Bush Blitz

Bush Blitz is a species discovery partnership between the Australian Government, BHP and Earthwatch Australia.

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Happy #International_Womens_Day these are just a few of the many wonderful women we have had the privilege to work with 🐸🐞🌱🦋🐚

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@austmus

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A new species of land snail, discovered during our 2021 Groote Eylandt Bush Blitz expedition, has been named! https://t.co/icVUuIzgDK
Scientists worked closely with the Anindilyakwa community to choose a name - 𝘟𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘢.
📷 Adam Bourke

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@MAG_NT @Parks_Australia @bhp @earthwatch_org

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This species is known only from 3 small islands of the North East Isles Group. Its future on one island is uncertain, as its habitat is being degraded by feral deer.

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Photos 1,3,4 - Dr Rachael King & Dr Remko Leijs sampling bores in South Australia. Photo 2 - One of the new species - Carnarvonis katjae

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In other exciting news Dr Rachael King and Dr Remko Leijs from the SA Museum have described 2 new genera and species of subterranean amphipods! (https://t.co/i4rsHbsP1m). 📷Rachael King
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There are many more species in groundwater habitats across the region yet to be described, so this is important work as stygofauna are particularly sensitive to groundwater environment disturbance. #speciesdiscovery #bushblitz #stygofauna

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The specimens were collected on our Carnarvon Station Reserve Bush Blitz in 2014 and the paper brings the total number of known species of stygobiotic amphipods in Queensland to 3!

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📸1 - Dr Robert Raven with a trapdoor spider
📸2 - Dr Mark Harvey and Jeremy Wilson on our Wilinggin West Kimberly expedition
📸3 - Dr Barbara Baehr and Joseph Schubert on our Little Desert VIC expedition

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Big shoutout to our hardworking Bush Blitz spider scientists (Dr Robert Raven, Jeremy Wilson & Dr Mark Harvey) who have recently published papers describing new species! #speciesdiscovery #bushblitz #taxonomyaustralia #spidersofaustralia #australianspiders

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And Jeremy Wilson (@2fangs8legs) & Mark Harvey (along with Michael Rix) described 5 new Aname (wishbone spiders) species (https://t.co/UwUBDnKMhP) with specimens being collected on 3 Bush Blitz expeditions

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Dr Robert Raven named 48 new Miturgid (ground-hunting spiders) species (https://t.co/W32wDqnK9E). Around 10 of the new species were found on Bush Blitz expeditions, and 2 he named after veteran Bush Blitz scientists Dr Mark Harvey & Dr Barbara Baehr

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@2fangs8legs Great illustration Jeremy!

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Here's some microscope footage of the new stink bug species, which belongs to the Deroploini tribe of Australian Horn Bugs #newtoscience #speciesdiscovery #bushblitz @unswbees @wamuseum @Parks_Australia @Earthwatch_Aus @bhp @WAParksWildlife

[UNSW Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences @unswbees]

New discovery from Gerry Cassis and colleagues on a recent @BushBlitz2 @EERC_UNSW https://t.co/0dX716aY4Q

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The discovery was made by entomologists Dr Gerry Cassis @unswbees, and Dr Nik Tatarnic @wamuseum, with the help of Tjaltjraak Rangers and Senior Cultural Advisor Doc Reynolds at a place of cultural significance to the Wudjari people of the region. #wudjariboodja #speciesdiscovery

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Have you heard the news?! A stink bug new to science was discovered on our Wudjari Esperance Bush Blitz! The pea-sized stink bug resembles the spiky leaves of its host plant, a Hakea sp. If you take a closer look, you can see it also has curved horns and bright yellow tusks!

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@Earthwatch_Aus @Parks_Australia @WAParksWildlife
#wudjariesperancebushblitz

[Jodi Rowley @jodirowley]

In Port Lincoln & the Eyre Peninsula?

Please listen out for a squeaky door noise- it could be a very important #frog!

Bibron's Toadlet has only been heard twice
in the area. Pls record with @FrogIDAus & help its conservation!

#EyrePeninsula #SouthAustralia @DonnellanSteve