Joseph Schubert 🕷️

Australian Arachnologist 🕷️ Peacock spiders 🕺 Phylogenomics 🧬 Biodiversity discovery 🔍 Taxonomy 🔬

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

Hello new followers! My name is Joe and I am an Australian arachnologist. My work mostly focuses on describing new species of Peacock Spiders and their relatives, and the phylogenetics of Huntsman Spiders. Stick around to learn more about the work I do with my 8-legged friends!

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

@2fangs8legs @BushBlitz2 Sure have! I've seen a couple of burrowing Neosparassus in SA. I think Mark Newton has some good pics, I'll try to dig them up for you

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

Huge congrats to Ethan! What a fantastic paper and gorgeous new Ogyris species

[Ethan Beaver @ento_ethan]

My research on the Australian azure butterflies – genus Ogyris - has just been published, with the discovery of a new species. 1/4

[Nick Volpe @nvolpewild]

So happy to see @arachno_joe in action again! 🔬🕷️

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

DR KAI!!!! @FishGuyKai

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

New paper out in Proc B with @Claire_A_McLean, @MVLizards, Rebecca Rose, and @medinailiana! Well done team 🕷️🔥

[Royal Society Publishing @RSocPublishing]

Assessing the impact of fire on #spiders through a global comparative analysis—new evidence synthesis paper in #ProcB this week: https://t.co/gzqo1AS2OR
@Claire_A_McLean @MVLizards @arachno_joe @medinailiana #openaccess

[Claire McLean @Claire_A_McLean]

Our new paper out today!

@MVLizards @arachno_joe @medinailiana & Bec Rose @melbournemuseum @IanPotterFdn

Assessing the impact of fire on spiders through a global comparative analysis | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences https://t.co/NK4eg3wYcm

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

Maratus aurantius is an orange coloured peacock spider known only from Orange, New South Wales and its species name (aurantius) means 'orange' in Latin 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

@Eviota ICONIC

[KaiTheFishGuy @FishGuyKai]

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[Jeremy Wilson @2fangs8legs]

# NEW SPECIES ALERT #

With support of @qldmuseum and #ProjectDIG, we rediscovered a species of giant trapdoor spider from the Brigalow Belt region of south-eastern Queensland. Meet 𝑬𝒖𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒐𝒔 𝒅𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒔! We give more info here: https://t.co/7TTGpHj4GS

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

Spider pedipalps are amazing! In mature male spiders, the pedipalps contain the reproductive organs. They're also used for food manipulation, taste and smell, courtship, and as shown in these photos - as window wipers to clean their eyes!

(Maratus personatus, Western Australia)

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

Go read @FishGuyKai's new paper!!!!!

[KaiTheFishGuy @FishGuyKai]

In happier news, new paper with @Eviota out today in the Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Meet Nemateleotris lavandula, the Lavender-blushed Dartfish. The new species is elevated from the synonymy of N. helfrichi, with which it was previously confused.

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[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

Had a blast chatting spiders and the recent @BushBlitz2 expedition with @SciNate on @abcnews! Thanks for having me ABC 🕷️

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

@tanya_plibersek Thanks for sharing!

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

Bush Blitz is a species discovery partnership between the Australian Government through Parks Australia, BHP, and Earthwatch and provides and important step towards documenting and conserving Australia's unique biodiversity.

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

One of several undescribed spider species we collected on the recent Alpine Bush Blitz expedition (Badge Huntsman - Neosparassus). Many of Australia's spiders are undescribed - they are unnamed, unknown, undocumented and invisible to government, industry, and the community.

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

Discovering and documenting undescribed species is crucial for their conservation and may prevent 'invisible' species from becoming extinct before they are even documented. If a species is not known, it cannot be adequately protected.

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

Going to some pretty remote spots to look for spiders on the Australian Alps Bush Blitz expedition! #bushblitz @BushBlitz2 @Earthwatch_Aus @Parks_Australia @jodirowley

[Joseph Schubert 🕷️ @arachno_joe]

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