Researcher Adelaide Uni. Arachnology, taxonomy, conservation. Caves + cave biodiversity. Mum, hiker, ally. She / her.
Co-founder Invertebrates Australia, Councillor Biodiversity Council, Co-chair IUCN Australia Species Specialist Group.
Jess Marsh
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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
Link to paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Worm-like creature with ‘dark secret’ wins New Zealand bug of the year
A brief peak at my home for the last three weeks. Surveying cave-adapted invertebrates of the beautiful and rugged caves of the Nullarbor plain, Western Australia. Some REALLY exciting finds. Stand by for updates #caves #invertebrates #troglobites #spiders #biodiversity
Hugely excited for our work on the Nullarbor Caves to be featured on the ever excellent First Dog on the Moon. Oh yeah...
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Invertebrate species of the year, for the WHOLE world 🌍
… I know which species I’d choose. It has the name, it has the looks, it has the on-the-brink-of-extinction need for awareness…
(Come on little #kangarooIslandAssassinSpider 🕷️💪)
Just back from surveys of #caves of the Nullarbor, Western Australia, land of the Mirning People.
🖤 amazing caves
🕷️ amazing cave #invertebrates
✨ hugely exciting finds
The best start to my ARC Industry Fellowship.
👀 Watch. This. Space 👀
#biodiversity #conservation #ozinverts
📸 Dr Steve Milner
Sand grains as big as her head ❤️
It's officially spring up here because there are tiny Metaphycus nugget wasps in the savannah grasses again and I am happy 🥹
#EmotionalSupportWasps
Scientists first collected a pig butt worm from the dark ocean depths near Monterey, California. The size of marbles, pigbutts are a near complete mystery. Officially described in 2007, scientists aren’t even sure if the pigbutt form is an adult, or just a very very awkward adolescent stage.
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Velvet worms have rows of pudgy legs, skin speckled like a galaxy and dissolve their prey with sticky goo
An ancient gummy-looking worm-like creature with a vicious hunting method that involves projecting sticky goo from its head has been crowned New…
Surveys of caves of the Nullarbor Plain, Western Australia, revealed a remarkable assemblage of exceptionally well-preserved mummified arthropods, comprising Araneae, Blattodea, Coleoptera and Chilop....
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We simply don’t know even a fraction of what is in them
We’re asking readers from around the world to nominate their favourite spineless species for our second Invertebrate of the Year competition
www.theguardian.com
I got into Bugs years ago because of the cuteness of jumping spiders, but nugget wasps continually bring me nearly to tears as I watch them go. Perfect, perfect creatures 🥹
(Metaphycus encyrtid, of course)
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