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Caitlyn Forster
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Entomologist and professional graphic novel reader at Sydney Uni. Not particularly professional fisho 🎣🐞🐛
#SuperstarOfSTEM
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New research article! 📰

@bambiraptorf.bsky.social, @dieterhochuli.bsky.social (@sydneyuni.bsky.social) et al. showed that bumblebees' foraging choices are influenced more by social cues than by the presence of empty flowers. 🌸
doi.org/10.1007/s000...

#InsectesSociaux #SocialInsects #Foraging
January 14, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Haha a parasitic worm coming out of a huntsman counting as a 'best of December' is my favourite thing google has done
January 5, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Half an hour of beach combing in Sydney after new years shows we might need to be better at picking up our rubbish
January 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Day for it
December 22, 2024 at 7:01 PM
I've been thinking a lot about iNat observations lately, and I'm starting to think invertebrates shouldn't be identifiable to *at least* species because it gives everyone way too much confidence in their identification skills
the time has come to take on Texas’s terrible earthworm observations. I am not looking forward to this.
December 17, 2024 at 12:39 AM
Probs more than I have rn 🤷
Counting the brain cells of the Aussie great carpenter bee today 🧠🐝🧪

#entomology #bees
December 16, 2024 at 8:51 PM
Just about to chat about insect welfare on ABC. come have a listen if you're up!
December 16, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Go on holidays with an entomologist and i can guarantee she will set up a 'light trap' by turning the cabin light on to see what bugs are out
December 14, 2024 at 10:26 AM
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A very crafty Christmas! Add some Aussie nature to your tree this year 🎄😁
theconversation.com/decorating-y...

Led by the excellent @bambiraptorf.bsky.social, plus @euanritchie.bsky.social and me! 🎄
Decorating your Christmas tree? Try these crafts inspired by Aussie plants and animals
Let’s cast the holly, snowmen and reindeer aside to decorate our homes with Aussie Christmas crafts instead. How about Christmas beetle baubles, paper parrots and ornamental echidnas?
theconversation.com
December 12, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Reposted by Caitlyn Forster
Let’s cast the holly, snowmen and reindeer aside to decorate our homes with Aussie Christmas crafts instead. How about Christmas beetle baubles, paper parrots and ornamental echidnas?
Decorating your Christmas tree? Try these crafts inspired by Aussie plants and animals
Let’s cast the holly, snowmen and reindeer aside to decorate our homes with Aussie Christmas crafts instead. How about Christmas beetle baubles, paper parrots and ornamental echidnas?
theconversation.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:46 PM
While reflecting on the kids book session at #ESAus2024, i figured I'd show the lifelong influence of kids books showcasing Aussie wildlife on people, with my sister as a perfect example 😀
December 12, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Absolutely amazing work Patt. He discusses his award winning work on how stinky plants can deter annoying animals from hanging around #ESAus2024
December 11, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Good to know that Patt Finnerty's work was completely and totally, 100% inspired by insect behaviour, while also being hindered by insects 😃🐘 🐝#ESAus2024
December 11, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Last day of #ESAus2024 talks! My #EcologicalFashion is a bit more subtle today, but it's a nice throw to a project with @dieterhochuli.bsky.social (and heaps of others) where we run nature workshops in Western Sydney with the goal of getting young people out in nature
December 11, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Looking for some cool chats on the last day of #ESAus2024? I'll be chatting with some experts in AI in education to work out how we can best educate future ecologists. There will be a couple of talks and a round table discussion about AI in education. Join us tomorrow for a chat! (Pic 4 attention)
December 11, 2024 at 11:25 AM
@eav.bsky.social'eav.bsky.social's poster rules
A few posters from #ESAus2024 that are interesting to me for graphic design reasons!

Great colours, well-realised comic, love the drawings!
December 11, 2024 at 5:00 AM
The Early Career Ecologist session so far is such a great opportunity to learn about the different career directions of such a wide ranging groups of people #ESAus2024
December 11, 2024 at 4:59 AM
Clancy Lester's research looked into native bee interactions with native plants in North-East Arnhem Land. Really interesting observations on plant networks, showing heaps of generalist bees here. Amazing to 4 species that hadnt been observed in Western science. #ESAus2024
December 10, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Quick shout out to Jessica Rebell for my #EcologicalFashion today! #ESAus2024
December 10, 2024 at 4:00 AM
Catalina Mardones discusses how migrating to Australia can be hard, and lovely, but nature experiences can be a really helpful experience for increasing a sense of belonging, building communities and creating memories. I absolutely love this research #ESAus
December 10, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Zoe McCarthy shows that we don't actually know if kleptoparasites of carnivorous plants are actually kleptoparasites 🤯 #ESAus2024
December 10, 2024 at 12:18 AM
@angelamoles.bsky.social just brought me so much joy, being Christmasy and giving me to perfect intro to mistletoe, which I know nothing about. She discussed the importance of going out and testing theories (in this case to work out where mustletoe likely grows in trees) 🎄🌲 #ESAus2024
December 10, 2024 at 12:13 AM
Really important point! #ESAus2024 @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 9:55 PM