right). www.science.org/content/arti...
Introducing the world's only known cave-adapted spider wasp... Troglopompilus miracaecatus (Pompilidae) from the caves of the Nullarbor, Australia. A world first: Eyeless, long limbs and antennae, highly reduced wings. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #cave #wasp #biodiversity
Congrats @pipilika.bsky.social and @pranavjoshi8.bsky.social on a beautiful piece of work on the ballista spider out today!! www.cell.com/current-biol...
Ballistic high-powered spider webs overcome dangerous prey defenses
Narendra et al. describe in an Australian ballista spider a spring-actuated snare that is triggered by green tree ants. They show that the snare’s architecture delivers exceptionally high instantaneou...
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Hakea laurina - Pincushion Hakea/Kodjet A lovely native endemic to Western Australia. With their beautiful clusters of cream and pink flowers, the Pincushion Hakea is often found in gardens around Australia. #ozflora #wildoz #hakea #nativeplants #bloomscrolling #inaturalist 🌿
THREAD: 1. Some years ago women academics contacted me unsolicited on Twitter (which I no longer use) about an academic in Melbourne. They’d made complaints to a faculty head about the man’s targeted, obsessive bullying of women colleagues, including First Nations women. The university kept him on.
Over $99.8m awarded to 178 research partnerships aligned with Australia’s National Science Priorities. ‘Strong partnerships are essential to ensuring Australian research delivers benefits to industry and the community,’ ARC CEO Prof Ute Roessner. Read more: www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub...
Hey all!! I have been unable to find a game art job since being laid off. I am now taking commissions for hand painted pokemon cards ✨ Please reach out if you're interested!! Here are some of my more recent examples ☺️ If you'd like to support me I appreciate any donations ko-fi.com/fensartden 💖
Took a snap of this Batman hoverfly in our garden and then noticed it has what looks like 2 tiny pseudo scorpion attached. #invertebrates #norfolk
We present: The Art of #InverteFest - April 2026 Edition A digital art book showcasing the work of 100 artists from around the world, in celebration of overlooked invertebrate fauna. Thank you to the artists who contributed to our book! Download: drive.google.com/file/d/1RJ5m... #Art #SciArt
🐙✨ Caribbean Reef Octopus 🎨 Sculpture, Clay & Paint, Glass Beads Art Sale in my shop: sculptedreef.com/collections/... #ArtYear #Art #Artist #Handmade #ArtGallery #Octopus #Cephalopods #Ocean #Underwater #Nature #MarineLife 🦑🐡
We'll release the very first #InverteFest Anthology on the first day of #InverteFest, 24 April! It's almost finalized and it looks really good. We have 17 incredible submissions from writer/artist partners, all about invertebrates, and I'm really looking forward to sharing it!
franz@franzanth.bsky.social · 5mo agoActivities for this season of #InverteFest: Community science project www.inaturalist.org/projects/inv... Art book submission form docs.google.com/forms/d/1UVL...
I’m really excited for this SF! With it we’re trying to combat the positive bias in publishing - how we and reviewers are inclined to only lift up research that goes as expected. But we all know there are so many lessons to be learned when you get unexpected results, or when things don’t work. 🧪
British Ecological Society@britishecologicalsociety.org · 5mo agoEcological Solutions and Evidence is accepting proposals for their latest Special Feature! They invite scientists and practitioners to share experiences from management projects that didn't turn out as expected, but still provided important insights into how best to manage ecosystems and species 🌱
We found this amazing earwig at a bug light last night. This one is a male, they typically have larger pincers. There is not much info available about the genus so I'm not sure why he has those strange protrusions from his abdomen. (Ancistrogaster sp.) Intag Refugio, Ecuador
ugh, this is sick, terrible stuff some of us only have ONE ring of keys?? You want us to CHOOSE between Anomalocaris and Opabinia???
Nicole 🪲@fossilforager.bsky.social · 5mo agoNew Cambrian mystery keychains just dropped! 🦐 shop.fossilforager.art #sciart
Not great quality because it was dark but it was funny to see this motorbike #frog chilling on a branch so I had to get some pics.
the full set of dragonflies that i put together last year!
Really excellent paper on the genetics of caterpillar butt ornaments journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...
Please do this survey and share so these researchers can get a better picture of how people feel about forests and biodiversity
Nicolas Mouquet@nmouquet.bsky.social · 6mo ago 🌳 Do you want to contribute to research on how humans perceive forests? Take this quick, anonymous 10-min survey 🌲 👉 www.biodiful.org#/forest This will help us explore how people experience forest biodiversity! Please share on 🦋 & tag @biodiful.bsky.social to reach more participants 🙏💚 🌐🌍🦤🦑🪴🍁🧪
Why is animal print almost exclusively big cat patterns when these creatures exist?
Krista Koeller@kristalerista.bsky.social · 6mo agoI made this a while ago. There are some vertebrates in here but the inverts steal the show. I especially love the triangular plaid on the velvet worm.
I'm getting real deep into hyporheic-dwelling freshwater crustacea rn
Don't forget to become a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or @linneansociety.bsky.social to apply for the LinneSys scheme! And, PLEASE, don't harrass the Membership Officers/teams!
The Linnean Society of London@linneansociety.bsky.social · 6mo agoCalling all systematics and taxonomy researchers! Applications are now open for our Linnesys grants. Run with the Systematics Association, the scheme supports small-scale research and education projects with grants of up to £1,500. Find out more and apply by Friday 27 March buff.ly/WrVmOnY
Full-time science photography job at the BioEconomy Science Institute - Maiangi Taiao, in Auckland, NZ. a great gig: careers.sciencenewzealand.org/jobdetails?a... #science #photography
60226 Photographer - Plant & Food Research - Careers at Science New Zealand
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🙏Please share🙏 🐌Applications are open for MSL travel grants!🐌 ⭐Deadline = 1st March (for travel between 1st June and 30th November) ⭐£500 available for members ⭐£300 available for non-members malacsoc.org.uk/awards-and-g...
I love visual science! Made these today. What you can see are two cross-sections of an Onychophore from different angles.
