Kirsti Abbott

Head of Science at @MAG_NT. Educator & communicator, ant ecologist, biodiversity conservation advocate, Mum, handstander.

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@EuanRitchie1 Signed.

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@YungEnChee1 Thank you

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@YungEnChee1 Oh god….

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

Everyone needs to see this talk. Look for it as a recording after the conference!
#ESAus23

[Dr Maggie J Watson / @terngirl.bsky.social @terngirl]

Keynote—Ecology of arid Australia: some answers many questions. Dr Steve Morton #ESAus23 #ESAus2023

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@nigel_andrew setting the standard for ecologists - #shoesoff to connect to the earth (and the stage!). Loving it! #ESAus23

[Atlas of Living Aust @atlaslivingaust]

📣 Cool job alert!

🦋🦎 Our friends at @MAG_NT have a job opening for a Natural Sciences Collections Manager!

✨ An amazing opportunity to be immersed in the incredible natural world of the Top End, make sure you check out the job listing!

🔗 https://t.co/KvgFHSfZjV

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@ManuSaunders We watched a Netflix doco Downfall about the Boeing 737 MAX crashes. The big lesson in so many stories of disaster is that ‘saving time’ and cutting corners sacrifices quality, meaning and attention to detail. All things I want in my academics!

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@BugQuestions I’m late to this party, but I work with Australian Ant Art to make these nest casts too….questions?

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@jackie_randles @AstroFeldy @WarrenNSW @NarrabriShire @MoreeShire @VisitBourke @UNE Ack, bit late to this party! Sorry!

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@lyndakelly61 @hamishcurry Options and alternatives for sure. But sometimes a trip to the school oval or local park is better than sitting in a classroom learning about grass

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@ian_g_brennan @RosGleadow is great at feedback for this!

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@Samosthenurus Darwin says hi back 😉

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

Couldn’t agree more! Why use shiny new things just because they are shiny and new?!

[Hamish Curry @hamishcurry]

That's the first mention I've heard of 'ethical use of technologies' at #EduTECHAU - this is a massive area of discussion needed inside & outside education.

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@ericjnordberg @neram_art @ERS_UNE @200micron @KarlVernes @deborah_bower Think I might have to steal that idea! Sounds like an awesome night.

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

#NATSIAA awards ceremony at @MAG_NT last night was something everyone should experience. Exhibition on til mid January 2023. Make it a priority visit.

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

@Formicadri Oh wow. You’re right. Ant Course IS great! When I did it in 2006 I saw a nest raid for the first time too.

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

Holy moly. Some serious work getting this 8 million year old beauty out of the ground. Nice one @Samosthenurus and crew

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

A few weeks on a steep palaeo learning curve! Back from #alcoota2022 and consolidating all the neural pathways

[Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory @MAG_NT]

A huge moment at #alcoota2022 with the very first articulated -Dromornis stirtoni- leg excavated from Classy Corner. Thankyou @Phoebyornis for scale! #fossilfriday @fupalaeosoc @FlindersPalaeo

[Kirsti Abbott @BeyondBuggirl]

Selfie comp outcome?!? #amaga2022