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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

#NewPaper alert! What factors affect incursions of non-native invertebrates across Australia's borders? 9 years of interception data show arrivals follow trade, travel, and seasonality... but species diversity still isn’t plateauing. #bugsky invertebratelab.com/2026/04/13/n...

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New paper: Australian biosecurity invertebrate interceptions

An exciting new paper by Charlotte Lassaline, Erinn Fagan-Jeffries, and collaborators has just been published, presenting the first nine-year overview of terrestrial invertebrate biosecurity interc…

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Our lab is growing! We have new lab members joining us to work on micro-wasps, eyeless spiders, and cave crickets. Read on below to hear about their research. #bugsky 🐝🕷️🦗 invertebratelab.com/2026/03/24/welcome-new-lab-members

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Welcome new lab members

A big, warm welcome to Dr Maura Haas-Renninger, Andrew Stempel, and Callum Bush – our group’s 3 newest members. We look forward to working and collaborating with you all. Keep reading t…

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Our postdoc @dr-ewilliamson.bsky.social's recent PhD study on an Australian native solitary bee, Megachile tosticauda, challenged a longheld assumption in insect biology: that all bees rely on a functional gut #microbiome. So what happens if it's missing? #bugsky invertebratelab.com/2026/02/24/a...

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A bee without a gut microbiome

My recent PhD study on an Australian native solitary bee, Megachile tosticauda, challenges a longheld assumption in insect biology: that all bees rely on a functional gut microbiome. Toda…

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Last year a small group of our students were invited to attend a phylogenetics workshop at The University of Sydney. This was a special chance to meet other students using phylogenetics in a fascinating variety of fields. invertebratelab.com/2025/11/05/b...

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Branching out: exploring phylogenetics at the University of Sydney

At the end of June, a small group of our students were invited to attend a phylogenetics workshop at University of Sydney run by molecular evolution Professor Simon Ho. Shannon, Nicole, Tareva-Chin…

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Perry Beasley-Hall, PhD @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Say hi to Micropathus ditto and M. zubat, two #NewSpecies of cave cricket from forests in southern Tasmania! These crickets are threatened by climate change, land clearing, and logging. Giving them names is an important step towards their conservation. But why did we choose these ones? #bugsky 🧵 1/6

Macro photos of the morphology of Micropathus zubat, showing the head, ovipositor, and genital plates. Superimposed in the corner is a sprite of the Pokemon Zubat.

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

In late June, members of our team visited the Australian Synchrotron in Melbourne. We used their high-power micro-Computed Tomography beamline to capture the internal and external morphology of microscopic beetles. 🪲 #bugsky invertebratelab.com/2025/09/17/h...

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High-powered micro-CT imaging at the Australian Synchrotron

(Header photo, left to right: Emma, George, Isabella, Natasha, and Ellen) In late June, members of our team and the Quantitative Morphology Group travelled to Melbourne to visit the Australian Sync…

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

We're over the moon to announce our newest PhD completion: soon-to-be Dr Alana McClelland! Alana was awarded a Dean’s Commendation in recognition of the novelty and exceptionally high quality of her research. 🎉 invertebratelab.com/2025/09/05/a...

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A new doctor and a Dean’s commendation

The ISB lab is over the moon to announce our newest PhD completion: soon-to-be Dr Alana McClelland. In June of 2025, Alana submitted her PhD thesis titled: “Phylogenetics and species delimitation o…

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

In May, we undertook the Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab’s annual writing retreat. This year we returned to the Waite Campus, but at a ‘new-old’ venue: the heritage-listed Waite Gatehouse. invertebratelab.com/2025/07/14/l...

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Lab Retreat in the Gatehouse

In May, we undertook the Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab’s annual writing retreat. In the past, we’ve held this retreat at the University of Adelaide’s Waite Campus,…

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

@dr-brock-hedges.bsky.social, an ISB Lab alumnus, is off to Japan for a prestiguous JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship! Brock will be investigating climate change resilience in basket clams using eDNA and physiological experiments. Hear more about his adventure below! invertebratelab.com/2025/06/24/j...

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I’ve departed for a JSPS Research Fellowship

In June of 2025, I did something I had never done before, I moved overseas! I’m off on a new adventure: a two-year fellowship in Matsue, Japan. I’m here to research the climate change v…

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

The Australian Plague Locust Commission has a fully funded PhD opportunity available! Both international and domestic students are eligible. EOI closes July 28. #bugsky #entomology

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

In April the ISB Lab was lucky enough to host Dr Luke Kresslein as a visiting researcher from the USDA! Luke is a leading systematist based at the Smithsonian and works on the wasp family Aphelinidae. invertebratelab.com/2025/05/19/v... #bugsky

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Visiting Researcher: Dr Luke Kresslein

Throughout April of 2025, the Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab was lucky enough to host Dr Luke Kresslein as a visiting researcher from the United States Department of Agriculture (USD…

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Our members don't just work on insects—some of us focus on entire ecological communities. Kantine Liu studies how climate change will impact the #biodiversity of ephemeral freshwater rock pools in Australia's arid lands. Learn more about their research in our latest newsletter! 💧🏜️ #ecology

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Climate change and freshwater rock pool biodiversity

In arid and semi-arid regions, majority of the freshwater ecosystems are temporary, meaning they only hold water for a certain period of time while staying dry for the rest of the year (sometimes e…

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Invertebrate Systematics and Biodiversity Lab @invertebratelab.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Hi, Bluesky! We're a research group from the University of Adelaide, South Australia. We've just launched a new website and are revamping our social media presence. It's good to be here. 🪲 #bugsky For more lab news, check out our newsletter below. invertebratelab.com/2025/04/01/n...

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New Year, New Lab Members, New Website!

2025 is well underway and the ISB Lab is in full swing! We’ve had plenty of new personnel join, with both staff and students joining the ranks of our avid research team. Staff joining our tea…

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