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

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...

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...

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...

A new paper led by ISB postdoc @pbeasleyhall.bsky.social has named three new cricket species from caves and mines in Australia's southeast. Read more about the discovery here! ⬇️ invertebratelab.com/2025/07/08/t... #bugsky

@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...

Congratulations, Brock!

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

May marked an exciting milestone for three students in the ISB lab, who have graduated after years of dedicated study and hard work. Please join us in congratulating them! invertebratelab.com/2025/06/06/c...

In May, members of the ISB lab went on a field trip across the Nullarbor Plain to rural Western Australia. Their mission? To sample something rarer than gold: subterranean diving beetles. #bugsky invertebratelab.com/2025/06/10/s...

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

Ever wondered if aphids can be mummified? Wonder no more! Kudzaishe Precious is a PhD student in the ISB Lab working on the smart surveillance of parasitoid wasps and their aphid hosts. #bugsky invertebratelab.com/2025/05/06/f...

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

Why does #taxonomy matter? Describing new native species can improve how we control invasive ones. A new wasp species discovered by Alana McClelland, a PhD student in the ISB Lab, will impact the management of invasive paperbark trees in Florida. Read more below 👇 #bugsky #biocontrol

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...