William Brockelsby

Librarian/Archivist/Ecologist/Entomologist

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

@EricCrampton The point of the whole thing isn't whether the bridge should be fixed for stupid amounts of money, it's the classification of it as earthquake prone in the first place...

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

From 7 science agencies to 4. How long before we come full circle back to 1? Bring back #DSIR

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

@ForTheSpiders @sderkarabetian @wizards_magic Sounds like a good one for @JGeekStudies !

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

@NHM_Digitise Type specimens from NZ!!

[Brian Smith @thecaddisflyguy]

1/3
Just one more sleep until voting opens for the New Zealand Bug of the Year 2025!
Here is a wee teaser of the juvenile of the *yellow mayfly, Ameletopsis perscitus*.

[European Journal of Taxonomy @ejtaxonomy]

[#entomology] 🦗 Revision of the New Zealand cave wētā genus Isoplectron Hutton (Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae), with synonymy of Petrotettix Richards and Setascutum Richards, and the description of a new genus ⤵️

✒️ @DaniloHegg et al.
🔗 DOI: https://t.co/0UaEAwGHhm
#Orthoptera

[Adrian Paterson @Darwinnernz]

Excellent video of Christchurch and Wellington "City Nature Challenge" featuring our very own Jon Sullivan and @LincolnUniNZ students.
https://t.co/3qBuN3o76l

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

More new weta genera!

[Phoenix Group @Phoenix_Massey]

Wētā Aotearoa—Polyphyly of the New Zealand
Anostostomatidae (Insecta: Orthoptera): https://t.co/yYL5X5xbNG

We examined the phylogenetic relationships among the New Zealand wētā genera with representatives from nearby Australia and New Caledonia.
#species #genetics #evolution

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

A big thanks to all those who contributed to our moth research project, paper #1 published!

https://t.co/lxj0Sl2rsq....

If you need a copy to read reach out to me. More work to come, next up a comparison to historical records done in the late 19th, early 20th records!

[Anthony Ricciardi @EcoInvasions]

Quote: "We tend to accept as “normal” only what we have seen or experienced in our own lifetime. This can result in the dangerous shifting baseline syndrome where people have ever-lower expectations, in this case of ocean health." https://t.co/kNrQxDZTNi

[Adrian Paterson @Darwinnernz]

Jumping to the top of the mountains. Postgrad Dustin laMont tells us about the new species of jumping spiders found by masters student Robin Long at altitude in the Southern Alps in a new @ecolincnz article for #ECOL608 @LincolnUniNZ . See it at:
https://t.co/fACBedD7f4

[Anthony Ricciardi @EcoInvasions]

Quote: "It is very hard to interpret big data in ecology in meaningful ways if you do not know anything about who the organisms are and what they do in the environment." [1/2] https://t.co/YHIzDVz4Dn

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

Interesting pollinators work, shame they couldn't find much at night! Flies and native Bees doing the heavy lifting!

[NZ EcologicalSociety @nzecology]

📢 Check out the latest publication in NZJE!

What is pollinating the critically threatened calcicolous plants in the Waitaki Valley? 🌿

Lead author: Sheri Johnson
https://t.co/rGLoxSWuqJ
@otago @sjohnson_otago @janicebotanist

[Entomological Society of New Zealand @NZEntoSoc]

🚨🚨🚨 Is there a bug you would like to see be a nominee for the next bug of the year? Here is your chance! You have until the 1st of July to submit as many as you would like! 🐛💚
https://t.co/iFzaVeF676

[Lara Shepherd @DNAninja1]

It was another great year for Wellington in the @iNaturalist City Nature Challenge. Read on to discover what we found......
https://t.co/b49016RLTV via @te_papa @inaturalistnz @WgtnCC

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

@SiobhanLeachman @inaturalist @inaturalistnz Woah, I'd always hoped it'd show up sometime @JamesTweedNZ

[Siobhan @SiobhanLeachman]

That feeling when someone observes a species not seen in New Zealand since 1959! @inaturalist @inaturalistnz for the win!!! https://t.co/ot3v4DEAQV

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

Saw dozens of your #boty2024 in Te Kopahou reserve, Wgtn. A real stronghold.

[Entomological Society of New Zealand @NZEntoSoc]

Kahukura is crowned Bug of the Year 2024! ❤️🎉

https://t.co/UruoLXU803

[William Brockelsby @WillfulIntent]

@auchmill Oh no I was gunning for Tibio!