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Ptilocnemus lemur: the ant assassin | myrmician
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Just another ant, in this global ant colony. Ants of Western Australia. Spiders of Western Australia. Colour polymorphism in spiders. Ptilocnemus lemur: the ant assassin. This may look like a harmless (albeit strange) hemipteran, but it is in fact a feather-legged assassin bug. And some other members of the Holoptilinae. However, has taken up the challenging task of preying upon ants. It manages this by utilising a specialised structure known as a “ trichome. Ant was initially observed dragging along the...
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DAAD Communications workshop – Lizzy Lowe
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Spiders · Urban Ecology · Biodiversity. September 3, 2016. Every year the DAAD (German academic exchange service). Have a meeting for their RAMP mentorship program. I have been lucky enough to have been involved for the last three years. The first year as a prospective mentee and the second year giving a presentation about my successful mentor relationship. So I put together a survey using SurveyMonkey. Here’s an overview of the responses:. I will write another post on the material that we covered. The i...
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Outreach – Lizzy Lowe
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Spiders · Urban Ecology · Biodiversity. FameLab NSW and Australian finals. Three Minute Thesis University of Sydney finals. Article: City spiders are getting bigger. Visiting scientist for the CrookED science. Program. I visited Our Lady of Mt Carmel Primary School in 2015 to show the year 1’s some spiders and tell them about the interesting things living in their gardens. CSIRO scientists in Schools program. Australian Plants Society public presentation (2015) “Spiders in cities”. Find a spider guide.
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Postdoc – Lizzy Lowe
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Spiders · Urban Ecology · Biodiversity. Posts in category Postdoc. The importance of community involveme. November 20, 2016. This week, many of the members of our lab attended the joint conference between the New Zealand Ecological Society and the Society for Ecological Restoration Australia.I’ve attended many ecological conferences, but I’ve never experienced such a strong theme of community involvement. Importantly, many of the talks I attended expressed the need not just to do […]. September 17, 2016.
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Spiders – Lizzy Lowe
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Spiders · Urban Ecology · Biodiversity. Posts in category Spiders. Insects and spiders at school. November 29, 2016. I was invited to Willowbank Primary school in Auckland to talk to the kids about insects and spiders. The classes were really enthusiastic and had some great questions. After my presentation we did a fun activity identifying insects in leaf litter. These are the laminated identification sheets that I gave out to each group, but I […]. It’s Nephila season! January 14, 2015. August 20, 2014.
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PhD Life – Lizzy Lowe
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Spiders · Urban Ecology · Biodiversity. Posts in category PhD Life. January 25, 2016. I’ve finally handed in my PhD (just in time before bub arrives! And what a wonderful 4 years it’s been. There are so many people I would like to thank, but I’ve posted the acknowledgements from my thesis here in order to give special mention to those who helped me along the way. Thesis Acknowledgements […]. February 22, 2015. Why all PhD’s should do a 3 min. September 3, 2014. January 15, 2014. I’m one week in now...
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Mapping out RezBaz – Lizzy Lowe
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Spiders · Urban Ecology · Biodiversity. February 22, 2015. Or Research Bazar was a 3 day workshop organised by some. And held at the University of Melbourne. The aim was to teach ECR’s new technology skills for their research. I love this idea because as a PhD student I’m often overwhelmed by the huge range of software and technology available for the things I do and don’t quite know where to start with learning them. How does resbaz work? The workshop involved multiple streams. For helping out and to th...
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Thank you! – Lizzy Lowe
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Spiders · Urban Ecology · Biodiversity. January 25, 2016. I’ve finally handed in my PhD (just in time before bub arrives! And what a wonderful 4 years it’s been. There are so many people I would like to thank, but I’ve posted the acknowledgements from my thesis here in order to give special mention to those who helped me along the way. Also a huge thanks to Caragh, your patience and clear instruction helped me achieve things (like a working knowledge of ArcGIS and R! Leave a Reply Cancel reply.
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Up close and personal with Myrmecia | myrmician
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Just another ant, in this global ant colony. Ants of Western Australia. Spiders of Western Australia. Numbers rule in the ant’s world. Colour polymorphism in spiders →. Up close and personal with Myrmecia. Bull ants ( Myrmecia spp. This entry was posted in Ants. Numbers rule in the ant’s world. Colour polymorphism in spiders →. Up close and personal with Myrmecia. Fantastic wild shots of great looking ants… Wish we had some with jaws like this in the UK! It seems to me that the bases of the setae are on ...
