David Yeates

Professional systematic entomologist, Director of CSIRO’s Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra. See Insta feed david.yeates for vinous experiences.

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

I've been reading Safe ways to keep flies and mosquitoes at bay on CSIROscope. https://t.co/i3FqrAaunL

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

Weevils in caves, fish, and an ant that 'babysits' caterpillars among 139 new species classified by CSIRO https://t.co/HCqvEr082c via @ABCaustralia

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

@scs3003 @mjrowland68 Judging by the antennae it is not a bogong moth. Check out the new Moths in the ACT book published this month.

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

I've been reading the great new illustrated guide to Moths in the ACT on CSIROscope. https://t.co/G6wXEXIegC

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

Know what a biological type is? If you do, this position is for you. ANIC has 19,000 primary types of Australian insects. Come and help us audit, database and digitise them!

Senior Curator - Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) https://t.co/arvqKP214X

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

@TanyaLatty @BrytheFlyGuy @BioInFocus @nature_nik Looks like a tachinid bristlefly

[The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU]

The painful bites of female march flies can ruin your day at the beach. But what are they actually doing on our beaches, given we’re seemingly the only large animals there?

The answer: breeding, explain @CSIRO's @DavidYeates + @thekeithing. https://t.co/lQ0VMF3tiN

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

@BeeBabette @australtaxonomy @NHM_Diptera @BrytheFlyGuy @flygirlNHM @ofDiptera @diptera_info @LizyLowe @rominatwi You can get to it via the Identic website-search their Lucid keys for On The Fly.

[ABC Science @ABCscience]

Australia is home to over a million species of plants and animals. But we’re losing them at an alarming rate. Dr @jones_ann explores how technology can help protect our wildlife in bold new ways.

#TheWildlifeRevolution, #ABCCatalyst | Stream from Tue 3 Aug, 8.30pm

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

@pmills_Apio87 Yes, there is a large molecular lab, trace DNA lab, freezer rooms and bio bank

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

The new home for ANIC we have been planning for ever finally becomes public. It should be ready for us to move in 2024.

CSIRO plans $70m project to replace 'ageing' buildings https://t.co/JLIKBAKY8m via @canberratimes

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

@americanbeetles @juanita_rodr @canberratimes Spartan yes, but it also lets the museum beetles in through the cracks in the doors, windows and walls even...not fit for purpose

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

@ANSchmidtLebuhn I think something like 40% of Australian taxonomy spend is on plants, only about 5% of our biodiversity. There is a smaller spend on verts.

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

@barroso2501 @ElfaDosInsetos @BeeBabette Yes, kit is correct, it is a Bombyliidae of the genus Anthrax.

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

@BoudAnt1 @thekeithing Yes, we have them in ethanol. We have specimens from maybe 6 localities around south eastern NSW. The morphology has been intensively studied over the years.

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

Three families of Mecoptera collected in one day in the Australian Alps. Nannochoristidae, Choristidae and Bittacidae, l to r. How many other places in the world can u do that?

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

Take a virtual tour of The Australian National Insect Collection on CSIROscope. https://t.co/u1jrDWDm1H

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

@thefoodmarshall I remember those days...

[David Yeates @DavidYeates]

Phylogenomics reveals accelerated late Cretaceous diversification of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) https://t.co/9fMDk7v4rU