Pete Negus

Freshwater ecologist with an interest in spring wetlands.

[Pete Negus @SpringyLimno]

@john_tibby @StupidistGit It is a difficult task without some of the diagnostic featues like a head etc. But it could be a leptocerid caddis, possibly a damselfly or even a type of mayfly.

[Queensland Museum Kurilpa @qldmuseum]

Today we launched our latest #QMNetwork Discovery Guide, 'Wetlands of Queensland', featuring more than 550 full-colour #photographs by @GaryCranitch across nearly 450 pages.
Pick up your copy online or in store https://t.co/AQDxvX1wmc
@QldEnvironment #qldmuseum

[Pete Negus @SpringyLimno]

@StupidistGit Some fantastic stunning photos are contained in this book!

[Jonathan Marshall @StupidistGit]

At the launch of the wonderful Wetlands of Queensland book at the Queensland Museum

[Jonathan Marshall @StupidistGit]

It’s out! The very beautiful Queensland Museum book Wetlands of Queensland that colleagues like @SpringyLimno @DryRiverbedGirl @john_tibby @cam_barr @WalthamNathan and many others contributed to is on sale. Stunning photos throughout. Do yourself a favour, get one!!

[Jonathan Marshall @StupidistGit]

Freshwater friends around the world, I hope you are all plotting means to visit us in Brisbane next year for conference high jinks!! https://t.co/DzFgzFongW

[Dr Susan Laurance @SusanGWLaurance]

I’m looking for a phone app that works in closed forest that improves on this well used technology 😀 Please no boomer comments I was born in the 60s

[Queensland Environment @QldEnvironment]

If you're in SEQ and want to find some practical eco-tips you can try at home the Sustainability and Science Showcase (on 🗓️ Sunday 19 June) at the @qldmuseum is for you. To find out more, visit https://t.co/9zEJY5JX2p

[Catherine Leigh @CLeigh_rivers]

Wow!!! Do it people!!! What an awesome opportunity to get to the first ever #SFS @BenthosNews conference outside the Americas!! And joint with #AFSS @AusFreshwater and #NZFSS too!!!
See you in Meanjin (Brisbane) in 2023!!

[Pete Negus @SpringyLimno]

@markcoakleyBOOK Looks like a species of Sminthuridae

[Jonathan Marshall @StupidistGit]

Cuteness alert!

As a Blackfish conservation extension and education exercise Southern Queensland Landscapes @SQLandscapes organised a week-long song-writing activity at Killarney State School with singer songwriter Josh Arnold The result is brilliant https://t.co/a7p8Q6sfet

[Pete Negus @SpringyLimno]

@gailashton Dunny fly. Psychodidae. Thats a very hairy one.

[Pete Negus @SpringyLimno]

@DryRiverbedGirl @MelanieEmmajade @StupidistGit Looks to be a gudgeon

[Pete Negus @SpringyLimno]

@DryRiverbedGirl @DamasterCarabus Gorgeous!! Looks like they have been dipped in assorted food colouring.

[Pete Negus @SpringyLimno]

@StupidistGit Similar to my backyard in Wishart.

[NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub @NESPLandscapes]

There are an estimated 24 million #FeralPigs in Aus, & despite best efforts, their populations continue to increase & leave #wetland destruction in their wake. This video discusses specific impacts and how on-ground efforts are addressing the problem. 1/

https://t.co/fU7aLBYyWB

[NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub @NESPLandscapes]

.@qldEnvironment had identified pig damage as a major wetland issue, but until this NESP Northern Hub project, impacts of pig damage on specific wetland types had not been quantified. 2/

[Pete Negus @SpringyLimno]

@DryRiverbedGirl @StingScience @StupidistGit Nope don't know sorry.

[NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub @NESPLandscapes]

Head to the project page to discover more findings and read the comprehensive final report https://t.co/XQDsizlIqE 5/

[NESP Resilient Landscapes Hub @NESPLandscapes]

There are an estimated 24 million #FeralPigs in Australia, and despite numerous efforts to control them throughout previous decades, their populations have continued to increase and leave #wetland destruction in their wake. 1/